ROK Sonoma to Award Major Prizes at Triple Crown 1 Finale

Engine raffles, tire giveaways, and exclusive swag up for grabs June 28–29

Jun 02, 2025
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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, […]

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Jun 02, 2025
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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 […]

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May 30, 2025
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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 […]

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May 30, 2025
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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 […]

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May 28, 2025
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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 […]

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EKN Trackside: 2025 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour SpringNationals – Sunday Report

Conquer becomes first Canadian to win headline shifter category

May 25, 2025
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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, […]

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EKN Trackside: 2025 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour SpringNationals – Saturday Report

Norberg wins in photo finish as Vanchev doubles up in Junior

May 24, 2025
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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 […]

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May 23, 2025
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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 […]

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EKN Trackside: 2025 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour SpringNationals – Preview

Second stop of championship marks return to Motorsports Country Club of Cincinnati

May 22, 2025
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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. […]

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May 21, 2025
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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 […]

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May 20, 2025
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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 […]

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Challenge of the Americas Announces 2026 Dates

Four event championship planned for 19th season of program

May 20, 2025
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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 […]

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May 19, 2025
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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 […]

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The Winners of the Opening Round of the WSK Euro Series

Hedfors (MINI Gr.3), Godschalk (MINI U10), Xie (OK-NJ), Domain (OKJ), Scognamiglio (OK-N) and Costoya (OK) among winners

May 19, 2025
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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 […]

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May 14, 2025
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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 […]

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Karters Start Strong in USF Juniors

Fisher, Escorpioni, and Vergara score wins to begin 2025 season

May 14, 2025
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As the first step on the USF Pro Championships Presented by Continental Tire ladder system to IndyCar Series, it should be no surprise that this year’s USF Juniors grid is filled with talented kart racers from around the world, many of whom we’ve watched in recent years in national competition in the United States. The […]

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eKartingNews.com Driver of the Month: April 2025 – Keagan Kaminski

GFC / Formula Works driver extends win streak at ProKart Challenge

May 13, 2025
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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 […]

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Behind the Laptop: KZ Drivers Taking a Stand

Boycott of Dunlop tire in Valencia sparks attention ahead of FIA Karting European Championship opener

May 12, 2025
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This past weekend, the Champions of the Future hosted the opening round of its Shifters 2025 program, competing at the International Kartodromo Lucas Guerrero in Valencia, Spain. The May 7-10 event welcomed 23 drivers in KZ and 53 in KZ2 category. The event served as a ‘warm-up’ for the upcoming FIA Karting European Championship race, […]

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May 12, 2025
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BRP-Rotax announces the official chassis partners for the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals 2025 taking place in the Kingdom of Bahrain from November 29th to December 6th: BirelART, IPK and Sodikart – three of the world’s leading manufacturers in the karting industry. Each brand is well-renowned for their quality, workmanship and commitment to providing nearly […]

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May 12, 2025
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After the success of the first edition of the Champions of the Future Shifter in Portugal in 2024, the RGMMC group made the decision to organise another edition of the international competition for 125cc gearbox karts, which is very popular with drivers, but this time over two separate rounds. Before the big event in Franciacorta, […]

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