2020 USAC Karting Battle at the Brickyard – Event Preview

Fourth edition of the largest club race in the USA returns to IMS

Jul 30, 2020
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Karts will once again venture inside the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend as USAC Karting hosts the fourth annual Battle at the Brickyard. This event is the lone opportunity for karters to compete inside one of the most iconic landmarks in the world in terms of motorsports. A record total of 459 entries will […]

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Jul 29, 2020
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With the constant juggling of event schedules due to the COVID-19 pandemic we are pleased to announce the official dates of the 2020 US Rotax Grand Nationals being held on September 17-19, 2020.  The dates have been shifted one day earlier with the final day being held on the Saturday September 19 instead of Sunday […]

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Jul 29, 2020
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With the entire karting season postponed until mid-summer due to COVID lockdowns, the Comet Racing Engines team was excited for the first national event since February! With a great crowd on hand for the USPKS season opener at New Castle Motorsports Park it was the perfect showcase for our drivers and teams to compete against […]

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Jul 29, 2020
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The three race Rotax northeastern regional Stars & Stripes Trophy series entry link is now open! Coming quickly, round one will take place in upstate New York at Lafayette Motorsports Park on August 20-21.  With regional excitement heightened, the series will offer the championship winner in both Sr. Max and Masters Max a ticket to […]

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Jul 29, 2020
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The Rok staff, in accordance with the sporting authority and complying with the safety protocols, is now working to organize in the best way also this edition of the Rok Cup Superfinal. The race will take place on the South Garda Karting track in Lonato from 14th to 17th October. The categories getting on track […]

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Jul 28, 2020
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Typically running one event a month in previous season championships, the ROK Sonoma Presented by Sanzaru kicked off 2020 with two event weekends in three weeks. Operating under guidelines from state and track officials, racers came out in droves as karting returned to Sonoma Raceway during the COVID-19 pandemic. Practicing social distancing at all times […]

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Jul 24, 2020
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For the first time in four months, EKN was trackside for an event amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The return trackside took the EKN Live program to the 2020 opener for the United States Pro Kart Series. The Hoosier State Grand Prix was held at the New Castle Motorsports Park on July 17-19, welcoming over 200 […]

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Jul 24, 2020
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With the restart of international karting and the definition of new sports calendars after the long break for the Covid emergency, a new date for the prestigious 24 Hours Karting of Italy organized and promoted by CRG has also been confirmed: the event will be held on the weekend of October 18th, always on the […]

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Jul 24, 2020
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In his first national level event back since his return to karting, Texan Ryan Shehan had boxes to check. Showing speed to run in the top-ten of the United States Pro Kart Series (USPKS) at the ultra-fast New Castle Motorsports Park (NCMP), the main goals for the weekend were return to national competition and continue […]

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Back to Back Weekends for Leading Edge Motorsports

Victory and podiums highlight California PKC and ROK Championship events

Jul 23, 2020
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The racing schedule is full for the Leading Edge Motorsports operation this summer, coming off two weekends of competing at two different programs. Greg Bell’s LEM operation visited the Santa Maria Karting Association facility on July 10-12 for the Superkarts! USA California ProKart Challenge. The following weekend on July 17-19, the team traveled to Sonoma […]

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20% Discount on the Birel ART N35 XR-ST Rental Kart Ends July 31

Free Shipping. No Duties or Brokerage. Huge Opportunity

Jul 23, 2020
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With a jam-packed race schedule and entertainment facilities opening across North America, Birel ART North America’s Summer Rental Kart Sale is about to come to a close. Offering a huge 20% discount on any orders of ten or more Birel ART N35 XR-ST rental karts, the Birel ART North America is also offering free shipping, duties […]

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Jul 23, 2020
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After the long interruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the FIA Karting Competitions will finally be able to resume with the first of the three FIA Karting European Championship – OK & Junior Competitions organised in Spain, on the Zuera circuit from 31st July to 2nd August, 2020. The entry list, with more than 180 […]

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Jul 22, 2020
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Performance Racing Industry (PRI) has relaunched its website, PerformanceRacing.com, to better serve the racing industry. The new site enables visitors to easily access information about PRI’s latest industry efforts and resources, the annual PRI Trade Show, and its monthly publication PRI Magazine. “It was critical for us to update the PRI website in order to […]

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Jul 22, 2020
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Superkarts! USA has adjusted their cash purse for the 2020 SKUSA Pro Tour, set to be held over two weekends at the New Castle Motorsports Park. Rounds One, Two and Three on the August 6-9 weekend with August 13-16 to host Rounds Four, Five and Six. Even More Pro Class Weekend Prize Money Prize money […]

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Jul 22, 2020
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The Kosmic Kart material proves to be once again competitive during the first round of the Champions Of The Future even if not all our drivers of the Kosmic Kart Racing Department manage to gain a result in line with their expectations. The Kosmic Kart Racing Department is back from the first appointment of the […]

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Jul 21, 2020
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In their first split squad event of 2020, Team Crosslink put drivers on the podium at both New Castle Motorsports Park (NCMP) in Indiana and Virginia International Raceway (VIR) in Virginia. Competing in the second event weekend of the F4 United States Championship and FR Americas Powered by Honda, as well as the first event […]

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Jul 21, 2020
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This season has become the real challenge for us, however from the outlook and optimism from our teams and drivers we are excited to embrace these difficulties. With event conflicts becoming a daily occurrence and the ever changing procedures and restrictions in these difficult times, we are adapting. As with our first round at Pitt […]

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Jul 21, 2020
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The results of the first appointment of the Champions Of The Future are not reflecting the potential of the Racing Team, back from a weekend affected by the events, but where the OTK material is still on the OK podium. With the first round of the Champions of The Future, the third race weekend in […]

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Jul 21, 2020
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Two weeks before the launch of the FIA European Karting Championship – OK and Junior on the same track, the first round of the new Champions of the Future series was a test with LeCont tyres in both categories. Although the racing was particularly tough on the track, the Birel ART chassis showed excellent competitiveness. […]

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Jul 21, 2020
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American chassis brands for sprint karting can be counted on one hand. While the sport was invented in California back in 1956, karting is a worldwide pastime and technology continues to evolve from decade to decade. One of the most unique developers of our time was John Martin of iKart. Sadly, Martin passed away on […]

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