One track in North Yorkshire runs grand prix events. The full race weekend in miniature: qualifying to set the grid, heats, then a final with a podium at the end.
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.
Price not published
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.
Price not published
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.
Ask how many laps the final is. A 30-lap final is a proper race; a 10-lap one is a sprint with ceremony attached.
Six drivers is typical. Some formats need ten or more to fill a grid properly.
Some tracks run junior versions of the same format at the same price. Others set race events at 14 or 16 plus.
Printed results and a podium are what people remember. Live timing screens make the qualifying session matter.