Gateway Kartplex

10/23/2026

ATTENTION! TUNNEL ACCESS ONLY!

Due to WonderLight's Christmas in St. Louis at World Wide Technology Raceway, the crossover will be closed for the remainder of the 2026 season.

All traffic entering and exiting the Gateway Kartplex must use the tunnel.

Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to seeing everyone at the track!

10/21/2026

Great recap from eKartingNews on the 2026 Margay Racing Ignite Challenge season finale here at the Gateway Kartplex! Thank you for the coverage!

The 2026 Ignite Challenge Presented by Skip Barber Racing School concluded at Gateway Kartplex in Madison, Illinois, bringing together 72 drivers representing 11 states across 75 entries. As the home of Ignite Karting, Gateway provided a fitting venue for a season finale featuring seven classes, cha...

10/16/2026

YOUR 2026 iDRIVE SHOOTOUT CHAMPIONS!

One of our most competitive shootouts yet! All three championships came down to the final round, with points battles separated by 10 points or less!

Congratulations to our 2026 champions!

Light: Easton Neumann
Medium: Omar Perez
Heavy: Jim Stevens

All three champions have earned a Margay Racing LLC Ignite K3 scholarship kart for the 2027 racing season!

Congratulations to our winners and thank you to everyone who made this season one to remember!

10/15/2026

What a way to end the 2026 iDrive season!

We officially crowned three iDrive Shootout Champions, each earning a Margay Racing Ignite K3 kart for the 2027 racing season!

This was easily one of our best Shootouts yet! All three championships came down to the final round, with no driver having secured the title and the championship contenders separated by 10 points or less heading into the final races!

A huge congratulations to our 2026 iDrive Shootout Champions!

Light Class: Easton Neuman

Medium Class: Omar Perez

Heavy Class: Jim Stevens

Thank you to all of our competitors for making this one of the most competitive and exciting Shootouts we've ever had. We can't wait to see our champions take the next step in their racing careers in 2027!

10/15/2026

The Margay Racing LLC Ignite Challenge weekend is here!

Here is our official Friday testing schedule! Gates open at 1:00 PM, with testing beginning at 2:00 PM.

We can't wait to see everyone back at the Kartplex tomorrow for a great weekend of racing!

See you at the track!

10/15/2026

ATTENTION!

Due to rain, the Gateway Kartplex will be CLOSED all day today, October 15th.

Unfortunately, Mother Nature had other plans for us today!

We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow for the Margay Racing LLC Ignite Challenge Practice Day!

Thank you for your understanding!

10/09/2026

Congratulations to our 3 Fall iDrive Series Champions.

In the Heavy class, Matt Lowe narrowly edges out multi time champ Austin Russell by 7 points to pick up his first championship.

In Medium class, Sean Scoles picks up another title by a close 13 point margin.

In the Light class Logan Wilson picks up his first championship handily by 48 points over Zach LeGros in our largest class of 2026 with 37 different competitors.

Up next the Shootout for the highly coveted Margay Scholarship Award on Wednesday October 14. If you have qualified, please RSVP no later than Sunday October 11, at 5pm. 🏁

10/08/2026

The 2026 iDrive regular weekly season is now in the rear view mirror!

We only offer the opportunity at the “Backwards“ track configuration twice a year and last evening 46 racers took the green flag to cap off the Fall Series. Mid 70° temps made for a great night of racing.

10 races resulted in 10 different winners!
It was nice to see some old Kartplex alumni on the top step again. Past scholarship champs Micah Floretta, James Mann, Austin Russell, and Sean Scoles all recorded wins.

Up next, the Championship Shootout next Wednesday, October 14. 🏁

10/07/2026

Here’s how they stack up heading into the iDrive Finale!

The championship battles are set in Light, Medium, and Heavy, and there’s still plenty on the line.

Check out the Top 10 in each class heading into the final night of the 2026 iDrive season!

Who are you picking to take home the championship? 🏆

10/05/2026

It all comes down to this!

We’re getting ready for the iDrive finale this Wednesday. Rounds 13 & 14 will wrap up the season, and we’re finishing it off on the backwards track.

Three drivers will walk away with championship trophies. Who’s taking them home? 🏆🏁