MONROE, N.C. — Three great American karting companies, Hoosier Kartsport, Margay Racing and American Kart Racing Association (AKRA), have entered into a new partnership for the upcoming seasons that will make Hoosier the primary sponsor of the AKRA National Road Race Series. The two parties solidified the partnership last week and it will run for three years starting with the … Read More
SUMMIT POINT, W. Va. — For the second consecutive year, the Animal Nationals for Briggs & Stratton-powered sprint-enduro karts will return to West Virginia’s Summit Point Motorsports Park May 20-22, 2022. The special race, which attracted over 50 entrants this past May, will once again be included in the Woodbridge Kart Club-hosted season opener at Summit’s 2.0-mile Main Circuit for … Read More
MONROE, N.C. — American Kart Racing Association, in conjunction with the Dart Kart Club, Woodbridge Kart Club and Championship Enduro Series, is proud to announce the schedule of events for the 2022 AKRA National Road Race Series. Following a record setting 2021 series that totaled just under 3,000 race entries at six national events, next year’s schedule looks very similar … Read More
TALLADEGA, Ala. — Many in the sprint and road racing karting communities are saddened this week to learn of the passing of longtime technical inspector Tom Speaks of Alabama. Speaks passed away unexpectedly Wednesday night after a brief illness. For decades Speaks was an AKRA-certified tech inspector and a staple at national karting post-race tech areas around the East Coast … Read More
Story by Keith Shampine of KartLounge.com / photos by Bruce Walls of Action Enterprises WAMPUM, Pa. — Road racers from across the country converged on Pittsburgh International Race Complex on the final weekend of September to close out the 2021 AKRA National Road Race Series. The fifth annual Dart Kart Club-hosted Pittsburgh national produced a huge crowd of about 300 … Read More
BIG BEAVER, Pa. – The annual Dart Kart Club-hosted AKRA Road Race Nationals at Pittsburgh Int’l Race Complex is upon us as race teams from across the country will begin to fill the Pitt Race pit area Thursday evening leading up to Friday’s full day of practice followed by the Vintage Enduro Kart Celebration race. As always, the event will … Read More
SUMMIT POINT, W. Va. — The AKRA National Road Race Series ran their fifth round of the season August 21-22 at Summit Point Motorsports Park’s 2.0-mile Main Circuit, the series’s second visit to the West Virginia road racing complex in 2021 and as always hosted by the Woodbridge Kart Club. The annual Summit Point summer road race produced 264 race … Read More
WAMPUM, Pa. — Pre-registration is now open for the AKRA National Road Race Series season closer this September 24-26 at Pittsburgh International Race Complex in western Pa., and early entry numbers are already signaling that this year’s Dart Kart Club-hosted Pitt Road Race national is going to be a big one. In three days of pre-registration, over 100 drivers have … Read More
AKRA National Road Race Series points are now posted through the first four rounds of the 2021 season, including Summit Point, Mid-Ohio, Grattan and Nelson Ledges. Click here to view the current point standings. The series has two races remaining on this year’s schedule, Round 5 August 21-22 at Summit Point Motorsports Park in West Virginia and Round 6 September … Read More
GARRETTSVILLE, Ohio – The 2021 AKRA National Road Race Series returned to Nelson Ledges Road Course in Northeast Ohio July 23-25 for their third annual event at the popular fast and sweeping 2-mile track. Approximately 300 race entries filled the Nelson Ledges pit area for the Dart Kart Club-hosted road race. Weather played a factor Saturday with rain delaying on-track … Read More