2003 NEWS ARCHIVE

 

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Week 47, 2003

  • Dec 10 - G1 class video from the SuperNats is in the Theater Lobby.
  • Dec 8 - Big South heads to Road Atlanta in March - Primer video from Shannon Hill.  Don't miss it!
  • Dec 8 - Tony McGee Memorial Race -Part 1
  • Dec 8 - Stars announces race 2004 Schedule
  • Dec 8 - WKA announces race 2004 Schedule
  • Dec 8 - Kart Expo News
  • Dec 8 - KIC Meeting News

Week 46, 2003

  • Dec 5 - TAGUSA announces new structure.
  • Dec 5 - Jim Russel grads win 3 titles at the Supernationals.
  • Dec 5 - Stuart Robinson press release for 2003.  This is a great example of the communication format that up & coming drivers might want to consider for promotions.
  • Dec 2 - RIGP 125 Semi-Pro race now playing in the Multimedia theater.  This 18 minute long race is action packed with the winner coming from way back....Excellent flag-to-flag action!
  • Dec 1 - RIGP3 DVD now available!  The Rock Island Grand Prix is one of the biggest karting events in America, and certainly has the largest international interest of all US karting.  This final DVD can now be yours.  Order the triple set with all 15 races for only $40!
  • Dec 1 - Winter racing to watch - 17 events available across the southern half of the US from now through February!
  • Dec 1 - NTK Polar Bear Series Schedule
  • Dec 1 - Double Trouble Video with the Tagliani Twin - Two TM ICC motors on this kart give it 90HP - 425 Lbs - Alex Tagliani takes a couple of laps at the Rio in Las Vegas - playing exclusively in  the Kartweb Multimedia Theater.

Week 45, 2003

  • Nov 24 - Thanksgiving day - will you be watching the best kart racing videos this weekend?  We have them in the Multimedia Theater, all it takes is a simple subscription.  What are you waiting for?  Join the team today!
  • Nov 27 - Week 45 Videos SuperNats S1 race Video feature now on-line - great Thanksgiving day show.  Caution - this video is habit forming!
  • Nov 24 - TAGUSA is alive and well!  Sneek peek behind the scenes....
  • Nov 24 - Klein Tools SuperNationals sets records for entries in 2003.
  • Nov 24 - Burt Gasaway of the Shifterkart team tells his story about winning the G1 class of the SuperNationals in pictures.
  • Nov 24 - KART Southern Sprint Series Regional Championship 2003 Points.  2004 Banquet Info.

 

Week 44, 2003

  • Nov 21 - Special Treat- Kartweb Reports on TAG at the SuperNationals.  Watch the show free to see what your missing and subscribe to Kartweb today!  We rely on subscribers not ads.  Join the team.
  • Nov 20 - SuperNats Photogallery I
  • Nov 20 - TAG Evolution- What's next?  The loss of Tom Argy has put the TAG Specifications in question.  KW will continue to manage the TAG Standards until such time a stable host is found.  The evolution is explained in this article.
  • Nov 19 - TAG Masters race video from RIGP - as a tribute to Tom, we put this on-line as a freebie.
  • Nov 19 - Tom Argy Memorial Race in Texas postponed - watch for new 2004 date.
  • Nov 18 - Argy Family to benefit from NASCAR-Autographed helmet raffle at Kart Expo.
  • Nov 18 SuperNationals 2004 - Complete event and class coverage - Kartweb Reports! video coming soon. - Includes motor choices in S1 and TAG classes in the scoring results.

Week 43, 2003

  • Nov 10 Kartweb heads for Vegas!  See what's in store for next weeks reports & videos, and how you can keep up with the event as it happens!
  • Nov 10 NTK Website update - inadvertent re-direction of the site by a previous domain owner still not resolved.  You can reach the site temporarily here or from the new link posted above.
  • Nov 07 SKUSA SuperNationals Bookie's Preview - winners odds for members eyes only.
  • Nov 02 SKUSA SuperNationals Update #7.

Week 42, 2003

  • Nov 05 WKA 10th annual North American Karting Championships results are now posted.  News from WKA.
  • Nov 03 Its time to begin thinking about the annual Kartweb Video Contest!  Last year over $500 in cash was awarded.  This year we cannot accept videos with music but welcome any background narration.  The judges for the 2003 Kartweb video contest will be among the Subscriber members only!  If you have some good video from the races this year, get ready to win $$!
  • Nov 03 Due to the email demand for a Steamboat Springs DVD, we are producing a limited edition that will be on sale Wednesday November 5th from our Order Catalog.  This DVD will feature an additional 15 minutes of footage not included in the original 52 minutes of webcast shows.
  • Nov 03 Two excellent new race videos have been added this week for your entertainment.  You must be a subscriber to view them!
  • Nov 02 Stars Karting Championship Finals.
  • Nov 02 SKUSA SuperNationals Update #7.
  • Nov 02 Stars  qualifying & Pre-Finals summary.
  • Oct 27  TAG USA 10 Hour endurance Race Nov 21-23 at Denton Texas.  Rules summary and entry form.  You can apply for a TAGUSA license at the event.  Endurance racing is a TEAM sport so we have set up a special Teambuilding Forum for Teams and Drivers to make connections.  If you want to see a sample of what endurance racing is all about, watch video from the 24Hrs of Rotax.

Week 41, 2003

  • Oct 28  KART 2004 Sprint Nationals picks North Texas Kartway in Denton Texas as the home of the 2004 Sprint Nationals in June 2004.
  • Oct 28  Stars Karting Championships moved from Fontana to Moran Raceway.  With the cancellation of the Champ Car race due to the massive fires in SoCal, the event was moved to what is probably the most spectacular sprint track in the nation.
  • Oct 28  500 Miles of Kartodromo Farm Viana Cotia Brazil features an All-Star cast.  Preview of the November 8-9 race event.
  • Oct 27  TAG USA 10 Hour endurance Race Nov 21-23 at Denton Texas.  Rules summary and entry form.  You can apply for a TAGUSA license at the event.  Endurance racing is a TEAM sport so we have set up a special Teambuilding Forum for Teams and Drivers to make connections.  If you want to see a sample of what endurance racing is all about, watch video from the 24Hrs of Rotax.
  • Oct 27  Stars karting Championships preview.
  • Oct 27  Results from Sept 27 SKUSA Mission Region race at Grange provided by Power Source Racing.

Week 41, 2003

  • Oct 22  South West Racing Association Season Finale at No Problem Raceway - includes season points.
  • Oct 22  WKA to launch new series in IKF's birthplace of Southern California. 
  • Oct 22  SKUSA SuperNationals update # 7 alert - G1 runs YHB tires, and more.  SKUSA Official news.
  • Oct 22  Dunlop Australian CIK Series Photogalleries added ;
  • Oct 20  Steamboat Springs shows 1,2,3 have finally been released.  Show 1 briefly covers the Drivers meeting and features Julie Jamison singing the National Anthem.  Show 2 hast the Kid Karts and Cadet classes feature racing action, and Show 3 has the Tag Jr and 80Jr racing action.  4 more shows coming this week.
  • Oct 19  SKUSA Red River Region final points.
  • Oct 19  Seventeen year old karting phenom Nelson Phillipe tests Champ Car!  Press Release.
  • Oct 19  Australian CIK Round 5 Final Results - including all the pictures of champions.
  • Oct 19  Rotax News - Its confirmed - America granted one more competitor for the World Finals!  Also read the USRMGN announcer Dave Preston's recap of the event.
  • Oct 19  Shifting Gears Racing Team Press Release.

Week 40, 2003

  • Oct 16  Colorado Karting Championships updated report from Steamboat Springs Grand Prix with full finals results.  Video in editing and will be on-line soon.
  • Oct 15  Red Bull Drivers Search US Rounds reduced to 6 drivers see the Press Release.
  • Oct 14  Red River Series Race 7 Report.
  • Oct 14  SKUSA secures broadcast deal with SpeedChannel - see details.
  • Oct 13  Showdown in the west - a preview of the Stars Karting Championships and the SKUSA Supernationals.
  • Oct 13  Decalworks announces $1000 payout to the SuperPro winner at the SuperNationals!
  • Oct 13  Final Round 5 preview of the Australian CIK Championship.
  • Oct 13  11th annual PNC Bank Milford Black Top Kart Race  held in Milford Delaware October 4-5. 
  • Oct 10  US Rotax Max Grand National DVD now on sale!  You can order yours from the Order Page.  Watch a 1 minute trailer. 

Week 39, 2003

  • Oct 10  Bakersfield Kart Club announces 2003 Michael Clark Memorial Pro Race.  Cash and new chassis among prizes.
  • Oct 05  Kartweb introduces updated video format.  Watch the awesome new World Finals SuperPro race full screen!
  • Oct 05  IKF Road Racing Nationals results, Sept 23-27 from Thunderhill Park.
  • Oct 02  SKUSA SuperNats update.  Get ready for a big time in Vegas baby!

 

 

Week 39, 2003

  • Oct 10  Bakersfield Kart Club announces 2003 Michael Clark Memorial Pro Race.  Cash and new chassis among prizes.
  • Oct 05  Kartweb introduces updated video format.  Watch the awesome new World Finals SuperPro race full screen!
  • Oct 05  IKF Road Racing Nationals results, Sept 23-27 from Thunderhill Park.
  • Oct 02  SKUSA SuperNats update.  Get ready for a big time in Vegas baby!

Week 38, 2003

  • Oct 02  Rotax Grand Nationals International Class trailer now on line.  This is our first application of the wavelet encoding technology, and it only gets better after this!  (Try it full screen!)
  • Sept 30  SKUSA Red River event scheduled for October 11-12 has been moved to a Saturday Night race October 11th only.  Folks from Houston can be home in time for a late lunch on Saturday!
  • Sept 30  Octoberfast racing continues through the next two months.  Read the list of the remaining 16 sprint and enduro races of regional or national interest.  Which ones will you be at?
  • Sept 28  The Rotax Nationals "Road to Egypt" qualifying results,  Friday Photogallery, and onboard video featuring a couple laps in an RM1 has been added to the USRMC Index page. 

Week 37, 2003

  • Sept 23  Karting video Magazine - the French Connection to European karting videos provided this 4:24 clip encoded in Quick Time from the 24 Hour Kart Race at LeMans.  More coming for subscribers!
  • Sept 22  North Texas Karters holds 4th annual Maxwell Paper Products Dash for Cash race.  Full results coming with Photogallery, but here is a free video treat....
  • Sept 22  Road Atlanta back on! Robby Harper race director of Bigsouth announced this weekend at drivers meeting at Talladega that Road Atlanta was backon for last weekend in FEB, the 27-29th!! This will be first race of 2004 season for Bigsouth.
  • Sept 22  Big South 125cc Race Results.
  • Sept 22  Rotax Grand Nationals coming up this week!  Kartweb will be providing the latest results first!  Kartweb videos will be shot with 4 trackside cameras and up to 4 onboard cameras!

Week 36, 2003

  • Sept 19  This is the weekend of cash payouts to racers!  North Texas Karters is having the fourth annual Dash for Cash with over $8800 guaranteed corporate funded cash awards.  Easykart is also holding a Dash for Cash with a winner's award of $250 at the Florida Stars event.
  • Sept 17  Champion Racing secures SuperPro class sponsorship at the televised SuperNationals!
  • Sept 17  McGrath Motorsports quitting business, everything must go!  Huge discounts on everything!  Final Day is Sept 27!  Exceptional deal to be had on chassis, motors (including several brand new CR80 and CR125 Motos), accessories!  Don't miss this one!
  • Sept 16  Steamboat Springs Grand Prix report - great racing, just wish we had results.....
  • Sept 16  SKUSA SuperNationals Primer
  • Sept 16  Mandarino takes the controversial ICC win at the Stars Western Division Final in Chilliwack BC.  Report from Speed!
  • Sept 16  The show is on...not rain, nor sleet, nor gloom of hurricanes...Stars issues Press Release to assure the public the Eastern Round in Jacksonville is still on.

Week 35, 2003

  • Sept 12  It is official!  SKUSA SuperNationals to be held at the RIO, November 13-16.  Howard Lipkint of X-Karts is managing broadcast productions for SpeedChannel!  Read the press release, and re-live some of the excitement in the videos from 2002!  Viva Las Vegas baby!
  • Sept 11  New DVD's, New Prices!  Check out the Kartweb Video store for the DVD movies encoded at full MPEG4 quality standards!
  • Sept 11  SKUSA SuperNationals are coming!  Unofficial Report is Nov 13-16 at the Rio again.  Watch for some shots from the 2002 show in Rio, and a full update next week!
  • Sept 11  Steamboat Springs is on!  Kartweb will have videos in the theater from this exciting event nestled in the picturesque Rocky Mountains.
  • Sept 11  Laguna Seca World Super Karts briefing; Full report and video to follow.
  • Sept 10  Two new videos added to the theater this week.  RIGP ICA race is a short version of the wet racing action, while the 80cc World Championship race is full length (23 minutes).  Both get pretty dicey in the end.
  • Sept 08  Rock Island Grand Prix Photogallery.  Are you in it?
  • Sept 08    CRC Racing hosts open house at their shop in Prosper Texas September 24th.  Located about 15 minutes from the Denton track, free food an drinks are furnished and a drawing for an Arrow AX8!  See the CRC Racing website for details.

Week 34, 2003

  • Sept 06    Hurricane Racing presents the Rock Island King of the Streets race program to the entire Kartweb audience.  This multi-cam feature show includes 22 minutes of awesome flag-to-flag coverage of the best wet racing ever filmed!  Enjoy!
  • Sept 05    SKUSA Memorandum to Teams, Media, and Industry begin to lay out the foundation of development for the 2004 program.
  • Sept 05    North Texas Karters offers a raffle for a new Rotax Max motor package!  Raffle Tickets are only $10 and could be the cheapest way to get a new Rotax.  To enter, see the Rotax Raffle at the NTK Website.
  • Sept 03    (Stars + SKUSA)/2 = Two separate Pro Shifter organizations...Stars released their story on the breakdown, now SKUSA releases their side....
  • Sept 03    Rock Island Grand Prix report - all fifteen classes, qualifying/consi's/race finals.  Included are chassis/motor choices for most contestants.
  • Sept 02    X-Karts Announcement - First run of the Hot Summer Nights program on Speed, plus links to video clip and AMB scoring results.
  • Sept 01    Kartweb Server Outage - For the first time in our 14 months of operation, the Kartweb server suffered an unplanned shutdown.  It came at the worse time as the key staff were on the way to Rock Island, and had to perform a remote restart.  Not all of the components were back on line until this evening.  We apologize for the delay.
  • Sept 01    Bobby Wilson crowned King of the Streets in Rock Island,  We will have the full story on-line soon with an extensive Photogallery.  Despite the rain, the previews of the video taken is spectacular.  Lots of other exciting news coming also.   Low-Res audio snippet from qualifying - modem friendly!

Week 33 2003

  • Aug 27    Stars says SKUSA merger off, announces 2004 Class Structure.  Details.
  • Aug 26    Pro-ICC Race video from SKUSA World Finals now on-line.  This 22 minute flag-to-flag show is almost like being there!
  • Aug 26    Rock Island Grand Prix drops Biland Challenge Class and replaces it with TAG Masters class.  Get your entries in now!
  • Aug 26    Australian CIK Series Round 4 results from Dubbo.
  • Aug 26    Stars releases Technical Regulations Update.
  • Aug 26    Stars adds JICA class to lineup in Chilliwack BC.
  • Aug 25    SKUSA releases proposal of class structures and national championship at Team / Industry meeting Round II.  This release is the key subject of the new Kartweb Series Evolving Landscapes.
  • Aug 25    SKUSA World Finals Race Report is now on-line, along with over 26 photos!  Kartweb captured racing in photos, videos, and lots of inside information.  The SKUSA staff held a conference to outline some proposed format changes for 2004.  Some great stuff coming this week.  Moto owners take note of some of the coming changes!

Week 32, 2003

  • Aug 22    SKUSA World Finals has started!  Friday practice brings out 86 entries.  Alex Speed smashes the 43 second barrier with a 42.913!   Beason fastest 80Jr with a 44.768.  Latest AMB Scoring Results.
  • Aug 20    SKUSA World Finals Preview - Who's it gonna be? World Finals Race videos coming next week - Subscribers can watch the exciting action of the biggest shifter kart showdown in the world!
  • Aug 19    SKUSA Amateur Nationals official results are now available.  You can watch the races as they come on-line this week to see how they ended.
  • Aug 16    SKUSA Amateur Nationals Pre-Finals Results.
  • Aug 16    Stars of Tomorrow points battle coming to a head with the final Western Division championships to be decided Sept 12-14 in Chilliwack, BC, Canada.  Press Release.  Check it out - you won't hear it this way anywhere else!
  • Aug 16    Phillips Racing fuel quietly changes to Track-Tek brand among distributors as part of the Chevron-Phillips merger.  Details on the fuel and specs are available here.  Note the B32 equivalent is now TT111.  We will have Di-Electric testing results posted shortly.

 

Week 32, 2003

  • Aug 22    SKUSA World Finals has started!  Friday practice brings out 86 entries.  Alex Speed smashes the 43 second barrier with a 42.913!   Beason fastest 80Jr with a 44.768.  Latest AMB Scoring Results.
  • Aug 20    SKUSA World Finals Preview - Who's it gonna be? World Finals Race videos coming next week - Subscribers can watch the exciting action of the biggest shifter kart showdown in the world!
  • Aug 19    SKUSA Amateur Nationals official results are now available.  You can watch the races as they come on-line this week to see how they ended.
  • Aug 16    SKUSA Amateur Nationals Pre-Finals Results.
  • Aug 16    Stars of Tomorrow points battle coming to a head with the final Western Division championships to be decided Sept 12-14 in Chilliwack, BC, Canada.  Press Release.  Check it out - you won't hear it this way anywhere else!
  • Aug 16    Phillips Racing fuel quietly changes to Track-Tek brand among distributors as part of the Chevron-Phillips merger.  Details on the fuel and specs are available here.  Note the B32 equivalent is now TT111.  We will have Di-Electric testing results posted shortly.

Week 31, 2003

  • Aug 16    Italian Motors and MIR announce winners of apparel contest.
  • Aug 15    SKUSA Amateur Nationals kicks off qualifying of the 53 entrants today.  Qualifying Results.
  • Aug 14    Kartweb is pleased to announce the addition of Growing Up to Race video program to the theater.  Originally aired on HDNet, this video provides the most valuable race car driver development information of any media ever produced to date, written or filmed.  This program is a must for anyone considering climbing the Motorsports Ladder!  Thanks to our friends with CRC Racing for underwriting the production, and providing us permission to add it to our extensive library!
  • Aug 14    It's official: SKUSA SuperNationals to be held in Las Vegas November 6-9!  SKUSA Release.
  • Aug 14    Dunlop Australian CIK Series Round IV rolls into New South Wales.  Race Preview.
  • Aug 13    Steamboat Springs Grand Prix goes Tech-Pro!  Latest SSGP announcement.
  • Aug 12    CRC Racing Promo Video -   RTMP produced this video to successfully leverage the career marketing of Preston Peebles and CR Crews.  This is the first public release of this 3 minute program.  Coming in January are the SponsorCatcher 3 series for your race team.
  • Aug 12    SKUSA + Big South take on Kershaw SC.  Race report submitted by Shannon Hill.  You too can earn a free pass into the Kartweb Theater with race report submissions!
  • Aug 12    SKUSA Red River Regional Series rounds 5 & 6 at OMC draws a few new faces.  Links to latest series points and AMB Scoring results.
  • Aug 12    Castor Oil What the difference?  Learn enough about Castor Oil to let you make the decision to use it or not.  Castor Oil 101 explains the physical properties, and Castor Oil 102 gives an overview on the application side.
  • Aug 11    Latest update from The Rock Island Grand Prix.  Video of 10 laps from the 2002 RIGP King of the Streets.
  • Aug 11    Press Release for Maxwell Paper Products Dash for Cash Race in Denton Texas.  This event draws between 150-200 entrants with a guaranteed payout of $8900.  Sneak a peek at the Kartweb Shorts! video from last year's S1 class race.
  • Aug 11    SKUSA Amateur Nationals preview.  This race will be held August 15-17, and should provide some very good racing.  Kartweb will be providing video coverage.
  • Aug 10    New Product Introduction review - The SGM ICC motor.  First of a few of the new ICC motors we are taking a close look at.  Read the NPI article to see why this is the Ferrari of ICC motors.

Week 31, 2003

  • Aug 04    Rotax Grand Nationals opens two new Practice days for the Rotax Grand Nationals.  See the updated Schedule for details and costs.
  • Aug 04    Stars of Tomorrow wraps up Eastern Series at Trane Motor Speedway in Norway Illinois.
  • Aug 04    SKUSA Long Track Nationals in Albuquerque brings larger turnout then last year.
  • Aug 04    SKUSA Regional at South Bend results.
  • Aug 04    SKUSA Great Lakes Regional Director Terry Riggens injured at South Bend.   We wish him a speedy recovery.
  • Aug 04    The Brannam fund - Karter Brian Hernandez needs your help.  Please read the Press Release and do what you feel is right.
  • Aug 04    Steamboat Springs Grand Prix gets new sponsor.

Week 30, 2003

  • Aug 01    TAGUSA Rules Update.  These are the rules that will apply to Rock Island.  Note some changes to tire specs and Weights.  We will review these changes with those promoters using the TAG Standards for concurrence on updates.
  • July 30    Rock Island Grand Prix latest news.  Have YOU registered for the biggest karting event in America?
  • July 30    Kart Shops!! Want to keep the orders rolling in through the winter?  We have 15 slots open for a program that will get over 250,000 viewers over the next year.  Details.
  • July 29    SKUSA Amateur Nationals adds K1 and RotaxMax Jr to class list.  The SKUSA Amateur Nationals  the best Amateur racing in the country.  Managed by the most professional kart organization in the world, the event offers up & coming racers an introduction to the professional side of kart racing. 
  • July 29    WKA Target Grand Nationals results from Badger Raceway.
  • July 29    O&H Racing Team press release - new chassis and driver announced for Rotax Grand Nationals.
  • July 29    TCM Racing and Evernham Racing announce "Karting's Best Mechanic Search 2003".  This could be an opportunity for a good tuner to move up to NASCAR.

Week 29, 2003

  • July 25    Red River Region Schedule Update; Round 6 (Houston Sept 27-28) has been combined with Round 5 (OMC Aug 8-10) as a double race day event to avoid overlapping with the Rotax Grand Nationals.
  • July 24    David Jurca secures Western Zone SKUSA Pro-ICC Championship.  Press Release from IM.
  • July 24    Red Bull Driver Search in Charlotte;  John Johnson joins brother Adam as a semi-finalist, as does Alex Speed, and Travis Firing.  Details.
  • July 24    Rock Island Grand Prix awarded FIA/CIK International License.
  • July 23    Robinson Racing news from the Ranch.
  • July 23    SKUSA Red River Series Points from Race 4 in MS Excel.
  • July 21    Kartweb Subscriber notes - we will be updating the database for all Subscribers who have joined prior to August to extend your service 1 extra month.  The new Theater Lobby should be online within the next week.
  • July 21    KART Sprint Nationals results from OMC.  Photos and race videos coming later in the week.  Some very good racing footage, some of which will be sent to our French Connection next week.
  • July 21    Rotax Grand Nationals Announcement 1 package - includes Registration Forms, Driver Profile, and Event Schedule.
  • July 21    SKUSA + Stars Merger.  "What if".....Lots more coming, stay tuned!
  • July 21    SKUSA Pro-Moto West 3 update.  Includes top 5 points among East-West contenders as we approach the World Finals August 22-24.

Week 28, 2003

  • July 17    Steamboat Springs Grand Prix announcement - Sept 13-14 this temp circuit layout will be the center of the Steamboat Springs festivities that weekend!
  • July 16    SKUSA Long Track Nationals Track Brief! track description with pictures of some of the turns.  Note the TAG class has been added to the line-up!
  • July 15    Colorado Sprint Championship event news from July 12-13 race at IMI.
  • July 14    KART Sprint Nationals coming to OMC this weekend.  The best family oriented racing mid-America has to offer should draw over 160 entries.
  • July 14    National Sprint racing will be packed this weekend as 3 major races are scheduled.  Weekend event brief.
  • July 14   SKUSA announcement for SuperPro entry minimum requirement at Pats Acres this weekend.  They will require a minimum of (8) to run a separate race, otherwise they will run with S1 and be scored separately.
  • July 14   Stars Race Sunday news.
  • July 12   Stars Race in Sonoma brings 116 entries among the 6 classes.  Vince Mandarino has some difficulties and pulls out.  Saturday details are available, Event Lab T&S results, and the story from CART SOT.
  • July 12   Rock Island Grand Prix King of the Streets update - King of the Streets power changed from Moto to ICC!  Latest Press Release.
  • July 12   The winds of change appear to be blowing in IKF land.  We wish Deb all the best, and thank her for her contributions to karting.

Week 27, 2003

  • July 11   Kartweb teams with Kartingvideomag of France to provide racing video action.  KVM tours to major national events through Europe, and shoots excellent karting videos.  You can download a few trailers of their videos from their website.  We will begin exchanging videos in the coming weeks to bring you the best karting action in the world!  These videos are part of our subscriber service.  Sign up now before the discount expires!
  • July 10   X-Karts announces details and classes in the inaugural event August 2-3 in Reno Nevada.
  • July 10   Race Results for Shockwave Karting Round 6 in Colorado, and Press Release.
  • July 07   U.S. Shifter Nationals results from OMC.  Photogallery and Kartweb Shorts! videos coming through the week.
  • July 07   SKUSA Long Track Nationals to be held in the cooler high altitude of Sandia Motorsports Park in New Mexico.  This is a fun track with some technical elements including a 100 MPH + banked turn.  125 Heavy is a local option class at 425 lbs.  $7000 total purse.

 

Week 26, 2003

  • July 03   Rock Island Grand Prix - Are you ready?  This is the premiere US karting event featuring the best of fixed gear and shifter classes in America!  Teams from Europe are expected to attend this years event.  Watch the RIGP Promo Video that was presented to the factory owners of Birel, TonyKart, SKM and CRG last January.   Have you signed up yet?  Kartweb will be shooting with 5 cameras and this year will produce videos for all classes.   Some of the Kartweb Subscribers will also be carrying on-board video this year - will you be one of them? 
  • July 01   US Shifter Nationals is only a few days away.  Some exciting news will be revealed at that event, don't miss out!
  • July 01   New Monterrey Mexico kart racing facility to open July 25-27 for inaugural race.  Website has both English and Spanish versions.
  • July 01   Kart Southern Racing Series Points as of Race 3 of the Series.
  • July 01   New Product Introduction - MacLean Quality Composites (MQC) announce Race Plates.  MQC produces Carbon Fiber Composites in flat sheet and tubular forms.
  • June 29   Star Wars - Does it make sense for the Stars of Tomorrow and SKUSA ProMoto to schedule races on the same weekend that would draw the same racers?
  • June 29   SKUSA Pro-Moto East III in Beaver Run Pa.   Small turnout of 47 competitors.  Saturday and Sunday results details from the SKUSA website, with more coming.  No SuperPro entries.  Eastern division champions have been decided, click here for the top 5 in each class.
  • June 29   Dodge Freedom Grand Prix Saturday Pre-finals results from Saturday.  Finals available Sunday evening.

Week 25, 2003

  • June 26   E mail Virus Alert!  A new form of the email replication Worms has been attaching Zip files and is not yet been addressed by Norton AV tools.  Our mail server caught it only because we have custom email receiving software.  A typical attachment name is your_details.zip and has a file size of 80KB.  Its not coming from us, we are only letting you know.  Norton has been informed.
  • June 25   Extreme Sports Only a premier excitement sports website steps in to promote karting with plans for a full page ad in USA Today.  Details in Press Release, including opportunities to be a part of this promotion.
  • June 21   Bobby Wilson wins  ICC Class on Sunday in the Stars event at the Briggs & Stratton Motorplex. Details
  • June 21   Rahal brothers victorious on Saturday in the Stars event at the Briggs & Stratton Motorplex.  Details.

 

Week 24, 2003

  • June 20   Moto vrs ICC - ICC's dominated the entries at the Dallas PrMoto for 125 classes, but Motos dominated the entries at the Supernationals in Elkhart Lake.  What gives - is one better then the other?  Part one of a series of Moto-vrs ICC informative articles.  ICC Importers - note the last paragraph!
  • June 19   Oklahoma Motorsports Complex Overview -   With 4 major national events scheduled over the summer at OMC, over 600 entrants will be competing on one of the most challenging tracks in the country.  Kartweb gives you the inside story on the track including Hotel info, baseline setups, a downloadable Mychron Track Map, and a lap around the track on board a 125cc Shifter.
  • June 17   Stars of Tomorrow "Daily Double" cash award in Windsor announcement.
  • June 17   Stuart Robinson is crowned "King of the Hill" at the fabulous Oak Hill raceway.  This four round series is held by the SWRA one of the most prestigious Road Racing regions in America.
  • June 16   World SuperKart Challenge returns to Laguna Seca September 5-7 2003.
  • June 16   Jordan Musser US Rotax Champion wins Mazda Rev-it-up challenge in St Louis.  Also plans to enter ICC competition soon with a Pavesi Powered CRG.
  • June 16   Stars of Tomorrow strikes televised broadcast deal with SpeedChannel.
  • June 16   News from down under on Toowoomba provided by On The Gas Productions.  The official Australian CIK 2003 Championship series site has more details too.
  • June 11   Kartweb Reports! 5 is now on-line.  This is the first of a 5 part series from the Klein Tools SKUSA Texas ProMoto featuring the highlights of the Pro-ICC class.  This 19 minute long show features the best ICC action over 2 days.

Week 23, 2003

  • June 11   Kartweb Reports! 5 is now on-line.  This is the first of a 5 part series from the Klein Tools SKUSA Texas ProMoto featuring the highlights of the Pro-ICC class.  This 19 minute long show features the best ICC action over 2 days.
  • June 10   WKA MFG's Cup Series at Trane Motor Speedway Results - June 7-8
  • June 10   Stars of Tomorrow Western Championships II Press Release & Photos.
  • June 10   Stars of Tomorrow announces 2004 Class Structure.
  • June 10   Klein Tools SKUSA Pro-Moto Race Report - with small photogallery.  5 new Kartweb Reports! videos are in production and should be released later in the week.

Week 22, 2003

  • June 05   Some news and a lap of the track from the Dallas Pro-Moto.  Get revved up because this will be a spectacular event!
  • June 04   A few quick shots of the track at the Dallas Pro-Moto, and Directions to the track.
  • June 03   Kartweb moves to Subscriber Services for video programming July 2003.
  • June 03   Unofficial Results from the WKA Road Race at Virginia International Raceway May 30-June 1.
  • June 03   Chris Reinhardt provides some interesting information about the Honda CRF 450 performance at VIR.
  • June 02   Klein Tools SKUSA ProMoto comes to Texas June 6-8.  A preview of this event along with Kartweb top 5 projections.  Five part Kartweb Reports! series to follow.

Week 21, 2003

  • May 30 TAG 24 Event notice and Registration form.  Coming up June 25 and open to Biland/Comer/Jaguar/Italsistem/Leopard/Rotax/Sonik/Vortex TAG motors.  Get your teams together!  Not sure what a 24 Hour race is all about?  Watch the video from the Rotax 24!
  • May 29 Wet Weather Race Preparation - Raced in the wet yet?  This may help you get set up for the next time you do....
  • May 28 Kartweb Reports! 4 from the SKUSA Red River Regionals Race 3 is now on line.  Following the actual race order, the best is at the end of this 18 minute video.
  • May 27 SKUSA Red River Regionals Race 3 results and Race Report from Denton Texas. 
  • May 27 SKUSA Mission Regional results from Buttonwillow.
  • May 27 Stars of Tomorrow and Racer Magazine team up to provide a Formula Atlantic test for all expenses paid test for two drivers.  Stars Press Release.
  • May 27 Ryan Stringfield announces entry to Stars series campaigning a TM powered Italkart.
  • May 27 Italian Motors opens new shop at Chiliwac BC featuring the successful Intrepid chassis.  New shop details.
  • May 27 C-C & Sons Racing announces Team Lowes Motorsports debut at SKUSA Pro-Moto in Texas.

Week 20, 2003

  • May 23 Rain Racing - How to get ready for a wet weather race, including set-up, driving lines, and stuff to have on-hand coming up next week.
  • May 22 Dodge Freedom Grand Prix of Windsor entry details announced.  June 27-28 for this street course layout sanctioned by Stars of Tomorrow.  125 Moto class included.  Details at cartstars.com
  • May 19 North Texas Karters loses a friend and racer, Tony McGee passed away Sunday May 18th at 5:00 P.M. Tony is survived by his wife Kim and their two daughters and family members. Our thoughts and prayers are with the McGee family. Tony we will miss you in our lives and at the track. Tony is now building engines and racing at the big track in the sky.  
  • May 19 There is only one chance to claim the title for a US National Champion at the US Shifter Nationals (USSN).  This annual event is held on neutral soil - its not WKA/Stars/SKUSA/IKF/KART, its open to all those who really think they are the best the US has to offer.  Press Release.

Week 20, 2003

  • May 15 TAG 24 Coming up quickly - June 25-28.  Get your teams assembled, and plan on coming!  Event details and entry forms.  Biland/Rotax/Parilla/Sonik/Vortex/Italsis.  This is what you've waited for, don't delay!
  • May 15 Rotax 24 final report with endurance records from TCM Racing.
  • May 12 Kartweb Reports! from the Rotax 24 is now on line.  This is just a taste of what endurance racing is all about.  Play this widescreen version full size!
  • May 12 Rock Island Grand Prix news and updates.  Also note the 2003 registration is now open and has limited numbers of entries.  Don't wait if you want to contest the most visible race of the year!
  • May 12 KART Southern Sprint Regional Series Points after Race 2 at MacArthur Park.  Photogallery.
  • May 11 24 Hours of Rotax report & photos.  This will be this weeks feature in the Kartweb Reports! video.
  • May 11 Shockwave Karting provides the race report from Round 1 of the Colorado Sprint Championships.
  • May 10 & 11 SKUSA Pro-Moto West underway.  Timing & Scoring results as they are available from SKUSA.  Saturday News provided by SKUSA.  Sunday News provided by SKUSA.  We welcome any video taken at this race, contact us!

Week 18, 2003

  • May 8 Kartweb Reports TV Guide - "24 Hours of Rotax".  Coming next week.
  • May 7 Kartweb opens the new Shopping Mall!  This page is limited to the cream of the crop of vendors.   It is not restricted to those in the karting industry.  If you are looking for a retailer who lives by customer service, check out the Kartweb Shopping Mall.
  • May 6 SKUSA Red River Regional Race 2 Report & Photos.
  • May 6 2003 Dunlop Australian CIK Championship Race Report and Photogallery now on line.
  • May 5 Australian CIK Championships Round 2 from Adelaide, May 2-4 featured Formula A, ICA, JICA, and ICC classes.  This half mile track brought out 59 total entries to battle for points in the 5 round series.  Full details available here.  Our down-under videographer captured some good video and should be on-line in 4 weeks.
  • May 5 Stars of Tomorrow holds the first Eastern National at Beaver Run in Pennsylvania May 2-4, with an impressive number of entries.  This series appears to be taking off, and boasts of some potential broadcast coverage in the future.  News from the Stars meet, and AMB Timing details.
  • May 5 Coming up for May 8-10 are several events as the season begins to heat up!  SKUSA Pro-Moto West Round 1 held at Sears Point, 24 Hours of Rotax held at Warren Arkansas, CIK Formula A Championships in Angerville France, are among the feature events.
  • May 5 KartSport Magazine opens a new karting forum.  What makes this forum a little different is it's unattended by moderators, in the same wide open attitude found in the publication. 

Week 18, 2003

  • May 1 Rock Island Grand Prix to Host Biland National Finals.  Press Release.
  • May 1 Over 100 emails have been sent praising the Kartweb Reports! series.  We are pleased to bring you this coverage, and there will be a lot more coming, with significantly improved quality.  Part 1 was downloaded over 1000 times in the first 24 hours alone.......
  • April 30 Kartweb Reports! - Part 2  the Finals from SKUSA Red River Race 2 is now on-line.  This 18 minute show is in a Widescreen format.
  • April 30 North Texas Kart Club announces the latest news on the Maxwell Dash for Cash race.  $8900 guaranteed minimum cash purse.
  • April 30 SWRA Results & Points from Oak Hill April 26, 27 - Saturday and Sunday
  • April 30 SKUSA Tri-Regional Results from Norway Ill.- no transponder data.
  • April 30 Team MMI due for a color change from red.  Will it be green?  Will it be orange?  Maybe grey?  See what its all about in the Press Release.
  • April 29 Kartweb Reports! - Try our new race reporting show and tell us what you think!  This show features the SKUSA Red River Regionals Round 2 and focuses on the Pre-Finals as the first of a 2 part report.  Part 2 featuring the Final racing action will be on-line April 30.
  • April 28 SKUSA Red River Regionals at Norman Oklahoma may be known as the "Day of the Intrepid".   Sweeping the top spots for all 80cc, 125cc,and TAG classes was the Champion Intrepid/SKM chassis.  Watch for some exciting video from this well attended event coming soon.
  • April 28 Stars of Tomorrow Saturday winners AlanSciuto-ICC, Chris Giumarra-ICA, Clark Sanchez-Figueras-Rotax Max, Justin Moon-80ccJr, Cole Whitt-Jr Superbox, and Jahana Mongul-Cadet.  Sunday results forthcoming.
  • April 28 Kartweb Forum is offline until some new features are installed.  It will be back on-line later this week.  We apologize for the inconvenience.

Week 17, 2003

  • April 23 SKUSA announces Klein Tools as the Title Sponsor for the Texas Pro-Moto.
  • April 23 Talladega video by Shannon Hill - Shot April 19 at the Talladega Road Course as a joint venture of the Big South and SKUSA.
  • April 23 Sneak Preview of the World Finals is coming up this weekend as teams from California to Florida head to Norman Oklahoma for an action packed Red River regional race.  Kartweb video coming next week.  Details on the Red River Region website.
  • April 23 "Gathering a Crowd" - You would think top shifter kart racing would draw fans right?  Take a look at this video of 125's and 250's and count the fans, the entries, and watch the action.
  • April 22 Grand Junction Motor Speedway 2003 Sprint Racing Schedule.
  • April 22 KART Mid-American Series Promo Video.
  • April 22 New video from Shannon Hill - BTK Motorsports Racing April 12.  Watch this and other fine karting videos from the Kartweb Multimedia Theater!
  • April 22 Kartweb video submissions - you don't have to be John Frankenhiemer to produce some excellent racing footage!  If you have some excellent racing footage you are willing to share with 10,000 other people, check out our new Video Submission Program!
  • April 22 KGB USA announces Team Line-up

Week 16, 2003

  • April 16 Updated KART Sprint Southern Series schedule.  Despite the rumors, MacArthur Park is back "on-track".
  • April 15 XDV Media joins the kart racing video business with DVD sales of select California Racing Videos.  They have been extended an offer to join our syndication, we will see if they accept.......
  • April 15 TAG USA April Newsletter.
  • April 15 David Jurca of Italkart launches new website and includes some multi-media video from 2002 SuperNationals.
  • April 15 Italian Motors teams with MIR Racewear to give away some great race wear prizes.  See Press Release for details to enter the contest.

Week 15, 2003

  • April 10 Tony Kart announces new US Distributors for Tony Kart, Kosmic, and Vortex Rok motors.
  • April 10 Italian Motors sports new Serengeti Design Group logo.  Press Release has the new logo and background story.
  • April 09 Rock Island Grand Prix announces class caps.  This is the largest full-spectrum karting event in America, don't miss out!
  • April 09 North Texas Karters again puts on the show for Junior Sprinters.
  • April 09 WKA Ultramax witnesses the comeback of Jason Petty to win a pair of races.
  • April 09 Quincy Racing is taking a survey to see if there is enough interest to revive the Quincy Grand Prix.  Can this spectacular event make a come back?  That's up to you!

Week 14, 2003

  • April 04 Photogallery from the SKUSA Pro-Moto in Jacksonville now available.  Photographer John Sharp provided these images to the Arsenal Pro Racing store and can be seen on the Photos Page.
  • April 04 Colorado Sprint Championships new series website launched.
  • April 04 Latest Team Press Releases from SSC/Robinson Racing LTD, and Jeff Welch Racing.
  • April 02 2003 US Rotax Grand National location chosen.  To be held at.........Denton Texas, Sept 25-28!  Watch for the coming Rotax videos.
  • March 31 SKUSA ProMoto East Round 1 in Jacksonville Florida.  Report with complete timing and scoring results for both days.  We could not attend this race to shoot video, anyone willing to share video taken from this event with our international audience of over 10,000 viewers, please contact us.

 

 

Week 13, 2003

  • March 29 Shockwave Karting Colorado Sprint Championships proudly announce Class Sponsors and Series Charter.
  • March 28 PG Racing Grand Opening in St. Louis.  Quality products and services at reasonable prices.
  • March 28 Stars announces Dodge Freedom Grand Prix held in Windsor Ontario.
  • March 28 SKUSA launches an awesome new web page format the Mk VI website.  Plans include a new forum to be added soon.
  • March 26 Building and Tuning the CR125 - a new CD in the final stages of production that provides all the details on a CR125 for karting.
  • March 25 SKUSA announcement on 80cc OEM Ignition compliance.
  • March 25 Gasoline Alley: What fuel works best for your kart.  A short White Paper that provides a summary on fuel properties and which fuel is recommended for your application.  Authored by our resident PhD in Physics.
  • March 24 Update to SKUSA Regional in Jax results for S1.  The race was red flagged on lap 10, and the results provided only showed those first 10 laps.  The race was restarted, although the AMB files were not merged for the first 10 and last 15 laps.  As soon as updated results for the S1 Feature are available we will post them.
  • March 23 Two new short videos added to the Multimedia Theater from Europe.  Low grade, but a taste of racing in France.
  • March 23 SKUSA regional in Jacksonville results.    
  • March 23 Italian Motors and Italkart sign on two new drivers.  Also a big congrats to Michael Valiante winner of the Monterrey Formula Atlantic race.

Week 12, 2003

  • March 22 SKUSA Regional in Jacksonville qualifying.  The week before the Pro-Moto brings competitors from as far as California.
  • March 21 SKUSA announcement of Pro-Moto venue changes.  Barrie out, BeaveRun in.
  • March 20 Noise ordinance proposal in the State of Texas (HB2017) spells trouble for all recreational activities from karting to baseball games.  Link.
  • March 18 SKUSA secures $16,500 Sponsorship deal for the Pro-Moto Tour from Douglas Wheels.  Cash payouts included.
  • March 17 SWRA holds first race at the spectacular Oak Hill track in Henderson Texas.  Over 230 entries with a large TAG class.  Official race results should be posted soon from the SWRA web site.
  • March 17 KART Regional Race 1 Updated Results from Denton Texas, March 8-9 have been updated.  The original results submitted to Kartweb were in error.
  • March 16 Jordan Musser signs on to drive a CRG in 2003.  Press release from the organization of this talented driver.
  • March 16 Texas Race Karts web site provides an excellent source of additional information in the south central region.  This months featured karter is James Ingram.
  • March 16 SKUSA announces the addition of Craig Finer to develop marketing plans with this organization.
  • March 16 Italkart signs on "The Engine Room" as their new exclusive dealer for Minnesota.
  • March 16 Chris Reinhardt joins the Unlimited Super Kart ranks on board an Anderson Maverick chassis with Honda 450 power.

Week 11, 2003

  • March 13 KART Regional Race 1 Results from Denton Texas, March 8-9.
  • March 12 VP Fuel Techsheet.
  • March 12 Kartweb Promo video - tell your retailer about us!
  • March 11 KART Regional WideScreen encoder test.  Action from the Yamaha Pipe and Rotax classes shot from a single camera.
  • March 11 Take a ride on the Jon Anderson PhotoXpress from Road Atlanta 2002.  First floor tour is the Long Track Nationals, followed by a top floor tour of World SuperKarts.
  • March 11 VP Racing appoints new Sales Manager for Pacific Region.
  • March 11 Kartweb Video system requirements for 2003.  Like the free videos?  Read this page!
  • March 10 Pepsi Grand Prix of Barrie Press Release.  Watch for news coming from SKUSA in rescheduling Round III of the eastern Pro-Moto.

Week 10, 2003

  • March 07 PKP/Yellowfin signs Casey Neal as new driver.
  • March 06 SKUSA announces Rookie of the Year award from K&N Filters.  This is a hard cash deal not just a discount.
  • March 05 Rock Island Grand Prix 2003 Classes determined.
  • March 05 Italkart adds a new dealer in the Wisconsin area.
  • March 05 Kartways of Arkansas announces the 24 Hour Rotax/125cc shifter race.
  • March 05 BTK Motorsports announces 2003 Race Schedule.
  • March 04 Results from the Italian Open Masters Series Round 1 including Photogallery.
  • March 04 The Red River flows again (Red Sea if you ask one driver!).  SKUSA Red River Regional Race 1 Report with a short video.
  • March 04 Kartweb Webcast production plans are on the table, but we need your help to bring the video to you free!  Pledge your loyalty to those who advertise on Kartweb!  We cannot provide video for free without selling commercials.  Let your favorite Kartshop know where your loyalty is!  Commercial Availability Schedule.  We will only tape those where our commercials have sold.

Week 9, 2003

  • February 27 The ice has melted, lets go racing!  SKUSA Red River Region opens the season Friday Feb 28 in Houston.  Expect large fields of fast drivers including factory teams from Intrepid and Arrows.  Kartweb will be there with a mini-production coming next week.
  • February 26 The first Kart Expo video is now on-line!  We used a low frame rate to enhance image quality of the slides we used.
  • February 26 Ice delay....The Dallas area is one big ice rink.  We had intended on posting the EKMI story on the 25th, but have not yet been able to get a CD of some of the photos.  We hope to have this on line tonight.
  • February 26 Video problems?  Our new theater format plays the videos inside an Internet Explorer Browser to maximize commercial effectiveness.  (Hey we have to pay for this somehow, and refuse to use "pop-ups..)  If you are having problems email us.  We should have a troubleshooting page up next week.
  • February 25 Shannon Hill produced this video as a flashback to Road Atlanta.  What a busy view with over 100 cars on track!
  • February 25 SKUSA SuperNationals video tape trailer on the way; this is THE karting video of the year.
  • February 24 EKMI Kart Expo show comes to an end - over 100 vendors in the karting industry came to display some of the hottest products in karting.  Kartweb was there to produce a full video and report coming up this week.

Week 8, 2003

  • February 19 SKUSA Red River Region adds TAG Masters Class.  SKUSA Red River will be opening the season in Houston on March 1st.  More details at the SKUSA Red River Home.
  • February 17 Latest Video "One of the Teams" submitted by Preston Peebles.  Short video that chronicles the the most exciting racing on the planet from the perspective of one team.
  • February 17  Kart Expo only 1 week away!  It's not too late to make your plans....Kartweb report coming next week.  Over 100 free Kartweb videos given away by various booth vendors!
  • February 16  North Texas Karters annual Polar Bear Series comes to a close, with over $3420 in cash awards.  These folks in Texas know how to reward a racer!  Results.
  • February 16 SKUSA considers changing from the KX60 to a "Spec" CR80 for the Novice Class for 2004.  As the KX60 is back in short supply, and IKF has already made some motions in this direction, SKUSA begins the tedious evaluation early.  Story from SKUSA.

Week 7, 2003

  • February 10 Kartweb announces tentative video production schedule for 2003.  Nothing is cast in stone at this time, as we may drop a few races and pick a few others up.  Our goals are at least 10 events, with a minimum of 12 hours of quality video.  Let us know now if you want to see us film your race meet.
  • February 9 TAG RAG column launched.  Links to pertinent TAG information, and the TAG Forum that opened in November 2002. 

Week 6, 2003

  • February 7 SKUSA Press Release on staffing changes.  Check out the new logo too!
  • February 6 Intrepid Chassis wins its debut race in Italy. I knew it would because I've seen the future!
  • February 5 New website dedicated to extreme sports is commissioned by 125 driver Mark Givens.  Press Release.
  • February 5 Want to take a peek at our new Widescreen video format?  This is a 125cc race from Denton Texas taken from the Polar Bear series.  Its only the beginning to prepare us for the new cameras we have coming for 2003.   Great Racing action between CR Crews and Dallas Patterson.
  • February 3 Kartweb Video Contest Winners announcement.
  • February 3  SKUSA Florida Region Race & Qualifying results from Gainesville Fl.  Nick Bussel driving an FIC posts fastest race laps on this long track!
  • February 1  2003 Kart Expo February 22-23 has an excellent line-up of guests and seminars.   Racers and retailers alike will benefit from attending the seminars and to see what's coming for 2003.

Week 5, 2003

  • January 29  Rock Island Grand Prix takes steps to be the only  FIA/CIK licensed track in America!  Travels to Europe included stops at various manufacturers.  Watch for some Factory Teams coming to the Rock in 2003!
  • January 29  SKUSA provides Update on CIK Bodywork Homologation for 2003.
  • January 29  The clock is ticking, do we have YOUR VOTE in for the KARTWEB Video Contest?  Deadline is February 2nd, so don't delay!  You decide who gets the cash awards!
  • January 27  Florida Championship Series Schedules and Classes for 2003.
  • January 27  SKUSA Red River Region Website updated for 2003.  Banquet February 28 Friday Night inside the Dog Track Facility in Hitchcock.  Friday will be a practice day at the Hitchcock facility.
  • January 27  Beaver Run hosts 2002 Awards Banquet.
  • January 27  Stars Series releases 2003 Technical Regulations.  Kind of like a little from everyone, these rules target CIK with a liberal application of change to existing SKUSA and WKA classes. 

Week 4, 2003

  • January 24  Multimedia Theater Lobby remodeled in preparation for the 80+ productions scheduled for 2003.
  • January 24  Heartland Outlaw Sprint Series takes shape to fill the regional sprint racing void in the Iowa-Missouri-Illinois area.  The 5 race series schedule and other information is available from the HOSS website.
  • January 23  TCM Press Release introduces TAG USA program managed by Tom Argy Jr.  Four Major Tag racing events are planned leading up to a TAG Festival.  Two of these events are "enduro" style events running 24 hours and 12 hours.
  • January 23  SKUSA Press Release clarifies position on 2003 CIK Bodywork.
  • January 22  "I've seen the future" video.  See what's coming from Champion Racing for 2003.
  • January 21  Formula 125 Video action from "The Wild West Shootout" in Phoenix!  15 minutes and 12 seconds of Flag-to-Flag coverage coming to you in our new presentation format.  80Jr race coming next week, and its a barn-burner!  We have seen an increase in the number of overnight downloads from modem uses also!  This video takes about 4 hours to download at 56K.
  • January 21  SKUSA, IRL, NASCAR Share Texas Motor Speedway in Ft Worth Texas for Round 2 of the East/West ProMoto!  Press Release from SKUSA demonstrates how SKUSA puts the "Pro" in ProMoto.
  • January 20  Intrepid Importers named!  Champion Racing and Italian Motors have teamed up to import these evolutionary new chassis to the United States.  The Press Release is official, and some exciting video is coming!
  • January 19  SKUSA announces Pro-Moto opening round to be held in Jacksonville.  Efforts to assemble a temporary circuit in Orlando using the Tech Pro barriers was not able to to meet deadlines for 2003.
  • January 19  Rotax Grand Finals 2003 World Champion Decided!  24 year old Mark Cronje of South Africa takes home the gold in the Final.  Chris Carmody the best finishing US entry comes home 25th.  Zwartkops Report.  More coming as the Kartweb Sponsored Driver returns this week.

Week 3, 2003

  • January 17  SKUSA SuperNationals VHS videos now on sale.  This is a two tape VHS version containing all 6 hours of the HDNet broadcast action.