Round Eight of the GoPro Motorplex Karting Challenge concluded this weekend’s doubleheader event. Round Eight of the 10-race series brings the championship down to just a two-race shootout. Several drivers were able to capitalize on the doubleheader event this weekend, scoring two wins and advancing substantially in their championship battles. Jordan Heffner, Neil Verhagen, Derek […]

Competing in one of the many Rotax Max Challenge (RMC) programs across the United States, David Rafailov would see action in the ‘Race for the Rockies’ series in the challenging Rotax Mini Max division. Looking to claim the title and garner an invitation to the Rotax Micro & Mini Invitational, the CRG pilot would cap […]

Sep 25, 2013

Thanks to the new partnership between MAXSpeed Group and eKartingNews.com, a monthly program has been devised to promote outstanding drivers in the Rotax Max Challenge. The new program – GoRotax.com Driver of the Month presented by eKartingNews.com – is based off a similar program the leading karting website offers each month, focused on the United […]

Sep 24, 2013

Bundaberg’s Kel Treseder was honoured by his peers in the CIK Stars of Karting Series on Sunday night when he was presented with the MG Tyres Driver’s Driver of the Year Award. The prestigious award is voted on by the drivers in each of the three Pro categories in a 3, 2, 1 format on […]

VemmeKart is very pleased to announce the latest addition to the company. AJR motorsport of West Yorkshire England is now an official VemmeKart importer. We were contacted by Mr. Rhodes of AJR Motorsport a while back wanting to import a chassis that would be unique in suiting the tire compound that they are currently using. […]

Kiwi karter Daniel Bray has starred at this year’s CIK-FIA International KZ2 Super Cup meeting in France over the weekend, starting from pole and leading the Final for 16 of the 20 laps before being shuffled back to fourth then elevated to third by officials after Italian Loris Spinelli who crossed the finish line in second […]

Sep 24, 2013

Anticipation is building for the 1st annual Vega Sprint Nationals to be held at the world class karting facility at Atlanta Motorsports Park on October 4-6.  This track, normally a members-only facility, will open its doors to the best racers in the country, all vying for the $12,000 cash purse. Top drivers from around the […]

Sep 23, 2013

Before the race, if you wanted to place a sure bet you just had to bet on a hard-fought race. To be crowned World Champion, today’s winner had to fight bend after bend: that’ why we can now say that the 2013 World KZ title went to the best driver of the pack. In fact, […]

With the 2013 season coming to a quick close and only one more event weekend in the World Karting Association (WKA) Manufactures Cup program, one of the top performing drivers in the sportsman division has made the switch to Top Kart blue. Surprising fellow competitors and members of the karting industry, David Malukas and Top […]

The 2013 season has been a successful one for the Russell Karting Specialties operation. The month of September signal the end of the United States Pro Kart Series, where the RKS and Parolin program has found victories all season long. At the finale in Pittsburgh International Race Complex, RKS/Parolin swept the top two positions in […]

Arie Zimmermann finished on the podium in his Junior Rotax then hops into a Formula Renault an hour later all located within 100 yards of each other at CalSpeed and Auto Club Speedway. Arie was excited to debut his new Si-12 lightweight helmet from his new sponsor HJC. It came at a good time as […]

IPK North America wrapped up its Eastern Canadian Karting Championship schedule in fine fashion a week ago by claiming another title and adding two more drivers to its 2013 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals roster. Goodwood Kartways, Praga Racing Ontario and IPK Quebec combined for a thirteen-driver lineup at the JimRussellKartingAcademy in Mont-Tremblant and by […]

In an effort to reward competitors for their results in the upcoming Rotax Pan-American Challenge, Race Tech Development (RTD) will be awarding the top five finishers in each division with RTD money. With over $1500.00 of RTD credit available, competitors will be vying for Pan-American Championships, a spot on their respective country’s teams and credit […]

K1 RaceGear sponsored driver Olivier Bellanger claims his third Florida State Championship title, ending the 2013 racing season on a positive tone despite many hurdles along the way. The young pilot did not waste time getting acclimated to the fiercely competitive Junior classes in his rookie year, claiming the title in Rotax Junior, a Vice-Champion […]

Heavy rains soaked Round Seven of the GoPro Motorplex Karting Challenge, the first event of this weekend’s doubleheader. The rain may have dampened the track, but not the moods of the competitors, with many drivers getting the chance to demonstrate their tactful and impressive driving skills in the rain. Jordan Heffner, Neil Verhagen, Nick Losito, […]

Sep 23, 2013

A groundbreaking incentive program from Bridgestone and its distributors is set to commence next weekend at the first-ever WKA national event at the new GoPro Motorplex in Mooresville, N.C., where the Mazda / Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup Series will close its 2013 tour. Beginning with the Man Cup’s three TaG categories – Parilla Senior, TaG Senior […]

Sep 23, 2013

One of the perks that we enjoy through managing the ‘Internet hub’ for the sport is our many connections within the industry. Karting is filled with many passionate enthusiasts, and there are many great events figures which we are thrilled to be associated. The Rock Island Grand Prix exemplifies that status, as the all-volunteer crew […]

Sep 22, 2013

Ryan Grant, Snow Mooney and Arran Crighton are New Zealand’s latest Pro-Kart Series class champions, the trio wrapping up their respective class titles at an exciting series finale at Auckland’s Strata Networks Raceway on Sunday. Also drawn at the meeting were the series’ three prizes of trips to Las Vegas to compete at the 17th […]

Sep 22, 2013

Two of the three CIK Stars of Karting Championships, presented by Castrol EDGE went right down to the very last lap of competition at a frenetic Port Melbourne final round with Liam McLellan, Matthew Waters and Joey Hanssen declared Champions. McLellan – who entered this weekend’s event second on points – was locked in a […]

Sep 22, 2013

Heading into day two of the Rockpress Australian Superkart Championships it was thought we would finally see the long-held ambition of a sub-90 second lap time at Phillp Island. After years of inching towards the time, it finally fell, but it fell in a manner not expected as Russell Jamieson pulverized the record, bypassing the […]