Vegas Awaits Aussie Invasion

from karting.net.au

A total of 57 Australian drivers have flocked to Las Vegas ahead of this week’s 25th SKUSA SuperNationals on America’s glitter strip.

Held in the shadows of the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, the event attracts the best kart racers from around the globe each year to compete on a temporary car park circuit with more than 500 drivers expected to line up at the five-day event.

(pic – TheRaceBox/KA)

Flowing on from the success of the elite Junior category in Australia – KA2 – the largest contingent of Australian drivers with be in the X30 Junior class where 14 young Australians will be out to make their mark.



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Fresh from representing Australia at the FIA Motorsport Games last month in France, Australian Kart Championship runner-up Peter Bouzinelos will be out to make in impact on the American scene.

The X30 Master class features some of the most credentialed Australian drivers in the history of the sport.  18-time Australian Champion Dave Sera is making a rare return to the track for the event where he lines up alongside multiple-time Australian, and SuperNationals, Champion Kip Foster.

The Pro Shifter class will see Supercars driver James Golding take to the track alongside Australian Kart Championship KZ2 runner-up Sam Dicker, Mitchell Mackay and young guns Christian Cowie and Elliott Cleary.

The event begins on Wednesday with practice ahead of qualifying on Thursday.  The drivers will then contest three heat races across Friday and Saturday before the finals are contested on Sunday.



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25th SKUSA SuperNationals – Australian Entries

Micro Swift
Connor Meyer43
Jay Kostecki54
Vincent Ter Horst66
Beau Casagrande77
Mini Swift
Riley Harrison124
Baxter Jarrett153
Zak Casagrande180
Seth Huth197
KA100 Junior
Samuel March806
Cohen Naumann808
Ruben Dan811
Isaac McNeill838
Kobe McInerney873
Jack Webster893
KA100 Senior
Luke Sawyer906
Aiva Anagnostiadis914
Jai Brown920
Cameron Laws934
Oscar Priest956
Liam Gerges967
KA100 Masters
Mark Seddon449
X30 Junior
James Anagnostiadis709
Nicolas Stati715
Isaac Demellweek720
Daniel Quimby721
Xavier Avramides725
Peter Bouzinelous746
Isaac McNeill747
Cooper Lisle771
Ky Burke781
Ryan MacMillan790
Logan Eveleigh791
Jack Webster793
Brodie Yendle796
Pip Casabene799
X30 Senior
Tyler Greenbury306
Riley Jabke312
Aleksandar Stefanovich322
Tyler Howard323
Kristian Janev349
Cohen Day354
Will Harper366
Gabe Bellanca375
Sam Seccombe398
Hamish Fitzsimmons796
X30 Masters
Andrew Torti504
Jace Lindstrom506
Shane Petersen507
Leigh Nicolaou514
Kip Foster520
Sam Houston547
David Sera596
Pro Shifter
Christian Cowie215
James Golding231
Elliott Cleary264
Samuel Dicker268
Mitchell Mackay299