Tag Archive: ECKC

Apr 17

Karting Championship drivers graduate to formula cars, but none have made a jump quite like Luke Chudleigh

ECKC Graduates: Luke Chudleigh

Luke Chudleigh FR2.0The senior star that pedalled a Prime Powersports / Maranello in Rotax Senior last season has left the continent completely to begin his formula car career in Europe. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 27

Eastern Canadian Karting Championship additional awards

ECKC 2013 Additional Awards

Rotax Max ECKC-CAThe fourth Eastern Canadian Karting Championship season continues to draw near and as it does, the 2013 Awards package continues to develop as well.

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Mar 10

Eastern Canadian Karting Championship Briggs & Stratton Classes

The ECKC will offer Briggs & Stratton Junior and Senior/Masters in 2013

Rotax Max ECKC-CAECKC BriggsAs its 2013 season continues to take shape, the Eastern Canadian Karting Championship has news today that four-stroke racing will be back on its tracks this summer and organizers are once again firmly behind the Briggs & Stratton LO206 platform. Already well known in North America for producing the most competitive Rotax Max Challenge summer series, organizers are now looking to continue developing their four-stroke classes as well. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 11

2013 ECKC Schedule and Awards

Teams and drivers will once again compete in both Ontario and Quebec in season four of the championship

Rotax Max ECKC-CAClaude LamoureuxThe Eastern Canadian Karting Championship is set to maintain its status as the premier summer Rotax Max Challenge in North America with the release today of its 2013 schedule and the beginning of its awards package.

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Jul 05

Lazare podiums at Mosport

Podium for Jesse Lazare at ECKC

Jesse Lazare - MosportJesse Lazare was back in action last weekend in the Eastern Canadian Karting Championship event at Mosport International Karting. The 15-year-old was looking to make a charge for the championship before the final event later this year.

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Jul 05

ECKC Mosport race reports

Di Leo scored his third win and leads the championship

Di Leo, Mosport, SchindelCKNRotax Max ECKC-CAIntrepid North America was back racing close to home over the weekend as the Eastern Canadian Karting Championship made its second visit to Ontario for races four and five. Mosport International Karting was the venue for the doubleheader, and fifteen Intrepid North America team members were in action scoring two more wins and nine more podiums.

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Jun 26

Lazare strong in FF1600 debut

Two podiums for Jesse Lazare at Mosport Double-Header weekend 

F1600 - Jesse Lazare portraitF1600 - Jesse Lazare pitsQuebec based racer, Jesse Lazare kicked off his car racing career this weekend at the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Double-Header weekend at the wheel of a Brian Graham Racing Team Grote No. 21 Door Doctor Piper DF5/Honda entry.

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Jun 02

SH Karting displays excellent performances at ECKC opener

Win, podiums, and great results highlight solid first round of Eastern Canadian Karting Championship

SH Karting logoRotax Max ECKC-CA The SH Karting team travelled to the freshly paved Goodwood Kartways, just north of Toronto, Ontario for the opening rounds of the 2012 Eastern Canadian Karting Championship this past weekend.

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May 28

Podium for Lazare in ECKC opener

Jesse Lazare has solid opening weekend.

goodwood tony kart - Jesse LazareEastern Canadian Karting ChampionshipJesse Lazare expected to be right at the front of the Rotax Senior class at the ECKC this year, but a last minute change of chassis to a Tony Kart right before the season opener at Goodwood Kartways this past weekend had the Quebec driver a little nervous. Read the rest of this entry »

Jan 04

Eastern Canadian Karting Championship 2012 Schedule

The third season of Canada’s premiere karting championship promises to be the best one yet

Eastern Canadian Karting Championship 2010-08-08Hope springs eternal as a New Year dawns, and as Canadians are just beginning to experience the full effects of winter, the karting contingent can take solace in blocking out their racing calendars for the 2012 Eastern Canadian Karting Championship. The third season of Canada’s premiere karting championship promises to be the best one yet, with new venues, new awards, and new tickets to the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals!

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Dec 20

Second ECKC season closes at Rotax Grand Finals

Bedard was the top Canadian Junior, Boisclair had an epic drive in the Saturday prefinal.

Olivier Bedard, AMGphotoChristophe Boisclair, AMGphotoWhen the Eastern Canadian Karting Championship was founded in the Spring of 2010, managing partner Daniel Di Leo noted, “For years we have seen great drivers develop their skills in their respective provinces.

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Nov 25

ECKC at Mazda Road to Indy Scouting Combine

Robichon will represent the ECKC at the Indy Scouting Combine.

Mazda road to Indy logo Eastern Canadian Karting ChampionshipThe overwhelming jewels of the 2011 Eastern Canadian Karting Championship awards package were trips to the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals for class champions in Junior, Senior and DD2. Following that came an incredible opportunity to be among a very select few to attend the Mazda Road to Indy Scouting Combine. As one event draws to a close this weekend, the other will be getting set to begin, and it’s a fact that had ECKC officials with a dilemma on their hands just a few weeks ago.

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Nov 20

ECKC drivers at Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals

Bedard is one of twelve ECKC regulars at Rotax Grand Finals

Rotax Max ChallengeOlivier Bedard, AMGphotoThe Eastern Canadian Karting Championship will be well represented at this week’s Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals as over half of Team Canada’s twenty-one drivers are regular competitors in its series.

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Oct 18

Di Leo and Ouellette Test Lombardi Racing Honda

Di Leo and Ouellette collected ECKC testing awards at ICAR.

Lombardi Test2010-09-12_0085With the Eastern Canadian Karting Championship season having concluded for 2011, all that remains is for the many award winners to attend a variety of events such as the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals, the Mazda Road to Indy Scouting Combine, and first up – car testing in a race prepared Lombardi Racing Honda.

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Jul 28

PSL Karting, Mont-Tremblant race reports

“I felt great stepping onto the podium,” – Burkett

team PSL Karting White logoDaniel Burkett, AMGphotoTeam PSL Karting completed another series doubleheader recently as it was at the Jim Russell Karting Academy in Mont-Tremblant for the fourth race of the Quebec Championship and the sixth and final race of the Eastern Canadian Karting Championship. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 25

Intrepid Canada, ECKC Mont-Tremblant race report

Intrepid Canada wrapped up its Eastern Canadian Karting Championship campaign a week ago

Eastern Canadian Karting ChampionshipKarting - Mont-Tremblant - Ben CooperIntrepid Canada wrapped up its Eastern Canadian Karting Championship campaign a week ago as the series travelled to beautiful Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, for the sixth and final round. Once again one of the most productive teams in the paddock, this time out Intrepid drivers added season-long podiums and championships to their customary race wins.

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Jul 05

PSL Karting Quebec Championship SH Karting report

Cardin has hit every Quebec Championship podium thus far.

team PSL Karting White logoSH KartingTeam PSL Karting continued its Quebec Championship schedule recently as Race 3 was contested at SH Karting outside of Montreal. As has become almost customary, the CRG squad scored a number of podiums and totalled at least one in each of Mini, Junior, Senior, DD2, and Honda Senior. One of those to reach the podium was Marc-Antoine Cardin, a stand-out PSL driver in Rotax Junior.

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Jun 29

Eastern Canadian Karting Championship Mosport International report

Eastern Canadian Karting Championship Race 5 report

Eastern Canadian Karting ChampionshipMosport International RacewayDrivers of the Eastern Canadian Karting Championship finally got what they’ve been craving Sunday as Race 5 was run on a dry track under clear skies. After enduring changing weather conditions through races three and four, drivers were finally able to carry knowledge from one session to the next at Mosport International Karting and produced some very impressive racing as a result. Read the rest of this entry »

Jun 14

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Ouellette has the points lead at the halfway mark of the series.

Pier-Luc Ouellette, AMGphototeam PSL Karting White logoTeam PSL Karting had one of its biggest team gatherings in history recently as both the Quebec Championship and Eastern Canadian Karting Championship met at Karting Trois-Rivieres for a pair of race starts. Team PSL Karting, PSL Atlantic, PSL Montreal and PSL Ontario combined to field thirty-four drivers, nearly all racing both the second round of the Quebec Championship on Saturday and the third round of the ECKC on Sunday.

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May 31

Eastern Canadian Karting Championship, PSL Karting Trois-Rivieres race report (updated)

Plus Intrepid Canada Pan American Rotax Max Challenge report

Pier-Luc Ouellette, AMGphotoJesse Lazare, AMGphotoThough it seems the summer season in Canadian racing has just begun, the Eastern Canadian Karting Championship reached its halfway point on Sunday as the Rotax masses were contesting six classes at PSL Karting Trois-Rivieres. An even one hundred were on hand for race number three following a practice day Friday and a round of the Quebec Cup on Saturday. Read the rest of this entry »

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