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.

FEATURING Jake Drew, Martin Pearce, and Braden Eves!

Tonight we have some big guests to talk on the show! Jake Drew, 2022 ARCA West champion and longtime karter is with us on the show to talk about his experiences with driver coaching and development. Alongside him is Martin Pearce, current coach of Lucas Palacio, Kai Mars, and Aiden Levy, to give us his thoughts on the discussion as a coach with a lot of success as well. Finally, Braden Eves will be making his return to Happy Hour. the MPG Motorsports coach will be weighing in with his thoughts on driver development in the discussion.

FEATURING Joe Turney and Chris Wehrheim!

We have officially wrapped up Round 1 of the Stars Championship Series, and there's been a lot of talk about the new OK-N package. Joe Turney and Chris Wehrheim are joining us to talk about the new engine program and get into detail about the differences between OK, OK-N, and X30. Afterward, we'll host another Ask Xander Clements segment at the end of the show to answer anything else our viewers may be wondering about.

FEATURING Helio Meza and Tahlon Yockel!

This week features a couple of up-and-coming stars in the single-speed and gearbox categories and some big news from USPKS! USPKS Texas GP breakout star Helio Meza is joining us to talk about his story as one of the top junior drivers from last year turning into a real threat in the Pro 125 categories. The Mexican hotshoe has been one of the biggest stories since his 125 debut at the ROK Cup FWT in February. Afterward, Tahlon Yockel is taking some time from getting ready at Trackhouse Motorplex for the Stars Championship Series Night Fight to sit down with us and talk gearbox racing! The young driver from North Carolina was fighting for the top 5 in Houston and will be a contender this weekend at Trackhouse. We'll be ending the show, answering many of the questions we've received on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram, and talking about some MAJOR news that came out from USPKS today.

FEATURING Aden Rudolph, Christian Marsh, Emory Lyda and Alex Searle!


It's time for Round 2 of the United States Pro Kart Series at Speedsportz Racing Park in Houston! Coming on the show to talk about the track is Houston local Aden Rudolph. He'll be here to give us an idea of what the track is going to look like for anyone that hasn't gotten out to the track. Afterward, KC Pit Reporters Alexander Searle and Emory Lyda will be with us to preview the upcoming USPKS Round 2, from storylines to fantasy picks, and talk about how they think this weekend is going to play out. Finally, from the Stars Championship Series, we have Christian Marsh on the show! With the opening round of Stars only 2 weekends away, Christian will be here to talk about the program and give us an idea of what to look forward to in 2 weeks!

FEATURING Andy Seesemann and Tim Koyen!

Tonight we'll have Andy Seesemann on the show to talk about his Challenge of the Americas! After wrapping up the season this past weekend, he's joining us to sit down and talk about his operations in the Western half of the country. Following him will be the founder of the new North American Karting Alliance program, Tim Koyen! We'll be talking to him about the new program slated for 2024, and answer some questions that many people have been asking in a live Q&A session. To cap off the show, another round of Ask Xander Clements, so send us any questions you may have for the man in charge here at Kart Chaser!

FEATURING Ryan Norberg, Mike Doty, and Keith Raffa!

In the downtime from national racing, this week's show will touch a bit on the news that's hit that scene over the past 7 days. Beyond that, we'll be doing a deeper dive into the behind the scenes of the newly-formed NorthEast Karting Challenge -- which just hosted it's first race a few weeks ago! With some downtime in his schedule as well, Ryan Norberg will join the show in the opening segment to break down some of the national news. He's also keen to speak on the interesting dynamic that is the 2023 track progression that we've seen so far with the MG and LeVanto rubber going down over the course of a weekend. As always, submit your questions in the comments below or in our private messages for Xander to answer in our Q&A Segment presented by Mega Power Engines!

FEATURING Billy Musgrave and Hayden Jones!

Our Kart Chaser March Madness has officially wrapped up in Orlando for the SKUSA WinterNationals! To talk about this past weekend, we invited Hayden Jones, newly signed Trinity Karting Group driver, and Billy Musgrave, owner and builder of Factory Karts, to come and talk about the event. Don't miss out on our Ask Xander Clements segment at the end for any major questions you viewers may have for us.

FEATURING Dave Sera, TJ Koyen, Taylor Burris, and Aaron Hachmeister-Ng!

It's a guest from across the Pacific Ocean this week, 18-time Australian National Champion Dave Sera is coming on the show while he's here in the USA! We'll have him with us to talk shop and find out more about what he's been up to here in the US. Joining him will be TJ Koyen, Taylor Burris, and Aaron Hachmeister-Ng, and at the end of the show we'll all be throwing in our fantasy picks for this weekend's Superkarts! USA WinterNationals at the Orlando Kart Center!

FEATURING Alex Searle, Emory Lyda, Taylor Burris, and Aaron Hachmeister-Ng!

We're back after a wild doubleheader in Orlando, and some BIG news just dropped for the national karting scene! We'll have our whole cast of analysts on to cover some major talking points from throughout the entire two weekend stretch of racing from both USPKS and the ROK Cup FWT, and the new NAKL licensing system just announced TODAY for the 2024 season! From clashes on track to moments behind the scenes, be sure to drop in and join the discussions tonight!

LIVE from Orlando Kart Center for Round #1 of the United States Pro Kart Series season!

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