Indoor Go-Karting Costs

[PaddyMcM]

Hello,

I'm currently producing a business plan for a university project and have chosen to base my study on an indoor go-karting track based in bournemouth. What I'm struggling with are the costs of actually building the track and any insurance/safety regulations and planning permission that might be applicable.

Can anyone help provide some insight into this?

Thanks.

 

[Chris Ashdown]

Track made of concrete, tyres around track edges collected free from tyre repair companies, large exhaust fans in building, clean safe spectators area, toilets, medical facilities

 

[Fred_the_frog]

I have a track near me and all they have done is took a big hall type room and covered it in concrete. To make the track they just lay stacks of tyres in the shape of a track to create the walls, then some kind of boarding around the edges I guess to spread the impact when someone crashes (so they don't plough through one stack of tyres and get hurt).

Also has the advantage of changing the track as they can just spend a day moving all of the tyres and rebuilding the track, because the same track gets a bit boring after a while.

They use electric karts which are like rapid charge or something. 5-6 karts on the track while the others are on charge.

£22 per person on a Tuesday night, unlimited racing so pretty good. Although they are always pretty empty during winter for some reason, even though it's indoors.

I guess the only way you can know how much it will cost to build is to get a quote from someone.

 

[businessfunding]

There is a thread on here - some while back - on this topic -= do a bit of digging.

I don't know how real you want your project to be, but planning will be an issue!

 

[HFE Signs]

Don't forget advertising, maybe local companies might be interested in sponsorship deals in exchange for advertising around the track..?