HardRock Racing

HardRock Racing Kart racing products and services for oval kart racing. 42+ years of experience and knowledge. Production is set to kick off by June 2024. Webpage coming soon.

I am Gil Atkinson and I have been racing karts and building motors since 1981...
Originally from the East Coast (SC & NC) then spent the last 11 years in central California. Relocated to Nebraska in 2024 to start up a kart manufacturing business... HardRock Racing LLC (HRR) - home of the Innovation chassis. I teamed up with Cole Nelson of Cole Nelson Racing (CNR) of Invader chassis in late 2022 to

build the first prototype chassis for HRR. The prototype was very successful throughout 2023 in California, Oregon and Washington state. Following this success and with a few minor tweaks, the new Innovation chassis will be produced in here in Nebraska. HardRock Racing also builds replacement parts for all Buller karts using the original fixtures, jigs and build notes.

05/12/2026
04/20/2026

Well it wouldn’t be a HardRock Racing roadtrip without some kinda adventure. Turns out bolts had gone missing from one of the individual torsion axles under the jet ski trailer. Stopped for long John silvers and noticed one side a. It squatty compared to the other. A little investigation determined the cause. Grabbed a few tools from the local Wally World and back on the road again.

Putting in the work all week and this weekend. Got all the tubing ready for 5 karts. Finished welding this one Wednesday...
04/12/2026

Putting in the work all week and this weekend. Got all the tubing ready for 5 karts.
Finished welding this one Wednesday and dropper the powder coater Thursday morning.

Shout out to Hot Coat 751 here in Lincoln for the quick turnaround-picked it up Friday afternoon.

Fuel tank, seat and body left to mount and she’ll be ready for a new home.

-Rock, Innovation racing chassis, HardRock Racing LLC

03/17/2026

Getting ready for practice dayz. Baby SBO on the Innovation AeroRock by HardRock Racing.

First production kart shipped today!On its way to Cali where it will be ran in the 209 karters series.
03/02/2026

First production kart shipped today!
On its way to Cali where it will be ran in the 209 karters series.

We got 3 karts out at the turkey chase this weekend! Going to be a fun weekend filled with lots of racing. Cameron and C...
11/28/2025

We got 3 karts out at the turkey chase this weekend! Going to be a fun weekend filled with lots of racing. Cameron and Calvin are having some fun tuning these karts in and getting some laps in.

11/24/2025

Getting ready for Turkey Chase ‘25 !Aero-Rock P2 is ready for scaling.

Hard headed Aries!
11/19/2025

Hard headed Aries!

Couple pics from Emma Indoors today.
11/16/2025

Couple pics from Emma Indoors today.

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Brittons Neck, SC

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