Oct 04, 2021

The Cup Karts North America Grand Nationals 5 was held at the New Castle Motorsports Park, beginning on September 30 and concluding on October 3. A record setting total of 404 entries in the eight Briggs & Stratton 206 categories, making it the largest for the event, and one of the biggest karting events in […]

Oct 01, 2021

Twenty-two of the top go-karters in the country were nominated to join Mazda’ club racing factory team for 2022. After their video submissions that focused on their efforts both on and off the racetrack, nine were selected to move on to the Spec MX-5 Shootout to be held at Sebring International Raceway, October 20 & […]

Sep 30, 2021

The Cup Karts North America Grand Nationals 5 is set to take place this weekend at the New Castle Motorsports Park. As of Monday morning, a new record has been set with 382 entries that will battle in the eight Briggs & Stratton 206 categories, surpassing last year’s record by nearly 100. The event continues […]

Sep 29, 2021

The Italian company leader in the karting field and the McLaren Formula 1 driver, after the prestigious successes achieved together in the early years of the British driver’s career, sign a historic partnership with the launch of a new brand, ready to go on track in the most important international competitions in 2022. A new […]

Sep 29, 2021

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 […]

Sep 28, 2021

The fifth edition of the Cup Karts North America Grand Nationals will take to a new track layout at New Castle Motorsports Park this weekend (September 31-October 2), and those not in attendance will be able to follow the action both on the EKN Live page as well as CKNA’s own Facebook page with a […]

Sep 27, 2021

The 15th season of FTK Promotions’ Challenge of the Americas series is just around the corner as the 2022 winter season is drawing closer. When the international west coast winter series begins this coming January, it will be celebrating not only the 15th year of the program, but the fifth season under the ROK Cup […]

Sep 24, 2021

The 2021 season came to a close over the September 17-19 weekend for the Texas Sprint Racing Series Presented by Texas Barge. The fifth and final round of the championship program was concluded at the Amarillo Kart Circuit outside Amarillo, Texas – marking the first visit to the facility in series history – with the […]

Sep 24, 2021

Mazda Motorsports, the National Auto Sport Association (NASA), and Toyo Tires are excited to announce the 22 go-karters nominated to compete at this year’s Spec MX-5 Shootout and go on to represent Mazda’s factory club racing team next year in the Spec MX-5 Challenge presented by Toyo Tires race series as NASA Teen Mazda Challenge racers. The inaugural Spec MX-5 […]

Sep 23, 2021

Back in December 2020, the craze on the internet in terms of iRacing was the launch of the new Grand Prix of Long Beach circuit for the online racing platform. Situated on the shoreline of Long Beach, California, the GPLB is one of the legendary temporary circuits in North America and around the world. Now, […]

Sep 22, 2021

The Route 66 Sprint Series – presented by MG Tires and Franklin Motorsports – hosted the fourth and final event of the 2021 program at the Wolf Paving Raceway in Dousman, Wisconsin over the September 17-19 weekend. The home of Badger Kart Club saw Round Seven and Eight contested around the historic circuit, welcoming over […]

Sep 22, 2021

The 2022 calendar year will mark the continuation of the Rotax Trophy East series as the successful 2021 campaign will give way to an equally exciting year ahead for Rotax racing.  With a few minor changes to the program the critical features will remain the same for the 2022 season, thus focusing on building the […]

Sep 21, 2021

The 2021 IK Sprint GrandNationals is scheduled for October 15-17 at the Prairie City Kart Track in Rancho Cordova, California. Registration opened at the beginning of September with entries filling in for the nine categories set to do battle around the Northern California facility. An adjustment has been made to the three-day schedule with qualifying […]

Sep 20, 2021

Due to worldwide COVID-19 travel restrictions and lower than expected numbers thus far in the separate shifter categories, and so we could open other SuperNationals classes that were waitlisted to higher capacity, we have decided to combine the two Pro Shifter classes back into one. Continuing our pledge to respond to customer demand and feedback, […]

Sep 17, 2021

The 2021 FIA Karting World Championship, featuring OK and OK Junior categories, scheduled for Birigui, Brazil, on December 2-5, has been cancelled as the global COVID-19 pandemic continues to generate challenges for teams, drivers and organisers in many regions. The 2021 FIA Karting OK-OKJ World Championship will take place in Spain from 29th to 31st […]

Sep 16, 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 38th episode […]

Sep 16, 2021

The California ProKart Challenge hosted the penultimate round of the 2021 season on the September 11-12 weekend at the Willow Springs International Raceway. The Rosamond, California facility has been the site of many Superkarts! USA regional program events in the past, including both the famed Streets of Willow course and the karting circuit. The two-day […]

Sep 15, 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 […]

Sep 14, 2021

The Rotax US Trophy Series West made its debut at the Grand Junction Motor Speedway during the August 27-29. Rotax racers from around the western half of the USA converged on the Grand Junction, Colorado facility that has hosted many major national and regional events during its history. The three-day event in August was the […]

Sep 13, 2021

With only one event remaining in the 2021 World Karting Association (WKA) Manufacturers Cup program, series officials are pleased to confirm and announce their official 2022 season schedule and tentative Daytona schedule. With three events this season, 2022 will see an increase to four event weekends and will kick off at the prestigious WKA Daytona […]