A minimum entry total for any events considered for the Driver Rankings program is five (5). The EKN staff reserves the right to adjust the rankings of each event throughout the year. Other national and regional program races were given a base ranking of either 8.5 or 8. A base ranking of nine (9) goes to the United States Pro Kart Series, Florida Winter Tour Rotax Max Challenge, Challenge of the Americas, Rock Island Grand Prix and California ProKart Challenge. For 2016, the SKUSA Pro Tour and US Rotax Max Challenge Grand Nationals receive a score of 10 in their initial weighting in the TaG category while the SuperNationals is the lone event in the Stock Moto division. We have included the results for the major one-off events such as the SKUSA SuperNationals, the US Rotax Max Challenge Grand Nationals, the Rock Island Grand Prix, and the Streets of Lancaster Grand Prix.Įach race is initially weighted based on the prestige and history of the event or series with a score of ten (10) being the highest attainable base ranking. To deliver our ranking list, we tabulate the results of all the national programs and selected regional programs. With each new release, results posted from more than one year ago are discarded. Assembled using events from the previous 12 months from the current date, we use a driver’s best seven finishes in TaG and six in Stock Moto to determine their overall current point total. The EKN Driver Rankings are calculated using a driver’s best finishes in major North American races. Upcoming EKN TaG Driver Rankings Schedule Dropping out of the top-10 is Austin Garrison (J3 / CompKart) and Brandon Lemke (AMK / Top Kart). Rounding out the top-10 is David Ilavia (J3 / CompKart), who continues to show speed to battle at the front of the field, looking for that big podium finish. He has also scored three wins in the KA100 category, sweeping the main events in New Castle last weekend. Bertagnoli – the top Junior driver in 2016 – scored his first Senior victory in April at the USPKS and advanced 26 spots to ninth. Yu scored his first Senior victory at the California PKC event in Santa Maria, jumping up 10 spots into the top-10. The top two currently sit eighth and ninth with Dante Yu (FW / CompKart) holding the advantage over Franklin Motorsports / Merlin driver Alex Bertagnoli. The battle for top rookie of 2017 is heating up. The 2016 California ProKart Challenge driver remains atop the series standings with one victory and a recent runner-up finish in Santa Maria. Taking advantage of drivers losing points, Nicky Hays (FW / CompKart) moves up three spots to seventh. Holden is also among those in contention for the SKUSA Pro Tour title as one of the four different winners on the season. The WinterNationals winner is bouncing back and forth between karts and cars, fighting for the F1600 Championship Series title. SpringNationals winner Braden Eves (Zero Error Racing / Kosmic) also moved up one spot, now residing inside the top-five despite losing points in his total.ĭown to sixth is Comet Kart Sales / Tony Kart driver Zach Holden. The Red Bull Global Rall圜ross Lites driver will be in Atlantic City, looking to improve his championship chances, poised for a return to the karting roots when the GRC season is completed. Up to fourth in the standings is two-time Challenge of the Americas champion Christian Brooks. The three are now within 102 points heading into the SummerNationals, and all three are at the top of the X30 Senior championship chase to be decided next weekend. Right there behind them is KartSport North America / Praga driver Brandon Jarsocrak, who beat both in each of the main events at the USPKS New Castle event to improve his score. The improvement of 34 points and the lost of 114 points by former #1 Ryan Norberg (PSL / Birel ART) due to losing his two victories at the 2016 SKUSA SummerNationals resulted in a swap of positions at the top of the standings. The removal of the 2016 Superkarts! USA SummerNationals from the 12-month total of the drivers in the TaG standings has made an impact at the very top, with former #1 Jake Craig now holding the position at the end of July, heading into the SKUSA Pro Tour season finale next week.Ĭraig (RPM / Tony Kart) actually improved his score from last month thanks to his visit to the United States Pro Kart Series this past weekend. Much like the Stock Honda standings, the TaG portion of the Driver Rankings Powered by Bell Racing USA saw shuffling due to the new schedule for 2017.
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