B1 Kartbahn Innsbruck

In Innsbruck, capital of Tyrol in the Alps, the B1 Kartbahn lays out a five-hundred-and-ten-metre layout spread over two levels linked by a bridge, with sixteen corners to string together. Adults drive Sodi RT10 karts of two hundred and seventy cubic centimetres and nine horsepower, children gentler models from the age of eight and one metre thirty. Up to thirteen karts can set off at once, for lively races among friends or family.

The track is part of the Austrian B1 network and goes for a modern experience: rental gear provided, online booking, lap-record tracking and food on site. The two-storey layout, with its bridge and changes of level, adds relief to the driving and makes a change from the usual flat tracks. It is a sporting outing open all year round, sheltered from the mountain weather.

Innsbruck, a twice-Olympic city, lives surrounded by peaks, with the Nordkette cable car climbing beyond two thousand metres straight from the centre. The old town and its Golden Roof draw visitors at the foot of the ski slopes. The B1 Kartbahn adds a thrill-seeking activity, welcome for a sporting break between two days in the mountains. The two-level track, with its bridge and sixteen corners, calls for concentration and rewards clean lines, and the full rental gear lets you turn up empty-handed, with helmet, balaclava and rib protector provided on site.