Go-kart racing at Allsports GP?
 

Any other go-karting enthusiasts in the area? Been going to Allsports GP out in Dulles on odd weekends here and there when my buddy is free, but I wouldn't mind having more reason to go with competent drivers (going alone isn't an option, most people are terrible :slap:)

I've heard of this place "Summit Point Kart" but I don't know what all the hubbubs about.







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Maybe have a meet-up before the snow hits? The world's the oyster, my friend.

The Mach V shop is just around the corner, so I go to Allsports now and then. I don't think I stink too bad... ;)

--Dan
Mach V

Allsports is a lot of fun did a 6 hour endurance race there with the mini car club. Summit point is much more fun but is limited by weather factors. Either way they both are a good time.

I'm in. A karting meet would be a lot of fun before winter hits. I'm pretty sure everyone on here knows what they're doing behind the wheel. BTW USGP practice is on...

I don't think Allsports will be impacted much by winter rolling around. Only thing I see happening is the track getting colder and the superkart qualifying times getting a bit slower :D

I checked out the website. Looks like members only for the 9hp superkarts :bs:
plus qualifying. Any karting would still be fun though.

I do them all. Depends on time and date, but I'd probably be down... I do the karting place in Jessup about 2-3 times a month now, but I prefer SPK and Allsports. They're just too far and traffic is too miserable during the week.

How's the one in Jessup?

More than anything, it's convenient. I just think it's too pricey, too little track time for the price, and too tight to pass. With that said, they're still getting a lot of my money. The torque of the electric karts is very difficult to get used to if you've only done gas karts.

I would try to do Allsports on a weekend though. No way I'm trying to get there from Baltimore area on a weeknight during Christmas season.

I would do Allsports on a weekend too, preferably Sunday.

I find the "normal" karts perfectly fun if everyone is in them. Plus my forearms are a lot less sore afterwards. :)

--Dan
Mach V

I'm in for this

Someone just name a time/date for Allsports, and I'll try.

Also, I'll be at the Jessup karting place tonight laying down laps. Hopefully, it won't be as busy as last time we tried.

ASK is fun, Autobahn (Jessup) is terrible for the price, SPK is where the real competition is at.

Id be down, still have 2 races paid for Ive been trying to use.

Monday or Tuesday are 10 minute sessions instead of 8 minute, so I usually try to go those days.

i did four races on saturday my arms are sore.. ready for more though :D

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So, um, anyone up for some karting soon?

I hit up Autobahn during the week, but I could probably do Allsports again soon.

I'm down. I just got super kart at allsports

I'm game too if others are interested.

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$10 races next wednesday, 5/28. i'd go if i weren't travelling for work, it's a steal compared to $26 a race normally

Is that for ppl with or without a membership? B/c I already get the member rates.

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I went to Autobahn Thurs. night. Excellent time.

non member pricing

haha last time I went to indoor kart, I tried to overtake my cousin on the outside and as I applied the throttle the front tires suddenly lost grip and I understeered straight into a wall. Had a nice bruise on my neck from the harness. That has kind of soured me as I don't understand how that could happen :(

I'll be there next Saturday eve (31st) with my girlfriend if anyone else is going to be around. I forgot that there was one in Dulles. I found the one in Fredricksburg the weekend before it shut down. Boy was I disappointing about that. Me and my buddy found it and said that we should start going more often, then they shut the stupid thing down the very next day.

The Groupon for Summit Point Karting is still available if anyone is interested. I bought the three arrive & drives.

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I went back to Autobahn yesterday and had an excellent time. Improved on all my lap times as well.

I'm going this Saturday. If you're interested, hit me up.

I thought I'd revive the thread...

With AllsportsGP and Summit Point both closed, our options have become limited... but Autobahn in Jessup is no that bad imo, and they should be opening another track in Manassas pretty soon. Allsports is saying that they will reopen too, though I am not sure if it will happen.

So anybody still interested in racing together? I don't know if I am good enough for you, but at least I am clearly better than the average Arrive-And-Drive populace at Jessup. My best times at this moment are 18.844 on LeMans and 22.827 on Monaco.

I go to Jessup roughly once a month for an 8-race pack, once Manassas opens I will probably go mostly there as it is much closer to where I live... Though one track only, so I am not sure.

Also, I am looking for advice on neck collar in another thread, any suggestions there are very welcome:
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I'm interested. I've been dying since those two places have shut down...

For reference, I clock 60.xxx times at SPK, and mid 23.xxx at AllSport.

How are the electric karts? I've only driven gas.

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The ones at autobahn are fun. They only have 2 tracks and one of them is hard to pass being that it is narrow. The electric carts didn't take very long to get used to, but the instantaneous torque is fun. It's nice when you get a solid group rather than a bunch of beginners blocking the way. The flag guys are supposed to indicate that you should let the person behind pass if you're slow, but they aren't always paying attention.

Well, I'm down to go.

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I would be down to go on a weekend! I live around the corner from the Dulles location. I didn't realize that they closed though :/.

I have never been to SPK and I went only once to Allsports in July last year, right before they closed, and only had two races, with 25.3 in the better race... But these were the very first two karting races in my life.

Since then it was mostly Jessup (~30 races),with occasional racing in other places when traveling; Warsaw, Poland (gas indoor), Chicago (gas indoor), Orlando (gas outdoor). I am sure I improved since that 25.3 at Allsport.

I like both gas and electric karts, doesn't really matter, electric are usually more consistent from kart to kart, especially when it comes to acceleration. In Orlando I once got a car that was worse by a few seconds and a few mph (they had speed measuring sign on the longest straight) than the other ones.

I also like both tracks in Jessup, it's not only about width, one has more tight corners and hairpins, the other one is more pedal to the metal, so they tax different skills. Overtaking can be a challenge on both, especially if the guy (or gal) in front of you is just a tad slower than you and still can take a good line. In my experience the flag guys do a pretty good job, it's the racers who don't always obey.

What is sometimes annoying about Autobahn is that they can (and do) slow down or stop the karts in case of problems, like when someone crashes into barriers or drives dangerously. This makes it safer but ruins the rhythm.

And it's pretty expensive, I mean $20 per race seems to be pretty typical, but the race is not a predefined time but 14 laps by the leader, which with lap times in low twenties is not much.

One more good thing about electric karts is that they have reverse "gear", so if you spin out and face the barrier, you don't really need to wait for help.

I remember an instance where one person kept spinning out. They stopped the carts 4 times in 1 race. Completely ruins the rhythm. I waited till they left to sign up for the next race.

I agree with the pricing. I wish it was just a little cheaper, but it is what it is. If they could implement a minimum race time it would be nice.

However, I still enjoyed myself. I remember leaving and thinking, my car doesn't feel anything like the go cart. Lol.

Ha ha, you have to be very careful after you raced, I tend to do weird things with the car even though I don't want too. It's just my brain retunes to high steering effort, high lateral Gs and always-full-throttle-when-not-braking, and tries to do the same thing in the car ;-).


Two more good stories from Jessup.


I once took an individual racing clinic there, and that was a great thing. I got three races with my instructor either following me to comment later or allowing me to follow him to learn from him. We discussed where I could improve, walked around the track talking strategy for particular corners. My laptimes went down consistently by 0.5 - 1 seconds.


Story 2: I am not interested very much in sports, especially in traditional American sports. So I was really surprised when I went to Jessup one Sunday evening, expecting crowds (that's another drawback of Jessup, it's crowded on weekends), and there was literally no one there except the employees.. Only then I realized that it was Superbowl night...

Now racing with people who are slow and have no idea what they are doing is bad, but racing completely alone is boring (for me). I whined a little about that, and the guys who work there were so kind that they raced with me once or twice before a few other people came. These guys are good, I lost to them, but my times were really good.

Then in the last race of my 8-pack on that day I had to race with some very slow people who kept blocking me, and seeing that the track guys gave me another race for free, again with them.

If anyone's close to Mid Atlantic GP, let me know, I go a lot.
..Near Wilmington DE
They just got a new fleet of karts too.