May 23, 2025

EKN’s Paddock Insider is part of our Trackside coverage, bringing you notes, updates and breaking news as it happens. The article will feature notes from trackside at the 2025 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour SpringNationals at the Motorsports Country Club of Cincinnati in Batavia, Ohio. Be sure to follow the EKN Social Media channels – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram for more […]

May 22, 2025

The 2025 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour reaches the halfway point this weekend with the running of the SKUSA SpringNationals, set for the Motorsports Country Club of Cincinnati over the Memorial Day weekend. Roughly 250 entries over the eight categories will visit the Batavia, Ohio facility that is hosting the event for a second straight year. […]

May 21, 2025

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 with the top stories, breaking news, and championship battles […]

May 20, 2025

The Gulf Coast Kartways hosted the Greater Houston Race Series event over the May 17-18 weekend. The two-day event was Round Five and Round Six, with two separate rounds of racing taking place at the Katy, Texas facility – just south of Houston. An incident involving Mini Swift racer Adrian Vargas occurred during practice on […]

May 20, 2025

One more event remains for the 2025 Challenge of the Americas program, with the series set to conclude on Father’s Day weekend at the newly renamed Burt Brothers Motorpark in Grantsville, Utah. It will be the fourth event of the season, marking 2025 as the first year of the expansion from a three-event format. “It […]

May 19, 2025

From pole position to Final victory, Spain’s Pedro Hiltbrand in KZ and Maksim Orlov in KZ2 dominated their rivals in Spain at the first Mondokart.com FIA Karting European Championship event dedicated to gearbox categories. In the FIA Karting Academy-Junior Trophy (12-14 year-olds), Frenchman Maël Le Marchand took the lead of the Final from the very […]

May 19, 2025

The Leopard Circuit Viterbo has named the first winners of the WSK Euro Series in the opening round, which kicked off the two-event edition of 2025. This weekend once again highlighted the major protagonists of international karting, with drivers coming from 50 nations and many of the most qualified teams. In the first round at […]

May 14, 2025

A long time has passed since the Hot Seat was occupied. That is changing for 2025 with more one-on-one interviews coming with top drivers and industry members in the sport of karting. The first welcomes Gavin Bayliff of Trinity Karting Group. The Pro Shifter driver is coming off his career first Superkarts! USA Pro Tour […]

May 14, 2025

As the first step on the USF Pro Championships Presented by Continental Tire ladder system to IndyCar Series, it should be no surprise that this year’s USF Juniors grid is filled with talented kart racers from around the world, many of whom we’ve watched in recent years in national competition in the United States. The […]

May 13, 2025

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 […]

May 12, 2025

This past weekend, the Champions of the Future hosted the opening round of its Shifters 2025 program, competing at the International Kartodromo Lucas Guerrero in Valencia, Spain. The May 7-10 event welcomed 23 drivers in KZ and 53 in KZ2 category. The event served as a ‘warm-up’ for the upcoming FIA Karting European Championship race, […]

May 12, 2025

BRP-Rotax announces the official chassis partners for the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals 2025 taking place in the Kingdom of Bahrain from November 29th to December 6th: BirelART, IPK and Sodikart – three of the world’s leading manufacturers in the karting industry. Each brand is well-renowned for their quality, workmanship and commitment to providing nearly […]

May 12, 2025

After the success of the first edition of the Champions of the Future Shifter in Portugal in 2024, the RGMMC group made the decision to organise another edition of the international competition for 125cc gearbox karts, which is very popular with drivers, but this time over two separate rounds. Before the big event in Franciacorta, […]

May 08, 2025

The first half of the 2025 United States Pro Kart Series was completed following the action at the Carolina Grand Prix, held at the Trackhouse Motorplex in Mooresville, North Carolina. The May 2-4 weekend featured changing weather conditions for the second round of the 2025 championship, welcoming 240 entries. Rob Howden and David Cole review […]

May 08, 2025

Legends of go-kart racing will take center stage on Friday, May 9, 2025, during the 2nd Annual Go Kart Hall of Fame Induction and Gala Celebration, held at the Sacramento Marriott Rancho Cordova. This highly anticipated event will bring together celebrated drivers, tuners, media figures, and karting enthusiasts from across the country to honor the […]

May 08, 2025

The 18th season for Challenge of the Americas championship program will come to an end over the June 13-15 weekend at the newly renamed Burt Brothers Motorpark in Grantsville, Utah. The event will mark the first time the series hosts a fourth event in a season, while also making its first trek to the ‘Beehive […]

May 06, 2025

As the 2025 karting season reaches the midway point, ROK Cup Promotions has already begun preparation for their 2026 campaign. With five events weekends left on the ROK Sonoma calendar and the much-anticipated 2025 ROK Vegas beginning October 29, 2025, dates are now confirmed for the 2026 Florida Winter Tour series and ROK Vegas event. “We […]

May 05, 2025

The debut of the new FIA Karting Academy Trophy – Senior lived up to all its promises. On the Algarve International Circuit, the races were both close and open and Italy’s Riccardo Ferrari became the first winner in the category. The drivers had to contend with changing weather conditions over three days, but the Finals […]

May 04, 2025

The 2025 United States Pro Kart Series – the official IAME Series USA East – presented by MG Tires reached the halfway point of the season with the completion of the Carolina Grand Prix on Sunday. For the 13th time, the Trackhouse Motorplex welcomed the series, this time featuring 248 entries over the seven IAME […]

May 03, 2025

The 2025 United States Pro Kart Series – the official IAME Series USA East – presented by MG Tires – fought with its first big weather issues on the season during Saturday’s action at the Carolina Grand Prix. Two different weather delays due to incoming rain systems into the Mooresville, North Carolina region put things […]