Jaxon Porter Signs with Factory Karts for 2023
Arizona champion driver becomes official Cadet driver for American-made racing kart
One of the young drivers building a racing resume in the sport of karting is Jaxon Porter. The Scottsdale, Arizona pilot is already an international champion, having won the 2021 Challenge of the Americas Micro ROK title, and continues to develop his skills on and off the track in his progression in the sport of […]
Read Full StoryAnnouncing his retirement from karting, Birel ART North America and PSL Karting send a heartfelt thank you to the French family. As part of the Birel ART family for the past few years, the French family has worked tirelessly in the Texas market to ensure product representation and growth. Additionally, Jake’s results on the national […]
Read Full StorySkip Barber Formula Race Series – COTA Report
Alianell sweeps final round, Rankin claims season championship
The Skip Barber Formula Race Series wrapped up its season at Circuit of the Americas last week. Eleven drivers went to battle on the 3.426-mile circuit, home of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix. The championship came down to the final round as this year’s Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series Runner-Up, Elvis Rankin, led […]
Read Full StoryWKA Announces 2023 Vega Tires National Road Race Series Schedule
Six-race schedule at some of North America’s most premier Road Racing facilities
The much-anticipated World Karting Association (WKA) Vega Tires National Road Race Series schedule is here. After weeks of waiting, series officials are pleased to confirm a solid six-weekend race schedule that will kick off next month at the famed Daytona International Speedway during WKA KartWeek. “The planning team at WKA went to great efforts to bring […]
Read Full StoryThe Superkarts! USA SuperNationals 25 took place on November 16-20 outside the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The silver anniversary event welcomed 586 entries in 10 categories to compete for a place in history with a victory on SuperSunday. Ten new names were added to the record books, with 10 first-time winners […]
Read Full StoryThe Skip Barber Racing School today released the 2023 Skip Barber Race Series schedule. The expanded series, taking place over eight race weekends, will be offered at select SRO Motorsports America, USAC, and USF Pro Championship race weekends. New for 2023, the champion of the Skip Barber Formula Race Series will be offered a scholarship […]
Read Full StoryThrough a partnership between New Jersey Motorsports Park, Keith Raffa of Full Tilt Racing, and several other facilities in the northeast, we are proud to announce the 2023 launch of the Northeast Karting Alliance. “We believe The Northeast Karting Alliance will be a premiere regional karting series aimed at providing entry level club racing” – […]
Read Full StoryWhiteland Raceway Park has broken ground on a multi-million-dollar expansion of its facility and track. The expansion is set to make Whiteland Raceway Park a premier karting facility in the Midwest and known across the country. Opened in 1958, WRP is the country’s oldest operating go-kart track. As such WRP is going pay homage to […]
Read Full StoryMain Events ROK VLR Junior – Nash Motorsportz Main Event Starting Grid: 1. Helio Meza – Iron Rock Motorsports 2. Jesus Vasquez – Nash Motorsportz 3. Caleb Gafrarar – Rolison Performance Group 4. Stephen Eisert – Speedsense Motorsports 5. Max Taylor – Rolison Performance Group The first final of the day kicked off at 9:00am […]
Read Full StoryHeat Races ROK Shifter- PSL Karting Saturday started with the second ROK Shifter heat of the weekend as Billy Musgrave (Factory Karts) got the jump on pole sitter and heat one winner AJ Myers (Magik Kart USA). Myers was able to get back by Musgrave at the start of lap two as Jake French (PSL […]
Read Full StoryHeat One and Two ROK VLR Junior Jesus Vasquez (Nash Motorsportz) jumped to the lead at the start of the ROK VLR Junior heat one as he was able to control the pace early on. Pole position winner Ernesto Rivera (RPG) was hot on his heels in second as Caleb Gafrarar (RPG) held station in […]
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 StoryAfter a long day for staff, teams, and competitors on Wednesday, the on-track action Thursday would go off without any issues. ROKKERs kicked off their morning with a pair of practice sessions before the ROK Vegas Presented by Radical Cup Drivers Briefing. The afternoon featured qualifying as ROK Vegas Pole Positions were assigned and winners […]
Read Full StoryDuring the ROK Vegas Drivers Briefing on Thursday outside the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, the annual Dan Wheldon Ambassador Award was handed out to none other than Bonnier Moulton. The Dan Wheldon Ambassador Award is presented to one deserving member. Past recipients of the award include Jim Russell Jr., Alan Rudolph, Jorge Arellano, Ben […]
Read Full StoryMichiana Raceway Park Up For Sale
Garry Lobaugh Set to Sell Facility as He Steps Back from Karting
With his 79th birthday on November 5th, Garry Lobaugh is set to end his illustrious career in the business of karting. As he continues to write the final chapter of his book, ‘The Business of Karting – Passion or Profit’, Lobaugh will complete his final chapter in the track ownership world as well with the sale […]
Read Full StoryeKartingNews.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 52 of […]
Read Full StoryWoodbridge Kart Club is pleased to announce the addition of a full day of Friday practice at the May 5-7 AKRA / Hoosier Kartsport Road Race Series Nationals at the North Carolina Center for Automotive Research (NCCAR). Following WKC’s 2023 schedule announcement in early October, club officials received a number of requests to add a […]
Read Full StoryChampions Crowned at the ROK Sonoma Presented by Titanium Sports Nutrition
2022 season is over with 2023 on the horizon
It was a double-race weekend that closed the 2022 ROK Sonoma Presented by Titanium Sports Nutrition as the season concluded with the crowing of champions. With tensions high in some classes as title battles went down to the final lap, other champions were crowned on Saturday with insurmountable point leads. “A great season-ending event and […]
Read Full StoryROK Sonoma Presented by Titanium Sports Nutrition Completed Penultimate Round in Double-Header Weekend
Double header proves to be successful for some
It was a double header weekend for the final event of the ROK Sonoma Presented by Titanium Sports Nutrition this past weekend at the famed Sonoma Raceway. With championship battles coming down to the wire and large grids that aimed for some additional track time before the ROK Cup USA ROK Vegas event next week, […]
Read Full StoryThe Southwest Regional Cup, an affordable, premium quality, professionally run race series for the entire karting community of Texas and the surrounding states, announced its 2023 race schedule. – April 14-16: Speedsportz Racing Park – New Caney, TX – May 12-14: Oklahoma Motorsports Complex – Norman, OK – July 14-16: Gulf Coast Karters – Katy […]
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