3 circuits in Essex run team building events. The appeal is that karting is a genuine leveller — seniority stops mattering the moment the lights go out.
Brentwood, Essex
Brentwood Karting runs an 825-metre floodlit outdoor circuit at Warley Gap, about fifteen minutes' walk from Brentwood station and half an hour from central London. It holds the International Rental Karting Award for Best Customer Experience.
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Basildon, Essex
TeamSport's Basildon track is in Unit 3 on Festival Way, Basildon. The indoor circuit is about 500 metres long with 12 corners and ramps linking its levels, and up to 16 karts run in a session.
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Harlow, Essex
TeamSport Harlow is an indoor kart track on River Way in Harlow, west Essex, reached from the M11. The 500-metre circuit has 14 corners over more than one level, with changes in height along the lap.
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The thing that catches groups out. Below the minimum you either pay for absent drivers or book an open session instead.
Drivers share a kart and swap over across an hour or more. Far better for building a team than everyone racing individually, and often cheaper per head because it is priced per kart.
Most operators take card on the day. Fewer will invoice a company on thirty days, and it is worth asking before you commit.
Meeting or dining space on site turns half a day into a full one and saves moving everybody twice.
Height, weight or medical limits will rule someone out. Sites with a simulator or a second activity handle that gracefully.