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 […]

Jan 22, 2024

One of the more successful chassis brands in Cup Karts North America competition is returning with a full race team in 2024. Nitro Kart is launching an official race team for the remaining CKNA South Division events in addition to the organization’s special events this season – including the Spring Nationals, Summer Nationals and CKNA […]

Jan 22, 2024

The Motorsports division at Briggs & Stratton is pleased to announce virtually zero changes to the 2024 rule sets that govern the US, Canada and other global region racing. The stability of our current regulation highlights an already strong foundation in our successful racing program that serves sanctioning bodies, motorsports dealers, local clubs and racers. […]

Jan 08, 2024

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 […]

Dec 27, 2023

The 2023 season was a unique one in the Junior divisions. Several drivers graduated out of Junior from 2022, while the majority of those advancing up from Cadet moved into the 100cc divisions across the country. The 125cc categories featured only two dozen or so drivers competing throughout the season. And, for many, it was […]

Dec 01, 2023

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. Face2Face returns as EKN welcomes back Margay Racing’s Keith Freber. It’s […]

Nov 27, 2023

Planning is under way for the 29th running of the Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix kart races, the Saturday and Sunday of Labor Day weekend, Aug. 31-Sept. 1, 2024. The downtown Rock Island street race is coming off its biggest spectator turnout ever. According to Visit Quad-Cities, the local tourism organization, the Grand Prix attracted […]

Nov 21, 2023

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 […]