Karting Life

SPRING REVIVAL

Spring is a time for New Beginnings and that is what we are celebrating on March 18th. After the devasting floods last November, president Claudio ...

IM Driver Profile: Remo Ruscitti

It’s fitting that our next IM Team Driver Profile happens to be a driver that just clinched the Challenge of the Americas Vice Champion in the Shi...

Gracie Brown Driver Journal - Challenge of the America's

Sixteen year old Gracie Brown started racing only three years ago and she is already turning heads with her rapid progress and natural talent. The ...

IM Team Driver Spotlight - Todd Roppo

IM Driver Spotlight - Todd RoppoIt was the early 1990’s and Todd Roppo was the first driver for the Italian Motors team. At the time, IM was the i...

IM Team Driver Spotlight - Tad Funakoshi

Driver Spot - Tad FunakoshiFrom a young age, California native Tad Funakoshi was interested in motorsports. In 1996, when Tad was 9, his father in...

5 Things to Look For When Purchasing a Kart Stand

1. User Friendly Your kart stand is essentially a tool to make life easier at the track. Look for a stand that's easy to put together with features...

One Step Closer to Our Dream

This year has been an immense time of struggle for many people. We have been faced with challenges no one could expect, but have also overcome more...

Italkart Welcomes New California Dealer

Formula Karting Championship (FKC) was established in 2018 by Kalvin Chen as a club-level race series in California, with a strong focus on driver ...

The Art of the Kart: Fine Tuning the Relationship

In racing, success is determined by the performance of not only the driver, but their equipment, too.  It’s a 50/50 relationship.....

An attitude of gratitude

SIMA Thankful Post - Day 1 with Claudia Carpentier Only a couple of weeks away from American Thanksgiving has us thinking about just how much we ha...

Driver Diary - Kason Lau from Jr. to Sr.

ICP Cup Chilliwack Blog  This weekend was my first race in the Senior LO206 and TAG Senior, and I was excited and a little nervous to get started i...

Driver Diary - Evan Arnold - ICP Cup, Spokane

Driver Journal - Evan Arnold at the ICP Cup in Spokane, WA Evan started his karting experience at Sima when he got a half day driver fundamentals o...