K1 Speed

We recently hosted a private event in K1Speed for about 150 people. Our party was a blast thanks to professionalism of the staff who were carrying, supportive and well organized.
Special thanks to Casey who managed the whole event.
I would highly recommend this location for any celebration.

The staff and management here at K1 Speed are AMAZING! They made my proposal to my girlfriend Olivia a complete surprise and success! The day before it went down, I came in and spoke with the manager and came up with the perfect plan! The day of the proposal the staff and the manager played along without girlfriend having any indication that I was going to propose.
For the proposal they stopped the race, all came running towards her as if something was wrong, and asked her to exit the cart. As they keep her attention i snuck behind her and got on one knee. When she saw me she finally realized that I was proposing and began crying (happy tears) and she said YES!
Along side the proposal we have had fantastic past experiences racing at K1 speed. Great staff! Great manager! Great facility!
Thank you K1 Speed
–Jeronimo and Olivia

Showed up at 1:20pm on a Monday to race with three friends. Checked in and bought a 3 race package each for $ 51 each we were told we would have a 45 min wait. We ended up having to wait 2:45 minutes before our first race!!! I also need to mention that the place was empty! Only about 50 people in the whole place! Then, we are told that we do not get to race three races in a row! We need to wait 30 minutes between race times! So another hour and a half! Unbelievable, bad slow service ruined our day. Everyone working at the counter seemed like it was there first day, they had no idea what was going on.

First timers, babe took me here for my Birthday tonight.
We both never went go kart racing before so it was scary … for me LOL!
The place is nice and clean. The staff was friendly. The vibe was cool.
The kart was easy to handle, simple gas & break pedals. I am 5’1″ and I needed a seat, hahah my legs couldn’t reach the pedals comfortably.
We did two races, 14 laps each. I thought I was racing fast like a nascar. Well I was wrong cause I kept getting the flag to move over & let others pass! Overall it was fun, it’s better to go with a group of friends though.
Yay for 9^th place!

Just an update, after months of great service from staff I had a not so pleasant interaction with a supervisor he was an A@@ and I have not been back since. If I were to treat people like this I would not have a job if the truth hurts then maybe this roll is not for this person or he needs to go to classes for being a supervisor if he talked to me like this I can only think of what he says to his staff. A person who is a hypocrite maybe needs to think before what he says to other people cause we or I can see what he does then get treated disrespectful then shame on you. Now I want to point out that regular staff has been GREAT and helpful ever time I went with my son.

Great place to go and have a good time. the only down side is that the cars are electric so sometimes they stop all the cars half way during the race for whatever reasons (car spun out, hit a wall, etc.) and it throws of the momentum of the race. Unlike the place in burlingame that has gas go carts

Brought my 12 and 10 year old boys to a few K1’s around California and Washington and this one was so bad they did not care to go anymore after one round. My boys do the junior circuit and the guys «managing» the races really didn’t care what was going on. They also kept the speed very slow so they did not have to watch the race at all. My boys were stuck behind kids that were slow and did not let them pass. If the race was managed correctly as they are at the other 5 locations we have visited fun should be had by all — beginners and advanced racers alike. Dont come here unless you want to take matters into your own hands like it appears to be on the adult races.

Expect to spend a lot of time waiting if you plan to arrive and drive on the weekend. You will get bumped behind group parties even when told your next race is slotted. We waited at least 5 more races because of being bumped. I get parties being prioritized but don’t move my slot.

5 stars because they always accommodate us. Very relaxed and mellow employees. Love going their during our class breaks at skyline.

Great Value — $ 45 for 3 amazing adrenaline rushes? Doesn’t get any cheaper than that! $ 39 for 3 races + $ 6 for a «license»
Experience — Great place to race your friends /​feel like you’re going way faster than you are /​drift (against the rules) /​have an amazing time!
Service — Staff is awesome, bunch of chill high school kids, hardcore nostalgia when you realize the crew has their cars lined up in the lot (backed into their spots in a row)
Pro-​Tip — give them a real email address, they send you your results after each race + USE YOUR BRAKES! The hairpin turn is impossible to take fast.

Love this place! Went here for my first time ever Go karting, I loved it!
I would definitely come again!

Always a delight when I come here. The girls at the front desk have alway been fun to talk to.
I typically come when it’s dead, since there’s not much control as to who you race with unless you bring your own group of friends. Highly suggest you to go with you own group because it can be way more pleasant to mess around with friends rather than have other people you don’t know ruin the fun.
If you are a community type person, there is a group of regular guys who track cars that like to go. All nice guys who just love driving but don’t like to race on the streets and risk other people’s lives.
Bring your own helmet if you can, but if you don’t have one at least there is a head sock for you to wear with the helmet.
There is no such thing as one race. This place can be addicting, expect to want to race at least twice. Have fun if you go, respect others and the rules and the employees there will always leave you on the fastest setting.

Fun time with my cousins! Waiting is unbelievable but it’s all worth it once you’re in the wheel. Patience is a virtue my friends. :) Hit the 1^st place on 2 race on 2 racers including me, hehe just kidding hit 1^st place on 2 races. That’s wassup. Hashtag fast and furious lol

I recently came here to celebrate my friend’s birthday. We had a group of nine, which I recommend so that you can race your friends instead of having strangers too. We got the $ 60 package which includes 12 practice laps, 14 qualifying laps, and 16 laps for the final race. It comes with trophies for the top three finishers.
It was super fun and definitely got to adrenaline going! It was quite exciting and the staff were friendly and accommodating. They definitely emphasized that we were safe before we had fun. There is some waiting time in between the three rounds, but that was okay. The cars top off at 45mph but when you’re so close to the ground, it feels pretty fast. They obviously give you clean head slips; it smelled like fresh laundry.
Notes and tips: Dresses are totally fine. I wore a dress and just stuffed the cloth in between my legs and sat on it. I don’t recommend body con skirts or anything because you definitely need to spread your legs lol
Some of the gokarts can be changed so make it better for shorter racers. They also put in booster seats if you need. Don’t be afraid to ask them and they’ll just automatically put the boosters in place if they see fit.
I’d definitely come back again! The only reason why I took off a star was because it’s fairly pricey. I’m sure it’s not cheap but hopefully I can catch a groupon next time.

There are a number of reasons why this was a 5 star experience for me.
1. The staff
They called me «sir». They said things like, «here sir, let me help adjust your helmet». It is a small thing, but that kind of respect make me want to respect them as a business and their equipment. All in all my previous go-​karting experience, I was never treated with this kind of respect, it is nice. The signup was streamlined, but we had a reservation.
2. The stats
It really does feel like a race. This is due to good stats, your name on the leader board, the qualifiers, the tiers, global lap records, etc. They give you a printout after each race with your performance, and comparisons to the other competitors. I find competition fun, and this place helps encourage that competition by taking the race seriously, and having real timings.
3. The karts
The karts are electric. This is nice in itself: they are not noisy or smelly. They have plenty of acceleration and top speed. For this size track they are fast. They are fast enough that your ranking is a function of how good of a driver you are, not the top speed of the kart you happen to have. Other kart racing I’ve done, with gas karts you can kinda tell that there are some karts that are just faster than others. Also if the karts are not fast enough, then you just have your foot on the gas the *whole* time. At this place, holding down the gas will not help you win. Your lap time is a function of how good your driving is! I don’t know if I’m describing this very well, but the bottom line is that the karts are designed in such a way that it emphasizes fairness and skill, not luck.

First of all, the other Unilocalers weren’t kidding in stating that on the weekends, it could take 2 hours plus after check-​in to do your first race. I won’t dock stars for that, but keep that in mind. Other than that, K1 speed was fun for my boys! If you’re really in it for the racing, I’m sorry, but a lot of the racers will be teens and preteens that don’t have their CA driver’s licences yet (which is why go kart racing is such a treat), so don’t expect to be racing against professional drivers. The staff was friendly, and great in explaining and enforcing the rules.

I had a couple hours to spare before my SFO flight (ok ok ok, I made certain my schedule would allow for a drive here before my flight). Anddddddddddddd, it was WORTH IT!
Staff was decent and fast in checking people in and to the race. There was an hour wait though because they skipped me. Supposedly, they called me and couldn’t find me… le sigh… but they made up for it by putting me in the next race. They really should have made an overhead announcement and looked around a bit more. I was standing by the sidelines & was one of the two girls there, so I have no idea how they could have missed me.
The track itself is 10x better than Utah’s FastKart, and it’s better than the Sacramento K1. It’s a moderate course with not too much difficulty; however, there is one technical turn that was the race weeder that helped separate the slow from the faster, which I enjoyed trying to figure out. They are decently fast at speeding karts up within a couple laps. Flagging was on point. Speaking of karts, these ones are well maintained and juice was fully loaded for my kart! I enjoyed this place and plan to come back next time I have an SFO flight to catch!
Tip: Get the $ 48 Groupon for 4 races & 1 – 2 annual licenses!

Came here with some buddies last night. This was soooo much fun! This was my 2^nd time racing. My first experience was was the gas version at the track in Livermore and this was my first experience with the electric version at K1. Both are similar in concept, but the electric is better since you don’t have to deal with the fumes. The check-​in is fairly easy, you just read through a few rules and sign a few waivers, pay, then wait for your race (usually about 10 minutes). The price was reasonable at $ 41, which covers 2 races and your annual license (without the license its $ 35). Each race lasts about 5 minutes with about 4 laps, maybe more (guesstimate, at least that’s what it felt like in hind sight). After the race, they post your rankings and best and worst time. I’m definitely looking forward to hitting the track again very soon!
Note: as for the race, the key is to barely use the brake, basically take your foot off the gas around the corners, this makes a big difference in your times.

This was my first time go-​karting (besides the non-​legit go-​karts at Malibu).
I bought a Groupon for 4 races and two one-​year licenses for $ 44. I brought my boyfriend here and we came the weekend before the Groupon expired expecting to race two times each. We registered at the front and the girl who worked here informed us that we didn’t have to use all 4 races before the expiration date — we only had to register. So instead of doing 4 races we did 2 races and saved our 2 remaining races. That’s great that they don’t pressure you to use all 4 before the expiration date. Btw, the Groupons expire about 3 months after you purchase. I recommend purchasing it because it’s like 50% off regular price and it’s good that they let you split it between two people.
On to the experience, we were told we had to wait about 30 minutes which was accurate. It was a rainy Sunday afternoon and I guess it just wasn’t a day people wanted to go kart. There was a party of young kids but other than that, not too many adults so we waited about 3 – 4 races for it to be our turn.
I was super nervous because I had never done it before. I expected us to have to watch some sort of intro video but instead one of the workers just briefed us super quick and had us look at this sheet of paper with rules on it, explaining what the different flags mean. Honestly, it wasn’t enough time for me to fully absorb the flags and their meanings. If you feel the same way, DON’T YOU WORRY. I saw a huge sign on the wall with the flags and their meanings on it right in front of us as we waited in our carts for the current round to finish and ours to begin. Use that time to memorize those as you chill in the cart.
Before you get into the cart, you have to get a head sock (which they provide washed and clean for you to use) and a helmet. All the young kids took the XS/​S helmets so the guy working there told me he’d bring me one once the kids were done racing.
I’m 5’0″ which meets the height requirements but I felt pretty uncomfortable in my cart. I could reach the pedals but I knew I wouldn’t be able to fully press them down. So I loosened my seatbelt so I could move forward more but then if my seatbelt was so loose, wouldn’t that be more dangerous for me?! I also couldn’t really see the Reverse switch and felt so short barely looking above the steering wheel. Luckily, when the guy working brought me my helmet, he noticed I was a little short and brought me a seat cushion. He put that in for me and adjusted my seatbelts to make sure I was confortable and could see the Reverse switch. GREAT customer service right there.
Time to race. They do it based on time not your position in the race. I had to let a lot of people pass during the race but it’s all good. If you’re slower like me, it might help for you to look back frequently to see if anyone’s on your tail. Other than that, feel free to go fast! Just watch out for the two sharpest turns. Even though it’s indoors, it didn’t smell too bad inside. I’ve been to another indoor electric go-​karting place to watch people race and the smell inside just made me sick. It was also cool getting to see my times on a piece of paper afterward. I have to admit, it was pretty fun.
Overall, great first experience. Can’t wait to come back to redeem my final race and buy these Groupons for my bros (and maybe me again?). Thanks for an amazing experience!

I am not a big fan of kart racing, just took my 9 and 12 year old nephews here for fun (they both lapped me). The four star rating is based on the fun that they had — and the fact that this place is run really well, is clean, and the high tech computer monitored electric Karts are pretty cool. The track is challenging and the crew runs the place very efficiently. The karts are actually pretty quick, and at speed you really have to concentrate to hold your line in the corner to not spin out or slam into the barriers, a real possibility if you are reckless.
Anyway fun place for the kids if you don’t mind shelling out about $ 50 per kid for a three race card.