Jun 18, 2020

Dubbed the Road to the Superkarts! USA (SKUSA) SuperNationals, the first annual SuperNats Shootout at Speedsportz Racing Park is now set for the weekend of October 2-4. Featuring a total purse of nearly $30,000, a cool $20,000 cash in total will be split and handed to all three podium finishers in each class as well […]

Jun 16, 2020

A record breaking event is set for this weekend when the California ROK Championship program opens up its 2020 season. The second year of the series begins with a trip outside the Golden State to the Phoenix Kart Racing Association on June 19-20 in Glendale, Arizona. The ROK Cup USA regional program made the move […]

Jun 16, 2020

The 2020 US Rotax Grand Nationals have successfully been rescheduled to take place at Charlotte Motor Speedway on September 18-20.  The new date was slotted in with several key factors including facility availability as well as working to create minimal conflicts across the country with other clubs, regional and national programs.  The event will continue […]

Jun 15, 2020

In 2019, Mad Old Nut Racing imported and developed one of the winningest chassis brands in the country. Major victories were scored at the hands of an assortment of drivers on the SKUSA Pro Tour, the ProKart Challenge, at the Los Angeles Karting Championship and at the iconic season-ending SuperNationals. These performances fully proved the […]

Jun 10, 2020

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and current travel restrictions, BRP-Rotax has decided to postpone the 2020 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals till January 2021, and to change the location to the city of Portimão in Portugal. The 2020 RMC Grand Finals will take place in Portimão, Portugal, from January 23 to January 30, 2021. […]

Jun 08, 2020

The CRG brand is one of the most reputable and successful manufacturers in karting around the world. The list of names to carry the CRG colors during their time in the sport of karting is legendary; Zanardi, Liuzzi, Kubica, Hamilton, Rosberg, Verstappen, Thonon, De Conto, and many more. The brand was founded in 1986, but […]

Jun 05, 2020

The 2020 season marks the sixth year for the Briggs & Stratton Weekly Racing Series program. Combining tracks from both Canada and the United States, Briggs provides a points system to compare sprint kart drivers from all over North America. Tracks and clubs were asked to enroll in the program prior to the start of […]

Jun 04, 2020

If you build it, they will come No, this isn’t Iowa. It’s Nebraska. And we are not talking about baseball, it’s racing. If you look at the map of the United States of America, Nebraska is the direct center of the 48 adjoining states. Part of the Great Plains, the ‘Cornhusker State’ is known just […]

Jun 03, 2020

The 2020 US Rotax Grand Nationals scheduled for July 2-5 in Concord, North Carolina has been postponed. As continued enthusiasm over the 2020 US Rotax Grand Nationals continues to pour in, the mindfulness of the improving situations around the world alongside present international travel restrictions within America have been heavily evaluated.  With the event set […]

Jun 02, 2020

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. The world of […]

May 27, 2020

If you were to poll the karting community here in the United States regarding their top-three karting events, the list would be large and diverse. Among the races on that list, and likely a #1 selection for many, would be the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals. Each year, only a select few from around the […]

May 20, 2020

The 4th annual USAC Karting Battle at the Brickyard at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has been moved back one week to July 30-August 2. This has been a very trying year for promoters across the world to say the least. Amid a pandemic, the effort to return to racing mixed with guidelines that differ from […]

May 20, 2020

The following is a statement from the United States Pro Kart Series about their adjusted schedule for the 2020 season. After what seemed like a decade, but was really only a couple months, the gears are once again turning for racing series around the country.  The USPKS, presented by IAME USA East and MG Tires, […]

May 20, 2020

The following is a statement from the Route 66 Sprint Series regarding the start of their 2020 season surrounding the COVID-19 delay. After what seemed like an eternity, but was really only a couple months, the gears are once again banging for racing series around the country.  The Route 66 Sprint Series, presented by Franklin […]

May 20, 2020

The following is a statement from the Cup Karts North America program regarding their updated 2020 schedule amid the COVID-19 pandemic. What can be said that hasn’t already been said about the Corona Virus Pandemic? It’s effects have been felt by everybody in our country, including our fellow kart racers. We hope that you and […]

May 18, 2020

On the heels of the open letter from SKUSA principal Tom Kutscher, Superkarts! USA is pleased to announce yet another small piece of a complicated 2020 puzzle by announcing the next chapter in series officiating with not one, but two new race directors for the 2020 SKUSA Pro Tour and SKUSA SuperNationals. Effectively immediately, SKUSA […]

May 15, 2020

For the first time in the 20-year history of the US Rotax Grand Nationals, eKartingNews.com will be providing its industry-leading EKN Trackside Live coverage for the event.  The race is set for July 2-5 event at the Charlotte Motor Speedway and EKN will bring it all to you. EKN has covered the prestigious event many […]

May 14, 2020

With karting making a return across the country, the World Karting Association (WKA) has been working closely with the Charlotte Motor Speedway on guidelines required by the local state government in regard to upcoming events. With all karting series competing inside the Speedway regulated by the same rules and guidelines, WKA has taken the lead […]

May 14, 2020

At the beginning of April, Briggs & Stratton Racing announced a contest to name the mascot. In the one month the contest was open, over 2,600 different entries were submitted toward naming the mascot. Officials at Briggs narrowed it down to 25 before selecting the top-five nominations. Those five names were then put up to […]

May 13, 2020

Breaking Tuesday afternoon, the California ROK Championship announced it is crossing the border into Arizona to open the 2020 season. The regional program confirmed the opening round of the championship to be held on June 19-20 at the Phoenix Kart Racing Association facility in Glendale, Arizona. The event is set to be one of the […]