KKC Drive Days are race kart experience days at Whilton Mill for drivers stepping up from rental karting. Drive a proper 2-stroke Synergy race kart with a Rotax or IAME engine. Kart, helmet, suit, gloves, boots, circuit time and coaching included. Half days from £229. Buy online and we call you to arrange the date. Monday to Friday only, generally every Wednesday.
Most rental karts run 4-stroke Honda engines. A Drive Day puts you in a proper 2-stroke Synergy race kart with a Rotax or IAME engine, and it is a lot quicker. Kit, circuit time and coaching are all included.
Most racers started exactly where you are. A Drive Day is the step between turning up to a rental session and owning your own kart.
The kart, the kit and the circuit are in all three. The difference is how much you drive and how closely we coach you.
Your first drive in a race kart. Half a day is enough for most people coming from rental karts.
The proper step up. A whole day on circuit with a coach working with you between every run.
A coach to yourself and the kart set up around you.
One price whatever the driver's age. VAT included. Drive Days are for driving and coaching. They are not ARKS licence tests.
| What you get | Shakedown £229 / £299 | Flat Out £399 | Works Driver £479 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Runs on track | 3 half day, 4 full | 6 | 6 |
| Laps, roughly | 30 or 40 | 60 | 60 |
| Kart, kit and circuit time | Included | Included | Included |
| Coaching | Pointers after each run | Coach between every run | Coach to yourself |
| Lap time printout | No | Yes | Yes |
| Onboard video and data | No | No | Yes |
| Kart credit | £50 or £100 | £200 | £300 |
| Cost per run | £76 or £75 | £67 | £80 |
Rental karts generally use 4-stroke Honda engines. They are nowhere near as quick as a 2-stroke race engine, and you feel the difference on the first lap.
Drive Days run Monday to Friday only, generally every Wednesday. Our shop is at the circuit, so everything you need is already here.
Every Drive Day kart is a Synergy, the race kart built by Birel ART, the people behind the rental karts at Whilton Mill and Daytona. Every petrol engine we run is a proper 2-stroke race engine.
We match the kart and engine to the driver's age, height and weight when we call to arrange your date.
We sell every Synergy you can drive here. Buy a new one within 30 days and your day credit comes off the price. We stock the parts and the racewear too, and we're at the circuit every race weekend.
If you've driven rental karts, you're ready. That is exactly who Drive Days are for. A 2-stroke race kart is much quicker than a 4-stroke rental kart, so you set the pace and we add speed as you go.
A Synergy, sized to the driver: Bambino, 950 or the full-size Junior / Senior kart. If you know which class you want to race, ask for that engine when we call.
Monday to Friday only, on selected days. Generally every Wednesday. Buy your day first and we'll contact you to agree the date.
Yes. Spectators are welcome and there's a café at the circuit.
Not on a Drive Day. They are for driving and coaching. If you want to go racing afterwards, the shop team will tell you what to do next.
Nothing. We kit you out from the shop in your size. Wear something comfortable underneath.
Buy your day online and we'll call you to arrange the date. Monday to Friday only, generally every Wednesday.
