Go Karts Villawood

Villawood's industrial pocket in the Fairfield area is home to a karting venue built for proper racing. Extreme Indoor Go Karting on Christina Road runs three indoor tracks. The Extreme track is a technical circuit of about 500m with a double underpass, used on weekdays outside school and public holidays, while the Sprint track of about 300m runs on weekends and holidays and includes an indoor bridge with banked corners. Both use petrol senior karts with a top speed of 80km/h, which gives groups a real race rather than a gentle lap, whether it is a bucks party, a birthday or a work outing.

Key points for a Villawood go-kart booking:

• Getting there: Villawood is car-based, and the venue has parking on site and in the street. The venue can also point groups to a private shuttle bus service.
• The experience: Grand Prix style race meets range from the McLaren package, with qualifying and a 15 minute final, to the Extreme package with practice, quarter-finals and semi-finals.
• Group size: the smaller race meet packages need at least 10 drivers and the bigger ones at least 8, and whole groups can hire the track privately for half an hour up to six hours.
• Booking lead time: which circuit you race on depends on the day, so confirm your date early if you want the weekday Extreme track or a private hire.
• Food and drinks: a corporate room can be booked for time off the track, and kids parties include two hours in the party room, so ask the venue about food when you enquire.

Prices start from $40 per person. Every driver and passenger needs a $10 licence, valid for 12 months, and first-timers need photo ID. Senior karts are for drivers 13 and over, junior karts cover ages 10 to 14, and double karts let an adult driver take a young passenger.