KC Happy Hour

FEATURING Massimo Sanchez-Lara, Matt Johnson, and TJ Koyen! We are finally kicking off the 2023 season, and there is no better place than Homestead-Miami for the first weekend of the SKUSA Winter Series. TJ Koyen, Matt Johnson, and Massimo Sanchez-Lara will be here to give us their thoughts before the first rounds of action, and talk about their top picks for the Fantasy League!

FEATURING Matheus Morgatto and Marijn Kremers! As we build up to the first weekend of racing in 2023, and our first live broadcast of 2023 as well, we'll have Matheus Morgatto and Marijn Kremers with us to talk about the upcoming season! The 2022 OK Senior and 2019 KZ World Champions, and not PSL Karting/BirelART teammates, will be talking about their time in karting and what to look forward to fr...

FEATURING Alexis Rhule and Ryan Norberg! This week, we're talking about social media and marketing. Whether it's for yourself as a driver like Ryan or for a business like Alexis, social media is huge in a marketing strategy. We'll talk with them about their experience in utilizing social media, and how you can use it to help yourself in your career in motorsports.

FEATURING Alex Stanfield, Jason Berry, and Alessandro De Tullio! Over this past weekend, CalSpeed Karting hosted it's last race, the Machismo 12 Hour. We'll talk about the history of endurance races in the US, and karting news from the West Coast for 2023 with Jason Berry from NorCal Karters. Later on, we'll have Alex Stanfield & Alessandro De Tullio on to talk about their 2023 karting campaig...

FEATURING TJ Koyen, AJ Myers, Kyle Wick, and Danny Formal! With everything from 2022 all but wrapped up now, it's time to look forwards to 2023. We have Oktane Visual owner TJ Koyen in with us to talk about some of his experiences in the karting industry as a helmet painter and a racer for so many years. After that AJ Myers, Kyle Wick, and Danny Formal will be on to talk about the growth of shifte...

FEATURING Jake French and Braden Eves! What. A. Weekend! We have officially wrapped up the 25th SKUSA SuperNationals at the Rio, and man was it exciting! Braden Eves and Jake French will be on to talk about their experiences, and talk about the week in Las Vegas overall. From track layouts to tires and anything else on the radar, there will be plenty to tune into tonight!

FEATURING David Cole and Ryan Smith! With the 25th edition of the SKUSA SuperNationals at the Rio just 1 week away now, it's time to really get into the details of the biggest race in North America! David Cole from eKartingNews and Mike Smith are joining us to talk about this past weekend of racing at the Rio for ROK Vegas, along with some common issues that we see at these temporary tracks and wh...

FEATURING 2022 FIA Formula E driver Oliver Askew! That's right! Oliver Askew will be joining us for this week's edition of Happy Hour before he competes in the 2022 ROK Vegas event! He'll be here to talk about his time in karting, coming back to karting a couple years ago, and what he's expecting for this upcoming weekend. Joining us will also be Braden Eves as we talk about the new USPKS changes...

FEATURING Christian Marsh from Stars Championship Series! This week we've got Christian Marsh on to talk about some news from the Stars Championship Series that just got announced. Along with that, we'll be discussing why we're seeing less Americans at the IAME and ROK world final races and a couple other news announcements from the past week.

After a week off, we are coming at you with a 2-Hour Special Edition of KC Happy Hour! First up, we'll be bringing on first-time guest Tim Shutt of Timmy Tech to talk about his background in racing, the launch of his shop and team based in North Carolina, and most importantly, some of the strengths and weaknesses our sport has right now when it comes to attracting and retaining new drivers and fam...

FEATURING Brandon Jarsocrack, Ryan Cassity, and Braden Eves! With a number of our regulars at the CKNA Grand Nationals this past weekend both racing and working, there's a few talking points to discuss about the grassroots level of motorsports in the US after the biggest 206 race in the country. We'll also have a few track development updates from across the country, and some big races coming up t...

FEATURING Ryon Beachner, AJ Roderick, and Jorge Ruiz! This week we'll have Ryon Beachner on to talk about more of the business of kart shops, from local kart shops to a full national championship program, and some of his thoughts on the industry as a whole. With the Cup Karts North America Grand Nationals coming up this weekend as well, we have AJ Roderick of Roderick Racing Development, and Jorge...

What a final weekend at New Castle! Tony Tesoro will be with us to recap some events of the weekend. Lots of news hit the desk beyond the realm of the USPKS Finale, including the unfortunate news of CalSpeed Karting closing down at the end of the year. Jamie Sieracki from Franklin Motorsports and Nick Tucker of Nitro Kart/Nitro Motorsports will join us later to talk about their thoughts on karting...

It's time for the championship finale for the United States Pro Kart Series! Both USPKS and SKUSA have announced some big news this past week, and Hayden Jones will be making his KC Happy Hour debut for an interview. Tony Tesoro, Dalton Hanes, and Connor Zilisch will all help us make up our analyst panel to predict the Top 5 in X30 Pro for this weekend, as we preview the final 'regular season' nat...

FEATURING GFC Karting's Gary Carlton and OffSet Sport's Chris Wehrheim! Picking up from the last time Chris joined us on the show, we will be diving deep into the on-going debate of spec versus multi-manufacturer 'open' engine classes. We'll also be touching on the notable points that came out of last weekend's wide range of races! - The Rock Island Grand Prix - The Route 66 Sprint Series @ Autoba...

It's a busy week for karting all over the country! Kart Chaser is heading to the Championship finale for the Route 66 Sprint Series at Autobahn Country Club, while Speedsportz Racing Park is hosting their Lone Star Grand Prix, and one of the biggest street races in the country is going down at the Rock Island Grand Prix! We'll also talk about a new Predator 212cc Briggs 206 competitor, and some ev...

After a bit of travel, we've made it to New Jersey for this weekend's STARS Championship Series Round! There was quite a bit of regional action over this past weekend: - CKNA North Finale at Michiana Raceway Park - Indiana - Saturday Night Shootout at Tri-City Kart Club - Washington - ROK Fest West at Sonoma, California A special shoutout to our friends north of the border as well as the Canadian...

Tonight on Happy Hour we're talking about National racing with Chris Wehrheim and Ryan Norberg! It was a pretty slow week for karting news and media, but Chris has some good ideas and discussion for us to think about.

We are back from a lot of racing and some big news over the past week! Along with the Route 66 weekend at the Motorsports Country Club Cincinnati and Texas Sprint Race Series at the Amarillo Kart Circuit, we'll also be covering some major announcements from SuperKarts! USA regarding the Winter Series and Pro Tour schedule, and the SuperNationals prize payouts. Joining us will be Alan Rudolph to ta...

Joining the show tonight: PSL Karting's Marijn Kremers, Rolison Performance Group's Ryan Norberg, and Speed Concepts Racing's Austin Garrison and Pauly Massimino! We'll break down different topics coming out of the weekend on the SKUSA Pro Tour Finale, the first schedule release for 2023 with the US Pro Kart Series locking in 5 locations for 5 full rounds, and a few other updates that have come ac...

It's time for the first championship finale weekend of the 2022 season! Tonight Kart Chaser will be covering the headlines for the SKUSA Pro Tour SummerNationals this weekend at New Castle Motorsports Park, including - Pauly Massimino to Speed Concepts Racing onboard a CRG for the weekend - Danny Formal's first weekend on the Rolison Performance Group in Pro Shifter After the news, we'll be previe...

In what was a relatively light week on track in the US, there was news that broke all across the country! - ROK Vegas signs Multi-Year Deal with Caesar's Entertainment, beginning with a stop at the Rio in 2022 - SKUSA SuperNationals Registration Tops 200+ Pre-Entries - WKA Announces $14,000 Purse for 2023 Daytona KartWeek in Partnership with Summit Racing Equipment - ROK Fest East Registration Ope...

We're officially past the halfway mark in the 2022 National Pro Season! Tune in as we have the usual KC Happy Hour crew alongside returning stars Ryan Norberg, Brandon Jarsocrak, and more. Tonight's Topics: - The outcome of the Road America chicane barrier system // access path - Top Supporting Class Prospects coming out of this weekend (KA Senior, X30 Junior, Mini/Micro) - The dynamics of Road Am...

After a week off, there's a lot of catching up to be done! There were a number of regional races that took place over the last two weekends with some interesting bullet points coming out of each. Along with that, the FIA dropped the first of what seems to be a series of bombshells to come on June 29th, with the announcement of the new OK-N Division and the OK-N World Cup. We'll also be doing our p...

With the 'Big 3' Promotional Groups dropping their announcement last night, we've got a fully-packed out topic list for this week's show. Join Xander Clements, Aaron Hachmeister, newly-signed KC Happy Hour personality Dalton Hanes, Braden Eves, Ryan Norberg, and this week's special guest Annie Rhule! - Giving a a bit more background on our tech difficulties over the weekend - A full debrief from t...