Go karting is a timeless activity. The almost child-like pursuit of speed and reckless endangerment is a thrill that you can’t (and shouldn’t) get driving to Coles.
With many tracks and karts around town, all with their own different bends and different levels of engine CC, it can be difficult to know where exactly you should burn rubber in Melbourne.
Enter Urban List. We’ve curated the best go karting Melbourne has on offer, including but not limited to epic indoor go karting, super karts, and beachside tracks.
If you live your life a quarter-mile at a time, check out our recommendations for go karting in Melbourne and beyond in 2024:
Le Mans Entertainment
55 Waterview Close, Dandenong South
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Named after the gruelling 24-hour racing event in France, this go karting Dandenong track has seen many a lap cut over its 20-plus years in business. Le Mans is the creme de la creme of go karts in Melbourne, and its outdoor track provides enough twists and turns to really get the heart pumping.
You can head here as a casual punter, or you can sign up for their pro-academy and even do their driver coaching program—don’t forget though, it’s serious racing here with super karts maxing out at a whopping 80kmph. Formula One nutters will also be thrilled to hear that La Mans Dandenong is McLaren's rising star Oscar Piastri approved.
Phillip Island Go Karts
381 Back Beach Road, Ventnor
Definitely the course with the best views, Phillip Island Go Karts is a 750-metre karting track that sits atop a hill looking out to Bass Strait and features spanking views of the ocean.
With nine-horsepower karts and long bends, you’re able to really give it a nudge reaching top speeds, giving you some of the closest feeling to real racing as possible.
If you like slow and steady, jump into their tandem karts and take in the rolling hills. Either way, Phillip Island is home to one of the best go karts in Melbourne.
Auscarts Racing
50 Salmon Street, Port Melbourne
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With a track modelled after world-class circuits, Auscarts is a front-runner as one of the best spots for indoor go karting Melbourne has to offer.
Down in Port Melbourne’s industrial area, the indoor racecourse is protected from the elements and has a sleek underground feel with neon lighting and racing insignia throughout.
The karts vary in speed and horsepower so you’re spoiled for choice, and the track is open until 9pm so you can sneak in a post-work spin.
Ace Karts
20 Carrington Drive, Albion
With some seriously high-performance karts on offer here, including their Honda engine-tuned super kart, it’s the perfect go karting Melbourne spot for the rev-heads.
Ace Karts is one of the best with its lengthy outdoor track providing plenty of tight corners and bends as well as a 105m stretch of straight road to really put some pedal to the metal.
If you feel like just taking it a bit cruisey they also have their more laid-back rookie karts for casual racing, which top out at a more manageable 40kmph.
BattleKart Melbourne
50 McArthur Street, West Footscray
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BattleKart Melbourne is an Australian first for its entirely new way of indoor go karting. Arrive and drive in an electric go kart on the 3000 square meter neon lit track-turned-arena competing against a small group of drivers.
The new augmented reality karting experience brings together the pizzazz of video gaming and the thrill of go karts. A proven hit in Europe, you can now book a session this way.
Karting Madness
Various Locations
Taking out the title for Australia’s largest indoor racecourse, the lengthy track of Karting Madness has made it a favourite in the go karting Melbourne community.
Situated in Braybrook and now Bayswater, the indoor tracks at both sites are adorned in motorhead memorabilia of yesteryear including retired race cars.
Expect plenty of tight turns as well as long bends and dead straights for the killer kart race. The Karting Madness team accommodates drivers at any level from season veterans new complete greenhorns. You can even jump into a dual-seat kart if you just feel like playing passenger.
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