I am thinking about going to this indoor go kart track that is about 30 min from my house, but I wanted to see if anyone else had ever done something like this. These are not normal go karts- they go around 40mph, have lap time displays on the steering wheels, and you have to be 18 to drive them. Are these things pretty fun, or is it just like going to a regular kiddie go-kart track, but just paying 4 times more?

 

I'm a member at one here is Sacramento called RPM (Race Place Motorports), and to be honest with you, it really is worth the money, its no where near as fun as the real thing , but its definately a blast either way.

 

If its a good track with good karts, then indoor can be amazing!!

 

I've done it once and it was a lot of fun, though it can be pretty physically demanding. There's no electric-assisted power steering on those karts!!!

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by wickerbill
I've done it once and it was a lot of fun, though it can be pretty physically demanding.

 

I go to a local track with a few buddies (who race cars for a living) and it is a blast. My advice is to get to know the people who run the place so they can tell you which kart is running the best and they won't mind you bumping the kart with your friends. Have fun!

 

Yeah, they can be physically demanding, especially if you race for awhile and are new to it.

Drifting go-karts is fun, even if it kills your lap time.

It's a blast though, you gotta do it.

 

what the heck are you doing posting stuff like this? Get off your ass and go over there...NOW!

 

indoor karting is a blast. The local S2000 gang here in Seattle frequents a place called Sykart that has both new 6.5hp karts as well as 9hp karts and a challenging track layout.

 

Saab, I think I know which one you are talking about. The one right on the KY IN boder? A guy at work goes there a lot and has been trying to get me to go but I haven't been able to because I'm mostly up in Dayton.

Anyways. It's ~$15 for only 10 (I think) minutes of racing time. Kind of pricy but the carts are pretty quick (~40mph top speed and lots of Gs around the corners) and he says they are a lot of fun.

No, it's not like the kiddie karts.

This is their website:
http://www.competitionracing.net/index.htm