Nathan Dupuis has emerged as one of the top Junior drivers this season. (Photo-Canadian Karting News)
By: Nathan Dupuis Motorsport
January 30, 2024 

It has been a busy, and successful month of January for Nathan Dupuis. Earning a pair of podium results with two different engine platforms, in two different series, and at two different tracks, the young Canadian has asserted himself as one of the top Junior drivers in 2024.


Scoring a second-place result in the ROK Cup USA Florida Winter Tour at the Homestead Miami Karting Complex, Dupuis was a model of consistency through the main event to earn his first national podium result of 2024.


“It was a great weekend in Homestead,” explained Dupuis. “I was a little worried as we were off here last week in SKUSA competition but turned it around with the ROK. Not only was it a good result for me, but it was also good for the team with two drivers on the Junior podium.”


Fast forward to this past weekend and a return to the Orlando Kart Center for Dupuis, Nathan impressed all with his Rotax prowess. Near the front of the field throughout practice and each on-track session, Dupuis started the final in the tenth position and turned up the wick when it counted.


Driving like a seasoned veteran, Dupuis sliced his way forward as he was one of the fastest karts on track for the middle part of the race. Losing time making bold moves to get into a podium position, Dupuis tried to put pressure on the leader late in the race but ran out of time.


Dupuis added, “I used up some of my tires getting into second and just did not have enough left to make a good push at the end. The Orlando Kart Center layout rewards smooth yet aggressive driving, and I think I was able to prove that I could be at the front of the Junior field in all conditions. Also, I want to say a huge thank you to Henry and the guys at Kart Chaser for all the great coverage over the weekend.”


With no time off, Dupuis will continue his seven-week straight karting escapade as he returns to the Orlando Kart Center next weekend. Set to take on rounds three and four of the RMC Winter Trophy, Dupuis is in contention to not only fight for the win, but the championship and the accompanying RMC Grand Finals Ticket to compete for his country in Italy later this year.


Stay tuned to the Nathan Dupuis Motorsports social media pages for news, information, photos, and results from each race weekend.

 
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Canadian ready for back-to-back-to-back national race weekends in January. (Photo-Canadian Karting News)
By: Nathan Dupuis Motorsports
January 5, 2024 

Rejoining Speed Concepts Racing (SCR) for the 2024 national karting season in the United States, Canadian Nathan Dupuis is set for a very busy month of January. After competing at the Daytona International Speedway for the World Karting Association event over the holidays, Dupuis remained in Florida and will now take on the Superkarts! USA (SKUSA) Winter Series, ROK Cup USA Florida Winter Tour, and the RTX Karting RMC Winter Trophy in back-to-back-to-back race weekends in January.



“I am ready to get the 2024 season started,” explained Dupuis. “I feel that I learned a lot through the last race season and grew both on and off the track. My performance improved throughout the season, and I 100% feel that I deserve to be fighting at the front of the field every race weekend.”



First up on the docket will be a trip to the AMR Homestead Miami Motorplex where Dupuis was a podium winner in December during the Sunshine State Karting Challenge. Returning to the Florida City facility, Dupuis will now battle the SKUSA Winter Series over the January 12-14 weekend. Remaining station the following weekend, January 19-21, Dupuis will trade in his IAME powerplants for Vortex ROK engines to battle the first round of the ROK Cup USA Florida Winter Tour.



Following the ROK event, Dupuis will pack up and head north to the Orlando Kart Center for the first round of the RMC Winter Trophy January 26-28. The international series, providing 2024 Rotax Grand Finals tickets to Italy in October, is set to be the largest Rotax series in the United States and one that Dupuis and the Speed Concepts Racing program have had their eyes on for quite some time.



As if three straight weekends were not enough, Dupuis will also be on track all four weekends in February including the RMC Winter Trophy, SKUSA Winter Series, Florida Winter Tour, and the Cup Kart North America program at the Charlotte Motor Speedway to round out seven straight weeks of national level competition.



Dupuis continued, “This is just the start of a jam-packed racing season, and I am anxious and excited to get going.”



Stay tuned to the Nathan Dupuis Motorsports social media pages for news, information, photos, and results from each race weekend.

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Anthony Martella will return to Junior competition this weekend at the SKUSA SpringNationals. (Photo-Martella Motorsports)
By: Martella Motorsports
June 8, 2023 

Running at the front of the Junior field south of the border with Speed Concepts Racing, Canadian Anthony Martella moved to Senior for a pair of events in Canada. Taking on the Motomaster Ron Fellows Karting Championship, Martella has earned a pair of top-five results and four top-ten finishes in four races and now shifts his focus to the Superkarts! USA Pro Tour and the annual SpringNationals.

 

Competing with the Racing Edge Motorsports outfit in Canada, Martella earned a fifth-place result in his ROK Senior debut after qualifying sixth. Round two saw a P7 classification on the results sheet after crossing the line in fifth, despite starting the main event from 15th on the grid. Race three was Martella’s strongest performance with a front-row qualifying effort earning the second-fastest lap of the session before finishing the main event in fourth while race four saw him cross the line again in fourth before being relegated to sixth after post-race penalties.

 

“It has been a good start to my Senior career in Canada,” expressed Martella. “It is a different form of racing with how aggressive it is and how much smarter drivers are to defend their position. All in all, it was a great start, and I am excited for the future.”

 

With two events in Canada now in the books, it is now a trip south to the Utah Motorsports Campus and the second event weekend in the Superkarts! USA Pro Tour. Moving back to the Speed Concepts Racing program for all United States events as per the plan, Martella will join a strong field of drivers in the X30 Junior category as he continues his quest for podium results.

 

Martella added, “I need to thank all my family, friends, and supporters, including the huge support from NIN Transport. Without the support of everyone, I would not be where I am today. I have my goals set for this weekend and look forward to the opportunity.”

 

Stay tuned for more news from Anthony Martella and Martella Motorsports in the very near future.

 

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Whitby's Nolan Bower will head to the Radford Racing School this weekend in Arizona.
By: Motomaster Ron Fellows Karting Championship
November 29, 2023 

Bowmanville, Ontario - For the second year running the Motomaster Ron Fellows Karting Championship (MRFKC) has selected a driver to attend the Radford Racing F4 U.S. Scholarship Award School. This year the driver selected was Nolan Bower of Whitby, Ontario.

 

As a ‘karts to cars’ initiative, the school is a collaboration between Parella Motorsport Holdings and the Radford Racing School in Arizona. The program brings some of the top kart racers from around the world to get acclimated in a race car by learning the basics of vehicle dynamics, shifting, handling, and car control. The school utilizes a Ligier JS F4-16 chassis, a Honda 2.0 litre engine, and Hankook slick racing tires; the same formula that is used in the Formula 4 United States Championship.

 

Bower’s karting career began in 2013 with Honda cadet before progressing into the Briggs & Stratton categories. In 2017 he made the jump into two-stroke classes. This season was especially successful for Bower, who won the 2023 MRFKC Rok Senior championship as well as taking home the 2023 Motomaster National Karting Championship title in the same class. After a standout season, Bower was awarded the yearly ‘karts to cars’ scholarship after the final race in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec.

 

“To win the championship, and in turn the scholarship, means everything to me,” Bower said. “It proves to myself and everyone else that we have the ability to compete with the very best.”

 

Although this won’t be Bower’s first time ever in a race car - he had the chance to test a NASCAR Canada machine in 2020 - it will be in fact his first time driving an open-wheel car. The driver from Whitby says he is looking forward to honing the “key fundamentals when it comes to successfully driving a formula car.”

 

As the second graduate to attend the Radford School from MRFKC, Bower is in very good company. Last year’s MRFKC Rok Senior champion and scholarship winner Patrick Woods-Toth went on to win the 2023 F4 U.S. driver’s championship. For Woods-Toth the long journey to his unlikely championship season began last December at the Radford School.

 

For many young drivers in the MRFKC and in Canada - Bower included - Woods-Toth’s success has been an inspiration.

 

“With Patrick being the F4 U.S. champion in his debut year it has brought so much attention to Canada within the open-wheel categories,” Bower said. “Patrick and I are former teammates, and having him there to help me get accustomed to the Birel and further my development has been extremely helpful.”

 

Bower sees Radford as the first step on the road to a motorsports career and looking past this weekend he’s hoping he will have the opportunity to compete in the 2024 F4 U.S. championship season.

 

“One step at a time, we will see how everything goes,” Bower said.

 

Bower now leaves for Arizona where we he will participate in the three-day school and “cut his teeth,” so to speak, in F4 U.S. equipment.

 

“I want to thank my mom and dad for all of their support and help over the last decade that we’ve been racing. I want to thank Trevor Wickens too for all his help this year as well as Tyler Ripani, and Ron and Lynda Fellows, for this opportunity.”

 

 

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A crash robbed Nepveu of a top finish in Homestead. (Photo- On Track Promotions)
By: Thomas Nepveu Motorsports
February 14, 2023
 

Homestead, Florida- It was a difficult yet worthwhile weekend for Thomas Nepveu in Homestead. The young Oka native was on track for rounds 3 and 4 of the SKUSA Winter Series, a major championship that attracts some of the best drivers in America.



Thomas competed in the X30 Senior class over the course of two busy days with the support of Kart Republic. "We had a great kart all weekend," said Thomas. "However, we were a little short on speed in Saturday's race. We spent all day fighting within the top 10 and ended up finishing 10th overall in the final.”



Sunday started off on a better note, as Thomas established himself in 7th place in the pre-final. "We were faster in the final on Sunday, but we got caught up in a crash with two laps to go as I was fighting for 5th place."



Unfortunately, it was a missed opportunity for Thomas, but nevertheless it was still a good weekend overall for Kart Republic, "I think we made some good adjustments and saw solid progress on track. It may not have been our weekend in terms of results but I'm still taking away the positives."



Kart Republic

Founded in 2017 by Dino Chiesa, this Italian manufacturer has been dominating the podium on an international level since its inception. They quickly moved onto American soil, taking their first win at the most competitive event in North America, the Las Vegas SKUSA SuperNationals (1st - X30 Senior class - Nov. 2018). The brand has since recorded a multitude of wins to solidify its position at the top of karting competition.

 

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