EKN Trackside: 2021 Challenge of the Americas – CalSpeed Sunday Report

Wick grabs first in Shifter ROK as Drew outlasts Senior ROK field during windy day in Fontana

Feb 28, 2021
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The final day of action was completed Sunday at the CalSpeed Karting facility for Challenge of the Americas presented by Royce & Baxter. The record-breaking event of 147 entries had to battle one of the toughest days of weather in the 14-year history of the event. Wind gusts of up to 60 mph in the […]

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EKN Trackside: 2021 Challenge of the Americas – CalSpeed Saturday Report

Nash and Musgrave defend home turf in Fontana with dominating victories

Feb 27, 2021
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Saturday was the first day of competition for Challenge of the Americas presented by Royce & Baxter at the CalSpeed Karting facility. A record of 147 entries in the 10 categories took to the ‘Grande’ circuit outside the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, setting a new mark for a weekend total in the 14-year […]

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Feb 26, 2021
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EKN’s Paddock Insider is part of our Trackside coverage, bringing you notes, updates and breaking news as it happens. The article will feature notes from trackside at the 2021 Challenge of the Americas presented by Royce & Baxter at the CalSpeed Karting facility during the February 26-28 weekend. EKN Managing Editor David Cole is trackside […]

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Parolin USA Begins 2021 with Two SKUSA Winter Series Titles

Iconic brand and American operation set to be a major force this season

Feb 26, 2021
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The Parolin name has been involved in karting for decades, producing chassis and components from their headquarters in northeastern Italy. Here in the United States, the brand has been successful at all levels of the sport from Cadet to shifterkart. Parolin was the 2019 SKUSA SuperNationals winner in the KZ category, earned victory and podiums […]

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Feb 25, 2021
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The EKN Trackside Live program visits multiple events throughout the karting season. Leading up to major events on the calendar, EKN is happy to provide a show as part of the EKN Radio Network. The EKN OutLap is a preview podcast show, geared at providing you the top stories, breaking news, and championship battles going […]

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Feb 25, 2021
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It was a full four seasons of weather at the ROK Cup USA Florida Winter Tour event at Ocala Gran Prix this past weekend as the second round of the popular winter karting program went off without a hitch. With rain, wind, cold, sun and warmth over four days of on track action, Luke Lange […]

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Continuing to add to their growing driver lineup, PSL Karting and BirelART North America are pleased to welcome John Burke to their program. As a multi-time race winner in 2020, including the United States Pro Kart Series IAME Pro Junior Champion, Burke will join PSL Karting effective immediately as he fills his 2021 calendar with […]

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EKN Trackside: 2021 Challenge of the Americas – CalSpeed Preview

Middle event of program travels SoCal to continue 14th season

Feb 25, 2021
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The 14th season for Challenge of the Americas presented by Royce & Baxter continues this weekend at the CalSpeed Karting facility in Fontana, California. Rounds Three and Four are set for February 26-28 as the middle event of the winter ROK Cup USA championship program. CalSpeed was the location for the unfortunate end to the […]

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Feb 24, 2021
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The motor mount is a crucial component of every kart. That hardware is what connects the power to the frame and allows you to drive your way to the top of the podium. Odenthal Racing Products have been producing karting components based on the decades of karting experience, and design ‘Made In the USA’ products […]

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Feb 24, 2021
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The Parolin Motorsport team played a major role in the WSK Champions Cup in Adria and intends to remain a strong team throughout the year. Competitive in all categories, the Italian team won the OK-Junior Final with the promising Emirati Rashid Al Dhaheri, while the return of an official Parolin-TM Racing team in KZ2 resulted […]

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Feb 24, 2021
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With the unprecedented amount of rain that has fallen in South Carolina, the World Karting Association (WKA), along with their partner tracks, Paradise and Iron City, have adjusted race locations to better the respective race weekends. Swapping locations for the March and May events, the dates will remain the same as Paradise now moves to […]

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Feb 24, 2021
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With the 2021 season about to start, the CRG Racing Team has made official the last pieces to complete the team’s new driver line-up, announcing three spanish drivers: Sandro Perez for the Mini category, Adrian Ferrer for the OK Junior and Ruben Moya for the OK. The signed collaboration agreements are the result of the […]

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Feb 24, 2021
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Our Noesis R chassis achieves an excellent second place on the occasion of the opening event of the season, at the Adria Karting Raceway circuit The Exprit Racing Team, at its second year of activity in the international karting scene, but with all the decades of technical and sporting experience of OTK Kart Group behind […]

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Feb 24, 2021
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At the Adria Karting Raceway, on the occasion of the WSK Champions Cup, our Racing Department stands out with Luigi Coluccio in the OK category The WSK Champions Cup at the Adria Karting Raceway officially opens the 2021 international karting season showing to be an excellent testing ground for the future events of the year. […]

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Feb 24, 2021
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The first competition of the 2021 season, the WSK Champions Cup allowed Birel ART Racing to debut it’s team on the Adria Karting Raceway in the presence of a record number of participants. In Mini, the largest category, Van Langendonk did very well to reach 6th position in the Final. Spirgel showed excellent competitiveness in […]

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Feb 24, 2021
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It was a podium winning weekend for Alex Stanfield and Team Crosslink at the second round of the ROK Cup USA Florida Winter Tour. Taking place at the Ocala Gran Prix facility in Ocala, Florida, Stanfield earned a heat race win and a podium result as fellow Team Crosslink drivers Luke Lange, Mario Barrios and […]

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Feb 24, 2021
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In similar fashion to the first round of the ROK Cup USA Florida Winter Tour, Birel ART North America found their way to the top step of the podium in the Shifter Master ROK class courtesy of Jordon Musser. Taking on the Ocala Gran Prix (OGP) facility this past weekend, Musser was once again the […]

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Feb 23, 2021
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It was a character-building weekend for PSL Karting’s Caleb Gafrarar as he battled not only the Ocala Gran Prix (OGP) facility and Junior ROK field but also the difficult weather that moved through the area on Friday. Taking on the second round of the ROK Cup USA Florida Winter Tour, a rain-soaked qualifying session led […]

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Feb 23, 2021
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Gaining momentum with each passing week, the United States Karting Grand Prix (USKGP) is once again making headlines. Securing long-time karting industry member Randy Kugler as the event’s inaugural announcer, several companies within the sport have stepped up to the plate and put their names as Class Sponsors. We welcome Kart-O-Rama, Italian Motors, Pignataro VW, […]

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Feb 23, 2021
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On the occasion of the first event of 2021 season at the Adria Karting Raceway, our team is third in OKJ category with Harley Keeble Excellent signals are coming from the first official engagement of the 2021 season for our Tony Kart Racing Team. On the stage of the Adria Karting Raceway, the WSK Champions […]

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