3 tracks in Lancashire run arrive and drive events. Turn up, sign a form, drive.
Blackpool, Lancashire
Formulakart is an outdoor hire-kart circuit on Queen's Promenade at North Shore, Blackpool, about a mile north of the Tower. The 750-metre concrete track sits in a bowl-shaped arena, averages 9 metres across and is edged with tyre barriers.
Colne, Lancashire
Prestige Go Karting is an indoor kart track at Holker Mill on Holker Street, off Burnley Road in Colne, east Lancashire. The same site has a laser battle arena.
Preston, Lancashire
TeamSport Preston is at the Walton Summit Centre in Bamber Bridge, on the southern edge of Preston. The main circuit is 500 m long and spread over three floors, with twelve corners.
Price not published
Session price divided by minutes on track, calculated the same way everywhere. Group event pricing differs, so treat this as a guide to relative value.
Manchester
Chaos Karts in Manchester is not a conventional kart circuit and does not compare to one. There is no fixed layout, no lap record and no tarmac. Electric karts run inside a projection-mapped hall, with tracks and themed worlds beamed onto the floor and walls, and augmented reality weapons and power-ups you use against the other drivers.
Price not published
Rowrah, Cumbria
Cumbria Kart Racing Club runs the Rowrah Kart Track, a 1,030-metre outdoor circuit in West Cumbria between Frizington and Lamplugh, with a shorter layout available for novices.
Liverpool, Merseyside
Gravity MAX Liverpool is a large indoor entertainment venue at Chavasse Park in the Liverpool ONE shopping district, and its electric kart track runs over two levels of the building. The track opened in 2023 and, according to its builder, is about 210 metres long with up to 12 karts per session.
Price not published
Liverpool, Merseyside
TeamSport Liverpool is on Sefton Street in Liverpool. It has two indoor circuits: a 475-metre multi-level main track with 10 corners and a separate 275-metre Starter track, and members can race a 725-metre International layout that joins the two.
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.