Feb 28, 2024

The 10th season for the Texas Sprint Racing Series presented by DeFacto Racing launched with the running of the ‘Winter Warm-up’ at the NOLA Motorsports Park on February 23-25. Beautiful weather at the Avondale, Louisiana facility welcomed nearly 200 entries competing in the 11 categories for the Superkarts! USA and International Kart Federation regional program. […]

Feb 06, 2024

Tom Kutscher, CEO of EVINCO (Superkarts! USA), and Brittany Lobaugh, President of Texas Sprint Racing Series (TSRS), jointly declare a united effort to ensure a smooth transition to the EVINCO SKH2 tire compound. With a shared commitment to fairness and excellence, both Tom and Brittany are dedicated to overseeing this changeover seamlessly. Leveraging Thomas Kutscher’s […]

Jan 25, 2024

It’s the second largest state in America and it’s also been a huge part of kart racing in the US for decades. Karting can be found all over Texas, from San Antonio to Austin, Dallas to Houston, and now in West Texas in Amarillo. Club racing is growing strong and the state is also fortunate […]

Nov 21, 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 […]

Oct 26, 2023

The 2023 edition of the International Kart Federation Sprint GrandNationals presented by Ferguson Truck Center was held on October 20-22 at the Speedsportz Racing Park. The New Caney, Texas facility welcomed 110 entries for the seven categories, focused on the Briggs & Stratton 206 and IAME engine platforms. All drivers were competing to win the […]

Oct 23, 2023

The eighth season of the Texas Sprint Racing Series presented by Auctionetx went into the history books with the final laps of the year completed in September. It was another record-setting year for the five-event program as the Superkarts! USA and International Kart Federation sanctioned regional series welcomed over 800 entries on the season in […]

Oct 13, 2023

This month’s International Kart Federation Sprint Grand Nationals at Speedsportz Racing Park in Texas is starting to shape up, as more and more drivers are planning a trek to Texas in search of an iconic Duffy trophy. The annual event is back on the Lone Star State for the first time in several years and […]

Oct 04, 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 75 of Face2Face welcomed back Alan Rudolph of the Speedsportz […]

Sep 22, 2023

The 2023 Texas Sprint Racing Series presented by Auctionetx ended on the September 15-17 weekend with the running of the ‘Fall Finale’ event. Teams and competitors visited the Speedsportz Racing Park for the second time this season, contesting the New Caney, Texas circuit in the counterclockwise direction. Wet weather was a factor, including lightning in […]

Sep 22, 2023

The inaugural season of the IKF Northern California Sprint Kart Series came to a close this past weekend, with the fifth and final round taking place on a temporary circuit in Corning, CA. Designed and built by series promoter Donald Durbin Jr, his father and the rest of the NCSKS crew, the 10-turn ‘Corning Grand […]

Sep 14, 2023

It all comes down to this… The inaugural IKF Northern California Sprint Kart Series season wraps things up with a unique challenge, with a temporary track built at the Corning Airport. The season started in April at Prairie City, rolling through Buttonwillow and Medford, Oregon before heading to Santa Maria, CA in July. This weekend […]

Sep 08, 2023

There is no other trophy more historic than the International Kart Federation ‘Duffy’. Named after karting pioneer Frank ‘Duffy’ Livingstone, the organization’s most highly coveted prize returns in 2023 with the running of the IKF Sprint GrandNationals, set for Speedsportz Racing Park on October 20-22. The New Caney, Texas facility has become a crown jewel […]

Aug 14, 2023

The following is a statement from Briggs & Stratton Racing regarding the improvements being made to engines produced by the American manufacturer. Sharp-eyed racers, dealers and tech officials will notice four minor differences in the engines being shipped from Briggs Racing starting in August 2023. These improvements are not performance related. Rather, they improve the […]

Aug 09, 2023

The penultimate event of the 2023 Texas Sprint Racing Series presented by Auctionetx season took the teams and competitors to the Rimrock Raceway for Round Four action. The August 4-6 weekend for the ‘Midsummer Mashup’ event was the first visit for the program to the Odessa, Texas facility. Warm weather greeted the teams and competitors […]

Jul 20, 2023

Santa Maria Kart Track played host to the fourth round in the 2023 season for the IKF NorCal Sprint Series, welcoming teams and drivers with perfect weather all weekend. But while the coastal weather was predictably mild, the on track actual was hot and heavy, with one word summing up the results: unpredictable. The twists […]

Jul 14, 2023

California and hot temperatures is a normal thing, as is the remedy for that situation: go to the beach! For Karting in this state, that means you go to the track closest to the coast, where cooler temps and on shore breezes make sure the only thing hot is the action on track. That track […]

Jul 05, 2023

The halfway point of the 2023 season is in the books as the Texas Sprint Racing Series presented by Auctionetx held its third event on the year. Nearly 200 entries filled up the paddock at the Amarillo Kart Complex in Panhandle, Texas for the ‘Summer Shootout’ event over the June 30-July 2 weekend. Wet weather […]

Jun 30, 2023

The IKF NorCal Sprint Kart Series (NCSKS) took a trip north of the California state line for round #3 this past weekend, visiting the greenery that is the Jackson County Sports Park in Medford, Oregon June 24-25. The scenery was fantastic, and the on-track product proved that the twists and turns of the 3/4-mile Medford […]

Jun 14, 2023

Karting is a combination of two elements – those who want to push the need for speed, and of course, the actual facilities with which drivers can compete against one another. Parking lots were the original locations when Art Ingels developed the first kart in 1956. Permanent kart tracks began sprouting in fields across the […]

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. […]