Apr 21, 2016

Letters converted quickly to numbers for Aiden Baker Crouse in the season opener for the RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series this past weekend at 103rd Street Sports Complex in Jacksonville, Florida, as the World Karting Association began a new era for 6 of their 11 national classes, offering purse payouts to the top […]

Apr 13, 2016

On the heels of an awesome turnaround season in 2015, the RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series is prepared for yet another successful campaign, with a strong entry count waiting for the gates to open for the series season opener April 15-17 at 103rd Street Sports Complex in Jacksonville, Florida. The Boon and Sons […]

Apr 12, 2016

618.6 PRESSURE / VACUUM TESTING Testing may be performed to insure extra air is not being pulled into the engine for a performance gain. Any means to bypass the intent of the class rules is illegal. Both pressure and vacuum tests may be performed — engine must hold 5 psi for 60 seconds and/or 5 […]

Apr 08, 2016

After half of the 16 Two Cycle classes on the Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup Series found different winning chassis combinations at Daytona, the theme pretty much remained the same for the series second stop, the Praga North America Nationals April 1-3 at GoPro Motorplex in Mooresville, North Carolina. While Tony Kart edged out to a current […]

Apr 08, 2016

The beginning of the 2016 season for the RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup season is just days away, April 15-17 at 103rd Street Sports Complex in Jacksonville, Florida. But before the tabulating of points begins for the new season, champions, top ten eligible drivers, and many other special award recipients form 2015 will be […]

Apr 06, 2016

Round 2 of the Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup Series April 1-3 at GoPro Motorplex in Mooresville, North Carolina had all the makings of what appeared to be the FIRST national event of the season. With a jammed packed pit area, competitors fended off wet track conditions early Friday and Saturday morning, the end result being some […]

Mar 31, 2016

The first two races of the new season for Matt Michel on the Dunlop/Xeramic National Road Race Series presented by Russell Karting could not have been any more different if you scripted it. After sustaining serious injuries in a turn 3 crash on the high banks of Daytona, leaving the young driver with several broken […]

Mar 31, 2016

Competitors running the 2016 edition of the RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series April 15-17 at 103rd Street Sports Complex in Jacksonville, Florida have until Tuesday April 5 to catch the pre entry fee pricing. While there have been a number of changes to the Gold Cup fee structure for the new year, there […]

Mar 30, 2016

The excitement and energy of Race #2 for the Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup Series continues to build, as competitors begin to load the trailers and head to GoPro Motorplex in Mooresville, North Carolina this weekend for the Praga North America Nationals. Following a day long session of practice on the track, competitors, along with their family […]

Mar 30, 2016

The Minutes of the most recent Face to Face Meeting with the WKA Board of Trustees and their Officers is now available on the WKA website. The Board met at the WKA Office in Concord, North Carolina March 7 and 8, following the final Winter Cup event at GoPro Motorplex . To view the meeting […]

Mar 28, 2016

The 2016 season is set to continue for the World Karting Association Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup Series with the running of the Praga North America Nationals. Racers from across the eastern half of the United States will converge on the popular GoPro Motorplex on April 1-3 in Mooresville, North Carolina. WKA is coming off a successful […]

Mar 25, 2016

WKA Officials are pleased to announce the continuing relationship with Rob Smith and Kart City Performance for 2016 as the official race sponsor of the August 5-7 national event for the RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series at New Castle Motorsports Park. The news is positive in a two-fold sense, as Kart City Performance’s […]

Mar 25, 2016

As both the Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup and RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series venture into the month April with their respective national events, WKA would like to remindour loyal customers of some very important rules pertaining to the events, prior to, and during the functions. WKA goes to a considerable amount of effort through […]

Mar 25, 2016

At the WKA meeting March 6, 2016, the trustees voted to accept the Briggs and Stratton LO206 engine rules — some of these rules were not included in the 2016 techbook — please note following clarifications and/or changes: 708 BRIGGS LO206 add — all items may be compared to know stock parts to insure compliance. […]

Mar 25, 2016

As the winds of change have arrived on the scene for the RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series for the new year, it’s a wind that has blown through the pits in recent years with amazing results to show for it, on another series, that being the Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup Series. In recent years, […]

Mar 25, 2016

Competitors wishing to get a leg up on the competition 3 national events in advance on the Dunlop/Xeramic National Road Race Series presented by Russell Karting can rest assured they will be running the full course when the series heads to Atlanta Motorsports Park September 16-18 for the series Grand National and Championship deciding event. […]

Mar 24, 2016

The WKA National Road Race Series continued its 2016 season with the second event of the year, hosted by the Southern Kart Club at the Roebling Road Raceway in Bloomingdale, Georgia. The 2.0-mile road course is a flat, very fast layout for karters to enjoy with over 200 entries taking part in the three-day weekend […]

On the heels of a most successful weekend at Roebling Road Raceway for the second stop of the Dunlop/Xeramic National Road Race Series driven by Russell Karting, competitors are primed and ready for the third stop on the tour, that being the June 4 and 5 event at Summit Point Motorsports Park in Summit Point, […]

Mar 22, 2016

As competitors for the RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series busily prepare for the season opening Spring Nationals April 15-17 at 103rd Street Sports Complex in Jacksonville, Florida, as well as the 2015 Year End Awards Presentation, also being held in Jacksonville, future 2016 champions can rest assured that the Year End merchandise for […]

Mar 17, 2016

With entries pouring in daily for the Praga North America Nationals for the Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup Series April 1-3 at GoPro Motorplex in Mooresville, many competitors are catching the Tier 1 deadline. For those that haven’t, the Tier 2 deadline for entries to the 2nd event of the 5 race national program is just a […]