Gokart Aréna Csepreg

In Csepreg, in western Hungary, Gokart Aréna offers an open-air karting track open to all, with no licence or experience. The outdoor layout is driven in the open air, and people gather as a family or with friends to string together timed laps. It is a welcome leisure venue in this small town of the Vas region, away from big urban tracks.

Karting is about the simple fun of racing: a briefing, a helmet, and everyone heads off to post their best time. The short format suits beginners as much as regulars working on their lines, and groups happily set up short heats to sort out the drivers. Everyone tries to beat the clock, and people happily come back to improve their time. As the activity takes place outdoors, it is best to check opening times by season before coming.

Csepreg is an old small town in western Hungary, in a hilly region that heralds the foothills of the Alps, the Alpokalja. Close by, the medieval town of Kőszeg and its castle, one of the most charming in the country, and the spa resorts of Bük and Sárvár draw many visitors. Sopron, a Baroque town near the Austrian border, and the nature of the surrounding hills round out the discovery. The region is easy to reach by road from Győr or Szombathely, in a peaceful part of the country.