Dec 31, 2014

The annual World Karting Association Daytona KartWeek event was another success. Karters from all across the country traveled to Daytona International Speedway between the Christmas and New Year’s Eve holidays to take part in three distinct karting events to begin the 2015 racing season. KartWeek has been a part of karting history in the United […]

Praga North America is pleased to announce that Praga factory driver Patrik Hajek is confirmed to compete in the opening round of the Florida Pro Kart Winter Series. The Czech driver will compete in the KZ class on the Praga chassis with an IAME engine package. Besides driving, Hajek will also assist in driver coaching […]

With the 2015 Cold Stone Florida Winter Tour fast approaching, the registration for the highly anticipated international series continue to rise. With a record breaking opening day and an onslaught of registrations coming in on a daily basis, MAXSpeed Entertainment is reminding all teams and competitors to take advantage of discounted registration fees for all […]

Dec 29, 2014

2014 was a record breaking season for the Superkarts! USA Pro Tour. During the fifth year of the national program, driver numbers reached an all-time high at both the SpringNationals and SummerNationals. Racers enjoyed the challenging Dallas Karting Complex facility in Caddo Mills, Texas, and took on the city streets of Modesto, California for the […]

Dec 29, 2014

After a long season of race promotion and ground breaking organizational efforts, you’d think that Superkarts! USA’s Tom Kutscher would be setting up for a relaxing off-season, taking a little time off before SKUSA’s California ProKart Challenge regional series fires up again in early February.  But for the head of the sport’s leading shifter and […]

After an amazing 2014 season, Floridian driver Ryan Norberg has made the decision tojoin Checkered Motorsports for the upcoming 2015 karting calendar. After several years aboard multiple different chassis brands, Norberg is set to find a new home with the Bujdoso Family, who head up the Checkered Racing program and also import the PCR racing […]

Results from the most prestigious U.S. karting event – the 18th annual SKUSA Supernationals in Las Vegas, and its field of nearly 400 competitors – explain why a growing number of karters are turning to HoleShot sprockets and chains for a competitive edge when thousandths of a second matter. In the 20-lap main events, Jarred […]

Top Kart USA is proud to announce an incredibly strong lineup for the first round of the upcoming WKA Manufacturers Cup Series along with the Florida Pro Kart Series (FPKS) winter program. With some chassis being upgraded through an intensive research and development program, and some new drivers added, the Top Kart USA team is […]

As you may know, we at the MAXSpeed Group are always trying to listen to our customers and some have been unhappy with the current Rotax Mini MAX regulation in regards to the minimum squish gap. In trying to make this class as level playing field as possible, we have come to the conclusion with […]

Tim Lobaugh is excited to announce a new racing team, Trackside Karting Services. The new karting team is a full service, innovative program focusing on the existing BirelArt program that he has been a part of since 1995. Some of the many attributes of the new team are: event tenting, driver coaching and testing, engine […]

Dec 26, 2014

In just two weeks time, the season will be underway at the Musselman Honda Circuit outside Tucson, Arizona as the 2015 Rotax Challenge of the Americas program opens its eighth season as the premier winter karting series on the left coast. Seven Rotax Max Challenge categories begin a six-round championship series along the southwestern half […]

Dec 26, 2014

For over four decades now, karters provide themselves with a gift that only comes once a year…the Daytona KartWeek. The World Karting Association once again hosts three different events in the days between Christmas and New Year’s Eve at the world renown Daytona International Speedway. A combination of 2-Cycle Sprint, Road Racing and Dirt Oval […]

Dec 25, 2014

On this Christmas Day, it is our hope that you are spending your days with family and friends, enjoying health, happiness and the warmth of the holiday season. The staff at eKartingNews.com would like to extend our best wishes to you and your family. With Daytona KartWeek and the Holiday Classic on the horizon, we’d […]

Dec 24, 2014

The K1 Group, including K1 RaceGear, Go Racing Magazine and K1 Speed the world’s largest indoor karting organization with 25 centers nationwide and growing, together with CRG, one of karting’s most prolific manufacturers,  have reached an historical exclusive importation and distribution agreement for the entire North American continent under the name CRG Nations. K1 together […]

The 2014 season has been a remarkable year for Checkered Motorsports.  Clinching countless championships and victories the team looks to move forward going into Daytona Kartweek on Dec. 27-30.  The black and yellow colors have been strong in Daytona in the past where the PCR karts have shown their ability to adjust to all types […]

The inaugural Florida Pro Kart Series (FPKS) Winter Series is set to commence the second weekend of the 2015 calendar year at the Palm Beach Kart Center in Jupiter, Florida. Hosting a variety of TaG and Shifter kart divisions, the premiere series has a lot to offer to both the national level driver and the average […]

Dec 22, 2014

Karting Australia have confirmed the minimum weights and selected tyres for the classes being contested in the 2015 Australian Kart Championship. With more than 400 pre-registrations already having been received, the excitement is building for the new-look Championship that begins in Melbourne on April 3-5, 2015. The five-round Championship will see eight classes vying for […]

Both JP Southern and Jack Miller have decided, independently, to join team Top Kart USA for the 2015 season. This news is exciting for all parties involved. As Jack Miller explains, “We have watched the development of the Top Kart chassis over the last couple of years here in the USA. The results speak for […]

The 2015 season looks to exceed every expectation we have ever had since the F- Series began! However we are not suprised due to the dedication of so many great people. This strong future has changed nothing for us, as we will continue with the original concept for a fun, fast and fierce racing series. […]

Dec 22, 2014

It was a busy and exciting 2014 for karting in North America. From January to November, drivers, teams and shops were busy with racing from coast to coast, at the track nearly every weekend during the summer months, and closed out the season as the colors changed over to fall season. Many are spending the […]