Oct 24, 2025

The fifth and final round of the 2025 Texas Sprint Racing Series was contested on October 17-19 with the Fall Finale event held at the Dallas Karting Complex. It was a return trip to the Caddo Mills, Texas facility, with the three days of competition held on the 3/4-mile ‘North’ course. Rain soaked the circuit […]

Oct 23, 2025

The Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix, the world’s most prestigious karting street race, has announced dates for its 31st annual race weekend, September 5-6, 2026. Once again it will feature race classes for 2 cycle, 4 cycle, shifter and Vintage racers. Plans again call for racing on the original downtown street course, a portion of […]

Oct 09, 2025

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 […]

Oct 03, 2025

The Cup Karts North America Grand Nationals 9 was contested over September 25-28 at the New Castle Motorsports Park. Over 530 entries battled in the nine Briggs & Stratton 206 categories at the New Castle, Indiana facility to etch their names in the history books as a CKNA Grand Nationals winner. Rob Howden and David […]

Sep 29, 2025

The curtain fell on the Cup Karts North America Grand Nationals 9 Sunday, with the over 500 entries taking part in the main events around the New Castle Motorsports Park. Weather was another perfect day with clear skies and temperatures into the mid 80’s. Three days of practice, qualifying, heat races and last chance qualifiers […]

Sep 27, 2025

The final two rounds of heat races were contested on Saturday for the Cup Karts North America Grand Nationals 9 at the New Castle Motorsports Park. Another perfect day for weather greeted the over 530 entries in the nine categories competing at the New Castle, Indiana facility. The morning group worked through two rounds of […]

Sep 26, 2025

The Cup Karts North America Grand Nationals 9 began official sessions on Friday at the New Castle Motorsports Park. Perfect weather greeted the New Castle, Indiana facility after early morning fog burned off with the sun rising. It was the longest day of the event with action beginning at 9am and going until 9pm, featuring […]

Sep 25, 2025

Round Four of the 2025 Texas Sprint Racing Series was held on the September 12-14 weekend with the Mid-Summer Mash-Up event contested at the NOLA Motorsports Park. The Avondale, Louisiana facility welcomed the Superkarts USA and International Kart Federation regional racers to ‘Bourbon Street’ for three days of competition. It was another exciting weekend in […]

Sep 24, 2025

The EKN Trackside Live program visits multiple events throughout the karting season. Leading up to major events on the calendar, EKN is happy to provide a show as part of the EKN Radio Network. The EKN OutLap is a preview podcast show, geared at providing you with the top stories, breaking news, and championship battles […]

Sep 24, 2025

The Cup Karts North America Grand Nationals 9 is set for this weekend at the New Castle Motorsports Park. The New Castle, Indiana facility is set to welcome over 530 entries over September 25-28 in what will be the largest karting event in North America and around the world. Nine Briggs & Stratton 206 categories […]

Sep 24, 2025

As I worked in my office back in January, I had full intentions of pulling out my gear and racing in a handful of events in 2025. All the opportunities were there. We have a race-ready Briggs 206 kart in our EKN garage at New Castle Motorsports Park, and I had plans to get down […]

Sep 18, 2025

Episode 90 of Face2Face brings on a preview of what is to come for the upcoming MG Tires 200, set for October 3-5 at the New Castle Motorsports Park. The 200-lap endurance event is a continuation of the famed RoboPong 200 race that was conducted from 2004 to 2015. Brought back last year, the event […]

Sep 11, 2025

On September 2, Route 66 Sprint Series owner Chris Kardashian announced the sale of the popular Midwest racing series to veteran industry and series manager Tim Koyen. The four-event series, which raced in Indiana, Wisconsin, and Illinois in 2025, has grown significantly over the last two years under Kardashian’s management with a focus on creating […]

Sep 05, 2025

The 30th edition of the Rock Island Grand Prix took place over the Labor Day weekend, turning the streets of Rock Island, Illinois into a two-day karting festival. Karts zoomed through the streets once again, deciding this year’s race winners over the 16 race groups. Rob Howden and David Cole recap the action from Rock […]

Sep 05, 2025

The following is a statement from Cup Karts North America on the Grand Nationals 9 event We are pleased to announce two big sponsors for the years Grand Nationals. Odenthal Racing Products has returned to headline the event. And new for 2025, we are extremely excited to announce our new partnership with Toyota Gazoo Racing […]

Sep 02, 2025

The following is a statement from Chris Kardashian regarding the sale of Route 66 Sprint Series It is with great pleasure that I am announcing the sale of the Route 66 Sprint Series to Tim Koyen, who has been a longtime friend to the Series.  When I bought the series in January of 2023, I […]

Sep 01, 2025

The 30th edition of the Rock Island Grand Prix completed on Sunday following two days of action around the city streets of Rock Island, Illinois. A total of 16 race groups competed for the coveted Rock trophy awarded to the winner of each class, all decided in front of a healthy crowd of spectators lining […]

Aug 29, 2025

This weekend is the 30th edition of the Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix, where the city streets of Rock Island, Illinois turn into a two-day karting festival over the Labor Day weekend. The event began back in mid-1990s and, since that inaugural weekend, karters have been coming to the Quad Cities region for the last […]

Aug 04, 2025

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 88 of Face2Face focuses on the 30th edition of the […]

Jul 22, 2025

The third event of the 2025 Texas Sprint Racing Series was contested on July 18-20 with the Summer Shootout held at the KartMoto facility. The Cresson, Texas circuit welcomed 180 entries in the 10 divisions for the Superkarts! USA and International Kart Federation regional program to do battle in the third round of the 2025 […]