TeamSport Go Karting

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TeamSport Go Karting
Type Private
Industry Motorsport
Founded1992
Headquarters,
Number of locations
35
Area served
Basildon, Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Bradford, Cardiff, Crawley, Dunstable, Farnborough, Gosport, Harlow, Hull, Leeds, Liverpool, London (5), Newcastle, Nottingham, Reading, Southampton, Stockton, Warrington, Manchester (2), Sheffield, Stoke-on-Trent, Preston, Coventry
Key people
Bic (CEO, chairman & president)
ServicesIndoor go kart racing
Website www.team-sport.co.uk
TeamSport's Tower Bridge eco-track Go Karting Central London, TeamSport TowerBridge track.jpg
TeamSport's Tower Bridge eco-track

TeamSport is an indoor go karting company operating 35 racing circuits across the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1992, opening its first track in Guildford, and is now the UK's largest indoor go karting company. [1]

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In October 2017, TeamSport was acquired by Duke Street Capital, a british private equity firm. [2] [3]

Locations

TeamSport has 35 tracks located throughout the United Kingdom, including five in London (London Docklands, West London, London Tower Bridge, North London and in Mitcham, South London), as well as in Basildon, Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Crawley, Cardiff, Dunstable, [4] Farnborough, Gosport, Harlow, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle, Nottingham, Reading, Southampton, Warrington, Manchester, Preston, Coventry, Stoke-on-Trent and Sheffield. And Bergkirchen Bavaria Germany

TeamSport's portfolio of racing tracks ranges between 375 and 1,000 metres in length, and offers features including tunnels, multiple levels, and chicanes.

In 2011, TeamSport opened London's first 'eco track' [5] at Tower Bridge, using lithium battery-powered eco-karts capable of reaching speeds of up to 40 mph.[ citation needed ]

TeamSport's circuits have attracted a number of famous motorsport drivers over the years, including Formula One World Championship winner John Surtees, [6] former Force India driver Adrian Sutil, [7] as well as Mark Webber and Damon Hill.

TeamSport Warrington is currently the largest purpose-built indoor go karting track in the UK. [8]

In 2023, TeamSport announced they would open their first location outside of the UK, located at The Wall in Utrecht, Netherlands.

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