Jun 05, 2025

The halfway point is here, now into the sixth month of the season with the summer months now upon us. The second release of the standings for the 2025 eKartingNews.com Shifterkart Driver Rankings presented by Stilo USA is available. Just over 150 drivers have competed in events over the last 12 months, dating back to […]

Jun 05, 2025

The 2025 Texas Sprint Racing Series hosted its second event of the season with the Spring Round-Up taking place at the Amarillo Kart Complex over the May 29-May 31 dates. The Panhandle, Texas facility welcomed just over 180 entries across the 10 divisions for the Superkarts! USA and International Kart Federation regional program. The Thursday […]

Jun 04, 2025

The summer is kicking off with the 2025 Rotax Regions Cup! This exciting new initiative brings the spirit of Rotax kart racing near you, with a series of regional events designed to challenge and reward the best Rotaxians. Your Path to the US Trophy Final For every dedicated driver and team, a significant opportunity awaits. […]

Jun 02, 2025

eKartingNews has launched a new program for social media and the EKN Radio Network – Face2Face. The show is broadcasted live over Facebook and YouTube, with the audio version making its way to the only 24 hour / 7 days a week radio station. Episode 87 of Face2Face with hosts Rob Howden and David Cole […]

Jun 02, 2025

The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, is pleased to announce that safety in karting took a significant step at the recent first round of the 2025 FIA Karting Academy Trophy in Portugal, as all competing karts carried an Impact Data Recorder […]

Jun 02, 2025

The excitement continues to build for the upcoming ROK Sonoma Triple Crown 1 Finale, set for June 28-29 at Sonoma Raceway. In appreciation of the dedicated racers who have made the first two rounds a success, ROK Sonoma is gearing up to give back in a big way—with a prize package that includes engine raffles, […]

Jun 02, 2025

In Italy, all the indicators were green for the third of five rounds of the Champions of the Future Euro Series: a superb field of 173 drivers (92 in OK-Junior and 81 in OK), exciting racing, ideal weather conditions and a new circuit. In OK-Junior, Swiss driver Dan Allemann’s victory boosted him in the series […]

May 30, 2025

A new milestone has been reached with the 150th episode of the EKN Debrief. The new show breaks down the 2025 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour SpringNationals, held at the Motorsports Country Club of Cincinnati over the May 23-25 weekend. The event welcomed over 250 entries in the eight categories competing, reaching the halfway point of […]

May 30, 2025

Kart Rising LLC, the U.S. representative for the T4 Racing Series, is pleased to announce the Music City Kartplex as the newest T4 region in the Southeast. Joining a growing list of tracks embracing the T4 class, Music City Kartplex gives Tennessee racers a new opportunity to compete for a coveted spot representing the USA […]

May 28, 2025

One of the biggest contributing factors in growing the sport of karting is access to race tracks. From our past research over the last 20 years, the estimated number of karting circuits in the United States is at or around 100. While there are a handful of facilities that gather significant exposure for the high-profile […]

May 25, 2025

The 2025 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour SpringNationals ended on Sunday at the Motorsports Country Club of Cincinnati. It was another dry day of racing at the Batavia, Ohio facility, with sunny skies turning into overcast conditions and cooler temperatures all weekend compared to the 2024 version of the event. The MCC crew went all out, […]

May 24, 2025

It was a picture-perfect day on Saturday at the 2025 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour SpringNationals. The Motorsports Country Club of Cincinnati provided a sunny day and comfortable temperatures as Round Three of the championship was completed on the day for the seven semi-pro categories with the Pro Show running their first day of action. While […]

May 23, 2025

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 2025 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour SpringNationals at the Motorsports Country Club of Cincinnati in Batavia, Ohio. Be sure to follow the EKN Social Media channels – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram for more […]

May 22, 2025

The 2025 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour reaches the halfway point this weekend with the running of the SKUSA SpringNationals, set for the Motorsports Country Club of Cincinnati over the Memorial Day weekend. Roughly 250 entries over the eight categories will visit the Batavia, Ohio facility that is hosting the event for a second straight year. […]

May 21, 2025

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 with the top stories, breaking news, and championship battles […]

May 20, 2025

The Gulf Coast Kartways hosted the Greater Houston Race Series event over the May 17-18 weekend. The two-day event was Round Five and Round Six, with two separate rounds of racing taking place at the Katy, Texas facility – just south of Houston. An incident involving Mini Swift racer Adrian Vargas occurred during practice on […]

May 20, 2025

One more event remains for the 2025 Challenge of the Americas program, with the series set to conclude on Father’s Day weekend at the newly renamed Burt Brothers Motorpark in Grantsville, Utah. It will be the fourth event of the season, marking 2025 as the first year of the expansion from a three-event format. “It […]

May 19, 2025

From pole position to Final victory, Spain’s Pedro Hiltbrand in KZ and Maksim Orlov in KZ2 dominated their rivals in Spain at the first Mondokart.com FIA Karting European Championship event dedicated to gearbox categories. In the FIA Karting Academy-Junior Trophy (12-14 year-olds), Frenchman Maël Le Marchand took the lead of the Final from the very […]

May 19, 2025

The Leopard Circuit Viterbo has named the first winners of the WSK Euro Series in the opening round, which kicked off the two-event edition of 2025. This weekend once again highlighted the major protagonists of international karting, with drivers coming from 50 nations and many of the most qualified teams. In the first round at […]

May 14, 2025

A long time has passed since the Hot Seat was occupied. That is changing for 2025 with more one-on-one interviews coming with top drivers and industry members in the sport of karting. The first welcomes Gavin Bayliff of Trinity Karting Group. The Pro Shifter driver is coming off his career first Superkarts! USA Pro Tour […]