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"Can I Take The Wife?"

Kart circuits are usually judged for the quality of the track, but as family members and spectators know, good facilities are important too. The Karting Kid gives us a guide to the track and facilities of many of the country's kart circuits.

" Can I Take The Wife? "

Kart circuits have evolved from a group of enthusiasts driving around a few straw bales to the purpose built PFI type facility. Many circuits like Shenington, Rissington and Fulbeck still stand on old RAF Base sites, whilst venues like PFI, Warden law and Buckmore Park are purpose built for our modern day sport.

The facilities the circuits offer are completely varied with different 'owners' putting the emphasis on different creature comforts or facilities, e.g. take the 2 tracks side by side in Fulbeck and PFI and although they both cater well for our sport they couldn't be further apart in what they provide with PFI having toilets and showers to die for, a grandstand and even a play area for the kids, but an ok track, whereas Fulbeck has one of the best tracks in the Country but little else. Before the people who run these venues get too angry about the previous comments, firstly it's true and secondly they are run and financed in completely different ways with completely different restrictions as to what they can achieve and our sport needs both types of venue. Because the facilities vary so much the following is a guide (not complete and doesn't cover every venue, but will in time) to MSA licensed tracks following the traditional star rating system, but using a 'K' instead. The Karting Kid's unique rating varies between 0 and 5 K's, so no K’s means that you will not miss much if you gave it a miss and 5K’s means magnificent. NIA means No Information Available at the time of publication;

Bishopscourt
Circuit (s)	KKK
Toilets	K
Food	KK
Pits	KK

Buckmore Park
Circuit (s)	KKKK
Toilets
Food	KKK
Pits	KKK

Chasewater
Circuit (s)	K
Toilets	NIA
Food	NIA
Pits	K

Clay Pigeon
Circuit (s)	KKKK
Toilets	KK
Food	KKK
Pits	KKK

Crail
Circuit (s)	KKK
Toilets	K
Food	KKK
Pits	KKK

Dunkeswell
Circuit (s)	KKK
Toilets	NIA
Food	NIA
Pits	KKK

Fulbeck Circuit
Circuit (s)	KKKK
Toilets	K
Food	KKK
Pits	KKK

Golspie
Circuit (s)	KKK
Toilets	K
Food	KKK
Pits	KKK

Jurby
Circuit (s)	KKK
Toilets	K
Food	KK
Pits	KKK

Kimbolton
Circuit (s)	KKKK
Toilets	KK
Food	KKK
Pits	KKK

Larkhall
Circuit (s)	KKKK
Toilets	K
Food	KKK
Pits	KKK

Little Rissington
Circuit (s)	KKKK
Toilets	K
Food	KKK
Pits	KKK

Lydd
Circuit (s)	KKKK
Toilets	KK
Food	KKK
Pits	KKK

Nutts Corner
Circuit (s)	KKKK
Toilets	KK
Food	KKK
Pits	KKKK

Pembrey
Circuit (s)	KK
Toilets	NIA
Food	NIA
Pits	KK

Paul Fletcher International
Circuit (s)	KK
Toilets	KKKKK
Food	KKKKK
Pits	KKKKK
Grandstand	KKKKK
Play Area	KKK

Raceland
Circuit (s)	KK
Toilets	KKK
Food	NIA
Pits	KKKK

Rowrah
Circuit (s)	KKKK
Toilets	KK
Food	KKKK
Pits	KKK

Rye House
Circuit (s)	KKK
Toilets	K
Food	KKK
Pits	KK

Shenington
Circuit (s)	KKKK
Toilets	KK
Food	KKK
Pits	KKK

Three Sisters
Circuit (s)	KKKK
Toilets	KKK
Food	KKKK
Pits	KKKK

Warden Law
Circuit (s)	KKKK
Toilets	K
Food	KKK
Pits	KKK

Wombwell
Circuit (s)	KKK
Toilets	K
Food	KKK
Pits	KKK

So if you want a good family weekend out, then PFI is the only venue that will impress your wife, however the pure racer may want to visit a different venue for their excitement. All the circuits should be striving to make PFI's facilities their minimum standard. It is good to see that places like Golspie, Buckmore Park and Rowrah have spent their money on making a better track for the driver and in turn should be a lesson for PFI. Committees often sit with your money in their accounts, when in reality it might be more wisely re-invested in the venue.

The Kid.

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