Jun 29, 2018
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The United States Pro Kart Series reached the halfway point of the 2018 season with Round 3 and 4 contested at the GoPro Motorplex. The Mooresville, North Carolina facility hosted the Carolina Grand Prix on June 15-17 during what was a hot weekend for all seven IAME categories. Rob Howden and David Cole broke down […]

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Second Half of California ProKart Challenge On the Horizon

Round Four of Superkarts! USA flagship regional program set for July 6-7

Jun 29, 2018
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A month after resuming the 2018 season, the California ProKart Challenge returns back to action to begin the second half of the year with the fourth event in the six-round championship program. The Santa Maria Kart Track will host the Superkarts! USA flagship regional program on July 6-7. A regular stop for the California PKC […]

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Jun 29, 2018
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Superkarts! USA has confirmed the revised class structure for the popular and world-renowned SKUSA SuperNationals for 2018. The model will also guide the 2019 SKUSA ProTour competition program, as SKUSA ushers in the long awaited SKUSA SSE Engine from IAME. Based on empirical evidence and customer feedback, SKUSA has decided that they will be combining […]

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Jun 28, 2018
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Dylan Tavella, a rookie driver in the F4 United States Championship Powered by Honda and competing with the Miller Vinatieri Motorsports program, is pleased to formally announce his new Ride With Dylan initiative (www.RideWithDylan.com). In an effort to give back and help fight against children’s leukemia, the Ride With Dylan program is a charitable effort […]

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Jun 28, 2018
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St. Catharines Discount Auto Parts Victory Lane welcomed Trevor Evans and Dylan Culp back as the two Kart Racers both won their second Features of 2018 in the St. Catharines Discount Auto Parts Junior 2 and Southern Ontario Modified Lite Racing Association Senior Animal Divisions in Tuesday June 26th’s Bobcat of Hamilton Weekly Karting Series […]

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Jun 28, 2018
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The collaboration with Sodikart, the new Alpha Karting technical partner, has enabled the oldest French brand in business to achieve a successful restructuring on the national market. Building on this success, Alpha is now taking the next step by investing internationally. The recent recruitment of the famous driver Bas Lammers is a major asset for […]

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Jun 28, 2018
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A new era in shifterkart racing is on the horizon here in North America. Superkarts! USA has been the catalyst of shifterkarts for decades now in the United States. During the early years, the engine modifications were not limited as they are today, with multiple manufacturers. It moved from nearly an open structure down to […]

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Los Angeles Karting Championship Enters Second Half of 2018

Number of new winners and repeat victors at Round Five for Southern California karting program

Jun 27, 2018
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The Los Angeles Karting Championship moved into the second half of 2018 with the fifth round of the season contested on June 24 at the CalSpeed Karting Center in Fontana, California. Typical California weather greeted the 150 entries to the ‘Nuovo’ circuit outside the Auto Club Speedway. Familiar faces remained at the front of certain […]

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Jun 27, 2018
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Under the colours of Rosberg Racing, the young British driver Taylor Barnard has achieved outstanding performances in OK-Junior at the WSK Open Cup at the Lonato circuit. At the wheel of his KR / Parilla from the official Kart Republic Motorsport team from Dino Chiesa, for a long time he played the leading role in […]

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Jun 27, 2018
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On the occasion of the WSK Open Cup on the South Garda Karting of Lonato, the Kosmic Racing Department showed off with the fourth place of Rafael Camara in the OKJ final. The WSK Open Cup ended in a positive way for the Kosmic Racing Department, the one-shot event of the 2018 WSK Promotion calendar […]

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Jun 27, 2018
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On the occasion of the one-shot WSK Open Cup competition in Lonato, Marco Ardigò kept high the Tony Kart Racing Team’s colors gaining the second position in the final of KZ2 category. The spotlight on the South Garda Karting in Lonatois off, which track host the WSK Open Cupevent on the weekend of June, 21st-24th. […]

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The Art of Racecraft: Shawn Bayliff

Owner of Trinity Karting Group and veteran motorsports racer fears the problem is moving up the ladder

Jun 27, 2018
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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 […]

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Briggs & Stratton Weekly Racing Series Standings – June 22

Over 2,200 drivers taking part in first six months of Operation Grassroots program

Jun 26, 2018
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The Briggs & Stratton #OperationGrassroots continues its growth. Now into the fourth year of the Briggs Weekly Racing Series program, a total of 2,272 drivers have recorded a result at one of the 56 tracks in North America participating in the 2018 season. The Senior/Masters division, combining the USA and Canada racers, is at 1400, […]

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Jun 26, 2018
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With no less than 13 karts qualified for the 60 Mini Final, Parolin Racing has demonstrated maximum competitiveness in the 60 Mini field of the WSK Open Cup at Lonato. The victorious double of its factory drivers Martinius Stenshorne and Brando Badoer completed an indisputable confirmation of the incredible performance of Parolin product. Meanwhile, Gabriele […]

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Jun 26, 2018
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The Birel ART chassis with TM Racing engines have finally won the laurels they have deserved since the at the WSK Open Cup on the Lonato track. Winning an indisputable victory in KZ2 with Riccardo Longhi and completing this success by Marijn Kremers’ 3rd place is an invaluable reward for Birel ART on the circuit […]

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Jun 26, 2018
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For the first event held outside France, the 8th edition of the Sodi World Finals was a great success from 14th to 16th June, 2018 on the Italian circuit of Lignano. Nearly 300 drivers from 40 nations from all five continents were delighted to participate in the world’s largest leisure karting event perfectly organised by […]

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Jun 25, 2018
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The 2018 season on the west coast begins with the Challenge of the Americas. Promoter Andy Seesemann hosted the 11th season of the program this winter, beginning a new era with the series under the Rok Cup USA banner. Each event improved in terms of numbers and is a great starting point for the expansion […]

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Race Report: ROK Sonoma Presented by Sanzaru Games – Round 4

Michael Avansino weaves his way to the top of the Podium

Jun 25, 2018
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The day started off sunny with a slight breeze making for perfect racing weather which produced some great driving by all the classes. The Feature Race of the day was the Molecule Senior ROK class and they too did not disappoint. PreMain 1: Ryan Tate qualified on pole and would lead the race outpacing the […]

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Driver Diary: Morgan Healey – 10th Annual Vintage Thunder

Current generation driver/race official gets taste of the past during weekend at New Castle

Jun 25, 2018
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One of the more popular forms of karting today is vintage racing. Similar to what you see with some of the historic motorsports cars that hit circuits like Laguna Seca, Road America and even the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, karts of the past are getting rejuvenated all over the country and around the world. Racing karts […]

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Jun 25, 2018
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The Final day saw deserving winners take victory at the WSK Open Cup, the single race event that saw new drivers add the win to their resume. The next race on the WSK calendar is the first of the three rounds of the WSK Final Cup also to be held at Lonato on October 21. […]

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