Jan 16, 2018

USAC Karting and Margay Racing are excited to expand upon the success of the Margay Ignite class with the addition of a Masters class to the 2nd annual Battle at the Brickyard in 2018. The ever popular and growing class will now feature two options for people to race on parts of one of the […]

Aug 17, 2017

For the first time in 22 years, karts were raced on the city streets of Elkhart, IN. In the early to mid 1990’s, the Elkhart Grand Prix was one of the largest events in all of karting, attracting over 600 entries and were broadcast on the then-new ESPN2 network. However, due to safety concerns and […]

Jul 13, 2017

It is every racer’s dream to be able to cross the yard of bricks that sit on the start/finish line at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The sport made it one step closer to that dream with USAC Karting hosting the first ever Battle at the Brickyard inside the famed facility in Speedway, Indiana. The three-day […]

Jul 11, 2017

This weekend, nearly 300 entries took part in the inaugural USAC Karting ‘Battle at the Brickyard’. For the first time, karts took to the northern portion of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, utilizing portions of the Grand Prix circuit, Hulman Boluvard, and access roads to make up a just over 1-mile kart circuit. While the karts […]

Jul 05, 2017

45 racing kart drivers representing 11 states and three countries will compete at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway in pursuit of the inaugural Ignite Battle at The Brickyard championship as karts race for the first time ever at the Speedway on July 7th, 8th & 9th. USAC Karting has paved the way for the Ignite […]

Jun 20, 2017

The preliminary entry list is out! 36 drivers representing 11 different states have entered so far. It’s not too late to be a part of the action, drivers have until Monday, June 26 to register! The Ignite “Battle at the Brickyard” will drop the green flag at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 7-9 as […]

Mar 13, 2017

The Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix powered by Mediacom and the United States Auto Club (USAC) have announced that the world’s oldest and largest karting street race will operate under a USAC license in 2017. Licensing is especially important for foreign drivers who wish to compete at Rock Island without risk of having punitive action […]

Feb 09, 2017

USAC is proud to announce life-long karter and veteran race director, Rick Fulks, will be heading the on-track teams for both the Battle at the Brickyard Karting Classic and the Elkhart Riverwalk Grand Prix. Fulks, of Springfield, IL, is a legend in the road racing divisions of karting, but is also an accomplished sprint and […]

Feb 07, 2017

The Ignite “Battle at the Brickyard” will drop the green flag at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 7-9 as part of the USAC’s premier karting event inside the speedway. Who hasn’t dreamed of turning laps at the Brickyard? This is your chance to etch your name amongst racing legends such as Mario Andretti, AJ […]

Jan 24, 2017

The USAC name has been a big part of the motorsports industry since 1956. The United States Auto Club is one of the sanctioning bodies of auto racing in the United States, and a founding member of the Automobile Competition Committee for the United States (ACCUS). USAC is known widely as the sanctioning body for […]

Dec 06, 2016

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway and United States Auto Club announced today that a karting competition will be added to the schedule for the annual “USAC Battle at the Brickyard.” The 2017 edition of the event will take place July 6-9 and already features an action-packed schedule highlighted by the USAC Honda .25 Midget series. “Many […]

Dec 05, 2016

People new to the sport and the industry may have heard about the Elkhart Grand Prix, however, never were able to experience a revolution in the karting experience. In the days before Superkarts! USA SuperNationals, there were street races and temporary circuit events popping up all over North America. The Rock Island Grand Prix began […]

Nov 01, 2016

Ever since I was a kid, listening to the radio on Sunday of every Memorial Weekend, I wondered what it would be like to drive around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. While my journey to becoming an IndyCar driver took a wrong turn somewhere down the line, I – along with many of my karting friends […]