May 08, 2024

The halfway point of the 2024 Texas Sprint Racing Series presented by DeFacto Racing brought teams and competitors to a new facility for the program. The KartMoto circuit in Cresson, Texas welcomed just under 180 entries over the 11 categories competing in Round Three of the 2024 championship series. Strong winds along with on and […]

May 01, 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. A month since […]

May 01, 2024

In the history books of American karting, a full chapter could most certainly be dedicated to the Quincy Grand Prix, or ‘The Park’, as those in the know call it. The annual street race that runs through Quincy, Illinois’ South Park has been a bucket list race for many in the sport, and thankfully, it […]

Apr 26, 2024

The 2024 season opened with record numbers for the Northwest Karting Association Padholder Super Cup Series. A total of 196 entries competed in the 14 categories – including Kid Karts – for the opening two rounds of this year’s championship, traveling to the Tri-City Kart Club Horn Rapids Kart Track outside Richland, Washington. According to […]

Apr 23, 2024

When karting dad Chris Kardashian decided he wanted to jump into series promotion to support the sport that he and his son loved, he did so with a focused ideology. Kardashian bought the Route 66 Sprint Series from Mark Coats in early 2023 and, armed with the program’s passionate race staff, he promoted his first […]

Apr 17, 2024

Over the past few years, karting in the Pacific Northwest has enjoyed growth and stability thanks to a stable circuit of tracks and the ongoing efforts of the Northwest Karting Association. The NWKA’s Padholder Super Cup Series has been bringing drivers together for an annual five-race calendar and the numbers continue to be strong. The […]

Apr 03, 2024

The opening quarter of the 2024 calendar has proven to be very successful for the Cup Karts North America program, and this positivity is focused on the continuing growth of the Cup Karts South program and another incredibly well-attended Spring Nationals at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in March. We sat down with Cup Karts South […]

Mar 28, 2024

The Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix, the world’s largest and most prestigious karting street race, is excited to announce a new national level partnership with The Hemp Doctor, based in Mooresville, N.C., as Presenting Sponsor of the race. The Hemp Doctor is a major national manufacturer and distributor of legal hemp/CBD products and Rock Island […]

Mar 26, 2024

It was another record setting weekend for the Texas Sprint Racing Series presented by DeFacto Racing. The 10th season continued with the ‘Spring Round-Up’ event at the Speedsportz Racing Park, welcoming 227 entries in the 11 categories competing in the Superkarts! USA and International Kart Federation regional program. Rain hit the New Caney, Texas facility […]

Mar 21, 2024

The Route 66 Sprint Series is heading into its second season under the ownership of Chris Kardashian and everyone involved is excited as the 2024 edition of the championship will begin on the May 3-5 weekend at the New Castle Motorsports Park in New Castle, Indiana. At the opening event of the season, the series […]

Mar 20, 2024

Big news coming from Florida as the Cup Karts North America South Division has confirmed a move of the series finale to the Daytona International Speedway. The event scheduled for Memorial Day Weekend – May 24-26 – inside the famed Daytona Beach, Florida facility. This is among the first events outside a WKA Daytona KartWeek […]

Mar 18, 2024

The Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix, the world’s largest and most prestigious karting street race, will run for the 29th time this August 31-September 1. In response to a number of racers, an adjustment has been made to the race’s spec tire rules. Hoosier tires will remain the preferred spec tire for the event. But […]

Mar 15, 2024

The Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix, the world’s largest and most prestigious karting street race, will run for the 29th time this August 31-September 1. A number of changes and improvements will be announced this Spring and Summer. The 2024 version will see two changes in race classes. Gone from the lineup are Briggs & […]

Mar 07, 2024

The second major event for the Cup Karts North America program was hosted this weekend at the Charlotte Motor Speedway where a record setting 463 entries filled up the nine classes for this year’s CKNA Spring Nationals presented by Odenthal Racing Products. That number was just 22 entries shy of the record for a CKNA […]

Feb 28, 2024

The 10th season for the Texas Sprint Racing Series presented by DeFacto Racing launched with the running of the ‘Winter Warm-up’ at the NOLA Motorsports Park on February 23-25. Beautiful weather at the Avondale, Louisiana facility welcomed nearly 200 entries competing in the 11 categories for the Superkarts! USA and International Kart Federation regional program. […]

Feb 21, 2024

One of the more historic events in the sport of karting is the Quincy Grand Prix. Situated in Quincy, Illinois within the city’s ‘South Park’, the kart race became an annual fixture for the sport, and for the region, running from 1970 until 2001 before original promote Gus Traeder put it on the shelf. It […]

Feb 06, 2024

Tom Kutscher, CEO of EVINCO (Superkarts! USA), and Brittany Lobaugh, President of Texas Sprint Racing Series (TSRS), jointly declare a united effort to ensure a smooth transition to the EVINCO SKH2 tire compound. With a shared commitment to fairness and excellence, both Tom and Brittany are dedicated to overseeing this changeover seamlessly. Leveraging Thomas Kutscher’s […]

Jan 25, 2024

It’s the second largest state in America and it’s also been a huge part of kart racing in the US for decades. Karting can be found all over Texas, from San Antonio to Austin, Dallas to Houston, and now in West Texas in Amarillo. Club racing is growing strong and the state is also fortunate […]

Jan 24, 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 second show […]

Jan 24, 2024

EKN has learned that there is new ownership of the Stockholm Karting Center, the facility that is home to the only regular karting program in the state of Minnesota. Ted Fasching, the owner of KartLift, which is based at SKC, has completed his purchase of the facility from John Miller, who built the track back […]