Sep 15, 2020

With rain imminent throughout the 2020 US Grand Nationals it will be a true test for the drivers as they will have to confront mixed weather conditions.  The supplemental regulations which have been posted for months clearly define the regulations for wet tire usage.  However, in order to better service the competitors we have further […]

Sep 09, 2020

A special piece of karting’s history in North America is located in West Quincy, Missouri and it’s receiving a facelift. TNT Kartways is one of the most iconic circuits in US karting, and has hosted countless major events during its decades of operation. Many refer to the facility as simply ‘Quincy’, as the Illinois city […]

Sep 02, 2020

The following is a statement sent from Cup Karts North America regarding their CKNA Grand Nationals 4 at New Castle Motorsports Park on October 2-4. We are just over a month away from the 4th running of Cup Karts North America’s Grand Nationals, and it’s time to start laying out the event structure and format […]

Sep 01, 2020

The Pro Briggs 206 category is set to run alongside the Rotax categories at the 2020 US Rotax Grand Nationals!  The popular 4-cycle category will run on the same Charlotte Motor Speedway circuit for a cash purse with $1,000 going to the WINNER! The class will run over the three days of action with unprecedented […]

Aug 27, 2020

The return of 4 Cycle racing to the famed Sprint Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway provided some of the best racing in the short history of the Maxxis 4 Cycle Sprint Series. A crop of over 200 entries crammed into the newly revived infield sprint course at Charlotte, with Georgia young guns Lane Littleton and […]

Aug 06, 2020

Unfortunately the 2020 Quincy Grand Prix will be cancelled. The race was moved from its original date of June 13-14 to October 10-11 in hopes the Covid danger would have passed. The Grand Prix race committee felt in the best interest of safety for the spectators and competitors, the race should not be held. The […]

Aug 06, 2020

The fourth annual USAC Karting Battle at the Brickyard was held on July 31-August 2 inside the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Karters from all over the country converged into the famed Brickyard for what is know penned as the largest club race in the USA. From Briggs to shifterkarts, all enjoyed three days of racing around […]

Aug 04, 2020

The fourth annual USAC Karting Battle at the Brickyard took place on the July 31-August 2 weekend on an ultra-fast course laid out inside the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This year’s event was unique, with the move from the Fourth of July weekend to the end of the month due to rescheduling at the famed […]

Jul 30, 2020

Karts will once again venture inside the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend as USAC Karting hosts the fourth annual Battle at the Brickyard. This event is the lone opportunity for karters to compete inside one of the most iconic landmarks in the world in terms of motorsports. A record total of 459 entries will […]

Jul 09, 2020

The second event of 2020 for the Cup Karts North America Champions Cup series took competitors to the New Castle Motorsports Park over the Independence Day weekend. Round Three and Four of the year were contested at NCMP after the opening event was held in June at 61 Kartway in Delmar, Iowa. A total of […]

Jul 01, 2020

The following is a statement from June 30 regarding the 2020 KPX Karting Championship season. As we all know 2020 has been a wild year so far. We have been working hard to change the schedule around and get everything lined up for you all to at least get some decent racing in. Everything was […]

Jun 25, 2020

The social distancing movement is underway, and during this time for the absence of racing, eKartingNews has launched a new program for social media and the EKN Radio Network – Face2Face. The show is broadcasted live over Facebook, with the audio version making its way to the only 24 hour / 7 days a week […]

Jun 24, 2020

With the uncertainty of when the state will reach Phase 5 of Restore Illinois, and with a strong commitment to the health and safety of the racers, volunteers, staff and spectators, the Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix, the world’s largest karting street race, has announced that this year’s Labor Day weekend event will not be […]

Jun 18, 2020

The following is a statement regarding the third event of the 2020 schedule for the Cup Karts North America Champions Cup. After gutting our schedule due to the Corona Virus, our revised announcement only set 3 dates for the 2020 Champions Cup season. As we had always said, we felt strongly that we needed a […]

Jun 05, 2020

The 2020 season marks the sixth year for the Briggs & Stratton Weekly Racing Series program. Combining tracks from both Canada and the United States, Briggs provides a points system to compare sprint kart drivers from all over North America. Tracks and clubs were asked to enroll in the program prior to the start of […]

Jun 04, 2020

If you build it, they will come No, this isn’t Iowa. It’s Nebraska. And we are not talking about baseball, it’s racing. If you look at the map of the United States of America, Nebraska is the direct center of the 48 adjoining states. Part of the Great Plains, the ‘Cornhusker State’ is known just […]

May 26, 2020

The social distancing movement is underway, and during this time for the absence of racing, eKartingNews has launched a new program for social media and the EKN Radio Network – Face2Face. The show is broadcasted live over Facebook, with the audio version making its way to the only 24 hour / 7 days a week […]

May 20, 2020

The 4th annual USAC Karting Battle at the Brickyard at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has been moved back one week to July 30-August 2. This has been a very trying year for promoters across the world to say the least. Amid a pandemic, the effort to return to racing mixed with guidelines that differ from […]

May 20, 2020

The following is a statement from the Cup Karts North America program regarding their updated 2020 schedule amid the COVID-19 pandemic. What can be said that hasn’t already been said about the Corona Virus Pandemic? It’s effects have been felt by everybody in our country, including our fellow kart racers. We hope that you and […]

May 14, 2020

At the beginning of April, Briggs & Stratton Racing announced a contest to name the mascot. In the one month the contest was open, over 2,600 different entries were submitted toward naming the mascot. Officials at Briggs narrowed it down to 25 before selecting the top-five nominations. Those five names were then put up to […]