eKartingNews.com, the Official Media Partner of Superkarts! USA, is proud to present our Preview Series for the SKUSA SuperNationals 24. Leading up to the on-track action of the 24th edition of the marquee SKUSA event, EKN will preview each of the nine categories over six days that will compete on the temporary circuit located just outside the Las Vegas Motor Speedway from December 1-5.

Trackside coverage is set to begin on Tuesday, November 30 as we set up our SuperNationals 24 home, roaming the LVMS grounds with Paddock Insider and social media content. Our coverage continues into Wednesday as karts hit the track for the first time. EKN Live begins on Thursday, December 2 as qualifying is conducted for both the morning classes and the afternoon divisions. Listen LIVE to the heat races throughout Friday, December 3 and into Situation Saturday, December 4, including the three Last Chance Qualifiers held on the day. That sets everything up for SuperSunday, with the main events for SuperNationals 24 streamed live on eKartingNews.com/live.

Complete coverage of the Superkarts! USA SuperNationals 24 can be found at the EKN EVENT PAGE.

Mini Swift

Enzo Vidmontiene has put in a solid 2021 season with both SKUSA and USPKS championships (Photo: EKN)

Like the Micro Swift category, the Mini Swift division will welcome a first-time winner at the SuperNationals on SuperSunday. The 66-driver field is full of young talent, many we have seen over the course of the 2021 season compete at the front to provide a full slate of contenders for this year’s SuperNationals. Less than half of the field has competed at the SuperNats in the past, making this a rookie filled roster that is one-third international drivers.

One name that has stood out throughout the season in Enzo Vidmontiene (Benik). Three wins in the first four rounds of the SKUSA Pro Tour helped the Florida driver secure enough points on the season to claim his first series championship. Enzo also secured the title at the United States Pro Kart Series, and vice-champion of the Florida Winter Tour. Vidmontiene is among the more experienced Mini drivers, having competed in Vegas twice in the Micro division, finishing 8th in 2019.

The only driver to race at the SuperNationals in Mini Swift is Oscar Iliffe (IRM / Tony Kart). Iliffe finished 21st in 2019 and comes in with momentum and lots of experience, racing in Cadet for the final time. Oscar was runner-up both days at the SummerNationals and claimed the Texas Sprint Racing Series championship. His brother Jack Iliffe (IRM / Parolin) is the 2020 SKUSA Pro Tour Micro Swift champion and finished as the top Mini rookie with the vice-champion position in 2021 SKUSA Pro Tour. They both had success at ROK Vegas, with Jack taking the victory and Oscar placing third.

Texas Sprint Racing Series champion Oscar Iliffe looks to close out his Cadet career with success at the SuperNationals (Photo: Studio52.us)

Another driver coming into the Vegas with odds on his side is Diego Ardiles (Supertune / Tony Kart). Ardiles won both main events at the USPKS finale at GoPro Motorplex, winning three in total on the season. Kai Johnson (SCR / Energy) rounds out the race winners from the USPKS program in 2021. Diego Guiot (Parolin USA) is the Texas Sprint Racing Series vice-champion behind Iliffe, scoring victory at the series finale in Amarillo. Each should be considered a contender in Vegas.

Leading the way for drivers making their first SuperNationals start includes Oliver Wheldon (JC / Kosmic), the 2021 Florida Winter Tour champion. Wheldon’s father, IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon, last competed at the SuperNationals in 2010 where he placed 11th in TaG Senior. Brazilian Augustus Toniolo (RPG / Kosmic) was among the top Micro drivers all season, claiming the Florida Winter Tour title and winning three times at USPKS, set to make his SuperNats and Mini debut. Ragan Saville (ARRA / Birel ART) adds to the Lone Star State roster, coming in as a Texas Sprint Racing Series Briggs 206 champion and IKF Sprint GrandNationals winner. Helping to fill out some of the notables from the west coast include Jackson Glendenning (Nash Motorsportz / Kart Republic) and William Rasmussen (HRT / Tony Kart) – both winners at the California ProKart Challenge program.

Of the international drivers, one stands out from Canada. Jensen Burnett is the 2021 ROK Cup Superfinal Mini ROK winner, scoring victory in October in Italy. Three pairs of brothers are competing in the Mini category, including one from Romania. David Cosma Cristofor and Bogdan Cosma Cristofor are under the PSL Karting / Birel ART tent.

Jack Iliffe – top Mini rookie in 2021 – is fresh off victory at the ROK Vegas event (Photo: CKN)

SuperNationals Stats

0 – Former winners in the field

1 – Driver with SuperNationals Mini Swift experience

11 – Different countries represented in field

14 – Drivers who race Micro Swift in 2019

24 – Competitors from outside of the USA

Provisional Mini Swift Entry List

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