Feb 07, 2013

The 2013 Rotax Challenge of the Americas is at the halfway point of its sixth season as the international Rotax Max Challenge travels to Glendale, Arizona February 8-10. The Phoenix Kart Racing Association facility will host the premier winter karting series on the left coast with over 110 drivers from the United States and Canada […]

Feb 06, 2013

The 2012 season signaled a partnership between MAXSpeed and eKartingNews.com, bringing about new article series focused on the promotion of the United States Rotax Max Challenge program. Among that was the addition of the eKartingNews.com United States Rotax Driver Rankings. Taking over the USRMC National Point Standings, EKN combined that system with its own ‘Driver […]

Feb 05, 2013

The California ProKart Challenge began the 2013 season for the Superkarts! USA organization as the flagship regional program hosted its opening round at the ButtonwillowRacewayPark on February 1-2. A record number of entries for the program under the SKUSA banner converged on the Buttonwillow, California facility, with drivers coming from as far as Texas, Hawaii […]

Feb 05, 2013

MAXSpeed Group, the United States Distributor for all Rotax MAX engines and products, is proud to announce that they have retained their worldwide #1 distributor status for 2012. Richard Boisclair, President of the MAXSpeed Group, was understandably excited with the announcement, “To win this award last year was very special because it was our first […]

Feb 04, 2013

The 2013 season in Europe got underway this past weekend (February 1-2), with the running of the WSK Master Series event at the La Conca International Circuit in Muro Leccese, Italy. The series, based around four Italian circuits, gave many of the factory teams and top drivers from across the globe a chance to begin […]

Feb 04, 2013

The MAXSpeed Group is very pleased to officially announce the presence of the Micro Max and Mini Max categories at the 2013 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals (RMCGF). The US Rotax MAX Challenge Director, Josh Smith, had this to say about the announcement, “With the Grand Finals coming to the United States in 2013, this […]

Feb 01, 2013

Road racing, or enduro karting, as it is known to many of the sport’s early enthusiasts, continues to provide racers with the unique opportunity to compete at historic facilities around the country. There is nothing like being able to tell people both in and outside of the sport what it feels like to race at […]

Jan 31, 2013

The 2013 edition of the Winter Kart Show took place this past weekend in the OrrBuilding of the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Illinois – hosted by the Mid-State Kart Club. Kart shops and personal vendors filled the 40,000 square foot building for two days of hours, welcoming perfect weather conditions on Saturday while attendees […]

Jan 30, 2013

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 […]

Jan 29, 2013

After careful planning and consideration, OTK USA is excited to bring the world renowned ROK Cup to the United States in 2013, to include the availability of over 100-engines for use by entered drivers of the program in its first year.  Launching as the ROK Cup USA, the internationally successful program will offer the same […]

Jan 28, 2013

The ‘Can-Am’ name is a popular one in the world of motorsports, putting together some of the most talented drivers at tracks in Canada and the United States. Now, that same philosophy is being put in place for Rotax Max Challenge drivers in the Pacific Northwest area. New for 2013 is the Can-Am Rotax Max […]

Jan 25, 2013

The first weekend of February will welcome the ninth season of the California ProKart Challenge, the flagship regional program of the Superkarts! USA organization. Over 100 racers are expected to converge on the Buttonwillow Raceway Park in Buttonwillow, California on February 1-2 for the first round of the 2013 six-race championship, all vying for a […]

Jan 24, 2013

The tale of karting’s historic roots begins in Southern California circa 1956, when Art Ingels manufactured the first kart in his race car shop. Traveling across the city to different parking lots and open courses, the sport developed a strong following in a very short amount of time. Over the past 57 years, karting has […]

Jan 23, 2013

Another great beginning of season for the South Garda Karting circuit of Lonato for the 18th edition of the Winter Cup, in schedule from 15th to 17th February 2013 in the classic race of the CIK-FIA calendar. In the three categories – KZ2, KF and KFJ – there are 280 entrants, with the participation of […]

Jan 22, 2013

The 2013 season is now underway and the first EKN Trackside Live broadcast took place at the recent Rotax Challenge of the Americas opener in Tucson, Arizona. One hundred-thirty Rotaxians from across the west coast traveled to the Musselman Honda Circuit for the opening two rounds of the three event series, awarding four tickets to […]

Jan 21, 2013

The inaugural weekend of Rotax MAX Challenge competition in Formula Kart Productions’ Florida Winter Tour 2013 season wrapped up at Palm Beach International Raceway today with perfect racing conditions and no sign of the rain from Saturday. It’s been a weekend of racing that will surely get lots of replays in the FWT LIVE! archives […]

Jan 20, 2013

After Friday’s Rotax MAX qualifying action, the official wheel-o-wheel racing portion of Formula Kart Productions Florida Winter Tour Rotax season got underway today at Palm Beach International Raceway. It was a day that featured varying weather patterns that would challenge the drivers and their crews. The Florida Winter Tour is the world’s largest and most […]

Jan 19, 2013

Just a few days removed from the opening weekend of Formula Kart Productions Florida Winter Tour, the Rotax MAX Challenge officially hits the track to set the qualifying order for this weekend’s races. After four days of practice the Rotax competitors were eager to hit the Palm Beach International Raceway track to see who would […]

Jan 18, 2013

One of the longest running winter kart trade shows and swap meets sponsored by the Mid-State Kart Club (MSKC) of Springfield, IL will again return to the Illinois State Fairgrounds Orr Building on January 26 and 27.  After a very successful and nearly sold-out show in January 2012, the Winter Kart Show is returning to […]

Jan 17, 2013

Every year, many of the world’s top kart racers travel to the state of Florida in the United States to compete in the Formula Kart Productions Florida Winter Tour. For this, the 15th season of “The FWT” the trend continues. This year’s entry list, as in year’s past, is not just large, but stacked with […]