I wanted to like it. Well, let me back up...I have zero karting experience. I mean zero. I've "driven" the gas powered carts exactly once before ever and knew going in this was going to be crazy different.
I want to note there's a safety meeting. There's basic instruction "gas right/brake left" a lesson in flags. I guess the rest is either knowledge I wasn't born with or others just know instinctively. At no point was the "I have no idea what I'm doing help me." A possibility---this I found lacking.
We did one race. I was in over my head by the time I was rammed by four carts on the first turn. (Oh, yeah..that no bumping thing...not a thing.) I wanted the signal to let me just go back into the pits and stop the madness by the end of my first lap....no such signal exists. I saw more blue flags than exist in all of the flags of the world...and I know it's a result of not having a clue how to get that cart around the track. I could take no turn without pulling aside; so many people who knew what they were doing made my learning curve a flat line (and not the kind that makes you fast.)
I wanted to enjoy it...and the two moments that I didn't feel utterly inept and useless I might have enjoyed it. Except at $20/race there's no chance I could afford to learn via the "OJT" without any instructions or tips. I looked up to see if they offered a "I'm new and need help workshop"; that's a no. It's luck of the draw if you have a chance of taking a corner without a blue flag...and my pockets aren't deep enough to try to figure it out.
Finally, when it was over...a young girl asked me if I had fun. I said no (because I don't define fun as being scared and praying for the insanity to end because you can't get the cart to go any faster, fun) She didn't inquire what happened; she didn't say "I saw you had some trouble can we help you" (she was blue flag girl...so I'm betting she knew I was having trouble) nope, I got an "oh, sorry." I never saw my lap time (would rather not). Never was asked beyond that one girl how it was. Which is why the low stars.
I can't blame the track that I have no skills in carting. But I can blame the track that they didn't attempt to help or find out how they could have helped. Maybe I'm hopeless and would never have improved...but we won't know, because I wasn't given the chance to figure how what I was doing.
(Note: my husband had fun; so maybe he will be back. He wants to believe there was a power issue with my cart...but by the end of 8 minutes of humiliating torture; I couldn't think straight to sort that out. However unless they add some teaching, I can't just pour my wallet out in hopes I'll figure it out on my own.)