Maine Indoor Karting

Made another visit to MIK a couple weeks ago. Finally got the hang of the first 180-degree turn. I was the only one out for the three sessions so all I could do was practice.

More on Sadler's Indoor Racing

This is the Grand Prix section of the track. In the foreground on the left is turn 1. Behind that is a great set of turns that start with a long left followed by a quick right hairpin. This is tricky because you can't go too wide here otherwise you won't be quick through the next left-right kink that leads into a long, flat-out run to the other end of the building and the oval track.

The run ends with a 180-degree right turn (on the right in the photo). The right line out of this turn means you can run flat-out again through the left-right kink and the right bend that leads back into the Grand Prix section.

The karts have 9ph engines, so they don't get bogged down in the slow corners. The track surface is good.

Sadler's Indoor Racing - Olathe, KS

One of the longest indoor tracks I've found is at Sadler's Indoor racing in Olathe, Kansas, just to the east of I-35 at exit 218.

The track can be split into an oval and Grand Prix, but the full track is open most of the time and is a fan tastic mix of technical turns and long, fast runs. Total length is listed as 1148.3ft and my fastest lap was 35.449 seconds. $18 buys you 10 minutes or so. The people there were very friendly.

http://sadlersindoorracing.com

SyKart - Tigard, OR

I visited Sykart twice in June. The second visit was for the 30-minute enduro they run on Mondays. The track has 10 turns and is much more fun than I expected from looking at the drawing on their website. Turn 1, for example, can actually be run flat out in the 6.5hp karts. The track surface is well-done. Turns 4 & 5 are smooth and the kart will drift out a bit, turns 1 & 6 are very rough and provide a lot of traction.

The staff were very friendly and obviously enthusiastic about the sport.

6.5 and 9hp karts available.

http://www.sykart.com