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31 minutes ago
31 minutes ago
The EKN Trackside Live program visits multiple events throughout the karting season. Leading up to major events on the calendar, EKN is happy to provide a show as part of the EKN Radio Network. The EKN OutLap is a preview podcast show, geared at providing you with the top stories, breaking news, and championship battles going into the weekend.
The 2026 version of the Superkarts! USA Winter Series is set to host the second and final weekend of the championship program, returning to the Speedsportz Racing Park over the February 13-15 weekend. Eight categories will compete in the final two rounds of racing around the New Caney, Texas facility to decide this year’s champions. Rob Howden and David Cole preview the championship chases in Episode 103 of the OutLap, presented by Kart CRG USA.
6 days ago
6 days ago
The Rotax RMC Winter Trophy completed its fifth championship season, moving to the Speedsportz Racing Park for the 2026 program. The New Caney, Texas suffered winter weather the opening weekend, forcing Round Two to the January 30-February 1 fainale weekend. Three rounds of racing were contested over three days to complete the best three of four championship program, awarding six tickets to the 2026 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals in Portugal. Rob Howden and David Cole recap the action from Speedsportz in this episode of the Debrief – presented by Odenthal Racing Products. The show begins with the Stilo USA Paddock Pass before getting into all the details of the weekend with the Kart CRG USA Race Report. The EKN Trackside Live Race Calendar presented by OTK Kart USA completes the podcast.
Thursday Jan 29, 2026
Thursday Jan 29, 2026
The EKN Trackside Live program visits multiple events throughout the karting season. Leading up to major events on the calendar, EKN is happy to provide a show as part of the EKN Radio Network. The EKN OutLap is a preview podcast show, geared at providing you with the top stories, breaking news, and championship battles going into the weekend.
The second of back-to-back weekends for the 2026 Rotax RMC Winter Trophy is set for January 30-February 1 at the Speedsportz Racing Park. The New Caney, Texas facility will welcome three rounds of racing after Round Two was postponed due to freezing temperatures last weekend. The best three out of four championship for the six categories will award each champion a ticket to the 2026 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals in Portugal. Rob Howden and David Cole preview the special series final weekend in Episode 102 of the OutLap, presented by Rolison Performance Group.
Wednesday Jan 21, 2026
Wednesday Jan 21, 2026
eKartingNews.com is the hub of the karting world, providing you with all the latest news, insider information and race reports from events around the globe. ‘This Week In Karting’ helps to tie everything together in one weekly podcast, bringing our listeners up to speed on the most recent news in the sport.
The first episode of ‘This Week In Karting’ for the 2026 season was recorded with Rob Howden and David Cole discussing the latest news topics during their session in the EKN Studio. Episode 93 topics included the SKUSA Pro Tour WinterNationals, the new Race Rotax America’s Trophy and Trophy Final plans, FIA Karting Academy Trophy for USA drivers, and the expansion of T4 Tillotson Racing in the USA. All of that and the new ‘What’s Hot?’ topic of USA drivers traveling to compete internationally in this episode presented by Parolin USA.
Friday Jan 16, 2026
Friday Jan 16, 2026
The 2026 Superkarts! USA Winter Series kicked off over the January 9-11 weekend, as the program made its debut at the Speedsportz Racing Park in New Caney, Texas. The first two rounds of the 2026 season were contested, with just over 230 entries over the eight categories competing. Rob Howden and David Cole recap the action from the Lone Star State in this episode of the Debrief – presented by Comet Kart Sales. The show begins with the Kart CRG USA Paddock Pass before getting into all the details of the weekend with the Odenthal Racing Products Race Report. The EKN Trackside Live Race Calendar presented by Margay Racing completes the podcast.
Thursday Jan 08, 2026
Thursday Jan 08, 2026
The EKN Trackside Live program visits multiple events throughout the karting season. Leading up to major events on the calendar, EKN is happy to provide a show as part of the EKN Radio Network. The EKN OutLap is a preview podcast show, geared at providing you with the top stories, breaking news, and championship battles going into the weekend.
The 2026 season kicks off this weekend (January 9-11) with the opening weekend of the Superkarts! USA Winter Series. The 2026 program leaves the Sunshine State for the Lone Star State, with the first of two events set for the Speedsportz Racing Park in New Caney, Texas. Rob Howden and David Cole preview the over 230 entries in the nine categories in Episode 101 of the OutLap, presented by AiM Sports.
Thursday Dec 18, 2025
Thursday Dec 18, 2025
eKartingNews.com is the hub of the karting world, providing you with all the latest news, insider information and race reports from events around the globe. ‘This Week In Karting’ helps to tie everything together in one weekly podcast, bringing our listeners up to speed on the most recent news in the sport.
Episode 92 of ‘This Week In Karting’ brings the second week in a row of Rob Howden and David Cole jumping into the EKN Studio for a podcast. The duo discuss the latest news items and topics surrounding the sport, including the major news regarding Rotax Karting in the USA, series and industry news, along with the ‘What’s Hot?’ topic of the PRI Trade Show and karting. All of this and more is in this episode presented by Franklin Motorsports.
Thursday Dec 11, 2025
Thursday Dec 11, 2025
eKartingNews.com is the hub of the karting world, providing you with all the latest news, insider information and race reports from events around the globe. ‘This Week In Karting’ helps to tie everything together in one weekly podcast, bringing our listeners up to speed on the most recent news in the sport.
Episode 91 of ‘This Week In Karting’ is the first episode for the month of December. Rob Howden and David Cole gather in the EKN Studio to discuss the latest topics in the sport, including USPKS 2026 information along with the new Champions of the Future America Series for the west coast. More industry news and 2026 information is also among the bullet points in this show presented by Kart CRG USA.
Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
eKartingNews.com is the hub of the karting world, providing you with all the latest news, insider information and race reports from events around the globe. ‘This Week In Karting’ helps to tie everything together in one weekly podcast, bringing our listeners up to speed on the most recent news in the sport.
Episode 90 of ‘This Week In Karting’ brings Rob Howden and David Cole back into the EKN Studio. It has been over two months since the last show, with several news topics, stories and articles to review, in addition to more announcements for the upcoming 2026 season in this show presented by Margay Racing.
Saturday Nov 22, 2025
Saturday Nov 22, 2025
The Superkarts! USA SuperNationals 28 was another event for the record books. From the crazy action through the opening two days of practice outside the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, two days of heat races up that were postponed in the end due to substantial rain, to a SuperSunday that is unmatched to any previous editions. Rob Howden and David Cole recap the action from Vegas for the afternoon group of categories in this Part 2 episode of the Debrief – presented by Stilo USA. The show begins with the Margay Racing Paddock Pass before getting into all the details of the weekend with the Franklin Motorsports Race Report. The EKN Trackside Live Race Calendar presented by Odenthal Racing Products completes the podcast.