Nov 27, 2017

The unofficial end to the 2017 karting season has now come and gone with Speed Concepts Racing (SCR) ending their Superkarts! USA (SKUSA) program, similar to the same way they started. Now home from the SuperKarts! USA SuperNationals 21 held in Las Vegas, Nevada, SCR branded drivers closed the season strong with heat race wins, […]

Nov 27, 2017

WKA would like to thank Roebling Road Raceway for extending the offer to our racers and making available trailer storage at their facility in Bloomingdale, GA. Interested racers may drop their trailer off for storage on the way home from Daytona KartWeek. Trailers can be stored until WKA’s next Road Racing event at Roebling Road […]

Nov 27, 2017

We’re now a week on from the 21st running of the Superkarts! USA SuperNationals in Las Vegas, and everyone has returned home. They’ve enjoyed Thanksgiving with family and friends, and they’ve ‘rested up’ through the weekend. During this time, I’ve personally been reflecting on the event itself, going over some of the happenings and experiences […]

Nov 22, 2017

BENIK Kart and Team BENIK release the following statement, after the conclusion of the 2017 SuperKarts! USA (SKUSA) SuperNationals 21: Effective immediately, Team BENIK has cut all ties with High-Rev Engineering and Owner Marc Zartarian. Moving forward Team BENIK Kart drivers under the official team tent will not be permitted to utilize High-Rev Engineering prepared […]

Nov 22, 2017

The 2017 Gearup Challenge and the State Championship have produced some of the best racing in the history of the F-Series program and we are beyond excited to celebrate such an epic year. Having changed our points structure this season made the championship battles closer than ever before and made every position a true test […]

Nov 22, 2017

The So Cal Oval Karters club closed its 10th consecutive season when Chris Southern, Scott Gaynor, Kenny Byers and Drake Cardey all posted wins on a beautiful Saturday afternoon on the challenging quarter-mile road course cut into the infield at Perris Auto Speedway. The race, which was originally slated to be an oval race, was […]

Nov 22, 2017

Close to 90 drivers competed in the Seventh Annual Inverness Grand Prix that brought the thrill and challenge of street racing to the downtown Inverness area. “The streets are quite challenging and most racers enjoy the challenge,” Joe Wigley of the Affordable Karting Club said. In all, 16 divisions competed in the event that saw […]

Nov 22, 2017

The same cylinder manufacturing technology successfully applied to the Rotax 125 Junior MAX engine during the 2017 racing season also proved positive for the engine parity during the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals 2017 in the Rotax 125 MAX and 125 MAX DD2 classes. Since the introduction of the advanced technology for the Rotax Micro […]

Nov 22, 2017

The Italian driver started the SuperKart! USA main event at the back and greatly recovered before the chequered flag. The last weekend was not an easy one for the 17 year-old driver Alex Irlando: fast since free practices, Alex qualified 14th 0.486 second slower than the poleman. In the first heat he finished 7th recovering […]

Nov 22, 2017

Margay Racing is excited to announce the first round of entries for the inaugural Ignite Dash at Daytona at WKA Daytona Kart Week. Highlighting the entry list is a pair of emerging Indycar talents. The first to announce their entry is Andretti Autosport Indycar driver, Zach Veach. When asked about his return to karting, Veach […]

Nov 22, 2017

CRG claimed another victory in Las Vegas (Nevada) at the most important appointment in North America. Paolo De Conto hit the jackpot securing an exceptional third win in the Skusa Super National after the victories scored in 2014 and 2016. In this 21st edition, Paolo De Conto on CRG-Tm did not leave much room to […]

Nov 21, 2017

The 2017 Briggs & Stratton Weekly Racing Series powered by RLV is FINAL! From the first weekend to the last, we were once again ring side to watch as the coveted leader board was always in motion. Combined over 3,000 racers competed at just over 50 participating sprint tracks throughout North America. The Senior/Master group […]

Nov 21, 2017

Maranello Kart confirmed its role as protagonist and scored a great result at the Italian Cup held at the International Circuit of Viterbo. Luigi Del Vecchio claimed in fact an excellent victory in KZ2, while other drivers have been taking good results in the other classes The ACI Karting Italian Cup 2017 held in Viterbo […]

Nov 21, 2017

During the last two major events of the 2017 season, the Parolin Racing Kart chassis sparkled on the Adria circuit with two podium finishes. The WSK Final Cup saw a massive participation from Parolin in 60 Mini, while Gabriele Mini made his debut in OK-Junior. Parolin Racing Kart has decided to increase its presence in […]

Nov 20, 2017

It was the day we waited 364 days for since November 21, 2016; SuperSunday! The Superkarts! USA SuperNationals 21 complete following four days of practice, heat racing, and last chances to make the main events in the 10 categories outside the Las Vegas Convention Center | Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. Over 500 drivers […]

Nov 20, 2017

The World Karting Association is proud to announce their partnership with VEGA Tires for the 2017 Daytona Dirt World Championship. Vega MCS Yellows both thick or thins will be the approved spec tire for the Flat Track at this year’s Daytona KartWeek. The engine rules will be the same as last year and keeping with […]

Nov 18, 2017

The penultimate day of the Superkarts! USA SuperNationals has been dubbed ‘Situation Saturday’ and today was no different. The 21st annual SuperNationals hosted the final day of racing to set the grids in the 10 categories for SuperSunday. Weather was not an issue all day, with the heavy wind gone and clear skies all day […]

Nov 17, 2017

We are nearly to our most favorite race event of the year, Daytona KARTWEEK! With only 5 weeks left until the races, it is important to contact the WKA office if you are interested in the KA100 engine package deal. Please contact Kelly to make sure you get your engine in time for Daytona! With the […]

Nov 17, 2017

As part of an emphasis on assisting in the development of the next generation of racers, Formula 4 United States Championship Powered by Honda partners SCCA Pro Racing, Honda Performance Development, Onroak Automotive North America Co. and Pirelli will present the SuperKarts! USA S1 class champion Jake French, an award package valued at nearly $22,000 […]

Nov 17, 2017

As Daytona KartWeek is quickly approaching, the World Karting Association’s office staff is working hard to guarantee that everything is ready for Karting’s greatest tradition. WKA and Daytona International Speedway understand the flat track conditions have been less than ideal. WKA and the Speedway have made big strides to improve the track this year. Everything […]