Karting in Every State: Justin Dittrich’s ‘Race To 50’

New York driver has goal to race karts in every state in America

Apr 05, 2023
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A ‘bucket list’ type journey for many Americans is to visit all 50 states. If you insert karting into that quest, you have Justin Dittrich’s ‘Race to 50’ program. The 26-year-old from New York is on a mission to compete in a karting event within each of the 50 states in the USA. Dittrich comes […]

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Apr 04, 2023
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Like everything in racing, there is the determination to improve on and off the race track. Odenthal Racing Products does the same in everything they manufacture out of their Idaho-based headquarters. One of the most popular products in the last year is the Camera Mount has a new component with the Camera Mount Isolator. The […]

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EKN Trackside: SKUSA Pro Tour WinterNationals – Sunday Report

Morgatto, Musgrave, and Levy score impressive Senior wins

Apr 03, 2023
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The teams and drivers on the Superkarts! USA Pro Tour reconvened at the Orlando Kart Center on Sunday for the final day of action at the WinterNationals, taking to the 13-turn track for another schedule of intense competition. The weather was a carbon copy of Saturday with temperatures in the high-80s under sunny and partly […]

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EKN Trackside: SKUSA Pro Tour WinterNationals – Saturday Report

Turney, Formal, and Levy score impressive senior wins

Apr 01, 2023
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The opening round of the Superkarts! USA Pro Tour rocked the Orlando Kart Center on Saturday, as the organization’s national series kicked off with the annual WinterNationals. The intensity was high all day long and the long main events made tire management part of the strategy for the Pro classes. The tighter nature of the […]

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Paddock Insider: 2023 SKUSA Pro Tour – WinterNationals

Notes from the Orlando Kart Center pit area

Mar 31, 2023
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EKN’s Paddock Insider is part of our Trackside coverage, and provides EKN Nation with notes, updates and breaking news, as it happens. The article will feature notes from trackside at the 2023 SKUSA Pro Tour WinterNationals at the Orlando Kart Center in Orlando, FL. This is insider info will not be seen anywhere else. Please […]

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Mar 30, 2023
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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: 2023 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour WinterNationals – Preview

14th season begins with organizations first trip to Orlando Kart Center

Mar 30, 2023
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The 2023 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour is set to begin this weekend with the organization’s first trip to the Orlando Kart Center on March 31-April 2. The Orlando, Florida facility has been the unofficial home for many national teams and competitors over the last month, with the 2023 SKUSA WinterNationals as the final event of […]

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Race Report: 2023 Texas Sprint Racing Series – Winter Warm-up

Nearly 200 entries open championship series with first trip to Speedsportz Racing Park

Mar 29, 2023
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The ninth season for the Texas Sprint Racing Series presented by Auctionetx is underway following the weekend of racing action at the Speedsportz Racing Park over March 24-26. The ‘Winter Warm-up’ event at the New Caney, Texas facility nearly broke the 200-entry mark for the 11 categories competing, battling changing weather conditions throughout the weekend. […]

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Mar 29, 2023
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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. The 61st episode […]

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Mar 28, 2023
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Under three weeks away from the series finale for the 2023 Challenge of the Americas, scheduled April 14-16 at the Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California, the series is has announced a format change for the new OK-N category. The class, which is not racing for a series championship, will follow the FIA-CIK format for the […]

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Mar 27, 2023
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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. Episode 68 of Face2Face with Rob Howden and David Cole is […]

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Mar 27, 2023
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The final day of the FIA Karting European Championship – OK & Junior in Valencia was split into two distinct parts with the Super Heats in the morning and the Finals in the early afternoon. In the beautiful Spanish weather, the races provided an intense sporting spectacle in which the best placed drivers at the […]

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eKartingNews.com Driver of the Month: February 2023 – Ernesto Rivera

Four wins over two weekends continues momentum for RPG driver from Mexico

Mar 23, 2023
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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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Mar 22, 2023
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Koyen Media, LLC of Sun Prairie, WI recently reached an agreement with Superkarts! USA (SKUSA) and the United States Pro Kart Series (USPKS) to develop and operate a multi-series licensing program.  The initial phase of the North American Kart License (NAKL) program will include the USPKS national series and the SKUSA Pro Tour, beginning in […]

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Mar 21, 2023
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Our EKN Driver Diary series is designed to provide our readers with a first-hand experience of competing in the sport of karting. Several of the Driver Diary series have featured a USA karter traveling across the big pond to compete in Europe. This next series follows that approach by riding along with Californian Preston Lambert […]

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Mar 20, 2023
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ROK VLR Junior Starting Grid 1. Steven Miller – Chad Dokken Racing 2. Emma Scarbrough – Chad Dokken Racing 3. Chase Buscaglia – GWR 4. Shun Sekiguchi – Supertune 5. Anthony Martella – Speed Concepts Racing The first ROK VLR Junior start was aborted as drivers went around for an additional circuit due to a […]

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Mar 20, 2023
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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 67th episode of Face2Face focused around the Pacific Northwest and […]

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Mar 19, 2023
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It was a hot and humid Saturday as ROKKERs took on the final pair of heat races and prefinals of the 2023 Florida Winter Tour. With weather threatening the Orlando Kart Center late in the day, the race was on to set the grids for Championship Sunday. ROK VLR Junior With two heat race wins […]

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Mar 18, 2023
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Friday would be the home of qualifying and the first wheel-to-wheel action of the weekend as the final round of the Florida Winter Tour officially got underway. With warm temperatures, track action was fast and furious, and ROKKERs were looking to get a head start on results with rain forecasted on occasion for both Saturday […]

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Mar 17, 2023
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The 2023 United States Pro Kart Series kicked off on the March 10-12 weekend at the Orlando Kart Center. The Orlando, Florida facility hosted the Southern Grand Prix, the opening round of the five-event championship program. David Cole and Rob Howden break down the racing from Orlando in this episode of the EKN Debrief – […]

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