“It takes a couple of runs, but once you get a handle on it, it handles like it’s on rails,” Hamann says, describing the karts’ ability to navigate the “sweeping turns.”Īs they improve, drivers can even operate the brake and gas pedals to experience what’s known as “drifting” in the sport. No bumping of other cars is allowed, for example, and there are rules for how to pass others.ĭepending on the driver’s skill level, the eco-friendly vehicles can clock up to 45 miles per hour, but they’re not loud, he says.ĭrivers get a safety briefing before heats, which are divided by height and skill level. Owner Eddie Hamann, who founded the concept in 1999 in partnership with the Andretti family, says the track’s hairpin turns, straightaways and downward spiral are akin to the pro sport, but safe.Ĭars are controlled by remote, and staff can slow or stop a vehicle if the driver is not following safety guidelines. Additional attractions are priced separately Valid driver's license or driver's permit required for select races. With floor gripping to make maximum use of high-speed electric “super karts,” LED floor lighting that flashes in the same manner as a traffic light, and the vehicles’ instant acceleration and torque, the experience is designed to make a guest feel like a professional motorspeed athlete.ĭetails: Admission is free. The mini golf course and 125 arcade games remain closed, but adrenaline junkies can make use of the main attraction-a multi-level, $1.9 million indoor track that was built in Slovenia and constructed on-site in Katy. With new safety protocols in place, it has reopened at 25 percent guest capacity. We had a little competition thing going.”īased in Orlando, Andretti Karting’s newest 90,000-square-foot facility in Katy was open for under two weeks before it shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Leron Mollon stayed ahead of his son Landan Santana,10, on all three levels of the LED-illuminated, climate-controlled go-kart track at the new Andretti Indoor Karting & Games.īut, as the pair descended down the track and slowed their engines in the final seconds of their heat, Santana sneaked in front of his dad’s vehicle and crossed the finish line first, claiming victory. The Hudson Family at Houston's Andretti Karting & Games Photo: The Hudson Family
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