Apr 08, 2016

After half of the 16 Two Cycle classes on the Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup Series found different winning chassis combinations at Daytona, the theme pretty much remained the same for the series second stop, the Praga North America Nationals April 1-3 at GoPro Motorplex in Mooresville, North Carolina. While Tony Kart edged out to a current […]

Apr 08, 2016

The beginning of the 2016 season for the RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup season is just days away, April 15-17 at 103rd Street Sports Complex in Jacksonville, Florida. But before the tabulating of points begins for the new season, champions, top ten eligible drivers, and many other special award recipients form 2015 will be […]

Apr 06, 2016

Announced last Thursday, GoPro Motorplex will again host the 3rd Annual ENEOS Little 600 free fan event, Tuesday, May 24, featuring popular NASCAR drivers competing in the facility’s fleet of rental karts. Returning as a featured event during the ENEOS Little 600, the Future Stars race gives IAME Swift division karters their chance in the […]

Mar 31, 2016

GoPro Motorplex is excited to announce the return of the 3rd Annual ENEOS Little 600 free fan event, Tuesday, May 24, featuring popular NASCAR drivers battling bumper-to-bumper in the facility’s fleet of rental go-karts. Conveniently scheduled between the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star Race and Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the ENEOS Little 600 […]

Mar 31, 2016

Competitors running the 2016 edition of the RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series April 15-17 at 103rd Street Sports Complex in Jacksonville, Florida have until Tuesday April 5 to catch the pre entry fee pricing. While there have been a number of changes to the Gold Cup fee structure for the new year, there […]

Mar 30, 2016

Racers set their sights to NASCAR country as the nation’s best karters head to Morresville, North Carolina at the GoPro Motorplex for the second round of the WKA Manufacturer’s Cup Series.  Ten drivers will carry the Margay colors throughout five categories, ranging from IAME Pro Swift to Briggs Senior.  After a successful opening round in […]

Mar 30, 2016

The excitement and energy of Race #2 for the Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup Series continues to build, as competitors begin to load the trailers and head to GoPro Motorplex in Mooresville, North Carolina this weekend for the Praga North America Nationals. Following a day long session of practice on the track, competitors, along with their family […]

Mar 30, 2016

The Minutes of the most recent Face to Face Meeting with the WKA Board of Trustees and their Officers is now available on the WKA website. The Board met at the WKA Office in Concord, North Carolina March 7 and 8, following the final Winter Cup event at GoPro Motorplex . To view the meeting […]

Mar 29, 2016

Champion Racing and Intrepid have been a mainstay in North American karting. The long-lasting partnership continues into the 2016 season with a prime roster of drivers set to compete under the Norman, Oklahoma-based operation throughout the national karting schedule here in the United States. Intrepid maintains its strive at being an innovator in the sport […]

Mar 29, 2016

Beautiful spring weather and mostly sunny skies with a brief rain shower gave way to Round Two of the GoPro Motorplex Karting Challenge Presented by Hoosier Racing Tire series on Saturday. It was a full day of action-packed racing with close battles between a total of 103 competitors within our 11 divisions. Congrats to all […]

Mar 25, 2016

WKA Officials are pleased to announce the continuing relationship with Rob Smith and Kart City Performance for 2016 as the official race sponsor of the August 5-7 national event for the RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series at New Castle Motorsports Park. The news is positive in a two-fold sense, as Kart City Performance’s […]

Mar 25, 2016

As both the Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup and RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series venture into the month April with their respective national events, WKA would like to remindour loyal customers of some very important rules pertaining to the events, prior to, and during the functions. WKA goes to a considerable amount of effort through […]

Mar 25, 2016

At the WKA meeting March 6, 2016, the trustees voted to accept the Briggs and Stratton LO206 engine rules — some of these rules were not included in the 2016 techbook — please note following clarifications and/or changes: 708 BRIGGS LO206 add — all items may be compared to know stock parts to insure compliance. […]

Mar 25, 2016

As the winds of change have arrived on the scene for the RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series for the new year, it’s a wind that has blown through the pits in recent years with amazing results to show for it, on another series, that being the Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup Series. In recent years, […]

On the heels of a most successful weekend at Roebling Road Raceway for the second stop of the Dunlop/Xeramic National Road Race Series driven by Russell Karting, competitors are primed and ready for the third stop on the tour, that being the June 4 and 5 event at Summit Point Motorsports Park in Summit Point, […]

Mar 23, 2016

While the WSK Super Master Series began in the cold of Castelletto, the second round saw sun on the Circuito Internazionale Napoli. A new challenge awaited the Parolin team in KZ with Lorenzo Camplese the driver on the first fast track of the season. It is clear that the performance was again excellent, among the […]

Mar 22, 2016

As competitors for the RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series busily prepare for the season opening Spring Nationals April 15-17 at 103rd Street Sports Complex in Jacksonville, Florida, as well as the 2015 Year End Awards Presentation, also being held in Jacksonville, future 2016 champions can rest assured that the Year End merchandise for […]

Mar 17, 2016

The 2016 racing season is underway, and with that comes the rookie Cadet year for 7-year-old Caleb Gafrarar. A second-generation driver, ‘Caleb G’ is jumping into national-level competition before even reaching his 8th birthday. The first challenge of the season was the new World Karting Association Winter Cup program, which conducted a six-round championship series […]

Mar 17, 2016

With entries pouring in daily for the Praga North America Nationals for the Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup Series April 1-3 at GoPro Motorplex in Mooresville, many competitors are catching the Tier 1 deadline. For those that haven’t, the Tier 2 deadline for entries to the 2nd event of the 5 race national program is just a […]

Mar 16, 2016

For the second consecutive season, Brad Farmer of Brads Heating and Cooling will be sponsoring the Friday Night Shootout races for the Sportsman Pro Gas and Junior Pro Gas Classes on the RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series, starting with the Spring Nationals event Friday April 15 at 103rd Street Sports Complex in Jacksonville, […]