WSK Promotion has announced the new 2020 racing season. The cooperation between WSK and all the major Italian circuits continues: these circuits will host 11 events, from January to November across the whole season. As usual, many events have been scheduled in the first months of the year. The international categories OK and OK Junior, […]
Read Full StoryeKartingNews.com Driver of the Month: October 2019 – Jordan Prior
Canadian scores big victory at Cup Karts North America Grand Nationals 3
In a continued effort to highlight the many outstanding performances by drivers around the country, eKartingNews.com is proud to introduce the ‘Driver of the Month’ program. Each month, the staff at EKN will determine the one driver who stood out above the rest and give the viewers a chance to know exactly what they accomplished […]
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Best wishes from our EKN family
With the racing season done and in the books, we now look forward to 2020 and another year of coming together at the track. Today, we’d like to wish everyone in our karting community a very Happy Thanksgiving. We hope that you’re gathering with family and friends, and spending quality time with the ones you […]
Read Full StoryAttacking the 2019 Superkarts! USA (SKUSA) SuperNationals with fourteen drivers, Crosslink Competition and Team Crosslink left Las Vegas with three top-ten results and managed to put seven drivers in the top-twenty in North America’s biggest karting event. Taking on the temporary street circuit adjacent to the RIO All-Suite Hotel and Casino, the Texas based outfit […]
Read Full StoryReturning to the Superkarts! USA (SKUSA) SuperNationals as a former champion and multi-time podium winner, 14-year-old Jak Crawford entered the X30 Senior class as a rookie. Always a threat on the temporary street circuits, the young Houstonian was in the mix for another SuperNationals title until the final few corners of the 25-lap X30 Senior […]
Read Full StoryCapping off their 2019 season, Speed Concepts Racing travelled to the RIO All-Suite Hotel and Casino for the annual Superkarts! USA (SKUSA) SuperNationals. Taking on the temporary circuit, the Florida based Tony Kart program claimed three top-ten results along with a heat race win and a front row starting spot on Super Sunday. “The results […]
Read Full StoryMaking the twenty plus hour trek to Las Vegas for the annual Superkarts! USA (SKUSA) SuperNationals, Dallas Karting Complex and Sodikart chalked the trip up as a successful one. Entering four drivers in three different shifterkart classes, the Texas based program left Sin City with three podium results, as well as motivation and momentum as […]
Read Full StoryAs the Superkarts! USA (SKUSA) SuperNationals concludes at the RIO All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, Birel ART North America continues to grow their dealer network. As one of the premier drivers in North America in the shifter kart class, Jake French, along with his parents Mark and Gina French, under the Full […]
Read Full StoryMorning Coffee: SKUSA SuperNationals XXIII
Post-race thoughts from the EKN Tower
I’ve either been part of the announcing team or the sole official voice of the SKUSA SuperNationals for all 23 of the editions now. It’s an honor that I don’t take lightly and I prepare with this thought in mind. The five-day long event is my favorite of the year, tied with the one and […]
Read Full StoryIn addition to the previously announced National Television Schedule, the World Karting Association, in a partnership with Live Broadcast Media Group, Inc., expands its coverage to MAVTV this winter. Additionally, the 2020 Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup, presented by Summit Racing Equipment, will be broadcasted Nationally, beginning with WKA’s 45th Daytona Kartweek. Since October the 2019 “recap” […]
Read Full StoryAfter a year of competition in Europe, Kart Republic’s Santiago Trisini returned to North America to take on the 23rd running of the annual Superkarts! USA (SKUSA) SuperNationals. Moving to the X30 Senior division after competing in Junior all season, Trisini suffered a broken hand, transferred to the main event from the LCQ and drove […]
Read Full StoryClosing out the 2019 season in style, Supertune added another Superkarts! USA (SKUSA) SuperNationals Championship to their resume. With multiple top-ten finishes throughout several different IAME powered classes, the Mini program once again reigned supreme as Kai Sorensen and Enzo Deligny claimed the top two positions on Super Sunday for Supertune and Tony Kart. “A […]
Read Full StoryEKN Trackside: Superkarts! USA SuperNationals 23 – SuperSunday Report
Musgrave, Formal and Claman-Demelo earn headline victories in Las Vegas
For the 23rd time, the Superkarts! USA hosted the big daddy of them all – the SuperNationals. SuperSunday was conducted outside the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino for the 10 race groups, 12 categories after four days of work on and off the track. Throughout the week, over 500 different stories were written, highlighted by […]
Read Full StoryThis is a new editorial offering – managed by EKN Contributing Writer Blake Hunt – is aimed at providing a unique look at the paddock and competition at major events through the eyes of one of the sport’s top pro drivers. The driver always will remain anonymous, so we’ll refer to him or her as […]
Read Full StoryEven though the 2019 season finished a mere three weeks ago, the So Cal Oval Karters club is looking ahead and today it released the 2020 schedule. The 10-event campaign will kick off in late March and will conclude in early November. Incoming SCOK President Shane Holt is pleased to announce that for the first […]
Read Full StoryEKN Trackside: Superkarts! USA SuperNationals 23 – Saturday Report
Grids are set for SuperSunday
The grids are set for the Superkarts! USA SuperNationals 23 as the final round of heat races and last chance qualifiers were completed on Saturday outside the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The action heated up as drivers were fighting for either a better spot on the grid or earning their way […]
Read Full StoryThis is a new editorial offering – managed by EKN Contributing Writer Blake Hunt – is aimed at providing a unique look at the paddock and competition at major events through the eyes of one of the sport’s top pro drivers. The driver always will remain anonymous, so we’ll refer to him or her as […]
Read Full StoryThis is a new editorial offering – managed by EKN Contributing Writer Blake Hunt – is aimed at providing a unique look at the paddock and competition at major events through the eyes of one of the sport’s top pro drivers. The driver always will remain anonymous, so we’ll refer to him or her as […]
Read Full StoryEKN Trackside: Superkarts! USA SuperNationals 23 – Friday Report
Opening rounds of heat races in Vegas completed, early contenders recognized
The competitors at the Superkarts! USA SuperNationals 23 were able to finally put the wheels together for the first two rounds of heat races outside the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The weather was the best it has been since karts hit the track on Wednesday, with clear skies, bright sunshine and […]
Read Full StoryThis is a new editorial offering – managed by EKN Contributing Writer Blake Hunt – is aimed at providing a unique look at the paddock and competition at major events through the eyes of one of the sport’s top pro drivers. The driver always will remain anonymous, so we’ll refer to him or her as […]
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