Indoor go karting hits Limerick!

zig · 24-06-2010 2:44pm

had a gawk in the window last night just to see the track, looks brilliant but theres no long straights which Id imagine would be annoying, you need somewhere to get the momentum up.

DOC09UNAM · 24-06-2010 3:31pm

There's a downward slope which allows you to build up a nice bit of momentum... the top track is decent but the man inside their said that the bottom track would be a bit better.. and just to make sure you ring before you go!

SniperSight · 25-06-2010 5:55pm

Was up there today and thought it was brilliant. Theres a great viewing/waiting area with a pool table and what I assume will be a tea/coffee section. The whole place looks real professional and I cant wait to see it finished.
As for the track I thought it was great fun. The karts are nice and powerful, and handle well without being too easy. Theres some nice rubber laid down already, travelling off the racing line will cause skidding. I reckon theres at least 3 good overtaking spots, the pit straight, the second bend and coming out of the bend before the epic downhill section, which as previously stated gives you lots of speed up into the final bend.
Cant wait to see the 2nd track.

DOC09UNAM · 25-06-2010 8:22pm

SniperSight wrote: »

Was up there today and thought it was brilliant. Theres a great viewing/waiting area with a pool table and what I assume will be a tea/coffee section. The whole place looks real professional and I cant wait to see it finished.
As for the track I thought it was great fun. The karts are nice and powerful, and handle well without being too easy. Theres some nice rubber laid down already, travelling off the racing line will cause skidding. I reckon theres at least 3 good overtaking spots, the pit straight, the second bend and coming out of the bend before the epic downhill section, which as previously stated gives you lots of speed up into the final bend.
Cant wait to see the 2nd track.

The pool table wasn't there the other day... sweet!!

the two dudes that were running it were pure sound about everything aswell which made me like it more, told us help ourselves to some drinks in the fridge and just bring down the bottles after to pay for em.. sound lads behind there!!

can't wait till the second track is ready, looks mental!

Spot on about the 3 good overtakin spots too, maybe down the slope is another i'd add but you need to push for it on the inside and be ballsy!!!

Raiser · 25-06-2010 10:55pm

DOC09UNAM wrote:

They dont have the grand prix or lights on the track set up, thats all coming in the next week or so, along with telemetry and the likes, really cool place and it's alot more skill involved than kilkornan i thought.

Raiser wrote: »

Weird!!! - So the Management will actually be able to tell what you are thinking as you drive around?

DOC09UNAM wrote: »

Please tell me you're not serious.

The top track isn't too bad for overtaking if you push it as far as you can, there's plenty of turns to snake past people.

the bottom track will supposedly be wider than the top one, and have alot more opportunities.

TestTransmission wrote: »

You do know what telemetry is ya?

Funnily enough,I think he is.

I rang them last night to book a slot for Saturday week at 3pm - They were very helpful and answered a load of questions.

- Then he says for how many People? & I said nothing but I was thinking really, really hard down the phoneline - Me and Mikey an Macca, an Sticks an Snots an Paulie Jr. and Jamie......

He just kept saying "Hello? HELLO? Can you hear me?"

I was like - "You tell me ya Telemetric Fcuk!"

All marketing Horseshít I'd say :mad:

Gers_punto · 25-06-2010 11:12pm

Raiser wrote: »

I rang them last night to book a slot for Saturday week at 3pm - They were very helpful and answered a load of questions.

- Then he says for how many People? & I said nothing but I was thinking really, really hard down the phoneline - Me and Mikey an Macca, an Sticks an Snots an Paulie Jr. and Jamie......

He just kept saying "Hello? HELLO? Can you hear me?"

I was like - "You tell me ya Telemetric Fcuk!"

All marketing Horseshít I'd say :mad:

POst of the day i lol'd very loudly

Morninglory · 27-07-2010 3:12pm

Anyone tried the new go karting complex at the delta retail park? Is it better than kilcornan?

Insect Overlord · 27-07-2010 3:14pm

Morninglory wrote: »

Anyone tried the new go karting complex at the delta retail park? Is it better than kilcornan?

Threads merged.

tommiejoie · 27-07-2010 3:35pm

Morninglory wrote: »

Anyone tried the new go karting complex at the delta retail park? Is it better than kilcornan?

I've been into Delta a couple of times now, tried both tracks. It's pretty good in there. Clearly a lot of effort has gone into Delta, and its not fully finished yet. The group that run it have plenty of experience through sister facilities in Newry and Dublin I believe. The tracks are probably the best you could do for an indoor track. They are mostly suspended which allows a lot of incline and camber which is pretty novel for indoor. The karts seem to have a fair bit of power which is enjoyable.

The one negative I have, and it's a pretty big one to be honest, is the tracks are very tight and unless someone runs wide and slow it's almost impossible to get space to overtake (without bumping, which is frowned upon :rolleyes:). So I wouldnt be too mad about going in there with a big group.

As for Kilcornan, I havn't been out there in years. The place has fallen out of favour with the karting community from what I gather, no race meeting take place there anymore. I was talking to a couple of lads who used work there and apparently the karts arent really up to great standard anymore. But its a wide open circuit, though the layout isn't very interesting. Maybe someone else here has another, and more recent, opinion on the place.

DOC09UNAM · 27-07-2010 5:40pm

tommiejoie wrote: »

I've been into Delta a couple of times now, tried both tracks. It's pretty good in there. Clearly a lot of effort has gone into Delta, and its not fully finished yet. The group that run it have plenty of experience through sister facilities in Newry and Dublin I believe. The tracks are probably the best you could do for an indoor track. They are mostly suspended which allows a lot of incline and camber which is pretty novel for indoor. The karts seem to have a fair bit of power which is enjoyable.

The one negative I have, and it's a pretty big one to be honest, is the tracks are very tight and unless someone runs wide and slow it's almost impossible to get space to overtake (without bumping, which is frowned upon :rolleyes:). So I wouldnt be too mad about going in there with a big group.

As for Kilcornan, I havn't been out there in years. The place has fallen out of favour with the karting community from what I gather, no race meeting take place there anymore. I was talking to a couple of lads who used work there and apparently the karts arent really up to great standard anymore. But its a wide open circuit, though the layout isn't very interesting. Maybe someone else here has another, and more recent, opinion on the place.

I think 6 karts per track is the maximum, I tried the top one before and didn't think it was too bad, great fun though.

Thing is with Kilcornan, are the karts are uneven, even though there's plenty of space to overtake, the fact that the karts are completely uneven means that you can get overtaken straight line when both of you are pushing the limit of the kart, very annoying when it happens.

tommiejoie · 27-07-2010 6:17pm

DOC09UNAM wrote: »

I think 6 karts per track is the maximum, I tried the top one before and didn't think it was too bad, great fun though.

Thing is with Kilcornan, are the karts are uneven, even though there's plenty of space to overtake, the fact that the karts are completely uneven means that you can get overtaken straight line when both of you are pushing the limit of the kart, very annoying when it happens.

Yea I've heard of plenty stories where a group went out and whoever had a particular kart for a heat ran rings around the rest. To go karting for 30mins isn't exactly cheap so it's very irritating if the equipment isn't fair for everyone, as fair as they can make it at least. By no means am I saying tuning karts to run equal is easy.

Conor Bourke · 27-07-2010 6:22pm

I can't WAIT to have a go at this, would be a laugh for a boardies meet

bullets · 27-07-2010 8:05pm

Were having a work day out and I suggested this place
but was told they only allowed 4-5 people on the track at any one time, so with close to 50 people it would take all day
for people to try it while others looked on in boredom. So it was dropped from the list of things to choose from.

I dont drive myself, Have never had any interest or need to,
For some bizzare reason I have zero urge to try and learn and am a terrible terrible back seat driver. I was hopeing if
I tried something like Karting and found it fun it might kick start my brain into finally getting me along the lines of thinking of taking a few lessons and start driving.

~B

The Dagda · 27-07-2010 10:11pm

tommiejoie wrote: »

I've been into Delta a couple of times now, tried both tracks. It's pretty good in there. Clearly a lot of effort has gone into Delta, and its not fully finished yet. The group that run it have plenty of experience through sister facilities in Newry and Dublin I believe. The tracks are probably the best you could do for an indoor track. They are mostly suspended which allows a lot of incline and camber which is pretty novel for indoor. The karts seem to have a fair bit of power which is enjoyable.

The one negative I have, and it's a pretty big one to be honest, is the tracks are very tight and unless someone runs wide and slow it's almost impossible to get space to overtake (without bumping, which is frowned upon :rolleyes:). So I wouldnt be too mad about going in there with a big group.

As for Kilcornan, I havn't been out there in years. The place has fallen out of favour with the karting community from what I gather, no race meeting take place there anymore. I was talking to a couple of lads who used work there and apparently the karts arent really up to great standard anymore. But its a wide open circuit, though the layout isn't very interesting. Maybe someone else here has another, and more recent, opinion on the place.

I agree with all of this. I tried both tracks at the weekend and the upper one was ok, if a little tight with few opportunities to overtake. The lower track was not very enjoyable at all. A few of the corners have absolutely no grip which results in severe, almost dangerous understeer. I've never experience understeer in a go-kart before! This track is also very tight with no overtaking opportunities.

The karts themselves are very good. If kilcornan replaced it's aging fleet with karts like this it would be great. As it is I don't think I'll be going back to Delta anytime soon and despite the inferior karts, I think Kilcornan will remain the track on which I'll satisfy any karting urges...

Morninglory · 28-07-2010 12:02am

The Dagda wrote: »

I agree with all of this. I tried both tracks at the weekend and the upper one was ok, if a little tight with few opportunities to overtake. The lower track was not very enjoyable at all. A few of the corners have absolutely no grip which results in severe, almost dangerous understeer. I've never experience understeer in a go-kart before! This track is also very tight with no overtaking opportunities.

The karts themselves are very good. If kilcornan replaced it's aging fleet with karts like this it would be great. As it is I don't think I'll be going back to Delta anytime soon and despite the inferior karts, I think Kilcornan will remain the track on which I'll satisfy any karting urges...

The dagda, you seem very dissapointed with it

Raiser · 28-07-2010 8:23am

DOC09UNAM wrote: »

Thing is with Kilcornan, are the karts are uneven, even though there's plenty of space to overtake, the fact that the karts are completely uneven means that you can get overtaken straight line when both of you are pushing the limit of the kart, very annoying when it happens.

This is where you could end the Kilcornan discussion.

Whats the point in turning up when you get shown to a Kart that will either be painfully slow, very, very average or else has a slight chance of being reasonable?

- They have Karts you feel like getting out and pushing and if you ask for a substitute one you miss half the race as they fob you off and moan....

Sabre0001 · 30-07-2010 4:38pm

Tried Delta and it's ok...There is no space to overtake unless you are willing to shunt someone out of the way. That or you have to race people who once you take the inside, let you pass so there isn't a collision.

Kilcornan need to sort out their unequal Kart issues...Nice track. Like to go when it rains because that levels the playing field a bit!

Morninglory · 01-08-2010 2:31pm

Went in there Thursday and was on the bottom track. Extremely difficult to overtake on the bottom track. Does anyone know any turns that could have been used for overtaking? I don't think there is any

zig · 01-08-2010 5:17pm

had a look today, havent driven the karts yet, they looked nice and fast though. One thing that looked annoying was the little space on the track. It looked like there were no nice overtaking opportunities. The laps seemed a little short as well, about 20-25secs.
The one really off putting thing was the fact that everyone had to stop and wait if someone spun out or got stuck. I was out in abbeyfeale and there was plenty of room for others to overtake someone that was stuck. Also in abbeyfeale you were able to get up and sort out your own kart, whereas here you had to wait for someone to push you. Im sure its more professional or something in Delta but just looked annoying. Ill drive them next time and I might completely change my mind.

tommiejoie · 10-03-2011 5:50pm

Was back in Delta again the other night having not been there a while, and to be honest I was disappointed.

When they opened first you'd forgive them for not having the place really in order, but by now having been up and running for 6 months the facilities just looked a little bare and unfinished.

I wasn't expecting much of the track, the previous discussions on this thread tell you all you need to know. There is NO grip on the track whatsoever. On several occasions I went into a corner, tapped the brakes, turned the wheel and...nothing. The kart refused to slow and refused to turn, to the detriment of the kart glancing the walls a number of times. On some occasions the only way to corner was to slow to a crawling pace, which is very frustrating. This did introduce more overtaking, because the line the karts will follow is so unpredictable! Whether or not the lack of grip is intentional is debatable. Personally I'd rather be on a track that is some way grippy with little overtaking than the other way around. But thats just me.

Finally, the karts. The first few times I visited delta I was very impressed by the power of the karts but I think they must have seriously turned down the power since then. There's a clear lack of grunt from the karts and it makes for an unsatisfactory experience.

Don't get me wrong, I think the facility they have is excellent, really excellent for indoor karting but Delta aren't making the most of their potential right now. It's also sad to say that the place was empty when we went there on a midweek evening. Compare that to the National Kart Centre outside Corbally which was so busy the same evening that we couldn't even get a time to have a go on track. Looks like there's some serious competition in the indoor karting business in Limerick, and I'm not sure this City is big enough for both of them.

zig · 10-03-2011 5:55pm

National Kart Centre pisses all over Delta imo.
Its not nearly as fancy, it doesnt have a classy viewing area/pool table/cafe bar, its probably colder, but it ticks the boxes when it comes to karting.
You've alot more freedom without staff looking over your shoulder, you can overtake, and there is a decent enough straight, something which Delta lacks. And if someone spins out your not forced to wait behind them.

IMO delta had a real good shot at making something decent there but let themselves down.

tommiejoie · 10-03-2011 6:00pm

zig wrote: »

IMO delta had a real good shot at making something decent there but let themselves down.

Totally agree. Although I havn't had a chance to try out the NKC yet...

dougie-lampkin · 11-03-2011 12:12am

tommiejoie wrote: »

Was back in Delta again the other night having not been there a while, and to be honest I was disappointed.

Really? I was there a few weeks back and thought it was a great experience. It was my first time indoor karting, I've done a bit of outdoor before though.

tommiejoie wrote: »

I wasn't expecting much of the track, the previous discussions on this thread tell you all you need to know. There is NO grip on the track whatsoever. On several occasions I went into a corner, tapped the brakes, turned the wheel and...nothing. The kart refused to slow and refused to turn, to the detriment of the kart glancing the walls a number of times. On some occasions the only way to corner was to slow to a crawling pace, which is very frustrating.

Maybe it's because I'm 9st, but I only had to ease off once a lap when I settled into the track (I was on the lower track). I thought there was a perfect balance of grip when I wanted to power down, and a lack of grip when I wanted to kick the arse out every now and then. I was with two friends my own age (we're all 19), they had similar views. I was in the top three on the track record board, so I'm not imagining it.

And the walls are made of super sticky rubber or something. I was forced to go wide and glanced a wall at one point, and I nearly went over the wheel :pac:

tommiejoie wrote: »

This did introduce more overtaking, because the line the karts will follow is so unpredictable! Whether or not the lack of grip is intentional is debatable. Personally I'd rather be on a track that is some way grippy with little overtaking than the other way around. But thats just me.

The one problem I did have is that there is no room to overtake, the track is just too technical. The best I could do was stick to the bumper of the kart in front at the chicane of the last corner, and try and slip inside on the straight, since two karts won't be able to compete side by side anywhere else on the track.

tommiejoie wrote: »

Finally, the karts. The first few times I visited delta I was very impressed by the power of the karts but I think they must have seriously turned down the power since then. There's a clear lack of grunt from the karts and it makes for an unsatisfactory experience.

Maybe they're poorly maintained alright. They were grand once up to speed, but there was no acceleration at all to get up there. Mine started backfiring and going nowhere if I eased off and then came back on throttle. I wouldn't mind if I was weighing it down, but I'm probably lighter than the average driver :pac:

tommiejoie wrote: »

It's also sad to say that the place was empty when we went there on a midweek evening.

Very true. They have all these fancy facilities upstairs, could be some sort of club thing if done right. But it was empty apart from a group on the other track at the same time as us on a Friday evening.

tommiejoie wrote: »

Compare that to the National Kart Centre outside Corbally which was so busy the same evening that we couldn't even get a time to have a go on track. Looks like there's some serious competition in the indoor karting business in Limerick, and I'm not sure this City is big enough for both of them.

I'm dying to try the Corbally place when I get the funds, from what I've heard it's a far better operation

One gripe I would have with Delta is the staff. I was spun on a far corner and waited two minutes to get a push out from the wall, and your man strolled over to me at that. You think he'd have noticed he was a kart short after 6 laps :pac:

TestTransmission · 12-03-2011 10:06am

Things must be getting bad

http://www.citydeal.ie/deals/shannon-region/delta-karting/285612

Berty · 12-03-2011 10:16am

TestTransmission wrote: »

Things must be getting bad

http://www.citydeal.ie/deals/shannon-region/delta-karting/285612

I was thinking the same thing. I'm following them on Facebook and they are forever putting up weird and wacky offers. €10 for 15 minutes and stuff.

They must have sunk a lot of money in the place but with little return.

hi_im_fil · 12-03-2011 12:21pm

They've always had very good offers though, even right when they started. I think its their way of bringing in new customers and trying to get people to come back. It must be working as a previous poster said they were so busy the poster couldn't even get on track

tommiejoie · 12-03-2011 12:58pm

hi_im_fil wrote: »

It must be working as a previous poster said they were so busy the poster couldn't even get on track

You've mistaken what I said earlier. I visited both the NKC and Delta earlier this week. Went to NKC first and they were so busy that we couldn't get on track. We went back to Delta then and the place was dead, no one there except 2 staff. They didn't even have the lights on on the track.

It looks like delta is in trouble, but €10 for 20mins or whatever it is is very good.

hi_im_fil · 12-03-2011 4:08pm

I got mixed up there alright

bluemachaveli · 30-03-2011 4:30pm

Went to Delta last night. Had the Citydeal voucher. Have to say we had a great laugh. The facilites are great. Love the track (went on the bottom one) and didn't have any issues with the kart power.

Definatly going back to try out the top one. Trying to get the numbers for a Grand Prix.

seamusfamous · 01-04-2011 11:22pm

I have done a good bit of karting in kylemore and i have to say its a great place,i had been meaning to get into delta for a good while and one of my mates rang me last week to go in so i went in with high hopes as its the same guy that owns kylemore,all i can say is :eek:,the tracks are terrible,very tight and way to much mario kart stuff going o the track is up and down every where my back still hurts from it,also the karts are dreadfully slow i had to push my mate up the hill he hadnt enough power to get up them,i have to say when i walked in the place blew me away its a fantastic looking place,pitty they got the track so wrong

where is this nkc place is it in Limerick too ?

mlwhelan · 02-04-2011 12:02pm

My boyfriend organised a stag party for his best mate in Delta Karting a couple of weeks ago, and since then they have been raving about how good it is, hence I came on here to see what all the fuss was about. They have tried it in a few places in Ireland an seemed to think this place was great craic. According to them they were on an elivated track upstairs and the karts were pretty quick.

I'm looking at bringing my two nephews in this week. I think they're doing something for easter camps, so i'll be checking that out. I have heard about some new place called NKC? My boyfriend said it kind of looks like an old derilict warehouse with tyres thrown around in the shape of a track

By the sounds of it they're doesnt seem to be much comparison!

kenoconnell · 02-04-2011 12:14pm

TestTransmission wrote: »

Things must be getting bad

http://www.citydeal.ie/deals/shannon-region/delta-karting/285612

and city deals take 50% aas far as I know...

kenoconnell · 02-04-2011 12:18pm

mlwhelan wrote: »

My boyfriend organised a stag party for his best mate in Delta Karting a couple of weeks ago, and since then they have been raving about how good it is, hence I came on here to see what all the fuss was about. They have tried it in a few places in Ireland an seemed to think this place was great craic. According to them they were on an elivated track upstairs and the karts were pretty quick.

I'm looking at bringing my two nephews in this week. I think they're doing something for easter camps, so i'll be checking that out. I have heard about some new place called NKC? My boyfriend said it kind of looks like an old derilict warehouse with tyres thrown around in the shape of a track By the sounds of it they're doesnt seem to be much comparison!

Never judge a book by its cover as my old school teacher used to say.... We had our staff party there last week, everyone had a great evening...

We went there to drive karts, not to sit pretty and be all fancy... Staff are great, nothing was a bother, have been on many karting tracks and these ones really go.... Definately be back 10/10

seamusfamous · 02-04-2011 12:37pm

mlwhelan wrote: »

My boyfriend organised a stag party for his best mate in Delta Karting a couple of weeks ago, and since then they have been raving about how good it is, hence I came on here to see what all the fuss was about. They have tried it in a few places in Ireland an seemed to think this place was great craic. According to them they were on an elivated track upstairs and the karts were pretty quick.

I'm looking at bringing my two nephews in this week. I think they're doing something for easter camps, so i'll be checking that out. I have heard about some new place called NKC? My boyfriend said it kind of looks like an old derilict warehouse with tyres thrown around in the shape of a track By the sounds of it they're doesnt seem to be much comparison!

Been honest I wouldn't care what kinda building it's in or what the track is made from, the most important thing is the layout of the track and the karts and from all the previous post I think there is no comparison between nkc and delta,and seriously you must work in delta or something cause I'm only 10st and the karts were hardly able to get up the hills with me in it and that's after I found a kart with brakes that worked:eek:

I'm gonna ring the nkc place today and try get out for a spin and see the difference for myself

brozzie · 07-04-2011 4:37pm

We organised a group for NKC last Tuesday. We got 30 mins for €20...Great craic altogether - there was 6 of us and everyone had a great laugh!

Track was nice and wide, and the karts were good and fast! Highly recommend a visit...

TestTransmission · 07-04-2011 5:01pm

brozzie wrote: »

We organised a group for NKC last Tuesday. We got 30 mins for €20...Great craic altogether - there was 6 of us and everyone had a great laugh!

Track was nice and wide, and the karts were good and fast! Highly recommend a visit...

odd first post

L.T.P. · 07-04-2011 7:35pm

TestTransmission wrote: »

odd first post

Whats odd about it? Sure they have to start somewhere

seamusfamous · 07-07-2011 12:32am

L.T.P. wrote: »

Whats odd about it? Sure they have to start somewhere

Exactly, stop been such a moan transmission ur always at it

seamusfamous · 07-07-2011 12:37am

Still havnt got a chance to try the nkc place i rang twice but there were fully booked up both evenings i tried so they must be doing something right.

Itsdacraic · 14-07-2011 11:59pm

Insect Overlord wrote: »

That site lists the locations of the tracks as California, Seattle, Phoenix and Florida. I doubt it's going to be much use to people looking for go-karting in Limerick, Ireland...

Just a lazy attempt at link building

Insect Overlord · 15-07-2011 12:01am

Itsdacraic wrote: »

Just a lazy attempt at link building

Yup. Just for the Admins to deal with it! The post will probably be gone in a few hours.

wingnut · 17-07-2011 1:34pm

zig wrote: »

National Kart Centre pisses all over Delta imo.

+1

For me racing is about having opportunities to overtake. Delta is a nice set up but feels like a procession. NKC felt more fast and furious. Both organizers seem are pleasant but I for the fun factor I would pick NKC every time.

Harpy · 10-09-2012 3:16pm

What are the prices like in the NKC place couldnt find prices on their website?.
It seems they do laser tag as well, has anyone done this and is it any good?

Indoor go karting hits Limerick!

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