After years of growing the ROK Sonoma program into one of the most competitive and respected karting programs on the west coast, Steve & Kimberly Cameron have decided it is time to hand over control of the series. Beginning in 2024, ROK Cup USA will assume full management of the ROK Sonoma karting program with […]
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OTK USA and ROK Cup USA are announcing a split from Full Throttle Karting and the Challenge of the America’s series effective immediately. Both entities would like to thank Andy Seesemann, owner of FTK and Challenge Karting, for his past dedication to the Vortex engines & ROK Cup platforms and supporting Vortex engine customers in […]
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The inaugural season of the IKF Northern California Sprint Kart Series came to a close this past weekend, with the fifth and final round taking place on a temporary circuit in Corning, CA. Designed and built by series promoter Donald Durbin Jr, his father and the rest of the NCSKS crew, the 10-turn ‘Corning Grand […]
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It all comes down to this… The inaugural IKF Northern California Sprint Kart Series season wraps things up with a unique challenge, with a temporary track built at the Corning Airport. The season started in April at Prairie City, rolling through Buttonwillow and Medford, Oregon before heading to Santa Maria, CA in July. This weekend […]
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ROK Cup USA is thrilled to announce a partnership with Skip Barber Racing School beginning in ROK Vegas and continuing through all 2024 ROK Cup USA dates. ROK Vegas will be rebranded “ROK Vegas presented by Skip Barber Racing School” beginning in October 2023; however, that is just the beginning of a partnership to expose […]
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Tillotson and Maxxis have collaborated since 2018 when Tillotson chose the Maxxis karting tyre for the newly developed T4 Series. The companies worked together through Schuurman BV, European distributor for Maxxis based in Holland, to create the official Maxxis T4 tyres which is now used globally for T4 Series categories. This partnership has now grown […]
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The following is a statement from Briggs & Stratton Racing regarding the improvements being made to engines produced by the American manufacturer. Sharp-eyed racers, dealers and tech officials will notice four minor differences in the engines being shipped from Briggs Racing starting in August 2023. These improvements are not performance related. Rather, they improve the […]
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Santa Maria Kart Track played host to the fourth round in the 2023 season for the IKF NorCal Sprint Series, welcoming teams and drivers with perfect weather all weekend. But while the coastal weather was predictably mild, the on track actual was hot and heavy, with one word summing up the results: unpredictable. The twists […]
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California and hot temperatures is a normal thing, as is the remedy for that situation: go to the beach! For Karting in this state, that means you go to the track closest to the coast, where cooler temps and on shore breezes make sure the only thing hot is the action on track. That track […]
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The Skip Barber Racing School announced a marketing partnership with iHeartMedia, the number one audio company in the United States, to leverage iHeartMedia’s multiplatform audio network to further expand its iconic Driving and Racing School platforms to new audiences nationwide. The marketing and programming partnership will bring Skip Barber to listeners across the county, utilizing […]
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The IKF NorCal Sprint Kart Series (NCSKS) took a trip north of the California state line for round #3 this past weekend, visiting the greenery that is the Jackson County Sports Park in Medford, Oregon June 24-25. The scenery was fantastic, and the on-track product proved that the twists and turns of the 3/4-mile Medford […]
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Coming this July 1-2, 2023, at Orlando Kart Center will be the 3rd annual Tillotson Florida Cup, where the highly sought after Tillotson T4 Nations Cup Tickets will be awarded. The Florida Cup will be put on in conjunction with the Orlando Cup and the ROK Cup Florida races which all will run simultaneously the […]
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The Skip Barber Racing School announced a partnership extension with Red Line Synthetic Oil today to be the official lubricant supplier. This partnership builds on both brands’ years of automotive expertise. Founded in 1975 by Formula One Racer Skip Barber, the School has trained over 400,000 students. SBRS graduates have distinguished themselves with podium appearances […]
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The IKF Northern California Sprint Kart Series (NCSKS) continued its season over the Memorial Day Weekend, heading to Buttonwillow Raceway Park and the 0.7 mile National layout. It was the furthest south many competitors had traveled in recent memory, with several making their very first laps at the popular karting track just outside Bakersfield, CA. […]
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The IKF Northern California Sprint Kart Series takes to one of the most popular tracks in California over Memorial Day Weekend, as Buttonwillow Raceway Park hosts the traveling grassroots series May 27-28. This is the furthest south several of the Norcal regulars have traveled for an event in recent memory, with several drivers set to […]
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As the 2023 season rolls on, ROK Sonoma Presented by Titanium Sports completed its third round of competition this past weekend. With a huge increase in numbers in the VLR classes, ROK Sonoma is gaining popularity with the heart of the karting season just around the corner. With three of nine race weekends in the […]
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On the occasion of the round 2 of the FIA Karting European Championship in Třinec (Czech Republic), OTK Kart Group’s ‘engine division’ takes the third place overall in the Senior category with the VTS engine. OK – The VTS engine is soon at the top of the standings thanks to David Walther’s (Koski Motorsport) third […]
Read Full StoryWKA Changes Date and Venue for the Next Southern Gold Cup Round
Change aimed at accommodating the racer’s schedules
Responding to the schedules of multiple events, the World Karting Association (WKA) recognized that far too many events were scheduled on top of each other, forcing racers into the tough decision of choosing one event over another. As a result, WKA made an aggressive decision to get out of that multiple-event pool to help the […]
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The 2023 Kart Circuit Autobahn Karting Challenge club series is a new program for the Chicago area. The Kart Circuit Autobahn (KCA), located inside the Autobahn Country Club, will be offering a kart racing championship series this summer, open to all karters. The series will feature six of the most popular and competitive karting classes […]
Read Full StoryTrack Day: Grattan Raceway Test and Tune – June 29
Hit the track at one of Michigan’s motorsports jewels
One of the coolest tracks in the country lies in Western Michigan, and it’s long been part of the region’s road racing scene. Grattan Raceway is located in Belding, MI and is just 30 minutes northeast of Grand Rapids. The track is two miles long with 10 corners and challenging elevation changes. While Grattan regularly […]
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