KC Happy Hour

FEATURING Jake French and Braden Eves!



What. A. Weekend!



We have officially wrapped up the 25th SKUSA SuperNationals at the Rio, and man was it exciting! Braden Eves and Jake French will be on to talk about their experiences, and talk about the week in Las Vegas overall. From track layouts to tires and anything else on the radar, there will be plenty to tune into tonight!

FEATURING David Cole and Ryan Smith!



With the 25th edition of the SKUSA SuperNationals at the Rio just 1 week away now, it's time to really get into the details of the biggest race in North America! David Cole from eKartingNews and Mike Smith are joining us to talk about this past weekend of racing at the Rio for ROK Vegas, along with some common issues that we see at these temporary tracks and what we may be able to do to fix them.

FEATURING 2022 FIA Formula E driver Oliver Askew!



That's right! Oliver Askew will be joining us for this week's edition of Happy Hour before he competes in the 2022 ROK Vegas event! He'll be here to talk about his time in karting, coming back to karting a couple years ago, and what he's expecting for this upcoming weekend.



Joining us will also be Braden Eves as we talk about the new USPKS changes that were just announced, and he'll give us his thoughts on the layout for this year's SKUSA SuperNationals!

FEATURING Christian Marsh from Stars Championship Series!



This week we've got Christian Marsh on to talk about some news from the Stars Championship Series that just got announced. Along with that, we'll be discussing why we're seeing less Americans at the IAME and ROK world final races and a couple other news announcements from the past week.

After a week off, we are coming at you with a 2-Hour Special Edition of KC Happy Hour!



First up, we'll be bringing on first-time guest Tim Shutt of Timmy Tech to talk about his background in racing, the launch of his shop and team based in North Carolina, and most importantly, some of the strengths and weaknesses our sport has right now when it comes to attracting and retaining new drivers and families.



In the second hour, we'll dive into all of the news that we missed with our week off:

- K1 Circuit officially being added to the 2022 SKUSA Pro Tour and SKUSA California Pro Kart Challenge

- The Route 66 Sprint Series ownership changing hands from Mark Coats to Chris Kardashian

- Updates on Piquet Race Park in West Palm Beach, Florida



And among other things, our notes from the 2022 IAME Grand National Championship at GoPro Motorplex:

- Xander getting DQed in the Rental Kart Tuner Challenge

- The event's second year of a non-traditional format, featuring alternate track layouts, shootout races



and more!

FEATURING Brandon Jarsocrack, Ryan Cassity, and Braden Eves!



With a number of our regulars at the CKNA Grand Nationals this past weekend both racing and working, there's a few talking points to discuss about the grassroots level of motorsports in the US after the biggest 206 race in the country.



We'll also have a few track development updates from across the country, and some big races coming up this weekend!

FEATURING Ryon Beachner, AJ Roderick, and Jorge Ruiz!



This week we'll have Ryon Beachner on to talk about more of the business of kart shops, from local kart shops to a full national championship program, and some of his thoughts on the industry as a whole.



With the Cup Karts North America Grand Nationals coming up this weekend as well, we have AJ Roderick of Roderick Racing Development, and Jorge Ruiz of JaM Racing on the show. We'll chat with them about the 6th Edition of America's biggest 206 event, what it means to them, and the evolution of the event as a whole.

What a final weekend at New Castle!



Tony Tesoro will be with us to recap some events of the weekend. Lots of news hit the desk beyond the realm of the USPKS Finale, including the unfortunate news of CalSpeed Karting closing down at the end of the year.



Jamie Sieracki from Franklin Motorsports and Nick Tucker of Nitro Kart/Nitro Motorsports will join us later to talk about their thoughts on karting ranging from this past weekend at USPKS to the sport as a whole.

It's time for the championship finale for the United States Pro Kart Series!



Both USPKS and SKUSA have announced some big news this past week, and Hayden Jones will be making his KC Happy Hour debut for an interview.



Tony Tesoro, Dalton Hanes, and Connor Zilisch will all help us make up our analyst panel to predict the Top 5 in X30 Pro for this weekend, as we preview the final 'regular season' national event for 2022.



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FEATURING GFC Karting's Gary Carlton and OffSet Sport's Chris Wehrheim!



Picking up from the last time Chris joined us on the show, we will be diving deep into the on-going debate of spec versus multi-manufacturer 'open' engine classes.



We'll also be touching on the notable points that came out of last weekend's wide range of races!

- The Rock Island Grand Prix

- The Route 66 Sprint Series @ Autobahn Country Club

- Lone Star GP @ SpeedSportz in Houston, TX



The coming weekend's races are spread a bit:

- Test weekend at New Castle Motorsports Park for next week's USPKS Finale

- SKUSA ProKart Challenge @ Santa Maria