May 30, 2023

The IKF Northern California Sprint Kart Series takes to one of the most popular tracks in California over Memorial Day Weekend, as Buttonwillow Raceway Park hosts the traveling grassroots series May 27-28. This is the furthest south several of the Norcal regulars have traveled for an event in recent memory, with several drivers set to […]

May 18, 2023

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 63rd episode […]

May 17, 2023

The pride for karting in every state in the US can be traced back to the introduction of the sport in the late 50s and into the early 60s as this new form of motorsport branched out. The state of Ohio is filled with the sport’s history, including one of the oldest facilities in the […]

May 09, 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 first EKN Face2Face live show of May 2023 kicked off […]

May 09, 2023

Precision Karting Technologies prides itself on the many products that they manufacture for the karting market. Their ‘Made in the USA’ line spans across different engine platforms and chassis brands, all focused on providing quality manufactured products that fit a certain need. Out of their Wixom, Michigan headquarters, PKT continues to develop products for the […]

May 04, 2023

The 2023 Kart Circuit Autobahn Karting Challenge club series is a new program for the Chicago area. The Kart Circuit Autobahn (KCA), located inside the Autobahn Country Club, will be offering a kart racing championship series this summer, open to all karters. The series will feature six of the most popular and competitive karting classes […]

May 03, 2023

The new IKF Northern California Sprint Kart Series (NCSKS) kicked off its inaugural campaign April 22-23, with its opening round taking to the 1/2-mile grand prix circuit at the Prairie City Kart Track in Rancho Cordova, CA. Eight classes were on offer, including five Briggs 206 categories and three 2-stroke classes. As the first of […]

Apr 25, 2023

The streets of Bermuda’s North-East Hamilton came alive on Sunday for the final day of action at the Bermuda Karting Club’s Lindo’s Grand Prix. Six thrilling main events entertained the thousands of spectators who lined the eight-turn street circuit, standing two- and three-deep in many areas while also packing the VIP section and the balconies […]

Apr 21, 2023

The Bermuda Karting Club is excited to be once again taking to the streets of its capital city this weekend for an exciting season-end temp circuit event. It’s been six years since the BKC last tackled a temporary circuit – the Dockyard Grand Prix in 2017 – and club officials have been working hard to […]

Apr 20, 2023

This weekend marks the opening event for the IKF NorCal Sprint Kart Series (NCSKS), with round one of the five event championship taking place April 22-23 at Prairie City in Rancho Cordova, CA. This new series launches as the premier regional championship in the Northern California area, but also sees visits as far south as […]

Apr 11, 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. Our EKN Face2Face live show returns for another edition of ‘EKN […]

Mar 24, 2023

Full Throttle Promotions and Twenty7 Motorsports are excited to announce the Midwest Pavement Grand Nationals will return to Hawkeye Downs Speedway in Cedar Rapids, Iowa once again in 2023, this time with increased payouts and once again with title sponsorship from Cassill Motors, a car dealership in Cedar Rapids with a rich racing history. This […]

Mar 15, 2023

New Route 66 Sprint Series owner Chris Kardashian is certainly putting his signature on the program as it heads into the 2023, and he has definite ideas on the direction he wishes to take the series. EKN sat down with Chris back in mid-November of 2022 (Part 1, Part 2) to detail his plans and […]

Mar 08, 2023

World Karting Association officials are announcing a number of changes to the 2023 Vega Tire Gold Cup Series presented by Summit Racing Equipment championship schedule and series class structure. All class structure changes will begin with the next Gold Cup race — Rounds 1 and 2 of the North Region April 14-16 at Indiana’s Whiteland […]

Mar 07, 2023

Cup Karts North America held their annual Spring Nationals at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, for the second of their three national races, and the opening round of the new for 2023 North East division. A total of 376 entries competed at the historic kart circuit on the inside of turns three […]

Feb 28, 2023

The Skip Barber Racing School has a lengthy and established history of developing the future stars in motorsports. A long list of alumni have gone on to many different forms of motorsports, including Formula One, IndyCar, NASCAR, IMSA and more. Many of those same drivers have taken advantage of the opportunity offered by this iconic […]

Feb 27, 2023

We have just released the supplemental rules and full timeline for the 2023 edition of the Spring Nationals at Charlotte Motor Speedway. You can download these either from the Spring Nationals Event page, or by clicking on the event on our online schedule. In the supplemental rules, you will find a passage regarding a new […]

Jan 30, 2023

In late August of last year, I realized that time was ticking away for me to confirm a team to race with at the 2022 Cup Karts North America Grand Nationals at New Castle Motorsports Park, one of my favorite events of the year. Disappointingly, I’d missed the event in 2020 and 2021 due to […]

Jan 25, 2023

The Northern California region of the United States has seen a long list of established karters groom themselves at the regional level before advancing to the national ranks or even further up the motorsport ladder. The threat of this storied area of regional racing being lost going into the 2023 season with the departure of […]

Jan 20, 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 […]