Aug 15, 2023

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 […]

Aug 14, 2023

With the RMC US Trophy Final being held at New Castle Motorsports Park (NCMP) in just over one months’ time, anticipation is building for the final North American opportunity to earn tickets to the 2023 RMC Grand Finals in Bahrain. With six open tickets available for either the United States or International entrants, series officials […]

Aug 11, 2023

The second half of 2023 California ProKart Challenge is set to begin over the August 18-20 weekend. Competitors will head to the historic Adams Motorsports Park to contest Rounds Four and Five of this year’s championship program in a three-day, double- round weekend. The Riverside, California facility is one of the country’s oldest karting circuits […]

Aug 10, 2023

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. Episode 69 of […]

Aug 10, 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 09, 2023

The penultimate event of the 2023 Texas Sprint Racing Series presented by Auctionetx season took the teams and competitors to the Rimrock Raceway for Round Four action. The August 4-6 weekend for the ‘Midsummer Mashup’ event was the first visit for the program to the Odessa, Texas facility. Warm weather greeted the teams and competitors […]

Aug 04, 2023

The final event of the 2023 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour came to an end with the running of the SummerNationals at the New Castle Motorsports Park. Two rounds at the New Castle, Indiana facility welcomed over 200 entries in nine categories to close out the 14th season of the championship. Rob Howden and David Cole […]

Aug 04, 2023

It is a month of movement in the eKartingNews.com TaG Driver Rankings presented by Skip Barber Racing School following two big events on the 2023 calendar. The IAME USA Grand National Championship along with the Superkarts! USA Pro Tour SummerNationals have shuffled up the order up and down the standings – including the number one […]

Aug 03, 2023

The events in the 2023 season are winding down, and the ability to gain points in the eKartingNews.com Shifterkart Driver Rankings presented by Skip Barber Racing School are counting down to the very end. The first of this year’s championships were decided recently at the Superkarts! USA Pro Tour, providing drivers the opportunity to better […]

Aug 02, 2023

The following is a first-hand experience of an up-and-coming shifterkart sprint racer making his first start at a road race event. Road racing – or ‘enduro’ karting – has been part of the sport dating back to the late 50s and early 60s when the sport was evolving outside of the parking lots and purpose-built […]

Jul 31, 2023

In relatively hot weather, the final day of the Italian round at Cremona saw Dutchman Rene Lammers win the FIA Karting European Championship – OK, while Ukrainian Oleksandr Bondarev took victory in the FIA European Karting Championship – Junior. Spaniard Hugo Marti was the overall winner of the FIA Karting Academy Trophy. The thermometer hit […]

Jul 30, 2023

The 2023 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour SummerNationals went into the books on Sunday, completing Round Six of this year’s championship program during the final day of action at the SummerNationals. A clean day of weather at the New Castle Motorsports Park following the crazy first three days in New Castle, Indiana. A couple red flags […]

Jul 29, 2023

The fifth round of the Superkarts! USA Pro Tour SummerNationals went into the record books as one that many will not forget. It began with a strong storm blowing through the New Castle Motorsports Park paddock in the early morning hours, damaging a number of tents and equipment. SKUSA delayed the start of the on-track […]

Jul 28, 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 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour SummerNationals at the New Castle Motorsports Park in New Castle, Indiana.. This is insider info will not be seen anywhere else. Please […]

Jul 27, 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 […]

Jul 27, 2023

The 2023 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour is at the final stage of the season, hosting the SKUSA SummerNationals at the New Castle Motorsports Park over July 28-30. The three-day event will welcome teams and competitors for Round Five and Six of the championship program. The two days of racing will decide this year’s champions, with […]

Jul 26, 2023

During my first trackside coverage weekend of 2023, the opening rounds of the Superkarts! USA Winter Series, I chatted with Mike Rolison on the Thursday of the event. We looked back and reviewed my experience with his team (Rolison Performance Group) at the SuperNationals just two months prior and discussed my overall success of finishing […]

Jul 21, 2023

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. The 68th episode […]

Jul 21, 2023

The following is pulled from the old archives of eKartingNews.com, bringing you the words by Rhonda Mims-Brown including images by Sean Buur of Go Racing Magazine, from the 2003 Rock Island Grand Prix on August 30-31. Also included is the coverage from Shifter Kart Illustrated, from the pages of the Rock Island Argus newspaper and […]

Jul 19, 2023

The FIA and its Women in Motorsport Commission are pleased to announce the fourth edition of the FIA Girls on Track – Rising Stars project, with the opening of registrations. The programme, in collaboration with the Ferrari Driver Academy and supported by Iron Dames, aims to detect, and nurture the female racing talent of the […]