Story by Bruce C. Walls; photos by Bruce C. Walls and Susan Taylor-Walls PITTSBURGH, PA – A record 479 from three separate series converged on the 2.8-mile asphalt road course at Pittsburgh International Race Complex last weekend in Pittsburgh, PA. Along with national AKRA point racers could also score points in the Dart Kart and Woodbridge Kart Clubs. Predicted storms with … Read More
By Bruce C. Walls WAMPUM, PA – American Kart Racing Association (AKRA) Road Racing Series racers will wrap up their 2019 season September 27-30 at Pittsburgh International Race Complex in Wampum, PA. According to AKRA President Bill McCutcheon, “Pre-race entries have exceeded last year’s total entries with three weeks left to enter.” Along with being the final race for AKRA … Read More
MONROE, NC – AKRA, DKC, NHKA and WKC want to inform and announce again the cancellation of the August 9-11 AKRA/NHKA Nation Points race scheduled for Cannan, NH. Due to the fury of a powerful storm that hit the Cannan, NH area causing major damage to the facility there and ending the remainder of the season at Cannan for the … Read More
For immediate release Due to extremely severe storms that pounded the Cannan New Hampshire area and doing extensive damage to the Race Track and surrounding areas Track management has been forced to suspend all racing events for the remainder of the 2019 racing season. Due to these unforeseen circumstances AKRA and NHKA has no choice but to cancel the National … Read More
Story by Bruce C. Walls; photos by Bruce C. Walls and Susan Taylor-Walls LEXINGTON, OH – Last year’s American Kart Racing Association/Dart Kart Club/VEGA Tires/National Road Racing Series National hosted by MID-OHIO Sports Car Course drew 610 practice and race entries over a three-day event. This year there were 178 practice entries, 276 Saturday race entries and Sunday race entries … Read More
Story and photos by Bruce C. Walls GARRETTSVILLE, OHIO – Over 300 racers entered the American Kart Racing Association’s Road Racing Series season opener May 17-19 hosted by Nelson Ledges Road Course in Garrettsville, Ohio. It was the first time in over 30-years that karts competed on the legendary 2-mile asphalt road course. Seventy-eight practiced that Friday and 229-racers started … Read More
The New Gold Standard, as appropriately defined by two of our new program customers, in event coverage’s with the rollout of our new insurance program. This program is loaded with coverage options that others are scrambling to copy and emulate. AKRA is leading the Parade so don’t follow the parade, call today to take advantage of this new and exciting … Read More
The official class structure for the 2019 AKRA Road Racing Series.
The official rulebook and technical manual for the 2019 AKRA Road Racing Series. Click here to view and print the entire document.
Story by Bruce C. Walls SEVIERVILLE/PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. – Last Saturday (January 5th) American Kart Racing Association officials loaded up their trade show booth and headed for the Southeast Premier Motorsports Expo at the Sevierville, Tennessee Convention Center. It was the show’s and AKRA’s second year. “This year the hall was bigger and there were more vendors this year, “ … Read More