Mar 31, 2015

The Briggs & Stratton Weekly Racing Series offers sprint tracks and 206 racers a great way to race locally while competing regionally via a points system for over $50,000 in prizes. “The Briggs & Stratton WRS is about supporting tracks and racers.  It’s free!  Every track that signs up and stays current is eligible for […]

Mar 31, 2015

A new era of Australian Karting will begin this weekend with the opening round of the Australian Kart Championship presented by Jayco and Castrol EDGE being held in Melbourne. More than 240 competitors will be lining up on the grid across the eight Championship classes and people all across the globe can follow the action […]

Mar 31, 2015

On behalf of World Karting Association President John Ferris, The WKA Board of Trustees, Office Staff, and National Officials, our sincerest thanks to the many participants, sponsors, and fans, as well as the North Florida Kart Club, for providing a great start to the 2015 edition of the RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series […]

Mar 31, 2015

The 2015 karting season is ready to get underway in the Lone Star State with the Burger King® Texas ProKart – Texas Barge Rotax Max Challenge Series set to host the opening event of the year. On April 10-12, the fourth season of the program will kickoff at the Gulf Coast Kartway facility in Katy, […]

Mar 30, 2015

The Andrea Margutti Trophy ended with a good success at the South Garda Karting of Lonato. The success involved organization, managed as tradition by Parma Karting, as well as participation, with 160 drivers on track from 25 Countries and 4 Continents. The spectacle on track in this 26th edition has been once again great, with […]

Mar 30, 2015

Round Two of the GoPro Motorplex Karting Challenge Presented by Hoosier Racing Tire club series tallied 94 entries within 10 divisions despite what felt like record-low temperatures for the first week of Spring. NEW for 2015: Champion of the Day: Combined points from Final 1 and Final 2 determine the overall champion of the day […]

Mar 30, 2015

A successful winter season would be an understatement for BBS Race Engine Development.  Operating in Middletown, Indiana and led by engine builder Brian Seward a championship was earned along with two victories and 10 top 3 finishes.  Supporting the Florida Winter Tour Rok Cup and the Florida Pro Kart Series gave BBS engines a diverse […]

Mar 30, 2015

A historical moment for PSL and Birel ART as we embarked on our first event on the new red chassis. With success in all categories of competition, working in partnership with the other Birel ART teams, we were able to demonstrate the efficiency and adaptability of the 2015 chassis’s and Freeline components. With win’s in […]

Mar 30, 2015

It was another picture perfect weekend for ROKKERS in the 2015 Cold Stone Florida Winter Tour Powered by MAXSpeed Entertainment ROK Cup USA finale weekend, presented by MG Tires. With the event taking place at the picturesque Ocala Gran Prix facility in Ocala, Florida, seven class champions were crowned and tickets awarded to the ROK […]

Mar 27, 2015

GoPro Motorplex is excited to announce the return of the Valvoline Little 600 free fan event, Tuesday, May 19, featuring a full-field of 20 NASCAR drivers competing in the facility’s fleet of rental karts. Conveniently scheduled between the NASCAR All-Star Race and Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the Valvoline Little 600 is quickly becoming […]

Mar 27, 2015

Last month saw anxious racers ready to begin the new season by attending the Seasons opener at Cal Speed Fontana. The Race was to be an LAKC event but turned out to be hosted by Cal Speed. The event was fantastic and was run in a very professional manor as you would expect from a […]

Mar 27, 2015

The So Cal Oval Karters kicked off their 2015 season last Saturday at Southern California’s picturesque Perris Raceway.  A larger than anticipated field of 38 karts was on hand they were joined by the Speedway Sprints from Wheel 2 Wheel Raceway. Five divisions comprised the Oval Karters portion of the show on a gorgeous night […]

Mar 26, 2015

Greetings! I know a lot of people are wondering about tires this year.  Well, it could not be simpler; The Spec Tire is the Vega FH (Blue) for all classes, except for the shifter classes, which will have the option of the Vega FH (Blue) or the Vega XM (White). The Vega FH gives excellent […]

Mar 26, 2015

Briggs & Stratton 206 Exhaust -5506 This week RLV will begin shipping 206 exhaust systems which will now feature a main brace back to the control cover along with an additional non-welded brace that extends from the cylinder head.  The exhaust dimensions and pipe angle remain unchanged along with the current part number 5506 will […]

Mar 26, 2015

Wow! What an exciting weekend of racing for Nicholas d’Orlando and the d’Orlando brothers at the Cold Stone Florida Winter Tour Powered by MAXSpeed championship weekend in Ocala, FL.  Nicholas took home the Vice Championship title in the Mini Rok series as he contended with European Johnny Edgar in a nail biting point’s battle. It […]

Mar 26, 2015

As the 2015 Cold Stone Florida Winter Tour came to a close for the ROK Cup USA competitors this past weekend, Anthony Gangi Jr. was in the thick of it for the Vortex ROK Junior victory. Always a threat, the GT7 Motorsports pilot attacked the finale weekend looking to secure as many points as possible […]

Mar 26, 2015

Fletcher Motorsport’s with driver Keidon Fletcher will race with the Venom Racing Solutions Team in the ECKC Karting series and the Canadian Nationals in 2015. The 11 year old driver and former WRKC cadet champion will pilot a 2015 VRS K&K Racing Cobra chassis. Teaming with the 2014 ECKC Senior Champion Jon Treadwell for the […]

Mar 26, 2015

As the snow melts away and winter karting programs come to an end, the 2015 Can-Am Karting Challenge is set to open in only a few weeks time. With a series that has seen increased numbers with each and every passing season, the 2015 edition of the program looks to be a solid and exciting […]

Mar 26, 2015

Everywhere we travel these days, no matter what the track or the series, we inevitably get into a discussion about the merits of the Briggs LO206 engine and how it’s brought the fun back into karting.  Sometimes we’re talking to a national team tuner, who was a top gun himself in the 2000s, but now […]

Mar 25, 2015

The Manitoba Karting Association recently took part in the 41st Annual Piston Ring World of Wheels Car Show in Winnipeg, Manitoba March 20-22, 2015. With the goal of promoting the Manitoba Karting Association, and karting as a whole, the event was a huge success for the club. Well over 40,000 were in attendance at the […]