Oct 24, 2019

Heat races were completed at the 2019 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals on Thursday. Act 2 of the show takes place tomorrow at the Circuito Internazionale Napoli in Sarno, Italy with the 360 drivers from nearly 60 countries re-shuffled. Results from the three rounds of racing – two for Mini and Micro – reorder the […]

Oct 23, 2019

The 2019 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals saw its first day of wheel-to-wheel competition on Wednesday at the Circuito Internazionale Napoli in Sarno, Italy. The 360 drivers from nearly 60 countries put in their final session of preparation before putting all the chips in for qualifying. The order from those sessions sets the line-up for […]

Oct 22, 2019

Two days of practice is complete for the 2019 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals. The 360 drivers from nearly 60 countries completed Rounds 4, 5 and 6 of practice in the second day on track at the Circuito Internazionale Napoli. The 20th edition for the ‘Olympics of Karting’ has 14 drivers making up Team USA […]

Oct 22, 2019

Welcome back on this very hot and anticipated day of the 20th Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals (RMCGF) here at the Circuito Internazionale di Napoli in Sarno. After the all-important track walks at sunset yesterday evening, today was an exciting and electrifying atmosphere in the drivers tent before they were able to make their first rounds […]

Oct 21, 2019

The glitz and glamour of the opening days for the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals is behind all of the 360 drivers from 50 countries. Today was about getting on track and beginning the first steps to become one of the six world Rotax champions at the Circuito Internazionale Napoli for the 20th edition for […]

Oct 21, 2019

Salutes and welcome to the 20th edition of the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals (RMCGF) hosted at the international acclaimed Circuito Internazionale di Napoli in Sarno. This year we are celebrating our 20th anniversary in this beautiful region of Italy, which is well known for its rich cultural heritage sites, the wonderful Amalfi Coast and very good […]

Oct 20, 2019

There is no other event like it in the world. The ‘Olympics of Karting’…where you have to earn your spot to compete against the best from around the globe. This week is Rotax week with the focus on the Circuito Internazionale Napoli with the 20th edition of the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals. This is […]

Oct 16, 2019

BRP-Rotax is proud to announce that for the upcoming season in 2020, it will introduce several upgrades to both the Micro MAX and Mini MAX engine configuration, which will achieve four main objectives: · Ease of use & installation · Less sensitive operation · More cost effective · Limit manipulation of components. These improvements further […]

Aug 29, 2019

By partnering with 3MK Events and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO), BRP-Rotax has had an unquestionable success with the launch of its new world-class event at the Le Mans circuit. Almost 300 drivers, 44 countries, five continents, impeccable organisation, a magnificent circuit, thrilling races, a magical atmosphere, prizes and much more, led to delighted […]

Aug 26, 2019

Team USA for the upcoming Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals is set, thanks to the third #RaceRotax event of the season with J3 Competition hosting the Stars & Stripes Open event at Pittsburgh International Race Complex. Justin Stefani of J3 joins EKN’s Rob Howden to discuss Team USA, heading to the 20th edition of the […]

Aug 15, 2019

With the conclusion of the final 2019 Rotax ‘ticket’ event in America (Stars & Stripes Open) the official Team USA roster is set for the 20th annual Rotax Grand Finals to be held in Sarno, Italy during the timeframe of October 19-26 2019.  The event will take place at the famed circuit in the Napoli […]

Jul 25, 2019

With a strategic aim to grow and re-energize the sport of karting, J3 Competition the owner of Stars & Stripes promotions is excited to announce its latest corporate partners; CAPRI Tools and Unipro ApS.  CAPRI Tools who are relatively new to the hand-tools marketspace is already making a significant mark with its full range of […]

Jul 24, 2019

With ample interest, the Rotax Stars & Stripes Open event has added the  popular local option Briggs & Stratton  206 Senior category to the event.  The category will start on Saturday afternoon, August 3 with two practice sessions and the conclusion of the day being qualifying.  On Sunday August 4 the category will enjoy a warm-up […]

Jun 19, 2019

With significant interest coupled alongside the professional and unique event structure the organization has implemented an event entry deadline of July 15, 2019 for guaranteed participants.  The structure and professionalism of the Rotax Stars & Stripes events are unique not only in the offerings provided to customers and the high-level of racing, but with the […]

Jun 12, 2019

With ample interest already flowing into the Stars & Stripes Open event the Micro and Mini Max categories will heat up to an all-time high with awarding multiple tickets to the coveting 2019 Rotax Grand Finals.  Since 2018, the ‘Ticket’ events in the United States have been run with a mixed group of Micro and […]

Jun 11, 2019

At the near half-way point of the 2019 racing season, J3 Competition is proud to officially launch its Rotax Stars & Stripes Super Regional program!  The program is aimed at providing exciting Rotax Racing within regions whereby full technical, service and marketing support is provided to the series competitors and promoters.  The official events which […]

Jun 06, 2019

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 […]

Jun 05, 2019

Less than sixty days away from the final chance in North America to earn a ‘ticket’ to the 2019 Rotax Finals kicks off at the Rotax Stars & Stirpes Open event held at Pitt Race Complex during August 2-4, 2019.  The event will award a total of eight (8) Grand Finals tickets where all categories […]

May 28, 2019

A new era of Rotax racing was ushered in on the May 17-19 weekend with the new Stars & Stripes Trophy event making its debut at the Utah Motorsports Campus. J3 Competition, the northern United States distributor for Rotax products, welcomed drivers from five different countries to the Erda, Utah facility to compete in six […]

May 10, 2019

J3 Competition’s new Stars & Stripes program, which will be run under the ‘Race Rotax’ banner, is set to host its first event of the 2019 season. On May 17-19, Rotax racing returns to the Utah Motorsports Campus for the Stars & Stripes Trophy event. Karters will tackle the 9/10-mile ‘Star Trek’ circuit of the […]