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 […]

Aug 05, 2024

EKN has learned that the management at New Castle Motorsports Park is moving forward with two exciting endurance events to be held toward the end of the 2024 season. The New Castle, Indiana facility has confirmed that they have a 2-Cycle endurance event scheduled for the October 4-6 weekend with a headline 200-lap race set […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Oct 30, 2023

The four-cycle karting community in North America is still feeling the immense positivity following the hugely successful seventh running of the Cup Karts North America Grand Nationals in early October, which saw a total of 485 entries hit the track over the nine categories, and this bodes well for continued growth in CKNA’s national and […]

Oct 05, 2023

A record setting weekend for the Cup Karts North America Grand Nationals. A total of 485 entries, featuring over 400 drivers took part in the September 28-October 1 event at the New Castle Motorsports Park. Nine categories took to the New Castle, Indiana facility to be crowned champion in Briggs 206 competition. Rob Howden and […]

Oct 01, 2023

The Cup Karts North America Grand Nationals 7 will go down as a record-breaking event. A total of 485 entries took to the track on the weekend, featuring over 400 drivers from all over North America and the world, converging on the New Castle Motorsports Park. It was record setting weather at the New Castle, […]

Sep 29, 2023

The first full day of action was completed on Friday as the Cup Karts North America Grand Nationals 7 went into full official racing mode. A warm-up session followed by qualifying and the opening round heat races were contested at the New Castle Motorsports Park facility. The roughly 500 entries featuring over 400 drivers overcame […]

Sep 27, 2023

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 the top stories, breaking news, and championship battles going […]

Sep 27, 2023

A year of expansion for the Cup Karts North America organization has led to what will be the biggest gathering of 4-Cycle racers, if not the biggest karting event of the season in the USA and possible around the world. This weekend is the CKNA Grand Nationals 7, set for September 28-October 1 at the […]

Sep 26, 2023

The Cup Karts North America program is celebrating its 10th season in 2023. The family-friendly racing series is based around the Briggs & Stratton 206 engine platform which has rejuvenated the grassroots karting movement across North America over the last decade. As the leader in grassroots regional racing, CKNA has grown into four different divisions […]

Sep 22, 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. The 74th episode of Face2Face takes us into Briggs 206 racing […]

Sep 21, 2023

The Cup Karts North America program is celebrating its 10th season in 2023. The family-friendly racing series is based around the Briggs & Stratton 206 engine platform which has rejuvenated the grassroots karting movement across North America over the last decade. As the leader in grassroots regional racing, CKNA has grown into four different divisions […]

Sep 13, 2023

The Cup Karts North America program is celebrating its 10th season in 2023. The family-friendly racing series is based around the Briggs & Stratton 206 engine platform which has rejuvenated the grassroots karting movement across North America over the last decade. As the leader in grassroots regional racing, CKNA has grown into four different divisions […]

Sep 07, 2023

The Cup Karts North America program is celebrating its 10th season in 2023. The family-friendly racing series is based around the Briggs & Stratton 206 engine platform which has rejuvenated the grassroots karting movement across North America over the last decade. As the leader in grassroots regional racing, CKNA has grown into four different divisions […]