Go karting for 3 year olds

This is the part that catches people out. Nearly every circuit sets a minimum height alongside the minimum age, and both have to be met. A child needs to reach the pedals with enough leg left to brake hard, and see over the wheel, and a kart has almost no adjustment.

6 circuits open up at this age that would not take a 2 year old:

• Measure them. Height rules out more children than age does.
• Check which circuit they would be on. Several venues run a separate junior track with its own limits.
• Ask whether juniors race separately from adults, or whether sessions are mixed.
• Budget for compulsory extras. Balaclavas and gloves are often required and rarely in the headline price.
• Allow more time than the session length. An hour on site for thirty minutes of driving is typical.

Our guide to karting with children covers all of this in more detail, including what they should wear and whether it is safe.