RENTAL KARTING: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

As the name suggests, these are located inside buildings. These are basically the kind of tracks expressly dedicated to Rental karts only. Generally they have a shorter length than outdoor circuits, but above all they have a narrower track width and particularly twisty layouts with a straight line of limited length. However, there are tracks, such as Highway Kart Racing GmbH in Dortmund, Germany, which can reach up to 1,600 meters in length. Unlike outdoor tracks, indoor ones often offer electric karts for rent. There are also companies that use karts with internal combustion engines, but in this case they should be equipped with a dedicated air recirculation system. In addition to these “location-specific” factors and the kart models they offer, there is another factor that differentiates this type of track from outdoor ones: the surface on which you drive. If the outdoor tracks mainly use asphalt, indoors we prefer to use synthetic resins, such as epoxy. A solution that ensures greater grip to the tires, without having to wait many laps to get them up to temperature. A final feature of indoor tracks is the fact that they generally do not have escape routes, as they are delimited by barriers along the entire internal and external perimeter of the course.

If you are not worried about the weather you and you prefer to aim higher in terms of speed, then the outdoor tracks are the place to go. Unlike indoor ones, they are usually longer and also have a wider track. Because of this, layouts are often less twisty and often offer corners that can be taken at greater speed than indoor tracks. The surface with which the road surface is made is asphalt, the most suitable in case of rain. Unlike indoor tracks, where they are simply painted (or even non-existent), here the curbs are a relevant part of the track. Not all outdoor kart tracks have the licence to host races valid for national or even international championships. A condition that perhaps is not so important for the rental side, except for the fact that the tracks that enjoy the most relevant homologations are often the most demanding. On average, the length of these circuits goes from 450 to 1,699 meters. But in Shepherdsville, in the US state of Kentucky, there is a 2.4 kilometer long kart track.

Fantasy knows no limits, as some kart tracks around the world demonstrate. One of the most incredible indoor tracks is that of Supercharged Entertainment. Not so much for its length, around 745 meters, as for its layout. Arranged on two levels, it is a continuous succession of ups and downs, with also bumps. It takes about 35 seconds to complete a lap. The circuit is located near the town of Wrentham, Massachusetts. Another track, another kind, that of Lydd, in Kent, in Great Britain. It is an outdoor track, considered by many to be the Silverstone of karting. Even the scenery is as spectacular as the design of the circuit, very fast. That’s because it’s built between two artificial lakes and therefore you have the sensation of driving in the middle of the water. If, on the other hand, you are on the Australian continent, one of Australia's most famous tracks is the Go Kart Club of SA, which is home to the longest affiliated track of Karting Australia in the southern region. The track is 1,020 meters long. Leaping back to the United States, if you're fascinated by Laguna Seca's corkscrew, there's a perfect track to emulate pro riders. It is the Atlanta Motorsport Park, whose kart track has unique characteristics of its kind, such as elevation changes that can reach up to 13 meters. If, on the other hand, you are undecided between indoor and outdoor, the solution could be to choose both. In Vicenza, Italy, there is the Vicenza Kart Indoor, a track that develops over 3 levels and also includes an outdoor portion, reaching a maximum length of 1,400 meters.