Oct 05, 2020

The following is a statement from Tom Kutscher of Superkarts! USA regarding their announcement for no replacement event for the SKUSA SuperNationals 24. This comes after the September 15 video release discussing the cancellation of SuperNats outside the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. It’s with heavy hearts that the Kutscher family and […]

Oct 05, 2020

At the end of the spectacular Finals, the Frenchman Jeremy Iglesias was crowned FIA Karting World Champion – KZ. The Italian Simone Cunati won the FIA Karting International Super Cup – KZ2 and the Israel’s Ariel Elkin won the FIA Karting Academy Trophy Final, while the American Connor Zilisch won the Trophy. This time, the […]

Oct 04, 2020

Speedsportz Racing Park in Houston, Texas is one of the finest karting facilities in America, yet the track is still in line to host its first major national event. EKN has learned that track co-owner Alan Rudolph may get that big event in 2021, but ahead of any potential announcement, the veteran driver and racing […]

Oct 04, 2020

The inaugural SuperNats Shootout at Speedsportz Racing Park puts its first official sessions in the books on Saturday at the 15-turn New Caney, Texas facility. The event was initially designed to be a tune-up race for the SKUSA SuperNationals with entry packages to the annual Las Vegas event among the impressive prize package. Even with […]

Oct 02, 2020

The 2021 season will be the 14th for Challenge of the Americas, one of the longest running series in North America. The international ROK Cup program welcomed record numbers in the first two events of the 2020 season before the COVID-19 pandemic put an early stop to the series. The summer series – California ROK […]

Oct 02, 2020

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 […]

Oct 01, 2020

A record is to be set this weekend as the Cup Karts North America hosts the Grand Nationals 4 at the New Castle Motorsports Park. Online registration closed Monday with a record total of 296 entries for the seven Briggs & Stratton 206 categories set to compete on October 2-4 in New Castle, Indiana. This […]

Sep 30, 2020

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 26th episode […]

Sep 29, 2020

eKartingNews has launched a new program for social media and the EKN Radio Network – Face2Face. The show is broadcasted live over Facebook, with the audio version making its way to the only 24 hour / 7 days a week radio station. Our 22nd episode brings back Greg Jasperson of the Cup Karts North America […]

Sep 29, 2020

The 2020 season is nearing the end as the month of October is just around the corner. The events counting toward the EKN TaG Driver Rankings is diminishing as well, with only a handful of events remaining on the calendar. The cancellation of the SKUSA SuperNationals 24 in Las Vegas could be a major factor, […]

Sep 28, 2020

The last month did not feature any major events to shift the order atop the EKN Shifterkart Driver Rankings. The cancellation of the Rock Island Grand Prix is the true factor in the change among those top-10, but club and regional events helped to add to the race count for those fighting in the top-50. […]

Sep 28, 2020

The following is a statement released by Superkarts! USA on September 26 regarding the 2021 schedule. We realize it’s still 2020 – but we’re proud to confirm our 2021 SKUSA Winter Series and SKUSA Pro Tour plans. We are happy to announce we’ll be returning to (what we feel) are the best tracks in the […]

Sep 25, 2020

Bridgestone Corporation today announced that it plans to discontinue supply of kart tires* effective December 31, 2022. Since 1977, Bridgestone has continued to develop, manufacture, and supply kart tires for domestic and overseas markets. In Japan, we have supplied kart tires accredited by the Japan Automobile Federation. Overseas, our kart tires have been homologated by Commission […]

Sep 24, 2020

The return of the US Rotax Grand Nationals was marked with the 2020 event held inside the Charlotte Motor Speedway on September 17-19. It was a historic event, with the branded event making a return for the first time since 2018 and also marking the first time at the Concord, North Carolina on the newly […]

Sep 23, 2020

eKartingNews has launched a new program for social media and the EKN Radio Network – Face2Face. The show is broadcasted live over Facebook, with the audio version making its way to the only 24 hour / 7 days a week radio station. Episode 21 welcomes Alan Rudolph of the Alan Rudolph Racing Academy and the […]

Sep 22, 2020

The Texas Sprint Racing Series program closed out the 2020 season on September 11-13, hosting its fifth and final round at the Speedsportz Racing Park in New Caney, Texas. The COVID-19 pandemic shuffled up the season’s events following the opening ‘Winter Warm-up’ round at NOLA Motorsport in New Orleans in early March, as the April […]

Sep 21, 2020

The 16th season for the ProKart Challenge is set to conclude this weekend at the Buttonwillow Raceway Park. The 2020 championship chase began at the Buttonwillow, California facility at the end of February, before COVID-19 sent the series, the entire country, and the world into what has been a unique and very challenging year. The […]

Sep 19, 2020

The 2020 Capri Tools US Rotax Grand Nationals was completed on Saturday inside the Charlotte Motor Speedway. The third and final day of on-track action in Concord, North Carolina saw cooler temperatures and strong winds blowing throughout the day. No threat of rain throughout the day allowed for competitors to focus on the mission at […]

Sep 18, 2020

The first wheel-to-wheel racing laps were conducted on Friday at the Charlotte Motor Speedway for the 2020 Capri Tools US Rotax Grand Nationals. Official practice day on Thursday was cut short after two sessions due to the amount of rain dropped on the Concord, North Carolina facility due to the progression of Tropical Storm Sally. […]

Sep 18, 2020

Earlier this month, an announcement was made detailing a new annual event at Speedsportz Racing Park in Houston, Texas set for the October 2-4 weekend. Veteran karting instructor and championship-winning driver Alan Rudolph added this new race – the SuperNats Shootout – to the calendar at his facility and, working in conjunction with Superkarts! USA, […]