The newest show to hit the EKN Radio Network is ‘Operation Grassroots’, a podcast geared solely on the foundation of the sport. The hub of the show will be discussion centered on the grassroots level of karting, from club racing to regional racing, all focused around the Briggs & Stratton 206 engine platform. Our #OperationGrassroots […]
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Whiteland Raceway Park (WRP) is under new ownership as of this week. Former IndyCar team owners and partners Sarah Fisher, Andy O’Gara and Wink Hartman joined together once again to save the historic race site as part of a last-ditch effort to prevent the track from being bulldozed. The opportunity came from former owner Mike […]
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ROK Cup USA sent shockwaves to the sport of karting in North America by announcing the merger of VLR and KA100cc powered engines in a single competition category in the upcoming ROK the RIO in Las Vegas. With such announcement, top factory teams and premier karting shops are set to head to the Rio All-Suites […]
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Six finalists for this year’s coveted Team USA Scholarships will convene this week at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis., for a two-day shootout. Ultimately, two American youngsters will be invited to represent their nation at the Formula Ford Festival and Walter Hayes Trophy events later this fall in England. They will also earn an […]
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Motorsports professionals can now access the racing industry’s ultimate business resource, the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Buyers Guide, online thanks to PRI Direct. This new, mobile-friendly platform instantly connects more than 2,400 industry suppliers to over 90,000 racing businesses and high volume buyers, and features product photos, videos and intuitive search tools. “For more than 30 […]
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Karting was created in the United States back in 1956 and has grown into the sport we know today. The sport is contested world wide, and recognized by the FIA under the CIK organization. The first ever world karting championship sanctioned by the CIK was in 1964, won by Italian Guido Sala. Since that time, […]
Read Full StoryLos Angeles Karting Championship Ends Summer with Round Seven
Number of first wins and streaks extended as Southern California karting program begins final stretch for 2018 season
The 2018 season for the Los Angeles Karting Championship continued on August 26 with the seventh round of the year. The seventh of nine races counted toward the year-end championship standings was contested at the CalSpeed Karting Center. The Classico layout of the Fontana, California facility, located outside the Auto Club Speedway, challenged the racers […]
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1) If you have not yet made yourself familiar with the new staging area for those arriving early on Friday, please review that information here: http://rockislandgrandprix.com/news_releases/2018/news_staging-area.html 2) The X30 class has been dropped for lack or entrants. 3) At the request of Margay and the Ignite Masters competitors, the weight for that class has been […]
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Considered one of the all-time greats of American karting, Gary Carlton finally launches his plans for his future in the karting industry. After closing out the 2017 season with a big win in the famous Granja 500 with TEAM Barrichello/HERO, Carlton went silent. Moving from his Italian base that he had been stationed for the […]
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With two rounds of action complete, the battle is tight in the first Triple Crown of Karting as competitors prepare for the final round of action at the Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix powered by Mediacom on Labor Day Weekend in Rock Island, Ill. Previous rounds of the Triple Crown were run at the Quincy […]
Read Full StoryCalifornia ProKart Challenge Heading Back to Monterey
Penultimate round for Superkarts! USA flagship regional program set for August 31-September 1
September is championship month for the California ProKart Challenge as the flagship regional program for Superkarts! USA is set to host its penultimate round at the Monterey Bay Karters facility on August 31 – September 1. The Marina Airport Kart Track in Marina, California will be the site for Round Five over the Labor Day […]
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Heartland Park was the 6th stop on the Vega Road Race series but this time WKA’s Robby Harper combined forces with KART’s Kelly Read and Jim Edgington to bring the Summer Sizzler to Topeka Kansas. With these two-powerhouse karting organizations joining forces there was bound to be some good ole fashion racing to the checkered […]
Read Full StoryRace Report: ROK Sonoma – Round Six
Breidinger takes the VP Masters ROK Feature Class
ROK Sonoma usually has tough, tight and exciting racing, but the “smoking” racing for this race had to do with the smoky haze in the air from the Mendocino County fires. The fast-National track configuration made for some exciting racing as drivers used the draft to set up passes on the front straight. A veteran […]
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The ninth season of the Superkarts! USA Pro Tour came to a end with the 2018 SummerNationals held at the New Castle Motorsports Park. The Pro Tour finale has found a new home in New Castle, Indiana, with the nine IAME and Stock Honda categories crowning the 2018 champions after Round Five and Six were […]
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Hoosier Tire is proud to offer a contingency program to reward those drivers competing in the King of the Streets race at the 2018 Rock Island Grand Prix. The program details are outlined below: $1000.00 to win or $500.00 to the highest finisher The contingency payout will be awarded based on the following criteria: Driver […]
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Four of the racers entered in this year’s annual American Kart Racing Association’s (AKRA) Nicholson Speedway Nationals presented by VEGA Tires, were double winners. Alstead, NH based Matthew Winter won each days 206 Cadet class on the ¼-mile asphalt road course. Saturday the 13-year-old double winner won with an 8.987 seconds cushion over second place […]
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It is will great sadness that we email our karting members today. Mark Taylor was very well known and respected in our karting community and often worked for WKA at our national races and at Daytona KartWeek. We would like to pass this newsletter onto you from our friends at the Woodbridge Kart Club which […]
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The 2018 edition of the United States Pro Kart Series closed out at the recent Hoosier Grand Prix. The New Castle Motorsports Park in New Castle, Indiana hosted Round Five and Six on the July 27-29 weekend under perfect racing conditions. The seven IAME categories decided the 2018 champions after two days of solid racing […]
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Prize packages continue to roll in for the 24th running of the Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix powered by Mediacom, the world’s largest karting street race, to be run through the city streets of Rock Island, Ill. Sept. 1-2. That is especially the case for the 19th running of the King of the Streets 125 […]
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Pierre “Pete” Jules Michel, 70, passed away unexpectedly on August 3rd, 2018 at his home in Perry, Georgia. Pete’s funeral service will be held on Friday August 10th, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at McCullough Funeral Home, 417 S. Houston Lake Road Warner Robins, Ga 31088. Pierre Michel was born on July 21st, […]
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