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| September 30, 2011 News |
| Superkarts! USA Readies for Streets of Lancaster Grand Prix |
| Article by: Superkarts! USA |
The third annual Streets of Lancaster Grand Prix is set to take place October 7-9, and will be the first time Superkarts! USA will sanction and organize the event for the City of Lancaster, California. The three-day karting and city-wide festival is sure to bring the best karters along the west coast to Southern California for what will serve as the final tune-up for the organization’s Pro Tour finale -- the SKUSA SuperNationals XV in Las Vegas next month. The city, its local businesses and its citizens are behind the event 100%, with more than 30,000 spectators to line the fences throughout the weekend and take part in a number of activities planned on and around the street course.
Among the first changes with SKUSA taking over the on-track operations is a complete change in the track layout. With safety the number one concern, a new 7/10-mile course was designed around the same central area of the original layout – with SKUSA’s full supply of barriers used at the SKUSA SuperNationals. The City of Lancaster has been instrumental in preparing the course for competition, with repaving a large percentage of the track to ensure a safe surface. Overall, the new layout will provide a unique and challenging circuit for competitors.
The class structure for this one-off event will contain up to nine categories: six from the Superkarts! USA rulebook and up to three local option divisions. The headline category will be the Pro Shifter division, which will combine the S1 Pro and S2 Semi-Pro Stock Moto classes. TaG Senior, S4 Master Stock Moto, TaG Master, TaG Junior, and TaG Cadet will wrap up the SKUSA divisions in the line-up. Senior PRD (Light), Master PRD (Heavy) and KPV 4 Heavy are planned to join them for the weekend, and although entries are coming in steadily for most classes, a special reminder goes out to the potential KPV4 competitors, which are especially thin at this point. Unless SKUSA receives 10-15 entries as a minimum by this Sunday evening’s pre-registration cut-off, this class will be eliminated from this (and most likely, any future) event.
The official race days of the weekend event will be Saturday and Sunday, while Friday will be reserved for competitor move-in and special VIP group races, which will be made up of a number of Lancaster officials and dignitaries. On Saturday, the official action begins with two practice runs to set up for qualifying and the first round of heat races. Sunday will begin with a warm-up in the morning, followed by the second round of heats. Opening Ceremonies will set the stage for the main events, with podium presentations to follow the last feature race of the day. A specific timed schedule is available on the SKUSA website in the event page. SKUSA will be aiming to have the on-track action completed by 4:30 pm on Sunday afternoon, with podiums targeted for 5:00 pm.
eKartingNews.com will be on-hand to provide their ‘Trackside Live’ coverage, which includes live audio streaming combined with the SKUSA live scoring feed. The site’s publisher and official voice of Superkarts! USA – Rob Howden – will be providing the on-site announcing with his play-by-play streamed out to the internet for those unable to attend and enjoy in person. Visit their site at http://www.ekartingnews.com/live . Local media outlets are expected to be on-site in Lancaster, as well, to help promote the event and karting action.
A host hotel and camping has been set up for the weekend. The Oxford Suites Lancaster has extended their cutoff for the special SKUSA room rates to Monday, October 3 – with a few rooms still available at a significant discount. Camping will be available on site, beginning Friday night with a $50 flat fee while space lasts. More specifics on the Streets of Lancaster Grand Prix can be found at the SKUSA page: http://www.superkartsusa.com/streets-of-lancaster-gp.html . For more on anything related to Superkarts! USA, visit their website – http://www.superkartsusa.com – or send an email to info@superkartsusa.com |
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