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Paradise Racing at SKUSA Super Nationals VX |
 Paradise Racing is gearing up for the 2011 SKUSA Super Nationals at The Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV November 16-20. The largest karting event in the USA has the largest total prize package in it's history valued at over $120,000!
Patricio O'Ward is the 2010 SKUSA Super Nationals TAG Cadet champion. He will be defending his title this year against 81 other TAG Cadet drivers aboard a Tony Kart.
For the third straight year, EKartingNews will be providing live audio broadcasts of the action from the SKUSA SuperNationals. The program will begin on Friday with qualifying, and from there, EKN will be live for nearly 24 hours over two days as the drivers post their fast laps in the timed session, work through the three rounds of heat races, and Last Chance Qualifiers to set the grid for the final day of competition. The three-day broadcast continues at 9:30 am on SuperSunday with the opening ceremonies and into the 11 main events to crown this year’s SuperNationals champions.
 In addition to the live audio, website viewers can watch the live timing feed, provided by Superkarts! USA and Race-Monitor.com. All can be viewed, including the Official Discussion Thread in the EKN Forums, at http://www.ekartingnews.com/live . An added bonus for 2011, EKN will provide live video/audio feed of the podium celebrations inside the Rio following the last main event, once the official results are confirmed.
Those unable to sit in front of the computer all three days will now be able to listen in via their mobile devices. The following link (http://mobile.livestream.com/ekartingnewslive) will give karting fans a chance to listen in on the live broadcast and view a portion of the live timing, all at the same time.
If you can't make the trip to Las Vegas this year you can join Paradise Racing at the track via the following sites
http://www.ekartingnews.com/live - Live audio, timing & scoring & forum thread
http://mobile.livestream.com/ekartingnewslive - Live audio & some timing for mobile devices
http://www.livestream.com/ekartingnewscomtracksidelive - Live audio & chat also video of interviews throughout the weekend & podium celebrations
Read more in the following event preview articles:
- includes 82 TAG Cadet driver roster.
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2011 Rok World Championship In Lonato, Italy |
 Paradise Racing returned to the South Garda karting Circuit in Lonato, Italy to compete in the 2012 ROK Cup International Final. The following is a J3 Competition Event Preview Report
Only days away from embarking on the 2011 RoK Cup International Final, the J3 Competition Race Department is set to make good on its efforts. Having competed in several European events, including last year’s RoK Cup with Patricio O’Ward, J3 Competition will manage and run two drivers in 2011. The young spotlight drivers are Patricio O’Ward and Michael d’Orlando who will both be competing in the Mini RoK category aboard J3 Competition prepared Kosmic Karts. Also on a Kosmic will be Davey Manthei Jr. of Kartel Motorsports along side tuner Erik Bartolero.
The event will once again be set at in Lonato, Italy at the famed South Garda Karting circuit. Starting with free practice on Tuesday, the team will work through these sessions until Friday when official qualification takes place. After qualifying the event will hold three heat races on Saturday with the finals to follow on Sunday.
 Returning after a near victory in 2011, O’Ward will be looking to improve upon his record breaking fourth place finish this time around. With solid knowledge of the Mini Rok engine package and the different tires required for the RoK Cup, O’Ward will definitely start off on Tuesday on the right side of the curve. With strong expectations look for O’Ward to make another mark for himself and the J3 Competition Race Department at the 2011 event.
Michael d’OrlandoMichael d’Orlando Michael, d’Orlando will be looking to continue his steady improvement since joining the J3 Competition team with his first trip to Europe. Unipro data acquisition systems will aid O’Ward and d ‘Orlando in comparison and with solid expectations of improving and learning a wealth of driving knowledge, d’Orlando will take this experience forward when he travels to Las Vegas in November to compete in the TaG Cadet field at the SuperNationals.
“The RoK Cup is one of the most competitive events in the world, and probably the most competitive for the 8-11 year old category. Last year we were close to victory with young O’Ward and this year we will have new material coupled with O’Ward returning and the addition of d’Orlando, so outlook is very positive from the onset, stated Team Manager, Justin Stefani .”
For up-to-date information on the experience from the 2011 RoK Cup Italia including; photos, results, and day-by-day recaps follow J3 Competition on twitter, “Like” J3 on Facebook, or visit their website at www.J3Competition.com
Saturday Oct 15th - 68 Kart Field
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Saturday Oct 16th - 34 Kart Field |
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Pan American Finals at New Castle Motorsports Park |
  The usual suspects arrived in New Castle for the Mini Max category and J3’s Patricio O’Ward was on his game. Battling mixed conditions where O’Ward continually set the pace in the wet, which gave the young Mexican a fourth place starting position for the pre-final. With a last minute change in Parc Ferme for the pre final, O’Ward took to the grid without his ideal chassis setup due the time constraint. However, O’Ward salvaged a solid result putting him in contention for the final. With definite rain, O’Ward’s team made all the necessary changes for the final and at the drop of the flag O’Ward was unfortunately forced off in turn one with no hope to battle for the win, thus resulting in a DNF.
| Friday Sep 23rd - 17 Karts |
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Saturday Sep 23rd - 17 Karts |
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Sunday Sep 24th -17 Karts |
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2011 US Rotax Max Grand Nationals |
 40 drivers competed in the 2012 US Rotax Grand Nationals at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah under the J3 Competition tent.
On Thursday Patricio qualified 12th in his first qualifying heat. The top 13 karts were within less than 1 second a lap of each other, all 20 were within 1.3 seconds of the fastest kart. Patricio drove consistently throughout the weekend and finished 6th overall!
| Thursday July 21st - 40 Karts |
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Friday July 22nd - 40 Karts |
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Saturday July 23rd - 34 Karts |
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12th |
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Heat 2 |
12th |
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Pre-Final |
6th |
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4th |
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5th |
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6th |
After being at the top of the time charts for most of the practice sessions, Mini Max driver O’Ward qualified in twelfth place. The top 13 karts were within less than 1 second a lap of each other, all 20 in his qualifying group were within 1.3 seconds of the fastest kart. A strong run in each of his heats put O’Ward in a good position in the pre-final where he made good on his efforts with a solid sixth place finish. The final was not to be as O’Ward battled hard to claim sixth in the final ranks with New Castle Pan Am next up on his schedule.
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Southwest Regional Cup Rounds 5 & 6 |
 Paradise Racing returned to Gulf Coast Kartway to participate in the 5th & 6th rounds of the Southwest Regional Cup Series June 4th and 5th.
The Mini Max class was the largest class at the event. Patricio's drove the same rented Birel kart that he drove at the SWRC event last month at NTK in Denton, TX. It was like a repeat of the last SWRC event Patricio drove flawlessly and with the help of tuner and mechanic Charlie Swayne he got 1st place finishes on both days!
On Saturday Patricio got pole position and established a new track record ( 41.55 ) by almost 2 tenths from the previous one ( 41.71 ).He won the prefinal by 7 seconds and had the fastest lap.He won the final by 9 seconds and had the fastest lap. He was joined on the podium by Derek Scott Jr in 2nd place and Trenton Estep in 3rd place.
On Sunday Pato's competitors turned up the heat and racing was closer, he qualified second by only .035 secs. He won the prefinal with a last turn pass and drag race to the finish line! He won by .03 secs and also had the fastest lap. He won the final by .8 secs and also had the fastest lap. Patricio was joined on the podium by Derek Scott Jr in 2nd place and Ryan C. Lewis in 3rd place.
| Saturday June 4th - 13 Kart Field |
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Sunday June 5th - 13 Kart Field |
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