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Vacaville, California · Est. 1983

Real race karts.
Real coaching.
One day.

Out of a shop in Vacaville, inside an hour of the Bay Area, Sacramento and Sonoma. We bring the kart, the gear, the mechanic and the coaching. You bring whoever wants to drive, from seven years old up.

Never driven before, back after twenty years, booking the office out for a day, or chasing a national podium. All of it starts the same way.

On trackIn the shop
42
Years Ron has raced, built engines and coached
3
Kart classes, from 45 to 85 plus mph
6
Circuits on this year’s calendar, Sonoma to Las Vegas
7+
Age to start. No experience needed, and adults welcome
1,567
Parts listed and ready to order
35
Categories, from chains to whole chassis
17
Brands, including CRG, IAME, TM, Vortex and AiM
CRG
Authorized dealer, parts and whole karts

If you have already tried karting

Same word.
Different machine.

Plenty of our drivers started at K1 or one of the electric leagues at Sonoma and Davis, and that is a good place to start. It is worth knowing what changes when you step across, because it is more than a bigger number on the speedometer.

 Indoor or electricA day with us
Time on trackTen to fifteen minutesSeven or eight sessions across a day
Speed and power20 hp electric, dialed down for newer drivers, up to 45 mph on K1's own figuresUp to 30 plus hp, two stroke, nothing held back. We start at 45 and run up to 85, depending on the class
The kartIdentical to every other one in the building, deliberatelyNo differential, no suspension, and set up to the driver and the day
Who is teachingA safety briefing from staffRon in the paddock, and a debrief after every session
What you leave withA lap time on a screenA full day of seat time and somebody who knows your driving

Why people come back

Two inches off the ground at seventy.

There is no suspension, no bodywork and nothing between you and the track but a seat. A shifter kart gets to sixty faster than most cars you have sat in. Then you come in, Ron tells you where the time is, and you go straight back out and find it. That is the loop, and it is why people who have done this for thirty years are still chasing a tenth.

Young drivers

Ron did this as a kid. Ask him how it goes.

Karting is the one part of motorsport with a clock on it. Seventy percent of the current Formula One grid was in a kart by age eight, and most schools in this region will not take a driver until thirteen. We start at seven, and we will tell you honestly whether the driver is ready.

Ron started at four and went from a kart to Pro Mazda and back. If you want to know what this asks of a kid and of a family, ask somebody who has done it.

And for the parent

You can watch every lap from the fence, because the whole circuit is in front of you. Between sessions you hear the debrief, so you know what your driver is working on and why. Some parents end up in a kart themselves by the end of the year. Plenty are happy in the shade with a coffee. Both are fine.

No quote form required

Everyone else in this sport hides the price. We publish it.

Work out what a day costs before you speak to anyone.

WhatWho it is forTop speedCost
Arrive & Drive · CadetAnyone 7 and up, no experience45 mph$495 / day
Arrive & Drive · RotaxAnyone 12 and up, no experience65 mph$595 / day
Arrive & Drive · Shifter16 and up, prior kart experience85 mph$795 / day
Group or company daySix drivers and up, one kart each45–85 mphsame per driver

Day rates are all in except track entry, which is paid to the venue. A season with your own kart is costed per driver, so ask us and we will work it out properly.

The question everybody asks

Is it safe?

The crash profile is spins and contact, so the gear requirements are stricter than most people expect.

  • Snell K2025 or FIA rated full face helmet, no exceptions
  • CIK Level 2 abrasion suit, gloves and closed shoes, checked at tech
  • Rib protector and neck brace, mandatory for junior classes and available to everyone
  • All of it provided, fitted by us and inspected before you go out
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The shop

Parts, in stock, from the shop

Authorized CRG chassis dealer and a full catalog, from Mini Swift pistons to Bridgestone rains. If you race in Northern California, we already stock what breaks. On race weekends the shop is at the track with us, so orders go out when we are back.

CRGIAMETM RacingVortexRotaxMyChronBridgestone
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Next step

One day tells you everything.

Pick a date, tell us the driver’s age and height, and we will have a kart, a suit and a coach waiting.

From the shop

What the racers run.

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