Sep 01, 2023

This Labor Day weekend hosts the 28th edition of the Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix as the city streets of Rock Island, Illinois turns into a two-day karting festival. It all began in 1994 with the first time karts competed around the six-turn, six-tenths of a mile long circuit along the Mississippi River with spectators […]

Aug 31, 2023

The 2023 United States Pro Kart Series held its penultimate round over the August 25-27 weekend with the running of the Ohio Grand Prix at the Motorsports Country Club of Cincinnati Kart Plex. The Batavia, Ohio welcomed USPKS for the first time, featuring 230 entries over the eight championship categories. David Cole and Rob Howden […]

Aug 31, 2023

In the matter of five months, the 2024 Challenge of the Americas will be kicking off the 17th season for the international winter west coast series. February 2024 is the opening month of the three weekend, six-round championship program. Dates for the 2024 season were announced this past July, with February, March and April as […]

Aug 30, 2023

The Cup Karts North America program is celebrating its 10th season in 2023. The family-friendly racing series is based around the Briggs & Stratton 206 engine platform which has rejuvenated the grassroots karting movement across North America over the last decade. As the leader in grassroots regional racing, CKNA has grown into four different divisions […]

Aug 28, 2023

EKN has learned that three major karting programs in the USA have been working together to form a new updated schedule for their respective 2024 seasons. Individuals from Stars Championship Series, Superkarts! USA and the United States Pro Kart Series conducted online meetings discussing possible changes and updates for next year’s races on their respective […]

Aug 27, 2023

The fourth round of the 2023 United States Pro Kart Series came to a close on Sunday with the final action completed at the Ohio Grand Prix. The amazing Motorsports Country Club of Cincinnati Kart Plex played host to the penultimate round of the championship chase. Comfortable weather compared to the previous three days in […]

Aug 26, 2023

The second day of action at the United States Pro Kart Series Ohio Grand Prix went into the books on Saturday, with three rounds of heat races for the eight categories here at the Motorsports Country Club of Cincinnati. The temps were much lower today in Batavia, Ohio, reaching a high into the 80s, however, […]

Aug 25, 2023

The first day of action at the 2023 United States Pro Kart Series Ohio Grand Prix went into the books on Friday with four rounds of official practice and the qualifying sessions. The eight categories took to the Motorsports Country Club of Cincinnati Kart Plex amid a very humid day. The heat index rose to […]

Aug 25, 2023

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 2023 United States Pro Kart Series at the Indiana Grand Prix held at the New Castle Motorsports Park in New Castle, Indiana. This is insider info will […]

Aug 25, 2023

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 […]

Aug 24, 2023

Colorful. Controversial. Constructive. We’re entering the closing stages in the United States Pro Kart Series season and it’s certainly been eventful to this point. Despite the valleys we’ve faced so far this season, I think the peaks have more than compensated for them. It’s been an adjustment for the series as a whole to come […]

Aug 24, 2023

The second half of the 2023 United States Pro Kart Series is continuing with the program set to make its first visit to the Motorsports County Club of Cincinnati Kart Plex. The first ever Ohio Grand Prix will take place over August 24-27 weekend with Round Four action contested at the Batavia, Ohio facility. Championship […]

Aug 24, 2023

eKartingNews.com has and is always looking to work with the great talent that helps to capture the moments in our sport that last a lifetime. There are several individuals and companies that are passionate about motorsports, especially karting, and love being in position to grab that career achievement or the memories of a special weekend […]

Aug 23, 2023

The 19th season for the California ProKart Challenge has been put to the test as the program enters the second half of the championship chase. What was scheduled as a three-day, two-round race weekend at the Adams Motorsports Park in Riverside, California over August 18-20 became a shortened two-day, one-round event. Hurricane Hilary hit the […]

Aug 22, 2023

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. The Face2Face show returns after busy summer weeks trackside, featuring a […]

Aug 22, 2023

The Cup Karts North America program is celebrating its 10th season in 2023. The family-friendly racing series is based around the Briggs & Stratton 206 engine platform which has rejuvenated the grassroots karting movement across North America over the last decade. As the leader in grassroots regional racing, CKNA has grown into four different divisions […]

Aug 21, 2023

Loyalty and commitment are important words in motorsports, and they’re highly revered for the simple reason that in the never-ending search for speed and performance, they’re not easily found. California’s George Barks has been a fixture in American karting for over three decades, and he’s also been an importer and distributor for TM Racing since […]

Aug 18, 2023

The 2023 FIA Karting KZ World Championship is set for September 7-10 at the Pro Kart Raceland in Wackersdorf, Germany. Many of the top shifterkart drivers from around the world will converge on the 1.19km circuit to decide this year’s world champion. USA drivers have competed at the event in the past, including multi-time SKUSA […]

Aug 17, 2023

It’s been over 15 years since an American-made kart has won a major national event. You have to go back to Gary Carlton and Trackmagic in 2007 at the Stars of Karting event in Las Vegas to find the victory by a driver piloting American steel. This feat was accomplished again in March 2023 when […]

Aug 16, 2023

The Cup Karts North America program is celebrating its 10th season in 2023. The family-friendly racing series is based around the Briggs & Stratton 206 engine platform which has rejuvenated the grassroots karting movement across North America over the last decade. As the leader in grassroots regional racing, CKNA has grown into four different divisions […]