Nov 30, 2022

A new column series has been established by new karter Tiffany Kelly. 2022 was a full dive into the sport on the competitive level, hitting major events throughout the country. Her first column – Leveling Up – provided the background of her journey into the sport. Now, in the second installment, she’s discusses the opportunity […]

Nov 30, 2022

The much-anticipated World Karting Association (WKA) Vega Tires National Road Race Series schedule is here. After weeks of waiting, series officials are pleased to confirm a solid six-weekend race schedule that will kick off next month at the famed Daytona International Speedway during WKA KartWeek. “The planning team at WKA went to great efforts to bring […]

Nov 30, 2022

Birel ART provided perfect service in Portimao during the 22nd edition of the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals. The drivers in the DD2 Max and Micro Max categories, a total of 108 competitors representing no less than 44 nationalities, were able to take advantage of high quality equipment, which ensured the sporting fairness so important […]

Nov 30, 2022

It was the unofficial end of the 2022 karting season in North America and the BirelART North America squad closed it on a high with three wins and six podium results at the 25th annual Superkarts! USA (SKUSA) SuperNationals. With back-to-back events in Las Vegas, BirelART North America proved that they are once again one […]

Nov 30, 2022

The Superkarts! USA SuperNationals 25 took place on November 16-20 outside the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The silver anniversary event welcomed 586 entries in 10 categories to compete for a place in history with a victory on SuperSunday. Ten new names were added to the record books, with 10 first-time winners […]

Nov 30, 2022

The Skip Barber Racing School today released the 2023 Skip Barber Race Series schedule. The expanded series, taking place over eight race weekends, will be offered at select SRO Motorsports America, USAC, and USF Pro Championship race weekends. New for 2023, the champion of the Skip Barber Formula Race Series will be offered a scholarship […]

Nov 29, 2022

After two days of driving, several meetings and multiple sessions spent reviewing data at Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, South Carolina, three drivers earned scholarships in the 15th edition of the Mazda MX-5 Cup Shootout. Additionally, two karting stars were selected to be Mazda club racing factory drivers. Nate Cicero of Pound Ridge, New York […]

Nov 29, 2022

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 […]

Nov 28, 2022

Elf Racing lubricants are now being distributed by Sharkshifter, a full-service kart shop located in Sherwood, Oregon. Sharkshifter will offer Elf Racing products including: ELF HTX 909 two cycle engine oil made with Castor Oil Sharkshifter has chosen to market Elf Racing lubricants due to their leadership in several areas. First and foremost, the Elf […]

Nov 28, 2022

A busy and hard fought season came to an end this past weekend. With the 2022 Gearup Challenge and the State Championship in the books. A huge congratulations goes out to our champions as well as every racer that competed in the region’s toughest karting competition! As many people might already know, our F Series […]

Nov 28, 2022

As we pushed down from the Rolison Performance Group tent to the fuel farm for the first practice session on Wednesday, the realization washed over me. This was actually happening. With three months of gym time and a ‘clean-ish’ eating program prepping me to be as ready as I could be, I about to participate […]

Nov 26, 2022

We can‘t believe that the week is over already. Today we crowned the new champions of the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals 2022 and witnessed so much incredible racing on track. 394 competitors from 60 nations accepted the invitation to the 22nd RMC Grand Finals and competed for one week for the victory. After mixed […]

Nov 26, 2022

The sixth and final day of competition at the 2022 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals went into the books on Saturday, November 26 with the main events held at the Kartodromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimão. The 394 drivers were condensed down to the 36-driver main events in the six categories with the additional E20 […]

Nov 25, 2022

What a lovely sunny day in the mountains of Portimao at the Kartodromo Internacional Algarve. The sun was shining the whole day and gave us beautiful weather for the traditional Drivers picture before the pre-finals of the RMCGF 2022 started. 394 Rotax racers came along the main straight, walking in their race suits for the […]

Nov 25, 2022

The fifth day of action at the 2022 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals was decision day with the final preliminary races contested at the Kartodromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimão on Friday, November 25. For many of the 394 drivers from around the world competing, it was a ‘Black Friday’ in terms of results, with […]

Nov 24, 2022

Today the Kartodromo Internacional Algarve welcomed us in the morning shrouded in fog what prompted a fifteen-minute delay to the start of our on-track action.  But this did not lower the spirit of our racers. The track was wet during the morning warm-up, but the sunshine came along and then helped the surface to dry […]

Nov 24, 2022

Day four of the 2022 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals are in the books with the final rounds of heat races contested at the Kartodromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimão on Thursday, November 24. As the United States celebrates Thanksgiving, 11 drivers carried the USA flag with them into competition, featuring changing weather conditions and […]

Nov 23, 2022

Yesterday saw the first real part of the full-throttle action that was experienced by the whole paddock, as all 394 drivers would brave the changeable weather conditions that saw the final part of Non-Qualifying Practice and the first five of eight classes go out for Qualifying. With the sunshine in the skies in the morning, […]

Nov 23, 2022

The third day of competition at the 2022 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals was put into the books on Wednesday at the Kartodromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimão. Weather has still been a factor for the 394 drivers from around the world with early rain and then late rain to change up the conditions around […]

Nov 23, 2022

The following is a statement from Terry Traeder of the Quincy Grand Prix and TNT Kartways made last week as EKN was covering SKUSA SuperNationals 25, announcing the cancellation of the South Park street race for 2023 and beyond. If you don’t know by now, the Quincy Grand Prix has been cancelled. I was sorry […]