A veteran karter and former USPKS champion, column author Blake Hunt has moved into the role of head race director for the United States Pro Kart Series during the 2022 season. The North Carolina native previews the upcoming season while reflecting on the state of US karting in the present day. Another season of national […]
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The column series Begin Again featuring writer and racer R.K. Siler continues as he reviews a great weekend of racing, one that featured him returning to the podium at a club event, proverbially getting that podium monkey off his back! It however did not come without the hard work and dedication he put in, and […]
Read Full StorySuperNats Time: Tiffany Kelly Takes on Las Vegas
Imposter Syndrome - Part 1
I will never forget the first time I watched a YouTube video covering Superkarts! USA SuperNationals in Las Vegas. I had no idea that the event even existed until after we bought our first shifter karts, and Justin told me I should look it up. I was blown away by the intensity and magnitude of […]
Read Full StoryFlying Solo: Tiffany Kelly Samples the Stars Championship Series
In karting, you’re never really ‘going at it alone’
As most people know, racing is not always sunshine and rainbows. Besides the glorious moments of euphoria when standing on a makeshift podium, holding a priceless plastic trophy, spraying a cheap bottle of champagne, racing can be one of the most tasking endeavors anyone can undertake. Yet, I have found that the grueling process of […]
Read Full StoryMidpack Mary: Tiffany Kelly Takes on SKUSA Pro Tour
Our favorite Master Shifter driver tackles the national circuit
The new column series from new karter Tiffany Kelly continues with the third installment. The Leveling Up was followed by Making History. Now she details her first start at the Superkarts! USA Pro Tour by competing at the SummerNationals. I attended my very first SKUSA Pro Tour race this year and I experienced the most […]
Read Full StoryMaking History: The Kellys Take on the Park
Tiffany Kelly is back with a new installment of her intro into karting
A new column series has been established by new karter Tiffany Kelly. 2022 was a full dive into the sport on the competitive level, hitting major events throughout the country. Her first column – Leveling Up – provided the background of her journey into the sport. Now, in the second installment, she’s discusses the opportunity […]
Read Full StoryLeveling Up: Tiffany Kelly’s Intro to Karting
Driving enthusiast finds karting as new chapter in quest to ‘go fast’
At the SKUSA SummerNationals in July, I bumped into a racer who I first met in the late 2000s at multiple indoor karting events. Justin Kelly raced at an indoor track in Nebraska, and through that facility, he qualified to become part of my IndoorKartingNews.com team to run in the Machismo 500 at the SuperNationals […]
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The following is a continuing series ‘Begin Again’ by R.K. Siler. The last installment was the first of the 2022 season with The Makeover – Part I and today, we provide you with Part II. In Part I of “The Makeover”, I discussed the big changes that were made to my shifter kart, including the […]
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The following is a continuing series ‘Begin Again’ by R.K. Siler. The series opened with the Going Back to My Karting Roots in early 2020, followed by Strains, Rains and Pandemics in April. The third column was offered in October 2020 with Support Your Local Kartshop and return in 2021 with Where Did Everybody Go?. The last installment came in August […]
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The following is a continuing series ‘Begin Again’ written by R.K. Siler. The series began with Going Back to My Karting Roots in early 2020, followed by Strains, Rains and Pandemics in April. The third column was offered in October 2020 with Support Your Local Kartshop and return in 2021 with Where Did Everybody Go?. The following is his next […]
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The following is a continuing series ‘Begin Again’ written by R.K. Siler. The series began with Going Back to My Karting Roots in early 2020, followed by Strains, Rains and Pandemics in April. The third column was offered in October 2020 with Support Your Local Kartshop. The following is his next edition to the series. Thirty-one years is not […]
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The following is a continuing series ‘Begin Again’ written by R.K. Siler. The series began with Going Back to My Karting Roots in early 2020, followed by Strains, Rains and Pandemics in April. The following is his next edition to the series Tiger Woods has a swing coach. Tom Brady has a throwing coach. Dirk […]
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– Written by R.K. Siler As I write this, it’s Sunday afternoon and day 342 of self-isolation; well OK, it’s really only about day 30, but it feels like it’s at least day 342! The truth is, I had started the New Year with a great plan for my return to racing, only to learn […]
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– Written by R.K. Siler Trust me on this one: it is way easier to lay on your couch and watch racing than it is to actually get on track and do it – much easier! However, the couch is far less fun or rewarding, which is the whole point of this article. I have […]
Read Full StoryDaytona: A Tale of Lore, Told Anew
Can the WKA springboard from its Daytona success?
One of the oldest races in karting saw its 45th running completed between the Christmas and New Year’s Eve holidays, as the World Karting Association returned to the Daytona International Speedway for yet another edition of Daytona KartWeek. This year’s KartWeek kicked off the 2020 season across all karting disciplines which run in WKA competition, […]
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Billy Musgrave will go down in the history books as the first-ever SKUSA SuperNationals IAME 175 SSE Pro Shifter winner, having scored the victory this past November at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Musgrave came into the race having won back-to-back Pro Shifter SuperSunday finals in 2017 and 2018, in […]
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By Blake Hunt Mike Giessen – a prolific name within the American paddock – is one of the most accomplished American drivers of the 21st Century. His reputation more than precedes him, having won the IKF Grand Nationals when the Federation was at its height and travelled as far as Dubai for the Rotax Grand […]
Read Full StoryChloe Chambers: My Next Guest Needs No Introduction
USA karter part of Netflix show featuring David Letterman with Lewis Hamilton
One of the top female karter in North America today is Chloe Chambers. The 14-year-old from New York has competed in all different organizations and series, racking up victories and podiums along the way. Chambers was provided a unique opportunity to be part of the new season of “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with […]
Read Full StoryFaces of the Grid: Gary Carlton
A life’s work for GFC bloomed in late 2018 with own chassis brand and race team
By Blake Hunt Gary, something, Carlton? The F is a secret which has yet to be revealed. Going back to the late 1990s and the early days of Superkarts! USA, Carlton has been a force behind the wheel of a shifterkart. From his days as a Trackmagic factory driver, to his most recent exploits behind […]
Read Full StoryFaces of The Grid: Brandon Jarsocrak
Pennsylvania driver rises to become one of the top karters of this generation
By Blake Hunt Brandon Jarsocrak has become one of the top drivers on the American karting scene over the past few years. On his way up the ladder, he’s raced every class from Kid Kart to KZ, finding his way to the front in each of them. Brandon is the lead driver for KartSport North […]
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