CUP KART NEWS

From time to time, we feel it necessary to revise some rules mid-season in an effort to improve the efficiency of our events as well as the experience for the competitors. With five races already under our belts for 2022, we found a few things we wanted to improve upon for our racers! Other than some clarifications and house keeping, here’s an outline of the changes. Please make sure to download rev22.1 of the rules ASAP so you can read the full details of all the changes: Canada exceptions: As we launch the Canadian Division in just a few weeks, there are some differences in both class structure and safety requirements. Those will be detailed in the Canadian Supplemental rules.

The long awaited schedule for the 2022 Spring Nationals has been uploaded to the website! You can download them either on the homepage or on the Spring Nationals Page. Here are three important things to note: There is a new Pre-Tech form this season, that makes you acknowledge the kart number you registered with is correct, and on your kart DURING PRE-TECH. We will no longer be allowing number changes at the track in most cases, so make sure you know what you registered! We will be setting up a “Tire Table” for all racers to have their tires scanned in at. We will not be scanning tires at the grid as we have done in the past. Make sure

For round 1 of the Cup Karts North Divisional Series, we will be returning to one of the most historic karting tracks in the Midwest… G&J Kartways! G&J might not be a new track for CKNA, but we have not been able to return there for a few years now.  Our previous races there have been excellent, because this “Old School” style track rewards drivers who are able to negotiate both high speed sections as well a tight braking corners. It’s a great track for 4-cycle racing! All though the date for this event had been announced at the Grand Nationals in 2021, we had not confirmed the location simply because we had not had a chance to solidify the

Today, we get to make one of the biggest announcements we have ever made… we are pleased to officially announce the launch of Cup Karts Canada! As CKNA continues to grow, we have been looking for new regions that already have die-hard Briggs racers that would appreciate our trademark family friendly 4-cycle only events.. Canada has been on the top of the list for a few years due to the many 4-cycle drivers already racing there, and the high caliber of drivers that compete in the category throughout the country. The dream of bringing CKNA events to Canada began to become a reality at the beginning of the year. CKNA owners Greg Jasperson and Steve Vermeer sat down with long

We’re always trying to get better. Rulebook rev22 is the first update for this year, and the main changes are to clarify some procedural issues that cropped up throughout the past few seasons: Having correct numbers has been added as a pre-tech item 90 second rule re-clarified The starting procedure from Grand Nationals 5 becomes permanent How drivers are scored if a race is declared official Requirement to compete (no more strategically skipping a heat!) Must attempt to make weight for the class Lapped traffic in Divisionals will receive Blue Flags Lapped Traffic at a National in Sportsman and Junior will be removed Engine change policy limited to one engine change This won’t be the last update for 2022, but

We’re just days away from opening registration for the 2022 CKNA Spring Nationals at Charlotte Motor Speedway! We are extremely happy that we are able to return for the second installment of this race at CMS, which saw over 300 entries last season. 2022 brings a new pair of sponsors that are helping us bring you this edition of the Spring Nationals: This years Spring Nationals will look and feel much like last years race. We will be using a similar racing format and procedures. Friday practice, Saturday Heat races and Sunday Feature races! We are anticipating adding multiple LCQ’s to accommodate the large class sizes we expecting, so which classes are getting split into multiple heats will not be

We’ve published the planned schedule for the inaugural running of the Cup Karts North America Winter Nationals, and it includes a little surprise for all our racers. We get to run some races “Under the Lights”! 103rd Street Sports Complex just installed some fantastic LED lighting around the entire facility, and we plan to take full advantage of the opportunity. Not only does it give everybody a cool experience, but it also allows us to squeeze in a ton of track time for everybody. You can download the Winter Nationals Supps and Schedule here, or find them on the homepage of CupKarts.com.

Fot those of you that we’re racing with us at Grand Nationals 5 as well as those that watched on CupKarts LIVE, you got a chance to see the majority of our schedule for the 2022 season! As many noticed, there we’re a few major announcements that came as apart of that release. The return of the Spring Nationals at Charlotte Motor Speedway, our first visit to NOLA Motorsports Park and the birth of the CKNA Winter Nationals at 103rd St Sports Complex in Jacksonville FL for a New Years race! 2022 Is going to be great! There have been questions about how points will be tabulated for the south, as two of their points races this year will be

We’re just days out from the most anticipated Grand Nationals in history. There’s still time to register!!! If you want to join karting’s biggest event of the year, make sure to click the REGISTER NOW button on top of the page! Online registration closes TOMORROW, September 28th. Walkup registrations are welcome! Event Timeline: With just 2 days left to register online, we have reached over 375 entries! And as we all know, there are more than a handful of people that choose to wait until the literal last minute to get registered, so we are sure that number will still increase. It’s been amazing to see the registrations in our youth classes. All 3 have exceeded our expectations, with the