Sep 26, 2024

The fifth and final round of the 2024 Texas Sprint Racing Series presented by DeFacto Racing was met with challenging weather conditions at the Amarillo Kart Complex. Perfect weather greeted the 144 entries for the Friday practice day at the Panhandle, Texas facility before severe weather rolled through on Saturday. Officials were forced to shuffle […]

Sep 25, 2024

It’s hard to discount the stability that major events provide to our sport. Over the last 68 years, long-running national races have brought our community together like no other.  The United States is massive in terms of geography, but even so, major annual events have always been able to attract racers from coast-to-coast, and all […]

Sep 10, 2024

Be careful what you say at a driver’s meeting, you just may talk yourself into buying a kart track. Concept Haulers Motor Speedway in Sheridan, Illinois – roughly 70 miles southwest of downtown Chicago – has hosted numerous national and regional karting programs over its multiple decades of history. The facility heads into a new […]

Sep 06, 2024

The 29th edition of the Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix presented by The Hemp Doctor was held over the August 31-September 1 weekend. Celebrating the Labor Day weekend, karter converged on the two-day karting street race festival in Rock Island, Illinois. A new circuit due to construction on and around the original streets welcomed nearly […]

Sep 04, 2024

As I traveled home from Rock Island on Monday afternoon, my mind raced as I unpacked two days of action from the city’s streets. I pulled out my laptop on the flight from Chicago to Toronto and hammered out a bunch of words, downloading the thoughts in my head for a new column. Below are […]

Sep 01, 2024

The 29th edition of the Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix presented by The Hemp Doctor was completed on Sunday, wrapping up two days of competition on the city streets of Rock Island, Illinois. Over Friday night, the downtown area transformed into a festival of speed, welcoming karters from coast to coast and abroad. It was […]

Aug 30, 2024

This weekend is the 29th edition of the Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix Presented by The Hemp Doctor, where the city streets of Rock Island, Illinois are transformed into a two-day karting festival over the Labor Day weekend. The event began back in 1994, and karters have been coming to the Quad Cities region for […]

Aug 07, 2024

The 2024 edition of the International Kart Federation Sprint GrandNationals was contested over the August 2-4 weekend at the Amarillo Kart Complex. The Panhandle, Texas facility welcomed nearly 130 entries over the nine categories, competing for the coveted Duffy trophy that has been with the organization since the 1970s – named after karting pioneer Frank […]

Jun 26, 2024

The third major event for the Cup Karts North America program was the inaugural running of the CKNA Summer Nationals. Roughly 250 entries gathered over the June 21-23 weekend at the Pittsburgh International Race Complex in Wampum, Pennsylvania facility for the first ever Summer Nationals. Paired with the Winter Nationals this past December and the […]

Jun 20, 2024

The following is a statement from Terry Traeder of TNT Kartways regarding the recent sale of the land the karting facility resides on. Terry Traeder has announced the sale of the TNT Kartways circuit located in West Quincy, Missouri to Good Day Farm – a medical cannabis dispensary company with 37 locations in Arkansas, Missouri, […]

Jun 12, 2024

The Quincy Grand Prix returned this past weekend – June 8-9 – with karters from all over gathering at South Park in Quincy, Illinois. The two-day street race was brought back by new promoter Jeff Scott after Terry Traeder stepped away from the event his family had promoted since 1970. The city and region welcomed […]

Jun 11, 2024

Registration is now open for the 29th running of the Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix Presented by The Hemp Doctor, the world’s largest and most prestigious karting street race, Saturday and Sunday, August 31-September 1. Registration this year is being handled with the Alpha Timing system through Track Systems North America. Information on this year’s […]

Jun 10, 2024

The 29th edition of Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix presented by The Hemp Doctor will welcome the first ever new track location and layout this Labor Day weekend. The August 31-September 1 street race in Rock Island, Illinois was forced to move its location in the downtown region that is currently under an $8.7 million […]

Jun 06, 2024

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 79 of Face2Face welcomes back multi-time guest Keith Freber of […]

Jun 05, 2024

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 return of […]

May 30, 2024

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 show of the 2024 season after a busy first […]

May 30, 2024

Margay Racing and Ignite Karting are proud to introduce a new street racing championship called the Ignite Grand Prix Cup presented by Skip Barber Racing School. This points championship will incorporate existing street racing events including the Elkhart Grand Prix (August 2-3) and Rock Island Grand Prix (August 31-September 1), as well as the returning […]

May 22, 2024

Lots of exciting changes are in store for competitors at this year’s Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix Presented by The Hemp Doctor, the world’s largest and most prestigious karting street race. That’s especially true for drivers winning several classes this Labor Day weekend, August 31-September 1 Last year, Cory Simpson of Simpson Motorsports in St. Louis, paid for two drivers […]

May 15, 2024

The Skip Barber Racing School is proud to unveil a new partnership with Margay Racing and their spec Ignite Karting program. As part of this partnership, Skip Barber Racing School will integrate elements of its longtime partnership with IMSA (International Motor Sports Association), including access to IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship events to select drivers in […]

May 09, 2024

The 2024 Route 66 Sprint Series began this past weekend, visiting the New Castle Motorsports Park. The three-day event was a battle with weather, as rain hit the New Castle, Indiana facility throughout Saturday to disrupt the qualifying and first round of heat races before the weather cleared out for the remainder of the event, […]