K1 Speed

I really did not enjoy the race car driving. I felt unsafe and it just wasn’t fun. Unfortunately they wouldn’t refund my game so I spent over $ 40 for a regretful experience. Not saying everyone will hate it, but I think they should warn or accommodate those that genuinely felt unsafe and would never return. I recommend only buying one game to start unless you know for sure you are into this kind of thing.

After dealing with the rude staff at the Irvine location we ran over to the Anaheim location because I could not stand watching my sons heart break over not being able to race for what I had planned to be his birthday celebration. We explained the situation we dealt with at the Irvine location and they could not have been more helpful, friendly and accommodating. Matt and Sarah were so sweet and apologized for the Irvine location, which they didn’t have to do but it was very kind. My son and his friend had a great time racing. It brought some light back to one of the hardest times of our lives and we were able to have a light hearted night full of fun. Thankyou again.

After having a bad experience the manager, Daniel actually got back to my group and I and apologized, he offered us to come back and race again. This time around I had such a blast. I really appreciate Daniel for being so professional and taking the time to contact us and going out of his way for us to have an awesome time.

Absolutely the worst experience I’ve ever had at k1! Gabriella behind the counter didn’t answer our questions about pricing and discounts. We found out when we were at the end of the transaction. Alex the driving instructor was a nice guy only pleasant thing about our visit. I will never go back to this k1 establishment, not to mention a friend of the employee got to drive for free his driver name was grease monkey, and needless to say he was a tool he kept bumping us and making us spin out when he knew we were new and inexperienced. Employees were just behind the counter and talking the whole time!
Update:
This time around Daniel the manager invited us to come back! And all I can say is I had a blast and if the service continues the way it did today I will defiantly be back! Daniel met us up after we lined up on the track and just came by and said hey’ shockingly Gabriella was the one who rang us out again! Her customer service was a little better! Not much of a difference especially cause she knew who we were, I’m guessing she took it very personal. Either way I could excuse her horrible customer service cause I had a pretty awesome time! Thanks Daniel for the call and making this experience amazing!

I’ve never been go karting before and was not sure what to expect. The people I went with have all done it before. I also was not sober so my mind was all over the place.
If you’ve never been there you need to sign a waiver and get their license so it’s an extra $ 6. Make sure to use your Unilocal check in! The girl at the front desk was nice and when she forgot to take the $ 5 she helped me refund it even though there was a kind of long line.
The wait wasn’t long at all and they group you with other people if your party is small. For a Friday night it was pretty fast.
There’s a guy that explains the rules and car to you but he was talking so fast and not very loud that I think I only heard half of it. considering the state I was in.
Driving wasn’t hard though and I got the hang of it pretty easily. I’m still horrible though. They stopped us half way because someone’s cart broke down I think.
Overall I think it was a pretty fun experience. Not really something I would enjoy doing (got a bunch of bruises) but a good experience.
The end of the track was also horrendous to me because of all the turns… kind of like the donkey kong track in Mario kart.

Overall my kiddos had fun in a clean safe environment, but a few protocols are ridiculous. Why does each driver (even minors) have to go through the registration process. Minors can’t be bound or accept terms! I also didn’t like that packages can’t be shared. I was willing to spend $ 100 (plus stupid $ 6) license fee for 8 raves to be split between 4 people, but couldn’t so I bought 1 per person and spent $ 88. Good thing I did because the races took quite a while waiting for cars to be corrected and my 49′ son being placed in an adult rave in error!

Worst K1 I’ve been too amongst the Ontario, Irvine, Carlsbad and Anaheim locations. Karts are continuously breaking down, steering in noticeably loose and feels like it’s going to fall apart, carts are consistently slowed down, carts are slow compared to other locations, location only has one track, and we had to wait for 2 hours (we were told it was a one hour wait).

Came with here with my love a couple days ago and at first everything was good and all. There was a waiting time and it was in the middle of the week but no biggie went to the arcade and all. When we got to go everything was fine until they crashed him really bad where he spun off the track landed the wrong way and got crashed again so hard that his seat belt bounced off. It looked so painful and the assholes that crashed him kept crashing everyone on purpose and they were never told anything! Lack of responsibility here!

Extremely bad management. We walked in for a race and had to wait an hour because there was a private party before us that did not arrive on time. The workers told us to wait 30 – 45 minutes we waited, and after our 30 – 45 minute wait they told us rudely to wait an additional 30 – 45 minutes. Very rude worker that gave us attitude and no sympathy. We were in front of the list and at the end we were pushed back to the end of the list. Terrible service don’t come here.

My kid came here with daddy for a father/​son outing and had an absolute blast. I would rate it 5 stars if it weren’t for the fact that they don’t accept their groupon on Labor Day (which it states in the deal but that still sucks) and they are EXPENSIVE. Since they didn’t accept the groupon my hubs had to purchase four laps and it was $ 88!!! Outrageous for a few races a piece. Plus, the lines were very long.

I really had fun taking my boyfriend on a Wednesday night for his birthday surprise !!! The racers were really competitive and one of them hit me from the back and the pedal extension flew off and I was done for the night. I did come in 6^th place GoodLuck speed racers!!!

I went with 5 of my other friends, We went there in order to have an awesome night, So we took 3 races and were off to a good start with the first race, in which all of us were completing the laps in 25 – 30 s but in the last 2 races there were so many people in the race around 13 – 14, due to which we were dashing into one another plus we were restricted to a very low speed, due to that we were completing the races in 37 s… last 2 races ruined all the fun we had in the first race…
the staff was cordial and helpful thats what the one star is for…

The employees are disrespectful. They are racists. They are not friendly at all. We wait more than one hour because we didn’t hear our names because of the noise. I talked to the manager he didn’t help me he said to me it’s your bad. THE WOREST EXPERIENCE EVER. DO NOT WAST YOUR TIME. Go to another K-​1Speed.

I’m huge fan of this location. The track is very well layed out and has some very fun turns. I have been visiting this K1 for almost a year now. I normally go twice a week, I finally had a chance to participate in the Club 27 Races that they have every other Thursday. I’m a huge fan of this because it is very competitive and gives you a chance to race against others within your skill level. After participating in Club 27 I don’t even want to do regular races anymore. Overall the track is clean, very fun, staff is EXCELLENT!!! Pricing is great.
I heard that the new manager is talking about not doing the Club 27 races anymore. I strongly urge you to consider not stopping this event.

First time overall to K1 Speed with my 14yr old son and we had a blast. Staff was very cordial and helpful. The karts are quick and the turns are fast. I’m a big guy at 6ft and 300 lbs. & I wasn’t sure the karts could handle me and my size. But no worries, they did and it didn’t slow down the karts one bit.
FYI, kids about 4’11″ and up are racing with adults. The bottom line is my son and I left there tired, satisfied and making plans to return again.
I would’ve given 5 stars, but after all of that, there was nobody tending to the «Pit Café» for us to satisfy the thirst we worked up. So we had to get a drink elsewhere.

I love this place! I’m going to try to go to all of them! My boyfriend and I first came here for his birthday and it was awesome! The second time we went, wasn’t so fun. There were people who thought they were on ‘fast and the furious’, and girls that just did not know how to drive! Honestly, the women were so much worse than the guys! At least the guys were trying to go fast, the women took up the whole track and would not listen to the flag man to MOVE OUT OF THE WAY WHEN THERE ARE PEOPLE BEHIND YOU!!!
Both women looked like they didn’t know what they were doing, not paying attention, and hogging the road. We did ram them by accident a few times, I even made one of them spin out once, trying to go around her! This place records your times and places you by your fastest laps. They are not bumper cars, or drift vehicles!
Bottom line, it’s for people who love cars/​racing. You’re trying to beat your best time, if you don’t know what you’re doing, stay to one side! People are trying to get their best times, if you’re not paying attention to the flag people who are posted and telling you there is someone behind you trying to get by, you will be bumped because they’re trying to beat their old time, or even set it!
It’s most fun when you reserve a track and you have a group of friends who all know what they’re doing and follow rules! Sadly, when you race with random people, you can get jerks, or people who don’t know what they’re doing.

This place is awesome. Went on a Thursday afternoon and competed in two different races. Both of them only had four drivers and we only had to wait about ten minutes to drive. The track itself has plenty of twists and turns to challenge even the most skilled drivers but is doable for first time racers as well. It would be nice if they turned up the air conditioning, however, as wearing full on face socks and helmets gets you pretty sweaty. It’s also a little expensive at $ 35 for two races, but I believe it’s worth it. There are some great Groupons for this location so that would help, too!

Been wanting to try this place for a very long time and was able to on a Friday evening. Wasn’t packed so it wasn’t a long wait. 14 laps goes by pretty quickly but it’s so much fun. The groups you go in aren’t too big so it gives you plenty of room to actually race and try to get first. Slower cars will move out of the way but if not, a little bump won’t hurt. They give you your stats after the race is finished and you can also check online as well. I definitely want to go back and get my race on again.
1 race $ 19.99
2 race $ 35.00
annual license — $ 6.00
Good luck and hope you come in first!

We came here with 12 guys and got the special Lemans package. The place is easy to fund, ample parking in this location is very spacious. The check in process was very smooth, $ 80 per person for four races the last one being the tournament race where we raced for place. Everyone watching there was nice and helpful, encouraging, and make things flow quickly. The track was also one of the better ones as far as the layout goes. The turns are strategically placed, with a few Straits. You have to be really skillful to get a good time around this place. They have good drinks and snacks, clean restrooms, and most importantly fast karts! Good times, I would come back to this place for sure

Ok this was funnnnn. Went with a group of exactly 12 people for my bf’s birthday so we didn’t have any random stranger fillers for our race. I didn’t realize I had such a competitive edge until I came here… even though I placed 8^th in the final round and it was 3 girls and 9 guys.
My bf made a reservation online and we all got there on time. That made the whole process a lot easier. We didn’t have to wait long for our turn. Each of us paid $ 60 and got to race 3 times — first one for practice, second for qualification placing for the final race, and third one was for the trophy! We had breaks in between each race to grab our sheets at the desk and see how everyone did. That’s where the shit talking began.
While the first two races were for time, the last race was for who actually crossed the finish line first so that made things so much more exciting! They even gave trophies for 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place winners and they got to step on the podium for pictures. Everyone else also got their name called and applause as well :)
I was beat at the end of our races. It was a serious workout and I wish I wore a sports bra and better shoes. Props to them Nascar racers!
My entire childhood was spent playing Mario Kart as Toad and I pretty much drift in my sleep. So you could imagine how bummed I was about placing 8^th. But I will be back soon!

I have been here a few times, usually in a large group where we run together for nothing but bragging rights. Once you arrive, you register for a license on the computers then proceed to the register where a lovely young lady will take you money and inform you where to go with an estimated race time. If you do come in a larger group, be prepared to wait for them to call your name. Its kind of like Disneyland, single riders will be placed in random groups, and large parties get to wait.
So Im on the thin side, Those who are lighter will always have an advantage over a guy like my husband who is pure muscle and can bench press 430 pounds. Size does matter here, however my other friend who is ginormous with a season pass made top 10 of the week., so maybe size doesnt matter. If your a goof ball like some people, and enjoy banging into walls and spinning out, they will not be amused and will show you the flag and stop everyone from moving. There is always someone who ruins it. In fact I took his picture, you know who you are.
Careful if you have injuries, or plates and screws in your arm like me because you will be sore after the bumpy ride. Which is one reason why Im so careful, so I dont get beat up by the guys who are in it to win it. Lately I just prefer Unilocaling and snapping pictures than racing. Maybe if they let me run with the children Id be happy.
Unilocal check in saves $ 5.00, there is also a $ 5.00 coupon on timing sheet. Bring your race gloves and wear long pants.
Small over priced snack shack sell $ 2.00 waters and junk food you really should not be eating to begin with. But I still will eat it anyway. Because thats what I like to do.
They offer group rates, which would be good for a big kid party or a bunch of car guys.

Go Karts!
They sure have come along way from the days of the Little Rascals! There’s no Spanky or Darla but there are plenty of teens and adults competing for first place in a ten minute race!
My 7 year old wanted to try this after I showed her a video and after she watched a race in person. The minimum height requirement is 48 inches. Younger kids ride in smaller karts and race each other. Adults are kept separate. Instructions, helmets and safety flags during the race are implemented for safety.
The location also has a pool table, lounge, snacks and some cheap claw type games.
The little one said she liked it and would do it again if it was a group race with her friends.
First time race runs about $ 25 and there is a Unilocal Checkin deal!
Overall, AOK.