Sep 27, 2024

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 2024 United States Pro Kart Series at the Indiana Grand Prix held at the New Castle Motorsports Park in New Castle, Indiana. Hurricane Helene Reaching Indiana The […]

Sep 26, 2024

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 […]

Sep 26, 2024

The fifth and final round of the 2024 Texas Sprint Racing Series presented by DeFacto Racing was met with challenging weather conditions at the Amarillo Kart Complex. Perfect weather greeted the 144 entries for the Friday practice day at the Panhandle, Texas facility before severe weather rolled through on Saturday. Officials were forced to shuffle […]

Sep 26, 2024

The final event of the 2024 United States Pro Kart Series presented by IAME USA East and MG Tires is set to take place this weekend – September 27-29 – with the running of the Indiana Grand Prix at the New Castle Motorsports Park. The 12th season of the program, making its 12th visit to […]

Sep 25, 2024

SpeedSense Motorsports, the Northern California-based OTK race team, is gearing up for the culmination of the United States Pro Kart Series campaign with the highly anticipated Indiana Grand Prix at the New Castle Motorsports Park. The September 27-29 weekend marks a special occasion as the team welcomes the return of esteemed racer Stephen Eisert. Eisert, […]

Sep 25, 2024

It’s hard to discount the stability that major events provide to our sport. Over the last 68 years, long-running national races have brought our community together like no other.  The United States is massive in terms of geography, but even so, major annual events have always been able to attract racers from coast-to-coast, and all […]

Sep 24, 2024

Velocity Racing is pleased to announce it becomes the new official SODI team in the United States previously managed by The Karting Distribution, the exclusive importer of Sodi chassis in the USA. After two perfectly successful launch seasons and numerous victories in all classes and in all major local and national championships, Sodi USA continues […]

Sep 24, 2024

Announced last week, the Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix presented by The Hemp Doctor developed a new Scholarship Program. The award of the scholarship, sponsored by Simpson Motorsports – STL, is a free entry to compete at the Superkarts! USA SuperNationals 27 in Pro Shifter and free entry to the 2025 edition of the Rock […]

Sep 23, 2024

Fresh off CIK-FIA homologation, Shinko Racing Kart Tires has found a partner and a home in the United States. Idaho-based Full Throttle Karting has signed an agreement to become the sole importer for the newest CIK-approved tire brand, and industry veteran Andy Seesemann is thrilled with the new opportunity and addition to his FTK program. […]

Sep 23, 2024

It’s been many years since a new karting facility was built in Southern California, and it’s impossible to argue what the closing of CalSpeed Karting at Auto Club Speedway did to the racing scene in a region that has always been a hotbed for the sport. When the K1 Circuit project was initially announced, many […]

Sep 22, 2024

The California ProKart Challenge is carrying the momentum of the season’s fourth event in August into the 2024 series finale, scheduled for September 28-29 at the new K1 Circuit. The Winchester, California facility welcomed 171 entries for the double-round weekend, with another big turnout expected for the two-day, one round series finale of the Superkarts! […]

Sep 19, 2024

We’ve all heard the phrase ‘new and improved’ when it comes to products we buy at the store. But for the topic of this edition of ‘Morning Coffee’, when I mention ‘new and improved’, I’m preparing to discuss the positive momentum we have in our sport when it comes of karting facilities. For karting to […]

Sep 18, 2024

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 17, 2024

Much to the benefit of generations of racers, safety in motorsports has continued to evolve year by year, decade by decade. In karting, the helmet remains the number one safety component when it comes to protecting the driver. Over the last 25 years, the Stilo brand has established itself as a leader in motorsports, focusing […]

Sep 16, 2024

The Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix presented by The Hemp Doctor is set to provide an amazing opportunity for one fortunate karter. This year’s dismissal of the King of the Streets category due to lack of support from racers left one prize unclaimed from the Labor Day weekend street race. Simpson Motorsports – STL had […]

Sep 16, 2024

Following two days of dry running, the arrival of rain today piled on the pressure for the drivers battling for the Mondokart.com FIA Karting World Championship – OK & Junior and the FIA Karting World Cup – OK-N at Paul Fletcher International Circuit in Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. Ramping up the difficulty of the competition, the […]

Sep 13, 2024

The Mondokart.com – FIA Karting World Championship – OK & Junior got underway late on Friday morning with Qualifying Practice. The large number of participants, 105 in OK and 119 in OK-Junior, meant that five heats were needed for each category. The two British polemen Joe Turney and Noah Baglin set very fast times and […]

Sep 13, 2024

In the penultimate release of the eKartingNews.com TaG Driver Rankings presented by Skip Barber Racing School for the 2024 season, the top challengers for the #1 position have been defined. Four major events have been added to the point total for the 267 drivers – Superkarts! USA Pro Tour SummerNationals, fourth round of the United […]

Sep 13, 2024

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. ‘This Week In […]

Sep 12, 2024

It has been two months since the eKartingNews.com Shifterkart Driver Rankings presented by Skip Barber Racing School were updated. The September standings for the 2024 season includes the SKUSA Pro Tour SummerNationals, and other events since the beginning of July. The streak continues for GFC Karting’s Kyle Wick as he remains in the #1 spot […]