As I sit here behind my laptop on a Monday evening, it is a different feeling for the first time since 2004. I’m not exhausted from the five-hour drive home, the two days of beating up my body from racing, or the three nights of off-track activities to celebrate the Labor Day weekend. Rather than […]
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The following is a column from Keith Warren, who is a karting dad from Kentucky and the owner of Race Select, a motorsports registration and operating system that is used widely across the industry. The usual answers all point upward. National racing is too expensive. There are too many series. The driver pool is spread […]
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It is that time. We have reached the halfway point of the 2026 season after celebrating the 4th of July holiday this past weekend. The karting season is entering the months when championships will be decided on the year at all levels of the sport. The midway point of the year provides us with the […]
Read Full StoryFirsthand View of Tillotson T4 Program
Industry veteran provides insight into how T4 package can help grow the sport
The following is a column by Jake Mottaz, the Director of T4 Series USA. Tillotson Racing is providing a spec program geared towards the grassroots level as well as the regional scene. Over the last three decades, other programs and manufacturers have attempted or are still providing a spec karting class or championship that puts […]
Read Full StoryBehind the Laptop: One Push Forward
Superkarts! USA goes new direction with pushback bumper system
The pushback bumper system has been part of karting in the United States since 2017. The United States Pro Kart Series program was the first to debut the system, with Superkarts! USA following in 2018. The system introduced by the FIA and FIA Karting during the 2015 season is aimed at ‘making racing fairer by […]
Read Full StoryMorning Coffee: Las Vegas – Karting’s Biggest Stage?
For karters, Sin City is far more than a vacation destination
I was talking to a non-racing friend last week, and the topic of my pending flight to Las Vegas for the SuperNationals came up. He was jealous, citing all the things that he’d love to do in Sin City. That’s when I let them know that like all of my past visits to Vegas, it’s […]
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It all starts with a trip down to Indiana on October 16 and concludes on the iconic SuperSunday on November 16 in Vegas. Three road trips to three major events will come to define the 2025 season. The Big Three. Three events. Three two-cycle engine manufacturers. First on the docket is the Race Rotax RMC […]
Read Full StoryMorning Coffee: Diving Back into the Deep End
Suiting up after a year on the sidelines for the CKNA Grand Nationals
As I worked in my office back in January, I had full intentions of pulling out my gear and racing in a handful of events in 2025. All the opportunities were there. We have a race-ready Briggs 206 kart in our EKN garage at New Castle Motorsports Park, and I had plans to get down […]
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There is one relationship that I have had since the day I was born, and that’s been with karting. The next longest relationship, outside my family members, is eKartingNews.com. And yes, that includes my marriage. Going to the race track with my dad, who started karting in 1974, I learned about the sport by attending […]
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It’s funny when you look back at certain moments in your life and see how choosing just one road over another can completely change how your adventure develops. Today, we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the launch of eKartingNews.com, the website that I bought from its creators in 2004 to add to my portfolio of […]
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It is that time. We have reached the halfway point of the 2025 season after celebrating the 4th of July holiday this past weekend. The karting season is entering the months where championships will be decided on the year at all levels of the sport. The midway point of the year provides us with the […]
Read Full StoryHow to Secure Sponsorship for Your Young Karting Star: A Parent’s Guide
CHARGE’s Ken Ungar offers tips to begin your sponsorship effort
As a parent of a young kart driver, you’re likely aware of the dual realities of this high-octane sport: the thrill of watching your child pursue their passion and the daunting costs of keeping their racing dreams alive. With substantial expenses for equipment, travel, and entry fees, securing sponsorship isn’t just a luxury, it’s a […]
Read Full StoryTalent and Aspirations vs Financial Ability
Start learning about motorsports sponsorship now
Every few years, I decide that it’s time to write a new column focused on the world of professional motorsports and the significant costs involved in making the move from karting to car racing. I’ve been involved in numerous conversations recently with families asking how to find the funding to move their kids into car […]
Read Full StoryBehind the Laptop: KZ Drivers Taking a Stand
Boycott of Dunlop tire in Valencia sparks attention ahead of FIA Karting European Championship opener
This past weekend, the Champions of the Future hosted the opening round of its Shifters 2025 program, competing at the International Kartodromo Lucas Guerrero in Valencia, Spain. The May 7-10 event welcomed 23 drivers in KZ and 53 in KZ2 category. The event served as a ‘warm-up’ for the upcoming FIA Karting European Championship race, […]
Read Full StoryBehind the Laptop: By the Numbers – 2024
How many karters are there in the USA?
Hello 2025, and welcome to what is expected to be another exciting year of karting here in the United States and around the world. We’re all back into the EKN office full-time after the Christmas and New Year breaks, and we’re gearing up for what will be another busy opening three months of the season […]
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Another 12 months has passed, recording another season of karting here in the United States and around the world. It was non-stop excitement from January to December as we prepare for what will be the start of the 2025 in just a few days. The 2024 season was historic, setting several new records over the […]
Read Full Story20 Years: David Cole and EKN
A tribute to two decades of commitment to karting
As we get set to head to Las Vegas for the 27th running of the Superkarts! USA SuperNationals, I want to take an opportunity to congratulate and thank my Managing Editor David Cole on his 20 years of commitment to eKartingNews.com, Howden Media Group, and karting as a whole. David started with my company in […]
Read Full StoryMorning Coffee: The Stability Factor of Major Events
Marquee races and national series help feed the karting machine
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 […]
Read Full StoryMorning Coffee: New and Improved
American karting is enjoying new and revitalized facilities
We’ve all heard the phrase ‘new and improved’ when it comes to products we buy at the store. But for the topic of this edition of ‘Morning Coffee’, when I mention ‘new and improved’, I’m preparing to discuss the positive momentum we have in our sport when it comes of karting facilities. For karting to […]
Read Full StoryMorning Coffee: Rock Island Ramblings
Thoughts from 30,000 feet
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 […]
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