Nov 02, 2016

Northern Nevada Kart Club hosted the fifth and final round of the KPX Karting Championship in Reno, NV the weekend of October 16.  Going into the weekend racers and officials knew the rain was going to be a huge factor but all 79 karts were up to the task.  Sunday morning saw a wet track […]

Oct 31, 2016

In March 2015, Briggs & Stratton announced the ‘Briggs Weekly Racing Series presented by RLV’ program for the grassroots Briggs LO206 racers across North America. The premise is to match up racers against other racers at tracks from the same state, the same region, and the entire continent. While Briggs presented the WRS to tracks […]

Oct 28, 2016

Feasting on holiday turkey will begin a couple weeks early this season, as World Karting Officials will be hosting a Thanksgiving Dinner on Friday, following the Shootout and Money races, as part of the opening day festivities for the GT Machine Grand Nationals Nov 11-13 at Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, South Carolina. Sponsored by […]

Oct 14, 2016

There is no doubt that every other post on social media is related in some way to the Presidential Election coming this November. It has been well over a year’s worth of people either debating, arguing or screaming at each in regards to the merits of their side, or how bad the other side is. […]

Oct 12, 2016

As we near the completion of our 2016 season in Reno, NV on October 16, the directors of the KPX Karting Championship are looking ahead to the growth and prosperity of the series in 2017.  As a result of recent changes in the MG importation and distribution in North America, KPX was faced with a […]

Oct 11, 2016

With the postponement of the GT Machine Grand Nationals recently at Carolina Motorsports Park due to Hurricane Matthew, World Karting Officials have updated and released the newest version of the event entry blank and weekend schedule for the season finale for the RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series. The event has been rescheduled for […]

Oct 10, 2016

The KPX Karting Championship Race #5 will take place at Desert Park Raceway (DPR), home of the Northern Nevada Kart Club (NNKC) in Reno Nevada. The 9 turn high paced Karting facility gives host to possibly the most action packed racing on the West Coast. Beginning on the 540 foot front straight, the racers drive […]

Oct 07, 2016

As a result of the postponement of the scheduled Oct 7-9 GT Machine Grand Nationals weekend at Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, South Carolina due to the potential damaging effects of Hurricane Matthew on the area, World Karting Officials, in cooperation with the track and national competitors registered for the event, have mutually agreed to […]

Oct 05, 2016

President John Ferris and the executive committee of the WKA have decided that in the interest of safety for our competitors and the fact that the Governor has ordered the evacuation of 1.1 million people in South Carolina, we are canceling the Gold Cup race at Kershaw. The office is actively working on rescheduling the […]

Oct 03, 2016

The Briggs & Stratton Weekly Racing Series is set wrap-up its second year in mid-October, working with tracks across the United States and Canada. Over 2,000 racers in the Senior, Masters, and Junior level divisions – all competing with the Briggs 206 engine package – have been eligible for the a number of outstanding prizes, […]

Sep 28, 2016

Kerman Kart Club hosted Round 4 of the KPX Karting Championship at the Fresno Fairgrounds parking lot. Ron Perry and Kerman Kart Club put in endless efforts to create a one of kind racing environment. Every time they race at the fairgrounds, they start with a blank canvas to create a seamlessly flawless race venue. […]

Sep 27, 2016

Competitors wishing to compete in the season ending GT Machine Grand Nationals for the RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series October 7-9 at Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, South Carolina, have 1 week to take advantage of the pre entry pricing fees, as the deadline for the season finale will be Friday September 30. […]

Sep 16, 2016

The 2016 Canadian Karting Championships were held over the Labor Day weekend at the Academie de karting Jim Russell facility in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec. Among the Rotax and Shifterkart categories, Briggs & Stratton has become the most competitive divisions in the last few years. This year’s event was no different with 29 drivers competing in the […]

Sep 14, 2016

This weekend is Round 4 of the KPX Karting Championship powered by Briggs & Stratton Racing hosted by Kerman Kart Club in Fresno, CA. This race is already getting the nickname “The Big Race”, as KPX tries to exceed their record of 101 entries at Round 3. This track is located in Central California which […]

Sep 13, 2016

The 2016 4-Cycle Super Showdown Early Pre Registration opened Saturday at Noon, September 10, 2016. Once again the Super Showdown is being held at the Phoenix Kart Racing Association’s (PKRA) track located in Phoenix Arizona. The dates for this year’s event are Move in on Thursday, October 20th. Friday’s practice on October 21st, Gates will […]

Aug 31, 2016

As announced recently, the finale for the RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series October 7-9 at Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, South Carolina will have a little bit of a twist thrown in. Competitors in the hunt for their respective national titles will be running the GT Machine Grand Nationals in the opposite direction […]

Aug 30, 2016

For Pacific Northwest racers, the 2016 Can-Am Karting Challenge finale event is THE race all karters have had on the calendar since the season began. The growing Canada/American regional program is looking to close out the season on the September 9-11 weekend at the historic Pat’s Acres Racing Complex in Canby, Oregon. Following two weekends […]

Aug 26, 2016

Competitors looking for the final entry blank for the 2016 RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series can now view the entry information for the GT Machine Grand Nationals online. The series finale will be held at Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, South Carolina October 7-9, however, with an interesting twist, as competitors will run […]

Aug 24, 2016

Each Labor Day weekend, the streets of Rock Island, Illinois are turned into a 6/10-mile race course attracting karters from coast-to-coast and select countries around the world to take part in what is currently the largest street race anywhere. The 22nd annual Rock Island Grand Prix is set for September 3-4 in the Quad Cities […]

Aug 18, 2016

July 17th concluded round 3 of the KPX Karting Championship powered by Briggs & Stratton driven by MG Tires at Bluemax Kart Club in Davis, CA, Bluemax has been working day and night to grow karting and their club. We hit a record attendance of 101 Briggs & Stratton power plant entries, 96 Lo206’s and […]