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 […]

Mar 08, 2024

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

Mar 07, 2024

The 2024 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour WinterNationals marks the 15th season of the organizations premier championship program. The March 8-10 event is scheduled for the Orlando Kart Center in Orlando, Florida. Part of the new Pro Tour format is the separation of two Pro categories and the seven Semi-Pro divisions that will battle over the […]

Mar 07, 2024

The second major event for the Cup Karts North America program was hosted this weekend at the Charlotte Motor Speedway where a record setting 463 entries filled up the nine classes for this year’s CKNA Spring Nationals presented by Odenthal Racing Products. That number was just 22 entries shy of the record for a CKNA […]

Mar 07, 2024

The midway point of the 17th season for Challenge of the Americas was reached over the March 1-3 weekend at the Musselman Honda Circuit. The Tucson, Arizona facility hosted Rounds Three and Four – or T2 weekend – welcoming nearly 80 entries in the six categories competing. Rob Howden and David Cole review the two […]

Mar 03, 2024

The 2024 Challenge of the Americas moved into the second half of its schedule on Sunday at the Musselman Honda Circuit in Tucson, Arizona, and with ideal weather, the racing matched that much of what we enjoyed on Saturday. With yet another day of blue skies and temperatures in the low 70s, the on-track action […]

Mar 02, 2024

The third round of the 2024 Challenge of the Americas was run in virtually ideal weather on Saturday at the Musselman Honda Circuit in Tucson, Arizona. With clear blue skies and 75-degree temperatures, only an increasing wind in the afternoon made things anything but perfect. This set the stage for the some exciting racing that […]

Mar 01, 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 Challenge of the Americas at the Musselman Honda Circuit in Tucson, Arizona. This is insider info will not be seen anywhere else. Be sure to follow the […]

Feb 29, 2024

The second of three events for the 2024 Challenge of the Americas program is taking place this weekend at the Musselman Honda Circuit. The Tucson, Arizona facility will welcome back the winter west coast series for a second time in four weeks, having hosted the series opener during the first weekend of February. Rounds Three […]

Feb 28, 2024

The 2024 Race Rotax US Trophy West Series is underway as the opening two rounds of the program were contested at the Phoenix Kart Racing Association facility over the February 23-25 weekend. The Glendale, Arizona facility featured three days of official on track action, including two separate days of competition following a full day of […]

Feb 28, 2024

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