Aug 02, 2013

EKN’s Paddock Insider is a new Trackside coverage addition, bringing you notes, updates and breaking news as it happens. The article will be a timeline of events as they happen during the 2013 United States Rotax Max Challenge Grand Nationals. The information will not be seen anywhere else, including interviews and photos. Please feel free to […]

Aug 01, 2013

EKN’s Paddock Insider is a new Trackside coverage addition, bringing you notes, updates and breaking news as it happens. The article will be a timeline of events as they happen during the 2013 United States Rotax Max Challenge Grand Nationals. The information will not be seen anywhere else, including interviews and photos. Please feel free […]

Jul 31, 2013

OrlandoKartCenter hosting of the third and final round of the Rok Cup USA Orlando Kart Center Region this past weekend solidified Championships in all categories, and provided surprises and exciting on-track action.  With another addition of the new Rok Shifter program, crowning of Regional Champions and perfect weather, the weekend went off with huge successes […]

Jul 25, 2013

The Red Line Oil Karting Championships topped the 100 entry mark on July 14, the first time this year.  With 104 RLOKC entries and 15 Simraceway Arrive and Drive drivers made for 119 total racers for the overall week.  With the strong turnout, there was $1500 in incentive cash awarded at the end of the […]

Jul 25, 2013

Skullcandy Team Nissan is beyond stoked to announce the newest addition to the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Team—Patricio Jourdain, from Mexico City, Mexico. The cousin of Indy car and CART veteran Michel Jourdain, Jr. Patricio will bring international experience to the team beginning at Road America. While this will be his first CTSCC event, […]

Jul 23, 2013

One Senior Animal Pro Gas racer could leave the August 23-25 GT Machine RLV Gold Cup Grand Nationals at Pittsburgh International Race Complex $2,000 richer. A healthy $2,000 has been added to the Senior Animal Pro Gas purse for the fourth round of the 2013 WKA Gold Cup Series. In order to leave Pittsburgh with […]

Jul 20, 2013

After a full month off, Los Angeles Karting Championship racers returned to CalSpeed Karting Complex this past weekend  (July 14) for the sixth round of the 2013 season. The LAKC continues to see impressively high entry numbers month in and month out, and round six was no exception. LAKC President Chris LaTorre commented on how […]

Jul 18, 2013

The Rock Island Grand Prix, presented by AT&T and Casey’s General Stores, and the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving and The Bondurant SuperKart School, have announced an exciting program for drivers participating in the this year’s races at Rock Island. Each winner of the 15 modern (not Vintage) classes at this year’s Rock […]

Jul 17, 2013

The first World Karting Association Speedway Dirt national at a track other than Daytona International Speedway since summer 2011 will go off this weekend at Wheel Crazy Kartway in Johnsonville, South Carolina. The Briggs & Stratton Racing Summer Nationals will take center stage in the Southeast dirt-karting world with eight big Pro money races on […]

Jul 17, 2013

On Friday, July 12, kart racers from Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Mexico  descended upon Texas Motor Speedway in Ft Worth, Texas to take on two tracks in two days for one podium. DAY ONE Shifters, TAGs, Chondas and Yamahas raced the very fast 1.1 mile infield track in 101 degree weather on Saturday.  The largest […]

Jul 16, 2013

Hoosier Racing Tire has stepped up to post a set of Hoosier tires to the winner of the Yamaha Sportsman Medium main event at next weekend’s WKA Road Race Grand Nationals at VIRginia International Raceway. Yamaha Sportsman Medium is expected to be one of the largest and most competitive classes at the Road Race Grand […]

Jul 15, 2013

Rock Island Grand Prix is excited to announce that MG Tires will be the sponsor of this year’s King of the Streets stock Honda race. King of the Streets is one of the most coveted titles that can be won in North American karting and is always one of the headline races at the Rock […]

Jul 12, 2013

With the end of the 2013 Florida Karting Championship (FKCS) series on the horizon, teams and competitors would head to Ocala, Florida for round five of the series. Taking place at the pristine Ocala Gran Prix (OGP) facility in North Central Florida, great racing action was highlighted over the July 4th holiday weekend along with […]

Jul 12, 2013

While it seems we find fewer and fewer racetracks open to kart racers every year, a small group of racers are working hard to re-open an old legend. Located in the country foothills of Port Washington Ohio, south of Canton, you will find Adkins Raceway Park. This 6 turn road course has one of the […]

Jul 11, 2013

The fourth and fifth rounds of the 2013 Rocky Mountain ProKart Challenge took place at the challenging Grand Junction Motor Speedway last weekend, and the racing was as good as the state has seen in many years. A long list of RMPKC regulars and championship contenders traveled in for the third stop of the season, […]

Jul 10, 2013

The Motul IKF Region 7 Championship Series brought to you by K1 Race Gear and Bridgestone tires continued their season for races #7 and #8 at the Willow Springs Kart Track. The new K1 Race Gear 2013 champion’s driving suit was on display this weekend, meeting with rave reviews from drivers used to only getting […]

Jul 10, 2013

World Karting Association officials have opted to make a change to the schedule of next weekend’s Briggs & Stratton Racing Dirt Summer Nationals at Wheel Crazy Kartway in Johnsonville, South Carolina. The show was originally schedule July 19-21 as a traditional WKA Friday, Saturday, Sunday program with between 13 and 17 classes running each day. […]

Jul 08, 2013

As Americans all over our great country celebrate our independence this weekend, we are also reminded that the 2013 Rotax MAX Challenge U.S. Grand Nationals are now less than four weeks away. The event, to be held July 31st through August 3rd at the GoPro Motorplex in Mooresville, NC, will crown seven National Champions and […]

Jul 06, 2013

It was a special three-day event at the North Texas Kartway in Denton, Texas for the Texas ProKart Challenge regional series – presented by 3G Kart Racing/Burger King®/Fernelius Alvarez Attorneys/Dallas Karting Complex. From June 27-29, the evening air was filled with fuel and tire smell with sparks flying as the karts navigated the challenging course […]

Jul 05, 2013

After years of trying Jonathan Kotyk won his first WKA Mazda / Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup Series final in May at New Castle Motorsports Park. At JET Karting at this past weekend’s Top Kart USA Grand Nationals, Kotyk backed up his first-ever national win with four main event victories in the four classes he entered. Kotyk, […]