Pro-kart Challenge round #4 went in the books this past weekend. SwedeTech Racing Engines had yet another successful weekend. Taking wins in 5 of the 10 classes.

In the S4 Light class, Corey Neveau was our lone driver powered by a SwedeTech Honda. Corey put in a great effort, driving to a 2nd place finish in the main event. Another lone driver powered by a SwedeTech Honda in the newly formed S5 class was Dylan Kwasniewski. He put in a good drive all weekend long by taking the top spot in the 2nd heat and also winning the main.

In the competitive S3 class, SwedeTech Hondas’ almost swept the top 5 in the main event. Patrick Cushenberry drove his SwedeTech power to the top of the podium, making it his first win in the class. Tyler Bennett took the 2nd spot on the podium. In 4th was Bonnier Moulton and rounding out the top 5 was Bobby Legate driving to the 5th spot.

Another class with almost a complete field of SwedeTech ICC’s was the S1 category. So-Cal native Jacob Neal put on a dominating performance by taking home the pole, winning all the heats, and capturing the win in the main event. Cody Hodgson put in a great effort this weekend, starting on the last row and drove to 2nd. Jimmy McNeil finished 3rd on his now bent chassis. Peter Abba drove to a 4th place finish and Imran Husain put in another great effort finishing 6th. In the G2 class, two drivers were powered by SwedeTech ICC’s, Eric Ortega stayed consistent all weekend by finishing in the top 3 in qualifying, heats and finishing 2nd in the main event. Darrell Tunnel grabbed the last spot on the podium finishing 3rd in the main event.

TAG Senior saw the Team Speed show, as Alex Speed and Will Martindale lead the way all weekend. Speed powered by his SwedeTech Parilla drove to the pole position and heat win. Will Martindale drove to the 2nd heat win and capturing the main event win. Billy Cleavelin, in the TAG Masters class, powered by his SwedeTech Parilla put on another dominating performance, capturing pole, and winning the heat races as well as bring home the win in the main event.

Swedetech would also like to acknowledge all the workers that help put on the show for ProKart. Over the weekend, one of the ProKart staff members was injured. On behalf of everyone here at SwedeTech Racing Engines, we wish Kyle Zirkle a speedy recovery!

SwedeTech Racing Engines next event is Pro-Kart Nor-Cal event at Infineon Raceway on July 11-12. See you there!

With round #3 in the books, SwedeTech Racing Engines took home a few top five finishes and a few wins. All of the drivers have never driven on this “new” layout, it turned out to be a very exciting race weekend.

In S3, the lone driver aboard a SwedeTech Honda was Kassy Loving. She put on a good effort all weekend long. In the main event, Kassy barely missed her podium finish by one spot finishing 4th. The Tag Master Light class also had one driver aboard a SwedeTech Parilla. Jim Zootis drove all weekend long in a consistent fashion by placing top 3 in qualifying, the heats, and coming home with a 3rd in the main.

The S1 Category consisted of a complete field of SwedeTech power. Qualifying on the top spot was Cody Hodgson. In the Main, So-Cal native Jacob Neal aboard his SwedeTech Maxter cruised to the win. Cody Hodgson finished 2nd. Gregory Liefooghe drove a hard fought race to the last spot on the podium finishing 3rd. Jess Peterson powered by his Maxter to the 4th spot. Imran Husain put on a great effort putting his SwedeTech TM in the 5th spot. In G1, Ethan Wilson stayed consistent all weekend long by qualifying and finishing the heats, and main in the 2nd spot.

The class of the weekend was the large TAG Senior field. SwedeTech Racing Engines had two drivers aboard SwedeTech powered by Parilla’s, Alex Speed and Will Martindale. Alex Speed put on a great show in the main. He fought his way to the top spot clinching the win. Will Martindale put in a good effort all weekend long by finishing in the top ten. In the main event he finished 7th. Reaching out to other karters, HPV-2 Junior drivers were invited to try out the Pro-Kart Nor-Cal series. The class put on a good show with many of the top 5 drivers powered by SwedeTech HPV’s. Qualifying on pole was Donavon Wheeler. In the main event, Kiel Spaulding cruised his Swedetech HPV to the win. Donovan Wheeler fought his way to final spot on the podium, a 3rd place finish. Kathern Cornel came from the back of the pack to the 4th spot, and rounding out the top 5 was Marvin Gardner in the 5th spot.

SwedeTech Racing Engines had another successful Pro-Kart event. We are looking forward to our drivers bringing home more wins at the next Pro-Kart event June 27th- 28th at Fontana.

2008 Prokart Challenge South Race# 3 is in the books this past weekend. Swedetech Racing Engines ventured down south with drivers putting on good performances and bringing home wins.

In the S5 category, the lone driver for Swedetech Racing Engines was Race Liberante. He put on a dominating performance by sweeping the whole event. In the S4 category, another lone driver for Swedetech Racing Engines was Ken Schilling. He put in a good effort in qualifying taking the 2nd spot. In the main event he came home with a 6th. In TAG Masters, Billy Cleavelin almost swept the weekend aboard his Swedetech Parilla. He qualified 2nd, won all the heats, and completed the weekend by grabbing the top spot, winning the main.

The class of the weekend was S3. Swedetech Racing Engines had multiple drivers within the top 10. Mike Beeny drove his Swedetech Stock Honda to the 2nd spot in the Main. Clinton Schoombee put in a great effort this weekend powering his Swedetech Stock Honda grabbing pole and taking the 3rd spot. Bonnier Moulton finished 4th in the main, followed by Bobby Legate finishing 5th. Patrick Cushenberry drove to a 7th place finish aboard his Swedetech Stock Honda. In S1 Jimmy McNeil aboard his Swedetech Racing Engine made it look easy by sweeping the whole event. Imran hussain put in a great effort by finishing 4th in the main.

In G1 Robert Marks drove his Swedetech Power to the top spot all weekend long. He swept the entire weekend. Troy Butts put in a good performance aboard his Swedetech TM by finishing 2nd in the main. In G2 Swedetech Racing Engines had multiple drivers within the top ten, Eric Ortega put on a consistent performance this past weekend driving his Swedetech power to the 2nd spot. Darrell Tunnell drove his Swedetech power to the 8th spot. Kelley Hampton finished 9th, and rounding out the top 10 James Butts drove his Swedetech Engine to the 10th spot.

Swedetech Racing Engine had another successful third round in Willows. Swedetech is looking forward to the next round of Prokart racing up in Norcal for the third round.

With the 2008 Stars of Karting - Mazda Race of the Americas in the books, Swedetech Racing Engines came home with multiple podiums and top 10 finishes.

In the first final for ICC, Swedetech Racing Engines almost swept the podium. Michael Vincec drove his Swedetech Maxter to the top spot winning the final. Alex Speed drove his Swedetech Maxter to a hard fought 3rd place finish. In the second final for ICC, Swedetech Racing Engines again almost sweeps the podium, this time Alex Speed drove his Swedetech Maxter to the 2nd spot. Michael Vincec powered his Swedetech Maxter to the 3rd spot. While other drivers putting on a great drive to the top ten were Cody Jolly with his Swedetech Maxter finishing 7th. Jess Peterson powered his Swedetech Maxter to the 8th spot.

In the first final for TAG, Swedetech Racing Engines had numerous drivers finishing in the top ten. Joey Wimsett powered his Swedetech Parilla to the 5th spot. Chris Scribner drove his Swedetech Parilla to the 6th spot. Will Martindale put in a good drive by powering his Swedetech Parilla to the 8th spot. In the second final for TAG, Swedetech Racing Engines again had numerous drivers finishing within the top ten. Joey Wimsett this time fought hard to finish in the 4th spot. Chris Scribner powered his Swedetech Parilla to the 5th spot. Rounding out the top ten was Will Martindale, putting in a good effort powering his Swedetech Parilla to the 10th spot.

In first final for JICA, Swedetech Racing Engines had Brendan Phinny fighting his way to the 5th spot. In the Second final for JICA, Brendan Phinny put on a great performance powering his Swedetech Parilla to the 2nd spot on the podium.

Overall Swedetech Racing Engines had yet another successful Race of the Americas.

With the 2008 season well underway, Swedetech Racing Engines have already captured championships and plenty of wins. Recapping the 2008 ProKart WinterNats, Swedetech drivers brought home some nice hardware. In the S3 category, Bobby Legate brought home the well earned championship. In the S4 category, the lone driver powering a Swedetech Engine was Ken Schilling finishing 3rd in the championship. In the highly competitive S1 category, Jacob Neal brought home a few wins and grabbed the championship. Imran Hussain put in a good contention finishing 5th over all. In the G1 category, another lone driver powering a Swedetech Engine was Troy Butts putting on a good drive coming home with a 2nd in the championship. Tag Masters again only had one driver powering a Swedetech engine, Bill Cleavelin finished 3rd over all.

With the new Nor-Cal Prokart Challenge series underway, there are many drivers putting on a dominating performance powered by Swedetech Racing Engines. In S1 Cody Hodgson is proving himself to be a top contender for the championship, using a Swedetech Maxter to a win May 10th. He currently sits in the lead of the championship. Jess Peterson is being very consistent finishing top three aboard is Swedetech TM. He is currently in 2nd. In 3rd would be So-Cal Native Jacob Neal aboard his Swedetech Maxter. In 4th is Derek Tillet aboard his Swedetech TM. In the G1 category, Ethan Wilson is being a consistent driver powering his Swedetech Maxter to 2nd and 3rd place finishes. He currently sits 2nd in the championship. John Lewis is rounding out the top five aboard his Swedetech Maxter as well. In the S3 class Matt Hauff is powering to the front with his CR125 Swedetech Stock Honda. He is currently in 3rd of the championship. Swedetech Racing Engines very own Jason Berry is currently rounding out the top 5. In the highly competitive Tag Senior Category, Will Martindale is putting on quite a performance powering his Rok to a couple of well earned top 3 finishes. He is currently 2nd in the championship. In the Tag Master Light class, Jim Zootis is the lone driver powering a Swedetech parilla to a 3rd place finish in points.

The So-Cal Prokart Challenger drivers are bringing home more wins for Swedetech Racing engines. In the S1 category, Jimmy Mc Neil is putting on quite a performance with his Swedetech power currently leading the points after capturing the win at the April 26th race. Derek Tillet is currently in 3rd. In G1, Robert Marks is also putting on a dominating performance with this Swedetech power winning both of the races so far this season. He is currently leading the championship. Troy Butts is currently in 4th. In G2, Darrell Tunnell is finishing consistently in the top 3 with his Swedetech power. He currently is in the 3rd spot for the championship. In the S3 class, Bobby Legate is putting on again another dominating performance aboard his CR125 Swedetech Stock Honda. He has so far won both races and leads the championship. Patrick Cushenberry is in 2nd, followed by Clinton Schoombee in 3rd. In the S4 class another driver is putting on a dominating performance, Ken Schilling, winning both races and leading the championship. In the S5 class Swedetech Racing Engines has two people supporting this new engine package. Corey Neveau who is leading the championship and Race Liberante currently is in the 2nd spot. Both drivers have been swapping wins so far this season. In the Tag Master class, the final class for Pro-Kart So-Cal. Bill Cleavelin is powering his Swedetech Engine to front winning both races and currently leading the points. Swedetech Racing Engines already this 2008 season has brought home many SKUSA wins. We look to keep building the dominating engines that our customers have learned to love and expect.