California ProKart Challenge Opens 2022 at Buttonwillow

First victories of the season earned at the Superkarts! USA regional program

Apr 28, 2022
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The 2022 season for the California ProKart Challenge program began over the April 23-24 weekend at the Buttonwillow Raceway Park. Round 1 for the Superkarts! USA regional series featured some new faces and picture-perfect weather at the Buttonwillow, California facility. Practice and qualifying took place on Saturday, with the Prefinal and Final races conducted on […]

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California ProKart Challenge Readies for 18th Season

Flagship Superkarts! USA regional program to kick off 2022 championship at Buttonwillow

Apr 15, 2022
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The 2022 California ProKart Challenge is set to begin on the April 23-24 weekend at the Buttonwillow Raceway Park. The 18th season of the program kicks off at the Buttonwillow, California facility, welcoming the Superkarts! USA regional competitors for the opening round of the six-round championship. The Buttonwillow Raceway Park has been a consistent destination […]

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EKN Trackside: 2022 SKUSA WinterNationals – NOLA – Sunday Report

Kremers doubles in Pro Shifter while Norberg begins ‘Drive for Five’ with X30 Senior triumph

Apr 05, 2022
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After soldiering through wind and heavy rain on Saturday to put the opening round of the 2022 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour in the books, over 200 drivers, their mechanics, and their families were treated to ideal weather on Sunday when blue skies and temperatures in the high 70s were the order of the day. The […]

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EKN Trackside: 2022 SKUSA WinterNationals – NOLA – Saturday Report

Kremers and Fletcher score headline main event wins to start Pro Tour campaigns

Apr 02, 2022
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The Superkarts! USA Pro Tour kicked off its 13th season today at the NOLA Motorsports Park facility in Avondale, LA with the fifth running of their WinterNationals. NOLA’s 1.1-mile, 17-turn circuit features a multitude of overtaking opportunities which resulted in another thrilling day of close-quarters competition. A total of nine classes of IAME and KZ […]

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Apr 01, 2022
Written by David Cole | No Comments

The EKN Trackside Live program visits multiple events throughout the karting season. Leading up to major events on the calendar, EKN is happy to provide a show as part of the EKN Radio Network. The EKN OutLap is a preview podcast show, geared at providing you the top stories, breaking news, and championship battles going […]

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EKN Trackside: 2022 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour WinterNationals – Preview

13th season of program begins at NOLA Motorsports Park

Mar 31, 2022
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The 2022 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour is set to kick off this weekend (March 31-April 2) at the NOLA Motorsports Park. The fifth edition of the SKUSA WinterNationals at the Avondale, Louisiana will host the opening two rounds of the championship program, which celebrates the 13th season. The ‘Big Easy’ always provides a threat of […]

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Race Report: 2022 Texas Sprint Racing Series – Winter Warm-Up

Record number of entries surpasses 200-mark for season opener at NOLA Motorsports Park

Mar 31, 2022
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A record turnout kicked off the eighth season for the Texas Sprint Racing Series presented by Auctionetx with the ‘Winter Warm-up’ held on the March 25-27 weekend at the NOLA Motorsports Park. The Avondale, Louisiana facility saw a series high 222 entries compete in the 12 categories offered on the weekend, which also served as […]

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eKartingNews.com Driver of the Month: February 2022 – Caleb Gafrarar

Rolison Performance Group driver closes out SKUSA Winter Series with four wins in same weekend

Mar 18, 2022
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In a continued effort to highlight the many outstanding performances by drivers around the country, eKartingNews.com is proud to introduce the ‘Driver of the Month’ program. Each month, the staff at EKN will determine the one driver who stood out above the rest and give the viewers a chance to know exactly what they accomplished […]

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Mar 17, 2022
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eKartingNews has launched a new program for social media and the EKN Radio Network – Face2Face. The show is broadcasted live over Facebook and YouTube, with the audio version making its way to the only 24 hour / 7 days a week radio station. The newest edition of Face2Face goes primetime as Rob Howden and […]

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Feb 23, 2022
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The 2022 Superkarts! USA Winter Series closed out its program on the February 11-13 weekend at the AMR Homestead-Miami Motorplex presented by MG Tires. The third and fourth rounds of the championship series were contested by the nine categories, deciding this year’s final race victors and title winners. Rob Howden and David Cole provide a […]

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Feb 16, 2022
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What better way for eKartingNews to introduce you to the industry and those competing in the sport then to go straight to them for a sit-down discussion. That is the goal of the ‘EKN Tent Talk’, the newest component of the EKN Trackside coverage program. EKN sets up shop with one of the teams in […]

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EKN Trackside: 2022 Superkarts! USA Winter Series – AMR2 – Sunday Report

Gafrarar sweeps Junior main events as Morgatto closes out championship in X30 Senior

Feb 13, 2022
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The 2022 Superkarts! USA Winter Series closed out on Sunday, February 13 at the AMR Homestead-Miami Motorplex presented by MG Tires. The fourth and final round was contested at the Homestead, Florida facility, which was delayed by lightning and heavy rain during warm-up. After grinding through qualifying, the Prefinals were shortened to catch up on […]

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EKN Trackside: 2022 Superkarts! USA Winter Series – AMR2 – Saturday Report

Norberg returns with victory in wild third round of series at AMR Motorplex

Feb 12, 2022
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The penultimate round of the 2022 Superkarts! USA Winter Series was held at the AMR Homestead-Miami Motorplex presented by MG Tires on Saturday with perfect weather conditions all day long at the Homestead, Florida facility. The eight race groups with nine classes contested the third round of the championship program to open up the season. […]

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Feb 11, 2022
Written by David Cole | No Comments

EKN’s Paddock Insider is part of our Trackside coverage, bringing you notes, updates and breaking news as it happens. The article will feature notes from trackside at the 2022 Superkarts! USA Winter Series, with the final two rounds held on February 11-13 at the AMR Homestead-Miami Motorplex presented by MG Tires in Homestead, Florida. This […]

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Feb 10, 2022
Written by David Cole | No Comments

The EKN Trackside Live program visits multiple events throughout the karting season. Leading up to major events on the calendar, EKN is happy to provide a show as part of the EKN Radio Network. The EKN OutLap is a preview podcast show, geared at providing you the top stories, breaking news, and championship battles going […]

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EKN Trackside: 2022 Superkarts! USA Winter Series – AMR2 – Preview

Series finale set for AMR Motorplex this weekend

Feb 10, 2022
Written by David Cole | No Comments

This weekend is the series finale for the 2022 Superkarts! USA Winter Series program, with the final two rounds to be contested at the AMR Homestead-Miami Motorplex presented by MG Tires. Round Three and Four of the four-race championship series is scheduled for the February 11-13 weekend at the Homestead, Florida facility. An exciting two […]

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‘10 Questions’ with Ken Johnson

Veteran photographer has viewed sport’s absolute best through his lens

Feb 08, 2022
Written by Rob Howden | No Comments

In our never-ending quest for fun and intriguing editorial, the EKN staff is offering up a new interview series for 2022. We’re calling it ‘10 Questions’ and it’s a series that will spotlight many of the important people in our community who may not otherwise find their way on EKN. If you know someone who […]

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Jan 20, 2022
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After a successful first weekend of racing at the SKUSA Winter Series in January, SKUSA has carefully weighed the pros and cons of conducting races with and without the pushback bumper. After careful consideration and the video footage January to consider, the California based promotion company has opted to revert back to requiring mandatory pushback […]

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eKartingNews.com Driver of the Month: December 2021 – Jeremy Fletcher

Florida driver becomes second ever to win twice on SuperSunday at SKUSA SuperNationals 24

Jan 18, 2022
Written by David Cole | No Comments

In a continued effort to highlight the many outstanding performances by drivers around the country, eKartingNews.com is proud to introduce the ‘Driver of the Month’ program. Each month, the staff at EKN will determine the one driver who stood out above the rest and give the viewers a chance to know exactly what they accomplished […]

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Jan 14, 2022
Written by David Cole | No Comments

The 2022 season is officially underway with the first EKN Trackside event of the year. EKN travelled to the Superkarts! USA Winter Series opening weekend, held on January 7-9 at the AMR Homestead-Miami Motorplex presented by MG Tires. The 220 entries in nine categories battled on and off rain conditions, including flooding of the track […]

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