3 tracks in Staffordshire run arrive and drive events. Turn up, sign a form, drive.
Tamworth, Staffordshire
Daytona Tamworth is on Robey's Lane just off junction 10 of the M42, with easy access from the M6, M1 and A5. It is one of three Daytona circuits, alongside Milton Keynes and Sandown Park, and the group's Midlands venue.
Price not published
Lichfield, Staffordshire
Midland Karting is an outdoor karting centre on Wood End Lane near Lichfield, laid out on part of a former airfield. It runs three separate circuits: a Premier Circuit for adults and older juniors, a Kids Circuit, and a Family Circuit used for the youngest drivers.
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
TeamSport Stoke is an indoor electric kart track on Waterloo Road in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent. The 500-metre circuit is multi-level, with 10 corners, ramps and long straights.
Price not published
Coseley, Birmingham and the West Midlands
Cannon Raceway is an indoor petrol kart track on Cannon Business Park in Coseley, between Wolverhampton and Dudley and close to the M5 and M6. The 500-metre circuit has a flyover bridge, a banked corner and a hairpin that runs underneath the bridge.
Price not published
Stourbridge, Birmingham and the West Midlands
Full Throttle Raceway is an indoor karting venue on The Stourbridge Estate off Mill Race Lane in Stourbridge, a short drive from Dudley, Halesowen and Birmingham. Two separate tracks share the building, giving over 400 metres of circuit under one roof.
Hereford
Herefordshire Raceway is an outdoor kart circuit at Lower Hurst, north-west of Hereford. The 600-metre track has three hairpins and is raced in twin-engine karts, with a published lap record of 32.4 seconds.
Oldbury, Birmingham and the West Midlands
TeamSport's Birmingham track is at Park Lane Industrial Estate in Oldbury, in Sandwell on the western edge of the city. At around 1,000 metres with 13 corners it is a long indoor circuit, laid out over more than one level with a lengthy elevated section; the operator describes it as the longest indoor karting track in the Midlands.
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.