Lakeside Karting Reviews Summary

Track and Facilities

Pros:

• "This is a fast fun outdoor track. It is illuminated for low light and has a mini race track for toddlers."
• "The whole team in general was absolutely top notch, the mechanic was driving along with us and he just SHREDDED the track!"
• "It's a really lovely place to visit and go racing go karting is very exhilarating and great fun 😀 I highly recommend going there 😊"
• "The grounds and facilities seemed well kept."
• "This is a great track with fast karts for young ages, which gives a true fast experience for all ages, and safety beefing is clear and simple, the track is perfect for most weathers."
• "Great track with excellent corners to master and at 900m long .. plenty of time for speed too."
• "Absolutely amazing track. The staff here are very knowledgeable and friendly."

Cons:

• "Its very run down track looks tired and is in desperate need of a overhall track breaking up and on one corner a massive hole akin to potholes on our poor roads which made the kart skip thru the corner very poorly maintained and would be a priority to be repaired at other tracks I visit."
• "The track itself is in terrible condition on some corners and could use some maintenance."
• "Racetrack is not the best quality, on corners are slightly higher concrete covered, passing them you feel like been hit by something and losing speed."
• "A group of us normally 8/14 kart a minimum of once a month, we try and go to a different track each time and decided to try lakeside (the most expensive so far) what a disappointment, it’s pretty rundown and tatty the track looks nothing like the photos lots of dips and just random patches of concrete"
• "Love this track but the track surface is really bad especially by the pits. The whole track needs resurfacing along with the car park."
• "The marshallling wasn't as good as I have seen at other tracks"
• "A nice long circuit, albeit narrow"

Staff and Customer Service

Pros:

• "The host was friendly and polite and explained the rules to the children before they went out on the track."
• "The staff were all really helpful, polite and happy in their work, especially Owen who was so good with the kids."
• "Really friendly and helpful staff, would recommend to anyone looking to either give karting a try or experienced racers that want to push towards the lap record."
• "The staff were great, engaged with the children, supported them on the carts and were full of energy."
• "All staff polite and all equipment in great condition too."
• "The staff were pleasant, professional, and welcoming."
• "The venue is well organised and has friendly professional staff."

Cons:

• "Managing director doesn't apparently acknowledge punters who escalate to him other than on Google."
• "Paid for camera, Scott the general manager offered a refund or credit. Spoke to reception staff that had an attitude and of course she refused the refund and gave a credit only."
• "The only grumpy gremlin was the long haired guy that controlled the gate but he was harmless."
• "The race martial at the end was quite rude, I only asked if we need to be escorted out and he gave a rude answer."
• "Reception staff had an attitude and made us feel a burden."
• "The girl at the front desk was so depressed and didn't seem to care or know how to handle anything outside of a regular booking"
• "Customer service is quite poor."

Karts and Equipment

Pros:

• "Helmet and overalls supplied."
• "The karts are really good with a chance to upgrade to twin engine kart for extra charge."
• "They supply race suits gloves helmet but balaclava will cost £2 extra so take your own if you got one check groupon for good deals."
• "The karts here are rapid quick, track is amazing, flag system super clear."
• "The karts themselves appeared to be sturdy and well-made."
• "Great go karting course. Very fast karts (twin engine petrol), complex and fun circuit with various elevations and corners that rank in difficulty."
• "Good course, can really build up speed on the long sections and the more technical parts are fun without being overly challenging."

Cons:

• "The karts are either governed at 40-50 mph, or they are simply not capable of the claimed 60-70 mph speeds posted on the company's website."
• "The karts bottle petrol used for the karts was right between my legs...which seems catastrophic if my kart should flip over."
• "Only downside to Lakeside Karting is quite a big one. Huge kart discrepancies"
• "Nice and fun race experience, however I only got to race half the race as 2 of the go karts given to me were broken."
• "Some karts perform far better than others, though unlike other venues if the kart breaks down or is faulty, there aren't any replacements!"
• "Unfortunately I had many people bang into the side of me because they didn't realise the kart doesn't steer or brake properly in the wet."
• "Race suits are terrible. Have seen better days and the velco hardly sticks."

Pricing and Offers

Pros:

• "We got a two for one session offer and had some really competitive lap times."
• "They supply race suits gloves helmet but balaclava will cost £2 extra so take your own if you got one check groupon for good deals."
• "Great karts and track. Price is reasonable when you get the offers"
• "Went to lakeside karting for the first time for my birthday, to have first time experience at go-karting. Lakeside karting has some great offers such as the 2 for 1 which really helped out."
• "My top tips to enjoy your experience: Only ever buy the 241 or half price deals, they run all the time"
• "Very good deal with 2 for 1 30 minute session each but the Adult Karts do not go up to 70 MPH as advertised and more like 60"
• "If you bring your own balaclava you can save £3 per person."