Oct 10, 2017

In their fourth season, the 206 Cup held the first-ever Grand Championships at the New Castle Motorsports Park on September 30-October 1. The event was made up as two separate race days, featuring nearly 150 entries each day that included top drivers from the 206 Cup Divisional Series as well participants from across the USA, […]

Oct 10, 2017

The annual Rok Cup International Final is set for this weekend at the South Garda Karting facility in Lonato, Italy. Nearly 50 countries will be represented in the five categories, featuring 434 drivers. Among them is the large contingent of over 40 drivers in four divisions representing the Team ROK Cup USA program featuring a […]

Oct 09, 2017

Road America’s CTECH Manufacturing Motorplex, the popular multi-use, multi-configuration, one-mile track, used by the Road America Karting Club and additional Road America programs is getting repaved, track Vice President of Business Development, Mike Kertscher, announced today. “This is a tremendous improvement for Road America and especially the karting community,” Kertscher said. “Our CTECH Manufacturing Motorplex […]

Oct 09, 2017

The sixth edition of the IAME International Final is underway as the top X30 Challenge competitors from around the world converge on the Le Mans Karting International circuit in France. Six divisions are set to compete at the famed facility, with a strong increase in participation from driver that call the United States of America […]

Oct 06, 2017

Guess who’s back!!!! It’s been a busy two months for the duo at eKartingNews.com, and now they are back with the latest episode of the EKN Debrief. The ninth episode – presented by Briggs & Stratton Racing – covers the many news topics that has hit the industry over the last eight weeks. The Ocala Gran Prix Race Report […]

Oct 06, 2017

Two talented young American race car drivers hailing from entirely different backgrounds have earned an opportunity to represent the Team USA Scholarship following an intensive evaluation program conducted over the past few weeks. Aaron Jeansonne, 19, from Sulphur, La., and Jonathan Kotyk, 23, from Atlantic Beach, Fla., have been selected from an impressive group of […]

Oct 05, 2017

Coming off the cancelation of the famed RoboPong 200, the New Castle Motorsports Park is happy to begin another endurance event. The NCMP 125 Briggs Endurance Race is set for October 28-29 at the popular New Castle, Indiana facility. The event has been penciled in on the track’s schedule throughout the year, with the final […]

Oct 03, 2017

The 2017 United States Pro Kart Series presented by FIKSE Wheels and MG Tires completed the season with its fourth event of the year this past weekend. It was the first time the USPKS visited the Autobahn Country Club in Joliet, Illinois. The seven championship chases completed at the unique circuit under very high temperatures […]

Oct 02, 2017

The popular Margay Ignite program that featured a 46-kart field at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and 54 entries at the Rock Island Grand Prix earlier this year will take the green flag inside the World Center of Racing this December 27-30 as part of the WKA Manufacturers Cup Series.  Added as a local option class, […]

Oct 01, 2017

The 2017 Streets of Lancaster Grand Prix brought the Superkarts! USA to the city streets once again. The final round of the California ProKart Challenge is held at the Lancaster, California racing festival contested over two-days. It was record numbers for the event overall, welcoming 193 entries on the weekend with drivers coming from New […]

Sep 29, 2017

World Karting Officials are proud to announce the addition of the IAME KA100 Senior Class as part of the national class structure for 2018 for the Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup Series. The series, which will kick off its 2018 season Dec 28-30 at Daytona International Speedway, will again feature 8 national classes, including; Micro Swift Mini […]

Sep 28, 2017

The following is a statement from New Castle Motorsports Park regarding the RoboPong  200, which was scheduled for October 20-22. NCMP has decided after much debate to cancel the 2017 RoboPong 200. This year was most likely the last chance for this event to happen and we hoped with some changes it might still be […]

Sep 28, 2017

The dream of many kids and young adults in the sport of karting dream of racing as a professional driver. The path to the upper echelon of motorsports is not an easy one, which requires hours upon hours of work, both on and off the track. One of the great programs that helps introduce drivers […]

Sep 27, 2017

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 […]

Sep 26, 2017

New drivers at the top of world kart racing on the last day of the event. The new champions had already made themselves conspicuous during the qualifying stage, but saved their best performances for the finale of the CIK-FIA World Championship at the PFi Circuit in Brandon (GB). The winners emerged from a pack of […]

Sep 24, 2017

Championship Sunday commenced under extremely hot at the Autobahn Country Club facility in Joliet, Illinois for the United States Pro Kart Series. The eighth and final round of the 2017 championship program completed Sunday with temperatures in the 90s. Thankfully, with the year-end awards ceremony scheduled at the end of the day, the event was […]

Sep 23, 2017

The opening day of the Chicagoland Super Grand Prix for the United States Pro Kart Series was HOT. The temperatures were in the 90s for nearly the entire day at the Autobahn Country Club in Joliet, Illinois, testing the conditioning for everyone in the paddock. Thankfully, everyone stayed hydrated throughout the day to keep from […]

Sep 22, 2017

The 2017 season is reaching the final stretch as the calendar readies for a turn over to October. That signals the return to the city streets for the California ProKart Challenge as the annual Streets of Lancaster Grand Prix hosts the final round of the 2017 championship. Since 2012, the city of Lancaster has welcomed […]

Sep 21, 2017

Round 5 of the KPX Karting Championship, powered by Briggs & Stratton, keeps on pace with it’s unbelievable high-average attendance. 103 racers joined the action in Sonoma for Round 5 of the series. The weather was perfect up on the hill with beautiful views of the surrounding area which makes this venue special. Racers and […]

Sep 21, 2017

Round number 3 of the Ignite Challenge is in the books after a record entry weekend at the Gateway Kartplex just outside St. Louis. The Ignite drivers took battle on the Kartplex’s “SuperTrack” configuration featuring the combination of both the kart track and Gateway Motorsport’s Park’s road course. This is the inaugural year for Margay’s […]