Mar 19, 2020

The weather in Michigan has been moderate with a lower snowfall total then in recent years and temperatures thankfully staying above the zero mark. With the spring season just days away, Precision Karting Technologies (PKT) hosted an open house at their Wixom, Michigan headquarters late last month. PKT is one of the few companies that […]

Mar 18, 2020

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 […]

Mar 17, 2020

The past week has been a period of extraordinary implications due to the wave of the COVID-19 virus around the world and, of course, into the United States. As I begin writing this column, I am on my way home from New Orleans on a Saturday, a day in which we should be watching the […]

Mar 16, 2020

I’ve been in this sport for 25 years now, as a competitor and a journalist, and I’ve never experienced anything like the landscape that surrounds the ongoing evolution of COVID-19 and the government’s spectrum of reaction and associated social guideline implementations. ‘Self- isolation’ and ‘social-distancing’ have quickly become part of our dialect, and the levels […]

Mar 13, 2020

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 2020 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour WinterNationals, which is being held this week at the NOLA Motorsports in New Orleans, LA. This is insider info will not be […]

Mar 12, 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 launch a new 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 […]

Mar 11, 2020

The 2020 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour begins this weekend as the program hosts the fourth edition of the SKUSA WinterNationals at the NOLA Motorsports complex in Avondale, LA. This year is the 11th season for the national championship, which started back in Sonoma 2010 with the first edition of the SpringNationals. The WinterNationals event was […]

Mar 11, 2020

News surrounding the karting industry was made on February 26 when Texas Motor Speedway hosted their Media Day. During the opening of the event, TMS President and General Manager Eddie Gossage stormed into the ceremony aboard a CRG Centurion kart for his entrance. It was then during his initial comments, Gossage announced the future opening […]

Mar 10, 2020

The 2020 season is now well underway as the calendar has turned over to the third month of the year. The International Kart Federation has been busy helping to guide local and regional programs across the country to get them ready for the new season. One of the key events for the programs under the […]

Mar 10, 2020

A total of 34 teams took part in the SimCraft 24 Hours of Orlando endurance race at the Orlando Kart Center on January 31-February 2. 2020 marked the second edition of the 24-hour race, with all entries competing with the Briggs & Stratton 206 powerplant. Among those that returned for the second year is the Racing […]

Mar 09, 2020

The third and final round of the ROK Cup USA Florida Winter Tour was completed on Sunday, March 8 outside the Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The second temporary circuit of the three-event program welcomed competitors to the area just one week prior to the NTT IndyCar Series opener a few miles down the […]

Mar 09, 2020

Momentum is high for ROK Cup USA racing to begin the 2020 season, including in the western half of North America with Challenge of the Americas setting new records into the new year. The second event for the program at CalSpeed Karting in February welcomed a record number of entries in the 13-year history of […]

Mar 08, 2020

A cool but bright start to the day greeted ROKKERS at Tropicana Field for Saturday’s wheel-to-wheel competition. With heat two, three and prefinals on the docket, grids are set for Sunday’s main events and the run at the series titles. With a sun-drenched facility, the day went off without a hitch as thirty races went […]

Mar 07, 2020

With one temporary circuit event already complete in 2020, the third and final round of the 2020 ROK Cup USA Florida Winter Tour is taking place this weekend at the Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. One week prior to the start of the NTT IndyCar Series, St. Pete is the only place to be […]

Mar 06, 2020

With the announcement that karting would take place in the Streets of St. Petersburg to close the annual 2020 Florida Winter Tour, it is fitting that the Dan Wheldon Karting Ambassador Award Presented by Bell Helmets returned to the popular winter series. Launched by Formula Kart Productions’ Bill Wright and continued by RTD Media and […]

Mar 06, 2020

The 16th season of the ProKart Challenge kicked off this past weekend at the Buttonwillow Raceway Park. A perfect two days of weather on February 29 and March 1 greeted the competitors to the Buttonwillow, California facility, beginning the run for a piece of the ‘pie’ – a $120,000 prize package for the 2020 season. […]

Mar 04, 2020

A familiar face remains at the top of the 2020 eKartingNews.com Driver Rankings Powered by Bell Racing USA. Beginning the new season carries over much of the 2019 results, and with that keeps the four-time SKUSA Pro Tour champion Ryan Norberg at the top of the standings. A total of 11 rounds of the 121 […]

Mar 04, 2020

After a terrifying incident in a test session back in late January, Ryan Shehan is nearly ready to return to the seat. In what looked like could be career ending and life threatening in the hours following the incident, Shehan is on the road to recovery and is planning a return to karting by the […]

Mar 03, 2020

The dynamics of shifterkart racing here in the United States is in a new era, with unique engine formats and series providing the opportunity for drivers to bang a six-speed gearbox. The 2020 eKartingNews.com Driver Rankings Powered by Bell Racing USA continues to follow that which was set last year, including the many series and […]

Feb 26, 2020

Acceleration Kart Racing has a long history of supporting tracks, clubs, and series during its time in the karting industry. What they excel with is supporting its customers and drivers across the country with their sponsorship program. The 2020 roster includes 20 drivers of all different ages, including three sets of siblings. “At Acceleration, we […]