Driving of any sort is one of my all-time favourite activities. I am at my happiest, and often most competitive, when I am behind the wheel. When I discovered that I would be going to Raceland, on the outskirts of Edinburgh, for a friend's stag night, I was very excited. This was my first experience of proper karting, and it was thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish. We had the whole venue to ourselves, with a grand prix style set-up for the afternoon. There were qualifying races, followed by knockouts that culminated in a final race. This meant that everyone got a great amount of time on track, and if you weren't driving you were able to watch the racing action as it unfolded. Raceland offers both an indoor and outdoor karting track, as well as paintballing. Karting seems to be the main focus here though, and it shows in the quality of the experience. The whole time there was very smoothly run and organised, with quick driver changes between races, and standings and lap records etc. available on computer screens in the pits. By the end of our time at Raceland, we were all buzzing. A great time from start to finish, and I hope to return there to try their outdoor circuit some time! read more

I got invited by my petrol head mates Michael, Stephen & Massimo to an early Easter Monday morning kart session and my auto mode response was an "I'm in" even though I don't even drive. Pre booked on line, perfectly on time for the outdoor track. Welcomed by friendly and polite staff who briefed us about the Do's & Don'ts, we were at it in no time. 42+ minutes of great and fast fun!!! Raceland provided us with all the necessary gear before jumping in, needless to say that the only helmet I could wear was the XXXXL... mainly to allow my varifocals specs to fit to avoid me pulling the Mr Magoo stunt... Highly recommended for everyone who'd want to do something fun and different for a day out... they also serve food at the Jan's Diner too... Will definitely go back to have my share of fast fun and to improve my appalling/embarrassing lap record... Keep up the good work! read more

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