Speed Go-Kart Kale

In Güngören, in western Istanbul, Speed Go-Kart offers an indoor karting track, sheltered from rain and cold, open seven days a week. The covered layout can be driven whatever the weather, which makes it an easy outing all year in this dense district of the European side. People come as a family or with friends for a few timed laps, in a format built around instant fun and racing among friends.

Karting stays open to all, with no licence or experience: a briefing, a helmet, and you head off to find your best lap on the covered layout. The venue highlights its regularly sterilised equipment, its professional timing and its compliance with international safety standards. Pricing comes by the length of track time chosen, from a short session to longer runs. People come to race their friends and happily return to beat their time.

Güngören is a densely populated district of western Istanbul, well linked to the rest of the city by metro and metrobus. Close to the main roads and shopping centres, it puts the historic centre of the metropolis within reach by transport: Hagia Sophia, the Topkapı palace and the Grand Bazaar remain accessible to extend the day. Its position, to the west of the city, is handy for groups and last-minute outings. Istanbul, a city straddling two continents, has a thousand other discoveries once the race is over.