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Monday, 01 October 2012 09:08 |
 A record-breaking 528 entries coming from well over 500 drivers highlighted last November’s running of the Superkarts! USA SuperNationals XV, which was held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. This year’s event is just 44 days away, and the 16th running of the world’s largest karting event is set to once again break the entry records when the track goes hot on November 14. A total of nine categories will be offered during the five-day event, and before now the class maximums were set at either 40 or 80 drivers. Due to incredible interest in the race, TaG Senior will now break through this pre-set limit – as SKUSA has elected to open up the category to welcome up to 120 drivers for the 2012 event.
Each and every year since the TaG Senior class was first offered back in 2004, it’s been one of the most attended categories of the SuperNationals. In 2008, Superkarts! USA opened the class to 100 drivers in its return to the Rio parking lot. Now for 2012, the class has been extended to a record-breaking 120 spots, which will very likely be filled as the waiting list for the category is extensive. With the larger number of entries, the class will be split into three groups for practice and qualifying. Each driver will still have three heat races to contest to qualify for the A Main on SuperSunday, with the entire field being split into six different groups. The top 34 drivers following the heat races will transfer directly into the A Main. Drivers ranked 35th-69th after the heat races will transfer into the B Main, and the remaining drivers will be slotted into a C Main. The top six finishers from the C Main will move into the B Main, where once again the top six drivers will earn a position in the Main Event on SuperSunday. Should any of the ProKart Challenge regional champions or the top three in the SKUSA Pro Tour standings not qualify for the main event, they will have a guaranteed starting position at the tail of the field.
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Thursday, 20 September 2012 21:10 |
Due to a number of RESERVED drivers not taking advantage of their priority pre-entry spots -- along with a few recent cancellations at the SKUSA home office -- the S4 Master Stock Honda class (30+ years of age) has officially been re-opened to all interested racers in the online store! Click http://www.skusastore.com/product-p/16-s4.htm to register online with a credit card now. NOTE: It is likely that S4 will SELL OUT at the cap of 80 racers by the November 1st registration deadline, so DON'T MISS OUT!
A Tentative Event Schedule for the Supernats will be posted shortly, along with directions on how to reserve a pit spot. Please keep an eye on http://www.superkartsusa.com/national/skusa-supernationals.html for this info! |
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Tuesday, 04 September 2012 11:28 |
 As the August 31st deadline for all reserved drivers to take advantage of our priority pre-entry program has come and gone, we will now begin to coordinate directly with wait-listers in each of the SOLD OUT classes (S2, S4, TaG Junior, TaG Senior and TaG Master) to register them into the opened spots – one by one – and IN ORDER OF THE OFFICIAL SKUSA WAIT LIST. All wait-listers are date and time stamped as to when they sent their request to be put on the wait list and this is how they will get in, as our most recent press release has explained. If you are on this wait list, PLEASE STAND BY and wait to be contacted by our office staff. It will happen as soon as possible, and extra emails and phone calls to check on your spot on the wait list will only delay this process. There are more than 200 drivers on the wait lists at this time. Please be patient, and watch your email! Please do not try to register online without the official signal from SKUSA to do so. Anyone trying to register ahead of their spot on the wait list will be VOIDED from the system and moved to the back of the line.
Anyone wanting to register in the classes of KZ2, S1, S5 and TaG Cadet can do so now when ready. These classes are still open and below their class caps at this time.
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Wednesday, 29 August 2012 09:14 |
At the beginning of the 2012 racing season, Superkarts! USA officials took a stand in supporting their dedicated customers. The organization elected to provide their racers with the lucrative opportunity of being guaranteed a spot in the annual SKUSA SuperNationals in Las Vegas through their new ‘Priority Pre-Entry Program’. Wait lists for the race have grown in length over the last couple of years, and the chance to reserve an entry in the country’s biggest event has become invaluable. Any competitor who raced in this year’s SKUSA Pro Tour SpringNationals, pre-entered for the SummerNationals by July 1, or drove in ANY ProKart Challenge regional event by the June 30-July 1 weekend was provided with a reserved spot on the entry list until August 31. They simply had to register by the end of August. This window of opportunity will close on Friday, August 31 at MIDNIGHT. After that time, all drivers who have not yet entered will then lose their reserved spot – and for most, that means moving to the end of the waiting list for their class if they wish to race in Las Vegas. Simply put, the time is NOW to take advantage of your reserved entry opportunity.
“Last year, we watched a few of our core customers miss out on running in the SuperNationals when the mad rush for pre-entries began. The second we opened registration, other competitors began gobbling up the available grid spots,” offered Tom Kutscher, SKUSA President. “A couple of classes were sold out in a couple of weeks and this caught some of our regular racers off-guard. This year, we wanted to make sure that we took care of the racers who support us month-in and month-out, and our Priority Pre-Entry Program was put into place. We’re going to evolve it a little for 2013, but right now, we urge all of our regular drivers to get their entries in now if they plan to run. Otherwise, they’re going to be out of luck. On September 1, all of the remaining reserved positions will be put back into the inventory and we’re going to start working our way down the waiting list in the applicable classes, getting those drivers officially entered in the race who have been waiting and hoping for a spot. In a handful of classes, we’re still going to be turning people away with our cap of 80 competitors. This year’s race is going to be incredible!”
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Friday, 13 July 2012 16:55 |
This message is a bit late now, as the TaG Junior class SOLD OUT at 80 entries last Thursday! Names for the WAIT LIST are coming in steadily. Here's the drill! If you are a driver that wants to race in a class that is already SOLD OUT (and you are not on the RESERVED list), send an email immediately with your name, class, phone number and email address to be added to the wait list for your class. The wait lists are managed closely, and additional drivers WILL get in based on that list! You will get an email confirmation when you have been added to the wait list, so please be patient and trust that these are being handled in the exact order of receipt. If you're not sure what RESERVED means, you are not paying attention!
RESERVED MEANS: If you are a driver who has raced at any SKUSA regional or national event so far this (prior to July 1) -- or you were registered for the Summernats by July 1 -- no worries! Even if your class is already marked sold out, your spot is being held for you, AND YOU HAVE UNTIL AUGUST 31ST to register and pay. Anytime between now and then will work! When you are ready to register for the Supernats, send an email to
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and we will coordinate with you for your spot to be opened to get registered online. If you have a reserved spot, but you KNOW that you cannot race at Supernats 16 due to other commitments or schedule conflicts, please send a courtesy email to
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to release your reserved spot to the next person.
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