Jan 19, 2023

The Skip Barber Racing School continued its commitment to Karting by sponsoring the World Karting Association Daytona Kartweek, December 27-30, with a prize package of two 3-Day Formula Schools valued at $19,000. Colin Warren in CIK 206 Senior and Ava Hanssen in CIK 206 Junior took home the top prizes based on their finishing average […]

Jan 18, 2023

The Motorsports division at Briggs & Stratton is pleased to announce only minor changes to the current rule sets for the 2023 racing season. The continuity of the rule sets ensures the support of the local and national event technical inspectors and helps protect the investment of thousands of racers. “Continuity has been the hallmark […]

Jan 16, 2023

Starting as a small series of three races in Wisconsin back in 2014, Cup Karts North America has now become the largest 4-cycle sprint karting organization in North America. This past season saw the addition of the very successful Cup Karts Canada Series, increasing the total number of events to 12 in as many as […]

Jan 10, 2023

There’s no better place to get revved up and race go karts than Daytona Beach.  The week after Christmas many families are traveling back home after the holidays but for go kart racers, they are traveling down to Daytona International Speedway.  Daytona KartWeek has been a tradition for more than 4 decades.  Many racers still remember […]

Jan 09, 2023

The New England Karting Challenge Powered with PRYDE is a new karting series set to wave the green flag on our inaugural season in June 2023. The series is 4-stroke only, utilizing the Briggs & Stratton 206 and World Formula engine platforms, working around the New Hampshire Karting Association (NHKA) rule book to ensure maximum […]

Jan 09, 2023

The Klotz Buckeye Karting Challenge is excited to announce that effective January 7, 2023, Klotz Buckeye Karting Challenge has been sold to Kris McCrone, of Lorain, Ohio. The Klotz Buckeye Karting Challenge series Co-Owner, Scott Benton said, “I want to thank all the participants, staff, and sponsors who have supported us since the inception.  It […]

Jan 05, 2023

The annual World Karting Association Daytona KartWeek was held over the December 28-30 to close out the 2022 calendar year with the first event of the 2023 season. Karters from all over gathered at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida to compete in three disciplines of karting all at the ‘World Center of […]

Dec 29, 2022

The eighth season of the Texas Sprint Racing Series presented by Auctionetx was completed in 2022, welcoming record numbers over the five-event schedule. The Superkarts! USA and International Kart Federation sanctioned regional series welcomed nearly 900 entries on the season in IAME, Briggs & Stratton 206, and Honda categories, deciding nine year-end champions while providing […]

Dec 28, 2022

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 62 of Face2Face welcomes back Keith Freber of Margay Racing. […]

Dec 21, 2022

The 2022 season marked the eighth year of the Briggs & Stratton Weekly Racing Series powered by RLV program. This unique result-gathering point system provides Briggs to continue its focus on the ‘Operation Grassroots’ program of supporting local track and clubs, while promoting those drivers and clubs competing at the tracks across North America. The […]

Dec 12, 2022

The Elkhart Riverwalk Grand Prix will return for a 5th installment with USAC with a new date in a new month. USAC Karting returns to the streets July 28-29, 2023 for its annual Friday Saturday event in Northern Indiana. This year’s event will kick off Friday July 28th with practice, qualifying, and special events starting […]

Dec 01, 2022

It’s been a long time since we felt it necessary to make any significant changes to the CKNA class structure. After a great deal of research and testing, we have decided to modify both the American and Canadian class structures. For a variety of reasons, we feel the time is right to roll out these […]

Dec 01, 2022

In the 30 years since 1993, racers have gathered on Labor Day weekend to race against the best in the sport, in front of thousands of spectators and enjoy the off-track experience that Rock Island and the Quad-Cities have to offer. Only twice since that first year have the races been cancelled including once for […]

Nov 29, 2022

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 […]

Nov 23, 2022

The following is a statement from Terry Traeder of the Quincy Grand Prix and TNT Kartways made last week as EKN was covering SKUSA SuperNationals 25, announcing the cancellation of the South Park street race for 2023 and beyond. If you don’t know by now, the Quincy Grand Prix has been cancelled. I was sorry […]

Nov 11, 2022

In Part 1 of this two-part interview with Chris Kardashian, the new owner and promoter of the Route 66 Sprint Series gave us some insight into his background in the sport and how his purchase of the series came to fruition. He capped the opening half of the interview by introducing his ‘four pillars’, which […]

Nov 10, 2022

In October, EKN announced the change of owners for the Route 66 Sprint Series, a regional racing series that is positioned in the Midwest with races scheduled in Wisconsin and Indiana for 2023. USPKS owner Mark Coats has sold the program to long-time racing father Chris Kardashian, who has very specific plans for growing the […]

Nov 07, 2022

Whiteland 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 […]

Nov 02, 2022

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 52 of […]

Oct 31, 2022

2022 was a landmark year for Cup Karts North America. Beyond having record numbers at most every race in 2022, we gained a National race with the Winter Nationals in Jacksonville, FL as well as an entire new Division in Canada! We truly couldn’t be happier with how 2022 went unfolded. But it’s time to […]