Aug 24, 2023

eKartingNews.com has and is always looking to work with the great talent that helps to capture the moments in our sport that last a lifetime. There are several individuals and companies that are passionate about motorsports, especially karting, and love being in position to grab that career achievement or the memories of a special weekend […]

Aug 22, 2023

The Cup Karts North America program is celebrating its 10th season in 2023. The family-friendly racing series is based around the Briggs & Stratton 206 engine platform which has rejuvenated the grassroots karting movement across North America over the last decade. As the leader in grassroots regional racing, CKNA has grown into four different divisions […]

Aug 21, 2023

Loyalty and commitment are important words in motorsports, and they’re highly revered for the simple reason that in the never-ending search for speed and performance, they’re not easily found. California’s George Barks has been a fixture in American karting for over three decades, and he’s also been an importer and distributor for TM Racing since […]

Aug 18, 2023

The 2023 FIA Karting KZ World Championship is set for September 7-10 at the Pro Kart Raceland in Wackersdorf, Germany. Many of the top shifterkart drivers from around the world will converge on the 1.19km circuit to decide this year’s world champion. USA drivers have competed at the event in the past, including multi-time SKUSA […]

Aug 17, 2023

It’s been over 15 years since an American-made kart has won a major national event. You have to go back to Gary Carlton and Trackmagic in 2007 at the Stars of Karting event in Las Vegas to find the victory by a driver piloting American steel. This feat was accomplished again in March 2023 when […]

Aug 16, 2023

The Cup Karts North America program is celebrating its 10th season in 2023. The family-friendly racing series is based around the Briggs & Stratton 206 engine platform which has rejuvenated the grassroots karting movement across North America over the last decade. As the leader in grassroots regional racing, CKNA has grown into four different divisions […]

Aug 15, 2023

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 […]

Aug 10, 2023

The Cup Karts North America program is celebrating its 10th season in 2023. The family-friendly racing series is based around the Briggs & Stratton 206 engine platform which has rejuvenated the grassroots karting movement across North America over the last decade. As the leader in grassroots regional racing, CKNA has grown into four different divisions […]

Aug 04, 2023

It is a month of movement in the eKartingNews.com TaG Driver Rankings presented by Skip Barber Racing School following two big events on the 2023 calendar. The IAME USA Grand National Championship along with the Superkarts! USA Pro Tour SummerNationals have shuffled up the order up and down the standings – including the number one […]

Aug 03, 2023

The events in the 2023 season are winding down, and the ability to gain points in the eKartingNews.com Shifterkart Driver Rankings presented by Skip Barber Racing School are counting down to the very end. The first of this year’s championships were decided recently at the Superkarts! USA Pro Tour, providing drivers the opportunity to better […]

Aug 02, 2023

The following is a first-hand experience of an up-and-coming shifterkart sprint racer making his first start at a road race event. Road racing – or ‘enduro’ karting – has been part of the sport dating back to the late 50s and early 60s when the sport was evolving outside of the parking lots and purpose-built […]

Jul 28, 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 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour SummerNationals at the New Castle Motorsports Park in New Castle, Indiana.. This is insider info will not be seen anywhere else. Please […]

Jul 14, 2023

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 […]

Jul 13, 2023

One of the great stories to start the 2023 season has been a consistent return to the seat for Rolison Performance Group team principal Mike Rolison. The 46-year-old has competed in a half-dozen race weekends in the KA100 Master category over the first half of the season and has recorded wins in both the SKUSA […]

Jul 11, 2023

It’s the halfway point of the 2023 season as we enter the month of July with a full six months of racing into the books. We now head into the second half of the year, with championships at the national, regional, and club level all to be decided in the coming months. The annual Major […]

Jul 06, 2023

In many areas, racing is about striving to be the best. Each component of motorsports competition can be broken down and analyzed to identify what’s working and what isn’t. In karting, one of the most crucial components of success is the driver, and analyzing a driver’s performance is key to finding speed. The actions of […]

Jul 04, 2023

The midway point of the 2023 season is here and the eKartingNews.com TaG Driver Rankings presented by Skip Barber Racing School is taking shape. Now results from the second half of 2022 are joined by the first six months of this season to show a better view of those who have performed the best over […]

Jul 03, 2023

It is the midway point of the 2023 season and the eKartingNews.com Shifterkart Driver Rankings presented by Skip Barber Racing School. Half of the results come from the second portion of 2022 with the first six months of 2023 included in the 12-month sliding scale of the program. The point totals have changed with inclusion […]

Jun 16, 2023

For each OutLap podcast on the EKN Radio Network, we have a ‘By the Numbers’ segment to discuss the entry total for the event, breaking the total down per category. In the recent show previewing the Superkarts! USA Pro Tour SpringNationals, we were talking about the numbers for X30 Junior and KA100 Junior. The latter […]

Jun 15, 2023

Catching every second of your on track sessions with an onboard camera is a crucial part of improving as a driver, and to also capture those winning moments. Odenthal Racing Products is committed to making sure you have the right components to ensure your onboard camera works properly, and gives you the perfect angle that […]