Lots of winners on new course at 29th Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix Lots of winners on new course at 29th Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix Bas Kaligis / Tuesday, September 10, 2024 0 411 Article rating: No rating Texan Jeff Dolian notched three wins and Quad-Cities native Tony Neilson grabbed his 26th Rock trophy at this year’s Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix presented by The Hemp Doctor. Read more
Lots on the line for this year’s winners Lots on the line for this year’s winners Bas Kaligis / Wednesday, May 22, 2024 0 832 Article rating: No rating Rock Island - Lots of exciting changes are in store for competitors at this year's Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix Presented by The Hemp Doctor, the world's largest and most prestigious karting street race. That's especially true for drivers winning a number of classes this Labor Day weekend, August 31-Sept 1. Read more
Ky Burke will be Australia's representative in the 2024 FIA Academy Trophy Ky Burke will be Australia's representative in the 2024 FIA Academy Trophy Bas Kaligis / Saturday, February 10, 2024 0 534 Article rating: 5.0 Queensland's rising karting star, Ky Burke, is set to carry the Australian flag on the global stage as Australia's representative in the prestigious 2024 FIA Karting Academy Trophy. Read more
History made at 28TH Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix History made at 28TH Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix Bas Kaligis / Thursday, September 7, 2023 0 426 Article rating: No rating History was once again made in the streets of the city during the 28th running of the Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix, the world’s largest karting street race. The event has a rich history of foreign competitors. This year, Scott “Skitchy” Barnes of Bermuda won his seventh and eighth Rock trophy and Erik Gasparovich of Latvia became the 20th foreign winner at Rock Island and first from his country. History was also made when Andrew Bujdoso of Ohio won his third consecutive King of the Streets shifter title, tying Alan Rudolph for the three-peat but becoming the only racer to be crowned King 3 consecutive times at Rock Island. Read more
Vortex: a successful 2019 Vortex: a successful 2019 Bas Kaligis / Tuesday, December 17, 2019 0 5700 Article rating: No rating The season just ended has really been rich in prestigious victories for Vortex, World Champion in OKJ and always playing a leading role throughout the year and in all categories. A year studded with podiums and big satisfactions. Read more