This approach hurts in a number of ways…ask me how I know 
My best advice to anyone over the age of 21 (and especially over the age of 25) is to AVOID the Vegas experience at all costs and focus on the race 
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These are two separate questions lol…spouses can eat/drink through Vegas as well as anyone!
All SKUSA need to do is a Retro weekend at the Rio. Get some pre-82 karts and send em. Finish at 2pm every day coz who can be bothered to race into the late afternoon. I sell a kidney to do that event ha
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I guess what I was asking is wether it’s best to not turn it into a family trip. Most races are a bore for non-racers.
But it’s a bit special of an event.
If the family is all interested in racing, then sure.
I learned early on that the best races for non-racers to attend are the ones with that are least burdensome on the driver, otherwise the racing becomes all-consuming, and the guests become disinterested…it’s a miracle my (now) wife put up with me at the time
Meow Wolf is actually a super cool modern art institution, there’s a few locations across the US. I’ve wanted to go check it out for a while now, specifically the one in Vegas but all of them are cool in their own right.
Is there any merit looking to partner with a US promoter?
It seems fun and irreverent.
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If I thought it was 10% doable I’d be at it already, trust me on that. Retro scene isn’t developed enough in n America for it to be viable (I know there’s pockets… but it’s so vast). If we could get some S Americans to come up maybe it’d be possible. But to hire a Casino like the Rio would mean we’d need Supernats level of entries.
It would be epic though
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It took all my willpower to stay upright and not lose my breakfast during the driver’s parade on Super Sunday last time I was there. 
My wife was pregnant last time she went, so she got to experience the morning sickness without any of the fun Vegas activities to precede it.
I will say that SuperNats is a really fun event to go spectate. If there’s any kart race you want to go watch, it’s that one. You get to see some of the best drivers in the world, amazing racing, and there is plenty to do away from the track, and the weather is usually pretty nice. It’s quite the spectacle. I went to watch and support my buddy in 2015 and I have more stories from that weekend than the rest of my karting career combined. When you aren’t racing there is a lot of opportunity to have fun at and away from the track.
Just pack electrolytes.
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on a more pertinent point. Any Entry List yet?
+1 on the spectating piece. Would 100% recommend anyone at least try it once, though personally I would hold off until the race is back on/near the strip.
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Entry list for KA100 Sr.:
Entry list at the bottom.
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Hmmm… I know a Monster Jam Monster Truck driver (two, actually). There has to be a way to combine monster trucks and bungees. Preload bungees with the truck? Add a big crane and 
I’m thinking a yeet system. Accelerate monster truck up a dune using bungee cords amd big engine and see how far it will jump.
I’ll bring it up with him next time I see him! 
Maybe he’s friends with these guys:
Pretty good stuff at around 55 seconds and 1:45. He also used to be one of the Grave Digger drivers. When last seen he was in Oz.
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Land Shark! Excellent livery for the truck!
I like how he intentionally falls over as a trick and then drives it back up. Backflips, too!
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There’s a story in TKart that’s provided some background on BestKart and it’s relationship to AMV. Unfortunately it’s because the founder passed away but it’s interesting backstory.
Florio Stefanello, founder of Bestkart, passed away
Luca Basso
31 October 2022
Florio Stefanello, founder of the Italian company Bestkart and active in the Italian and international karting scene since the 1980s, passed away on 12 October at the age of 88.
Already a manufacturer of mechanical components on behalf of third parties with his own company in the sixties and seventies, Stefanello’s adventure in the world of karting began in 1982. "He was contacted to produce kart engine parts. The client asked if it was also possible to make a complete kart and it all started from there. Bestkart was founded later in 1984 and approved the first chassis in the same year "says Tommaso Stefanello, grandson of Florio and manager - together with his father Claudio, son of Fliorio - of the AMV company, manufacturer of kart components, famous for its line of circles, based in Italy.
Tommaso also reveals grandfather Florio’s never waning passion for his work: «He taught me a lot from the point of view of production because he always hung out in the company until a few years ago for two or three hours a day. We still contacted him to receive some technical advice on mechanical processing ».
Florio witnessed many sports battles directly on the track, especially in Italy. «He often told me about the 1987 Pomposa race, valid for the Italian Championship. Michele Peruch, who had already won the Italian title with Birel a couple of years earlier, was racing with Bestkart and had recorded the fourth time due to a problem with the pressure gauge that regulated the carburetor pressure. In the first heat, in just one lap and a half, he took the lead overtaking Orsini, Bassini and Sospiri, all DAP official drivers and followed directly by Parilla. They were unbeatable at the time, but in the final Peruch started from pole position and remained in the lead throughout the race, winning it. The three DAPs had tried everything but were unable to get close, so much so that Sospiri had decided to retire. "
Finally, the link between Bestkart and the famous Monaco Kart Cup: «The first edition was organized by Bestkart with IAME engines and several Formula 1 drivers and some prominent Monte Carlo personalities participated. It was on that occasion that my grandfather met Roberto Moreno, an F1 driver. "
The condolences of the editorial staff of TKART go to the Stefanello family.
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