Mar 18, 2023

Friday would be the home of qualifying and the first wheel-to-wheel action of the weekend as the final round of the Florida Winter Tour officially got underway. With warm temperatures, track action was fast and furious, and ROKKERs were looking to get a head start on results with rain forecasted on occasion for both Saturday […]

Mar 17, 2023

With Indiana weather forcing construction delays at Whiteland Raceway Park, the World Karting Association (WKA) Gold Cup event scheduled for April 14-16 will be moved 30 minutes down the road to New Castle Motorsports Park. Due to cold weather and rain throughout Indiana, Andy and Sara O’Gara worked with WKA officials to move the event […]

Mar 17, 2023

The 2023 United States Pro Kart Series kicked off on the March 10-12 weekend at the Orlando Kart Center. The Orlando, Florida facility hosted the Southern Grand Prix, the opening round of the five-event championship program. David Cole and Rob Howden break down the racing from Orlando in this episode of the EKN Debrief – […]

Mar 17, 2023

The opening weekend for the 2023 California ProKart Challenge took place over March 11-12 at the Buttonwillow Raceway Park. Nearly 100 competitors participated on the weekend at the California facility with two full days of action for the first event of the six-round championship program. The 7/10-mile circuit in the counter-clockwise direction welcomed nine drivers […]

Mar 17, 2023

eKartingNews 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 66 of Face2Face with Rob Howden and David Cole welcomes […]

Mar 17, 2023

From Around the Paddock The third and final round of the 2023 ROK Cup USA Florida Winter Tour is now upon us with final-round victories and championships on the line. Taking on the Orlando Kart Center (OKC), once again more than 200 ROKKERs descended on the Central Florida facility in a busy month for national-level […]

Mar 16, 2023

Competing against some of North America’s biggest karting programs, Team Racelab took on the United States Pro Kart Series (USPKS) at the challenging Orlando Kart Center (OKC) this past weekend. Entering the series and supporting a handful of drivers, Racelab driver and TB Kart factory pilot Elie Goldstein earned a sixth-place finish in X30 Pro […]

Mar 16, 2023

It’s a new season of racing for Nathan Dupuis and it’s set to be a busy one. Competing in several high-profile series in both Canada and the United States, Dupuis recently completed the opening round of the United States Pro Kart Series (USPKS) and is looking forward to this weekend’s ROK Cup USA Florida Winter […]

Mar 15, 2023

On the occasion of the first round of the Champions of the Future Euro Series, our Tony Kart Racer 401 RR gains the third place in OK class with Arthur Poulain as well as the leadership in the championship with Jan Przyrowski. In the WSK Open Series, on the other hand, it is the Tony […]

Mar 15, 2023

The OTK Kart Group’s ‘engine division’ hits the third place in OK category, on the occasion of the Champions of the Future Euro Series, while at the WSK Open Series it takes two podiums in the MINI categories. OK – The VTS engine soon opens the Valencia weekend with a pole position of 54.178 seconds […]

Mar 15, 2023

Karting Australia and BRP-Rotax are pleased to announce they have signed a multi-year agreement with option that will see the most popular Rotax MAX engines re-Homologated, supplied and Approved for use in Karting Australia sanctioned Competition with immediate effect. Under the Agreement, Karting Australia will sanction a Rotax MAX Challengeevent at National Cup level in […]

Mar 15, 2023

OTK USA drivers reached the midway point of the season with Rounds Three and Four for Challenge of the Americas in sunny Glendale, Arizona at the Phoenix Kart Racing Association. The fast, 12-corner circuit hosted just over 115 drivers for what would be a crucial round of the championship with only one weekend remaining. Several […]

Mar 15, 2023

BRP-Rotax and Karting Australia (KA) are pleased to announce the signing of a multi-year agreement to ensure Rotax competitors have even more opportunities to compete. The new arrangement with the national karting federation includes several racing initiatives. It also aims to re-establish the success of the Rotax MAX Challenge as a national event towards the […]

Mar 15, 2023

New Route 66 Sprint Series owner Chris Kardashian is certainly putting his signature on the program as it heads into the 2023, and he has definite ideas on the direction he wishes to take the series. EKN sat down with Chris back in mid-November of 2022 (Part 1, Part 2) to detail his plans and […]

Mar 15, 2023

Spain will host the inaugural event of the 2023 FIA Karting season from March 23-26. The Kartódromo Internacional Lucas Guerrero de Valencia will make its debut on the FIA Karting calendar with the first round of the European Championship – OK & Junior. This event has attracted 182 entries (90 for OK and 92 for […]

Mar 15, 2023

It was the opening round of the 2023 United States Pro Kart Series (USPKS) and the first of three of the next four weekends at the Orlando Kart Center for Canadian Anthony Martella. Taking on the USPKS program this weekend with Speed Concepts Racing, Martella was hopeful to learn the track and fight for race […]

Mar 14, 2023

Some months ago a potential racer asked our team at NYRC what engine would make karting affordable ? A long pause and the answer was, not even a free engine will lessen the cost dramatically. The costs of entry, travel, new tires, new chassis, fuel, oil, modifications, support and maintenance keep it expensive. A short pause resulted […]

Mar 14, 2023

With a fine victory in Lonato in KZ2 in the new WSK Promotion series, Senna Van Walstijn confirmed the competitiveness of the Sodi chassis and the expertise of the Sodi Racing Team. Leader at the end of the heats and 5th in the Final, Émilien Denner completed the solid performance from the world’s leading manufacturer […]

Mar 14, 2023

After numerous events in Italy, the season accelerated a little more with the launch of the 2023 Champions of the Future Euro Series, which started in Spain in Valencia. In both OK and OK-Junior, KR chassis dominated the Finals with two wins and even two double wins! Meanwhile, at the WSK Euro Series in Lonato, […]

Mar 14, 2023

March Madness is back, and it’s time to put your basketball knowledge and luck up against others in the karting community. The 2023 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship tournament kicks off this weekend, which means you have very little time to study and fill out your brackets before entering the EKN Tournament Challenge. The rules are […]