Member Profile:

The World Karting Association, or WKA, North America’a largest sanctioning body for kart racing. It was founded in 1971.

Website: http://www.worldkarting.com

 

 

 

Phone: 704-455-1606

The WKA Racing Series:

Briggs & Stratton Speedway Dirt Series
The largest racing series of any karting program in the US, it hosts an average of 800 entries participating in twenty-five 2- and 4-cycle classes per event. Beginning its season each year at the Municipal Stadium in Daytona Beach, people from all over the country come to compete against the best dirt racers in the nation.

Hortsman Gold Cup Series
The oldest and most traditional 4-cycle sprint series held on karting specific road courses, it features 18 classes to choose from. This series remains to be one of the most competitive, averaging over 350 entires per national.

George Kugler/Bridgestone Manufacturer’s Cup Series driven by Mazda 
This series provides seventeen 2-cycle classes from 80cc engines all the way to 125cc shifter karts allowing a place for everyone to compete. The points season consists of 5 events held at asphalt road course facilities and averages 450 entries per event.

Rage Karts Speedway Pavement Series  
Our 4-cycle asphalt series is only 8 years old and has become one of the fastest growing asphalt series in the country. It consists of 22 classes of intense competition racing on asphalt oval tracks of 1/6 mile to 1/4 mile.

Dunlop Tire Road Racing Series driven by Mazda
This series, consisting of 38 classes, visits Super Speedways such as Daytona, Lowe’s, VIR, and Summit Point. The Road Racing Series features laydown and sprint style karts with 2-and 4-cycle engines reaching speeds up to 150 mph.