Jan 08, 2020

A new season and a new decade of karting has arrived, now that we are fully into 2020. Winter championships are getting underway in the warmer regions of the United States as the rest of the country waits patiently for the spring and summer months to appear. Until then, the karting community will be in […]

Jan 02, 2020

With a new season of Margay Ignite events ready to launch for 2020 – both Ignite Majors and Ignite Challenge races – the timing is perfect for our Editor-in-Chief Rob Howden to detail his first opportunity to compete in an Ignite event. Rob participated in the USAC Karting Battle at the Brickyard at the Indianapolis […]

Dec 20, 2019

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 […]

Dec 19, 2019

There are three parts to a karting package. The chassis, the driver, and of course, the engine. They all come together to become one, screaming around the track just one inch off the ground. Everything begins with the chassis, but in order for the rolling frame to move, it needs power. A significant component in […]

Dec 18, 2019

The tabulation is complete for the 2019 eKartingNews.com Constructors Championship final standings. A total of 36 events of racing from January to November counted toward calculation for the top performing chassis brands in United States competition. In events from coast to coast, a total of 42 chassis brands earned points at the international, national and […]

Dec 16, 2019

Over the past 20 years, Greg Bell and his Leading Edge Motorsports operation have been a powerhouse in national and regional racing in the United States. From his start in the industry in the mid-90s to riding the forefront of the shifterkart wave of popularity from 1997-2005, Bell was the man orchestrating the success of […]

Dec 11, 2019

Safety for motorsports is always evolving. One of the most unique devices created for the sport of karting is the rib protector. The contact between the seat and the mid-section of the body is vital to a good performance on the track. A driver must become one with the kart in order to find the […]

Dec 10, 2019

2019 marks the 13th season for the eKartingNews.com TaG Driver Rankings Powered by Bell Racing USA. What began in the pages of Shifter Kart Illustrated magazine moved over to the website, and continues to recognize the top ‘Touch and Go’ driver from each season. For the past three years, one driver has held the top […]

Dec 09, 2019

The 2019 karting season has come to a close as we look forward to turning the page over to 2020. Events counting toward the 2019 eKartingNews.com Shifterkart Driver Rankings Powered by Bell Racing USA have been completed and now a full 12-month run of events from the season have been tabulated to decide the top […]

Nov 29, 2019

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 20, 2019

EKN’s Paddock Insider is part of our Trackside coverage, bringing you notes, updates and breaking news as it happens. The article will feature notes from trackside at the Superkarts! USA SuperNationals 23, which is being held this week at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV.  This is insider info will not […]

Nov 08, 2019

In early July, the EKN crew of Rob Howden and David Cole were offered the opportunity to join the Comet Kart Sales team to compete in the USAC Karting Battle at the Brickyard. In this two-part series, Rob and David will detail their experiences with the American-made Comet Eagle chassis at one of the coolest […]

Nov 06, 2019

In early July, the EKN crew of Rob Howden and David Cole were offered the opportunity to join the Comet Kart Sales team to compete in the USAC Karting Battle at the Brickyard.  In this two-part series, Rob and David will detail their experiences with the American-made Comet Eagle chassis at one of the coolest […]

Nov 05, 2019

The 23rd edition of the Superkarts! USA SuperNationals is set for November 20-24, 2019 outside the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. Over 500 competitors from around the world will gather in Las Vegas for the ‘grand daddy of them all’ in North American karting, if not the globe. A total of 12 categories in 10 […]

Nov 05, 2019

The 2019 season is coming to a close and some of the major events from around the world are taking part. One of the first to kick off the ‘majors’ of karting was the Rok Cup Superfinal at the South Garda Karting facility in Lonato, Italy. Drivers from around the world converge on the historic […]

Nov 01, 2019

EKN’s Paddock Insider is part of our Trackside coverage, bringing you notes, updates and breaking news as it happens. The article will feature notes from trackside at the 2019 ROK Cup USA ROK the RIO, which is being held this week at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV.  This is insider […]

Oct 30, 2019

During the mid-1990s, the American karting community witnessed a disrupter to the norm. The name ‘Trackmagic’ emerged from the historic kart tracks of NorCal and the American-made karts that were turned out of the San Francisco, CA shop quickly became a household national name. Fueled by the passion and drive of Fausto Vitello, the publisher […]

Sep 20, 2019

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 […]

Sep 13, 2019

There can be no doubt as to who is at the top of the eKartingNews.com TaG Driver Rankings Powered by Bell Racing USA following the first eight months of the 2019 season. Nearly 400 drivers have put in results through the selected events on the season to accumulate points over the past 12 months to […]

Sep 12, 2019

The end of the 2019 season is looming with the months of September and October closing out the many regional programs before year-end events put a cap on the year. The bulk of the national schedule is complete, shaping up the latest release of the eKartingNews.com Shifterkart Driver Rankings Powered by Bell Racing USA. Three […]