The 2012 SuperKarts! USA SuperNationals 16 are finally underway at the RIO Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Two full days of practice are complete, and for the morning group of classes, they kicked off the day with qualifying and their first round of heat races.
The TaG Senior division features 87 drivers from around the globe, including some of Europe’s best KF pilots. Throughout two days of practice, Charles Leclerc (ART GP) has has been found at the top of the timesheets, and in Qualifying he once again posted the fastest time, a full tenth of a second ahead. Dennis Olson (Energy Kart) was able to muscle his way to second, while Canadian Michael Valiante (Italian Motors/Italkart) posted the third fastest time, with Austin Elliot and Australia’s David Sera completing the top-five.
Canadian’s Scott Hargrove (Italian Motors/Italkart), Luke Chudleigh (Prime/Maranello) and Remo Ruscitti (Italian Motors/Italkart) found themselves in the top-thirty, placing 15th, 21st and 28th respectively. While other Canadians Adam Isman, Chad Campbell, Aleki Liverant, Cory Cacciavillani, Devon Sandeen and Marcus Brodie all have some work to do in the heat races.
