3 circuits in Hampshire run birthday parties events. The single thing that decides whether this works is age and height, and it catches people out constantly.
Farnborough, Hampshire
TeamSport Farnborough is an indoor electric kart track on Invincible Road in Farnborough, north-east Hampshire, a short drive from junction 4 of the M3. The circuit is 500 metres long, multi-level and has 12 corners.
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Gosport, Hampshire
TeamSport Gosport is on Fareham Road in Gosport. The indoor track is around 450 metres over more than one level, with 10 corners and a bridge where the circuit crosses over itself.
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Eastleigh, Hampshire
TeamSport Southampton is at Barton Park on Chicken Hall Lane in Eastleigh, between the M3 and M27 north of Southampton. The indoor electric circuit is 500 metres long over more than one level, with nine corners mixing hairpins and faster bends.
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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.
Always check both. The gap between a 1.20m and a 1.40m minimum is the difference between an eight-year-old driving and watching.
Purpose-built junior karts fit smaller drivers properly. Some tracks also fit remote speed limiters so staff can build a nervous child up gradually.
Children mixed in with adults have a worse time. Ask whether junior sessions run separately.
Food, a private room, a podium and a trophy make it a party. Without them it is a driving session with cake in the car.