3 circuits in West Sussex run grand prix events. The full race weekend in miniature: qualifying to set the grid, heats, then a final with a podium at the end.
Burgess Hill, West Sussex
AR Kartz is an indoor electric karting centre on the Panattoni Park business estate at Goddards Green, on the western edge of Burgess Hill. The track is 350 metres long with 15 corners.
Price not published
Albourne, West Sussex
Brighton Karting is an 800-metre outdoor tarmac circuit on London Road at Albourne, near Hassocks in Mid Sussex, about ten miles north of Brighton. The track is 7 metres wide and floodlit.
Crawley, West Sussex
TeamSport Crawley is an indoor electric karting venue on Gatwick Road, close to Gatwick Airport and junction 10 of the M23. Its 750-metre track is built across three floors and has 15 corners, including a banked turn and long straights.
Price not published
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.