EKN Trackside: Cup Karts North America Grand Nationals 5 – Preview

Record-breaking event for Briggs & Stratton ‘Runoffs’ at New Castle Motorsports Park

Sep 30, 2021
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The Cup Karts North America Grand Nationals 5 is set to take place this weekend at the New Castle Motorsports Park. As of Monday morning, a new record has been set with 382 entries that will battle in the eight Briggs & Stratton 206 categories, surpassing last year’s record by nearly 100. The event continues […]

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Sep 29, 2021
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The Italian company leader in the karting field and the McLaren Formula 1 driver, after the prestigious successes achieved together in the early years of the British driver’s career, sign a historic partnership with the launch of a new brand, ready to go on track in the most important international competitions in 2022. A new […]

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Sep 29, 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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Speedsportz Racing Park: Birel ART Rental Karts For Sale

Houston facility moving current fleet of rentals

Sep 29, 2021
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As a courtesy to our good friends and EKN partners at Speedsportz Racing Park in New Caney, Texas, which is located on the northeast side of Houston, we’re taking the opportunity to let the karting industry know that the facility is putting its fleet of Birel ART N35 rental karts up for sale. The fleet […]

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Odenthal Racing Products Sponsors CKNA Grand Nationals 5 Broadcast

Live streaming video to start on Saturday from New Castle Motorsports Park

Sep 28, 2021
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The fifth edition of the Cup Karts North America Grand Nationals will take to a new track layout at New Castle Motorsports Park this weekend (September 31-October 2), and those not in attendance will be able to follow the action both on the EKN Live page as well as CKNA’s own Facebook page with a […]

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Sep 28, 2021
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It was another winning weekend for Team Speedsportz and the Alan Rudolph Racing Academy (ARRA) at the final round of the Texas Sprint Racing Series in Amarillo, Texas. With the five-race program coming to a close, ARRA added one victory and five top-five finishes to their results en route to a pair of 2021 Texas […]

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Challenge of the Americas Confirms Tracks for 15th Season

Both international winter program and California ROK Championship announce dates and locations for 2022

Sep 27, 2021
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The 15th season of FTK Promotions’ Challenge of the Americas series is just around the corner as the 2022 winter season is drawing closer. When the international west coast winter series begins this coming January, it will be celebrating not only the 15th year of the program, but the fifth season under the ROK Cup […]

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Sep 24, 2021
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This year’s Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals will crown the first ever E-Kart champion in the history of this prestigious racing event. 18 drivers from all over the world will have the chance to compete for the E-Kart title at the 21st RMC Grand Finals in Bahrain which will take place from December 11th to […]

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Sep 24, 2021
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The last part of the season opened on September 17th-19th at the Lonato circuit with the first of the two WSK Open Cup events. The official Parolin Motorsport team had changed its look for the occasion and adjusted to accommodate the arrival of young drivers. While Brando Badoer made his debut in KZ2, Enzo Deligny […]

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Race Report: Texas Sprint Racing Series – Fall Finale

2021 championships decided at Amarillo Kart Circuit with final round of series

Sep 24, 2021
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The 2021 season came to a close over the September 17-19 weekend for the Texas Sprint Racing Series Presented by Texas Barge. The fifth and final round of the championship program was concluded at the Amarillo Kart Circuit outside Amarillo, Texas – marking the first visit to the facility in series history – with the […]

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2021 California ProKart Challenge Finale Set for CalSpeed

Superkarts! USA regional program returns to Fontana for sixth and final round of season

Sep 24, 2021
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The 2021 season for the California ProKart Challenge is set to close out next weekend (October 2-3) at the CalSpeed Karting facility. The Fontana, California circuit outside the Auto Club Speedway is hosting the sixth and final round of the championship chase. The program contested a double-round weekend here back in June, with this single-round […]

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Sep 24, 2021
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At the recently completed Route 66 Sprint Series event at Badger Kart Club, the program unveiled its 2022 schedule to racers in attendance.  The series is now pleased to formally present its 2022 program to the general public. 2021 saw the season open at New Castle Motorsports Park in New Castle, IN in April, and […]

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Sep 24, 2021
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Mazda Motorsports, the National Auto Sport Association (NASA), and Toyo Tires are excited to announce the 22 go-karters nominated to compete at this year’s Spec MX-5 Shootout and go on to represent Mazda’s factory club racing team next year in the Spec MX-5 Challenge presented by Toyo Tires race series as NASA Teen Mazda Challenge racers. The inaugural Spec MX-5 […]

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Sep 23, 2021
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Back in December 2020, the craze on the internet in terms of iRacing was the launch of the new Grand Prix of Long Beach circuit for the online racing platform. Situated on the shoreline of Long Beach, California, the GPLB is one of the legendary temporary circuits in North America and around the world. Now, […]

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Route 66 Sprint Series Championships Decided in Dousman

Series finale contest last two rounds at Wolf Paving Raceway in Wisconsin

Sep 22, 2021
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The Route 66 Sprint Series – presented by MG Tires and Franklin Motorsports – hosted the fourth and final event of the 2021 program at the Wolf Paving Raceway in Dousman, Wisconsin over the September 17-19 weekend. The home of Badger Kart Club saw Round Seven and Eight contested around the historic circuit, welcoming over […]

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Sep 22, 2021
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The 2022 calendar year will mark the continuation of the Rotax Trophy East series as the successful 2021 campaign will give way to an equally exciting year ahead for Rotax racing.  With a few minor changes to the program the critical features will remain the same for the 2022 season, thus focusing on building the […]

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Sep 22, 2021
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A new 2021 FIA Karting World Championship – OK and OK-Junior event – will take place in Spain at Karting Campillos from October 28-31, 2021. This follows the cancellation of the FIA Karting World Championship scheduled for Birigui, Brazil on December 2-5 due to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Entries shall be open at fiakarting.com as […]

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Sep 21, 2021
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On the occasion of the first round of the WSK Open Cup, at the South Garda Karting, our Racing Department achieves a pole position and a fifth final position in OK with the Kosmic Mercury R driven by Luigi Coluccio. Good performances also in OKJ with Ean Eyckmans. Green lights for the WSK Open Cup. […]

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Sep 21, 2021
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On the occasion of the first round of the series by WSK Promotion, our Tony Kart Racer 401R gains the victory and a third position in the OK class with Turney and Taponen, while it even signs a double win in OKJ class with Egozi and Keeble. Tony Kart Racing Team’s successes go on. After […]

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Sep 21, 2021
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Giuseppe Palomba came very close to shining in the first round of the WSK Open Cup held in Lonato from 17th to 19th September. The competition, which opened the closing part of the season, confirmed the competitiveness of the Birel ART chassis with TM Racing engines in all categories and in all conditions, with rain […]

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