One track in County Durham runs arrive and drive events. Turn up, sign a form, drive.
The thing that catches groups out. Below the minimum you either pay for absent drivers or book an open session instead.
Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
BattleKart Gateshead is an indoor electric karting venue on Delta Bank Road, across the road from the Metrocentre and about ten minutes' drive from Newcastle city centre.
Price not published
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
Karting North East is an outdoor kart circuit at the Warden Law Motorsports Centre, off Hangman's Lane on the southern edge of Sunderland, a few minutes from the A19. The main track is 1,200 metres long and has been in use since the 1990s. There is also a smaller junior training circuit on site.
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
TeamSport Newcastle is an indoor electric karting venue at Armstrong Works on Scotswood Road, about two miles west of the city centre. It has two tracks: a 500-metre multi-level main circuit with 12 corners and a 200-metre starter track.
Price not published
Stockton-on-Tees, Teesside
TeamSport Stockton is an indoor karting track on Portrack Lane in Stockton-on-Tees. The 500 m circuit is built over more than one level and has fourteen corners, many of them tight.
Price not published
We calculate it the same way for every track: price divided by minutes on track. It is the only way to compare a 20-minute session against a 30-minute one.
At the same price per minute, a 750m circuit gives you nearly twice the driving of a 400m one. We show the distance you would cover.
Balaclavas, gloves and licence fees are often mandatory and rarely in the headline price. Every listing shows them.
Some tracks genuinely take walk-ins. Most reserve track time, and turning up without a booking means waiting or leaving.