The following is a commentary from racer and race official Morgan Healey. The Florida native was long-time member of the Ocala Gran Prix race team and, most recently, an official with the MAXSpeed Entertainment group. She, like many others, has grown up in the sport of karting, from a child to now a young adult. […]
Read Full StoryPatrick Olsen: My First Road Racing Experience
Sprint racer takes in first ‘laydown’ weekend at Blackhawk Farms Raceway
The following is a first-hand experience of a veteran sprint racer driving a laydown road racing kart for the first time. Road racing – or ‘enduro’ karting – has been part of the sport dating back to the late 50s and early 60s when the sport was evolving outside of the parking lots and purpose-built […]
Read Full StoryMatt Jaskol: Watching Indianapolis 500 History from the Beginning to the End
A span of 16 years brings three people together in Victory Circle at Indy
The following are words directly from veteran karter and racer Matt Jaskol. The Las Vegas resident has been involved in the sport for over three decades, including a victory at the SKUSA SuperNationals in 1998. Jaskol was among the many drivers fighting their way up the motorsports ladder after a successful career in karting. Matt […]
Read Full StoryKyle Smith: A Weekend with the Scuderia
Testing and visiting the PCR factory team
If I had to describe my preseason preparation I would have to with one word, limited. By limited I mean an extremely rigorous training program and diet along with a few days at a local indoor karting track, but nothing that included six gears. That is why in late February I made plans to visit […]
Read Full StoryBehind the Wrench: The Transition from Driver to Tuner
Stress elevates and time is limited compared moving from behind the wheel to behind the wrench
The following is a new column from driver now tuner Kyle Smith. A driver for a number of years, the 19 year old is currently a student at Penn State University. Now on summer break, Smith is getting in as much karting as possible working as a tuner for Checkered Motorsports while competing in select […]
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The following is a column provided by Texas Lone Star Grand Prix promoter Robert Miller, who attended the Indianapolis 500 this past Memorial Weekend and had the chance to visit the New Castle Motorsports Park and Comet Kart Sales – just east of downtown Indianapolis. The Yamaha KT100 engine has been in kart racing for […]
Read Full StoryTwo Motorsports Greats Talk About Their Lives in Karting
Motorsport icons continue enjoying their time in the sport where it all began
The following is a column provided by Texas Lone Star Grand Prix promoter Robert Miller, who attended the recent 500 Miles of Beto Carrero (more commonly known in other parts of the world as The Granja 500). There, Miller was able to connect with motorsports icons Rubens Barrichello and Tony Kannan. Rubens Barrichello has driven […]
Read Full StoryRacing Family – Change is Always Hard
Iowa karter Jeremiah Davis cherishes a reunion with his PKRA family
About a year and a half ago, I moved to Phoenix from Iowa, just out of school, and in a place where I knew exactly no one. After about a month in the city, bored out of my mind and missing racing – I had sold my dirt racing equipment before I left, thinking I […]
Read Full StoryBeyond the Mic: On the Road
EKN’s newest staffer Tony LaPorta chronicles his Texas two-step
Although we haven’t yet made the formal announcement of his new position with EKN, we’re thrilled to have a new intern on our staff. Tony LaPorta has worked diligently in Colorado, developing his announcing talents and supporting the state’s kart racing on many levels. As a Communication Major at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, […]
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