Ben Cooper was able to make a successful move back to DD2 at the last round of the Florida Winter Tour. Qualifying in the top 3 for both days, he would go on to have a 2nd place finish on Saturday and take the win on Sunday in a highly competitive DD2 field. “The move […]

After the launch of the BENIK Kart chassis back in December, drivers piloting the machine, designed by long time karting industry members Nick Mitchell and Ben Cruttenden, continue to be seen at the front of the pack. Tackling back-to-back-to-back weekends at the OrlandoKartCenter in Orlando, Florida, BENIK Kart drivers were able to add fast lap […]

Mar 26, 2014

A new era in karting began in April 2013 when the United States Pro Kart Series launched at the GoPro Motorplex. Roughly 120 drivers battled heavy rain conditions in what was the beginning of a new professional karting series. Seven categories, focused on providing maximum track time around two engine programs, opened up the competition […]

The FWT Formula Kart Championship ends on a high note for IAME drivers. Andre Nicastro on Techspeed-IAME dominated the last FWT Formula Kart Racing Tag Senior event of the three weekend / six race series.  Under a sunny Orlando sky Andre started the Final on pole, lost a few spots at the start, but then […]

2014 marks our fifth year of competition kart racing and with great support our prize package continues to grow. We are very excited that this season we can continue to improve our package while retaining our fantastic relationships with our dedicated partners. Our vision of a progressive ladder system is being reinforced as Bertil Roos offers our senior […]

Mar 25, 2014

The popular Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, South Carolina, will host one of the busiest national kart racing events of the year April 4-6 when the World Karting Association’s Manufacturers Cup and Road Racing series call the calm, scenic confines of CMP home for three days in early spring. Round two of the 2014 WKA […]

Mar 25, 2014

The 2013 season has closed, and with that, come the annual final standings of the eKartingNews.com United States Rotax Driver Rankings. In cooperation with the MAXSpeed Group, EKN utilizes the USRMC National Point Standings program and combined with the ‘Driver Rankings’ system to formulate the top drivers from the season. Back in May, the program […]

Mar 24, 2014

It was Championship Sunday as the competitors in Formula Kart Production’s Florida Winter Tour, presented by Ocala Gran Prix, took to the track to determine a multitude of FWT International Rotax Max Challenge Championships. The morning started out with only one cloud in the sky. Unfortunately that one cloud covered the entire sky. But, the […]

Mar 24, 2014

Bad weather forecasts are often good news for racing drivers. Today’s event in Sarno (Salerno, Italy) seems to support this thesis. The race hosted by the International Circuit Napoli was the first round of the WSK Super Master Series, an international kart event with 210 entrants coming from 32 different countries of 5 continents. Racing […]

Mar 24, 2014

The memories flowed freely in Ipswich across the weekend with karting personalities from all across the globe assembling for the inaugural KTEQ Rentals Australian Vintage Kart Prix. A total of 209 entries were received for the event that represented a celebration of the sport of karting with karts ranging from the late 1950s through to […]

Race 1 of the RLOKC is fast approaching, included in this mailing is some important information to help competitors prepare for the event. There will be more information sent out before the race weekend. Memo Gidley: Memo continues to heal and is very excited about the first RLOKC race. The feature race will be the […]

Coyote racers from across the eastern half of the country traveled to north Florida this month for the season-opening World Karting Association RLV Gold Cup Series national event at the popular 103rd Street Sports Complex, the traditional opening venue for WKA’s premier 4-cycle sprint series. The much-anticipated Jacksonville event continued the Gold Cup Series’ recent […]

Mar 23, 2014

Qualifying heats are over on the Circuito Internazionale Napoli in Sarno (Italy), but the best of the opening round of the WSK Super Master Series is yet to come. Each one of the four categories taking part in the event has got two Prefinals and a Final on schedule tomorrow. These races will award the […]

Mar 23, 2014

It was another “Chamber-of-Commerce” day of weather as the International Rotax MAX Challenge competitors in Formula Kart Production’s Florida Winter Tour, presented by Ocala Gran Prix, headed into battle for their fifth of six rounds in 2014. With seven championship categories set to run the order of business was an early morning warm up, followed […]

Mar 22, 2014

Story by Florida Winter Tour The competitors of the Rotax MAX Challenge portion of Formula Kart Productions’ Florida Winter Tour, presented by Ocala Gran Prix, were back in action today to set their qualifying times for this, the last weekend of racing in the 2014 Tour. To say, yet again, that the weather was spectacular […]

Mar 22, 2014

Two days of free practice and, then, the thrilling qualifying. The 210 scrutineered drivers taking part in the first round of the WSK Master Series will have to cope with timekeeping from today onward on the International Circuit Napoli of Sarno (Italy). Today’s times are the first records of the event promoted by WSK and […]

Mar 21, 2014

Next weekend’s opening round of the 2014 CIK Stars of Karting Championship presented by Castrol EDGE in Ipswich, Queensland has attracted a record number of entries. For this first time in the Championship’s 19-year history there will be more than 190  competitors take to the circuit across the seven classes contested. Between the three elite […]

K1 RaceGear the leader in custom safety apparel is now offering dye-sublimated kart suits at $100 off Retail. K1’s sublimated karting suits are ALL CIK/FIA Level 2 certified to ensure the safety of the drivers. These high quality certified suits normally run $395 can now be purchased for $295. “K1 RaceGear has always been a […]

After a successful February season opener, ART Grand Prix America returned to the Calspeed Kart Track for the second round of the LAKC championship. The largest karting club on the west coast saw six drivers run with the team. After a strong practice day in hot and windy conditions, race day would bring much nicer […]

Mar 21, 2014

Over the past handful of years, the karting community and its industry have worked their best to overcome the crippling effects of the recent economic recession.  For many racers, karting is a luxury expense that is one of the first budget items on the chopping block.  Scaling back participation, moving to a more affordable class […]