Apr 30, 2020

The 2020 season will go down as a historic and record-breaking one for Challenge of the Americas. The premier winter series on the left coast hosted the 13th season of the program, entering the year with hopes of setting new benchmarks for entry totals. Since moving to the ROK Cup USA platform in 2018, growth […]

Apr 29, 2020

The social distancing movement is underway, and during this time for the absence of racing, eKartingNews has launched a new program for social media and the EKN Radio Network – Face2Face. The show is broadcasted live over Facebook, with the audio version making its way to the only 24 hour / 7 days a week […]

Apr 29, 2020

This status update document has been assembled to help inform the karting community here in the United States and Canada regarding the current status of our tracks and clubs, whether they are closed, opened on a limited basis, or now beginning their racing season. We ask all tracks and clubs to send us information or […]

Apr 28, 2020

The delegation of the sporting power to GDS follows a selection process initiated at the FIA Annual General Assembly in December 2019, where a mandate was given to the World Motor Sport Council to appoint a new governing body in Canada. GDS was selected by the Council on the basis of the quality of its […]

Apr 28, 2020

– Written by R.K. Siler As I write this, it’s Sunday afternoon and day 342 of self-isolation; well OK, it’s really only about day 30, but it feels like it’s at least day 342!  The truth is, I had started the New Year with a great plan for my return to racing, only to learn […]

Apr 27, 2020

The 2020 edition of the US Rotax Grand Nationals is set for July 3-5 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. This year’s event marks the 20th anniversary of the inaugural race, which was held in Las Vegas in 2001. Twenty years later, amidst a rejuvenation of the program, Rotax karting in the […]

Apr 27, 2020

With karting across the United States halted due to COVID-19, teams, competitors, series, organizations, mechanics, team owners and more jumped on the sim racing bandwagon and now it is the World Karting Association’s turn. Set for their first event this evening, the A-Maxx Racing WKA eSports Racing Series Presented by Summit Racing Equipment will go […]

Apr 24, 2020

The following is a statement from Andy Seesemann from Challenge of the Americas regarding their series finale for the 2020 season. It should come as no surprise that the Challenge of the Americas finale at Sonoma Raceway, originally scheduled for the end of March and rescheduled for May 15-17, is now cancelled. As I announced […]

Apr 23, 2020

Ride Safe is a new product from SaniBoXX for UVGI Helmet Decontamination SaniBoXX was launched during the Covid 19 pandemic, to help the medical community due to the shortage of medical grade face masks. The Portable SaniBoXX FFR Decontamination Unit, which meets US CDC dosing requirements to inactive the SARS CoV virus, is now helping […]

Apr 23, 2020

Each day, a vast majority of us peruse news websites and watch TV for updates on the daily coronavirus case numbers, and their increase or decrease, to gauge the current situation and the overall picture. We’re all hoping to see an ongoing trend of decline and, in a few states, this appears to be the […]

Apr 21, 2020

For most of us in the karting world, the last month has been filled with a different form of racing – eSports. The ‘Stay at Home’ order across the country and around the world has motivated many of us to set up our computers with steering wheels and pedals so that we can hook up […]

Apr 21, 2020

Keeping up with the changing times in our world, the World Karting Association is pleased to announce the A-Maxx Racing WKA eSports Series Presented by Summit Racing Equipment. Set to go green on April 27, WKA racers will have the opportunity to compete in a five-race series via the popular iRacing platform and pilot a […]

Apr 20, 2020

ROK Cup Sim Challenge officials have made a conscious decision to delay the start of their first ever virtual series. Listening to customers who incurred delays in equipment delivery due to the uptick in sim racing, the ROK Cup Sim Challenge will now commence April 27th. Additionally, the ROK Cup Sim Challenge has been added […]

Apr 20, 2020

The first edition of the Rok Euro Cup will be held in 2021. Due to the current health emergency and to the restrictions caused by this situation, the Rok Euro Cup 2020 is cancelled. With regret the Rok Cup Staff, after the cancellation of the German round in Ampfing (2-3 May), is forced to cancel […]

Apr 20, 2020

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 […]

Apr 17, 2020

eKartingNews.com is the hub of the karting world, providing you with all the latest news, insider information and race reports from events around the globe. ‘This Week In Karting’ helps to tie everything together in one weekly podcast, bringing our listeners up to speed on the most recent news in the sport. This Week In […]

Apr 17, 2020

While the start of the 2020 karting season rightly remains in limbo due to the ongoing fight against the spread of novel coronavirus, industry leaders have continued to collaborate in preparation for the upcoming season. Working remotely from home offices to complete a process that began in January, a trio of industry veterans have managed […]

Apr 17, 2020

The 2020 season marks a new era for the Briggs & Stratton 206 engine package. The catalyst of the ‘Operation Grassroots’ movement here in North America has spread to new areas around the world, and the engine remains one of the easiest avenues for bringing racers back to the sport or introducing new drivers to […]

Apr 16, 2020

Due to the global health concerns regarding COVID-19 (coronavirus), the CIK-FIA has modified the FIA Karting 2020 sporting calendar accordingly. The Competition of Wackersdorf (DEU) counting for the FIA Karting European Championship – OK & Junior initially scheduled for 28th-31st May has been postponed to 10th-13th September*. The Competition of Genk (BEL) counting for the […]

Apr 16, 2020

Margay Racing is one of the most historic karting brands in the United States. Their focus on grassroots racing around their Ignite Karting platform of spec chassis and spec Briggs & Stratton 206 powerplant have helped to ease the transition for people jumping into the sport of karting, and provided a great place for former […]