SwedeTech customers sweep the top three in the S5 category.
Las Vegas, NV –November 24, 2009 – For a week, karters flocked to Las Vegas for the largest and most prestigious sprint kart racing around, the SKUSA SuperNationals. The Supernationals is an event that any karting fan should have on their calendar, either as a spectator or participant. With entries and factory support from all over the world, this year’s event will be hard to match.
SwedeTech Racing Engines was in full force supporting our 78 customers who chose to run SuperNationals XIII. SwedeTech customers filled the entry list in all classes; G1, S3, S4, S5, TaG Jr., TaG Sr., TaG Masters, KF2, and the headline SuperPro class. Of our 78 customers, 11 would bring home some additional shiny hardware.
Kiel Spaulding, with a big win in the S5 class and a strong 2nd place finish in TaG Jr, would bring home two trophies. Tyler Bennett was fast all weekend in S3, but contact on the track pushed him to the mid pack. A hard drive from mid pack to third earned Bennett the Jim Russell Championship Series Future Driver Selection scholarship.
Wes Phillips entered the Tag Senior class powered by a SwedeTech Rotax Max package. After the final checkered waived in the Tag Senior division, Wes earned a hard fought fifth place podium spot. Kiel Spaulding pulled double duty for the SuperNationals weekend, running both TaG Jr and S5. In TaG Jr., Kiel was competitive all week long with his SwedeTech Leopard package. At the end of the race, Kiel would bring home a nice second place trophy.
S5 was a great showing for SwedeTech customers, as our customers where standing in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place spots with a podium sweep. The charge was led by Keil Spaulding. Finishing second was Dylan Kwasniewski and Corey Neveau finished a strong third after a long battle with Dylan.
S3 put on another great show for the fans in the stands. Starting the main event, SwedeTech customers filled three of the top five spots during the opening laps. Memo Gidley made a strong push to challenge the eventual winner, swapping for the lead a few times. A fellow competitor squeezed his way by, which shuffled Memo to the back. Jacob Neal was strong all week long, and knew the racing would be tight going into the main event. Tyler Bennett slid under the radar until he showed some quick speed in the heat races. Mid way through the race a racing incident put Tyler towards the mid pack of the class about. Putting his head down, Tyler charged back to the front to finish in 3rd. Keenan Schmitke kept his nose clean during the race to earn second place. Jacob Neal came home to a hard fought fifth place finish.
S4 had an exciting race as well. The Stock Honda package keeps the field tight and makes the racing exciting. Jared Woolf delivered a strong performance and drove his SwedeTech powered kart to a solid third place podium finish. G1 is always a fun class to watch, as the more mature drivers pound side pods. Andre Martins and Robert Marks drove consistent races all week long, and when it was all said and done, Martins finished fourth and Marks finished in fifth.
SwedeTech Racing would like to thank all of our customers that have supported us throughout the years. With your support and continued business, we are able to do what we love. Keep up the hard work and enjoy the upcoming months.
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Tags: ICC, Stock Moto, SuperNationals, SuperNats, TaG