Woodbridge Kart Club is pleased to announce the addition of a full day of Friday practice at the May 5-7 AKRA / Hoosier Kartsport Road Race Series Nationals at the North Carolina Center for Automotive Research (NCCAR). Following WKC’s 2023 schedule announcement in early October, club officials received a number of requests to add a […]
Read Full StoryCaleb Gafrarar Eyes ROK Vegas Championship
RPG driver ready to attack Sin City for the first of two trips to Las Vegas in the next month
It has been a storybook season for Rolison Performance Group (RPG) driver Caleb Gafrarar. After earning Superkarts! USA (SKUSA) Pro Tour and the United States Pro Kart Series (USPKS) titles, both in the X30 Junior ranks, Gafrarar has his eyes set on the ROK Cup USA ROK Vegas title this coming weekend. A front-runner in […]
Read Full StoryAfter racing for two and a half years in the US, I travelled to Europe for the first time to compete in the Rotax Max Central European Championship in Bruck, Austria. It was a packed two weeks; the day after I landed in Budapest, Hungary, and a quick visit to my grandparents, we drove to […]
Read Full Story2022 was a landmark year for Cup Karts North America. Beyond having record numbers at most every race in 2022, we gained a National race with the Winter Nationals in Jacksonville, FL as well as an entire new Division in Canada! We truly couldn’t be happier with how 2022 went unfolded. But it’s time to […]
Read Full StoryChampions Crowned at the ROK Sonoma Presented by Titanium Sports Nutrition
2022 season is over with 2023 on the horizon
It was a double-race weekend that closed the 2022 ROK Sonoma Presented by Titanium Sports Nutrition as the season concluded with the crowing of champions. With tensions high in some classes as title battles went down to the final lap, other champions were crowned on Saturday with insurmountable point leads. “A great season-ending event and […]
Read Full Story2022 eKartingNews.com Driver Rankings presented by Skip Barber Racing School – TaG – October 24
New top-three as Norberg and Jones are joined by Fletcher heading into final stretch
The eKartingNews.com TaG Driver Rankings presented by Skip Barber Racing School is in the final stage of the 2022 season with only a few events remaining. It appears that over the first 10 months of the year, including the final two from 2021, one driver stands above the rest in the standings and mathematically has […]
Read Full StoryAyden Ingratta Enters ROK Senior at Annual ROK Vegas Event and Eyes a Win
Junior Champion looks to repeat in the senior ranks
After a few senior events on his 2022 results resume to date, Canadian Ayden Ingratta will enter the ROK Senior category at the upcoming ROK Cup USA ROK Vegas event. Taking to the new layout and temporary circuit adjacent to the RIO All-Suite Hotel & Casino, Ingratta will pilot a Speed Concepts Racing and Speed […]
Read Full StoryThe United States Pro Kart Series, presented by MG Tires and IAME USA East is about to embark on its second decade, and is doing so in a big way. The previously announced 2023 national schedule includes the series’ first venture west of the Mississippi, and the addition of a fifth weekend of racing. Today’s […]
Read Full StoryROK Sonoma Presented by Titanium Sports Nutrition Completed Penultimate Round in Double-Header Weekend
Double header proves to be successful for some
It was a double header weekend for the final event of the ROK Sonoma Presented by Titanium Sports Nutrition this past weekend at the famed Sonoma Raceway. With championship battles coming down to the wire and large grids that aimed for some additional track time before the ROK Cup USA ROK Vegas event next week, […]
Read Full Story2022 eKartingNews.com Driver Rankings presented by Skip Barber Racing School – Shifterkart – October 24
Standings at the top remains unchanged with Myers, Kremers and French leading the way
The eKartingNews.com Shifterkart Driver Rankings presented by Skip Barber Racing School is nearing the end for the 2022 season with only two months left in the calendar year. All major championships have concluded, in addition to most of the regional events as we prepare for a busy November with two major events in November – […]
Read Full StoryDrive to 25: Rob Howden’s SuperNationals Journey – Part 4
Getting back in the seat
Click HERE for Part 1 of the Drive to 25 series Click HERE for Part 2 of the Drive to 25 series Click HERE for Part 3 of the Drive to 25 series Let me set the scene. It’s the 25th running of the American karting’s biggest race – the SKUSA SuperNationals. The promoter elects […]
Read Full StoryRadical Motorsport Becomes Presenting Partner for ROK Cup USA ROK Vegas Event
ROK Cup USA and Radical Motorsport alliance formed
With the 2022 season finales for both ROK Cup USA and the Blue Marble Radical Cup North America program on the horizon, the two leading organizations are pleased to announce a partnership program for their upcoming Las Vegas event weekends. Becoming the presenting partner on ROK’s Return to the RIO, Radical Motorsport will have a […]
Read Full StoryThe Southwest Regional Cup, an affordable, premium quality, professionally run race series for the entire karting community of Texas and the surrounding states, announced its 2023 race schedule. – April 14-16: Speedsportz Racing Park – New Caney, TX – May 12-14: Oklahoma Motorsports Complex – Norman, OK – July 14-16: Gulf Coast Karters – Katy […]
Read Full StoryRace Report: 2022 ROK Cup Superfinal – Team USA
Kanthan and Jader-David secure victories for Team USA in Italy
The 2022 edition of the ROK Cup Superfinal was held at the famed South Garda Karting facility in Lonato, Italy from October 19-22. Hundreds of drivers from around the world made up the event, competing in seven ROK categories to claim this year’s titles as ROK Cup Superfinal champion. Nine drivers represented the United States […]
Read Full StoryMore than 70 of the world’s upcoming kart racers and motor racing champions of the future will gather in the south of France this week, as the Karting Sprint and Karting Endurance disciplines join the bill for the second edition of the FIA Motorsport Games in Marseille. The introduction of the Karting Sprint Junior and […]
Read Full StoryeKartingNews.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. The 51st episode […]
Read Full StoryThe last day of the IAME Warriors Final reached a maximum intensity on the French track of Le Mans. The pre-finals started by changing a bit the hierarchy that had been established during the qualifying heats. The finals still had their share of surprises. But under the chequered flag, two declared favourites for victory made […]
Read Full Story2023 WKA National Helmet Regulations
Approved regulations applicable for Daytona KartWeek
With Daytona KartWeek only two months away and interest high among karters, World Karting Association officials are reminding competitors of approved regulation changes that apply to helmets and are applicable starting at the famed December 27-30 event. “With Karting’s Official Opening Day fast approaching, we wanted to ensure racers had ample time to understand and […]
Read Full StoryeKartingNews has launched a new program for social media and the EKN Radio Network – Face2Face. The show is broadcasted live over Facebook and YouTube, with the audio version making its way to the only 24 hour / 7 days a week radio station. Episode 60 of Face2Face brings back everyone’s favorite guest to the […]
Read Full StoryeKartingNews.com Driver of the Month: September 2022 – Hayden Jones
Rolison Performance Group driver secures sweep of USPKS Heartland Grand Prix main events
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 […]
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