With the festive season a distant memory it's time to get serious about karting, and our top tips for 2020 will see you storming to the top of the podium in no time. So if you're ready to take your skills at the wheel to the next level, read on and get ready to speed away from your rivals like a seasoned pro. 1) Listen up Before climbing into your kart and taking to the track the most important thing you can do is listen carefully to your pre-race briefing. Not only does the briefing cover all the important safety info, it also includes some tips on how to tackle the track. Our instructors have a wealth of knowledge and experience to
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Venue of the Month is Karting Swindon!
Karting Nation proudly boasts some of the finest karting venues spread throughout the UK and Ireland, each one giving racers across the nation their own adrenaline rush. On that note, it's time to announce our venue of the month award. So, without further ado, Karting Nation would like to congratulate Karting Swindon - our March venue of the month! With a fleet of awesome karts including a Honda-powered TB R15 kart, CRG Bambino, and a TB R13 mini kart, our venue is sure to provide an adrenaline rush to racers across the South West, no matter what their level of ability is. Not only that, each racer will get the chance to zoom around a whopping 530m track too - one
Oxford Karting is January’s Venue of the Month!
2018 has only just begun, but wannabe Formula One drivers have already been out and about in their hundreds to grab their adrenaline-fix as they race around some of our spectacular venue’s situated across the UK and Ireland. After reading through all of our reviews for January, one track stood out to us as the leading candidate for January venue of the month, and that’s our Karting track in Oxford! Clocking in at 360m long, this epic stadium circuit accompanied by its high-speed tarmac track is assured to provide you with an intense race to remember as you battle it out with your fellow adrenaline-seeking friends – zooming across the straights before attempting to skid around those tricky corners! Sitting behind the
Karting Rochdale is Karting Nation’s venue of the month
The Formula 1 season may be taking a break, but there's still plenty of action at karting tracks across the country and judging by July's feedback you guys have really been making the most of the chance to experience the rush of racing. There can only be one winner of our venue of the month award though and taking home the title of August's venue of the month are Karting Rochdale! Boasting high speed straights, tight turns and heart-racing hairpin bends, Karting Rochdale is the perfect place to test your F1 credentials - and we guarantee you'll love every second at the wheel. Their tailor-made track is designed to bring out the best in every driver and at a whopping 508
F1 Drivers & Their Famous Dads
With Father's day just around the corner we thought we'd take a break from racing and take a look at some of the most famous fathers and sons to have competed in Formula 1 - and if this doesn't inspire you to take to the track and thrash Dad, nothing will! Damon & Graham Hill Throughout the 1960's and 70's Graham Hill won it all, including two F1 world championships and the illusive triple crown of the Monaco Grand Prix, the Indianapolis 500 and the 24 hours of Le Mans. Although his son Damon couldn't quite match that accolade he clearly shared his dad's skill at the wheel, and in 1996 he too won the world title. In doing so the Hills
Karting Letchworth scoops venue of the month for the second time
With three different drivers tasting victory in the first four races of the F1 season, it's looking like one of the closest Formula 1 seasons yet - but judging by our recent feedback there's been just as much action and excitement on the kart track. Naming May's venue of the month was just as tight as the race for the F1 title too, but after a full-throttle sprint to the finish line we're delighted to name Karting Letchworth as this month's winners. There's a lot to love about this brilliant circuit, but before we get into exactly what makes Karting Letchworth so special, we'd like to say a huge congratulations to the entire team. Letchworth Karting is the first of our
Venue of the month is Karting Lichfield
Inspired by the exciting start to the Formula 1 season thousands of you have been taking to the track to put your F1 credentials to the test, and as a result we've received stacks of fantastic feedback. In fact, when it came to naming our venue of the month it was almost too close to call, but in the end there could only be one winner and storming to the finish line to take the title of April's venue of the month are Karting Lichfield. Nothing tests your skill at the wheel quite like an outdoor kart track, and this super-speedy 450 meter circuit is guaranteed to satisfy your need for speed like no other! Packed with full-throttle straights, sweeping bends
Karting Nation’s venue of the month is Karting Yeovil
Ready, set, go! Karting Nation venues across the country have been neck and neck in an intense race throughout March to be crowned champion, but there's one that has pulled ahead on the final straight and clinched a 1st place podium finish - so give it up for our Yeovil go karting venue, the deserved winner of March's venue of the month! This outdoor go karting track provides wannabe Lewis Hamilton's across the nation with a truly authentic Formula One experience, with fast straights and tight technical chicanes and corners testing even the most experienced driver! Stretching over a mammoth 457 metre, you'll need a monstrous vehicle to blast through it and that's exactly what our Yeovil go karting venue offers
Karting Nation’s latest circuit is Karting Bristol
Get ready to ramp up the excitement because we're delighted to be adding a brand new split-level circuit to our nationwide network of tracks. So if you're ready to take your need for speed to the next level there's only one place to go, Karting Bristol! Located right in the heart of Bristol this brilliant indoor arena boasts everything you need for an unforgettable day of karting, including an awesome multi-level circuit. In total the track covers a whopping 800 metres and features full throttle straights, sweeping bends and tight hairpins, giving you the perfect opportunity to put your karting skills to the test. Then there's the ramps, which make tearing round the track even more exciting - and if you
Karting Cheddar is Venue of the Month
Despite the dreaded January Blues we've sped through the first month of 2017, and we're flying through February too! So whilst we take a quick pit stop to catch our breath we should probably announce our latest venue of the month. With stacks of fantastic feedback throughout January there could only be one winner, and taking top spot as February's venue of the month is Karting Cheddar! Judging by recent reviews there's a lot to love about this awesome indoor circuit, but it's the track itself that we can't get enough of! Covering roughly 400 meters Karting Cheddar's circuit is tailor-made for speed and features everything from sweeping bends to heart-racing hairpins. The highlight has to be the 100 metre straight