NEW 2024 National Calendar Dates.

A FULL Weekend of USPKS Racing in the books. A NEW X30 Pro Winner in Harley Keeble. And another 'Ask Xander' segment presented by Mega Power Engines!

Tune in tonight to hear from Xander and Kyle, along with first-time guest Harley Keeble of Sodi Racing USA // Piquet Sports North America!

FEATURING Ryan Raffa, Keith Raffa, and Ethan Oring of the Northeast Karting Challenge!

This week's show will feature a bit of a teaser on what to expect in 2024, this weekend's preview for USPKS Cincinnati, and a behind the scenes take on regional racing in the Northeast! There's a lot of storylines coming into this weekend's US Pro Kart Series Event at the Motorsports Country Club of Cincinnati. It's the biggest event this facility's ever held, and they have done a stellar job in preparing for it. The Fall Nationals for the NEKC will also be it's marquee race on the year, featuring a unique format. For the first year of any series, there's a lot of lessons and unexpected experiences that occur. Keith Raffa, his son Ryan, and his social media manager Ethan will join the show to discuss how the year's gone, and what can be expected from their crown jewel event that's set to take place in a few weeks.

FEATURING Justin Stefani of RaceRotax

J3 Competition, Ryan Norberg, and Mike Doty of Mike Doty Racing! Tonight, we'll be getting to know Justin Stefani as well as getting an inside look into the Rotax program in the USA. As many already know, we'll be LIVE Streaming the 2023 Rotax USA Grand Nationals at New Castle Motorsports Park on September 15th-17th. While that is the only national Rotax race on the 2023 US Calendar, J3 and Rotax have already had quite the busy year thus far. Two successful regional championships completed, a number of club programs, and the year-round prep that accompanies the titanic mission of putting on the Rotax World Finals are just a peak into the workload. Who's behind Rotax? What does Rotax racing look like in 2023? What's the future hold?

FEATURING David Land, Kyle Cuthbertson, Braden Eves, and SKUSA KA100 Masters Race WINNER Clay Settles!

We spend a lot of time using Happy Hour to talk about things to grow the sport, things we can improve on, and things that are already great. But to truly foster growth, we need some outside eyes and new perspectives! And there's no better folks for tonight's episode than David Land and Clay Settles. For David, this past weekend was his 3rd major US Kart Race working with us alongside his packed Indycar and IMSA filled calendar. And with Clay being a privateer -- first-time SKUSA Pro Tour National racer and first-time KA100 racer, we'll get just that! Of course, Braden, Kyle, Xander, and David will all breakdown a number of other usual topics from the past two weeks. - Pro Shifter's closest Championship Fight in Pro Tour History - Joe Turney vs Ryan Norberg in X30 Senior - The Paddock Community coming together on Saturday following the massive storm that destroyed many tent setups and much more. As always, submit your comments, thoughts, and questions to be answered LIVE!

FEATURING Chris Wehrheim and Braden Eves!

LOTS to breakdown over the past two weeks of our break, including: - Fallout from the 2023 IAME USA Grand Nats - Schedule Cancellations - 2024 Scheduling and more!

FEATURING Matt Johnson, TJ Koyen, and Jackson Gardner!

After another full weekend of Pro National racing action, there's a lot to talk about! Matt Johnson of NASH Motorsportz and TJ Koyen of KorsaSport Driver Development will join to help breakdown some of the key moments of the weekend, including some in-depth analysis on Austin Garrison and Kyle Wick's winning pace! Later on in the show, Jackson Gardner of REP and the Stars Championship Series will join to talk on the first-ever Stars Pro-Am Charity Enduro benefitting Mission for Miracles, which will allow fans and friends to race alongside and against top drivers at Three Rivers Karting! Presented By: ROK Sonoma, MEGA Power Engines, Leading Edge Motorsports, Karting the Coast, Amarillo Kart Circuit, and SRP Engines.

FEATURING Chase Jones, Race Liberante, and Braden Eves!

With almost all of the major national series schedules coming to light in the last week, the 2024 Season is starting to take shape. Tonight's show is a full-on brainstorm of reworking the way we look at pro senior classes in the sport, from prize money to event format.

FEATURING Oliver Hodgson!

We're all cooling off after a hot SKUSA SpringNationals at the Utah Motorsports Campus, where we got to crown TWO new US Pro Senior category winners! This week one of those drivers, Oliver Hodgson, is joining us! Tune in as he talks karting, this past weekend, and his thoughts since moving to the US and working with J3 Competition.

FEATURING Alex Stanfield and Braden Eves!

As we get ready for the Stars Championship Series King of the Castle, OK-N Stars competitor Alex Stanfield is joining the show to talk about his thoughts on night racing, TSRS competition, and some more! We'll also take a little bit of time to talk about the finish of the Indy 500 and what we can learn from it in the karting industry.

FEATURING Brittany Lobaugh, Braden Eves, and Ryan Norberg!

With the second round of the Texas Sprint Racing Series coming up this weekend, we invited series owner Brittany Lobaugh to come talk on the show! The series has made a huge rise in prominence since its debut season, and Brittany will be here to talk about the work she's had to put in to get it there.

We've also received some big news this week from SKUSA, so Braden Eves and Ryan Norberg are joining our driver panel to discuss the recently released news.