Last weekend, my wife and I took our five year old son and one of his friends (also five) to
Karts Indoor
Raceway (1390 hits). This new and very clean indoor
go-kart (373 hits) racing facility offers two realistic
race tracks (211 hits), a game room, snack bar and
micro car racing (117 hits). The kids had a great time and it was relatively inexpensive. Here’s a review of this very cool way to spend a Saturday.
Racing FunThe Raceway consists of two separate tracks, a full size one for drivers 54’’ tall and a junior track for younger kids (40’’ tall minimum). Being only five, our kids had to stay on the junior track, but they still had a great time. The tracks themselves and the cars are painted to create the feel of being at a real
NASCAR (57 hits) raceway. There are murals on the walls depicting
Daytona raceway (42 hits) and mechanics garages with race cars inside.
Now, unlike the old fashioned go-carts (146 hits) I remember, these carts are electric. They’re quiet and don’t let off the toxic fumes that the gas versions do. They offer four point safety belts and remote control shutoff in case of a problem. Even the junior carts were pretty fast. Older kids, can race on the full size track, either alone or in a double cart . These carts are also electric and offer similar safety features.
Micro Racing
This was fun, kind of like slot car racing (129 hits) – only without any slots. Each racer controls their car from the sidelines, the cars can go anywhere on the track – forward or reverse. This was a lot of fun as the kids didn’t have to worry so much about their speed – like you have to do with slot car racing – they simply had to steer around other cars and stay out of accidents.
The Game Room
Pretty typical game room consisting of about fifteen games; the usual racing games and shoot-em ups. Most of the games take two to four tokens – about average.
Snack Bar
At the Snack Bar, called the “Pit Stop (53 hits) Cafeâ€, you’ll find the usual hot dogs, hamburgers, pizza and ice cream. Nothing fancy but no worse then any other snack bar geared for kids.
The Cost
We paid $17 per child which gave us five races. We also took advantage of their lunch special - $6 gets you either a hot dog or a slice of pizza, a fountain drink, ice cream and one Micro Track race. Of course the game room was separate; tokens are the usual quarter each.
Address and Directions
Karts Indoor Raceway (2161 hits) is kind of out of the way – I think this is what keeps the crowds away. They’re located in one of the industrial parks in Ronkonkoma (125 hits):
Phone: 1-800-718-KART
Address: 701 Union Pkwy. Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
Located on the corner of Ocean Ave and Union Parkway.
Directions From LIE:
Long Island Expressway East to Exit 59 (Ocean Avenue) South.
Drive approx. 2 miles. Stay left of fork – Lakeland Avenue. Make right on Union Parkway.
Directions From Vets Hwy:
Veteran’s Memorial Highway East to Ocean Avenue North ½ mile to Union Parkway – Northwest corner of Union Ave.
For More Information visit their website: Karts Indoor Raceway (1701 hits)
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