Jun 09, 2015

Coming off another successful Manufactures Cup race in Dousman Wisconsin, WKA racers will turn their attention to the first of two Super-Divisionals.  The first Super-Divisional will be held June 26-28, 2015 at the PITT Race Complex in Wampum PA (site of the WKA Grand Nationals in August)  while the second Super-Divisional will be held September […]

Jun 05, 2015

Since 1971, the World Karting Association has played a vital and important role in the sport of karting in the United States. Founded by racers, for racers, the organization served to help guide and grow the sport with the purpose of supporting the membership, be it drivers, families, tracks or karting businesses. During the early […]

Jun 04, 2015

The return to Briggs and Stratton Raceway Park in Dousman, Wisconsin, the first for many since 2008, and the overall first for many completely, also meant a return to a time honored tradition. Stop #3 for the Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup Series, albeit greeted by a steady day long rain on Saturday, was well rewarded with […]

May 26, 2015

Following a 2-month hiatus, the RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series is prepared for their next 2 nationals within a month of each other. Before competitors make their way to G and J Kartway in Camden, Ohio July 4th weekend for the Michigan Kart Supply Nationals, there is quite a bit of unsettled business […]

May 22, 2015

As final preparations are being made for the Spring Nationals May 29-31 at Briggs and Stratton Raceway Park in Dousman, Wisconsin for the Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup Series, planning for the series 4th stop is being finalized. While a little over a month stands between races #3 and 4, the calendar will quickly turn to July […]

May 22, 2015

Thanks to the endorsement of the WKA Board of Trustees, American young talent Jagger Jones and Ryan Lewis will begin their European tour this week with their participation in the three-event CIK Karting Academy Trophy beginning at Zuera, Spain.  The two will represent the United States as team mates in the fifth running of the […]

May 21, 2015

In the on-going effort to correct errors, typo’s, omissions and old obsolete information, please see the following Techbook changes and corrections. Page 158 — 902.9 DELETE “maximum tire pressure 20 lbs. hot” Page 109 — Figure 609 — DELETE last line “Vortex-Minirok60” (see new section 624) Page 105 — Figure 606.3 — maximum cylinder bore […]

May 19, 2015

The Memorial Day weekend picnic festivities will receive an extension for many competitors and their families participating in the Spring Nationals 1 weekend later at Briggs and Stratton Raceway Park May 29-31 for the Bridgestone/Mazda Manufacturers Cup Series in Dousman, Wisconsin. As tradition has dictated for many years, Target Distributing of South Bend, Indiana has […]

May 15, 2015

With the third event closing in fast for the Bridgestone/Mazda Manufacturers Cup Series May 29-31 at Briggs and Stratton Raceway Park in Dousman, Wisconsin, competitors are reminded that the deadline for Tier 2 Entries will be open for another week, with a cutoff slated for May 21. This will afford drivers the final opportunity to […]

May 14, 2015

The spring season kicked off in fine fashion for the WKA VEGA/TS Racing National Road Racing Series with stop #2 of the 6-race program at Roebling Road Raceway in Savannah, Georgia. So it’s only fitting that spring slowly goes out the way it came in, with yet another Road Racing event, this time the first […]

May 13, 2015

When the 2015 National Schedule was released for the Bridgestone/Mazda Manufacturers Cup Series months ago, possibly one of the most eye-catching venues was stop #3 on the tour, returning the 2-cycle program to the nations heartland in May to Briggs and Stratton Raceway Park in Dousman, Wisconsin, not only home of the Badger Kart Club, […]

May 07, 2015

As competitors for the RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series continue to prepare for the upcoming Kart City Performance Nationals June 5-7 at Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, South Carolina, Race #3 for the series is on the horizon. Just 1 month following the stop in the Palmetto state, competitors will be gearing up […]

May 06, 2015

The third stop on the WKA VEGA /TS Racing National Road Racing Series is fast approaching. World Karting Association and Woodbridge Kart Club Officials are proud to announce the first of 3 national events with WKC, beginning with the June 13 and 14 Nationals at Summit Point Motorsports Park in West Virginia. As mentioned prior, […]

Apr 30, 2015

Following great success in the 1st round of the RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series at 103rd Street Sports Complex in Jacksonville, Florida, World Karting Officials have been busy, finding ways to increase the energy and excitement for round #2. On the heels of the announcement that Rob Smith and Kart City Performance has […]

Apr 29, 2015

With time quickly passing by, World Karting Officials have extended Tier 1 of the entry fees for the next scheduled Manufacturers and Gold Cup events to Monday May 4th. Competitors in the Bridgestone/Mazda Manufacturer’s Cup Series will next race at Briggs and Stratton Raceway Park in Dousman, Wisconsin the weekend of May 29-31, stop #3 […]

Apr 24, 2015

Stop #2 for the WKA Bridgestone/Mazda Manufacturers Cup Series at Go Pro Motorplex in Mooresville, North Carolina was not only greeted by Mother Nature at the beginning of the weekend. But the queen of the wet weather also showed competitors to the door Sunday evening, as heavy, torrential rain dominated the bulk of the weekend’s […]

Apr 21, 2015

On behalf of WKA President John Ferris, the WKA Board of Trustees, Office Staff, and Race Officials, a huge Thank You goes out to all competitors, crewmembers, Moms and Dads, Sponsors, as well as the management of Go Pro Motorplex, for helping to pull together on a mainly rain soaked weekend and make this past […]

Apr 08, 2015

During its recent meeting in March, the World Karting Association Board of Trustees voted to approve a new Super Divisional Program for 2015. The new program, which applies solely to the Manufacturers Cup Series, encompasses divisional programs in the east, southeast, and midwest. The East Super Divisional will include the Great Lakes and New Jersey […]

Apr 07, 2015

As competitors with the Bridgestone/Mazda Manufacturers Cup Series prepare for the IAME-USA Nationals April 17-19 at Go Pro Motorplex in Mooresville, North Carolina, preparations are already being made for the series 3rd event of 2015, the Spring Nationals at Briggs and Stratton Raceway Park in Dousman, Wisconsin. The event, scheduled for the weekend of May […]

Apr 03, 2015

The 2015 edition of the RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series kicked off under brilliant North Florida sunshine, and a sense of overwhelming and renewed energy in the pit area, as the nations top 4 Cycle competitors took to the track for the Ionic Edge Chassis Nationals at 103rd Street Sports Complex in Jacksonville, […]