AUSTRALIAN INVASION AT VEGAS SUPERNATIONALS

Australians Kip Foster and Will Power leading the TAG Master's field in 2013. (Pic: AF Images/Budd)

The eyes of the karting world will this weekend focused on Las Vegas in America as SuperNationals XVIII is contested.

The 18^th annual SKUSA SuperNationals has attracted more than 500 entries from all parts of the globe to make it once again the world’s largest karting event of the year.

Several Australian drivers will line up in the elite KZ2 class including Kel Treseder, Darren Burke, Matthew Hunt and Sam Houston while David Sera will be aiming to finally break through in the TAG Senior class.

Sera finished runner-up to fellow Australian Nicholas Rowe in last year’s event and came tantalisingly close to victory in 2010. Fellow Australians Duvashen Padayachee, Ben Stewart, Kris Walton and Liam McLellan will join him on the TAG Senior grid this weekend.

Jack Doohan, who finished fourth at the 2013 event, will be aiming to round out his stellar year with a strong result while Lochie Hughes will be one to watch also. Jay Hanson, Jac Preston, Broc Feeney, Sean Bolger, Zayd Tones and Flynn Jackes will join the pair in the field that includes no less than 88 drivers.

In addition to the significant number of Australians, a number of top line American motorsport stars will also be in action – none more so than IndyCar Star Marco Andretti who will replaced Scott Speed in the S1 field that also features Victorian Jordie Ford.

Detailed below is list of Australian entries. Practice begins on Thursday (Australian time) with an official on-track schedule available by clicking here (local time in Las Vegas is -19 hours on AEDT).

Information throughout the event will be updated regularly on ekartingnews.com with ‘Aussie watch’ updated posted here on karting.net.au.

SUKSA SuperNationals XVIII
Las Vegas, Nevada

Australian Entry List

TAG Cadet – 88 Entries
2 Lochie Hughes
9 Jay Hanson
33 Jack Doohan
35a Flynn Jackes
43 Jac Preston
142 Broc Feeney
189 Sean Bolger
197 Zayd Tones

TAG Junior – 65 Entries
111 Zane Morse
896 Declan Fraser

S2 – 65 entries
22a Jason Faint
97 Bailey Mickler
123 Damian Ward
197 Joshua Smith

KZ2 – 42 entries
4a Sam Houston
7 Matthew Hunt
31 Darren Burke
75a Kel Treseder

S4 – 75 entries
22a Jason Faint

TAG Masters – 44 Entries
5 Will Power
20a Kip Foster
32 Scott Simpson

TAG Senior – 84 entries
45 Duvashen Padayachee
48a Ben Stewart
48 Liam McLellan
68a Kris Walton
196 David Sera

S1 – 31 entires
120 Jordan Ford