Go-Karting on your stag weekend

If you and the guys are looking for something fun to do on your stag weekend, you might want to consider go-karting. As a fast paced and fun sport this is one of the most requested activities chosen to celebrate stag weekends. With plenty of venues offering this activity up and down the country it makes it very easy to participate no matter where you choose to have your stag weekend.

What is go-Karting?

For those who don’t know, go-karting can take place on indoor or outdoor tracks. Drivers have four wheeled vehicles, which are the karts and these machines are very low to the ground.  Karting was thought to have emerged in the 1950s in the USA and now it is a popular sport all over the world with a variety of different racing formats. People get together to race these karts around the track and may do a number of laps with the winner being one who  either completes the course in the least amount of time, or manages to reach the finishing line first.

What to expect?

If you choose go-karting on your stag weekend you’ll head to the venue which can either be an indoor or outdoor track. Indoor tracks have the added benefit of not being weather dependent, but if it’s a nice day then racing outside can be a great experience. Once at the centre you will be briefed on safety. Depending on the karts you could be experiencing speeds of 40mph or even more so it is essential that you are well versed in how to race around the track safely. After the briefing you’ll be given protective clothing and a helmet and then led to the track and the karts.  Once in your vehicle, you will start racing against the other members in your stag group.

The types of racing

Depending on the different activity venue you go to go-kart will determine what type of racing you can expect. The most common type of race you can expect for a stag weekend is sprint laps. Here you will complete a number of short timed laps against your mates. It might be that the times are calculated overall from these laps to determine a winner, or it might determine a number of drivers to be put forward for a final race, or it might just determine the starting order for a final race. The key to sprint racing is ensuring you can build up speed on the straits of the track, keep control on the bends and make skilful and safe passes of your opponents.

Why choose it for a stag weekend?

Go-karting is a high speed and high adrenaline activity that brings out the competitive edge in those that take part. This is an activity for all those guys who have ever dreamed of being in Formula One, and even those who aren’t racing fanatics will find it easy to get excited by this sport. After the event you can retire to the pub and crown the winner and commiserate with those who brought in the rear.

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