Dec 21, 2020

As we close of the end of a surreal calendar year, we’re going to fire up a series of off-season Q&As to check in with the sport’s industry players and promoters to set the stage for 2021. We begin with one of the truly great guys in karting, Jamie Sieracki from Franklin Motorsports and Team […]

Dec 18, 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. Episode 29 of […]

Dec 18, 2020

Challenge of the Americas is moving forward with the same class structure for the 2021 season as the series contested in 2020. The ROK Cup USA and the ROK Promotions announced on December 16 a move to Vortex-only engines for their events in 2021, including the upcoming Florida Winter Tour. FTK Promotions owner Andy Seesemann […]

Dec 18, 2020

2021 Is still a few weeks away, but the mood is already positive in SKUSA’s main office. Superkarts! USA and Mexico’s KBR are excited to officially announce SKUSA Mexico, kicking off in January 2021 in Mexico City. The joint venture aims to combine the success and model of the SKUSA platform with an already thriving […]

Dec 18, 2020

EK Chains has been apart of the Cup Karts family for many years. For many of the years, EK has been the Presenting Sponsor of our Champions Cup series. Their support has helped us create the most competitive 4-cycle racing series in the Midwest! We are pleased to announce that EK Chains will continue their […]

Dec 17, 2020

The FIA World Motor Sport Council met in Geneva on 16 December 2020. The following decisions concerning karting were adopted. Panta was selected as exclusive supplier of fuel in the 2021 FIA Karting Championships – Europe (except Superkart). KG s.a.s. was selected as exclusive supplier of a CIK-FIA homologated front fairing mounting kit in the […]

Dec 17, 2020

For its return to the gearbox categories, Parolin Racing Kart has chosen to put it’s faith in the talent and experience of Francesco Celenta. The Italian driver has many top results in KZ and KZ2 on his record, notably acquired with Parolin a few years ago. Marco Parolin said: “We are delighted to officially return […]

Dec 17, 2020

From January 2021, Sodi Racing Team will take on a new dimension, in order to pursue its development objectives in the international KZ / KZ2 / OK-J / Mini CIK categories. The KZ and KZ2 categories will from now on be grouped together within the same structure, with the aim of pooling knowledge and sharing […]

Dec 17, 2020

BRP-Rotax together with Kartmore Racing Service, currently the Rotax authorized distributor for Malaysia, would like to inform that they have decided to hand-over the distributorship by December 31st, 2020. The subsequent transfer of the business and the network to the new partner has been already agreed and BRP-Rotax is pleased to inform that EIKO Motorsport, […]

Dec 17, 2020

Always a threat in the gearbox category, longtime shifter kart driver Vincenzo Sarracino is changing programs for 2021. Set to join ANSA Motorsports, Sarracino will pilot an FK chassis alongside Daniel Formal in both the ROK Cup USA Florida Winter Tour and the Superkarts! USA (SKUSA) Winter Series. “I’m super excited to have Vincenzo join […]

Dec 17, 2020

With the most popular winter karting program in North America set to begin in less than one month, ROK Cup USA has adopted a Vortex only platform for all classes. “We’ve had many discussions over the past year about refocusing directly to the Vortex brand,” explains ROK Cup Promotions Director of Operations Garett Potter. “It’s […]

Dec 17, 2020

CRG has made official the first piece of its drivers’ line-up for 2021 by announcing Alex Irlando for the KZ category. The agreement with the Apulian driver is part of a large project to strengthen its Racing Team, which CRG is undertaking especially for the KZ categories. Alex Irlando, born in 2000 in Bari, boasts […]

Dec 16, 2020

BRP-Rotax is excited to announce that the compa-ny Murray Motorsport has been appointed as the authorized distributor for the Republic of Ireland for Rotax karting products as of January 01, 2021. Up to now the territory of Ireland has been served by the UK distributor JAG, who has established a sales- and service network serving […]

Dec 15, 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 […]

Dec 15, 2020

Download Event Schedule HERE Big Team and Sponsors Parking and Setup – Saturday, December 26, 2020 9am to 2pm Must vacate paddock by 2pm No RV parking Sunday, December 27, 2020 Entering and exiting Daytona International Speedway will be from Gate 70 Wrist band sales open at 7am (cash or check only – no credit […]

Dec 15, 2020

The SimCraft 24 Hour of NOLA gets Heavy for 2021. With the success in January 2020 of the Pro and Masters both running at the 365lbs. weight rules, the SimCraft 24hr event team knew there was a division of drivers at an disadvantage to those running around them. To give more racers the opportunity to […]

Dec 14, 2020

In motorsports, the Tecno name dates back to the early 1960s. Italian brothers Gianfranco and Luciani Pederzani of Bologna began constructing karts and, by the mid-60s, were into car racing with Formula 3 and Formula 2 chassis. Eventually, they reached the Formula One stage with a car of their design competing in 10 F1 Grands […]

Dec 14, 2020

The 2021 season marks the 11th year for the F Series Gearup Challenge. The program battled through the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, reducing from seven rounds of racing at four events to three events and six rounds total for the championships. The upcoming season for 2021 will be similar, with three events penned for the […]

Dec 14, 2020

The last day of the 2020 Rotax MAX Challenge International Trophy was rich in spectacle and twists on the Kartódromo Internacional do Algarve. Fought at 100% intensity on a dry track and in mixed conditions, the Finals showed the extraordinary competitiveness of the Rotax categories with top level participants coming from all over the world, […]

Dec 11, 2020

Episode 12 of the ‘Happy Hour with Howden’ takes us to the Stars of Karting event at the USA International Raceway in Shawano, Wisconsin. EKN was trackside for the event, held in August 2006, taking the Friday evening dinner party as a chance to pull together people from the sport for another podcast. Joining the […]