Feb 03, 2020

The EKN Trackside Live program traveled west for its second event of the season, covering the ROK Cup USA Challenge of the Americas program. The premier winter series on the left coast began its 13th season by welcoming over 100 entries to the Musselman Honda Circuit in Tucson, Arizona on January 24-26. It was a […]

Jan 31, 2020

The ROK Cup USA Challenge of the Americas opened up the 2020 season in Tucson, Arizona at the Musselman Honda Circuit on January 24-26. A total of 107 entries competed in the 10 categories, featuring a staggering 35 shifterkart entries. Numbers are expected to increase across the board for the second event of the series, […]

Jan 29, 2020

With the change to 2020 Briggs & Stratton 206 rules, the current drum on the Premier Stinger Clutch will no longer be allowed. Effective May 5, Briggs rules state that you will be required to run a stamped steel drum for all Briggs 206 Racing. NORAM is currently manufacturing a replacement drum for the Premier […]

Jan 29, 2020

The following is a statement from Cup Karts North America regarding their class structure for the 2020 season. With 2020 fast approaching, CKNA is excited to announce it’s revised class structure for 2020! Don’t worry, we’re not reinventing the wheel. What we have done is used all the data from 2018 and 2019 to adjust […]

Jan 28, 2020

On the heels of announcing the new homologation line for the 2020 season, MG Tires USA is proud to confirm new partners tracks for the upcoming year. For decades, tracks all over North America have utilized MG Tires as their spec tire for competition in their championships. Year after year, the list of tracks employing […]

Jan 24, 2020

The EKN Trackside Live program visits multiple events throughout the karting season. Leading up to major events on the calendar, EKN is happy to launch a new show as part of the EKN Radio Network. The EKN OutLap is a preview podcast show, geared at providing you the top stories, breaking news, and championship battles […]

Jan 22, 2020

Atlanta Motorsports Park, home of AMP Kart Racing, has announced the launch of its annual kart racing Pro Summit designed to educate dealers, racers, novices on all aspects of kart racing and to promote universal standards of professionalism across the industry as a whole. The inaugural event, which is being held in partnership with IPK, […]

Jan 21, 2020

eKartingNews.com is the hub of the karting world, providing you with all the latest news, insider information and race reports from events around the globe. ‘This Week In Karting’ helps to tie everything together in one weekly podcast, bringing our listeners up to speed on the most recent news in the sport. The first episode […]

Jan 21, 2020

The Racing for Children’s Karting Team has officially registered for the 2nd Annual SimCraft 24 Hours of Orlando. Racing for Children’s will be competing in the Pro Category again this year and will be fighting for the overall win. The Racing for Children’s concept was brought to Children’s of Alabama by motorsports enthusiasts and Children’s […]

Jan 20, 2020

The calendar has turned over to 2020, and so begins a new decade. The first event on the calendar was the Superkarts! USA Winter Series, held at the AMR Homestead-Miami Motorplex presented by MG Tires. in southern Florida. Over 240 entries competed in the two rounds of racing around the 7/10-mile course, setting the stage […]

Jan 20, 2020

The greatest show without a tent returns to the City of Elkhart on August 14 and 15. USAC Karting is pleased to announce the return of the Thor Industries Elkhart River Walk Grand Prix. Racing returns Friday night and all-day Saturday leading up to the headlining concert. Don’t miss live music both days, family friendly […]

Jan 16, 2020

Solo Kart USA owners Adam Pettit and Sal Sparacio are certainly riding a wave of satisfaction following a strong 2020 debut weekend at the opening round of the Superkarts! USA Winter Series in Homestead, Florida. The duo has been working on this passion project for the last three years, focused solely on development their chassis […]

Jan 16, 2020

As many series are just getting started with their first events of 2020, the World Karting Association continues to push towards their second event of the season. Dubbed ‘Destination: Orlando’, the next stop for the WKA program is the Orlando Kart Center over the February 21-23 weekend. Strategically placed following their partner program, the ROK […]

Jan 14, 2020

Over the weekend, P1 Promotions held a Facebook Live broadcast and poll to confirm the 2020 plans of the Lockhart Grand Prix. On May 16-17, karts will return to streets the Texas town, located roughly 30 miles south of Austin, known as the Official BBQ Capital of Texas. The street race is the first of […]

Jan 10, 2020

The EKN Trackside Live program visits multiple events throughout the karting season. Leading up to major events on the calendar, EKN is happy to launch a new show as part of the EKN Radio Network. The EKN OutLap is a preview podcast show, geared at providing you the top stories, breaking news, and championship battles […]

Jan 09, 2020

Written by: Jennifer Edens Henry The week after Christmas many families are traveling back home after the holidays but for go kart racers home is Daytona International Speedway.  This year the World Karting Association celebrated its 45th year racing at the legendary track.  Many of the racers today still remember the 1st race that was […]

Jan 08, 2020

With the start of the 2020 ROK Sonoma Presented by Sanzaru season just under three months away, the 2019 Champions were honored at ROK Sonoma’s annual awards banquet on December 7th. Giving away more than $15,000 in cash and prizes, series champions and the top finishers in overall class point standings were honored, as well […]

Dec 18, 2019

It has been just over a year since the launch of the GFC chassis brand, led by American karting star Gary Carlton. The NorCal native has traveled all over the globe competing at the international level before hanging up the helmet at the end of 2017. Carlton wanted to continue to live his passion, and […]

Dec 17, 2019

Acceleration Kart Racing strives to be your one-stop shop for everything karting. Carrying over 40 brands, they are excited to be adding Birel ART to their lineup. With easy to use parts diagrams loaded on the website, this will make parts selection simple and accurate. Need help choosing the right part, installing it, tuning the […]

Dec 13, 2019

The collaboration between the Italian factory and the French driver will end by the end of the year. Since January 2020 Arnaud Kozlinski will not be part of the CRG technical staff anymore. The professional relationship between the Italian factory and the former French driver ends in friendly and consensual way, after a long and […]