Nov 13, 2019

Veteran racer Zack Skolnick is excited to announce a new partnership with former Formula 1 driver Nelson Piquet Jr. and international kart team Piquet Sports owner Carlos Iaconelli to form Piquet Kart, the sport’s newest indoor and outdoor rental kart provider. Skolnick will hit the ground running to promote the new affordable brand to the […]

Nov 12, 2019

One of the greatest news of the 2020 racing season will the debut of the new international Mini category, dedicated to drivers from 9 to 12 years old. This market branch gained more and more importance in the last years, despite the lack of a common technical regulation in the several championships. With the FIA […]

Nov 08, 2019

Following the Halloween celebration on October 31, EKN Managing Editor David Cole traveled to Las Vegas to catch the final two days of the ROK Cup USA ROK the RIO event outside the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. A record number of Rokkers converged for the second annual event, with entry totals surpassing the 300 […]

Nov 06, 2019

With unprecedented growth in 2019 and a ROK the RIO event that is the largest ROK race ever in the United States, ROK Cup Promotions is pleased to confirm dates and locations for the 2020 Florida Winter Tour. With the popular karting series kicking off in January and running through March, 2020 will see two […]

Nov 06, 2019

Now at the top of F1 with Ferrari, Charles Leclerc has never forgotten that he started in motor sport thanks to karting. He wanted to take advantage of his growing reputation to create his own kart brand in order to contribute to the development of the discipline among a wider audience. It was only natural […]

Nov 05, 2019

Effective October 16, 2019 Ted Fasching owner of Stockholm Karting Center, Inc. located in Cokato, Minnesota purchased the business Kartlift Kart Stands from Tim Koyen. All manufacturing operations have been moved to SKC’s Fabrication Shop in Minnesota. Ted will continue to keep up with the business that Tim has spent the past 16 years building […]

Nov 05, 2019

Gearing up for WKA’s 45th edition of Daytona International Speedway KartWeek, World Karting has made all three event registration platforms available concurrently.  With great interest in this year’s Daytona KartWeek already buzzing, Officials felt it was important to get the important details out to the racers. As always, WKA Membership is required to participate at […]

Oct 31, 2019

Substantially increasing its participation with the World Karting Association for the benefit of the racers, Summit Racing Equipment and WKA solidified a multi-year agreement, naming Summit Racing Equipment as the Presenting Sponsor for all WKA’s National Programs. “After a great first year of building our relationship with Summit Racing Equipment, we couldn’t be more pleased […]

Oct 30, 2019

eKartingNews.com is the hub of the karting world, providing you with all the latest news, insider information and race reports from events around the globe. ‘This Week In Karting’ helps to tie everything together in one weekly podcast, bringing our listeners up to speed on the most recent news in the sport. The EKN duo […]

Oct 29, 2019

The 2019 season of the Los Angeles Karting Championship had the curtain close following the Round 9 action at the CalSpeed Karting circuit on October 13. The ‘Technico’ layout of the Fontana, California karting center, located outside the Auto Club Speedway, played host to the series finale and provided the best drivers from southern California […]

Oct 29, 2019

The once a year type event for the Briggs & Stratton drivers in North America took place on October 4-6 at the New Castle Motorsports Park. Cup Karts North America hosted their Grand Nationals 3 in New Castle, Indiana in what can be closely related to the SCCA Runoffs. A record turnout of 281 drivers […]

Oct 28, 2019

The 11th edition of the Streets of Lancaster Grand Prix was held at the end of September in the city roads of the southern California downtown district. The Superkarts! USA California ProKart Challenge calls the event their series finale, competing on the quick circuit for two days to decide this year’s winners and series champions. […]

Oct 25, 2019

After tireless planning by WKA Officials and the Road Racing Competition Committee, WKA is pleased to announce its 2020 Schedule for the Vega Tires National Road Racing Series, for points in WKA National Classes.  A bit of a break from the norm, WKA racers will enjoy bringing back a couple old track friends, coupled with […]

Oct 24, 2019

The entire line of COMPKART chassis will now be available in Arizona through Phoenix Kart Rentals! The team at Phoenix Kart Rentals is based in Phoenix, AZ mere minutes away from the famed PKRA facility. Headed up by Bailey Murphy, the staff provides an entire range of services ranging from new and used kart sales, […]

Oct 22, 2019

Due to the overwhelming amount of entries that are continuing to pour into the ROK Cup USA offices, series officials have had to go to work on the event schedule. With three classes oversold, one class set to reach the forty mark shortly, Last Chance Qualifier races have been added after qualifying sessions on Thursday […]

Oct 21, 2019

The 2019 International karting season is coming to an end, but the Tony Kart Racing Team does not stop and, in view of the next appointments, is proud to introduce the 3 new drivers joining the team: Lorenzo Travisanutto and Pedro Hiltbrand for the OK category; Aiden Neate for OKJ. Two out of three, actually, […]

Oct 21, 2019

The very first initiative for detecting young talent launched by Richard Mille last year, in close collaboration with Birel ART, was a true success. The Richard Mille Young Talent Academy is already preparing for its second edition, which will take place on 3rd, 4th and 5th December 2019 at the Bugatti Le Mans circuit with […]

Oct 19, 2019

WKA and MYLAPS Sports Timing announced an exclusive partnership today, naming MYLAPS as the Official Sports Timing of the World Karting Association. Over 20 million athletes and racers perform in MYLAPS-timed contests each year and have access to their results and performance data on one of the MYLAPS platforms. “For years, WKA has trusted MYLAPS […]

Oct 15, 2019

The 2019 Route 66 Sprint Series, presented by MG Tires and Franklin Motorsports is wrapped up for the year, and the Championship Banquet is just around the corner.  Now is no time for slacking though, as Series Staff has been hard at work putting together the program for 2020. For 2020, the Route 66 Series […]

Oct 14, 2019

The entire line of CompKart chassis will now be available directly at Harden Motorsports Group.  HMG is owned by industry member Darren Harden and is based out of central Indiana.  The staff at HMG provides a successful array of services from new and used chassis sales as well as a full in-house engine development department […]