Jul 26, 2017

A hot weekend greeted the large field of drivers who showed up for Race #5 of the Sanzaru Games Karting Championships at the Simraceway International Karting Center. The drivers were probably thankful on Sunday when a couple of delays in the program forced the Mains to be cut down to 10 laps from the normal […]

Jul 25, 2017

The Los Angeles Karting Championship hosted the sixth round of the 2017 schedule on July 16 at the CalSpeed Karting Center. Competitors took on the ‘Sportivo’ layout of the Fontana, California facility outside the Auto Club Speedway with bright sunshine providing the perfect weather for a day at the track. With three events remaining, those […]

Jul 25, 2017

This past weekend the Orlando Kart Center in Orlando, Florida once again played host to the third annual ROK Cup USA Epcot Challenge. A fun and competitive weekend concluded on Sunday afternoon with four ROKKERs earning invitations to the ROK International Finals later this year at the famed South Garda Karting facility in Lonato, Italy. […]

Jul 21, 2017

After careful consideration, the World Karting Association has made the difficult decision to cancel its Gold Cup event, scheduled for July 28 – 30, at Thompson Kart Raceway.  Laborious planning efforts to support round two of the Gold Cup program over the past few weeks unfortunately did not generate the entries needed to ensure a […]

Jul 13, 2017

The United States Pro Kart Series (USPKS), presented by FIKSE Wheels and MG Tires, is busy preparing to take on the big track at New Castle Motorsports Park for the Hoosier State Grand Prix.  USPKS racers will head to the heart of Indiana, and the longest track on the 2017 schedule, in just two weeks, […]

Jul 12, 2017

This past weekend, the Route 66 Sprint Series Presented by MG Tires and Franklin Motorsports held its third weekend of competition at Mid-State Kart Club, located just outside of Springfield, IL.  The turnout was good, given that another event was scheduled on top of this one.  There were 135 entries on Friday, and 136 on […]

Jul 12, 2017

Vega tires and TS Racing have announced $5,600 in contingency awards for drivers winning on Vega tires at the 2017 Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix powered by Mediacom. Vega Tire will award $350 per class to racers on Vega Tires. Class winners on four Vega Tires will receive a check for $200. Second place finishers […]

Jul 11, 2017

Driving a shifterkart is one of the most busiest rides in all of motorsports. Shifting, down-shifting, steering, brake and gas, all to achieve the quickest lap times. There is no other feeling like slamming the gears down the long straight, or banging down a couple notches to accelerate out of the corner. For some, it […]

Jul 11, 2017

This weekend, nearly 300 entries took part in the inaugural USAC Karting ‘Battle at the Brickyard’. For the first time, karts took to the northern portion of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, utilizing portions of the Grand Prix circuit, Hulman Boluvard, and access roads to make up a just over 1-mile kart circuit. While the karts […]

Jul 11, 2017

Round 7 of the 12-Round GoPro Motorplex Karting Challenge championship series began on Saturday under sunny skies and 90-degree temperatures. However, when severe thunderstorms moved into the area just as Pre-Finals began, the event was forced to postpone until Sunday morning. With Qualifying already complete, the event picked up on Sunday where it had left […]

Jul 07, 2017

Roger Miller, IKF President Overcast skies and moderate temperatures greeted over 150 entries, teams, crew members, families, and friends to the International Kart Federation 60th anniversary running of the 2 Cycle and 4 Cycle Sprint Grand Nationals for 2017.  This event included classes for the popular racing packages of IAME and Briggs & Stratton engines. […]

Jul 07, 2017

An Interesting weather day for the first race of the summer portion of the Sanzaru Games Karting Championships with the day starting out cool and breezy, then sunny by mid-day and ending with thunder and lightning all around by the end of racing and the trophy ceremony ending in a light rain shower. Over 70 […]

Jul 07, 2017

The third event of the year for the Texas Sprint Racing Series (TSRS) presented by TYCA Karting and EVINCO Tires was held on June 24-25 at Hill Country Kart Club (HCKC) in New Braunfels, Texas. The event continues to prove the series growth from 2016 with 65 entries in both the two-stroke and four-stroke classes, […]

Jul 06, 2017

Round 3 of the KPX Karting Championship took place in Reno, NV. at Desert Park Raceway. The temperature averaged in the mid 90’s all weekend. 107 karts arrived ready to battle the heat, the track, and all the talent racing for the win. KPX and Northern Nevada Kart Club put in lots of work to […]

Jul 06, 2017

Planning is underway for the inaugural 206 Cup Grand Championship presented by Vega Tires! The goal for this event is simple; to make this the biggest and the best 206 race in the country for 2017. The event is set for September 29-October 1 at the New Castle Motorsports Park in New Castle, Indiana. “Details […]

Jun 29, 2017

The EKN Radio Network has expanded its reach this week, networking to a new station on iTunes Podcasts. The Podbean-based program is now available through iTunes by searching ‘EKN Radio Network’ or ‘Howden Media Group’. “Many of the members of the EKN community are iPhone users, and making sure our Podbean productions can be reached […]

Jun 27, 2017

It was announced in January at the Badger Kart Club would expand the circuit of its Dousman, Wisconsin kart track. The Wolf Paving Raceway added to the western portion of the track, giving the facility more layout options for the future. This past weekend was a double-header club event with the new addition utilized for […]

Jun 27, 2017

The 2017 edition of the United States Rotax Grand Nationals was held at its earliest time of the year. The 17th edition of the race was held at the New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville, New Jersey this past weekend, in combination with the US Open program, welcoming drivers from outside the United States to […]

Jun 27, 2017

The Oakland Valley Raceway Park has been busy since its repaving completed earlier this month. Hosting the Rok Cup USA Midwest opener, the Cuddebackville, New York circuit hosted the Northeast Vintage Kart Promoter’s Cup Series event this past weekend. Among those in attendance was Brian and Mike Giessen. The longtime karting father/son duo were there […]

Jun 26, 2017

When the So Cal Oval Karters club journeyed to the famous Perris Auto Speedway for its first road race since 2016, racers and officials were greeted by unexpected gorgeous weather with clouds in the sky and temperatures in the 70’s. Perhaps more pleasing was the fact that the race attracted the largest field for the […]