vkyolv said:
I must say that looks phat......I think I may check it out.....Never heard of it though.....How busy was it Allen?
Funny thing is that it wasn't particularly busy, especially given that it was on a Saturday. We noticed the lack of traffic too when we arrived. They had at least 29 peeps with best times posted on the chart just that day. So maybe we just arrived there late when everyone was already gone.
There were 3 people who were racing each other when we got there, but other than that no more than 3-5 spectators hanging around (friends or maybe family members) at the time. By the time all six of us started to race, only the girls with us were there to watch plus the employees.
Like I said, it isn't cheap. Between $20-$30 for an 8 minute race is not something you'd want to do everyday or even every week. Maybe every two weeks sounds a bit more reasonable.
Another thing is that this place may be sort of a hole-in-the-wall type of business. I assume not very many people know about it. Having friends who enjoys racing activities not know about this place just makes me think that Davy Jones KartZone in Houston doesn't have the best location or probably not very versed at advertising their stuff. Know what I mean?
Overall it was pretty kick-arse. I drove the Grand Prix go-karts here in Austin and I don't think it was as fun or exciting as KartZone in Houston. The Grand Prix karts doesn't really allow you to bump or pass even if you are an expert in driving. KartZone on the other hand, you can touch bump if necessary (but intentional bumping is not allowed in the rules... you can get thrown out of the race for that) when you pass your opponent (I know first hand since I was passed up by one of the better drivers that day... not lapped like one of our slower buddies, just passed from behind...hee hee
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