PreEntry for the May 1-4 Carolina GP at Trackhouse Motorplex will begin at 9am CT/10am ET on Monday, March 31, 2025. Entry will take place via our Registration Portal on RaceSelect.com. For those of you that are new and don’t already have an account, when USPKS registration goes live at 9am CT on Monday, you’ll be able to create an account and register in just a couple minutes by following the link below. The link will not be active until it opens Friday. If you attempt to register and your membership is expired, it will automatically add a renewal to your order. If you have any difficulty registering, please contact tech support at info@raceselect.com or USPKS at tim@uspks.com and we will help you.
USPKS uses the Discord App to communicate important information with racers during an event. Download the Discord App and click on this link to join our server. https://discord.gg/RxUaTdsRAb
Pit Parking Schedule:
- All pit space for this event, starting on Wednesday, April 30th is reserved. Spaces are $.30/ft. For this event, USPKS Staff will handle the parking reservations, and Trackhouse Staff will do the actual placement. Please contact Tim Koyen directly at tim@uspks.com to reserve both pit space and camping space. Please provide a contact phone number so you can be contacted with any questions. Camping in the exterior lot is $300 and reservations are made thru USPKS. There is no camping in the paddock itself, including in toyhaulers.
Golf carts, etc: The only transportation allowed is golf carts, and you must be 16 years or older to drive one. Bikes, scooters, other vehicles are not allowed unless a medical need requires it. Contact Tim@uspks.com for a medical exemption.
USPKS uses a text message communication tool at the events. Important official announcements will be sent via text to the entrants at the number provided when you register. You may provide more than one number when registering. This will be not be spammed and only important announcements will be communicated this way. This is to cut back on PA announcements and the difficulty hearing them at the track. Due to government regulations, only US numbers are valid, and you must confirm the number when the service sends you a confirmation message.
A tentative event timeline will be posted prior to the event. We will no longer be posting complete timelines until just prior to the events, due to competitors missing sessions because they had an old schedule. This event will follow the normal Thursday Optional Practice, Friday Official Practice, Saturday Heat Races, and Sunday Finals format. A Mon-Wed practice ban the week of the event is in place.
Online Pre-Registration Fees
Micro Swift, Mini Swift, KA100 Jr, X30 Jr, KA100 Sr, KA100 Masters – $575 Plus race tires and fuel at market rate. Practice and Rain tires can be purchased from any source.
X30 Pro Sr – $650** Plus race tires and fuel at market rate. Practice and Rain tires can be purchased from any source.
A $15 per entry tire disposal fee is added to all entries.
**Special 100% Pro Purse is in effect for this event. (No minimum entry.)
All Classes are capped at the track limit of 50 entries. If your class is full, please complete the registration to be added to the waiting list. If room opens up, you will be contacted. A maximum of 50 karts will start all features. If there is enough demand, we may open additional class up to 92 entries. The first class to fill will be considered for this expansion.
At Track Registration Fees
Late fee of $100 per class, if registering after the deadline or at the track. You are highly encouraged to pre-enter online as there is no guarantee of room in your preferred class.
Entry Fees Include:
- Friday Official Practice and Qualifying Sessions.
- Saturday and Sunday Racing Program.
Pit Passes are not included in the entry fee and are purchased at the gate, and must be signed for by the individual. Cash, check, credit/debit cards accepted for payment. Hot grid passes are $75, Regular Event passes are $55, Single day passes are $25. Under 5 are free. Everyone entering the grounds must have a pit pass. Wed-Thur pit passes are $25 and purchased at the gate.
Season long Hot grid hard cards are available for purchase online at raceselect.com/uspks (once registration opens)
Optional Thursday Practice: purchased directly from Trackhouse Motorplex on site.
Rental Transponders:
AMB Rental transponders are $50 for the event. You can rent them when you register online or at the track. By renting a transponder, you agree to return the transponder by the end of the event or to pay a $400 replacement fee. (Rental Transponders are mounted on the driver’s left sidepod, no exceptions. If you need a bracket, we will get you one.)
Driver and Kart Profiles and Transponders
We ask that you complete as accurately as possible the short sections in the registration process that ask your chassis brand and transponder info. We must have your actual transponder number on file before you can pick up your driver packet at the track.
Photography
USPKS is excited to host Studio 52 as our Official Photography Vendor once again for the 2025 USPKS racing season. Visit their website at www.studio52.us to pre-order your images and get professional digital photos delivered to your computer and/or smart device on a daily basis.
In addition to receiving daily digitals, Studio 52 also offers vibrant, full color 19 x 13 Event Posters with your choice of photo printed on premium gloss photo paper. Order the Full Package to save money and get both digitals and the poster.
Order your professional photo packages today by visiting Studio 52 at https://studio52.us/order-event-photos/uspks/ to get signed up using their quick and easy contactless ordering portal.
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, NO OTHER PHOTOGRAPHERS WILL BE ALLOWED ON TRACK. Studio 52 provides very affordable photo packages to teams, rendering it unnecessary to bring your own photographer. USPKS understands the importance of video to teams and drivers for promotional purposes. Studio 52 holds exclusive rights to photo images, but USPKS is working with them to offer three Annual Videographer Media Passes for the season. These passes will be good for all 4 events, and sold at a cost of $600 each, payable to the Series. Additionally, 1 single event Videographer pass will be offered at each event for $200. Approved Videographers will have track access, with the only limitation being “unsafe areas” and secure Tech areas. Videographers will be required to sign a release and an agreement to follow certain rules. Media passes can be revoked at anytime for not following the rules or unsafe behavior. Contact Tim Koyen at tim@uspks.com to obtain a Media Pass.
Additional Notes:
- All karts must complete the Packet Pickup prior to participating in Thursday or Friday Practice. The Driver’s Packet is picked up from the USPKS Registration Trailer. Hours for Registration and Tech are 9am to 6pm Thursday and again at 8:00am Friday.
- The Tire Tent will be open Thursday to pickup your race tires. There will be a distribution schedule for each class published. If you miss your time slot, you will have to wait until the other classes are done to get your tires. If you aren’t arriving until Friday, you need to make arrangements with Tim Koyen or Al Weisensel to pickup your tires on Friday. There will be no general tire distribution on Friday. Tires are scanned in as the are distributed.
- Fuel will be sold at the registration trailer and distributed adjacent to the trailer.
- If you chose not to use a rental transponder, we will need your transponder number on file before your entry packet is released. Please either enter it now, or bring it to Registration, or you will not receive your packet.
- Cars and tow vehicles will be parked in a designated vehicle parking lot and not in the pit area.
- Drivers who win a purse must attend the Money Presentation ceremony Sunday afternoon. Failure to attend will result in forfeiture of any prize money. Plan your schedule accordingly. Prize winners may take their prizes as a credit on their RaceSelect account, or they must complete a tax information form and provide a Social Security Number to receive a bank transfer. Only the winning driver will receive the prize money, as it is not transferable. Anyone not providing information will have the prize money automatically applied as a credit to their USPKS RaceSelect account.
