Jun 21, 2023

Registration is now open for the 28th running of the Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix, the world’s largest and most prestigious karting street race, Saturday and Sunday, September 2-3. Information on this year’s race along with links to Registration, Supplemental Rules and Video can be found here: https://issuu.com/bakerstreetnc/docs/rigp_2023_drivers_packet?fr=sMWIyYzU1NTExNDA Or Registration only at: https://nkaforms.formstack.com/forms/rigp_pre_entry_2023 Three new […]

Jun 13, 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 […]

Jun 02, 2023

The IKF Northern California Sprint Kart Series (NCSKS) continued its season over the Memorial Day Weekend, heading to Buttonwillow Raceway Park and the 0.7 mile National layout. It was the furthest south many competitors had traveled in recent memory, with several making their very first laps at the popular karting track just outside Bakersfield, CA. […]

May 09, 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. The first EKN Face2Face live show of May 2023 kicked off […]

May 04, 2023

The 2023 Kart Circuit Autobahn Karting Challenge club series is a new program for the Chicago area. The Kart Circuit Autobahn (KCA), located inside the Autobahn Country Club, will be offering a kart racing championship series this summer, open to all karters. The series will feature six of the most popular and competitive karting classes […]

May 03, 2023

The new IKF Northern California Sprint Kart Series (NCSKS) kicked off its inaugural campaign April 22-23, with its opening round taking to the 1/2-mile grand prix circuit at the Prairie City Kart Track in Rancho Cordova, CA. Eight classes were on offer, including five Briggs 206 categories and three 2-stroke classes. As the first of […]

Apr 21, 2023

The Bermuda Karting Club is excited to be once again taking to the streets of its capital city this weekend for an exciting season-end temp circuit event. It’s been six years since the BKC last tackled a temporary circuit – the Dockyard Grand Prix in 2017 – and club officials have been working hard to […]

Apr 20, 2023

This weekend marks the opening event for the IKF NorCal Sprint Kart Series (NCSKS), with round one of the five event championship taking place April 22-23 at Prairie City in Rancho Cordova, CA. This new series launches as the premier regional championship in the Northern California area, but also sees visits as far south as […]

Mar 24, 2023

Full Throttle Promotions and Twenty7 Motorsports are excited to announce the Midwest Pavement Grand Nationals will return to Hawkeye Downs Speedway in Cedar Rapids, Iowa once again in 2023, this time with increased payouts and once again with title sponsorship from Cassill Motors, a car dealership in Cedar Rapids with a rich racing history. This […]

Mar 20, 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. The 67th episode of Face2Face focused around the Pacific Northwest and […]

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 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 03, 2023

2022 proved to be very successful for the fledgling Karting the Coast sprint series in the Mid South of coastal Mississippi and New Orleans. Racing a small test series of three races at 2 different locations the future of the new series looks very promising!   2022 was the first time since the iconic 2019 […]

Jan 25, 2023

The Northern California region of the United States has seen a long list of established karters groom themselves at the regional level before advancing to the national ranks or even further up the motorsport ladder. The threat of this storied area of regional racing being lost going into the 2023 season with the departure of […]

Jan 18, 2023

The Motorsports division at Briggs & Stratton is pleased to announce only minor changes to the current rule sets for the 2023 racing season. The continuity of the rule sets ensures the support of the local and national event technical inspectors and helps protect the investment of thousands of racers. “Continuity has been the hallmark […]

Jan 16, 2023

Starting as a small series of three races in Wisconsin back in 2014, Cup Karts North America has now become the largest 4-cycle sprint karting organization in North America. This past season saw the addition of the very successful Cup Karts Canada Series, increasing the total number of events to 12 in as many as […]

Jan 11, 2023

The Padholder Super Cup Series presented by No.1 Collison Group has released its plans for the 2023 Sprint series calendar, with five stops set. Drivers who ran last season will recognize three returning venues, with two new tracks added for 2023. The series will spend most of it time in the evergreen state of Washington, […]

Jan 10, 2023

There’s no better place to get revved up and race go karts than Daytona Beach.  The week after Christmas many families are traveling back home after the holidays but for go kart racers, they are traveling down to Daytona International Speedway.  Daytona KartWeek has been a tradition for more than 4 decades.  Many racers still remember […]

Jan 09, 2023

The New England Karting Challenge Powered with PRYDE is a new karting series set to wave the green flag on our inaugural season in June 2023. The series is 4-stroke only, utilizing the Briggs & Stratton 206 and World Formula engine platforms, working around the New Hampshire Karting Association (NHKA) rule book to ensure maximum […]