12 July
In Featured, News – K1 Speed by Ryan Jurnecka
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20 June
In K1 Speed Arlington, TX, News – K1 Speed by Ryan Jurnecka
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Meet Arlington’s Hot Wheels IndyCar Jr GP Winner
K1S: How did your son find the competition? Hard? Fun? Both? DW: Both. He said that it was fun because of the competition, and hard because he has raced against many of the drivers before and knew they were going to be tough to...
15 June
In K1 Speed Irvine, Motorsport, Q&A by Ryan Jurnecka
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Q&A: IMSA Racer Matt McMurry on Karting & Racing
In 2014, Matt McMurry became the youngest driver to race at the 24 Hours of Le Mans at just 16 years of age, beating a 55-year old record held by Ricardo Rodriguez. He then went on to finish the race, and thus became the youngest...
31 May
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Q&A: Sebastien Bourdais Talks Karting and More
Sebastien Bourdais is one of the most successful IndyCar drivers in history. The driver from Le Mans has amassed 34 poles and 37 wins (sixth of all-time for both stats), and four championships (in succession from 2004-2007 – the only IndyCar driver to ever do...
18 May
In Featured, Motorsport, Q&A by Ryan Jurnecka
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Interview with Jordan Taylor About Karting
In his first ten years of sports car racing, 27-year-old Jordan Taylor has won his class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, has won overall at the 24 Hours of Daytona, 12 Hours of Sebring, and Petit Le Mans, and has scored three overall...
14 May
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The History of Go Kart Racing: From Invention to Global Sport
Art Ingels (left) and Lou Borelli with the very first go-kart outside Ingels' garage in Echo Park. The History Of Go Kart Racing The history of go kart racing begins in the 1950s in Southern California. What started as an amazing idea and fun...
09 May
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Q&A: Ford GT Racing Driver Ryan Briscoe Talks Karting
Ryan Briscoe is an Australian/American (he just became an American citizen this year) racing driver with extensive history in both open wheel and sports car racing. He won Australian, North American and Italian go-karting championships in a five-year span, was a test driver for Toyota’s...
25 April
In Charity and Special Events, Featured, News – K1 Speed by Ryan Jurnecka
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Luftgekühlt 5: Air-Cooled Porsche Heaven
If you ever go to Luftgekühlt (German for “air-cooled”), be prepared to apologize. A lot. Created by the only current North American Porsche works racer (and winner of Le Mans, Daytona, Sebring, and Petit Le Mans, to name a few), Patrick Long, and Southern...
23 April
In Featured, Franchise, News – K1 Speed by Ryan Jurnecka
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K1 Speed Mexico’s Manacar Location Now Open!
K1 Speed is happy to announce the opening of its latest franchise location, K1 Speed, Manacar! Manacar is the fourth location opened by our K1 Speed Mexico franchise, and comes only two years after they launched the international franchise program. K1 Speed Mexico has enjoyed...
20 April
In News – K1 Speed by Ryan Jurnecka
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