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| December 07, 2012 |
| Industry News: KGB - SKUSA SuperNationals XVI Report |
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 | | KGB made its return to the United States at the SKUSA SuperNationals XVI |
With nearly a year of covert undercover operations in the US and Italy, which included Special component designs and Top Secret testing in the Arizona desert, it was time for the New KGB to make it’s assault on Las Vegas!
In January of this year, Dan Ruth and Albino Parolin decided it was time to bring KGB back to North America following a seven-year hiatus. The exclusive KGB chassis line, built by Parolin Racing Kart, experienced tremendous success in North American Karting since its inception back in 1998, with drivers including Curits Ruth, Michael Rossi, Alan Rudolph, and Alex and Scott Speed among others bringing in countless wins.
In the late nineties, Parolin was known for his expert craftsmanship and exotic designs. He was the first to manufacture spindles from a single billet block, CNC bending, and the first to use CNC laser cutting for tubing. The KGB chassis line would be the First Italian chassis built exclusively for the North American market and its unique competition rules; as a result of KGB’s design theory, it would work with US engines and tires right out of the box!
Ruthless Karting, owned and operated by Ryan Ruth, Dan’s oldest of two sons, has become the Southwest Distributor of KGB Racing Karts. His team of select drivers in various categories started the 2012 season on the popular CRG and Intrepid chassis, all the while awaiting the delivery of the new KGB’s. Dan was called out of retirement to tune at select regional and national events for Ruthless Karting, and the results would show that years of experience cannot be taken for granted.
14-year old Jim McKinney would start his Rookie season of the SKUSA Pro Moto Tour in S5 with a win and second place in Phoenix, and would never look back. He would head to the SuperKarts! USA finale at Las Vegas with a narrow points lead, but loaded with a new weapon for the assault on Vegas. Was it a risk changing from the chassis that got him there? Not at all!
Dan knew the tried and proven Parolin LeMans with “Special” KGB features would be fast and easy to tune, and it would prove to be just that! Young McKinney was at the top of the practice charts at the end of the practice sessions with only a simple planned axle and wheel change to address the changing track conditions. Due to an error in judgment on McKinney’s part in qualifying, he would time in only 4th and he would stall his KGB on the line of the 1st heat resulting in a last place finish - remember he is a Rookie! - and the pressure of the SuperNationals can and will get to a seasoned veteran!
McKinney, strategically deciding to play it safe and avoid damage, finished 6th and 4th in the remaining heats. He would start the Final from 12th, and after a rough 1st lap with contact in many turns and dropping back to 16th, McKinney worked his way up to a possible podium finish only to be punted back four positions. But McKinney kept his cool, and his durable Parolin billet spindles, chromemoly axle, and EuroStar Wings bodywork allowed for ample impact without failure, resulting in a well deserved 8th place finish and the National Championship!
Ruthless Karting and Team KGB will head into 2013 loaded with an arsenal of new KGB’s and a well thought out plan to Infiltrate North America!
KGB Chassis are available in models from the KGB Snoop Kid Kart, KGB Mi5 and Mi6 Cadet Karts, KGB Pacemaker TAG/100 Karts and the KGB Pacemaker Shifter Karts available in both 30/32 and 32/32 models designed specifically for the North American market. Check us out soon at http://www.kgbkart.com |
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