Nov 11, 2013

EKN’s Paddock Insider is a new Trackside coverage addition, bringing you notes, updates and breaking news as it happens. The article will be a timeline of events as they happen during the 2013 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals. The information will not be seen anywhere else, including notes, interviews and photos. For complete coverage, visit […]

Nov 09, 2013

For complete coverage of the 2013 Rotax Grand Finals and Team USA, head to the EKN Event Page The prestigious Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals has been well over 365 days in the making, as a record number of drivers are traveling to the NOLAMotorsportsPark for the annual world championship. The New Orleans facility will […]

Nov 08, 2013

The MAXSpeed Group, the US distributor for Rotax MAX engines and related products, has announced that they are returning to the Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah for the 2014 Rotax MAX Challenge United States Grand Nationals. This marks a return to the very popular facility where the event was first held in 2011. The […]

Nov 08, 2013

HYTORC of Texas and WKA have teamed to post a $1,000-To-Win purse for the overall weekend winner of Parilla Senior at all 2014 WKA Mazda / Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup events, beginning with round one of the national 2-cycle sprint series, this December 27-30 Margay Sprint Championships at Daytona International Speedway. HYTORC of Texas, a producer […]

Nov 07, 2013

In only its second year in the USA, Rok Cup announced dates for Rok Cup USA, offering six events in 2014.  After a successful initial season this year, introducing the world-renowned Vortex Rok Motors to the USA, which gained immediate acceptance by the karting public, Rok Cup USA continues its momentum with a foundation of […]

Nov 05, 2013

The 2013 Los Angeles Karting Championship season came to an end with the final race of the year, taking place during the weekend of October 27 at CalSpeed Karting Complex. The series crowned its 2013 champions in front of a record setting crowd at the circuit located outside of the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, […]

Nov 04, 2013

Promoting the sport to the masses and helping bring new competitors into karting, a group of industry leaders have joined forces to support a cost friendly program. With the Briggs & Stratton LO206 program gaining popularity North of the border in Canada, it is now set to take on a whole new element in the […]

Nov 01, 2013

The first annual 4-Cycle Super Showdown presented by Briggs & Stratton is set for the Phoenix Kart Racing Association facility in Glendale, Arizona. On November 22-24, an over $8,000 prize purse will be awarded to five 4-cycle categories competing around the Formula K Raceway circuit. The event is expected to see drivers from all over […]

Nov 01, 2013

Throughout 2013, the Lone Star Grand Prix organization has been pushing the limits, and thinking outside of the box when it comes to putting on unique, challenging and most of all fun races for kart racers. After putting on the organization’s namesake race, the Lone Star Grand Prix – and then 2 Days 2 Ways […]

Oct 27, 2013

It was a day of new records made at the 10th running of the RoboPong 200 event. The grueling and dramatic 200-lap battle around the New CastleMotorsportsPark put 43 TaG machines and the roughly 90 drivers to the test for over $40,000 in cash and prizes. Bright sunshine was welcomed by the paddock after suffering […]

Oct 26, 2013

The first official day of the 10th annual RoboPong 200 completed Saturday at the popular New Castle Motorsports Park. Forty-three teams are set to compete for 200 laps around the 1-mile Indiana circuit, in addition to 30-lap finals for the three Yamaha support races, welcoming 77 entries total. Yesterday’s sunny skies were replaced with mostly […]

Oct 25, 2013

EKN’s Paddock Insider is a new Trackside coverage addition, bringing you notes, updates and breaking news as it happens. The article will be a timeline of events as they happen during the 2013 RoboPong 200. The information will not be seen anywhere else, including interviews and photos. Please feel free to comment and discuss our coverage […]

Oct 25, 2013

In just over three weeks time, the sun will rise over the Las Vegas Strip to the smell of VP racing fuel and Motul oil, and the sound of almost 600 karts hitting a temporary circuit built on the grounds of the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. This exciting attack on the senses will mark […]

Oct 25, 2013

There is no question that racers who excel in the sport are always looking for the next feat to accomplish. One victory that racers covet for the past 10 years now is to outrun and outlast their competition at the RoboPong 200 event at New CastleMotorsportsPark. The challenging 200-lap TaG endurance race is set for […]

Oct 24, 2013

Street racing has become the best venue to bring the sport of karting in front of the public masses. Throughout the country, events in parking lots and closed streets take place, giving adrenaline junkies a chance to go double or sometimes even triple the number speed limit. One of the young and growing events in […]

Oct 22, 2013

Over the weekend Racing For Tourettes made the trip to Concord, North Carolina to compete in the Endurance Karting 24 Hours of America. Racing For Tourettes driver Trey Shannon successfully completed 1,020 laps of Charlotte Motor Speedway’s infield kart track, recording a total distance of 643 miles as the event’s only solo competitor. Although Shannon’s […]

Oct 22, 2013

The PRD Pan Am Crown of Karting presented by RLV/PRD-USA, Bryan Herta Autorsport, Vega Tires, Honda Performance Development, Acceleration Karting, Fastech Racing, LAKC and CalSpeed Karting took place at AutoClub Speedway in conjunction with the IZOD Indy season finale October 17th-19th. Drivers from South America, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Nevada, and California competed for a $20,000 […]

Oct 15, 2013

eKartingNews.com has partnered up with Kurt Fisher to provide an insightful and direct look into competing at the IAME International Final, held at the ‘Actua Circuit de Lyon’ in the scenic city of Lyon, France on October 16-20. A total of seven drivers from North America will be competing, with Fisher set to do battle […]

Oct 13, 2013

The 2013 Rotax Pan-American Challenge will go down as the largest in its short history, thanks to the nearly 200 drivers at the NOLAMotorsportsPark in attendance from all over the world. The site of the 2013 Rotax Grand Finals was the final shootout for the last chance for drivers in the seven Rotax categories to […]

Oct 12, 2013

Day two of the Rotax Pan-American Challenge completed Saturday at the NOLAMotorsportsPark in New Orleans. The near 200 drivers continued through the second and third heats of the event, to either maintain or improve on their qualifying positions from Friday. With four tickets on the line for the Rotax Grand Finals next month, the pressure […]