Modena Kart: Three drivers in the top 10 of the Italian Championship after Sarno
Modena Kart: Three drivers in the top 10 of the Italian Championship after Sarno

Modena Kart: Three drivers in the top 10...

Modena Kart: Three drivers in the top 10 of the Italian Championship after Sarno

Modena Kart: Three drivers in the top 10 of the Italian Championship after Sarno

In the ACI Karting Italian Championship, the Modena Kart Racing Team once again fought hard at the front of the field at Sarno in the OK-N Junior class. Radu Basescu Pricop and Ioannis Kolovos put in...
Unchallenged dominance for Ioannis Kolovos and Modena Kart at La Conca
Unchallenged dominance for Ioannis Kolovos and Modena Kart at La Conca

Unchallenged dominance for Ioannis...

Unchallenged dominance for Ioannis Kolovos and Modena Kart at La Conca

Unchallenged dominance for Ioannis Kolovos and Modena Kart at La Conca

ProKart Challenge opens 2026 season at K1 Circuit
ProKart Challenge opens 2026 season at K1 Circuit

ProKart Challenge opens 2026 season at...

ProKart Challenge opens 2026 season at K1 Circuit

ProKart Challenge opens 2026 season at K1 Circuit

The opening two rounds of the 2026 Superkarts! USA ProKart Challenge were held over the April 24-26 weekend at K1 Circuit. The Winchester, California facility welcomed the SKUSA regional program for...
French Formule 20.000 series for 100cc karts of the 90s ready to scream into season 8
French Formule 20.000 series for 100cc karts of the 90s ready to scream into season 8

French Formule 20.000 series for 100cc...

French Formule 20.000 series for 100cc karts of the 90s ready to scream into season 8

French Formule 20.000 series for 100cc karts of the 90s ready to scream into season 8

Formule 20.000 is set to kick off its 2026 season on 9 and 10 May at the Soucy circuit, located 125 km southeast of Paris. The 100cc air-cooled karts from the 1990s to 2002 will then compete on two...
CRG Mini Team set for Italian Karting Championship
CRG Mini Team set for Italian Karting Championship

CRG Mini Team set for Italian Karting...

CRG Mini Team set for Italian Karting Championship

CRG Mini Team set for Italian Karting Championship

The karting season has reached the point where the MINI Team and the CRG Racing Team split their programmes for the Senior categories (OKJ, OK and KZ). After sharing the paddock and competing together...
ProKart Challenge readies for 2026 season
ProKart Challenge readies for 2026 season

ProKart Challenge readies for 2026...

ProKart Challenge readies for 2026 season

ProKart Challenge readies for 2026 season

The 2026 season for the Superkarts! USA ProKart Challenge marks the 22nd edition of the organisation’s flagship regional program. The championship is coming off a strong 2025 season that...
The ROK Cup Italia Round 1 at Cremona Karting was blessed with sunny weather and spring-like...
The ROK Cup Italia Round 1 at Cremona Karting was blessed with sunny weather and spring-like...

The ROK Cup Italia Round 1 at Cremona...

The ROK Cup Italia Round 1 at Cremona Karting was blessed with sunny weather and spring-like...

The ROK Cup Italia Round 1 at Cremona Karting was blessed with sunny weather and spring-like...

The ROK Cup Italia begins the 2026 season at Cremona Karting in San Martino del Lago (Cremona), over a weekend blessed with sunny weather and spring-like temperatures. At the end of Sunday’s...
Garage Motorsport (PRO) and MLS Racing (SILVER) are the winners of the 24 Hours Karting 2026
Garage Motorsport (PRO) and MLS Racing (SILVER) are the winners of the 24 Hours Karting 2026

Garage Motorsport (PRO) and MLS Racing...

Garage Motorsport (PRO) and MLS Racing (SILVER) are the winners of the 24 Hours Karting 2026

Garage Motorsport (PRO) and MLS Racing (SILVER) are the winners of the 24 Hours Karting 2026

The 24 Hours Karting of Italy organized by CRG has confirmed itself as one of the most anticipated and spectacular events in the Endurance panorama dedicated to Rental Karting. On March 14th and 15th,...
IPKarting: Back on the podium!
IPKarting: Back on the podium!

IPKarting: Back on the podium!

IPKarting: Back on the podium!

IPKarting: Back on the podium!

Podium finish at Lonato. The Trofeo Andrea Margutti concludes with Davide Forè taking P2 in the KZ2 Final at South Garda Karting.
All set for the 9th Edition of the CRG 24 Hours karting
All set for the 9th Edition of the CRG 24 Hours karting

All set for the 9th Edition of the CRG...

All set for the 9th Edition of the CRG 24 Hours karting

All set for the 9th Edition of the CRG 24 Hours karting

The 2026 24 Hours Karting of Italy is scheduled for this weekend (Saturday, March 14th, and Sunday, March 15th) at the 7 Laghi circuit in Castelletto di Branduzzo. The event organized by CRG, with the...
Penrite partners with Australian Kart Championship in 2026
Penrite partners with Australian Kart Championship in 2026

Penrite partners with Australian Kart...

Penrite partners with Australian Kart Championship in 2026

Penrite partners with Australian Kart Championship in 2026

Australian and family-owned lubricants company Penrite has partnered with Karting Australia to become the naming rights sponsor for the Australian Kart Championship.  
Superkarts! USA announces removal of pushback bumper for three SKUSA Pro Tour classes
Superkarts! USA announces removal of pushback bumper for three SKUSA Pro Tour classes

Superkarts! USA announces removal of...

Superkarts! USA announces removal of pushback bumper for three SKUSA Pro Tour classes

Superkarts! USA announces removal of pushback bumper for three SKUSA Pro Tour classes

The 2026 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour is set to begin in one month, traveling to the Musselman Honda Circuit over the weekend of March 27-29 for the 2026 SKUSA WinterNationals. It will be the third trip...
Kalì Kart 2026 chassis line-up: three models built to cover every racing need
Kalì Kart 2026 chassis line-up: three models built to cover every racing need

Kalì Kart 2026 chassis line-up: three...

Kalì Kart 2026 chassis line-up: three models built to cover every racing need

Kalì Kart 2026 chassis line-up: three models built to cover every racing need

Like CRG, Kalì Kart continues to follow a philosophy of continuity with its 2026 Racing chassis range. For the upcoming season across all major national markets and international competitions, the...
Registration Opens for the ADAC Kart Masters 2026
Registration Opens for the ADAC Kart Masters 2026

Registration Opens for the ADAC Kart...

Registration Opens for the ADAC Kart Masters 2026

Registration Opens for the ADAC Kart Masters 2026

The ADAC Kart Masters will return to the German karting calendar in 2026. With the opening of registration, the official starting signal has now been given for the comeback season of this...
Energy Corse and Krutogolov on top of the podium already in 2026
Energy Corse and Krutogolov on top of the podium already in 2026

Energy Corse and Krutogolov on top of...

Energy Corse and Krutogolov on top of the podium already in 2026

Energy Corse and Krutogolov on top of the podium already in 2026

The new karting season has just begun, and Energy Corse has already celebrated its first victory. At La Conca in southern Italy, during the first round of the WSK Super Master Series, Lev Krutogolov...
Happy Holidays, KartXpress wishes you a healthy and successful 2026
Happy Holidays, KartXpress wishes you a healthy and successful 2026

Happy Holidays, KartXpress wishes you a...

Happy Holidays, KartXpress wishes you a healthy and successful 2026

Happy Holidays, KartXpress wishes you a healthy and successful 2026

Happy Holidays, KartXpress wishes you a healthy and successful 2026
Karting Champions League now welcoming 2026 Winter Series Entries
Karting Champions League now welcoming 2026 Winter Series Entries

Karting Champions League now welcoming...

Karting Champions League now welcoming 2026 Winter Series Entries

Karting Champions League now welcoming 2026 Winter Series Entries

Drivers from the national and international realms of X30 and KZ karting are now welcome to enter the Winter Series of the 2026 Karting Champions League, the championship that offers the ideal way for...
Numerous International Teams registered for the 24 Hours Karting of Italy
Numerous International Teams registered for the 24 Hours Karting of Italy

Numerous International Teams registered...

Numerous International Teams registered for the 24 Hours Karting of Italy

Numerous International Teams registered for the 24 Hours Karting of Italy

Just a few days after entries opened in early December, a strong number of teams have already registered for the 24 Hours Karting of Italy, promoted by CRG and scheduled for March 14–15 at the...
2025 Prokart Challenge Championship podium finishers honored
2025 Prokart Challenge Championship podium finishers honored

2025 Prokart Challenge Championship...

2025 Prokart Challenge Championship podium finishers honored

2025 Prokart Challenge Championship podium finishers honored

The 21st season of the ProKart Challenge concluded this past October, completing the five events with six rounds of competition for the Superkarts! USA regional program. Eleven different class...
ROK Cup Italia 2026 – calendar change
ROK Cup Italia 2026 – calendar change

ROK Cup Italia 2026 – calendar change

ROK Cup Italia 2026 – calendar change

ROK Cup Italia 2026 – calendar change

The 2025 ROK season came to the end with the Rok Festival, which took place on November 29 and 30 at the Franciacorta Karting Track, and now all attention is on the 2026 ROK calendar.

Who will grab the headlines at the 24th annual Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix powered by Mediacom?

Who will grab the headlines at the 24th annual Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix powered by Mediacom? Read more

In 2015 Tony Neilson, from nearby Delmar, Iowa, won 6 races at “The Rock.” In 2016, Cal Stewart from Concord, NC, who works in the shop for Hendrick Motorsports, took home five victories. Last year each driver added three more coveted Rocks to their collection.

Maranello Kart at the Italian Championship in Val Vibrata. Debut for Francesco Lacovacci

Maranello Kart at the Italian Championship in Val Vibrata. Debut for Francesco Lacovacci Read more

Iacovacci is set to make his debut in KZ2 with Maranello Kart for this season finale. Bernardotto back among the fields of the Italian outfit. Sani and a good number of KZ3 drivers also present in Val Vibrata.

Rock Island showdown set for Triple Crown of Karting

Rock Island showdown set for Triple Crown of Karting Read more

With two rounds of action complete, the battle is tight in the first Triple Crown of Karting as competitors prepare for the final round of action at the Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix powered by Mediacom on Labor Day Weekend in Rock Island, Ill.

Flying Dutchman to​ return down under for Race of Stars

Flying Dutchman to​ return down under for Race of Stars Read more

Dutch Karting Champion Joey Hanssen will return to his adopted home for the 2018 Race of Stars at the Xtreme Karting Facility on the Gold Coast this October.

Canadian Open: Win your ticket for the Rotax Grand Finals! “Event open to foreign drivers”

Canadian Open: Win your ticket for the Rotax Grand Finals! “Event open to foreign drivers” Read more

The 2018 Canadian Open will take place in Mont-Tremblant (Québec) Canada between August 31st and September 2nd on the fantastic Mont-Tremblant karting track, home track of Formula 1 driver Lance Stroll.  The event is a National event open to foreign participation.

Good performance for Maranello Kart at the Italian Championship in Adria

Good performance for Maranello Kart at the Italian Championship in Adria Read more

Alex Iancu showed great potential in 60 Mini, as did Mattia Simonini in X30 Junior and Mario Martucci in X30 Senior.

Baby Race shines in Adria's Italian Championship

Baby Race shines in Adria's Italian Championship Read more

It was an extremely heated run for Baby Race in the fifth round of the Italian Championship last weekend at Adria. At the northern Italian venue, Sandro Lorandi and his team secured victories and podium finishes in a really positive outing. 

SP Tools Australian Kart Championship: Hard fought win for Jay Hanson in Emerald

SP Tools Australian Kart Championship: Hard fought win for Jay Hanson in Emerald Read more

Jay Hanson has taken a hard fought maiden victory in KA2 at Round Four of the SP Tools Australian Kart Championship, presented by Castrol EDGE in Emerald in Central Queensland.

Classes and first round of invited drivers for Race of Stars

Classes and first round of invited drivers for Race of Stars Read more

The Race of Stars is set to return in 2018 on October 11-13 with Australia’s, and many of the world's, best kart drivers converging at the Xtreme Karting facility on the Gold Coast, Queensland.

Australia's best kart racers are heading to Emerald next weekend

Australia's best kart racers are heading to Emerald next weekend Read more

The Emerald Kart Club in Queensland will host its largest ever karting event when Round Four of the 2018 SP Tools Australian Kart Championship, presented by Castrol EDGE is contested next weekend (July 28/29).

Race of Stars returns to the Gold Coast in October

Race of Stars returns to the Gold Coast in October Read more

The prestigious Race of Stars karting extravaganza will return to the Xtreme Karting Facility on the Gold Coast, Queensland this October.

Dante and Iancu among the best at the Italian Championship in Lonato

Dante and Iancu among the best at the  Italian Championship in Lonato Read more

Massimo Dante came fourth in the first final in Lonato after shining in qualifying. The young Alex Iancu ended fifth in Mini after leading the first laps of the first final. Pastacaldi involved in an incident in qualifying.

BRP-Rotax makes history: The Rotax THUNDeR sets a new milestone

BRP-Rotax makes history: The Rotax THUNDeR sets a new milestone Read more

From June 30th to July 1st, BRP-Rotax brought the future into the pre-sent and started off at full throttle at the very first race of the DEKM (Deutsche Elektro-Kart-Meisterschaft). The eagerly awaited race was held on one of Germany’s most modern motorsport arenas, Oschersleben.

Suleiman Zanfari: Moroccan victory at Lonato

Suleiman Zanfari: Moroccan victory at Lonato Read more

The young Moroccan driver Suleiman Zanfari, who defends the colours of his country in the CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy, took the opportunity to shine on 30th June and 1st July at the Lonato circuit as part of the ACI Sport Italian Championship. Brazilian F1 champion Emerson Fittipaldi presented him with the cup for the winner of Race 1 for his victories with Lotus.

Francorchamps 24 Hours for Private Karts. Anglo-Dutch domination under the sultry Spa skies.

Francorchamps 24 Hours for Private Karts. Anglo-Dutch domination under the  sultry Spa skies. Read more

Three days after their defeat by Belgium in the World Cup, the English returned the ball by dominating the second edition of the Francorchamps 24 Hours for Private Karts. Showing great skill in the 2017 deluge, teams from across the Channel repeated their endeavours in the summer heat.

Baby Race takes podiums, win in Italian Championship at Lonato

Baby Race takes podiums, win in Italian Championship at Lonato Read more

It was another extremely positive weekend for the Baby Race team and the Parolin chassis, a combination that is growing more and more competitive in the national and international karting panorama.

The  2018 Rental Kart World contest in Pomposa

The  2018 Rental Kart World contest in Pomposa Read more

The Pomposa circuit (Italy) will host the Rental Kart World Contest on October 6th, the International Finals organized by CRG for drivers who took part to the events held on tracks that employ the CRG rental karts in the world. 

Maranello Kart in Lonato for the Italian ACI Karting Championship

Maranello Kart in Lonato for the Italian ACI Karting Championship Read more

After the recent WSK Open Cup, Maranello Kart is continuing its campaign in the Italian ACI Karting Championship at the South Garda Karting Circuit, eying the European Championship. The end of the collaboration with Marco Zanchetta is announced.

The Alpha Karting dynamic extends internationally

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The collaboration with Sodikart, the new Alpha Karting technical partner, has enabled the oldest French brand in business to achieve a successful restructuring on the national market. Building on this success, Alpha is now taking the next step by investing internationally. The recent recruitment of the famous driver Bas Lammers is a major asset for this development abroad.

2018 SWS World Final: Heading for Italy

2018 SWS World Final: Heading for Italy Read more

The 8th edition of the SWS World Final confirms Sodikart's desire to give this flagship leisure karting event an even stronger international base. Organised since 2011 in France, the annual meeting of the best drivers of the Sodi World Series will take place this year in Italy, on a large racing circuit near Venice to combine sport and leisure in a new approach.
 

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A new title in 60 Mini and performances at the World Championship
Heert-Jan van Keulen
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A new title in 60 Mini and performances at the World Championship

A benchmark team in the international karting paddock, Energy Corse has not failed to put its drivers on the way to the podium in recent weeks. After his title in the WSK Super Master Series, Russian Dmitry Matveev won the first edition of the Champions of the Future series in 60 Mini. And at the OK-Junior World Championship in Portimao, Japan's Schu Dozono was a revelation in the colours of the Italian team. Once again, the experience and know-how of the technical staff played a big role in these successes.

Energy Corse remains one of the most formative teams in the paddock. The team constantly pays special attention to all its drivers, to put them in the best possible position to aim for the top. Racing in the main international events, the team managed by Mick Panigada has taken up many challenges in 2020 and is preparing to do the same in 2021...

 

Constant results in 60 Mini

Usually a protagonist in the Rok Cup Superfinal, the Energy Corse team placed two drivers in the top five on the Franciacorta circuit. Russian Dmitry Matveev led the Final for several laps and was the fastest of the leaders, before losing some places in intense duels. He finished 5th just behind Salim Hanna Hernandez, supported by Juan-Pablo Montoya. The Colombian driver made good progress after starting in 10th position. Three other drivers from the Energy Corse team qualified for the Final: the Canadian Jensen Burnett, the Peruvian Andres Cardenas (an excellent 4th in his group after the heats) and the British driver Alfie Slater, who won one of the heats! As for the Thai driver Enzo Tarnvanichkul, he took the Singha Trophy.

In the 60 Mini category with many drivers, the Russian Dmitry Matveev had won in Zuera at the end of July, giving him the title in the Champions of the Future series organised by RGMMC.

 

Top 12 in the world for Schu Dozono

Schu Dozono, who was still unknown on the international scene a few months ago, has made a name for himself in Portimao in OK-Junior. The Japanese driver took advantage of the Champions of the Future series event to step up his performance, before confirming his place in the World Championship. In the Final, he made a magnificent comeback from 35th to 12th position in difficult conditions. That's a gain of 23 places for his fourth race in Juniors!

Alex Dunne joined the Energy Corse team just before the Champions of the Future series race. The Irishman immediately climbed into the top 10 in the Timed Practice and the OK Qualifying Heats. Unfortunately, he had to drop out in the Final. Dunne was still very competitive in the World Championship (twice in the top six in the heats). But once again, the Final was unlucky for him.

A month earlier in Lonato, Energy Corse was also aiming for a good result in the International Super Cup for KZ2. On the podium the previous season with the Swedish European Champion Emil Skaras, this time the Italian team placed the Dutchman Joey Splunteren and the Swede Alexander Dahlberg in the top 10 of the Qualifying Heats, in a category with 99 entries. Due to racing incidents, they were not able to take the chequered flag! But there is no doubt that Energy Corse can be counted on in the final 2020 events and, of course, in 2021 ...

 

 

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