The 2025 CRG Rental Kart World Contest, scheduled to take place in Castelletto di Branduzzo on October 18–19, promises to be a spectacular edition. Drivers from more than 15 different countries are expected for a weekend that will feature two distinct Rental race formats: on Saturday, the Sprint Cup will take place, including practice sessions, qualifying, two heats, a last-chance race, and Finals; on Sunday, the Endurance Cup will be held over a 6-hour distance.

The 2025 IAME Waterswift Restricted Cadet Class, one of four classes within the British Kart Championships, has been powered by sustainable fuel thanks to funding provided by the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team. Delivered in collaboration with Motorsport UK, the use of sustainable fuel from Round Three of the Championship achieved a 55% reduction in emissions compared to its fossil fuel equivalent.

The MP Group has further expanded its karting activities by acquiring the legendary karting circuit Karting Genk. To this end, MP owner Henk de Jong reached an agreement with the Lemmens family, who opened the outdoor track at Horensbergdam in 1983 and have owned it ever since. MP, best known in the Netherlands for its leading Formula racing team MP Motorsport, has been working for several years to grow its presence in karting—the foundation of the talent ladder that MP Motorsport offers all the way up to Formula 2.

The Superkarts! USA SuperNationals 28 is set to be a record-breaking event on November 12-16 outside the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. For a third straight year, karters from around the world will converge on the Las Vegas, Nevada facility to compete for a space in the SKUSA record books. Part of the battle to etch their name in history on SuperSunday will be to take home a piece of the prize package, valued at roughly $45,000.

Tony Neilson added two more Rock trophies to his collection, Scott “Skitchy” Barnes took four more home to Bermuda, and racers clocked some of the most competitive finishes in recent history at the 30^th annual Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix August 30-31.

Western Australian Sam Dicker has created history by winning a third consecutive Australian KZ2 Gearbox Championship at the Grand Final round of the SP Tools Australian Kart Championship presented by Castrol in Coffs Harbour.

Through its work with the Journie Driving Academy, Journie Rewards is changing the lives of three Canadian children and their families by helping them pursue a career as a race car driver.

The 30th running of the Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix, the world’s largest and most prestigious karting street race, this year will feature 20 races on the Saturday and Sunday of Labor Day weekend, August 30-31. Admission is free to this family-oriented event.

A significant weekend lies ahead for the ProKart Challenge program. The Superkarts! USA regional program is set to host Round Five of the 2025 schedule on August 23-24 at Sonoma Raceway. The weekend marks the first trip to the Sonoma, California facility for the organization since 2017 when they hosted the SKUSA Pro Tour SpringNationals.

In the middle of the 2025 ROK Cup Italia season, OTK Kart Group officially confirms the ROK GP Junior engine for the Junior ROK category, still for the upcoming 2026 season.

15-year-old American karter Sarah Bradley has announced her move to Ryan Perry Motorsport for the remainder of the 2025 season. The Wildwood, Florida resident is leaving the Speed Concepts Racing team to reunite with RPM and will remain with the Sodi Kart chassis.

Superkarts! USA is thrilled to announce the return of its exclusive room block at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino for the SKUSA SuperNationals 28. The event is scheduled for November 12-16 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway for a third straight year.

A new category will be added to the SWS from 2026. This is a high-performance racing category designed to meet the evolving needs of the two-stroke driver community. The R-Sprint Cup will begin on 1st January 2026 in the SWS rankings and will have its international Final in 2027.

Double KZ2 Australian Karting Champion, Sam Dicker has elevated himself into contention for a third consecutive Australian Title after winning the 50th round of the SP Tools Australian Kart Championship in Ipswich.

For its 14th edition, the SWS International Finals took place in Spain from 2nd to 5th July 2025 at the prestigious KartCenter in Campillos. The world's largest recreational karting event visited a new country in a magnificent setting and an exceptional atmosphere with great success. Ideal weather conditions bathed the week of racing.

Modena Kart Racing Team continues to dominate the podium! Whatever the competition, the Italian team confirms its expertise. A week after their double podium finish in the WSK Euro Series, Gioele Girardello and Albert Tamm achieved the same performance, finishing 2nd and 3rd respectively in the Final of the fourth round of the ACI Italian Karting Championship in Cremona. In OK-N Junior, the Italian and Swiss drivers now occupy the top two places in the overall standings, with only one event left to go. Once again, the competitiveness of the Modena Kart team's Parolin-TM Kart combinations was clearly established.

Superkarts! USA has confirmed the opening day for registration for SKUSA SuperNationals 28. The November 12-16 event is set for a return to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway following the success of the last two editions that welcomed over 550 entries from all over the world each year. The pathway to the international karting spectacular starts with the registration process that opens on July 31.

In just over 10 days, many rental kart drivers have already registered for the Sprint Cup and several teams have signed up for the Endurance Cup, the two main events of the Rental Kart World Contest 2025, scheduled for the weekend of October 18 and 19 at the Castelletto circuit.

Registration is now open for the 30^th annual The Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix, the world’s largest and most prestigious karting street race. This year’s race is August 30-31, 2025 and features classes for 2 cycle, 4 cycle, shifter and Vintage racers.