Four event championship planned for 19th season of program
One more event remains for the 2025 Challenge of the Americas program, with the series set to conclude on Father’s Day weekend at the newly renamed Burt Brothers Motorpark in Grantsville, Utah. It will be the fourth event of the season, marking 2025 as the first year of the expansion from a three-event format.
“It has been a year of transition in 2025,” stated FTK Promotions owner Andy Seesemann. “Our expansion to a fourth event and welcoming the Shinko Racing Kart Tires has been met with positive momentum heading into the future. The Challenge is now THE major traveling series in the western half of North America. We are pulling drivers from multiple states, including drivers on the East coming this way and those from Canada continuing to support our program.”
Prior to this year’s champions crowned in Utah, FTK Promotions is happy to confirm the dates for the 2026 Challenge of the Americas. The Challenge will remain at four events, this time spread out between the months of February and July.
Seesemann continued, “Other programs have begun announcing their dates. Our goal once again is to do what’s best for karting by working with those willing to do so and try to schedule around other major events in North America. With that in mind, we’ve shifted our dates around to ensure optimal time for teams and competitors to have the opportunity to continue supporting our series while having the ability to race at other events.”
2026 Challenge of the Americas Dates
February 20-22, 2026
April 17-19, 2026
May 29-31, 2026
July 10-12, 2026
The series finale for the 18th season for Challenge of the Americas is slated for June 13-15, making the first visit in program history to the Burt Brothers Motorpark in Grantsville, Utah. Formerly known as Miller Motorsports Park and Utah Motorsports Campus, the 1-mile Alan Wilson designed circuit has hosted many major karting events since it was built in 2006. Round Seven and Round Eight of the Challenge championship will be contested over Father’s Day weekend. The event will also host the inaugural COTA Briggs 206 Shootout with a minimum $1,000 cash purse for the podium finishers.
Registration to the Challenge of the Americas series finale at Burt Brothers Motorpark is currently open at ChallengeKarting.com. Motorhome spots are available on the weekend with the standard $150 rate within the paddock. Those seeking electric hookups, the powered VIP Motorhome spots adjacent to the paddock are available for $500 for the event. No sewer hookups available.
Be sure to follow updates at challengekarting.com regarding the 2025 Challenge of the Americas program, in addition to following the Facebook and Instagram pages.
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The 18th season for Challenge of the Americas is set to begin over the January 31-February 2 weekend when the series visits the Musselman Honda Circuit in Tucson, Arizona. The opening rounds of the 2025 championship will usher in a new era, welcoming the new Shinko Racing Kart Tires as the official tire for the series while expanding to four events to make the Challenge the headline traveling series in the western half of the United States.