3 circuits in Hampshire 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.
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.
Price not published
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.
Price not published
Andover, Hampshire
Thruxton Kart Centre sits beside Thruxton motor-racing circuit near Andover in Hampshire. It is an outdoor venue with two main tracks: the 900m National Circuit, which is seven metres wide and includes a flyover, and a shorter Club Circuit that can be run in several configurations.
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.