What a fun, unusual way to spend time! Go-karting is a great experience, fun for people of any age,…read moreand pretty hard to get wrong, unless inebriated. In which case, go home, not go-karting. My husband and I took our nine-year-old to Midland Karting this weekend, and had an absolute blast! My husband is a big petrol head, and I like to go fast on the freeway as well, so we thought the boy surely has it in his genes. And after a day of watching him spin out and drift through corners, it's confirmed. If you're looking for a clean, sparkling place full of OK magazine, you're not going to like this place. It's set up like an auto repair garage, with stiff metal chairs and industrial carpet. Everything is made of wood paneling, but why are you going to a go-kart place to analyse the decor! Get out onto the track! As for the track -- there are two -- the child's one and the adult's one. Children must be 8 years or older to drive. Their karts operate up to 20mph. The adult's track, one must be 12 and over, and the kart's go up to 40mph -- very fast with no suspension and your knees exposed to the elements! Go-karting in general is not cheap in the UK, but at £25 for 30 minutes or £45 for an hour, it is similarly-priced to other go-kart shops in the country. The one thing they offer that seems unique is a 10 minute "taster" on the track for £10. It doesn't sound like a long time, but is more than enough to race your friends and get a feel for the open air. With group prices falling just under £20 for a few hours, it is fairly economical. Midland Karting do children's parties, Hen and Stag Nights and Corporate Events. Their safety rating is fine, and the equipment was all up-to-date. We paid for half an hour for the tot, and then my husband paid for ten minutes. The guy knocked £2 off the price, and also let my husband stay out for an extra 10 minutes at no charge. The service was nice and friendly and chatty. All in all, a great way to let off some steam!

organised a trip here for my hubby's bday with all his mates, we had a great time, everyone took to…read morethe spirit of it & tried to stick to the rules!!! first time i had ever been karting so it was a bit daunting but there a nothing to fear everything was set up and explained before hand, money, teams, etc etc it was all organised so all we had to do was get ourselves round the track and have plenty of fun

Good facility, well maintained karts. Seems a little expensive for what you get (but no more than…read moreother places in the area), otherwise I'd go back more regularly.

The actual staff & track are GREAT but the head office are rude, inefficient and told me a direct…read morelie (Thanks Nicola) so the low review is that head office destroyed my friends surprise 40th. If you like karting, go to the track and sort it out there. Those guys are great, track is great, karts are great. 5/5 for them Head office 0/5 & sack some staff, please!

Teamworks Karting in Birmingham is the home of the UK's fastest indoor karts. Each kart has 13hp…read moremotors meaning the karts at Teamworks Karting are the most powerful in the UK. The go-kart centre is only a ten minute walk from the Bullring and New Street Station. You can get up to speeds of around 40-50mph and considering it is an indoor go-kart centre that is pretty quick. Staff at Teamworks Karting are fully trained and if you have any questions they will happily help you. To find out more information give Teamworks a call on the above number. I have spoken to many people who have gone go-karting at Teamworks and they said they had a very good time. Height restrictions do apply so there may well be some disappointed youngsters who may not get the opportunity to drive a go-kart. But honestly it really is worth going to Teamworks Karting and believe me you will have a fantastic time. It will definitely be something you remember for many years to come. If you are looking for something to do and your in the Birmingham area, why not have a go at go-karting at Teamworks Karting.

So it was someone's bright idea at work to arrange a team day out go karting! I was extremely…read moreexcited as I had never done it before but I didn't really know what to expect. When we first arrived, we all met in the car park before walking up to the entrance. We were greeted by a couple of guys who took us through to a room where we watched a safety video and were told what they day ahead involves. Next, we put on our suits which were all in ones so they went over our clothes. I'd recommend wearing something light and comfortable as it gets really hot in there especially with the helmet on. The go kart itself went so fast! I felt nervous with adrenaline and thought I was doing really well. That was until, at the end I found out I had been lapped by the others several times! Definitely a fun day out.

Lights out, and away we go to Birmingham's best Kart track…read more This track stands out above all the others in the local area due to its challenging layout and new (as of May 2015) Bizkarts that present a challenge to the experience and novice karter alike. The circuit is almost a Kilometre in length and rewards experienced drivers, so not only will you notice an improvement in your lap times over the course of your event but repeated bookings will lead to a serious lowering of your times. And there's always a helpful member of staff around to give you advice on how to further improve your technique. Novice karters will have all the advice and equipment needed to ensure their first time behind the wheel is as enjoyable as possible, while more experienced karters are free to bring their own race suit and helmet if they so desire. Despite being outdoor, the track isn't weather dependant either, waterproof race suits will be issues and a lot more fun is had in the wet for those brave enough to master the slippy conditions! The circuit caters for the usual stag dos,birthday parties and corporate team building events, but once a month the always popular "open" events are for more experienced Karters to really tear up the track. These usually happen on the first sunday of every month. There is an arrive and drive option too, on Saturdays from 10-3pm. There is also a Junior circuit, for children from the age of 8 upwards, which is ideal for kids Birthday parties.

This is a nice play to go with a group of friends or work colleagues for fun. It's normally busy on…read morethe weekends, but the best way to beat this is by booking your session in advance. They provide one to one lessons if you're interested in taking your karting skills to the next level, but that you cost you more.

Yet another West-Midlands go-karting which is difficult to rate. I went to Mr Karting for a 2.5…read morehour Team Endurance race with work colleagues. Here are the positives: 1. Excellent and well-maintained Karts. The Karts appeared to have equal performance (a major bug-bear when one Kart is inherently better than another!) 2. The Track Marshalls are excellent. Really friendly, provided a fantastic safety briefing as well as a run-down of how the Team Enduro would work. They also cleared track incidents swiftly meaning that people weren't stuck on red flags for too long. 3. The facilities are all clean. 4. On-site catering is good for a track. We were served a chilli con carne and a chicken curry. The chilli was good but not enough rice was cooked for 40+ people (who had booked and placed food orders in advance). You'll notice that I haven't mentioned the track at all.... this is because this is Mr Karting's biggest let-down. The track is tiny and simply not that fun to drive. Any track that you can drive around in sub-20 second laps isn't big enough in my opinion. So whilst the facilities et al. are brilliant, it is let down but not having enough space for a good track.

The best go karting track in Birmingham, they can get 15 karts on the track, loads of over taking…read more The karts are very fast and track very long. The centre is like a hotel def recommend to everyone.