Apr 30, 2018

The 2018 International Kart Federation (IKF) 2-Cycle and 4-Cycle Grand Nationals will be hosted at North Texas Karters (NTK) from Wednesday, June 27 through Saturday, June 30, where the much-heralded national karting trophy known as the “Duffy” will be awarded to the winners of each class. The IKF Grand Nationals have long been the “granddaddy” […]

Apr 30, 2018

A trip to wine country sparked the end of the 2018 Challenge of the Americas. Rounds Five and Six of the premier winter series on the left coast were contested at the Simraceway Performance Karting Center in Sonoma, California on April 13-15. Seven champions in the Rok Cup USA categories were crowned, with six earning […]

Apr 30, 2018

The Circuit of Siena has staged the first of the eight rounds of the Italian ACI Karting 2018 Championship with a good presence especially in 60 Mini, that had 80 drivers at the start, but also in Rok Trophy with its Junior and Senior grades. On track in the opener of the season with the […]

Apr 27, 2018

Racing at the Mountain Highway racetrack in Tacoma, Washington is a unique experience. The track is an older track, designed back in the 1960s, and it’s character reflects that. Narrow and undulating with large elevation changes, the track is really a reflection of its namesake. The track surface is made up of different materials from […]

Apr 27, 2018

A total of 34 main events have been completed already this season, counting toward the 2018 eKartingNews.com TaG Driver Rankings Powered by Bell Racing USA. It has been a busy racing season already, and we are just getting into the Spring weather across North America with nearly all tracks opening up for 2018. National and […]

Apr 26, 2018

For the fourth time in Superkarts! USA history, the SKUSA Pro Tour is set to travel to the Phoenix Kart Racing Association facility. The ‘Formula K Raceway’ in Glendale, Arizona is set to host the organization on May 4-6 for the second event of the 2018 season – the SKUSA Pro Tour SpringNationals. The six-round […]

Apr 26, 2018

The 2018 season is upon us, and it has been a busy first quarter of the racing year. Karting was looked at as a summer sport, however, thanks to the expansion and support of winter programs, racing is going on 12 months out of the year. 2018 has seen a busy first four months of […]

Apr 26, 2018

American driver Colin Queen kicked off his 2018 European karting season with Ward Racing at the WSK Super Masters Series in March. With his first event cancelled due to inclement weather, the young Californian had to wait a few weeks to get his season started. Competing at well-known karting facilities such as La Conca and […]

Apr 26, 2018

The second Competition in the 2018 season includes the opening of the CIK-FIA European KZ and KZ2 Championships, as well as the CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy. This important event will take place in France, on the international circuit of Salbris from 4th to 6th May with 150 Drivers entered. The setting in the past of […]

Apr 25, 2018

The 2018 Challenge of the Americas closed out the winter season with the third and final event in the championship. The Simraceway Performance Karting Center in Sonoma, California played host to the fifth and sixth rounds of Challenge, crowning the seven Rok Cup USA champions. On Friday, EKN’s Rob Howden provided the call of the […]

Apr 25, 2018

A fantastic start to our 2018 season with RD #1 of the Gearup Challenge in SC, boasting big numbers while competition again increased from any previous year in our history. This past weekend was equally fabulous for the start of the F-Series State Championship, seeing a record start to the year with close to 100 racers attending race one. We are […]

Apr 25, 2018

The results are piling up for Energy Corse in all corners of the world. The factory team has achieved excellent results in the European Championship and the WSK Super Master Series, while the Italian chassis enabled many drivers to reach the podium thanks to the efforts of distributors around the world, including in Japan, Australia […]

Apr 25, 2018

At the International Naples circuit of Sarno, the Tony Kart Racing Team’s drivers cannot take advantage of their good performance in the final. The Kart Grand Prix Italy, the first round (out of four) of the FIA Karting European Championship – OK / Junior, on the International Naples circuit of Sarno, contrary to what the […]

Apr 25, 2018

Aron and Stanek’s success. 10 wins in the heats of the OK class. 13 important positions in the Junior class. All these are the extraordinary results of the Vortex engines on the occasion of the European debut of the Kart Grand Prix Italy of Sarno. OK – DDS ENGINE Important weekend to be remembered for […]

Apr 25, 2018

On the International Naples circuit of Sarno, Roman Stanek takes to the success the colors of the Kosmic Racing Department, by winning the final of the OK category. The FIA Karting European Championship of OK and Junior categories start in the best way for the Kosmic Racing Department: the first round, held on the International […]

Apr 25, 2018

The hottest topic of discussion in the sport right now is centered on a negative culture shift in driving standards, most predominantly seen in national level competition. Over the next few months, EKN will be presenting an article series that features the thoughts and beliefs of some of the most respected drivers and industry veterans […]

Apr 24, 2018

The opener of the CIK-FIA European Championship in Sarno welcomed the first podium of the season for Pedro Hiltbrand in OK. CRG eventually obtained a great result with Pedro Hiltbrand in the opener of the European OK and OK-Junior Championship at the Kart Grand Prix in Sarno. The CRG driver secured in fact a second […]

Apr 24, 2018

After its recent WSK Super Master Series successes, Parolin Racing Kart has fully confirmed its place among the top international karting teams at the opening of the CIK-FIA European Junior Championship. In particular, Gabriele Mini has completed a very progressive event with top performances and a superb 2nd place finish as a reward. “The European […]

Apr 24, 2018

During the first round of the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship, the Birel ART Racing team was eager to show that the work done during the races at the beginning of the season had paid off. With Luigi Coluccio and Marijn Kremers in OK, as well as with Lorenzo Ressico D’Aloisio and Thomas Ten Brinke in […]

Apr 24, 2018

From April 20 – 22, the premiere of the newly-introduced Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy welcomed almost 120 participants from around the world to the first edition of the 2018 series at the 1,360 metre circuit of Karting Genk – ‘Home of Champions’ in Belgium. The three-day international event was run under summery conditions, while […]