Jan 25, 2023

The Northern California region of the United States has seen a long list of established karters groom themselves at the regional level before advancing to the national ranks or even further up the motorsport ladder. The threat of this storied area of regional racing being lost going into the 2023 season with the departure of […]

Jan 25, 2023

Gearup 23 will be something a little different then what our racers have seen in the past! A renewed energy and focus on what really makes karting fun will bring another new experience to our events. Of course while still enjoying some of the toughest competition found in karting. Racing, live music, games, contests, giveaways […]

Jan 24, 2023

Sodikart is among the more recognizable brands in karting around the world. The French manufacturer has garnered success globally, both in the rental kart and competition karting markets. The brand has been essentially absent at the national level in the United States over the course of the last few years, but that void is being […]

Jan 24, 2023

Last October, the FIA World Motor Sport Council approved the introduction of the International Karting Ranking from 2023 onwards. The IKR is a computerised ranking system open to all drivers holding a licence issued by a National Sporting Authority recognised by the FIA and participating in a competition karting event. The results of the IKR […]

Jan 24, 2023

With an up-and-down season in 2022 and a quick start to 2023, Anthony Martella was in mid-season form this past weekend at the ROK Cup USA Florida Winter Tour event at Tropicana Field. In his first race with Speed Concepts Racing, Martella took on a pair of junior classes and turned heads by showing the […]

Jan 24, 2023

OTK USA drivers descended on the AMR Homestead-Miami Motorplex for the first of two weekends for the annual Superkarts! USA Winter Series, a four-round championship to kick of the 2023 karting calendar, on the grounds of Homestead Miami Speedway. The 12-corner circuit has ample passing opportunity, with a good mix of slow-speed technical, and high-speed […]

Jan 23, 2023

WSK Promotion is postponing the debut of the two new categories OK-N and OKN-Junior, which was supposed to take place in the WSK Super Master Series, as many teams are still busy with testing and obtaining technical materials. Therefore, in order to ensure that everyone is in the best conditions to participate in WSK events, […]

Jan 23, 2023

K1 Circuit, the upcoming world-class outdoor karting facility from K1 Group, is proud to announce today the appointment of Mike Smith as its General Manager. Smith joins K1 Circuit with over 20 years of karting experience in both management and as a driver. Most recently, he served as the General Manager of CalSpeed Karting Center […]

Jan 23, 2023

The Endurance Kart Racing League is a newer up and coming kart series ready to go full throttle into their second season starting in March 2023. The EKRL is a 4-stroke Briggs & Stratton series only, basing its majority of saftey rules around the World Karting Association rule book. The EKRL is a five race […]

Jan 22, 2023

After a cool and overcast day on Saturday, ROKKERs returned to the track Sunday with warmth and sun as the first main events of the season got underway just before 10am. With high winds expected later in the day, tuners and teams would be put to the challenge in changing conditions as they all aimed […]

Jan 21, 2023

It was a full day of wheel-to-wheel racing for the second day of competition at Tropicana Field as ROKKERs hit the track for heats two, three, and the prefinal. Working towards Sunday and the chance to stand atop the Florida Winter Tour podium, the action was hot on the track as cooler temperatures greeted drivers. […]

Jan 20, 2023

The first round of ‘Official Competition’ for the 2023 ROK Cup USA Florida Winter Tour took to the track today at the barrier-lined temporary circuit adjacent to Tropicana Field. With ROKKERs hitting the track for a full day of practice yesterday, this morning featured two rounds of additional practice before qualifying and the first wheel-to-wheel […]

Jan 20, 2023

The opening of the WSK season at the South Garda Karting in Lonato on 25-29 February presents itself with excellent conditions: in fact, 320 drivers are expected for the WSK Champions Cup, the traditional race at the beginning of the year, which has come to celebrate its 10th edition with quite a success of participation […]

Jan 20, 2023

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 […]

Jan 20, 2023

The first major 2-cycle event of the new season is in the books as the Superkarts! USA Winter Series completed the opening two rounds of the 2023 championship program. A record number of 250 entries in nine categories competed on January 13-15 at the AMR Homestead-Miami Motorplex presented by MG Tires. Join host David Cole […]

Jan 20, 2023

Brazilian MG Tires, one of the leading manufacturers of kart tires in the world, started last weekend another season in international kartism. In Homestead, in the State of Florida, United States, the company once again provided its products for the opening round of the SKUSA Winter Series. The competition was the first of an extensive […]

Jan 19, 2023

From Around the Paddock It’s a brand-new race season, and a new era, for ROK Cup Promotions and ROKKERs as many have descended to the Sunshine State for the start of the annual Florida Winter Tour. Taking on their 25th consecutive season of competition, teams and competitors set up and worked through the first full […]

Jan 19, 2023

The Skip Barber Racing School continued its commitment to Karting by sponsoring the World Karting Association Daytona Kartweek, December 27-30, with a prize package of two 3-Day Formula Schools valued at $19,000. Colin Warren in CIK 206 Senior and Ava Hanssen in CIK 206 Junior took home the top prizes based on their finishing average […]

Jan 18, 2023

A few days after the closing of entries, over 250 drivers are already registered for the WSK Champions Cup, the inaugural race of the 18th season of WSK Promotion for the event scheduled from 25 to 29 January 2023 at the South Garda Karting in Lonato, with numbers sharply upwards for this event now in […]

Jan 18, 2023

Moving locations between the dates of January 23rd and January 30th, the World Karting Association (WKA) offices will be closed for one week to complete the process. Set to reopen on January 31st, all communication during the move week should be completed via email. “It is an exciting time for WKA as we just had […]