Gokart Pálya Zalaegerszeg

In Zalaegerszeg, in western Hungary, this open-air karting track offers laps 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. The town is a hotspot of motorsport in Hungary, which gives a special flavour to a karting outing in the area.

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.

Zalaegerszeg, the seat of Zala county, is known for the large ZalaZONE automotive test centre, one of the most modern in Europe, which anchors the town in motorsport culture. The region also holds fine discoveries: the spa towns of Hévíz, with its famous warm-water lake, and Zalakaros, along with the forests and traditional villages of the Göcsej, to discover in an open-air museum. The region is reached by road from Budapest or the Austrian border, in the west of the country.