Making History: The Kellys Take on the Park
Tiffany Kelly is back with a new installment of her intro into karting
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 […]
Read Full StoryMorning Coffee: An Unforgettable SuperNats Experience
One taste leaves our Editor-in-Chief wanting more
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 […]
Read Full StoryIt is here…Superkarts! USA SuperNationals 25! This is an event that’s been on the calendar for just over 11 months now, from the day we closed out SuperSunday at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway for SuperNationals 24. There is no other karting event like it in North America and, to be honest, the world. All […]
Read Full StoryDrive to 25: Rob Howden’s SuperNationals Journey – Part 5
The preparations are complete, and it’s time to go to work
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 Click HERE for Part 4 of the Drive to 25 series It’s Sunday afternoon, and I’m in our room in a resort […]
Read Full StoryLeveling Up: Tiffany Kelly’s Intro to Karting
Driving enthusiast finds karting as new chapter in quest to ‘go fast’
At the SKUSA SummerNationals in July, I bumped into a racer who I first met in the late 2000s at multiple indoor karting events. Justin Kelly raced at an indoor track in Nebraska, and through that facility, he qualified to become part of my IndoorKartingNews.com team to run in the Machismo 500 at the SuperNationals […]
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 StoryDrive to 25: Rob Howden’s SuperNationals Journey – Part 3
Over and above the racing, it’s a pure health and fitness journey
Click HERE for Part 1 of the Drive to 25 series Click HERE for Part 2 of the Driver to 25 series It’s been just over a month since my second ‘Drive to 25’ update, and I’ve been on the road for most of that time, attending karting and Road to Indy events all over […]
Read Full StoryDrive to 25: Rob Howden’s SuperNationals Journey – Part 2
Putting The Pieces Together
Click HERE for Part 1 of the Drive to 25 series. When I made the decision to race at this year’s SuperNationals, the very next move was deciding on the team that I’d hope to run with. We’re fortunate to work with, and enjoy the support of, so many fantastic teams and shops on eKartingNews.com. […]
Read Full StoryDrive to 25: Rob Howden’s SuperNationals Journey – Part 1
EKN Editor-in-Chief focused on personal racing effort at sport’s biggest event
A few weeks ago, on the urging of my Managing Editor David Cole, I made the decision to cross a big race off my personal bucket list. When I found out that Superkarts! USA had elected to offer the KA100 Master class at the 25th running of their annual SuperNationals, I was presented a very […]
Read Full StoryMorning Coffee: Double Duty at SuperNationals 25
Time to check off THE bucket list race
In November, I’ll attend and work my 25th Superkarts! USA SuperNationals. During the first two years of the event, I helped out on the microphone, before taking over the show fully in 1999. For over two decades, I’ve had the honor of calling the action of the greatest karting event in the world. As I’ve […]
Read Full StoryThe following is a continuing series ‘Begin Again’ by R.K. Siler. The last installment was the first of the 2022 season with The Makeover – Part I and today, we provide you with Part II. In Part I of “The Makeover”, I discussed the big changes that were made to my shifter kart, including the […]
Read Full StoryThe halfway point of the 2022 season has past us, and we’re now into the month of July and looking to close out with the second half of the season. July is the halfway point in the calendar, and wraps up an intense six months of racing across the United States. The annual Major League […]
Read Full StoryThe following is a continuing series ‘Begin Again’ by R.K. Siler. The series opened with the Going Back to My Karting Roots in early 2020, followed by Strains, Rains and Pandemics in April. The third column was offered in October 2020 with Support Your Local Kartshop and return in 2021 with Where Did Everybody Go?. The last installment came in August […]
Read Full StoryThe Progression from Indoor to Competition Karting
K1’s outdoor track and the hole it fills from rentals to racing
Motorsports in America is going through a resurgence as of late. More and more people are tuning in and going to tracks all across the country to get their weekly dose of adrenaline. Just last year, the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas was the most attended Formula 1 race in […]
Read Full StoryThe recent joint statement from ROK Cup USA, Superkarts! USA and the United States Pro Kart Series regarding a working relationship has sparked much interest in our community, and not surprisingly, it has brought up past discussions and new conversation regarding the sport of karting here in the USA. What sparked this new endeavor? First […]
Read Full StoryBehind the Laptop: The Longest Season
Putting 2021 into the rear-view mirror as we anticipate another exciting karting season ahead
There is no doubt that 2020 was one of the more difficult years in decades for everyone around the world, which not surprisingly impacted the sport of karting – both positively and negatively. Depending on the region or area in which you reside, karting was affected one way or another. After dealing with the initial […]
Read Full StoryMorning Coffee: Back on the Road
The sport’s biggest event heads to its fifth location in 24 years
Just over a year ago, I wrote a column lamenting the fact that I was going to miss my ‘Karting Christmas’. In the fall of 2020, the COVID pandemic was still aggressively rearing its ugly head and it had decimated the tourism industry in Las Vegas, the 23-year home of the Superkarts! USA SuperNationals. SKUSA […]
Read Full StoryBehind The Laptop: The Return of SuperSunday
Granddaddy of them all coming back in Vegas next week
As I begin writing this column on a Sunday evening, I do so with mixed emotions. The first is frustration, as the Chicago Bears just lost another game all because of blown defensive coverage. The second is joy, as Thanksgiving is just around the corner, which means a massive meal is coming on Thursday as […]
Read Full StoryThe following is a continuing series ‘Begin Again’ written by R.K. Siler. The series began with Going Back to My Karting Roots in early 2020, followed by Strains, Rains and Pandemics in April. The third column was offered in October 2020 with Support Your Local Kartshop and return in 2021 with Where Did Everybody Go?. The following is his next […]
Read Full StoryWe are past the mid-point of the 2021 karting season, now into the month of July. Each year, the Major League Baseball holds their All-Star Game, welcoming some of the top players from the season from each team to fill up two squads to compete against one another. With that in mind, I thought it […]
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