点评:I recently visited this track in February with my Son who is 13 as he wanted to try karting.
I booked a 2 x 15 min open session and we both really enjoyed it.
On arrival we were greeted with a smile from the team on reception, we got a stamp on our hands, we were then given our suits and gloves ( we both already had our own balaclavas, but if you don’t have your own you can buy them at the track) and we’re directed to the changing rooms and then told to go straight upstairs and wait to be called.
In the bar we purchased some drinks and we got talking to Lilly, she had a big smile and welcomed us, she was really kind and asking my son if he was excited and said to him not to be worried and go out and have a good time and listen to the Marshalls if he needed any advice.
As this was an open session there was different levels of drivers and ages, so there was some very quick drivers that obviously go there a lot. We were called down to the briefing room and the video is about 10 mins long, it just explains about the lights and what you need to do with the different colours. And also the flags.
The track is a great test for racing, I have seen a lot of people on here complain that it’s like an ice rink and way too slippery. The bottom of the track is slippery in certain corners but you as the driver have to learn the best way to take these. It was our first time karting and I know my son did crash a few times coming down the ramp on the first 15 mins, the Marshalls are very quick to get the karts facing back in the right direction or of the barriers so that the lights can go green again. After the first 15 minutes, the Marshalls did speak to my son as he asked how he could take the corner better than they gave him really good advice and they also did the same with a few others. We had about a 10 minute break and was then called back down to get ready for race number two this time everybody was a little bit quicker and there was less crashes. Yes on the bottom section a few people did spin out, but it’s also part of the fun and learning.
After we finished, we went back up to the bar area and we could see our track times, and how we did. We were then offered a race again. Voucher at a discounted rate it was 50% of so I asked my Son if he wanted to do it again and. Of course he said yes which made me happy as I also enjoyed it.
While we were there we looked in to what memberships they offered and I purchased an elite membership for myself, and this costs £34.99 for the year and comes with lots of different benefits. So it was a really good deal. I have since been back on my own and done lots of different types of racing and also started going to the members evenings, the members are there to have really good fun and they’ve given me so many good tips. I’m within the last three weeks I’ve managed to get average lap time over the course of the race down to 43 seconds, the members of events are really good. The racing‘s clean and fun but the members themselves are all there as I said to have some really good fun and they make you feel really welcome as somebody new and made some good friends and also connections for work.
They also have a race Academy for Young drivers, they hold these on a Sunday and Monday, my son wanted to join but I wanted him to have a few more sessions and also take him to some early sessions on a Sunday to make sure he can get out of bed on time and he’s not too tired.
I’ve decided that I will get him into the academy. I have purchased it for him, for this the age is from 8 to 15 and they have different Levels, beginner, intermediate and then advanced, As he’s already been out on track and done some racing and they can see he has got quicker and can handle the adult karts. He has to do one beginner class and then they will move him straight up into the intermediate level and then as he progresses he will eventually move to advanced. When he turns 16 his license will automatically change to the elite status. Again with this he gets lots of benefits and discounts, but the best thing after racing they have a book and the instructors will sit down with them and point out where they’re making mistakes, and give them tips on how to go faster and how to take cornering better it’s a great deal and with the discounts it offers and it’s not overly expensive things to do on the weekends for him as it’s something he really enjoys and will make friends and I am sure and I have seen the older ones in the Academy, also giving tips to the younger drivers.
Everyone at the track a really friendly and are so helpful. There so many names to mention, but too many to put on here(m ( and I am also still trying to remember there names ) . But I would like to say thank you to Fletcher, Lily, both Daniels, Adam, Mitchell just to name a few but honestly everybody is so helpful and all they want to do and see is everybody going out and having a really good time.
Really looking forward to continue racing here and then start looking at some other tracks locally that we can go to get a little bit more experience in the future.
And for those that are moaning but the track is like an ice rink and way too slippery, I would suggest that you slow down and start to learn and listen to the advice that you’re given by the team. In fact, when the track is a little bit slippery, it makes it more fun and challenge to drive on and we’ll actually make you a better writer.
Keep up the great work at team sport Farnborough it’s really is a good track and a great bunch of staff. I would highly recommend that you go and enjoy some great racing experience for all ages. 😁
翻译:今年二月,我带着13岁的儿子去了这家赛道,因为他想体验卡丁车。
我预订了两节15分钟的公开赛,我们俩都玩得很开心。
到达后,接待处的工作人员热情地迎接了我们,并在我们手上盖了章。之后,他们给我们发放了赛车服和手套(我们俩都有自己的头套,但如果没有的话,赛道上也可以买到)。工作人员指引我们去了更衣室,然后告诉我们直接上楼等叫号。
在酒吧里,我们买了些饮料,和莉莉聊了起来。她笑容满面地欢迎我们,非常友善。她问我儿子是否兴奋,并告诉他不要紧张,尽情享受比赛,如果需要任何建议,可以听从赛道工作人员的指示。
由于是公开赛,所以赛道上有很多不同水平和年龄段的车手,其中不乏一些经验丰富的老手。我们被叫到简报室,观看了一段大约10分钟的视频,内容主要是讲解灯光以及不同颜色灯光对应的操作方法,还有旗帜的使用。
这条赛道对赛车手来说是个很好的考验。我看到很多人抱怨说它像溜冰场一样,太滑了。赛道底部在某些弯道确实很滑,但作为车手,你必须学会如何以最佳方式通过这些弯道。这是我们第一次玩卡丁车,我知道我儿子在前15分钟下坡时撞了好几次车。工作人员反应非常迅速,会把卡丁车调整回正确的方向或避开护栏,以便让绿灯重新亮起。15分钟后,工作人员和我儿子交谈,因为他问如何更好地过弯,他们给了他一些非常好的建议,他们也对其他几位车手做了同样的指导。我们休息了大约十分钟,然后被叫回去准备第二场比赛。这次大家的速度都更快了,碰撞也少了。没错,在赛道底部确实有几个人打滑了,但这也是乐趣和学习的一部分。
比赛结束后,我们回到吧台区,查看了各自的赛道成绩和表现。之后,他们又给我们提供了一次比赛机会。这次的代金券是五折优惠,所以我问儿子是否想再来一次。他当然答应了,这让我很高兴,因为我也很享受比赛。
在那里的时候,我们了解了一下他们的会员服务,我给自己办了一张精英会员卡,年费34.99英镑,包含很多不同的福利。所以这笔交易非常划算。之后我又独自参加了各种类型的比赛,也开始参加会员之夜的活动。会员们在那里玩得很开心,他们给了我很多有用的建议。过去三周,我的平均单圈时间已经降到了43秒,赛事组织者们都非常棒。比赛干净利落,充满乐趣,正如我之前所说,所有成员都真心享受比赛,他们热情友好,让我这个新人感觉宾至如归,不仅结交了好朋友,还拓展了工作人脉。
他们还开设了青少年赛车学院,课程安排在周日和周一。我儿子想参加,但我希望他能多上几节课,所以我打算周日带他去参加一些早课,确保他能按时起床,不会太累。
我已经决定让他加入这个学院。我已经为他购买了课程,年龄范围是8到15岁,分为初级、中级和高级三个级别。因为他之前已经上过赛道,参加过一些比赛,而且他们也看出他速度更快,能够驾驭成人卡丁车了。他必须先上一节入门课,然后直接升入中级,随着水平的提高,最终可以进入高级。他16岁时,驾照会自动升级为精英级。这样一来,他就能享受很多优惠和折扣。最棒的是,比赛结束后,他们会拿到一本手册,教练会坐下来和他一起分析他的错误,并给出一些提升速度和过弯技巧的建议。这套课程非常划算,折扣力度也很大,而且周末的花费也不高。他真的很喜欢赛车,还能结交朋友。我亲眼见过学院里一些年纪稍长的学员也在给年轻的车手提供指导。
赛道上的每个人都非常友好,乐于助人。有很多名字想说,但这里列不完(而且我还在努力记住他们的名字)。我想特别感谢弗莱彻、莉莉、两位丹尼尔、亚当、米切尔等等,但说实话,每个人都非常乐于助人,他们只希望大家都能玩得开心。
非常期待继续在这里比赛,之后我们会开始寻找附近其他赛道,以便将来积累更多经验。
至于那些抱怨赛道像溜冰场一样滑的人,我建议你们放慢速度,认真学习,听取车队的建议。事实上,赛道稍微滑一点反而更有趣、更有挑战性,而且还能提升你们的驾驶水平。
范堡罗车队(Team Sport Farnborough)做得非常棒,赛道和工作人员都很出色。我强烈推荐大家去体验一下,享受适合所有年龄段的精彩赛车体验。😁