Jan 26, 2023

Skip Barber Racing School will team up with iRacing, the premier motorsport simulation, to host the Formula iRacing Series for the second year in a row in 2023. Drivers from all over the globe will compete over a five-week period of action for the ultimate prize in motorsports: a fully funded seat in the real-world […]

Jan 20, 2023

Brazilian MG Tires, one of the leading manufacturers of kart tires in the world, started last weekend another season in international kartism. In Homestead, in the State of Florida, United States, the company once again provided its products for the opening round of the SKUSA Winter Series. The competition was the first of an extensive […]

Jan 18, 2023

Moving locations between the dates of January 23rd and January 30th, the World Karting Association (WKA) offices will be closed for one week to complete the process. Set to reopen on January 31st, all communication during the move week should be completed via email. “It is an exciting time for WKA as we just had […]

Jan 18, 2023

The Motorsports division at Briggs & Stratton is pleased to announce only minor changes to the current rule sets for the 2023 racing season. The continuity of the rule sets ensures the support of the local and national event technical inspectors and helps protect the investment of thousands of racers. “Continuity has been the hallmark […]

Jan 10, 2023

There’s no better place to get revved up and race go karts than Daytona Beach.  The week after Christmas many families are traveling back home after the holidays but for go kart racers, they are traveling down to Daytona International Speedway.  Daytona KartWeek has been a tradition for more than 4 decades.  Many racers still remember […]

Jan 09, 2023

The New England Karting Challenge Powered with PRYDE is a new karting series set to wave the green flag on our inaugural season in June 2023. The series is 4-stroke only, utilizing the Briggs & Stratton 206 and World Formula engine platforms, working around the New Hampshire Karting Association (NHKA) rule book to ensure maximum […]

Dec 21, 2022

One of the young drivers building a racing resume in the sport of karting is Jaxon Porter. The Scottsdale, Arizona pilot is already an international champion, having won the 2021 Challenge of the Americas Micro ROK title, and continues to develop his skills on and off the track in his progression in the sport of […]

Dec 09, 2022

Announcing his retirement from karting, Birel ART North America and PSL Karting send a heartfelt thank you to the French family. As part of the Birel ART family for the past few years, the French family has worked tirelessly in the Texas market to ensure product representation and growth. Additionally, Jake’s results on the national […]

Dec 06, 2022

The Skip Barber Formula Race Series wrapped up its season at Circuit of the Americas last week. Eleven drivers went to battle on the 3.426-mile circuit, home of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix. The championship came down to the final round as this year’s Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series Runner-Up, Elvis Rankin, led […]

Nov 30, 2022

The much-anticipated World Karting Association (WKA) Vega Tires National Road Race Series schedule is here. After weeks of waiting, series officials are pleased to confirm a solid six-weekend race schedule that will kick off next month at the famed Daytona International Speedway during WKA KartWeek. “The planning team at WKA went to great efforts to bring […]

Nov 30, 2022

The Superkarts! USA SuperNationals 25 took place on November 16-20 outside the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The silver anniversary event welcomed 586 entries in 10 categories to compete for a place in history with a victory on SuperSunday. Ten new names were added to the record books, with 10 first-time winners […]

Nov 30, 2022

The Skip Barber Racing School today released the 2023 Skip Barber Race Series schedule. The expanded series, taking place over eight race weekends, will be offered at select SRO Motorsports America, USAC, and USF Pro Championship race weekends. New for 2023, the champion of the Skip Barber Formula Race Series will be offered a scholarship […]

Nov 22, 2022

Through a partnership between New Jersey Motorsports Park, Keith Raffa of Full Tilt Racing, and several other facilities in the northeast, we are proud to announce the 2023 launch of the Northeast Karting Alliance. “We believe The Northeast Karting Alliance will be a premiere regional karting series aimed at providing entry level club racing” – […]

Nov 07, 2022

Whiteland Raceway Park has broken ground on a multi-million-dollar expansion of its facility and track. The expansion is set to make Whiteland Raceway Park a premier karting facility in the Midwest and known across the country. Opened in 1958, WRP is the country’s oldest operating go-kart track. As such WRP is going pay homage to […]

Nov 07, 2022

Main Events ROK VLR Junior – Nash Motorsportz Main Event Starting Grid: 1. Helio Meza – Iron Rock Motorsports 2. Jesus Vasquez – Nash Motorsportz 3. Caleb Gafrarar – Rolison Performance Group 4. Stephen Eisert – Speedsense Motorsports 5. Max Taylor – Rolison Performance Group The first final of the day kicked off at 9:00am […]

Nov 05, 2022

Heat Races ROK Shifter- PSL Karting Saturday started with the second ROK Shifter heat of the weekend as Billy Musgrave (Factory Karts) got the jump on pole sitter and heat one winner AJ Myers (Magik Kart USA). Myers was able to get back by Musgrave at the start of lap two as Jake French (PSL […]

Nov 04, 2022

Heat One and Two ROK VLR Junior Jesus Vasquez (Nash Motorsportz) jumped to the lead at the start of the ROK VLR Junior heat one as he was able to control the pace early on. Pole position winner Ernesto Rivera (RPG) was hot on his heels in second as Caleb Gafrarar (RPG) held station in […]

Nov 04, 2022

At the SKUSA SummerNationals in July, I bumped into a racer who I first met in the late 2000s at multiple indoor karting events. Justin Kelly raced at an indoor track in Nebraska, and through that facility, he qualified to become part of my IndoorKartingNews.com team to run in the Machismo 500 at the SuperNationals […]

Nov 04, 2022

After a long day for staff, teams, and competitors on Wednesday, the on-track action Thursday would go off without any issues. ROKKERs kicked off their morning with a pair of practice sessions before the ROK Vegas Presented by Radical Cup Drivers Briefing. The afternoon featured qualifying as ROK Vegas Pole Positions were assigned and winners […]

Nov 04, 2022

During the ROK Vegas Drivers Briefing on Thursday outside the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, the annual Dan Wheldon Ambassador Award was handed out to none other than Bonnier Moulton. The Dan Wheldon Ambassador Award is presented to one deserving member. Past recipients of the award include Jim Russell Jr., Alan Rudolph, Jorge Arellano, Ben […]