Feb 14, 2023

With a successful first round of the 25th Annual Florida Winter Tour in the books, series staff are primed and ready for this weekend’s action in Loxahatchee, Florida. Set for their first trip to the new Piquet Entertainment & Race Park this coming weekend, the series will reach the halfway mark as championship battles will […]

Jan 22, 2023

After a cool and overcast day on Saturday, ROKKERs returned to the track Sunday with warmth and sun as the first main events of the season got underway just before 10am. With high winds expected later in the day, tuners and teams would be put to the challenge in changing conditions as they all aimed […]

Jan 21, 2023

It was a full day of wheel-to-wheel racing for the second day of competition at Tropicana Field as ROKKERs hit the track for heats two, three, and the prefinal. Working towards Sunday and the chance to stand atop the Florida Winter Tour podium, the action was hot on the track as cooler temperatures greeted drivers. […]

Jan 20, 2023

The first round of ‘Official Competition’ for the 2023 ROK Cup USA Florida Winter Tour took to the track today at the barrier-lined temporary circuit adjacent to Tropicana Field. With ROKKERs hitting the track for a full day of practice yesterday, this morning featured two rounds of additional practice before qualifying and the first wheel-to-wheel […]

Jan 19, 2023

From Around the Paddock It’s a brand-new race season, and a new era, for ROK Cup Promotions and ROKKERs as many have descended to the Sunshine State for the start of the annual Florida Winter Tour. Taking on their 25th consecutive season of competition, teams and competitors set up and worked through the first full […]

Jan 17, 2023

A new race season is upon us, and a new era in the ROK Cup USA program is set to begin this weekend. Kicking off the 25th annual Florida Winter Tour this coming weekend, ROKKERs will once again take on the barrier-lined temporary circuit at Tropicana Field in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. With renewed focus […]

Jul 19, 2022

The halfway point of the 2022 season has past us, and we’re now into the month of July and looking to close out with the second half of the season. July is the halfway point in the calendar, and wraps up an intense six months of racing across the United States. The annual Major League […]

Apr 15, 2022

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 […]

Mar 14, 2022

With warm, sun, rain and wind present all week, ROK Cup USA opened Championship Sunday with cold temperatures but not a cloud in the sky. With all qualifying, heat races, and prefinals in the books, it was time for the main events as teams and drivers looked to close the popular winter karting program on […]

Feb 21, 2022

The 2022 Florida Winter Tour completed round two today at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg as the championship points battles become clearer. In another great day of wheel-to-wheel racing, the Florida Winter Tour is now two-thirds complete as ROKKERs will now look forward to the Orlando Kart Center in March for the finale round of […]

Feb 20, 2022

Temps in the high 60s and near perfect conditions greeted ROKKERs for Saturday’s wheel-to-wheel action and after a racy Friday, the action heated up today. With two heats setting the grid for the prefinal that ran late in the day, the final grids for tomorrow’s main events are now set. Read how today went below. […]

Feb 19, 2022

With heavy fog in the area greeting ROKKERs on Friday morning, the sun would break through by the time practice began at 9am. With a pair of practice sessions before lunch, qualifying and the first wheel-to-wheel action of the weekend would go green in the afternoon. With a short, yet racy track, the first heats […]

Jan 17, 2022

Condensing the weekend to beat some sever weather, ROKKERs had a jam-packed day of competition as the first on track session began at 8am and the final one concluded just before 5:30pm. In a race to beat an incoming storm with high winds and heavy rain, ROK Cup USA officials canceled Sunday’s racing but managed […]

Jan 15, 2022

It was a jam-packed day of competition to open the ROK Cup USA Florida Winter Tour with warmup, qualifying and a pair of heat races for all classes. A schedule adjustment will see the weekend end on Saturday due to severe weather coming into the area as ROKKERs will complete both the prefinal and main […]

Jul 09, 2021

The 2022 season marks the 15th anniversary of the inaugural year of the premier west coast winter series – the Challenge of the Americas. The international program began in 2008, then under the Rotax Max Challenge banner, which was the engine platform until 2018 when COTA transitioned to the ROK Cup format. Over the last […]

Jun 11, 2021

With Eni Oil becoming a partner in ROK Cup competition, the growing energy company will now be the official oil supplier for ROK Cup events around the world. Set to make their North American karting debut in September, the Eni line of products is in stock and available now from ROK Cup USA. “We welcome […]

Mar 22, 2021

Nash Motorsports VLR Senior Final Entering Championship Sunday, Hallie Schroeder (Syntech) led Blake Nash in the point standings but would start her main event from P3. With Nash absent from the championship finale, the ball was in Schroeder’s court as the championship was hers to lose. With rain falling overnight and competitors using wet weather […]

Mar 18, 2021

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 […]

Feb 22, 2021

Nash Motorsports VLR Senior Blake Nash (Nash Motorsportz) took advantage of his pole position as he jumped to the lead entering the first complex of corners, but it was short lived as Cole Schroeder (Syntech) was able to go wheel-to-wheel and sneak by before the exit of the bus stop to lead lap one. Nash […]

Feb 21, 2021

Saturday was a day of sunshine as brisk temperatures in the morning made way to a warming trend all day as not a rain drop or wet weather tire would see the track. With one warmup scheduled for each class before heats two and three, prefinal action closed the day as grids are now set […]