Oct 03, 2014

Ayrton Climo, an 18-year old from Reston, Virginia, was injured during a practice incident on August 1 while competing at the Eastern Canadian Karting Championship race in Quebec, Canada. Climo suffered a severe traumatic brain injury that put him in a coma. For 45 days, Ayrton was hospitalized in a Trios Rivieres hospital and has […]

Oct 02, 2014

The Rok Cup USA will host two events in November and December, labeled ‘Rok & Roll’. The November 8-9 event at Homestead Karting and December 6-7 race at Ocala Gran Prix will give racers a chance to close out the 2014 season, while also prepare for the upcoming Florida Winter Tour Rok Cup USA program […]

Oct 02, 2014

The 2014 Mazda / Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup Series will come to a close this weekend at New Castle Motorsports Park, where national championships will be decided for the Man Cup’s 12 points divisions at the McLaughlin Motorsports Nationals. This weekend will mark the series’ second stop at New Castle in 2014. The Man Cup Series […]

Oct 01, 2014

After a successful Cold Stone US Grand Nationals in July, MAXSpeed Entertainment is pleased to announce that the 2014 Grand Nationals presenting sponsor is back on board to support several more events. Starting with the 2014 Rotax Pan American Challenge in October and moving onwards to the 2015 season, Cold Stone will put their name […]

Oct 01, 2014

Wayne Wispelaere, founder of one of the all-time leading American go-kart chassis manufacturers Coyote Products, passed away last week, September 25, at age 66. Wispelaere founded KIM Associates in 1972 and several years later the company would become Coyote Products, featuring its leading chassis model, the Coyote “Bullet.” With the help of his brother, Ed, […]

Sep 30, 2014

The previously named Motorsportz at Grand Texas is ready to change the game in karting entertainment. Looking to distinguish themselves in the motorsports world with their now official name, SpeedsportZ Racing Park (ZRP), the international entrepreneurial group is looking to change the game in outdoor consumer karting. “Houston’s Need-For-Speed Playground,” as the slogan says is […]

Sep 30, 2014

The successful driver development program in sport car racing is now further engrained in the grassroots level following today’s announcement. Motorsports Development Group has formed a partnership with Texas ProKart Challenge, the Premier Texas Regional Karting Series. The statewide professional karting series with 8 Rounds throughout Texas and Oklahoma, has become an official partner of […]

Sep 30, 2014

Announced at the 2013 Rotax MAX Challenge United States Grand Nationals that the Rotax Mini MAX class would receive extensive changes for the 2015 season, BRP Rotax and the MAXSpeed Group are able to release the final details for the class. Coming into effect on January 1, 2015, the following bulletin outlines the new rules […]

Sep 26, 2014

The Superkarts! USA Texas ProKart Challenge is heading into its final weekend of the 2014 season. The series – presented by 3G Kart Racing/Burger King®/Chase Racing/Dallas Karting Complex/Fernelius Alvarez Attorneys – travels to the Gulf Coast Kartway in Katy, Texas for Round Seven and Eight. Located 40 miles to the west of Houston, Gulf Coast […]

Sep 26, 2014

We’re less than one month away from the 2014 WKA RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series season closer this October 17-19 at Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, S.C., where the GT Machine Grand Nationals will take center stage in the 4-cycle sprint karting world. Next month’s Gold Cup Grand Nationals will mark the series’ […]

Sep 25, 2014

The Los Angeles Karting Championship is racing towards the end of their 2014 season. The Southern California club hosted their eighth of nine rounds this past weekend (September 20-21). As usual, the program welcomed high number of competitors through the gates Sunday morning – 170 entries – for the penultimate round of the year. The […]

Sep 23, 2014

The fifth and final round of the 2014 Mazda / Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup Series will take place in less than two weeks – October 3-5 – when WKA’s national 2-cycle sprint series returns to New Castle Motorsports Park for the second time this year. In August the Man Cup Series competed on New Castle’s Iron […]

Sep 19, 2014

KG is very proud to present its latest line of radiators. It is the result of an extensive research and development to optimize performance and quality. ULTRA is the new brand and name that express the evolution and improvement of an already very high quality product, now further elevated to a new State of the […]

Sep 19, 2014

Vega Tire has released the MCS compound 6” tire. The MCS tire is the successor to the popular MBS Yellow label tire. Popular with both dirt and asphalt karters, it has become the tire of choice when a maximum grip tire is required. The MCS has earned the right to be the natural successor in […]

Sep 19, 2014

The final weekend of racing for Superkarts! USA’s California ProKart Challenge is quickly approaching. September 26-28 will mark the championship finale weekend for the series, taking place at the sixth annual Streets of Lancaster Grand Prix. The city of Lancaster, California – roughly an hour north of the Los Angeles metropolitan area – will welcome […]

Sep 18, 2014

Born today, a brand new product in the karting world, which bears the name of one of the best talents in the motorsport World: Daniel Ricciardo. “Ricciardo Kart” will be a line of go-karts which covers the whole range of categories, from Mini-kart, to Rotax and the CIK-FIA classes (KFJ, KF, KZ). It will be […]

Sep 17, 2014

Set for October 15-19, 2014, the Rotax Pan American Challenge will take place at the picturesque GoPro Motorplex facility in the heart of NASCAR country in Mooresville, North Carolina. With the event fast approaching, the MAXSpeed Group and MAXSpeed Entertainment would like to remind teams and competitors about some key and important information. “We are […]

Sep 17, 2014

Erikson Media is proud to release their highlight video of the United States Pro Kart Series. Over the August 15-17 weekend, over 100 racers converged on the popular New Castle Motorsports Park in New Castle, Indiana, contesting the seventh and eight rounds of the sophomore championship. The five-minute clip shows the intensity and determination of […]

Sep 12, 2014

The MG Tire / L & T Manufacturing Route 66 Sprint Series concluded the 2014 racing season at Mid-State Raceway on September 6-7 with a big turnout of 261 entries. The event was sponsored by B & B Electric and was called the Loren Niehaus Memorial Race in honor of founding Mid-State Kart Club member […]

Sep 11, 2014

Three teams – the American Kart Racing Association (AKRA), the World Karting Association (WKA) and Unilli Tires – are unifying to bring karters the best and most prestigious Daytona Dirt World Championships in recent memory. This year’s Daytona Dirt event – set to take place December 27-29 at the quarter-mile Flat Track at Daytona International […]