Kart Club Raceway

Kart Club Raceway in Witherlea, Blenheim, is the home track of Kartsport Marlborough, an outdoor circuit almost a kilometre long with 14 corners, rated A-grade by Karting New Zealand.

It's a proper motorsport club rather than a pay-and-drive venue, so there's no casual kart hire for a quick blat. Race meetings and club days are run for members with their own karts, and it suits families already into the sport, or older kids and teens keen to get involved through junior classes.

If your crew doesn't own a kart yet, it's still worth checking out as a spectator on a race day to see what karting is about, and the club's visitor practice register is the way in if you want to try the track itself. Best to check their website or Facebook page for upcoming meeting dates before heading out.