Hi All,
Thank you for taking the time to read this. I was hoping to get some responses to the question below which my friend raised to me recently.
'In the UK Karting scene, is it easy and affordable for amateur racers (little to no experience) to join casual racing events with like minded people?'
For context, I have raced in a group of around 20 friends where we book an event (e.g. a 45 min qualy/race combo) and all of those you can attend would confirm their availability in order to meet track number thresholds. However, if you are in a group of say below 5 or 6 and want to do casual hire-kart race sessions rather than time trials or competitive open races I believe it is harder for the beginners to get this experience. Some of the open races offered by tracks can a) be expensive compared to the individual price of a track hire session and b) be daunting to new karters as the races often contain a number of highly skilled individuals.
What do you think? Is there a gap in the market which could be filled?
Thanks,
Scott
Thank you for taking the time to read this. I was hoping to get some responses to the question below which my friend raised to me recently.
'In the UK Karting scene, is it easy and affordable for amateur racers (little to no experience) to join casual racing events with like minded people?'
For context, I have raced in a group of around 20 friends where we book an event (e.g. a 45 min qualy/race combo) and all of those you can attend would confirm their availability in order to meet track number thresholds. However, if you are in a group of say below 5 or 6 and want to do casual hire-kart race sessions rather than time trials or competitive open races I believe it is harder for the beginners to get this experience. Some of the open races offered by tracks can a) be expensive compared to the individual price of a track hire session and b) be daunting to new karters as the races often contain a number of highly skilled individuals.
What do you think? Is there a gap in the market which could be filled?
Thanks,
Scott