Oct 17, 2020

The penultimate round of the 2020 United States Pro Kart Series was completed on Saturday at the GoPro Motorplex with the Carolina Grand Prix getting underway with official racing. Sunny skies greeted the record entry field in the seven IAME categories at the Mooresville, North Carolina facility, beginning with colder temperatures in the morning but […]

Oct 14, 2020

The 2020 United States Pro Kart Series season has been record-breaking. Despite the delay to start the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, record numbers have turned out for the opening two rounds of the series. The finale is no different, as the USPKS – presented by MG Tires and IAME USA East – will […]

Oct 12, 2020

The ProKart Challenge closed out its 16th season with the sixth and final round of 2020. Competitors filled the paddock of the Buttonwillow Raceway Park in Buttonwillow, California for Round Six of the championship chase on September 26-27. The two days of competition around the 3/4-mile circuit gave title contenders the final chance to claim […]

Oct 12, 2020

As the craziness of the 2020 racing season begins to wind down, the team at the United States Pro Kart Series, presented by MG Tires and IAME USA East, has been diligently putting together their 2021 program. The 2020 schedule was originally intended to be a three-event series, starting in Florida in March, but we […]

Oct 08, 2020

The 2020 ROK Cup Superfinal was scheduled for October 14-17 at the South Garda Karting facility in Lonato, Italy. ROK racers from around the world are set to converge on the hub of international karting in northern Italy. Following the situation surrounding the FIA Karting KZ World Championships last weekend in Lonato, Vortex has announced […]

Oct 06, 2020

The Cup Karts North America hosted the fourth edition of their Grand Nationals on October 2-4 at the New Castle Motorsports Park. It was a gathering of Briggs & Stratton 206 racers from around the United States, the largest in the country and around the world with 319 entries in seven categories. Weather was near […]

Oct 06, 2020

Over the last two months, one of American karting’s most iconic circuits has enjoyed a substantial ‘facelift’. TNT Kartways in West Quincy, Missouri underwent renovations beginning on August 10 and the track and staff will be welcoming karters to their grand reopening on October 11. The facility that many refer to as simply ‘Quincy’ was […]

Oct 05, 2020

The following is a statement from Tom Kutscher of Superkarts! USA regarding their announcement for no replacement event for the SKUSA SuperNationals 24. This comes after the September 15 video release discussing the cancellation of SuperNats outside the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. It’s with heavy hearts that the Kutscher family and […]

Oct 05, 2020

At the end of the spectacular Finals, the Frenchman Jeremy Iglesias was crowned FIA Karting World Champion – KZ. The Italian Simone Cunati won the FIA Karting International Super Cup – KZ2 and the Israel’s Ariel Elkin won the FIA Karting Academy Trophy Final, while the American Connor Zilisch won the Trophy. This time, the […]

Oct 04, 2020

Speedsportz Racing Park in Houston, Texas is one of the finest karting facilities in America, yet the track is still in line to host its first major national event. EKN has learned that track co-owner Alan Rudolph may get that big event in 2021, but ahead of any potential announcement, the veteran driver and racing […]

Oct 04, 2020

The inaugural SuperNats Shootout at Speedsportz Racing Park puts its first official sessions in the books on Saturday at the 15-turn New Caney, Texas facility. The event was initially designed to be a tune-up race for the SKUSA SuperNationals with entry packages to the annual Las Vegas event among the impressive prize package. Even with […]

Oct 02, 2020

The 2021 season will be the 14th for Challenge of the Americas, one of the longest running series in North America. The international ROK Cup program welcomed record numbers in the first two events of the 2020 season before the COVID-19 pandemic put an early stop to the series. The summer series – California ROK […]

Oct 02, 2020

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 […]

Oct 01, 2020

A record is to be set this weekend as the Cup Karts North America hosts the Grand Nationals 4 at the New Castle Motorsports Park. Online registration closed Monday with a record total of 296 entries for the seven Briggs & Stratton 206 categories set to compete on October 2-4 in New Castle, Indiana. This […]

Sep 29, 2020

The 2020 season is nearing the end as the month of October is just around the corner. The events counting toward the EKN TaG Driver Rankings is diminishing as well, with only a handful of events remaining on the calendar. The cancellation of the SKUSA SuperNationals 24 in Las Vegas could be a major factor, […]

Sep 28, 2020

The last month did not feature any major events to shift the order atop the EKN Shifterkart Driver Rankings. The cancellation of the Rock Island Grand Prix is the true factor in the change among those top-10, but club and regional events helped to add to the race count for those fighting in the top-50. […]

Sep 28, 2020

The following is a statement released by Superkarts! USA on September 26 regarding the 2021 schedule. We realize it’s still 2020 – but we’re proud to confirm our 2021 SKUSA Winter Series and SKUSA Pro Tour plans. We are happy to announce we’ll be returning to (what we feel) are the best tracks in the […]

Sep 25, 2020

Bridgestone Corporation today announced that it plans to discontinue supply of kart tires* effective December 31, 2022. Since 1977, Bridgestone has continued to develop, manufacture, and supply kart tires for domestic and overseas markets. In Japan, we have supplied kart tires accredited by the Japan Automobile Federation. Overseas, our kart tires have been homologated by Commission […]

Sep 24, 2020

The return of the US Rotax Grand Nationals was marked with the 2020 event held inside the Charlotte Motor Speedway on September 17-19. It was a historic event, with the branded event making a return for the first time since 2018 and also marking the first time at the Concord, North Carolina on the newly […]

Sep 23, 2020

eKartingNews has launched a new program for social media and the EKN Radio Network – Face2Face. The show is broadcasted live over Facebook, with the audio version making its way to the only 24 hour / 7 days a week radio station. Episode 21 welcomes Alan Rudolph of the Alan Rudolph Racing Academy and the […]