The year 2024 marked my debut in the Senior karting category, a season dedicated to intense juggling—balancing racing and academics, dreams and deadlines. I missed more races than I had intended; school always came first, yet racing never left my mind. One particular...

I'd been racing in the Challenge of the Americas (COTA) series for a while, and honestly? I was usually running mid-pack. This series operates on a different level—it’s packed with full-time homeschooled racers, national champions, and international talent. For me,...

Early in my California karting days, I was racing both 2-stroke and 4-stroke engines at All Star Karting. The 4-stroke grid was always bigger and tougher. It felt like every weekend I was climbing a mountain just to stay in the fight. At the summit of that mountain...

It's wild to trace the beginnings of a racing career back to a bowl of M&M’s and a TV screen. The true starting line for Yana Kapoor was the family sofa. As a seven-year-old, she and her older brother, Yashom, would sit cross-legged, watching NASCAR. Initially,...