Sep 01, 2023

This Labor Day weekend hosts the 28th edition of the Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix as the city streets of Rock Island, Illinois turns into a two-day karting festival. It all began in 1994 with the first time karts competed around the six-turn, six-tenths of a mile long circuit along the Mississippi River with spectators […]

Aug 30, 2023

The Cup Karts North America program is celebrating its 10th season in 2023. The family-friendly racing series is based around the Briggs & Stratton 206 engine platform which has rejuvenated the grassroots karting movement across North America over the last decade. As the leader in grassroots regional racing, CKNA has grown into four different divisions […]

Aug 22, 2023

eKartingNews has launched a new program for social media and the EKN Radio Network – Face2Face. The show is broadcasted live over Facebook and YouTube, with the audio version making its way to the only 24 hour / 7 days a week radio station. The Face2Face show returns after busy summer weeks trackside, featuring a […]

Aug 22, 2023

The Cup Karts North America program is celebrating its 10th season in 2023. The family-friendly racing series is based around the Briggs & Stratton 206 engine platform which has rejuvenated the grassroots karting movement across North America over the last decade. As the leader in grassroots regional racing, CKNA has grown into four different divisions […]

Aug 16, 2023

The Cup Karts North America program is celebrating its 10th season in 2023. The family-friendly racing series is based around the Briggs & Stratton 206 engine platform which has rejuvenated the grassroots karting movement across North America over the last decade. As the leader in grassroots regional racing, CKNA has grown into four different divisions […]

Aug 14, 2023

The following is a statement from Briggs & Stratton Racing regarding the improvements being made to engines produced by the American manufacturer. Sharp-eyed racers, dealers and tech officials will notice four minor differences in the engines being shipped from Briggs Racing starting in August 2023. These improvements are not performance related. Rather, they improve the […]

Aug 10, 2023

The Cup Karts North America program is celebrating its 10th season in 2023. The family-friendly racing series is based around the Briggs & Stratton 206 engine platform which has rejuvenated the grassroots karting movement across North America over the last decade. As the leader in grassroots regional racing, CKNA has grown into four different divisions […]

Aug 09, 2023

The penultimate event of the 2023 Texas Sprint Racing Series presented by Auctionetx season took the teams and competitors to the Rimrock Raceway for Round Four action. The August 4-6 weekend for the ‘Midsummer Mashup’ event was the first visit for the program to the Odessa, Texas facility. Warm weather greeted the teams and competitors […]

Jul 21, 2023

The following is pulled from the old archives of eKartingNews.com, bringing you the words by Rhonda Mims-Brown including images by Sean Buur of Go Racing Magazine, from the 2003 Rock Island Grand Prix on August 30-31. Also included is the coverage from Shifter Kart Illustrated, from the pages of the Rock Island Argus newspaper and […]

Jul 20, 2023

Santa Maria Kart Track played host to the fourth round in the 2023 season for the IKF NorCal Sprint Series, welcoming teams and drivers with perfect weather all weekend. But while the coastal weather was predictably mild, the on track actual was hot and heavy, with one word summing up the results: unpredictable. The twists […]

Jul 05, 2023

The halfway point of the 2023 season is in the books as the Texas Sprint Racing Series presented by Auctionetx held its third event on the year. Nearly 200 entries filled up the paddock at the Amarillo Kart Complex in Panhandle, Texas for the ‘Summer Shootout’ event over the June 30-July 2 weekend. Wet weather […]

Jun 30, 2023

The IKF NorCal Sprint Kart Series (NCSKS) took a trip north of the California state line for round #3 this past weekend, visiting the greenery that is the Jackson County Sports Park in Medford, Oregon June 24-25. The scenery was fantastic, and the on-track product proved that the twists and turns of the 3/4-mile Medford […]

Jun 29, 2023

On any given weekend throughout the year, there are families at kart tracks all focused on having fun together. The racing itself is at the center, but it’s also a time for families to be together, working on their kart or karts, eating breakfast on the way to the track and lunch in the trailer […]

Jun 21, 2023

Registration is now open for the 28th running of the Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix, the world’s largest and most prestigious karting street race, Saturday and Sunday, September 2-3. Information on this year’s race along with links to Registration, Supplemental Rules and Video can be found here: https://issuu.com/bakerstreetnc/docs/rigp_2023_drivers_packet?fr=sMWIyYzU1NTExNDA Or Registration only at: https://nkaforms.formstack.com/forms/rigp_pre_entry_2023 Three new […]

Jun 14, 2023

Karting is a combination of two elements – those who want to push the need for speed, and of course, the actual facilities with which drivers can compete against one another. Parking lots were the original locations when Art Ingels developed the first kart in 1956. Permanent kart tracks began sprouting in fields across the […]

Jun 13, 2023

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 […]

Jun 08, 2023

The Cup Karts North America Canada Division is happy to announce the signing of a title sponsor for the 2023 season. Blackcircles.ca has come on board to support the three event Briggs & Stratton championship program this season, beginning with the June 9-11 opener set for the Karting Trios-Rivieres in Quebec. “We are super excited […]

Jun 02, 2023

The IKF Northern California Sprint Kart Series (NCSKS) continued its season over the Memorial Day Weekend, heading to Buttonwillow Raceway Park and the 0.7 mile National layout. It was the furthest south many competitors had traveled in recent memory, with several making their very first laps at the popular karting track just outside Bakersfield, CA. […]

Jun 01, 2023

The second event of the 2023 season for the Texas Sprint Racing Series presented by Auctionetx took place over the Memorial Weekend at one of the more historic facilities in the United States. The ‘Spring Round-Up’ event at the North Texas Kartway welcomed over 160 entries in the 11 categories, racing under the lights over […]

May 31, 2023

eKartingNews has launched a new program for social media and the EKN Radio Network – Face2Face. The show is broadcasted live over Facebook and YouTube, with the audio version making its way to the only 24 hour / 7 days a week radio station. Episode 71 of the EKN Face2Face live show welcomed Kris McCrone […]