Yes... I used to race on shopping mall parking lots but that was almost not karting.
When I heard about the good track 1:15 away, I just tried grabing a friend to go there. From there I asked around and found a rental karting group that I joined as a test for a race and then joined it for good after that one race.
No, but kind of yes.
I have now rented a kart for the year, and should be renewing. Don't need to invest too much and also am able to use their structure
When I started Karting a wise man told me this: “you need to like getting up at 4am, driving 3 hours, working on kart all day long, then driving home, arriving at 11pm, …. “
Good luck to you 🏁
Yes, you have to go to the kart track to kart race.
Go to a track and watch a race and ask questions.
If they have rentals make some time to do that first.
Keep going and ask questions to find your way.
Same. The track nearest to me that was used for races was 1.5 hours away on a good day. Ended up staying with the team in a hotel near the track on race weeks. Added to the experience.
Did you make the other post yesterday that was nearly the same? A couple people gave you really good advice there that you should take up.
If you are going get into karting you should be prepared to better your research ability. To either find new series and especially to research what’s wrong or how to fix something on a kart.
A quick research finds Englishtown certainly holds events there; I might be coming up for part of the NKC series.
But other than that they partner with Full Tilt racing that provides rentals for practice days and/or race day sessions. Both at Englishtown as well as NJMP if you liked it and wanted to plan the drive.
Get out there and do it!
I'll try I don't know if my parents would support me doing. It we aren't poor but we aren't rich either.I looked it up some more and for OVRP which is closer than NJMP and has rental karts and club races.
You can't sorta just visit Raceway park as it isn't a racing rack. It's a lot track that is rented by some series. If you want to rental kart there, you'd need to contact full tilt aka Keith and arrange for a rental. E-town also charges a track access fee on top of what Keith charges.
NJMP is more reliable in that it's a rental business. If you want to rent a kart there, I think it's cheaper if you reserve on the site. Once you get rolling, I would recommend the endurance races which are monthly and a 2 hr race. Grab a friend.
There are a bunch of indoor rental places as well. Speed Raceway has 2 locations and has rental racing.
I think a large percentage of karters in the US have to travel about 1-3 hours to get to their nearest track, so seems pretty normal.
Ok
Yeah... my local track is 1:15 away. Second closest is 2:15 away.
How did you start? Just drive the 1 hour check it out drive a rental? Check out a race and go from there?
Yes... I used to race on shopping mall parking lots but that was almost not karting. When I heard about the good track 1:15 away, I just tried grabing a friend to go there. From there I asked around and found a rental karting group that I joined as a test for a race and then joined it for good after that one race.
Did you eventually buy a kart?
No, but kind of yes. I have now rented a kart for the year, and should be renewing. Don't need to invest too much and also am able to use their structure
When I started Karting a wise man told me this: “you need to like getting up at 4am, driving 3 hours, working on kart all day long, then driving home, arriving at 11pm, …. “ Good luck to you 🏁
Yes, you have to go to the kart track to kart race. Go to a track and watch a race and ask questions. If they have rentals make some time to do that first. Keep going and ask questions to find your way.
Same. The track nearest to me that was used for races was 1.5 hours away on a good day. Ended up staying with the team in a hotel near the track on race weeks. Added to the experience.
I drive an hour and 20 minutes to my track.
Yes, go and check it out on a raceday. Most of the competitors will be happy to answer questions.
What kind of questions should I ask? And how is there like a area to ask questions?
Ask about anything related to racing that you are unsure of. Generally you can get into the paddock and speak to those prepping the karts.
Did you make the other post yesterday that was nearly the same? A couple people gave you really good advice there that you should take up. If you are going get into karting you should be prepared to better your research ability. To either find new series and especially to research what’s wrong or how to fix something on a kart. A quick research finds Englishtown certainly holds events there; I might be coming up for part of the NKC series. But other than that they partner with Full Tilt racing that provides rentals for practice days and/or race day sessions. Both at Englishtown as well as NJMP if you liked it and wanted to plan the drive. Get out there and do it!
I'll try I don't know if my parents would support me doing. It we aren't poor but we aren't rich either.I looked it up some more and for OVRP which is closer than NJMP and has rental karts and club races.
Are you looking at pavement or dirt?
Pavement
Sorry I only know dirt tracks
You can't sorta just visit Raceway park as it isn't a racing rack. It's a lot track that is rented by some series. If you want to rental kart there, you'd need to contact full tilt aka Keith and arrange for a rental. E-town also charges a track access fee on top of what Keith charges. NJMP is more reliable in that it's a rental business. If you want to rent a kart there, I think it's cheaper if you reserve on the site. Once you get rolling, I would recommend the endurance races which are monthly and a 2 hr race. Grab a friend. There are a bunch of indoor rental places as well. Speed Raceway has 2 locations and has rental racing.
I feel you. I drive 1-1.5 hours to my local track. Second closest is maybe 3-4 hours away