Jan 31, 2018
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Seventeen classes are currently set to do battle at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway July 6-8th.  The 2017 event saw 307 entries in the inaugural running of the Battle of the Brickyard. The first karting event at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the first karting event sanctioned by USAC was an overwhelming success in what was […]

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Jan 31, 2018
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Road Racers mark your calendars. The 2017 National Road Race Series Award Banquet will be held Friday night, March 9th, 2018.  The buffet style banquet will be held at the Bloomingdale Community Center located at 202 E. Moore Street, Bloomingdale, GA 31302. RSVP form and more detailed information to follow within the next few days!

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Jan 31, 2018
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Phil Giebler Racing, one of the most renown kart racing teams and Ricciardo Kart distributor on the West Coast, put on a star-studded event for their customers at CalSpeed Karting and celebrated the birthday of Formula One Champion driver, Jenson Button. Jenson invited his good friend and Red Bull Racing driver, Daniel Ricciardo as the […]

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Jan 31, 2018
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If you are in the business of kart racing, the Nitro Kart brand needs no introduction. Founded in 2016 by “Nitro” Nick Tucker, Nitro Kart has quickly ascended to the top of the Cadet Kart ranks, with many wins taken on the local, regional, and national levels. Now that they have proven their products on […]

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Jan 31, 2018
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After the excellent results in 60 Mini with the Gamoto team, the young Sicilian driver was promoted in the official team in OK Junior, where he debuted at the WSK Champions Cup in a very positive way. CRG has always paid attention to young deserving drivers and, since several seasons, it created a young program […]

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Jan 31, 2018
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The Parolin team did not have to wait too long to demonstrate its ability to put its drivers in the best position to fight at the front. A pole position, wins in the heats and podiums have already punctuated the 2018 WSK Champions Cup at Adria. The Parolin strategy for young drivers is more engaged […]

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Jan 31, 2018
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Every member of Birel ART team looked forward to the first major international event of the season to verify the decisions made during the offseason and the competitiveness of the new chassis recently homologated by the CIK-FIA. The debut of the multiple World Champion Davide Forè went as expected and the Italian team has drawn […]

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2017 Briggs & Stratton Weekly Racing Series Standings Profile – Evan Stamer

Illinois driver finding the ‘Gateway’ into motorsports through karting

Jan 30, 2018
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The 2017 season marked the third year of the Briggs & Stratton Weekly Racing Series Presented by RLV. The purpose of the effort is to promote the grassroots Briggs 206 program across North America, providing racers with the opportunity to match up against other drivers from across the United States and Canada. Through the support […]

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Jan 30, 2018
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The Kosmic Racing Department unveils its cards for 2018. No surprise regarding the scheduled sports commitments. In the official Kosmic team’s calendar, under Olivier Marechal’s direction, there are, as usual, the most important world karting appointments: the WSK Series, the “classic” Winter Cup in Lonato as well as the European and World CIK-FIA championships. On […]

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Jan 29, 2018
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The new CRG Heron chassis in OK and OK-Junior scored good performances with Andrea Rosso behind the wheel of the OK equipment and Gabriel Bortoleto of that of OK-Junior. A round of applause for Alessandro Giardelli in KZ2. CRG on track again next Sunday for the opener of the WSK Super Master Series. The WSK […]

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Jan 29, 2018
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North American Birel ART Importer, PSL Karting, attended round 1 of the ROK Florida Winter Tour in West Palm Beach, FL, during the weekend of January 19th to the 21st.  As the newly formed series settles in, full fields in every class attacked the track with relatively close parity across all teams, making competition very […]

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Jan 29, 2018
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The start to the new season of international karting has been successful at the Adria Karting Raceway, the track that has staged this weekend the WSK Champions Cup. The positive response from teams and drivers coming from all over the world has been the best possible start of the new season, which will continue with […]

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EKN Trackside: 2018 Challenge of the Americas – Phoenix Sunday Report

McKinney and Ugochukwu complete weekend sweep to open up championship chases

Jan 28, 2018
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The first event of the 2018 season for the Challenge of the Americas completed at the Phoenix Kart Racing Association facility in Glendale, Arizona on Sunday. Three days of competition for the 84 entries saw competitive racing with no ambulance runs throughout the weekend. The weather was perfect, with increasing temperatures each day. The second […]

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EKN Trackside: 2018 Challenge of the Americas – PKRA Saturday Report

McKinney, Ugochukwu, Bailey and Kasik sweep opening round

Jan 27, 2018
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The new era for the Challenge of the Americas is underway now that the opening round of the 2018 season is in the books. The first of three events for the premier winter series on the west coast welcomed over 80 entries to Phoenix, as the Rok Cup USA and Briggs & Stratton divisions competed […]

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Jan 26, 2018
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We are pleased to announce that SKC has opened Registration for the second event of our Road Race Series.   The race event takes place March 9th – 11th at Roebling Road Raceway in Bloomingdale, GA. Southern Kart Club is ready for the event and is more than prepared to welcome the Karting community for what […]

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Jan 26, 2018
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The Argentinian driver raced with CRG Nordam in the US and he will make a complete program in Europe with the CRG Racing Team. CRG is pleased to announce the agreement with Franco Colapinto. Born in Pilar, near Buenos Aires, on May 2005, Colapinto will complete the rich and competitive line-up of the Factory’s Racing […]

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EKN Trackside: 2018 Challenge of the Americas – PKRA Preview Part 2

Chase for Rok Cup International Final tickets begins in Phoenix

Jan 25, 2018
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The 2018 season is well underway with the first month nearly behind us. The second EKN Trackside Live event takes the crew west for the opening weekend of the Challenge of the Americas. The premier west coast winter series kicks off a new era of the program at its Arizona home, the Phoenix Kart Racing […]

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California ProKart Challenge Set to Kick Off 2018

Superkarts! USA flagship regional program begins 14th season

Jan 25, 2018
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The 14th season of the California ProKart Challenge is set to begin February 2-3 at the Buttonwillow Raceway Park. Round one of the six-race championship series kicks off the flagship regional program for Superkarts! USA, coming off a successful inaugural SKUSA Winter Series event in Florida. The 2018 season for the California PKC program is […]

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Supertune USA is Back and Winning in 2018

First three events bring pole positions, fast laps and race wins for Supertune USA

Jan 25, 2018
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Taking some time away from engine building and preparation to focus on other karting commitments, Supertune USA is back for 2018. Kicking off their season at the World Karting Association Manufacturers Cup at the famed Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, it didn’t take long for them to get back to the top. With […]

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Jan 25, 2018
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The United States Pro Kart Series (USPKS) presented by IAME USA East and MG Tires is proud to announce the addition of X30 Masters to their racing program for 2018.  Series owner, Mark Coats, was contacted by multiple veteran karters and teams, asking to have the class added to the USPKS program.  After confirming the […]

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