Oct 31, 2016

Oliver Askew brings us up to date following his impressive display at the Formula Ford Festival, followed by fascinating visits to Wirth Research and WSR Racing. His blog is posted at http://teamusascholarship.org/?p=3659 The 44th annual British Formula Ford Festival…. I could feel the history as we walked into Brands Hatch for the first time Wednesday […]

Oct 27, 2016

The World Karting Association and Purdue University reached a three-year agreement that makes Purdue the exclusive engineering and technology academic partner of the WKA. The WKA will become the sanctioning body of the annual evGrandPrix (electric vehicle grand prix) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway starting with the 2017 season. Purdue Motorsports will manage the educational aspects of […]

Oct 27, 2016

From the northern part of Italy, MAXSpeed welcomes Vega as the official supplier of tires for all Rotax MAX Challenges (RMC) across America, beginning January 1, 2017.  Undergoing extensive testing in all categories, including longevity development, the decision to move to Vega comes with tremendous research, and most importantly, the market’s demand for a high-grip, […]

Oct 26, 2016

Kyle Kirkwood’s impressions following his first weekend of Formula Ford racing in England. His blog is posted at http://teamusascholarship.org/?p=3647 Unfortunately, the Formula Ford Festival is officially over… This past weekend was one of the most enjoyable and exciting I have ever spent at a race track. The world-class track, extremely tough racing and the overall […]

Oct 25, 2016

The 2016 season for the Los Angeles Karting Championship closed on October 16 at the CalSpeed Karting Center in Fontana, California. Competitors from across the western coast of the United States, and selected stars from as far as Florida and north as Oregon, contested the ninth and final round of the 2016 championship chase. The […]

Oct 24, 2016

Team USA Scholarship drivers Oliver Askew and Kyle Kirkwood continued to impress during a thrilling Formula Ford Festival Final this afternoon. Fellow American Chase Owen also posted a strong drive in the 20-lap finale, finishing sixth in another Cliff Dempsey Racing Ray. The distinctive pair of red-white-and-blue Rays of Askew and Kirkwood lined up fourth […]

Oct 21, 2016

With the coming of fall also comes the threat of early rain. Sanzaru Series Race #8 began the weekend with a dry Saturday, but light rain arrived midway through Sunday Morning’s Qualifying sessions which brought out a stop then start then stop again of racing. But by the end of the first set of Pre-Mains, […]

Oct 21, 2016

The stage is almost set for the biggest show in all of karting as the 20th edition of the Superkarts! USA SuperNationals will pull open the curtain in less than four weeks. From November 16-20, the bright lights of the Las Vegas Strip will once again welcome stars from all over the globe as they […]

Oct 21, 2016

World Karting Officials have announced that the trustee election process for 3 of the 10 Trustee Districts in the country have begun. The 3 Districts that elections will be taking place in this year are are the following: District 2: Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi District 5: Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia District 8: Delaware, Maryland, […]

Oct 19, 2016

With the latest edition of Daytona KartWeek well in sight, plans have been made for December and well beyond, for the 2017 edition of the Dunlop/Xeramic National Road Race Series presented by Russell Karting. Kicking the Road Race Series off traditionally at Daytona International Speedway Dec 28-30, the series will then head back to Roebling […]

Oct 19, 2016

The latest update from Kyle Kirkwood as preparations continue for this weekend’s 45th Annual BRSCC Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch. Kyle’s blog is posted at http://teamusascholarship.org/?p=3599 It’s been just over a week now since we first arrived in London and I think we are finally getting the hang of it. The hardest part about […]

Oct 18, 2016

Oliver Askew brings us up to speed at the end of his first week in the U.K. which included initial shakedown tests with Cliff Dempsey Racing at Silverstone National and the Rockingham infield road course. His blog is posted at http://teamusascholarship.org/?p=3580 We arrived at London Heathrow Airport on Tuesday morning. Both Kyle and I were […]

Oct 17, 2016

2016 Team USA Scholarship winner Kyle Kirkwood has posted his first blog http://teamusascholarship.org/?p=3568 My racing career started when I was nearly 5 years old. Honestly, it doesn’t seem like that long ago! My father, who had no knowledge of motorsports, decided to have a family outing at a local track west of where we lived […]

Oct 14, 2016

Leaving Portugal in 2015 with two Vice-Championship finishes and the coveted Nations Cup, Team USA is ready to embark on yet another world-class event at the 2016 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals (RMCGF). Entering a strong line-up of 18 drivers, including for the first time ever the Micro MAX and Mini MAX divisions, Team USA […]

Oct 13, 2016

The battle for supremacy in the Dunlop/Xeramic National Road Race Series concluded for the 2016 recently at the Atlanta Motorsports Park in Dawsonville, Georgia. And while the rain shortened event provided a perfect summation to the season, that didn’t sway the positive spirit, nor high intensity for all competitors on and off the track. Leading […]

Oct 13, 2016

Introducing one of latest two Team USA Scholarship winners, Oliver Askew…. His blog is posted at http://teamusascholarship.org/?p=3556 I know the exact moment my journey started; I can take you to the place. My life as a throttle jockey began when I was 8 years old. I’m a first generation racer; my parents were not racing […]

Oct 12, 2016

As we near the completion of our 2016 season in Reno, NV on October 16, the directors of the KPX Karting Championship are looking ahead to the growth and prosperity of the series in 2017.  As a result of recent changes in the MG importation and distribution in North America, KPX was faced with a […]

Oct 07, 2016

As a result of the postponement of the scheduled Oct 7-9 GT Machine Grand Nationals weekend at Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, South Carolina due to the potential damaging effects of Hurricane Matthew on the area, World Karting Officials, in cooperation with the track and national competitors registered for the event, have mutually agreed to […]

Oct 05, 2016

President John Ferris and the executive committee of the WKA have decided that in the interest of safety for our competitors and the fact that the Governor has ordered the evacuation of 1.1 million people in South Carolina, we are canceling the Gold Cup race at Kershaw. The office is actively working on rescheduling the […]

Oct 04, 2016

The 2016 WKA Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup Series closed out the season with the running of the Top Kart Grand National at the New Castle Motorsports Park. The New Castle, Indiana facility always provides some exciting racing, and the September 23-25 weekend was no different. The numbers may have been lower than expected, the competition level […]