Mar 31, 2020

Looking to better streamline their program and provide ease of use for their customer, the World Karting Association (WKA) is pleased to confirm the launch of their new website. As the promoter of several different series including the Speedway Dirt Series, Florida Winter Cup, Manufacturers Cup, Road Racing Series and E-Kart (electric) Series, WKA is […]

Mar 20, 2020

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 20th episode […]

Mar 10, 2020

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. This Week In […]

Mar 04, 2020

The WKA Manufacturers Cup Series comes to Charlotte Motor Speedway for the Karting Challenge in conjunction with national dirt and road races being held, April 17-19th. WKA has just released the online entry link and event schedule for the Charlotte event, which you can find in the links below or on the Manufacturers Cup Series page […]

Mar 03, 2020

The halfway point of the 2020 ROK Cup USA Challenge of the Americas was reached on the February 21-23 weekend at the CalSpeed Karting facility. Rounds Three and Four were contested at the Fontana, California circuit. Weather and incident delays played a big factor into the weekend, while a handful of drivers set themselves up […]

Mar 03, 2020

The Quincy Grand Prix, scheduled for June 13-14 at the South Park in Quincy, Illinois has updated its class roster for the 2020 edition. This year’s event celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first Quincy Grand Prix back in 1970. A total of 10 categories will compete in the main events on Sunday, including an […]

Mar 03, 2020

Margay Racing and Oakland Valley Race Park (OVRP) are proud to announce the addition of Ignite Senior to their 2020 class structure. Just over an hour from New York City, located in Cuddebackville, NY – OVRP’s newly paved 0.75 mile kart circuit serves as New York’s premier karting destination. The newly added spec Ignite class […]

Mar 02, 2020

Things are ROKKIN from coast-to-coast thus far in 2020. ROK Cup USA continues to expand its growth in the United States and North America with their ROK engine platform, international programs and local support of tracks in the west and in the east. Garett Potter of ROK Cup USA visited the CalSpeed Karting facility during […]

Mar 02, 2020

The 2019 WKA VEGA Road Race Series awards presentation will be held at the Champions Club located at Charlotte Motor Speedway, in conjunction with the WKA national races being held that weekend, April 17-19th. The Awards Banquet will be held on Friday at 7pm, where dinner will be  served at 7:30pm and the awards being given […]

Feb 28, 2020

What happens when you combine thousands of spectators, live music, a massive cornhole tournament, a fireworks display that rivals the 4th of July in New York, and throw in a kart race through the city streets? The Thor Industries Elkhart Riverwalk Grand Prix, where kart racing meets street festival. The Thor Industries Elkhart Riverwalk Grand […]

Feb 27, 2020

The Cup Karts North America program and Vegas Tires are happy to announce an agreement to extend their partnership. This new agreement puts Vega Tires exclusively at CKNA events through 2023. “Vega is one of our major sponsors, but we have learned to look at them as partners in the series,” stated Greg Jasperson, CKNA […]

Feb 25, 2020

SpeedVegas and Northern California Karters announce the first ever sanctioned event at SpeedVegas in Las Vegas, NV on Sunday, April 19th, 2020. The 1.5 mile sportscar road course will be used in the counter clockwise direction for this groundbreaking kart racing event. SpeedVegas COO Greg Schroeder: “We are very excited to have NCK and its […]

Feb 25, 2020

This weekend marked the final round of the World Karting Association (WKA) Florida Winter Cup at the challenging Orlando Kart Center in Central Florida. While entry numbers may not have been what series officials were hoping, the inaugural event provided some great competition and a platform to build upon for future growth. “This was the […]

Feb 20, 2020

The EKN Trackside Live program visits multiple events throughout the karting season. Leading up to major events on the calendar, EKN is happy to launch a new show as part of the EKN Radio Network. The EKN OutLap is a preview podcast show, geared at providing you the top stories, breaking news, and championship battles […]

Feb 20, 2020

As the karting industry continues to evolve, so do the race teams and businesses within the grassroots of motorsports. Rumored in the paddock since the turn of the calendar, company officials are pleased to announce that Intrepid Kart USA has been born and will be open for business effective immediately. The first event for Intrepid […]

Feb 20, 2020

Building on double-digit growth in 2019, Margay Racing is excited to announce the return of the Ignite Challenge Series for its third season. Utilizing the Briggs & Stratton 206 engine, Ignite racing offers competitive, affordable and driver-focused kart racing that appeals to racers looking for the ‘next-step’ from rental karts and also the experienced racer […]

Feb 17, 2020

The 2020 Superkarts! USA Winter Series concluded during the February 7-9 weekend at the AMR Homestead-Miami Motorplex presented by MG Tires. EKN was trackside throughout the weekend, covering the third and fourth rounds of the program in sunny southern Florida. The 2020 champions were decided after two days of tough, and hard-fought competition. Rob Howden […]

Feb 14, 2020

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. Episode two of […]

Feb 11, 2020

Working with their ROK Cup USA and Challenge of the Americas partners, ROK Sonoma Presented by Sanzaru has adjusted their 2020 race schedule keeping the racer in mind. With the series now set to begin on the April 18-19 weekend, the growing California ROK program will have seven race weekends concluding with a doubleheader event […]

Feb 11, 2020

After 52 years in the sport, and 10+ years of developing and fine tuning the affordable K&K  ” Built for Briggs ” Cobra OTB chassis, Barrick has refocused on his original vision. Affordability, Italian quality, ” Out of the Box ” easy tune, and ” Briggs LO206 ” specific design have been, (and will be […]