Dec 29, 2021

There is no doubt that 2020 was one of the more difficult years in decades for everyone around the world, which not surprisingly impacted the sport of karting – both positively and negatively. Depending on the region or area in which you reside, karting was affected one way or another. After dealing with the initial […]

Dec 29, 2021

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 final podcast […]

Dec 28, 2021

The World Karting Association, which is holding Daytona KartWeek at Daytona International Speedway this week, honored its all-time Daytona winner inside the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) on Monday. WKA President Kevin Williams presented Randy Fulks with a “Mr. Daytona” trophy, which will be on display with the kart in the museum through […]

Dec 28, 2021

With quality and fairness of competition as its north star, SKUSA has long considered every aspect of its rulebook when making any wholesale change to it. With a long-standing commitment to policing driver conduct, in concert with their state-of-the-art video marshalling system, SKUSA have set the benchmark with respects to on-track officiating at a national […]

Dec 23, 2021

The newest podcast to hit the EKN Radio Network airwaves is ‘Book It – In Conversation with Rob Howden’. The EKN Publisher and long-time commentator turns on the mic for a raw, open book discussion with young karting legend Gary Carlton. From his humble beginnings in NorCal, to racing as a factory karting driver in […]

Dec 23, 2021

The 2021 season has ended after the final events on the competition calendar have been put into the books. This past year could be one of the longest in recent seasons, following the most challenging in 2020 with the COVID-19 pandemic. Numbers at the national level down to the club scene continue to grow, making […]

Dec 22, 2021

What has probably been the longest season of national level karting in the United States is finally concluded with the last few events of 2021 into the record books. Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020, there was concern about where the sport would be in the future. Thankfully, it has seen a surge […]

Dec 21, 2021

The 2021 season marked the seventh year of the Briggs & Stratton Weekly Racing Series presented by RLV program. This unique point system provides Briggs to continue its focus on the ‘Operation Grassroots’ program of supporting local tracks and clubs, while promoting those drivers competing at the grassroots level across North America. The Briggs Weekly […]

Dec 21, 2021

Following its most successful season ever, the United States Pro Kart Series is proud to announce it has finalized the competition schedule for 2022.  USPKS had previously announced three of its four locations, with the second location comprising of Rounds Three and Four undetermined.  The series was set on keeping the second event in the […]

Dec 21, 2021

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 […]

Dec 18, 2021

The 2021 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals closed out on Saturday, December 18 with the seven main events contested on the Bahrain International Karting Circuit. A full week of competition by the 376 drivers from all over the globe in the seven categories concluded with the main events deciding who would be the 2021 Rotax […]

Dec 17, 2021

A ‘Frantic Friday’ indeed for a number of competitors at the 2021 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals. Day five of competition at the Bahrain International Karting Circuit was completed on Friday, December 17 with the Prefinal action held to determine the 36-driver main event grids for the seven categories. Not all 376 drivers from countries […]

Dec 16, 2021

Day four of the 2021 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals were held at the Bahrain International Karting Circuit on Thursday, December 16. It was the second day of wheel-to-wheel racing for the seven divisions competing, featuring 376 drivers from all over the globe. Every category contested their second heat race, with those categories with 72 […]

Dec 15, 2021

The third day of competition was completed at the Bahrain International Karting Circuit at the 2021 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals. Monday and Tuesday provided practice rounds for all 376 drivers on hand for the ‘Olympics of Karting’ with Wednesday, December 15 providing the first day of racing following the timed qualifying sessions to set […]

Dec 15, 2021

The following is a statement from Superkarts! USA regarding weight changes to the Swift and X30 divisions. EKN confirmed with SKUSA that weights for the Junior divisions along with the KA100 Senior class will remain unchanged for 2022. For the past couple of years, there has been much discussion about class weights and how much […]

Dec 14, 2021

Day 2 of competition went into the books on Tuesday at the 2021 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals from the Bahrain International Karting Circuit. Following Monday’s first three rounds of practice, the 376 drivers on hand for the ‘Olympics of Karting’ completed the final three sessions of practice on Tuesday, December 14. It was a […]

Dec 13, 2021

The 376 drivers that make up the 2021 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals took to the Bahrain International Karting Circuit on Monday for the opening laps of the event. Today was about getting accustomed to learning the spec karts and Rotax engines they received on Sunday, and the 1.4km circuit. It was also a momentous […]

Dec 13, 2021

As of December 8, registration and room blocks for the 2022 ROK Cup Challenge of the Americas opener are now available. The upcoming season is the 15th edition of the program, set to begin on January 28-30 at the very fast and technical Musselman Honda Circuit in Tucson, Arizona. “We are less than 50 days […]

Dec 10, 2021

One of the most prestigious events for the sport of karting is the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals. It began in 2000 with a gather of Rotax racers to Puerto Rico and has grown to be one of the toughest karting titles to win around the world, named as the ‘Olympics of Karting’. A total […]

Dec 05, 2021

It took 746 days before SuperSunday returned as the Superkarts! USA SuperNationals 24 was completed on Sunday, December 5 outside the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. With the COVID-19 pandemic postponing the event in 2020, the ‘Mission Possible’ continued with the venue change just days before the December 1 opening day of on track session. SKUSA […]