Jan 25, 2016

The dream of nearly every young karter today is to one day become a professional race car driver. Many set the bar high with Formula One as the ultimate goal, while others feel that IndyCar or NASCAR could be on their future path. No matter the direction, racing costs money, especially when talking about trying […]

Jan 22, 2016

Mark your calendars TODAY because you will not want to miss the inaugural IAME Atlantic Challenge with Briggs and Stratton Aug. 12-13, 2016 at GoPro Motorplex in Mooresville, NC. The event will feature a unique and exciting racing format built for the racers. The IAME Atlantic Challenge Class Structure will be as follows: IAME X30 […]

Jan 22, 2016

Entries opened on 1st January and, since then, the WSK Champions Cup has gathered 170 entrants. The event is in two weeks’ time and it will be the 2016 season-opener: the growing number of participants proves that there are great expectations for the oncoming WSK Promotion’s events. The venue, the Adria Karting Raceway, is ready […]

Jan 22, 2016

After its first season, Ricciardo Kart Racing is preparing to get back on track to meet new challenges and compete at the top once again. Driving for the Factory Team of Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo will be Rick Dreezen in KZ1, Rasmus Lindh and Kiern Jewiss in OK-Junior. In KZ1, Rick Dreezen will be […]

Jan 22, 2016

After finishing as runner-up in the CIK-FIA KF Vice-World Champion on its debut last year, Birel ART Racing is ready to get on track to tackle the 2016 season. Jordon Lennox-Lamb has been confirmed in the KZ1 class. Having finished second in the series last year, Jordan is committed to the team on a long […]

Jan 22, 2016

World Karting Association Officials are proud to announce the designation of Red Line Synthetic Oil as the Sole Official Spec Oil provider for the Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup Series, effective immediately. Since 1979, Red Line Synthetic Oil has grown to manufacture more than 100 quality products, including Two-Stroke and Four-Stroke karting oils, as well as many […]

Jan 22, 2016

What a start to the 2016 season for Michael d’Orlando as he kicked off the new year at the first round of the Florida Winter Tour ROK Cup USA event by taking the victory in the Junior Rok category in spectacular fashion. Despite the inclement  weather in Homestead, FL and a tough field of 32 […]

Jan 22, 2016

The California ProKart Challenge season wrapped up at the end of September following another successful year and finale event at the growing Streets of Lancaster Grand Prix. Just three months later, Superkarts! USA is busy preparing for the 2016 season, expected to be among the best championship programs in the country. The 11 categories this […]

Jan 21, 2016

During my travels around North America and the world, I’ve spent a few thousand hours crammed into narrow airplane seats en route to some of the greatest racing venues on the planet.  A regular stop during each trip is the magazine stand in the airport terminal, where I normally grab a couple publications to read […]

Jan 21, 2016

Bushnell Motorsports Park is happy to announce that starting February 27th, it will host an 8-race series for the kart owners of Central Florida and beyond. Using the 4th Saturday of each month format, BMP is on offsetting weekends to other local tracks that draw large crowds in classes like, Shifter, TaG, Briggs and Stratton […]

We have seen more and more drivers of karting past make a return to their first passion.  We can now add another to that list.  2005 TAG Masters Supernats champ, 2000 Skusa S2 World Final, National and West Coast Champion Travis “Hot Rocks” Irving. But this isn’t your normal return to the drivers’ seat.  Baldozier […]

Jan 21, 2016

The first exit of the season yielded the first triumph for CRG and Paolo De Conto in Mexico at the second edition of the Grand Prix International Wing’s Army, the international race held in Guadalajara near the Omnilife stadium. The two drivers of CRG works team Paolo De Conto and Simo Puhakka have been among […]

Jan 21, 2016

The World leader in karting, Sodikart never rests on its laurels. The spirit of competition has been in its DNA from the beginning as evidenced by its everyday culture of creativity and innovation at all levels of its business. On an enlarged space and reorganized to show its status, the French brand has once again […]

Jan 21, 2016

ROK Cup USA’s 2016 season kicked off this past weekend at the 1st round of the Sofina Foods Florida Winter Tour presented by Fiske Wheels. Taking place at Homestead Karting, the event boasted nearly 180 drivers in seven classes, the biggest ROK event to date in the United States. The weather made for some interesting […]

Jan 20, 2016

IKA Kart 2000, the largest show in the world devoted exclusively to karting has been held in Germany for 24 years, at Offenbach. This year, the public, as passionate as they were numerous, were able to discover the newly homologated engines, including the new OK and OK-Junior, exhibited for the first time. Regarding the new […]

Jan 20, 2016

The World Karting Association is proud to announce the addition of David Cole as the newest member to the Board of Trustees, following the most recent election. Cole, a resident of Grand Rapids, Michigan his entire life, will be serving as Trustee in District 6, covering the states of Michigan and Ohio. Coles background in […]

Jan 20, 2016

The Formula 100 Karting Series and its local affiliates, F100 SoCal and F100 NorCal, are primed for another thrilling year of affordable and competitive racing! In preparation for the 2016 season, F100 has released its 2016 Class Structure. True to its mission, F100 will continue to provide the best in affordable and competitive kart racing. […]

Jan 20, 2016

Racers from all across North America and selected countries are making the final preparations for the opening event of the Challenge of the Americas, set to begin at the Musselman Honda Circuit in Tucson, Arizona on January 29-31. The ninth season begins a new era with two shifterkart categories joining the class structure in 2016, […]

Jan 19, 2016

Utah kart racer Todd Edgington was recently injured while swimming and diving during a vacation on the Big Island of Hawaii. After his wife and daughter brought him back to the shore, doctors along the beach were able to tend to him until paramedics arrived on the scene. Todd was flown to Oahu and is […]

Jan 19, 2016

There has been really no way to tell what a driver sees when behind the wheel…until now. DTM driver Robert Wickens is preparing for the upcoming Florida Winter Tour Rotax Max Challenge series as the Canadian returns to the seat of a Maranello kart. Recently, Wickens completed a test session at the Palm Beach Karting […]