WKA Confirms a Five Weekend Schedule for 2014 Manufacturers Cup Series

Series to open at Daytona KartWeek, remaining venues and dates not yet locked

Oct 03, 2013
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WKA officials met following this past weekend’s Mazda / Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup season closer in Mooresville, N.C., and have made important steps toward the announcement of the 2014 Man Cup schedule. Officials have agreed that the competitors, families and companies that support the Man Cup Series will be better served with the series returning to […]

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Florida Karting Championship Series Concludes in Jacksonville

A solid weekend of racing closes out the 2013 FKCS program

Oct 03, 2013
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With the seasons beginning to turn and racers beginning to look onward into the 2014 season, the Florida Karting Championship Series (FKCS) would conclude is 2013 edition of the series in Northern Florida. Taking place at the 103rd Street Sports Complex in Jacksonville, Florida, the ultra-fast facility provided for some great racing action. With repeat […]

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SKUSA Bulletin: S2 Semi-Pro Opens Up to 80 Drivers for SuperNationals XVII

Forty more spots added to growing Stock Moto category

Oct 03, 2013
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The 2013 SKUSA SuperNationals XVII continues to grow in numbers. The entry total for the event reached the 500 mark by the middle of September, and will now expand further with the opening of 40 more positions in the S2 Semi-Pro Stock Moto category. Already sold out at 40 drivers, the category will increase to […]

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Oct 02, 2013
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Pack your bags and prepare for Crepes, good food and hardcore racing! In no other regional race series will you be able to spend so little, travel so little and win so much. Four of SIMA’s local racers wrapped up this weekend in Sumas, WA with their ticket to Lyon, France. Italian Motors finished their […]

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Gold Cup to Close WKA National Season This Weekend at Kershaw

Brand-new Coyote, Margay, Razor chassis going to Pro Gas class champions

Oct 02, 2013
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The 2013 World Karting Association national season will close this weekend when the RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series runs its “Carolina Clash” presented by Jammer Clutches & Performance North at CarolinaMotorsportsPark in Kershaw, S.C. The Carolina Clash, primed to be the biggest national of the 2013 Gold Cup Series, will decide national championships […]

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Lemke and Griffin Triple at Mid-State Route 66 Series Event

Vancil takes Ribtect Yamaha Shootout Cash

Oct 02, 2013
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The Russell Karting Specialties/L & T Manufacturing Route 66 Sprint Series presented by Bridgestone/Margay and Grand Products held round five on September 21-22 at Mid-State Raceway located near Springfield, IL.  The event was sponsored by B & B Electric and was named the Loren Niehaus Memorial Event in honor of Loren Niehaus who was a […]

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Oct 01, 2013
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Formula Kart Productions announced today the revised dates, venues and classes for the 16th annual Florida Winter Tour. The 2014 edition of the popular FWT kart racing program will see a continuation of familiar classes and formats, the addition of Briggs LO206 classes to the Formula Kart Racing program, and a return to the newly reconfigured […]

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Season Finale On Tap for Texas ProKart Challenge

Final two rounds set for NOLA Motorsports Park in New Orleans on October 4-6

Sep 30, 2013
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The exciting 2013 season for the Texas ProKart Challenge season – presented by 3G Kart Racing/Burger King®/Fernelius Alvarez Attorneys/Dallas Karting Complex – is set to close the curtain following the three-day event schedule for the NOLAMotorsportsPark in New Orleans. The October 4-6 weekend will host rounds nine and ten of the championship series, as the […]

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Industry Spotlight: New Aluminos Kart Gaining Momentum Off SKUSA SummerNationals Win

Kiwi Daniel Bray provided new ‘Aluminos’ chassis with victory lane visit in Grand Junction

Sep 27, 2013
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If you were debuting a brand new kart at a national event, a chassis that had your own blood, sweat and tears poured into its development, and was adorned with your team name, you couldn’t ask for a better outcome than to score a dominating victory in one of the toughest classes out there, at […]

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Pan-American Challenge Setting Up to be a Shootout

More prizes announced for NOLA Motorsports Park event with special awards package for the Masters winner

Sep 27, 2013
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The MAXSpeed Group, the US exclusive distributor for Rotax MAX engines and related products, is pleased to announce some exciting news regarding the upcoming Pan-American Challenge on October 8-13 at NOLAMotorsportsPark in New Orleans.  As of today, pre-entries are way ahead of last year. Even with a few days to go before the pre-entry deadline of […]

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Can-Am Karting Challenge Ends 2013 Season in Medford

Champions crowned, eight Rotax Grand Finals tickets awarded in Southern Oregon

Sep 27, 2013
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The final stop of the inaugural Can-Am Karting Challenge took the drivers and teams to the JacksonCountySportsPark facility, home of the Southern Oregon Karters. The September 20-22 event was a challenging one, with the circuit among the toughest to conquer and adapt to, and the wet weather around the Medford, Oregon area brought on its […]

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Sep 25, 2013
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Bell Racing’s Star Classic helmet is featured prominently in the Ron Howard movie RUSH, based on the epic 1976 Formula One season and the championship battle between James Hunt and Niki Lauda. Bell Racing provided eighty (80) custom painted helmets for the film replicating the paint designs, color schemes and sponsors of Formula One drivers […]

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Sep 25, 2013
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The World Karting Association Mazda / Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup and RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup series will close their 2013 campaigns the next two weekends with big season-closing shows in Mooresville, N.C., and Kershaw, S.C. Action kicks off this weekend with the Man Cup’s RACERSITES Nationals at the new GoPro Motorplex, the final big […]

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WKA to Provide Free Tires and Incentives for Every Class at Manufacturers Cup Finale

Free rear tires for TaG racers, eight sets of 'Stones & $50 Daytona gift cards all to be awarded

Sep 23, 2013
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A groundbreaking incentive program from Bridgestone and its distributors is set to commence next weekend at the first-ever WKA national event at the new GoPro Motorplex in Mooresville, N.C., where the Mazda / Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup Series will close its 2013 tour. Beginning with the Man Cup’s three TaG categories – Parilla Senior, TaG Senior […]

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Sep 20, 2013
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Luis Garcia of Chatsworth, Ga., won not only one but two Kart feature races at the Tennessee State Fair Inaugural Music City Grand Prix Saturday, September 14 at the storied Nashville State Fairgrounds Speedway. The event put on by the Amped Up Racing Series and South East Karting Alliance hosted almost 100 racers from seven […]

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Midwest Shifterfest Makes Debut at New Castle Motorsports Park

Superkarts! USA event lays groundwork to rekindle shifterkart racing in Midwest

Sep 19, 2013
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The first annual Superkarts! USA Midwest Shifterfest took place at the popular New CastleMotorsportsPark in New Castle, Indiana over the September 13-15 weekend. Racers from across the Great Lakes area and other parts of the country traveled to the Racing Capital of the World to take part in the Midwest ProKart Challenge season finale, during […]

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Los Angeles Karting Championship Nears End of 2013 Season

Somber seventh round of season contested at CalSpeed following loss of karting family member

Sep 19, 2013
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For the seventh time this year, racers with the Los Angeles Karting Championship did battle at the CalSpeedKartingCenter outside the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. The penultimate round of the 2013 season boasted the series usually high entry numbers, with even better racing spread out across 11 different race groups and 18 individual classes. […]

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Sep 19, 2013
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The Carolina Clash presented by Jammer Clutches & Performance North is set for a huge weekend October 4-6 at CarolinaMotorsportsPark in Kershaw, South Carolina. On Tuesday a $700 purse was announced for Sunday’s Animal Medium main event, which will pay $500 to the winner and $200 to second, sponsored by GT Machine and MGM Chassis […]

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Sep 18, 2013
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The latest news in a continued push to make the season-closing WKA RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series “Carolina Clash” presented by Jammer Clutches & Performance North the biggest Gold Cup event of the year is that Sunday’s GT Machine Animal Medium points class will pay a handsome $500 to the victor and $200 […]

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Can-Am Karting Challenge Set for Series Finale in Medford

Inaugural season for Rotax Max Challenge and Superkarts! USA regional program ends September 20-22 in Southern Oregon

Sep 16, 2013
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The inaugural season of the Can-Am Karting Challenge is set to finish out third weekend in Medford, Oregon. The final two rounds are scheduled for September 20-22 at the Jackson County Sports Park facility, home of the Southern Oregon Karters. The SOK circuit is rich in history, and will add another mark in its timeline […]

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