Mar 03, 2023

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 2023 Challenge of the Americas, with the opening rounds held on March 3-5 at the Phoenix Kart Racing Association in Glendale, Arizona. This is insider info will […]

Mar 03, 2023

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. Episode 60 of […]

Mar 02, 2023

The 2023 California ProKart Challenge will begin on the March 11-12 weekend at Buttonwillow Raceway Park. The 19th season of the Superkarts! USA regional program visits the California facility for the first round of the six-round championship series. The race will be the first major event within the state on the season, with big numbers […]

Mar 02, 2023

This weekend is the halfway point of the 2023 Challenge of the Americas program, set to take on the Phoenix Kart Racing Association over the March 3-5 weekend. The Glendale, Arizona facility will host Round Three and Four of the six-round international west coast championship series, including the second event of the new OK-N category. […]

Mar 01, 2023

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 […]

Mar 01, 2023

The Challenge of the Americas made history, hosting the first-ever race for the new global engine platform established by the FIA Karting – the OK-N. It has been less than a year from the day the international sanctioning body for kart racing announced this new platform to the class and engine hitting the track for […]

Mar 01, 2023

With the 2023 ROK Cup USA race season underway with the popular winter karting programs such as the Florida Winter Tour and the Challenge of the Americas, ROK Cup Promotions is pleased to confirm a partner in their growing efforts. Inking a deal with SimCraft to become the official Sim company of ROK Cup Promotions, […]

Feb 28, 2023

The Skip Barber Racing School has a lengthy and established history of developing the future stars in motorsports. A long list of alumni have gone on to many different forms of motorsports, including Formula One, IndyCar, NASCAR, IMSA and more. Many of those same drivers have taken advantage of the opportunity offered by this iconic […]

Feb 27, 2023

We have just released the supplemental rules and full timeline for the 2023 edition of the Spring Nationals at Charlotte Motor Speedway. You can download these either from the Spring Nationals Event page, or by clicking on the event on our online schedule. In the supplemental rules, you will find a passage regarding a new […]

Feb 27, 2023

eKartingNews has launched a new program for social media and the EKN Radio Network – Face2Face. The show is broadcasted live over Facebook and YouTube, with the audio version making its way to the only 24 hour / 7 days a week radio station. Episode 64 is focused around the new OK-N engine platform, which […]

Feb 27, 2023

A veteran karter and former USPKS champion, column author Blake Hunt has moved into the role of head race director for the United States Pro Kart Series during the 2022 season. The North Carolina native previews the upcoming season while reflecting on the state of US karting in the present day. Another season of national […]

Feb 24, 2023

Our EKN Driver Diary series is designed to provide our readers with a first-hand experience of competing in the sport of karting. Several of the Driver Diary series have featured a USA karter traveling across the big pond to compete in Europe. This next series follows that approach by riding along with Californian Preston Lambert […]

Feb 22, 2023

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. It is the […]

Feb 22, 2023

The column series Begin Again featuring writer and racer R.K. Siler continues as he reviews a great weekend of racing, one that featured him returning to the podium at a club event, proverbially getting that podium monkey off his back! It however did not come without the hard work and dedication he put in, and […]

Feb 21, 2023

Despite its expansive geography, Texas is a major player in US karting with close to a dozen competition tracks. Over the years, the state has hosted countless IKF Grand Nationals both in the sprint and road race disciplines, and over the last 20 years, has also been on the schedules of series such as the […]

Feb 20, 2023

With a point increase of 33% from round one in St. Pete, ROKKERs descended on the Piquet Entertainment & Race Park for Sunday and the main events for the second round of the ROK Cup USA Florida Winter Tour. A split schedule saw five main events in the morning with an additional five main events […]

Feb 20, 2023

The second round of the WSK Super Master Series, held at the Franciacorta Karting Track, was also a great event, with an extraordinary lineup of 361 drivers from 53 countries, racing with the major international teams. Even in this second event, they offered exceptionally competitive performances. All 58 races in the MINI, OKJ, OK, and […]

Feb 19, 2023

Back to the Piquet Entertainment & Race Park Saturday morning, teams and competitors were back on track for three wheel-to-wheel races as heat two, three, and the prefinals were on the docket for the day. With a slight issue in the morning due to the emergency medical vehicle not being on-site, the practice was scrubbed […]

Feb 18, 2023

The second round of ‘Official Competition’ for the 2023 ROK Cup USA Florida Winter Tour took to the track today at the tight and twisty Piquet Entertainment & Race Park. ROKKERs were back at it yesterday for a full day of practice while this morning featured two rounds of additional practice before qualifying and the […]

Feb 17, 2023

The first championships of the 2023 season were decided with the conclusion of the Superkarts! USA Winter Series. The final two rounds of the sixth season of the program were held on February 10-12 at the AMR Homestead-Miami Motorplex presented by MG Tires. Rob Howden and Nate Dean break down the action from Homestead, Florida […]