Aug 29, 2017

Officials for World Karting and the Georgia Sprint Karting Association are proud to announce the entry blank for the “Barnesville Bash” for the RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series is now online. The event, slated for October 6-8 at the legendary Lamar County Speedway in Georgia, promises to be stacked with great competition, as […]

Aug 29, 2017

With the 2017 racing season rapidly coming to a conclusion, World Karting Officials are busy preparing for the beginning of the 2018 national season, which, in comparison to most other forms of motorsports, begins before the previous calendar year comes to a halt. WKA and Daytona International Speedway Officials, as well as other groups involved […]

Aug 27, 2017

The final day of the Bridgestone WKA Manufacturers Cup Series AMK Race Products Nationals welcomed rain showers to begin the action. Round Eight of the 2017 championship season, and final step in the Mid-Season Shootout, was contested at the Wolf Paving Raceway – home of the Badger Kart Club. Rain welcomed the racers in the […]

Aug 26, 2017

The threat of rain haunted the Wolf Paving Raceway all day long as the first round of competition completed Saturday in Dousman, Wisconsin. The seventh round of the Bridgestone WKA Manufacturers Cup Series at the AMK Race Products Nationals completed qualifying, two rounds of heat races and a main event for all eight categories before […]

Aug 25, 2017

The 2017 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour was completed just two weeks ago with the eighth running of the SummerNationals, which set a new entry record for the event that was held at New Castle Motorsports Park in Indiana. With the season’s champions now decided, the focus turns to year-end celebration as in just over 80 […]

Aug 24, 2017

The California ProKart Challenge returns to action for the first time since the beginning of July, gearing up to host Round Five of the championship chase. The Monterey Bay Karters facility in Marina, California on Labor Day weekend will welcome some of the best racers in Superkarts! USA regional racing. The unique course will see […]

Aug 24, 2017

Kyle Kalish is a longtime Franklin Motorsports / Merlin driver, and he chronicled his 2015 rookie season in the Stock Honda category. In 2016, Kalish scored his first SKUSA Pro Tour S2 Semi-Pro victory, finishing the season runner-up in the championship standings. For the 2017 season, Kalish focused on his schooling, returning to the track […]

Aug 24, 2017

Good performance for the young Polish driver Jan Jozwiak at the Rotax Grand Festival in Bruck (Austria), where a fifth place earned him the deserved Trophy. Jan Jóźwiak won the fifth position in the competitive Rotax Grand Festival, which took place on the A1 Speedworld circuit in Austria. The young Polish boy was the only […]

Aug 23, 2017

Over 30 events have been tabulated from the 2017 season toward the eKartingNews.com Constructors Championship. The expansion to major national and regional events have helped to gauge the success of brands across the United States karting market. Entering the final weekend of August, there only remains 10 more events to be included in the final […]

Aug 23, 2017

Duffy Livingstone who will always be remembered as the father of the Go Kart died August 13, 2017 aged 92. He was born January 25, 1925. When he was 1 year old Duffy’s parents relocated from Springfield Illinois to Pasadena California. In March 1942 Duffy went to war. Having survived flying missions over the South […]

Aug 23, 2017

After a very successful nine year career in karting, competing at the highest level of competition North America has to offer, and just over a year of competition at the world’s highest level as a factory driver for one of the world’s top karting teams, Michael d’Orlando completed his karting career in Scandinavian territory at […]

Aug 22, 2017

The fourth stop of the World Karting Association Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup Series takes racers to the historic town of Dousman, Wisconsin. The newly renamed Wolf Paving Raceway has been part of karting history for decades, home to the longstanding Badger Kart Club. A number of current and former karting stars got their beginnings at the […]

Aug 22, 2017

The 2017 WKA Manufacturers Cup Series resumes this weekend with the fourth event on the year. The AMK Race Products Nationals is set for the Wolf Paving Raceway in Dousman, Wisconsin on August 25-27. The home of the Badger Kart Club expanded its circuit this year, with WKA set to enjoy the historic facility and […]

Aug 22, 2017

The approved meeting minutes from the August 8th WKA Board of Trustees Conference Call are now available online at the WKA website. To view the August 8th meeting minutes, CLICK HERE.

Aug 22, 2017

Bandit Racing Chassis kart pilot Camden Gruber grabbed three wins Saturday and Sunday August 4-6 at North East Ohio’s premier kart racing circuit Thompson Kart Raceway who was hosting round three of the American Kart Racing Association/Vega Tires USA American Sprint Cup Championship’s Northern Tour.  That Saturday Gruber led Coyote kart pilot Blake Boon in […]

Aug 22, 2017

The Super One Series is reaching its climax in Scotland during the summer holidays with most classes only having one more event to go. Practice and Qualifying were wet or drying but the Finals ran on a dry track. MSA British Cadet Kart Championship Oliver Gray took pole in Timed Qualifying ahead of Arvid Lindblad […]

Aug 22, 2017

Rolison Performance Group (RPG) comes home victorious once again after a strong showing at the SuperKarts! USA (SKUSA) Summernationals, the final round of the Pro-Tour series, last weekend at New Castle Motorsports Park in Indiana. The team also garnered multiple top-five and top-10 finishes throughout their full roster of 12 drivers, spanning over a variety […]

Aug 22, 2017

Through the generosity of driver Josh Lane, the purse for the King of the Streets race sponsored by LeCont tires at the Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix powered by Mediacom will be increased by an additional $500 if there are more than 30 entries. Under normal rules, classes with 30 or more entries will pay […]

Aug 22, 2017

Following a strong week at the world’s historic Le Mans race track in Le Mans, France, Nicholas d’Orlando and his J3 Competition/COMPKART team moved to Scandinavian territory for the final two rounds of the CIK FIA European Championship Series, in successive weeks in Finland and Sweden.  The young rookie has been impressive in his last […]

Aug 22, 2017

Last weekend marked the final round of the SKUSA Pro-Tour, a 6 race, 3 event series, kicking off in the south at NOLA Motorsport Park, then back to the West Coast in Sonoma, CA then New Castle, Indiana for the final rounds. Birel ART has had a strong showing all season long, claiming championships almost […]