Jun 30, 2015
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Just a reminder to the drivers who race with the Parilla X30 engine in the Man-Cup series — Tag engine notes — #7 — page 109 in the 2015 WKA Techbook — beginning July 1, the engine PASSPORT CARD will required in post race tech.  Please insure that you have this card available if needed.  For […]

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Jun 30, 2015
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The So Cal Oval Karters club will be celebrating Independence Day on the racetrack when it journeys to John Aden’s Wheel2Wheel Raceway on the San Bernardino County Fairgrounds in Victorville this Saturday, July 4th.  In addition to the stars and karts from the SCOK, the Speedway Sprints and the local Dirt Karts will also be […]

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Jun 30, 2015
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Round three of the ROK CUP USA showed as one of the most exciting in the series to date. With teams coming from around the world, including the United States, Brazil, Aruba and many others, each class showcased its skill and desire for a podium finish. The weekend events had over 100 people in attendance, […]

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EKN Driver Diary: Kyle Kalish – United States Pro Kart Series Shawano

Back to his roots for Franklin Motorsports / Merlin driver, jumping aboard a Yamaha powered machine

Jun 30, 2015
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This year, Franklin Motorsports / Merlin driver Kyle Kalish is taking on a new category. The inaugural United States Pro Kart Series Leopard Pro champion is moving from one gear to six, taking on the challenge that is shifterkart racing. The 18-year-old from Wauconda, Illinois began racing when he was five, and has earned championships […]

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Briggs Bio: Ryan Shattuck – GoPro Motorplex

Florida Keys native getting late start with love of karting

Jun 29, 2015
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Briggs & Stratton Racing is sweeping North America once again with their LO206 engine package. Straight from the shipping box to a chassis, the Briggs LO206 brings simplicity, fun, affordability and excitement back to club and regional racing for four-stroke enthusiasts. One of the newest programs that have been developed to help boost camaraderie within […]

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Texas ProKart Challenge Completes First Half of 2015 Season

Rounds three and four contested at North Texas Kartway for SKUSA regional and US Rotax Max Challenge program

Jun 29, 2015
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The 2015 Burger King®/Texas Barge ProKart Challenge series – presented by 3G Kart Racing, Dallas Karting Complex and IAME USA West – held its second event of the season at the North Texas Kartway on June 12-14. The Denton, Texas facility is among the most challenging courses in the United States, and the 1/2-mile circuit […]

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Jun 29, 2015
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With the first of 3 events for the Woodbridge Kart Club in the books, competitors on the WKA VEGA Tire/TS Racing National Road Racing Series have little time to reload the guns for an attack on the 2nd WKC event, that coming the weekend of July 24-26 at Virginia International Raceway in Danville, Virginia for […]

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Top Kart USA Shines in Shawano

Two wins, two poles and 11 podiums in last weekend's USPKS competition

Jun 29, 2015
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Continuing a string of successful weekends, Top Kart USA brought home several trophies from rounds  three and four of the United States Pro Kart Series (USPKS), held in Shawano, Wisconsin June 19-21. “With many great competitors challenging for the front field action this weekend, our team was a strong contender in every class,” said Bill […]

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MAXSpeed Entertainment Announces 2016 Event Dates

2016 Florida Winter Tour, US Open and USRMC Grand Nationals

Jun 29, 2015
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Just past the halfway point of the year, MAXSpeed Entertainment, the largest karting promotion company in the world, is pleased to announce the dates of their 2016 promoted events. Working not only on events still on the 2015 calendar, MAXSpeed Entertainment staff has worked diligently to ensure 2016 dates for the Florida Winter Tour, US […]

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Rotax Challenge of the Americas Announces 2016 Schedule

2016 to see stops in Arizona and California

Jun 29, 2015
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Rotax Challenge of the Americas, the premier winter karting series on the left coast, is pleased to announce today the 2016 series schedule. The International Rotax MAX Challenge will again offer the popular three-weekend, six-round championship, with stops in Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona, with the series concluding in Sonoma, California. “Scheduling is always a challenge […]

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Jun 26, 2015
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WKA Members in the state of North Carolina now have a new, but familiar person that will serve the remaining term as the District 3 Trustee in their region as John Klutz, the 2 cycle representative in North Carolina will fulfill the remaining balance of District 3 Trustee Johnny Bartlett’s term, which will expire after […]

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EKN Driver Diary: Troy Castaneda – Asian Karting Open Championship Macau

NorCal driver receives opportunity to compete overseas in Asia

Jun 26, 2015
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Karters in the United States have dreams to race around the world. Only a few get the chance to do so, and a limited number can produce results worthy of promoting. Most of the time, drivers head east to Europe, trying to compete with or against the factory drivers and teams at the top level […]

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Jun 25, 2015
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So-Cal Challenge spent Father’s Day weekend at the CalSpeed Karting Center for their 2-Days 2-Ways event. All entries were treated to a So-Cal Challenge series hat donated by M2 Sales and the Classico track configuration. Saturday saw drivers run the famed Classico track layout in the anti-clockwise direction before switching it up on Sunday to […]

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Jun 25, 2015
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Skip Barber Racing School alumnus and IndyCar Team owner Bryan Herta will continue his participation and support of the Skip Barber Karts to Cars Scholarship event with the extension of the Bryan Herta Career Enhancement Scholarship Award. For each of the next three years, Herta will choose a deserving Karter participating in Karts to Cars […]

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Jun 25, 2015
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Michael and Nicholas d’Orlando will look to be rockin’ Colorado as they head to Grand Junction Motor Speedway in Grand Junction for round two of the Rotax US OPEN Series. This will be the first time both Michael and Nicholas will be racing at Grand Junction. The .9 mile, 32′ wide asphalt sprint track offers […]

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Jun 25, 2015
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After months of planning in conjunction with the Maxspeed group we are pleased to announce that registration is open for the 2015 Rotax Summer Shootout. It can be found here http://www.motorsportreg.com/events/rotax-summer-shootout-2015-carolina-motorsports-park-cmp-881663 The dates are set for July 16-19. A formal schedule will be released in the coming days but for now its basically practice Thursday-Friday, […]

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Jun 25, 2015
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The So Cal Oval Karters celebrated Father’s Day weekend with the “Father’s Day 40’s” last Saturday afternoon at world famous Perris Auto Speedway.  Winners in all four of the classes were 2015 repeat victors and they took home some more hardware to put on the mantel piece. Racing under the sun, temperatures were pushed to […]

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From the Tower: 2015 United States Pro Kart Series – Shawano

Program hosts ‘last ever’ race at US Air Motorsports Raceway in Wisconsin

Jun 25, 2015
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This past weekend, the United States Pro Kart Series visited the US Air Motorsports Raceway in Shawano, Wisconsin for the first time. Over 170 entries were logged in seven TaG and Yamaha categories, plus the addition of the  new Rok Senior and Junior categories that filled out the eight race groups that took part in the third and […]

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Jun 24, 2015
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The eastern swing for the WKA Super Divisional Program gets underway in full force this weekend at Pittsburgh International Race Complex in Wampum, Pennsylvania. As a combined effort between the Great Lakes Sprint Series and New Jersey Sprint Series, the Eastern Super Divisional, which also serves as Race #2 for the New Jersey Sprint Series, […]

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Jun 24, 2015
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It was a challenging race weekend for Nicholas d’Orlando at the United States Pro Karting Series in Shawano, WI with its share of ups and downs.   Heading into the weekend as the series leader in the MiniRok Cadet class, with no previous experience at US Air Motorsports and limited track time for the single practice day, […]

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