One track in Worcestershire runs stag and hen events. Karting works for these groups because everyone can do it and nobody needs to be good at it.
The thing that catches groups out. Below the minimum you either pay for absent drivers or book an open session instead.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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Ten on track at a time is common. A group of twenty means splitting into heats, which changes the shape of the day and usually the price.
Qualifying, heats and a final gives you a winner and a podium. Open sessions blur into one another and nobody remembers who won.
Most race formats need six or more. Below that you are booking arrive and drive whether you meant to or not.
A bar or restaurant on site keeps the group together. Without one the day ends in a car park.