2020 was a year of challenges, forcing tracks, drivers and crews to adapt to a difficult and ever-changing pandemic environment. But there were plenty of competitors and teams that found a way to thrive amidst it all, and they finally got the chance to celebrate...
Gateway Kartplex celebrated a year of milestones at its annual banquet February 1st. Highlights of the 2019 season included the 50th Ignite Series race and a record 184 entries at the Ignite Challenge weekend in October that featured a historic 33 karts in one Senior final....
We had a big weekend of BACKWARDS racing this past Saturday and Sunday at the Kartplex! Both the Ignite and SuperComp series ran this weekend on the backwards configuration of the Kartplex. Even though the rain got us on Saturday, we were able to get in the...
Our SuperTrack weekend was a success! The weather cooperated fully to allow us to get in all three of our races on Saturday and Sunday, making this weekend the only SuperTrack weekend of the year! Our Saturday Ignite races also counted as round 3 of 5...
Round 5 of 7 in our iDrive Fall Session took place Wednesday September 20. We had an excellent turn out, once again having to spit the iDrive Light Class into two groups because of the large number of racers. It was a night of excitement and new...
Gateway Kartplex drivers traveled to Rock Island, Illinois over the Labor Day Weekend to compete in the 23rd Annual Rock Island Grand Prix, the world's largest and most prestigious karting street race. Gateway's drivers represented the Kartplex well, and held their own against the best...
SuperTrack Weekend is finally back! After battling weather the last couple of scheduled SuperTrack events, it’s looking like Mother Nature will finally be cooperating with us in order to get the third SuperTrack race of the season in! For SuperTrack the Kartplex is completely transformed into a...
SuperComp Series Races #5 & #6 that were rained out on August 6 have been rescheduled to this Sunday August 13. Gates open at 7:00am, registration at 7:45am, drivers meeting at 8:35am, practice begins at 9:00am. Spectators are always free. The Kartplex is an authorized Margay dealer and...
IDrive Fall Series kicked off with a huge turnout on August 2. The light class saw 20 competitors divided into 2 run groups. lights Spring Series Champion Bobby Krug continued his winning ways with a victory and a 2nd place finish in the A group....
Ignite Race #5 and SuperComp Races #5 and #6 have been rescheduled for the weekend of August 5-6. Saturday August 5 will now be an Ignite Double Feature event, as we are adding to the already scheduled race. Registration will open at 12:00pm, drivers meeting...