Speedsportz Racing Park

Devin O

3 months ago · GOOGLE

★★★☆☆

This is the place to be for owner karts, if that’s what you’re here for then it’s definitely great. If you don’t own your own kart or have never gone karting before, keep reading: As a rental driver though I could tell that their rental karts aren’t entirely their main priority to say the least. The parody between karts was horrible which isn’t helped by the amount of force the very grippy track puts on them, but the parody is at least a couple seconds per lap, I had lap times vary by more than 1.5 seconds not including 2 times we swapped karts. I’d presume this is tuned better for leagues but this was pretty poor for a 45 second long track. The track itself is fun but almost a sketchy kind of fun owing to the circumstances. It's an interesting layout, although the extremely high grip means it's not especially technical and I barely needed the brakes. I visited about 4–5 hours after heavy rain, and there were still large puddles on the racing line that had to be avoided. The staff appeared to only have standard brooms rather than proper water scrapers, so they weren't able to clear the standing water effectively. Whether you drove through the puddles or avoided them, your tires still picked up water, which made grip inconsistent. I saw multiple drivers spin shortly after driving through the puddles because they were now on wet tires. Combined with the very light chassis and genuinely fast rental karts—which easily reach around 45–50 mph—this made the karts feel loose and punchy, which is fun but very unintuitive. I've driven enough karts to find almost anything with four wheels and an engine enjoyable, but for public rentals this was almost TOO sketchy to be fun. I’d almost put it as the karts having too much top speed and grip for their own good. Some of the overall safety practices also raised concerns. The barriers were generally adequate, although a few areas could benefit from additional protection. My bigger concern was the decision to continue running rental sessions while the surrounding surface remained so wet and large puddles were still present. The staff were friendly and approachable, but aside from the required safety video and a brief reminder not to drive through the puddles, there was very little instruction or guidance. It felt largely like a self-guided experience. Because of that, I wouldn't feel comfortable bringing someone here for their first time karting. Additionally, staff put no restrictions on spectators staying out if the pit lane during the race, as multiple times someone was there recording video, and also did not have racers remain seated when back in the pits, which from experience is a very easy way to get hurt. Just overall a lot of questionable decisions on how the track operates. The pacing between sessions was another downside. I understand the facility was not at all busy on a random weekday afternoon, but waiting around 10 minutes between races seemed unnecessary. If drivers are ready to head back out immediately, it would make sense to group them together rather than making everyone wait—thus would save time for the staff too as you’d finish all scheduled races earlier. Three sessions ended up taking about 90 minutes, which given there was definitely no wait or shortage of karts, felt longer than it needed to. The good things here: the rental karts are wicked fast for 270cc, they do care a decent bit about them given they were actively doing maintenance, and the facilities were not bad (the entry building was nice but was basically useless because of how empty it was and its lack of proximity to the rental track pit lane), and the rooftop viewing area was cool. But unless you’re doing owner karting there’s too many questions I have about this place overall that I can’t recommend it to the general public. If you've karted at several tracks already and want to try something different, it may be worth visiting during the Wednesday–Friday happy hour when races are cheaper, as long as you understand what to expect going in.

Amanda Chavis

6 months ago · GOOGLE

★★★★★

Such a fun experience! This go-kart racing spot is the perfect quick activity if you’re looking to do something exciting before heading out to dinner. We went with a group of friends and had an absolute blast—it’s one of those things that instantly brings out everyone’s competitive side in the best way. The races themselves go by so fast in hindsight, but when you’re out on the track, it feels like the perfect amount of time to really get into it. Everything was well-organized, and the staff was amazing—super friendly, helpful, and kept things running smoothly. You can easily spend under an hour here if there’s no long wait, which makes it ideal to pair with dinner plans after. Overall, such a great way to kick off a fun evening. Highly recommend!

Creep Craft

2 years ago · GOOGLE

★★★★☆

The karts were really fast, and the track layout was very technical. However, the reliability of the karts were not so great. On my first run, my right front tyre blew out. I didn’t crash or anything, but I did have to retire from that session. They do give a refunded race if that happens though. Secondly, the karts performance was not constant between each of them. Not horrible, but noticeable. Still a great place to go too. They even sometimes have real cars racing on one of their circuits!

Joshua Ashley

4 years ago · GOOGLE

★★★☆☆

If I could review the outside separate from indoors I would. Upon arrival we were greeted with some attitudes from the staff and didn’t have our reservation ready in time. The overall staff was short with us and not very helpful for first time guests. Now when it was racetime, it was amazing and the staff outside were helpful enough. My race was super fun and hopefully I will be back for more?