Mar 15, 2019

The opening two rounds in the 2019 Sunshine State Karting Challenge take racers to the ever-familiar Ocala Gran Prix in Ocala, Florida. The state championship is set for its second full season, after completing a successful maiden series in 2018. IAME International Final tickets are up for grabs in Mini and Junior, with a number […]

Mar 13, 2019

The World Karting Association has announced the possible addition of a Briggs 206 Senior class at the upcoming Manufacturers Cup Series event at GoPro Motorplex on March 29-31. A minimum of 10 pre-paid entries by Friday, March 15 at 4:00pm must be confirmed for the class to be part of the weekend. The class will […]

Mar 07, 2019

Circuit of the Americas, Formula One’s premiere United States destination, hosted its first ever sprint karting event to the Margay Ignite and IAME KA100 categories on February 22-24. The track instantly became an all-time favorite to the majority of the drivers with its elevation change and flowy corners, many sharing similar characteristics to the “big […]

Mar 05, 2019

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 seventh episode […]

Feb 27, 2019

Wheeler Motorsports Consulting announced today that a new slick track karting league, Tuesday Night Thunder at Speedway Indoor Karting, will begin March 5. TNTatSIK will be an eight-week series from March 5 to April 23, with each week’s event consisting of pill draw, hot laps, heat races, qualifiers and features from the I Main to […]

Feb 26, 2019

J3 Competition & Rotax will partner with the In City Prints Cup to continue the growth of karting in the northwestern region through a unified competition platform.  With success already spooling up from the 2018 season, the series will again see improved participation growth for the 2019 season.  For 2019 the series will host a […]

Feb 25, 2019

The 2019 Superkarts! USA Winter Series closed out the program on the February 8-10 weekend, completing the third and fourth rounds of the championship at the AMR Homestead-Miami Motorplex presented by MG Tires. The final ‘winter training’ event crowned this year’s series champions and awarded the big prize purse for those finishing on the podium. […]

Feb 25, 2019

Encompassing more grass roots racing, WKA announced today that the Briggs & Stratton 206 Senior CIK Class will be added to the Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup Events at Charlotte Motor Speedway, June 21-23 and DaytonaKart Week December 28-30. “With the huge success we saw in Daytona in our Briggs Cadet Class, we have been thinking of […]

Feb 22, 2019

The karting season on the west coast kicked off 2019 with the opening event for Challenge of the Americas. The premier winter series on the left coast opened up its 12th season at the CalSpeed Karting facility on February 8-10 weekend. Rain hit the Fontana, California area all weekend, providing for a wet start to […]

Feb 21, 2019

One of the newest series in the United States is the Sunshine State Karting Challenge. The program is based in the state of Florida, and is building off a successful 2018 season. The 2019 program is set for a four-event, eight-round championship chase spread between March and September. The season begins at Ocala Gran Prix […]

Feb 21, 2019

Endurance Karting announced the official 2019 racing schedule for its popular arrive-and-drive endurance kart racing program, including eight exciting races, new venues, and two championship titles up for grabs. Continuing for its 18th season of no license required racing, Endurance Karting is proud to expand its schedule and return to the historic facilities of Lime […]

Feb 21, 2019

The 2019 midwest karting season is still closing in despite the fact that a polar vortex hit the area hard over the last month. Cup Karts North America is gearing up for its sixth season of promoting Briggs 206 karting, and they are preparing for a five-event CKNA Champions Cup, in addition to their third […]

Feb 20, 2019

At the request of national competitors and engine builders, effective immediately,  SuperKarts! USA will allow a slight modification to the spec oil rule for all IAME X30 and SSE powered classes in SKUSA competition. The move comes in response to concerns about elongating the life and durability of lower rod bearings, and we strive to […]

Feb 19, 2019

Weather has wreaked havoc in areas all over the United States in 2019, and the state of Texas was not immune. The third round of the North Texas Karters (NTK) Winter Series, which was scheduled for February 9, was cancelled due to weather, so the club is rolling everything over to this coming Saturday (February […]

Feb 18, 2019

The following is a statement from Briggs & Stratton regarding a non-impacting, effective immediately rule update. 19. Cylinder Head – (Updated 2/18/2019) b. Cylinder head must be “as cast”. Factory machining marks on the head gasket surface is NOT a tech item. “As we continue to advance the machining of our cylinder head the need […]

Feb 16, 2019

HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA (February 16, 2019) – The 2019 Superkarts! USA Winter Series is now complete and Rolison Performance Group has left Homestead having made a major statement with their X30 Senior and X30 Junior programs. During the final rounds of the winter program this past weekend, RPG’s Senior drivers were impressive, dominating the front half […]

Feb 07, 2019

Margay Racing, the leading U.S. manufacturer of racing karts and accessories and exclusive North American distributor of Hoosier Racing Tires, announces a new partnership with Mid-State Kart Club and Hoosier Kartsport through the 2020 season. The track features an 8-turn layout with a mix of both asphalt and concrete racing surfaces that can create a […]

Feb 06, 2019

Returning for its third season in 2019, the Ignite Challenge will introduce the popular spec Ignite program to a regional level of racing. Traveling to five existing Midwest area Ignite tracks, the Challenge schedule will make a stop at the Gateway Kartplex, Autobahn County Club, Mid-State Kart Club, TNT Kartways and 61 Kartway. The Ignite […]

Feb 05, 2019

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. Episode six is […]

Feb 05, 2019

ENDURANCE KARTING’s wildly popular “24 Hours of America” 24-hour endurance karting event will return in 2019 for a historic tenth running on June 21-23 at New Castle Motorsports Park in New Castle, Indiana. Endurance Karting is proud to continue its tradition of hosting the famed 24 Hours of America event, and will visit the United […]