EKN Radio Network

The 2018 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour kicked off at the NOLA Motorsports Park with the second annual WinterNationals. The Avondale, LA facility welcomed 212 drivers on March 2-4 in five IAME classes and four Honda categories to compete around the 1.1-mile circuit to begin the chase toward the SKUSA Pro Tour titles. It was an exciting weekend of racing, with Rob Howden and David Cole breaking down the...

The 2018 Superkarts! USA Pro Tour kicked off with the second annual WinterNationals on March 2-4. The NOLA Motorsports Park in Avondale, LA hosted the event for a second straight time, welcoming 212 drivers to compete in the five IAME and four Honda divisions. Friday, EKN’s Rob Howden provided the call of the final practice session for all seven race groups around the 1.1-mile course, serving as t...

The Challenge of the Americas returned to the CalSpeed Karting facility in Fontana, California on February 23-25 for the second stop of the 2018 season. EKN was trackside throughout the weekend, providing LIVE coverage for the three days of competition that helped shape up the championship categories in the Rok Cup USA divisions. The EKN duo of Rob Howden and David Cole breakdown the event in the...

The ‘Happy Hour with Howden’ returned for the second stop for Challenge of the Americas. The premier winter series on the west coast made its return to the southern California area and the CalSpeed Karting facility in Fontana, California. EKN’s Rob Howden provided the call of the Pre-Qualifying session for all seven race groups on Friday, February 23 around the 7/10-mile ‘Grande’ course. During th...

The inaugural Superkarts! USA Winter Series closed out at the Ocala Gran Prix facility on February 9-11. EKN was trackside throughout the weekend, providing LIVE coverage throughout the three days of competition. The third and fourth rounds of the ‘spring training’ for the SKUSA Pro Tour helped to crown the 11 inaugural champions and set the tone of the 2018 SKUSA season. EKN’s Rob Howden and Davi...

The ‘Happy Hour with Howden’ is back, making a return to the Ocala Gran Prix for the finale event of the 2018 Superkarts! USA Winter Series. EKN’s Rob Howden sits down on the mic for 2.5 hours as the classes complete their final practice session on Friday, February 9 around the 6/10-mile circuit. During that time, Rolison Performance Group ’s Mike Rolison sits down to talk about the task of driver...

Our second episode of the ‘Industry Insider’ podcast has EKN’s Rob Howden talk with Nick Tucker of Nitro Kart . Today, the brand is among the top Cadet chassis on the market after a stellar opening year in 2017. Tucker has been involved in motorsports and karting since he was a kid. Howden dives into his early years as a driver, his progression within the motorsports world, and how he came to deve...

The 2018 karting season is now fully underway with the west coast welcoming its first major event of the year after the east coast has enjoyed all the spoils. For the 11th year, the Challenge of the Americas opened up the international karting scene along the western half of North America, holding its first event of 2018. A new era began for the Challenge, hosting Round 1 and 2 of the championship...

One of the original audio shows that had a home on the old eKartingNews.com site was the ‘Happy Hour with Howden’. Many of the shows were recorded actually on the racetrack at day’s end, in the paddock or in the lobby of the host hotel.  We discussed the event and the sport, and enjoyed the participation of many great guests. The show is making a return this year, and is primed for the busy 2018 s...

Superkarts! USA got its earliest start to a season with the inaugural running of the SKUSA Winter Series event at the AMR Homestead-Miami Motorplex presented by MG Tires. Over 200 drivers contested the event around the southern Florida facility, with it all broadcasted via the EKN Live page. EKN’s own Rob Howden was trackside, calling the action and breaks down the weekend talking with EKN Managin...

The EKN Radio Network continues to expand with another new podcast program that will join the line-up to start the 2018 season. The ‘Industry Insider’ podcast provides EKN with the opportunity to sit down with key personal within the karting industry - from shop owners and race team managers to importers and series directors. The first episode of our ‘Industry Insider’ podcast features a discussio...

2018 is here, and the new racing season is underway. The 2017 calendar year closed out and the 2018 season began with the same event, the annual WKA Daytona KartWeek. A unique event, combining three separate races at one facility. The Manufacturers Cup Series takes to the sprint track inside the NASCAR oval, the National Road Racing Series hits the high banks and the famed road course, while dirt...

The newest show to hit the EKN Radio Network is ‘Operation Grassroots’, a podcast geared solely on the foundation of the sport. The hub of the show will be discussion centered on the grassroots level of karting, from club racing to regional racing, all focused around the Briggs & Stratton 206 engine platform. Our #OperationGrassroots movement has been based around the Briggs powerplant, with the u...

After a week in Las Vegas and returning for the Thanksgiving holiday, it’s back to work for everyone, including the eKartingNews.com staff. The month of December will be about reflecting on the 2017 season and preparing for the upcoming 2018 schedule that is sure to be busy and jam packed full of karting weekend after weekend. But first, the duo of Rob Howden and David Cole debrief on the 21st edi...

Teams and drivers are arriving to Las Vegas for the 21st running of the Superkarts! USA SuperNationals. It has been an amazing 2017 season, and it all concludes with the annual trek to ‘Sin City’. This year’s event outside the Las Vegas Convention Center | Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino is projected to welcome over 500 drivers with nearly 40 different countries represented. The busy days leadi...

The 2017 season is in the home stretch with some major events to close out the season already in the books and ahead of us. The eKartingNews.com tandem of Rob Howden and David Cole are back with the 10th episode of the EKN Debrief presented by CRG Nordam . October has been a busy month thanks to the many finales for the WKA Manufacturers Cup Series and the Texas ProKart Challenge, along with two i...

Guess who's back!!!! It's been a busy two months for the duo at eKartingNews.com, and now they are back with the latest episode of the EKN Debrief. The ninth episode - presented by Briggs & Stratton Racing - covers the many news topics that has hit the industry over the last eight weeks. The Ocala Gran Prix Race Report hits all the major events during that time, while the K1 RaceGear Racing Calend...

It is the busiest time of the year for racing...Summer. This weekend is the eighth edition of the Superkarts! USA Pro Tour SummerNationals in New Castle, Indiana. Before EKN Trackside Live coverage begins, the EKN duo of Rob Howden and David Cole sit down for the latest edition of the EKN Debrief - presented by IAME USA . The two discuss the latest headlines in the industry, along with recap some...

After nearly a month away from the podcast program, the EKN duo is back with a full episode of the EKN Debrief - presented by Margay Racing . Rob Howden and David Cole discuss the many events that have taken place over the last month, including the USAC Karting's Battle at the Brickyard which saw karts competing inside the walls of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. They sit down with event promoter...

The longest podcast yet as the EKN duo of Rob Howden and David Cole sit down to discuss the latest news and reports in karting with the latest EKN Debrief - presented by Streeter Super Stands . The two talk about the latest news from the last two weeks and go over the recent events - including Route 66 Sprint Series, Rok Cup USA Midwest, Los Angeles Karting Championship and Texas ProKart Challenge...

A week later and the EKN Radio Network is busy with another episode of the 'EKN Debrief' presented by Rolison Performance Group . Back from the United States Pro Kart Series event in Pittsburgh, EKN Managing Editor David Cole joins Rob Howden to discuss that weekend, along with the California ProKart Challenge return to CalSpeed and a record event for the Puget Sound Road Race Association as they...

The EKN duo of Rob Howden and David Cole are back with the latest edition of the 'EKN Debrief'- presented by Mazda Road to Indy . It hsa been a buzy month of May, and the two discuss the latest news from Superkarts! USA, their coverage of the WKA Manufactuers Cup Series and Can-Am Karting Challenge, along with the 101st running of the Indianapolis 500. The podcast closes with the Comet Kart Sales...

Episode 3 of the 'EKN Debrief' podcast - presented by Champion Racing - follows an amazing weekend at the Superkarts! USA Pro Tour SpringNationals in Sonoma, California. EKN's Rob Howden and David Cole discuss the action on and off the track, along with welcoming X30 Senior race winner and defending SKUSA Pro Tour champion Ryan Norberg for a few questiona about the event and his persuit for anothe...

The first installment of the EKN Hot Seat puts Rolison Performance Group owner Mike Rolison. During the sit-down interview with EKN's Rob Howden at the Superkarts! USA Pro Tour SpringNationals at the Simraceway Performance Karting Center, Rolison discusses the RPG race team, the Can-Am Karting Challenge that he promotes in the Pacific Northwest, and other topics surrounding the sport today.

The second ‘EKN Debrief’ podcast, presented by Franklin Motorsports , brings together the EKN duo of Rob Howden and David Cole to discuss the things surrounding the karting world this past week. Among them is the latest news of the Challenge of the Americas along with review the Gearup F-Series and Route 66 Sprint Series events. Howden reaches out to Tim Koyen - official voice of the USPKS and Rou...