3 tracks in West Yorkshire run birthday parties events. The single thing that decides whether this works is age and height, and it catches people out constantly.
Bradford, West Yorkshire
TeamSport Bradford occupies units at Beckside Business Park on Beckside Road, a few minutes from Bradford city centre. Its 580 m indoor circuit runs over several levels and packs fifteen corners, with ramps linking the different heights.
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
TeamSport Leeds is an indoor karting track off South Accommodation Road, just south-east of Leeds city centre; the entrance is on that road, not Sayner Lane. The 580 m circuit is split across levels, with a flyover, an underpass and tight hairpins among its eight corners.
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Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Wakefield Indoor Karting is an indoor tarmac circuit at Millenia Park on Thornes Road, south-west of Wakefield city centre. The track includes an 80-metre straight and tight hairpins, and the layout is changed periodically.
The thing that catches groups out. Below the minimum you either pay for absent drivers or book an open session instead.
Mexborough, South Yorkshire
Avago Indoor Karting is an indoor track on the Swinton Bridge industrial estate, on the Swinton side of Mexborough between Rotherham and Doncaster. Sessions are sold by the lap, with a standard session of 30 laps.
Hull
Hull Karting is an outdoor tarmac circuit at the Hull Adventure activity centre on Preston Road in east Hull. The track and centre were built in 2005.
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Hull
TeamSport Hull is an indoor karting track on Freightliner Road, west of Hull city centre. The 400 m circuit is multi-level with ten corners.
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire
TeamSport Sheffield is an indoor kart track on the Tinsley Industrial Estate in the east of the city, close to junction 34 of the M1. Its 950-metre circuit is spread over more than one level and has 15 corners, making it one of the longer tracks in the TeamSport group.
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Always check both. The gap between a 1.20m and a 1.40m minimum is the difference between an eight-year-old driving and watching.
Purpose-built junior karts fit smaller drivers properly. Some tracks also fit remote speed limiters so staff can build a nervous child up gradually.
Children mixed in with adults have a worse time. Ask whether junior sessions run separately.
Food, a private room, a podium and a trophy make it a party. Without them it is a driving session with cake in the car.