Apr 01, 2024

FL Amusement Creations, LLC is proud to announce that it will assume management of Andersen RacePark in Palmetto, Florida in May 2024 and the new venue will be renamed the ‘T4 KartPlex’ as part of its title sponsorship from Tillotson Racing. With an aim to restore and grow grassroots kart racing in the Tampa Bay […]

Apr 01, 2024

The first edition of the 2024 eKartingNews.com Shifterkart Driver Rankings Presented by Skip Barber Racing School have been tabulated now that the first three months of the season are in the books. It has been a busy winter season to kick off the year with the first 16 races added to the moving 12-month standings […]

Mar 29, 2024

The biggest series on the East Coast over the past few years is set to fire up a new season of competition next weekend as the United States Pro Kart Series takes the green flag at Speedsportz Racing Park. As we’ve seen through their social media posts of late, classes are hitting their caps, and […]

Mar 28, 2024

The 2024 California ProKart Challenge hosted the first event of the season on March 23-24 at Buttonwillow Raceway Park in central California. Weather was a key factor on the weekend in Buttonwillow with rain threatening the opening round action of the 2024 championship program. The staff, teams and competitors worked together to push through the […]

Mar 28, 2024

The Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix, the world’s largest and most prestigious karting street race, is excited to announce a new national level partnership with The Hemp Doctor, based in Mooresville, N.C., as Presenting Sponsor of the race. The Hemp Doctor is a major national manufacturer and distributor of legal hemp/CBD products and Rock Island […]

Mar 27, 2024

The second stop for the 2024 Race Rotax US Trophy West Series was the Musselman Honda Circuit in Tucson, Arizona. Rotaxians from all across the western half of North America traveled to the Tucson, Arizona circuit on March 22-24 for the third and fourth rounds of the championship program, including a full day of practice […]

Mar 26, 2024

It was another record setting weekend for the Texas Sprint Racing Series presented by DeFacto Racing. The 10th season continued with the ‘Spring Round-Up’ event at the Speedsportz Racing Park, welcoming 227 entries in the 11 categories competing in the Superkarts! USA and International Kart Federation regional program. Rain hit the New Caney, Texas facility […]

Mar 25, 2024

Sunday’s opening round of the Mondokart.com FIA Karting European Championship – OK & Junior in Valencia lived up to all its promises, with spectacular and intense races rewarding some excellent drivers. The winners Gabriel Gomez (ITA) in OK and Dries van Langendonck (BEL) in Junior also lead the provisional standings in their respective categories. After […]

Mar 22, 2024

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. ‘This Week In […]

Mar 21, 2024

The Route 66 Sprint Series is heading into its second season under the ownership of Chris Kardashian and everyone involved is excited as the 2024 edition of the championship will begin on the May 3-5 weekend at the New Castle Motorsports Park in New Castle, Indiana. At the opening event of the season, the series […]

Mar 20, 2024

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 20, 2024

Big news coming from Florida as the Cup Karts North America South Division has confirmed a move of the series finale to the Daytona International Speedway. The event scheduled for Memorial Day Weekend – May 24-26 – inside the famed Daytona Beach, Florida facility. This is among the first events outside a WKA Daytona KartWeek […]

Mar 18, 2024

The Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix, the world’s largest and most prestigious karting street race, will run for the 29th time this August 31-September 1. In response to a number of racers, an adjustment has been made to the race’s spec tire rules. Hoosier tires will remain the preferred spec tire for the event. But […]

Mar 18, 2024

March Madness is back, and it’s time to put your basketball knowledge and luck up against others in the karting community. The 2024 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship tournament kicks off this weekend, which means you have very little time to study and fill out your brackets before entering the EKN Tournament Challenge. The rules are […]

Mar 16, 2024

The California ProKart Challenge was established with a gathering of karters in 2005 led by kart shop owners and enthusiastic racers in the Southern California region. The program was led by Tom Kutscher, who would later become owner of Superkarts! USA in 2006. The California PKC became the flagship regional program for the organization and […]

Mar 15, 2024

The 15th season for the Superkarts! USA Pro Tour is underway with the running of the 2024 SKUSA WinterNationals, held at the Orlando Kart Center. Nearly 250 entries gathered at the Orlando, Florida facility that hosted the event for a second straight year. The March 8-10 weekend was the debut of the new SKUSA Pro […]

Mar 15, 2024

The Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix, the world’s largest and most prestigious karting street race, will run for the 29th time this August 31-September 1. A number of changes and improvements will be announced this Spring and Summer. The 2024 version will see two changes in race classes. Gone from the lineup are Briggs & […]

Mar 10, 2024

What began as a wet and cloudy day at the Orlando Kart Center for the final day of action at the 2024 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour WinterNationals, the Sunday activities were greeted with warm weather and sunshine once qualifying began for the in the morning hours. The Orlando, Florida facility was wet for the opening […]

Mar 09, 2024

A warm and sunny day kicked off the 2024 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour WinterNationals at the Orlando Kart Center. Saturday’s racing featured a full round of racing for the Semi-Pro categories while a new era began for the two Pro divisions with Qualifying, Super Pole and Prefinal sessions took place during the evening hours in […]

Mar 08, 2024

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 2024 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour WinterNationals at the Orlando Kart Center in Orlando, Florida. This is insider info will not be seen anywhere else. Be sure to […]