Mar 29, 2016

The Manitoba Karting Association recently took part in the 42st Annual Piston Ring World of Wheels Car Show in Winnipeg, Manitoba March 18-20, 2016. With the goal of promoting the Manitoba Karting Association, and karting as a whole, the event was a huge success for the club. Well over 40,000 were in attendance at the […]

Mar 09, 2016

Merrittville Speedway, in conjunction with RCM Racing Equipment will present it’s 2016 Kart Driving School Sunday April 17th – a must for all Novice Karters and a great way to start the season for returning karters. “Going into the season everyone needs seat time … especially our brand new karters,” said RCM’s Chris Long, “once […]

Jan 04, 2016

The Canad Inns in Winnipeg, Man. was the site of the Manitoba Karting Associations 2015 Awards Banquet. Friends and families showed up to celebrate our champions, special award winners and sponsors. In addition to great food, there were lots of silent auction prizes to be won. Guy Budel gave the address thanking the volunteers and […]

Dec 18, 2015

After a successful General Meeting in mid-November, officials with the Canadian Karting Challenge (CKC) and Innisfil Kart Club (IKC) are pleased to announce details and prize specifics for the 2016 racing season. CKC is pleased to announce the series will return to the fast and challenging Shannonville Motorsport Park in 2016. Friday, July 22 will […]

Dec 10, 2015

On Saturday, December 5, kart shops from around Western Canada met at the Calgary, Alberta airport to discuss the future of karting from a grassroots perspective. Hosted by Overdrive Motorsports’ Joey Guyon, the other dealers in attendance were: Guy Budel of BRE Karting in Winnipeg, Dave Campbell of Karting Canada in Saskatoon, Keith Miller of […]

Dec 01, 2015

Two first time champions were among the many honorees as the Merrittville Speedway Kart Club celebrated the 2015 Lucas Oil Weekly Karting Series Season Sunday November 29th at rural Thorold’s Club Castropignano. The first of the first time Champions was Joshua Hansen of Vineland who won his first Superior PetroFuels Performance Manufacturing Junior Restricted Point […]

Nov 02, 2015

The weather was warm and sunny for the Season Finale (Race 1 Rain Date) of the Manitoba Karting Championship at Gimli Motorsport Park. The last race of the season was a rain date to make up for Race 1 that got cancelled because of snow on the May long weekend. The sponsor for the season […]

Oct 21, 2015

David Richert, a young farm boy from the Canadian prairies, has spent the last 13 years of his life pursuing his crazy dream of having a career as a professional race car driver. Through many years of hard work, Richert has been fortunate enough to see that dream develop into reality, most recently spending his […]

Oct 15, 2015

The weather was warm and sunny for the doubleheader Rene Berard Charity Enduro and Race # 10 of the Manitoba Karting Association Championship at Gimli Motorsport Park. The sponsor for Saturday’s Rene Berard Charity Enduro was Red River CO-OP and Sunday’s race # 10 sponsor was RBC Securities Highlights of Rene Berard Charity Enduro The […]

Oct 09, 2015

Innisfil Kart Club (IKC) is pleased to announce they will host an Enduro Race Sunday, October 18, 2015 starting at 9am. Teams of two drivers will race Arrive and Drive karts, provided by Innisfil Indy’s Tony Launi, for the event. Cost for each team is $150 with $50 of each entry going to support prostate […]

Sep 29, 2015

It’s that time of year again; the Waterloo Regional Karting Club is preparing to host its 34th Annual Oktoberfest Grand Prix Thanksgiving weekend – beginning with practice on Friday afternoon, October 9th and racing Saturday October 10th. Keeping with karting tradition, the Oktoberfest Grand Prix is one the largest four-cycle karting events in Canada. Included […]

Sep 24, 2015

The weather was very hot and sunny for Race 9 of the Manitoba Karting Championship at Gimli Motorsport Park. The sponsor for Race 9 was RBC Dominion Securities. Highlights of Race # 9 Senior Briggs class had John Buzza on pole position.  John took off and lead start to finish. The excitement in the Senior […]

Sep 17, 2015

In August, the 2015 Canadian Karting Championships were held at the Mosport Kartways in Clarington, Ontario. A total of 40 drivers made up the Briggs & Stratton LO206 category around the 1.41km (0.876 miles) circuit, located alongside the historic Canadian Tire Motorsport Park track. CHAMPKART filmed the event and has put together the entire main […]

Sep 10, 2015

The 2015 Lucas Oil Weekly Karting Series Racing wrapped up at Merrittville Speedway September 8th with 5 first time winners visiting KC Auto Parts Victory Lane. First to win his first career Feature was second generation Kart Racer Hayden Klager of Beamsville in the Vansickle PetValu Novice 1 Division. The 2015 Rookie is the son […]

Sep 03, 2015

The weather was rainy for Race 7 and dry cloudy for Race 8 at the doubleheader weekend of the Manitoba Karting Championship at Gimli Motorsport Park. Additional activities for the doubleheader were a potluck supper on Saturday and after the club booked time in Gimli for an ice hockey game. The sponsor for Saturday was […]

Sep 03, 2015

With double features on the schedule for the Junior 1 and 2 Divisions to give Kart Racers some more track time during a 6 rain out season – it made for an action-packed Lucas Oil Weekly Karting Series Event Tuesday September 1. Jaedon Lawson would win his first Ed MacPherson Construction Junior 2 Feature of […]

Aug 27, 2015

Despite a strong effort with dark clouds most of the day and a light shower just before race time Mother Nature was unsuccessful in winning another Lucas Oil Weekly Karting Series Night. Tuesday August 25 however did see a first time winner as a late decision to race paid off for former Saturday Night Van […]

Aug 25, 2015

This weekend was the 2015 Canadian Karting Championships at the Mosport Kartwayas in Clarington, Ontario. A total of 40 drivers made up the Briggs & Stratton LO206 Senior category on the twisting and flowing 1.41km (0.876 miles) course just outside the historic Canadian Tire Motorsport Park track. Ride along with polesitter Kyle Edgar as he […]

Aug 06, 2015

The weather was very hot and sunny for Race 6 of the Manitoba Karting Championship at Gimli Motorsport Park. The sponsor for Race 6 was Ken Brown Cabinets. Highlights of Race # 6 Senior Briggs class just keeps getting bigger with more entries and Travis MacDonald had pole position for the Final.  At the start […]

Aug 05, 2015

The Canadian Karting Challenge (CKC) and Innisfil Kart Club (IKC) would like to thank everyone for their support of the recent Bear Grand Prix at Shannonville. With a great turnout, lots of prizes, exciting racing action, and fun had by everyone, the event was an overwhelming success. “We must thank everyone that supported us during […]