Aug 16, 2018

It is will great sadness that we email our karting members today. Mark Taylor was very well known and respected in our karting community and often worked for WKA at our national races and at Daytona KartWeek.  We would like to pass this newsletter onto you from our friends at the Woodbridge Kart Club which […]

Aug 15, 2018

The 2018 edition of the United States Pro Kart Series closed out at the recent Hoosier Grand Prix. The New Castle Motorsports Park in New Castle, Indiana hosted Round Five and Six on the July 27-29 weekend under perfect racing conditions. The seven IAME categories decided the 2018 champions after two days of solid racing […]

Aug 14, 2018

When I launched my first magazine in 1998, I was lucky to have already developed a friendship with Jeff Deskins, having bonded with the transplanted-Californian over racing and karting in my home province of Ontario. Jeff was an avid amateur photographer and, while traveling for work, he made it a point to hit many of […]

Aug 14, 2018

Prize packages continue to roll in for the 24th running of the Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix powered by Mediacom, the world’s largest karting street race, to be run through the city streets of Rock Island, Ill. Sept. 1-2. That is especially the case for the 19th running of the King of the Streets 125 […]

Aug 13, 2018

The second Competition of the FIA Karting European Championship – Superkart will take place on 18th and 19th August at the Dutch temple of speed, the TT circuit of Assen which could be a candidate to host F1 in the future. This very popular event is as always integrated with the famous “Gamma Racing Day”, […]

Aug 13, 2018

Now that the WKA Board of Trustees have updated the contents of the WKA Tech Manual for 2019, the association has opportunities for Karting Industry partners to get exposure in 2,500 copies of the 2019 Tech Manual, with enhanced pricing and new advertising opportunities for the new year. “We looked at the way we were […]

Aug 13, 2018

On the French Essay circuit, the Victory S model of the FA Kart range, powered by the Vortex engine, conquered the CIK-FIA European Championship of the OKJ class. Paul Aron is the young Estonian driver who led the FA Kart-Vortex chassis to the European title and Ricky Flynn Motorsport is the team that masterfully managed […]

Aug 12, 2018

The final day of the Superkarts! USA Pro Tour for the 2018 season went into the books on Sunday. The sixth and final round of the championship chase took place at the New Castle Motorsports Park to close out the ninth edition of the SummerNationals. Weather remained warm and humid, with no issues of rain […]

Aug 11, 2018

The final event for the 2018 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour completed the opening day of racing at the New Castle Motorsports Park. The ninth edition of the SummerNationals ran without any weather issues, however, the day was along with LCQs and delays due to red flag during practice. The seven main events wrapped up just […]

Aug 10, 2018

EKN’s Paddock Insider is part of the Trackside coverage, bringing you notes, updates and breaking news as it happens. The article will be a timeline of events as they happen during the 2018 SKUSA Pro Tour SummerNationals at the New Castle Motorsports Park in New Castle, Indiana. The information will not be seen anywhere else. […]

Aug 09, 2018

As one of the most anticipated events on any karters calendar, the World Karting Association (WKA) Daytona KartWeek is a must attend for North American teams and drivers and just today, the event was nominated for the Best Sports Event of 2017. Nominated by the readers of SportsTravel for a 2018 SportsTravel Award, the WKA […]

Aug 09, 2018

As anyone involved will tell you spreading the word about kart racing seems like an easy task but in reality our sport is our passion and not so easily spread. Time Attack Karting was founded by Patrick of Karting Concepts in the end of 2017 in the Sacramento region of California after seeing a need […]

Aug 09, 2018

As the Vortex ROK program continues to evolve around the country, SwedeTech Racing Engines continues to evolve their business. Once know for their Stock Honda engine power, the California based engine preparation service exploded onto the ROK scene in 2018 and continues to impress. Competing at the ROK Sonoma Sanzaru Games program, SwedeTech Racing Engines […]

Aug 09, 2018

This coming Saturday and Sunday will mark the third and final event weekend in the 2018 Superkarts! USA (SKUSA) Pro Tour as the series descends on the New Castle Motorsports Park facility for their annual SummerNationals. With champions set to be crowned and drivers and teams looking to finish the SKUSA program strong, Team BENIK […]

Aug 09, 2018

Paul Aron brought the Vortex engines to the top at the Essay circuit, becoming the 2018 European Champion in the OKJ category OKJ – MOTORE DDJ The final act of the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship for the OK and OKJ single-speed categories has given great satisfaction for the Vortexengines, on track on the weekend of August […]

Aug 09, 2018

At the French circuit of Essay, seat of the last European Championship for OK-OKJ categories, the Kosmic Racing Department could not give its best due to some collisions in the final. The spotlights at the Essay circuit are off, at the French track which on the weekend of August 2nd-5th gave life to the Kart Grand Prix […]

Aug 09, 2018

Some accidents on the occasion of the last round of the European Championship for the OK-OKJ categories, affect the good performances of the Tony Kart Racing Team’s drivers on the French circuit of Essay. The final weekend of the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship for the OK and OKJ categories has reserved a decidedly bitter end for the […]

Aug 09, 2018

The 2018 Canadian Open will take place in Mont-Tremblant (Québec) Canada between August 31st and September 2nd on the fantastic Mont-Tremblant karting track, home track of Formula 1 driver Lance Stroll.  The event is a National event open to foreign participation. This event is the National Final of the Canadian Rotax MAX Challenge and five […]

Aug 09, 2018

The 2018 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour is set to close out the season this weekend at the New Castle Motorsports Park. The New Castle, Indiana facility will host the ninth edition of the SummerNationals on August 10-12. The five IAME categories and four Stock Honda divisions will close out the six-round championship chase with two […]

Aug 08, 2018

Thor Industries, Inc. (NYSE:THO) is once again helping to bring street racing to downtown Elkhart as the presenting sponsor of the Elkhart Riverwalk Grand Prix, August 10-12. This is the second year in a row Thor welcomes the Grand Prix back to Elkhart following a nearly 30-year hiatus. “We are honored to bring the excitement […]