Multiple Double Race Winners at Recent California ProKart Challenge Event

Rounds Four and Five contested in double-race weekend in Santa Maria

Jul 16, 2020
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The 2020 season resumed for the California ProKart Challenge program with Rounds Four and Five contested at the Santa Maria Karting Association facility. Teams and competitors of the Superkarts! USA regional program ventured to the facility just outside the Santa Maria Airport and minutes from the Pacific coast over the July 10-12 weekend. The weather […]

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EKN Trackside: 2020 United States Pro Kart Series – Hoosier State Grand Prix – Preview Part 2

Sold out KA100 category and stacked X30 Pro to open championship chase in New Castle

Jul 15, 2020
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The eighth season for the United States Pro Kart Series presented by MG Tires and IAME USA East has been delayed by four months. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation for the opening event in Ocala, Florida and postponed the second event on the 2020 schedule in North Carolina. What was originally scheduled to be […]

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EKN Trackside: 2020 United States Pro Kart Series – Hoosier State Grand Prix – Preview Part 1

Championship chase begins in New Castle with largest event in series history

Jul 14, 2020
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The eighth season for the United States Pro Kart Series presented by MG Tires and IAME USA East has been delayed by four months. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation for the opening event in Ocala, Florida and postponed the second event on the 2020 schedule in North Carolina. What was originally scheduled to be […]

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Jul 13, 2020
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With the first event of the 2020 season being delayed by 4 months, and the karting landscape changing worldwide, the United States Pro Kart Series (USPKS) presented by MG Tires and IAME USA East, had to make some changes to the initially announced prize packages.  With tickets to the 2020 IAME International Final off the […]

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Jul 09, 2020
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The second event of 2020 for the Cup Karts North America Champions Cup series took competitors to the New Castle Motorsports Park over the Independence Day weekend. Round Three and Four of the year were contested at NCMP after the opening event was held in June at 61 Kartway in Delmar, Iowa. A total of […]

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Route 66 Sprint Series Opens 2020 Season at Road America

A celebration for the country and start of the championship chase in Elkhart Lake

Jul 08, 2020
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The chase for the Route 66 Sprint Series championships – presented by MG Tires and Franklin Motorsports – began over the Independence Day weekend at the historic Road America facility. The start to the 2020 season was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and a reschedule of the season opener was put on July 3-5 […]

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Jul 08, 2020
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Saturday Report – by Stephen Mallozzi So, Saturday was wonderful, but the weather forecast was not looking too great for Sunday. But, it was the birthday of the recently passed Ron Carapellatti, and good ole’ Ron was watching from above and wrestled with God to keep the rain away. With Ron’s birthday, and both the […]

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Jul 07, 2020
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In spite of the disarray that the COVID-19 pandemic has unleashed on the market, a new karting team has emerged. Team MottazSport will now be the newest member of the karting community, taking the reins of the former Andersen Racing Team from the Andersen family. The young Californian Jake Mottaz will pick up where he […]

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Jul 07, 2020
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The 2020 season for the Superkarts! USA Pro Tour will be unlike any other year thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. A preemptive start at the WinterNationals in New Orleans put the program on hold until the month of August with all six rounds to be contested in two weekends at the New Castle Motorsports Park […]

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Race Factory Brand Launched

New chassis line set to promote the lifestyle of karting

Jul 06, 2020
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Karting is a lifestyle; from traveling coast-to-coast to compete at the top level or racing every weekend at the club track. That mindset is the basis for a new kart brand – Race Factory. The new chassis line is more than just a kart, it is the launch of a lifestyle brand with a purpose […]

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Jul 03, 2020
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eKartingNews.com is the hub of the karting world, providing you with all the latest news, insider information and race reports from events around the globe. ‘This Week In Karting’ helps to tie everything together in one weekly podcast, bringing our listeners up to speed on the most recent news in the sport. Episode 25 of […]

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Jul 02, 2020
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– by Stephen Mallozzi Last season when F-Series founder Marco Oldhafer boasted New York Race Complex fostered some of the best racing in the country, I thought he was just doing his job: over-exaggerating to hype up the event. But, in reality, good ole’ Marco was telling nothing but the truth, and the product on […]

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Jul 01, 2020
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The following is a statement from June 30 regarding the 2020 KPX Karting Championship season. As we all know 2020 has been a wild year so far. We have been working hard to change the schedule around and get everything lined up for you all to at least get some decent racing in. Everything was […]

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Jul 01, 2020
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The start to the new ProAm Karting Championship at the Motorsports Country Club of Cincinnati has been delayed even further, this time by weather. The Batavia, Ohio facility has been under a transformation since the start of the 2020 calendar. Formerly a ‘member-only’ track, MCC has transitioned in ownership recently, and the new owner Shawn […]

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Jun 29, 2020
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Nitro Kart, one of the leading race teams in North America, is hosting their fourth edition of Nitro Summer Camp. The school is set for August 1-2 at the Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, South Carolina. Two days of on-track and off the track sessions and classes have been developed by Nitro Kart, welcoming drivers […]

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California ROK Championship Opens 2020 in Phoenix

Record-breaking event for program under the lights at Phoenix Kart Racing Association

Jun 25, 2020
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The 2020 season for the California ROK Championship opened up in the state of Arizona. Due to the ever-changing mandates and guidelines surrounding the state of California, the second season for the ROK Cup USA regional program moved its first event of the summer season to the Phoenix Kart Racing Association for two days of […]

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Jun 24, 2020
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With the uncertainty of when the state will reach Phase 5 of Restore Illinois, and with a strong commitment to the health and safety of the racers, volunteers, staff and spectators, the Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix, the world’s largest karting street race, has announced that this year’s Labor Day weekend event will not be […]

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California ProKart Challenge Returns to Action in 2020

Double-race weekend at Willow Springs hosted second and third rounds of the season

Jun 19, 2020
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The ProKart Challenge returned trackside on June 12-14 with the second and third rounds contested on the kart track at the Willow Springs International Raceway. Racing for Superkarts! USA had been shut down since the March weekend of the SKUSA Pro Tour WinterNationals in New Orleans, but welcomed triple-digit numbers for each of the two […]

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Jun 18, 2020
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eKartingNews.com is the hub of the karting world, providing you with all the latest news, insider information and race reports from events around the globe. ‘This Week In Karting’ helps to tie everything together in one weekly podcast, bringing our listeners up to speed on the most recent news in the sport. Racing, more specific, […]

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Jun 18, 2020
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The 2020 season is a pivotal one for the Motorsports Country Club of Cincinnati. Located in Batavia, Ohio and formally a ‘member-only’ facility, the track is now opening to the public with the launch of the ProAm Karting Championship. The series is geared up to provide the southwest Ohio area with a family-oriented, professionally-run program […]

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