2025 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals – Team USA – Saturday Report

Top 10 results for Massimino, Hodgson and Spiezia in Bahrain

Dec 06, 2025
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The final day of action at the 2025 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals was contested on Saturday at the Bahrain International Karting Circuit. Following warm-up sessions for the eight categories, the main events were contested to decide this year’s Rotax champions. Five of the nine drivers from Team USA earned spots in the main events, […]

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2025 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals – Team USA – Friday Report

Five drivers from USA set to battle in Finals on Saturday

Dec 05, 2025
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Friday at the 2025 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals was the penultimate day of action at the Bahrain International Karting Circuit. It was a short day on-track, with warm-ups starting at noon prior to the Rotax Drivers Parade, featuring the 394 drivers from over 60 countries. Once the ceremony was completed, it was racing with […]

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2025 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals – Team USA – Thursday Report

Hodgson scores best result for USA squad in Bahrain to close out heat race action

Dec 04, 2025
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Day Four of the 2025 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals was the longest of the week for the 394 drivers from over 60 countries. Thanks to penalty delays on Wednesday following qualifying, opening round heat races at the Bahrain International Karting Circuit for half the categories were moved to Thursday morning. Karts hit the track […]

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Dec 04, 2025
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Klotz Lubricants has a long history within the sport of karting, one that includes over 60 years of developing products for the motorsports industry. A new product introduced recently by Klotz combines its constantly-developing technology with the knowledge and experience of one of the sport’s legends in Lynn Haddock. The new Haddock Special Formula two-stroke […]

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Dec 04, 2025
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The week of Thanksgiving 2025 featured a multitude of announcements from the United States Pro Kart Series as it begins to map out its upcoming 14th season. Through their social media accounts, USPKS confirmed the four locations for the 2026 schedule along with announcing updates to format and class structure. The 14th season of the […]

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2025 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals – Team USA – Wednesday Report

Challenging day in Bahrain with qualifying and opening heat races contested

Dec 03, 2025
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The third day of the 2025 Rotax Max Challenge at the Bahrain International Karting Circuit on Wednesday was plagued with issues. The final practice session or warm-up for all eight categories for the 394 drivers from over 60 countries was held, starting around 10am local time. Qualifying for all eight divisions began after 1pm local […]

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2026 Challenge of the Americas Number Reservations Now Open for Returning Customers

Start to 19th season of program closing in with February opening weekend at K1 Circuit

Dec 03, 2025
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There are less than 80 days before the 19th of the Challenge of the Americas program launches in southern California. Having debuted in the region back in 2008, the Challenge continues to be one of the longest tenured championship series in North America, reinventing itself with the ever-changing landscape that is the sport of karting. […]

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Championship Review: 2025 Texas Sprint Racing Series

Regional champions recognized for Superkarts! USA and International Kart Federation program

Dec 03, 2025
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The Texas Sprint Racing Series wrapped up its 10th season during the season finale in October at the Dallas Karting Complex. The fifth and final round of the 2025 schedule decided the champions for the Superkarts! USA and International Kart Federation regional program, crowning 10 title winners. On the year, the TSRS program welcomed over […]

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2025 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals – Team USA – Tuesday Report

DD2 drivers Massimino and Williams lead USA squad in final day of practice in Bahrain

Dec 02, 2025
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Day two of the 2025 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals was completed on Tuesday at the Bahrain International Karting Circuit. The final sessions of a total of five for all categories and the 394 drivers from over 60 countries were contested in a shifted schedule on the day, which began roughly at 2pm local time […]

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Dec 02, 2025
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RGMMC Group, a global leader in international karting promotion and the organization behind the highly acclaimed “Champions of the Future” series, today announced a landmark partnership with K1 to launch Champions of the Future America, a new initiative designed to elevate the next generation of American motorsport talent and create new pathways through the sport. […]

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Dec 02, 2025
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Odenthal Racing Products is a leading manufacturer in innovative and reliable products for karting. Their ‘Made in the USA’ product line continues to evolve over their decades within the sport of karting. The newest product to hit the market is the EZBR Bumper Retainer. The rear bumper safety clamp system is integrated with a wire […]

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Registration Now Open for the 2026 Florida Winter Tour

Eleven classes offered as the longest tenured winter karting program continues

Dec 01, 2025
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ROK Cup USA is pleased to announce that registration is now officially open for the 2026 Florida Winter Tour (FWT). As one of the most prestigious and competitive winter karting series in North America, the Florida Winter Tour continues its tradition of delivering a world-class three-event weekend race program throughout the state of Florida, featuring […]

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2025 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals – Team USA – Monday Report

First laps completed in Bahrain for nine drivers representing the United States of America

Dec 01, 2025
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A total of 394 drivers took to the Bahrain International Karting Circuit for the first day of action at the 2025 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals. Following the kart raffle and welcome party on Sunday, it was all business on Monday in Bahrain as the eight different divisions hit the track for the first rounds […]

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eKartingNews.com Driver of the Month: October 2025 – Samuel Chaverri

Mini MAX victory at RMC US Trophy Final sends Costa Rican to Rotax Grand Finals 2025

Nov 29, 2025
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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 […]

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Nov 28, 2025
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The 2025 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals is scheduled for November 29 – December 6 at the Bahrain International Karting Circuit. Nearly 400 drivers from over 50 countries will compete in eight categories for the 25th edition of the world event which began in 2000. Six of the eight categories include the standard Rotax Max […]

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Nov 26, 2025
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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. Episode 90 of […]

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Musser Technical Bringing Experience-Centric Products to the Sport

Initial products focused on AiM Sports SmartyCam systems

Nov 26, 2025
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When you’re a racer or a mechanic, you are always interacting with your equipment, leveraging its spectrum of adjustability and user friendliness. If you have an engineering mind, you may at find times find yourself wishing a component could do more or be easier to use. You may want to try to improve on a […]

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Nov 25, 2025
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Franklin Motorsports is among the leading online stores while servicing the Midwest region from their New Berlin, Wisconsin headquarters. The Milwaukee-based company is among the eldest ‘brick and mortar’ businesses in the sport of karting, providing service for thousands of customers over their many decades and over the last few seasons with their FMS Vendor […]

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Nov 24, 2025
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ROK Cup USA is pleased to announce the official addition of the ROK SV Senior class to the 2026 Florida Winter Tour (FWT). Following its highly successful North American debut at ROK Vegas, where the category attracted an impressive 50 entries and widespread enthusiasm from teams and drivers, the class will now become a full championship category for the upcoming popular […]

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Nov 24, 2025
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The WSK Final Cup concluded at the South Garda Karting circuit in Lonato with a spectacular celebration of the event, highlighting the scale of international karting organized by WSK Promotion in the recurrence of its 20th year of activity. For WSK Promotion, it was an adventure that began in 2006, which over these 20 years […]

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