The California ProKart Challenge is carrying the momentum of the season’s fourth event in August into the 2024 series finale, scheduled for September 28-29 at the new K1 Circuit. The Winchester, California facility welcomed 171 entries for the double-round weekend, with another big turnout expected for the two-day, one round series finale of the Superkarts! USA regional program.
This event will be the second ever regional competition at K1 Circuit. The new 13-turn, 1-mile course featuring 33 feet of elevation, with its longest straightaway at 750 feet was well received by those in attendance at the August event. Superkarts! USA has confirmed from local officials that the event will be held without any restrictions. Friday, September 27 is move-in day, along with unofficial practice hosted by K1 Circuit. Four rounds of practice begin the official event on Saturday, with Qualifying to conclude the day. Warm-up, Prefinal and Final sessions make up the schedule for Sunday, with podiums at the end of the day.
Championships for the 2024 California ProKart Challenge will be decided on the weekend following the action from Round Six at K1 Circuit. Drivers will be fighting for as many points as they can earn in the best five of six championship format for all categories. Keagan Kaminski is at the top of the standings for the P1 Engines KA100 Senior division despite not winning in 2024, leading by 50 points over three-time winner Ethan Lampe, with Jackson Menchu trailing him by 20 points. The same situation exists in the SuperSpeed Bearings KA100 Junior standings with Johnie Stamps and Matthew Cagle at the top without wins this year. Stamps is narrowly ahead of Cagle by just seven points, with series winners Alex Rantala and Payton Westcott sitting third and fourth – all within 54 points.
Daniel Ramirez is the championship leader in the Formula Works Mini Swift category. The Round Three winner leads three-time winner JohnJohn McLellan by nine points heading into the final, with Sebastian Hauser trailing by only 34 points to Ramirez. The top three in the Sanner Racing Micro Swift standings all have one victory over the first five rounds. Hudson Hidalgo won Round Three, and leads the championship chase by 105 points over Round Five winner Asher Biezonsky. Round One victor Aidan Go sits in third, 166 points out of the championship lead.
Alan Sciuto continues leading the HRT Driver Development Pro Shifter championship chase with one round remaining. The two-time race winner leads by 190 points over Lucas Weisenberg with Liam Jones in third. Mike Manning Karting Master Shifter class is led by Scott Carvalho in the point standings, leading two-time winner DJ Jenkins by 148 points with Rod Streed in third. The Nash Motorsportz X30 Master class has Round Two victor Tony Rossetti leading the standings. A 315-point margin holds heading into the final over Scott Nealon, with two-time winner Robert Switzler in third.
Race Pre-Entry remains open for the California ProKart Challenge 2024 finale at K1 Circuit until the online registration deadline of Tuesday, September 24 at 11:59pm PST. As always, a 2024 SKUSA membership is mandatory to register and compete. Complete race and venue information, along with a tentative weekend schedule, can be found at the PKC Event Page. Reserved pit spots are highly recommended prior to the pre-entry cutoff and can also be found online.
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