Behind the Laptop: Taking 4-Cycle Racing Into the New Millennium
Time for all shops, tracks, and clubs to establish a strong base for the sport
There is no doubt that the current craze in the sport of karting is that of Briggs & Stratton 206 racing. In the 90s, it was shifterkart racing, the 2000s were all about Touch-and-Go packages, and this decade thus far has been the resurgence of 4-cycle competition at the sprint tracks of North America. The […]
Read Full StorySanzaru Games Round Four Featured a Rotax Grand Nationals Preview
Enzo Prevost wins the EVO Electrics GoPro feature
Round #4 of the Sanzaru Games Karting Championships was run on the track configuration that the Rotax Grands will be run, this attracted 13 out of region drivers. The drivers got in two or three days of practice and racing on the track that will help them prepare for the Grands in August. These additional […]
Read Full StoryPatrick Karting Helping to Guide Racers Up the Motorsports Ladder
New operation focused to provide hands-on training to develop future racing stars
The vast majority in the upper levels of motorsports began their racing career in the sport of karting. Over the many decades of kart racing, there has been no clear path to climb that racing ladder and become a professional race car driver. Patrick Karting was established to help guide those looking to take their […]
Read Full StoryFollowing its successful debut in Castelletto Di Branduzzo in Italy at the end of May, the brand new X30 Euro Series will make its comeback on the race track and host its second and final race of the season in Zuera, Spain from July 14st to 17th. Organised by none other than the RGMMC Group […]
Read Full StoryKershaw, South Carolina in June can only mean 1 thing, HEAT!!!!!!! And there was plenty of it this past weekend at Carolina Motorsports Park for the RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup competitors for their second stop of the 4 race national season. However, with heat index numbers, and sometimes daily temperatures, reaching into the […]
Read Full StoryTop Kart USA Successful in Shawano
Four podiums, seven poles and eight wins across two weekends
Two consecutive weekends in Shawano, Wisconsin, brought two weekends of success for the Indianapolis based Top Kart USA squad. The second round of Route 66 competition took place June 10-12 at U.S. Air Motorsports Park while the second round of the United States Pro Kart Series (USPKS) competition took place the following weekend, June 17-19. […]
Read Full StoryJoyner (Zanardi) claimed the victory in Portimao and gained the classification lead. Hiltbrand very good on the podium and currently third in the standings. Hauger among the best of OK Junior, as Wilson who was unlucky in the Final though. CRG flag has been raised high thanks to series of great performances in Portugal’s third […]
Read Full StoryFollowing on the success of the inaugural 2015 Summer Challenge that saw numerous drivers going home with cash prizes, fully-paid entries to major events throughout North America, the awarding of a ticket to the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals in DD2 Masters, and most importantly huge smiles on the faces of all of the racers […]
Read Full StoryThe following is a letter from Rok Cup USA director Andre Martins regarding the upcoming event at Pittsburgh International Racing Complex. Both the WKA Manufacturers Cup Series and United States Pro Kart Series are scheduled to travel to the Wampum, Pennsylvania facility during August and September. EKN will be monitoring the situation this coming weekend, […]
Read Full StoryThe Rock Island Grand Prix, the world’s largest karting street race, is proud to now be a member of the Vintage Karting Association. “Vintage kart racing is an integral part of our sport and one which we have been happy to feature at our race the past few years. We are proud that Rock Island […]
Read Full StoryJob Title: Assistant General Manager Reports to: General Manager Full/Part Time: Full Time, year round Typical hours: Schedule will vary seasonally Compensation: Salaried, commensurate with experience General overview: As we enter our third year of operations, Gateway Kartplex is looking for a dynamic, motivated and experienced team member to fill the position of Assistant General […]
Read Full StoryBetween Friday practice and weekend racing approximately 600 entries – 142 practice and 452 race entries – challenged the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the Dart Kart Club / Championship Enduro Series Road Race national event, sanctioned by AKRA and title sponsored by Vega USA. The competition was made available on Race Monitor from practice […]
Read Full StoryBlake Boon was a big star at his home track June 4-5 when the Genesee Valley Kart Club hosted round one of the first ever American Kart Racing Association’s (AKRA) American Sprint Cup Series Northern Tour presented by Boon & Sons and Vega USA. Piloting two new GT Machine powered Coyote Wide Track chassis, eight-year-old […]
Read Full StoryCIK-FIA European Championship: Portugal Report
Portimao launches drivers towards the final sprint for the European titles
The Finals in Portimao changed the standings of the European Championship. The race at the Kartodromo Internacional do Algarve was the last but one round of the European CIK-FIA Championship: it will be the last round, scheduled on last weekend of July at Genk in Belgium, to assign the titles of all categories. The OK […]
Read Full StorySuperkarts! USA Address Lingering Questions and Concerns Regarding Impounded Engines and Subsequent Ruling of Findings
Photo comparison and further explanation of the Honda cylinder tech inspection
Superkarts! USA has been compelled to respond to the ongoing questions surrounding the impounded Honda CR125 cylinders and better clarify the findings and subsequent actions resulting from the examination process. Previous efforts to be discreet have unfortunately backfired, underscoring the need for the series to further elaborate on the events that transpired, based on the […]
Read Full StoryTexas ProKart Challenge to Offer Briggs 206 Classes at Gulf Coast Kartways
Cash purse set up for two Briggs categories set to join class roster for July 8-10 event
The Texas ProKart Challenge is at the halfway point of the 2016 season, with two events recorded and two more race weekends on the horizon. The next stop is scheduled for July 8-10 at the Gulf Coast Kartways in Katy, Texas with Round Five and Six contested toward the series championship. It will be a […]
Read Full Story‘Racing Rules Explained’
Association of British Kart Clubs and Karting Australia Latest Organizations to adopt new booklet for novice karters
The ‘Association of British Kart Clubs’ and ‘Karting Australia’ are among the latest karting organisations to adopt a new 68 page booklet entitled ‘Racing Rules Explained’ which is intended for junior novice kart drivers in the 6 to 12 year old age bracket and their parents. UAE East Rotax Max Challenge back in 2013, the […]
Read Full StoryThree Karters celebrated the first Tuesday of summer with their first Feature Wins June 21st. 2016 Rookie Christopher Crowe won his first career feature in the Vansickle Pet Valu Novice 1 Division. Veteran Davis Grocott made his first ever visit to St. Catharines Discount Auto Parts Victory Lane after winning the Ed MacPherson Construction Junior […]
Read Full StoryThe only thing hotter than the temperature at Perris Auto Speedway last Saturday was young Long Beach racer Joe Gibb who won the KT100 and Open Class main events when the So Cal Oval Karters visited the Riverside County race plant for the first time in 2016. His win in the KT100’s put a stop […]
Read Full StoryIt was another solid race weekend for Nicholas d’Orlando, making his national level debut in his COMPKART chassis and the J3 Competition team, at USA International Raceway, in Shawano, WI. With the track’s many elevation changes and two banked turns, it is one of the trickier tracks to get around on the United States Pro […]
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