Aug 26, 2022

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 48 of […]

Aug 26, 2022

Driver Your Line, LLC and its owner Christy Kendall is part of a movement in the southeast portion of the country to help bring sprint racing back to the NOLA Motorsports Park and Finishline Performance Karting with their ‘Karting the Coast’ program. The events were established to help reintroduce the area racers back to the […]

Aug 26, 2022

2022 marks the third year Mazda has held its Spec MX-5 Shootout in which two young drivers earn a race season in Mazda’s club racing factory team program. Some of the best karters and quarter midget drivers in North America were nominated to join Mazda’s club racing factory team for 2023. To help determine who […]

Aug 26, 2022

The 2022 season for the Texas Sprint Racing Series Presented by Auctionetx is nearing completion with the finale to take place one month away. After a record setting season, the program is already looking ahead to the ninth year with the release of the 2023 race dates. The Texas Sprint Racing Series season is set […]

Aug 25, 2022

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 58 of Face2Face welcomes back a favorite guest in Alan […]

Aug 25, 2022

The biggest race of the year is only weeks away, and it’s time to get registered. The Cup Karts North America Grand Nationals 6 – scheduled for September 29 – October 2 at the New Castle Motorsports Park in New Castle, Indiana – is set to break records once again. The event had 375 entries […]

Aug 24, 2022

One of the motivations for competitors to enter early to the 2022 Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix was the chance to enter the Briggs & Stratton 206 Engine Raffle. Racers who registered prior to the August 1 date were eligible to enter the drawing for a race-ready engine package courtesy of National Karting Alliance and […]

Aug 23, 2022

The 27th running of the Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix, the world’s largest karting street race, this year will feature 18 racing classes. Admission is free to this family-oriented event. Racing is schedule for 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day with morning practice and afternoon qualifying heat races on Saturday, followed by practice, opening […]

Aug 23, 2022

It’s been a busy three months since Racelab announced its position as the new official distributor for TB Kart in North America. Racelab has found a new home under the ownership of Craig Finer, along with a new location at the amazing KARTPLEX facility that is located within the Area 27 Motorsports Park in Oliver, […]

Aug 22, 2022

For nearly two decades, one of the most coveted titles to earn in the United States was the Rotax Grand Nationals crown. What that signaled was one driver in the different age categories was the best ‘Rotaxian’ in the country, and earned their way to represent the Red, White and Blue at the Rotax Grand […]

Aug 19, 2022

In March, news of FIA Karting creating a new category for the 2022 season came across our desk. They announced the creation of the KZ2 Masters World Cup event, which is scheduled to be run in Le Mans, France on September 1-4 as part of the FIA Karting KZ World Championship weekend. Masters racing has […]

Aug 18, 2022

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. The 47th episode […]

Aug 18, 2022

The facility at Speedsportz Racing Park in New Caney, Texas, just north of Houston, is a model that should be copied by any new facility in the design stage. The venue features separate rental and competition tracks, which allows for events to be run simultaneously. This dual track set-up stops the track from losing valuable […]

Aug 18, 2022

The World Karting Association held its first ever national race at the new Motorsports Country Club of Cincinnati August 12-14 with the Vega Tire Manufacturers Cup presented by Summit Racing Equipment coming to southwest Ohio for the series’ annual Grand National. Ten divisions competed at MCC’s national circuit, a 0.95-mile 16-turn course that kept drivers […]

Aug 17, 2022

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. The 57th episode of Face2Face welcomes back Roger Ruthhart of the […]

Aug 17, 2022

The Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix, the world’s largest karting street race to be run Sept. 3-4 through the downtown city streets of Rock Island, this year will feature a new announcing team designed to bring a new level of excitement to the event. Jay Kidwell and Dave MacIntyre will tag team this year’s exciting […]

Aug 15, 2022

GFC Karting is excited to announce the addition of three new dealers to their growing network. The championship-winning brand will now be available in Texas through Trackside Karting Services and in Thailand through former GFC driver Worawong Komarakul. GFC has also signed their first Canadian dealer with Vancouver, British Columbia’s Madonna Racing coming on-board. Tim […]

Aug 12, 2022

After three outstanding events to start the 2022 season, the Texas Sprint Racing Series Presented by Auctionetx headed to the Amarillo Kart Circuit in Amarillo, Texas on August 5-7 for the penultimate round of the championship. A packed paddock of 163 drivers took to the scaled-down replica of the Turkish Grand Prix Istanbul Park circuit, […]

Aug 11, 2022

The Route 66 Sprint Series – presented by MG Tires, Franklin Motorsports, Louisiana Grills, and Mills Pallet – competed at the penultimate venue of the 2022 calendar on August 6-7, as the Motorsports Country Club of Cincinnati Kart Plex hosted rounds five and six of the midwestern series. A total of 103 drivers came out […]

Aug 10, 2022

Mazda Motorsports is excited to announce the go-karters nominated to compete in this year’s Spec MX-5 (SMX) Shootout, two of whom will comprise Mazda’s factory club racing team drivers next year in the Spec MX-5 Challenge presented by Toyo Tires race series. The inaugural Spec MX-5 Shootout began two years ago, attracting some of the […]