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 […]

Sep 11, 2024

By David Odenthal We lost one of the good guys! Keith Odenthal passed away on August 28th, surrounded by his loving family in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Keith had a love for motorsports that began in high school when he bought his first go-kart in 1959. It was a Caper Kart built by Ben Hunt Manufacturing […]

Sep 11, 2024

Confirmed last month, the New Castle Motorsports Park is set to host a 200-lap endurance race over the October 4-6 weekend. The NCMP 200 features the headline KA100 Senior division along with support races for KA100 Junior, Mini Swift and Briggs 206 Junior categories. In total, a prize package of $35,000 will be handed out […]

Sep 10, 2024

Be careful what you say at a driver’s meeting, you just may talk yourself into buying a kart track. Concept Haulers Motor Speedway in Sheridan, Illinois – roughly 70 miles southwest of downtown Chicago – has hosted numerous national and regional karting programs over its multiple decades of history. The facility heads into a new […]

Sep 09, 2024

Two particularly competitive categories, an extraordinary field of 215 drivers, a welcome return to the PF International Kart Circuit, changing weather conditions during Qualifying to heighten the drama and races of rare intensity: the fifth and final round of the 2024 Champions of the Future Euro Series, organised highly professionally by RGMMC, lived up to […]

Sep 06, 2024

The 29th edition of the Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix presented by The Hemp Doctor was held over the August 31-September 1 weekend. Celebrating the Labor Day weekend, karter converged on the two-day karting street race festival in Rock Island, Illinois. A new circuit due to construction on and around the original streets welcomed nearly […]

Sep 06, 2024

The fourth edition of the IAME USA Grand National Championship was contested over the Labor Day weekend at the Trackhouse Motorplex in Mooresville, North Carolina – hosted by IAME USA East and MG Tires USA. The special ‘one-off’ event featured a unique format, racing under the lights, with big prize money on the line for […]

Sep 05, 2024

The Superkarts! USA California ProKart Challenge made its very much anticipated first visit to the new K1 Circuit on August 23-25. The Winchester, California facility welcomed 171 entries over the two days of racing, which counted as Rounds Four and Five of the 2024 six-round championship program. The weather was perfect, and the competitors shined […]

Sep 05, 2024

Nitro Kart is among the newer United States karting brands, having been established in 2016. Creator and owner Nick Tucker used his decades of karting and motorsports knowledge to build one of the top Cadet chassis brands in the country. Nitro Kart’s resume is stacked with race wins and numerous championships, including a sweep of […]

Sep 04, 2024

As I traveled home from Rock Island on Monday afternoon, my mind raced as I unpacked two days of action from the city’s streets. I pulled out my laptop on the flight from Chicago to Toronto and hammered out a bunch of words, downloading the thoughts in my head for a new column. Below are […]

Sep 02, 2024

The final stages of the second and last round of the Mondokart.com FIA Karting European Championship – KZ, KZ2 & KZ2 Masters were the scene of some exciting racing with its share of surprises. David Trefilov (DEU) won the KZ Final, while Lorenzo Travisanutto (ITA) was crowned champion, Maksim Orlov took victory in KZ2 ahead […]

Sep 01, 2024

The 29th edition of the Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix presented by The Hemp Doctor was completed on Sunday, wrapping up two days of competition on the city streets of Rock Island, Illinois. Over Friday night, the downtown area transformed into a festival of speed, welcoming karters from coast to coast and abroad. It was […]

Aug 30, 2024

This weekend is the 29th edition of the Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix Presented by The Hemp Doctor, where the city streets of Rock Island, Illinois are transformed into a two-day karting festival over the Labor Day weekend. The event began back in 1994, and karters have been coming to the Quad Cities region for […]

Aug 29, 2024

The third edition of the Rotax Max Challenge US Trophy Final was contested at the New Castle Motorsports Park on August 23-25. The New Castle, Indiana facility welcomed over 70 Rotax drivers from multiple countries, competing in five categories. In addition to racing for victory, six tickets to the 2024 Rotax Grand Finals in Italy […]

Aug 29, 2024

The penultimate round of the 2024 Texas Sprint Racing Series presented by DeFacto Racing took the series back to the Dallas Karting Complex for the first time since 2018. The Caddo Mills, Texas facility underwent an expansion and revision of its karting circuit, with the Superkarts! USA and International Kart Federation regional program taking to […]

Aug 28, 2024

The EKN Driver Diary returns for 2024 with a focus of international competition for a driver from the United States of America. California driver Payton Westcott is taking part in the new Champions of the Future Academy Program. The six event series is based around the ‘arrive and drive’ concept, promoted and hosted by RGMMC. […]

Aug 27, 2024

It was Labor Day weekend in 1999. I’d left my Editor-at-Large position at National Kart News in late 1998 to venture out with my own publication, Shifter Kart Illustrated. I’d only been in karting for five years, and I’d fallen in love with the gearbox discipline of the sport after attending the inaugural SuperNationals in […]

Aug 25, 2024

The 2024 Rotax Max Challenge US Trophy Final – hosted by Race Rotax – concluded on Sunday at the New Castle Motorsports Park. After a busy day of racing on Saturday at the New Castle, Indiana facility, the grids were set for the five main events to wrap up the third edition of the event. […]

Aug 24, 2024

The 2024 Rotax Max Challenge US Trophy Final, hosted by Race Rotax, completed a busy and beautiful day of racing on Saturday at the New Castle Motorsports Park. Drivers had five sessions on the day at the New Castle, Indiana facility that included warm-up, qualifying, two heats and a Prefinal to set the grids for […]

Aug 23, 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 Rotax Max Challenge US Trophy Final held at the New Castle Motorsports Park in New Castle, Indiana. This is insider info will not be seen anywhere […]