EKN Promoters Series 2024: Andy Seesemann – Challenge of the Americas

17th season of Challenge program opening doors for West Coast karters

Jan 17, 2024
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The Challenge of the Americas kicks off its 17th season on the February 2-4 weekend at the Musselman Honda Circuit in Tucson, Arizona. Series promoter Andy Seesemann is fired up and ready for this year’s edition, having made some significant changes to his long-time program. For those of you who are new to the sport […]

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EKN Trackside: 2024 Superkarts! USA Winter Series – AMR1 – Sunday Report

Challenging weather mastered by Formal and de Tullio as series opener concludes

Jan 14, 2024
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After a thrilling and competitive start to the 2024 season on Saturday, the Superkarts! USA Winter Series returned to AMR Homestead-Miami Motorplex presented by MG Tires on Sunday but this time in much different weather conditions. The rain that had been forecast hit the facility hard for the main events, giving those with wet weather […]

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EKN Trackside: 2024 Superkarts! USA Winter Series – AMR1 – Saturday Report

Veteran stars Norberg and Formal lead RPG sweep of headline classes

Jan 13, 2024
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The Superkarts! USA Winter Series kicked off the 2024 racing season on Saturday at the AMR Homestead-Miami Motorplex Presented by MG Tires with over 291 entries taking to the 0.7-mile, 12-turn in warm and windy conditions. With the mercury rising to the mid-80s in the high heat of the day and light showers making things […]

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Jan 12, 2024
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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 Superkarts! USA Winter Series at the AMR Homestead-Miami Motorplex presented by MG Tires in Homestead, Florida. This is insider info will not be seen anywhere else. Be […]

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Jan 11, 2024
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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 the top stories, breaking news, and championship battles going […]

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EKN Trackside: 2024 Superkarts! USA Winter Series – AMR 1 – Preview

Seventh season of program opens new year of karting in USA

Jan 11, 2024
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The 2024 season is set to begin as the Superkarts! USA Winter Series is set to open its seventh season this weekend. The first stop of the 2024 EKN Trackside tour is the AMR Homestead-Miami Motorplex presented by MG Tires facility in Homestead, Florida over January 12-14. The 7/10-mile circuit will be utilized in the […]

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Jan 10, 2024
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Approaching their 60th year in business, Franklin Motorsports Inc. announces the 2024 plans for Team FMS opportunities as well as trackside parts support. The past couple seasons witnessed growth of the Franklin Motorsports trackside parts support program, which has now become more sustainable and consistent thanks to staff additions. With an easy-to-use pre-order program and […]

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Rotax Winter Trophy Program Nearing 150 Entries

First tickets to the 2024 Rotax Grand Finals up for grabs in Florida

Jan 10, 2024
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The 2024 racing season is here, and with it is a loaded schedule of events in the state of Florida. Among them is the rare back-to-back weekends for the 2024 Rotax Winter Trophy. The Orlando Kart Center will host Rotaxians from around the world on January 26-28 and February 2-4 for a four-round championship series. […]

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Jan 09, 2024
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Are you not entertained?!? The recent recap of the 2023 EKN Driver Rankings presented by Skip Barber Racing School for both Shifterkart and TaG attracted a lot of attention to our social media channels. Before the 2024 season begins this weekend, EKN would like to review how the Driver Rankings are formulated and the changes […]

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Jan 09, 2024
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D2 Motors, a leading name in high-performance engines, proudly declares its readiness to supply engines to teams participating in the upcoming 2024 racing season. With a legacy of excellence and innovation, D2 Motors opens its doors to teams across national and local racing circuits, offering access to superior engine technology designed to elevate performance on […]

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eKartingNews.com Driver of the Month: December 2023 – James Overbeck

Ohio driver doubles up in Briggs & Stratton competition at WKA Daytona KartWeek

Jan 08, 2024
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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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Jan 05, 2024
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The 50th Anniversary of the World Karting Association Daytona KartWeek took place over December 28-30 to complete the 2023 calendar season. Karters from across North America gathered at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida to compete in three different karting disciplines. The ‘World Center of Racing’ welcomed dirt oval, road racing and sprint […]

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Jan 04, 2024
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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. Welcome to 2024 […]

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Behind the Laptop: Turn the Page

Out with 2023 and into 2024

Jan 03, 2024
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It’s one of my favorite songs of all time, and one of the best covers, all wrapped into one – ‘Turn the Page’ by Bob Segar, covered by Metallica years later. The song is about the emotional ups and downs of being on the road, something a lot of the karting industry has in common […]

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Jan 03, 2024
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J3 Competition will add to its 2024 Promotions calendar with its continued US Trophy East series as well as the singular US Trophy Final event.  The 2024 US Trophy East series program will consist of two double header event weekends where the series is excited to provide RMC Grand Final Tickets directly to series winners […]

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Dec 28, 2023
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The following is the full EKN Trackside coverage for the 2004 World Karting Association Daytona KartWeek, held at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Rob Howden and David Cole made their first journey to the holiday season event, taking in the Manufacturers Cup Series race on the sprint track and the National Road […]

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EKN’s One to Watch: Nathan Dupuis

Speed Concepts Racing driver brings enthusiastic attitude as he ascends the karting ranks

Dec 27, 2023
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The 2023 season was a unique one in the Junior divisions. Several drivers graduated out of Junior from 2022, while the majority of those advancing up from Cadet moved into the 100cc divisions across the country. The 125cc categories featured only two dozen or so drivers competing throughout the season. And, for many, it was […]

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Dec 22, 2023
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The 2023 eKartingNews.com TaG Driver Rankings presented by Skip Barber Racing School has ended with the final events of the calendar year completed. A total of 46 events over the last 12 months featured 224 drivers recording results in events here within the United States. While it was not the tightest race in Driver Rankings […]

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Dec 22, 2023
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The eKartingNews Roundtable is a chance for a group of members from the karting community to discuss a topic with feedback from show viewers during the live podcast. Rob Howden and David Cole moderate the gathering panel of karting industry members. The first topic – 2026 World Championships to the USA. Based off a recent […]

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Dec 22, 2023
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The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) has appointed Maxxis, one of the world’s leading tyre manufacturers, as the exclusive tyre supplier for the FIA Karting European and World Championships in OK and OKJ categories, as well as for the OK-N World Cup and Academy Trophy in 2024-2026. All these classes are among the most prestigious […]

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