Soykan Kart Raicng

In Biga, a town in the province of Çanakkale, in north-western Anatolia, Soykan Kart Racing offers an open-air track open to all, with no licence or experience. The outdoor layout is driven in the open air once the warm weather arrives, and people gather as a family or with friends to string together timed laps. It is a welcome leisure venue in this town of the Biga plain, where people look for an activity to let off steam.

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. As the activity takes place outdoors, it is best to check opening times and prices by season before coming. People rarely leave after a single run, the urge to do better soon taking over.

Biga is a farming town on the peninsula of the same name, ancient Troas, between the Sea of Marmara and the Aegean. The province of Çanakkale is famous for the Dardanelles strait, which links the two seas, and above all for the site of Troy, UNESCO-listed, where you discover the ruins of the legendary city and a replica of the famous wooden horse. The beaches of the Aegean coast, the island of Bozcaada and its unspoilt landscapes round out the region. Biga is reached by road from Çanakkale or Bursa, in a still quiet part of the country's north-west.