THE SUPERKARTS ARE COMING!

Irwindale, Calif. - - On Sunday, May 27, Irwindale Speedway's infield and sections of its 1/2-mile oval will once again be transformed into a sweeping "mini-grand prix" course as round four of the SuperKarts USA Mission Region professional road racing championship tour makes its annual stop at "LA's ½-Mile Super Speedway".   

"This is a tremendously important event venue for us," said J.R. Clasen, the west coast administrator for the national SK-USA organization.  "Although we stage SuperKart events all over the country, this event is located closest to a major metro area.  That fact is not lost on our sponsors and competitors, they know that in order to be successful the public needs to be able to see them compete … Racing at Irwindale Speedway gives them that opportunity."

SuperKarts are high-horsepower, 6-speed, slammed-to-the-ground, fat-tired karts that look, sound and run like no "go-kart" most people have ever seen.  Blindingly fast, these 80, 100, and 125cc machines often seem to defy  the laws of physics as they rip through the turns and blast down the straights at eye-popping speeds.   "These machines develop almost the same amount of cornering thrust that Formula One cars do … They're "scale models", so to speak, of the dynamics that go on in a road racing Champ Car.  That's why so many top drivers from Tony Stewart to Michael Schumacher have come out of karts."

More commonly know as "shifter karts", there will be eight individual classes of SuperKarts (from Juniors to the top pros) racing at Irwindale Speedway on Sunday, May 27. 

Irwindale's pits will be open as will the pit grandstand area, which produce a unique view of the racing. The public may purchase pit passes for entry.




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