(Photo: EKN)

EKN’s Paddock Insider is part of our Trackside coverage, bringing you notes, updates and breaking news as it happens. The article will feature notes from trackside at the 2024 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour SpringNationals at the Motorsports Country Club of Cincinnati in Batavia, Ohio. This is insider info will not be seen anywhere else. Be sure to follow the EKN Social Media channels – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram for more coverage throughout the weekend.

New Upgrades to The Club

New scoring tower built in time for SKUSA SpringNationals (Photo: EKN)

Since taking over the Motorsports Country Club of Cincinnati in 2020, the Bayliff family and its partners continue to add to this amazing gem of a karting circuit in southern Ohio. One of the key aspects to welcome SKUSA here for the first time was a timing booth large enough to hold their staff that includes the video marshalling system. MCC stepped up, expanding their second story booth which will now be a welcomed headquarters for race staff at future events. In addition, they’ve added 12 full RV hookups along the front straight, that includes power, water and sewage. The Club is becoming a great destination for regional and national events, with more programs set to visit this year still.

10 Years of CompKart Chassis

Peyton Phillips making his CompKart debut at the SpringNationals (Photo: EKN)

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the CompKart brand is back in SKUSA competition. Launched in 2014, the brand developed by J3 Competition is celebrating 10 years on the market. The squad is featuring four drivers this weekend, including last year’s SpringNationals winner in Utah Oliver Hodgson in Pro X30, along with Cooper O’Clair in KA100 Senior and Conner Lypka in Micro Swift. Making his CompKart debut is SKUSA Pro Tour WinterNationals winner Peyton Phillips. The Texan is making the move over for this weekend only as of now, looking to keep himself in the championship chase before heading to the SummerNationals in July.

New Format for SKUSA Pro Show

This weekend will be a change in the format for the Pro categories at the SKUSA Pro Tour. Pro Shifter and Pro X30 will run a full day of practice today, qualifying and Super Pole sessions Saturday morning and then two heat races on the day to set them up for the main event Sunday afternoon. This basically splits the Prefinal into two races, with the heats counting for half the value of a Prefinal in the championship. 50 points to win a heat race, 45 for second, 40 for third and so on. Taking an informal poll of the Pro drivers, many were happy to see the change, providing them with more racing. On the flip side, it does open the door for double the opportunities for an issue to arise. Either way, drivers will be focusing today on being fast for Saturday morning qualifying.

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