Pole Position Raceway

I’m only giving this 2 stars because the racing part is cool. But we just spent $ 500 (room, cake, pizza) for a birthday party. There was no dedicated staff to look after any of our need during the party. We ran out of cups, napkins and they didn’t even have a knife to cut the cake. It was hard to get anybody to really pay attention to us. So for that amount of money I would recommend having a kids birthday party someplace else next time.

I had a great experience at Pole Position!
I’ve raced at a lot of other tracks in the DFW but nothing could beat this experience.
My boyfriend and I went the weekend of the Nitro Circus Performance in Frisco. It was rained out the first day, and we had a need for speed so we went to Pole Position last minute. GUESS WHO ELSE HAD THE SAME AWESOME IDEA!!! The one and only, Travis Pastrana!!! And his friends.
We got to race against him on the track and meet him. He was cool, the staff was really cool about putting us in a race with them. It was all just AWESOME. I know that we wouldn’t see him there every time but just knowing that we came across him there makes Pole Position Racing number 1 in my book.
–the wait between races was the only downside.

Pole Position was FUN! We stopped in after an FC Dallas game. Everyone was really friendly. Easy check in process, clean facility and knowledgable staff.
The only downside is 12 laps goes by really quick! Remember to snap a pic in the staging area-​we forgot!

My wife wanted to go ride go karts for her birthday. We went to Pole Position in Frisco. The place is clean, and sterile. We felt like the place was designed to minimize the interaction that you might have with other racers and the staff. First, you sign in on an ipad, so no need to really talk to anyone about that. Then you give them your money. $ 6 for the «drivers license» you need to set up to race there, and then another $ 21 or so for each race you want to participate in. We went on Sunday afternoon, and there weren’t too many people there, but still, we waited for two races to complete, and then were added in to a race with 10 other drivers. We were asked to watch a video explaining the safety procedures. Once again, no real interaction with the staff. You have to wear a helmet because their cars can go 45mph. The cars are electric, so they are pretty quiet. I didn’t realize how strange this would be until I was behind the wheel. It is like you are in your own little bubble. You can’t turn your head all the way around because of the helmet, and you cant hear much because the cars are quiet, and the helmet drowns out most of the racing noises. We did pretty poorly compared to some of the individuals we were racing against. I guess these guys came in pretty regularly. They sped past us, and by the time they completed their 12^th lap, the race was over. At an average lap time of 26 seconds per lap, the race lasts about 5 minutes. And then that’s it. You get a print out that shows what place you came in at, and the adventure is over. Then we had to decide, did we want to spend another $ 42 to go again, or find something else to do. (We found something else to do). (See my review of Route 377 Go Karts in north Fort Worth for a completely different kind of go-​kart place). Overall, I admit, the place was clean, and if you went there with a big group for a birthday or a business trip, it could be fun, but going as a couple, it was not very fun. I felt like I had an experience completely separate from everyone else, including my wife. The track is completely flat. The cars go really fast. It is a neat place, but the cost is pretty high for only 5 minutes of personal entertainment. This place would be much better if it had entertainment outside of the racing, a bigger track, a track that wasn’t flat, races for various levels of drivers and not everyone all at once.

Great staff and Chris the mgr really knows his stuff. I went with a few friends on a Friday night and did like 4 races and it was a blast. Travis Pastrana and some of the Nitro Circus guys showed up as well! Bunch of fun!

The concept is cool and and the indoor track is great, especially since they change the layout. but generally the young, immature employees are not professional at all and the major reason I don’t spend my money here. If the employees were a lot better and actually cared about the customers then I would spend my life savings here. A great racing place ruined by the young, unprofessional employees.

Fast and Furious? Ahh — Fast and Fun
Visited on a short trip to Dallas with my husband and uncle — My husband has been begging to visiting a go-​kart establishment — I finally gave in, and I’m glad I did. Everyone here was very open and welcoming.
I didn’t win — but I did learn that some people are really crappy drivers, on and off the road.

I went here on a Monday afternoon with my dad, the place was empty! The staff was super friendly, it’s a little pricy but they helped us save a bit of cash!
They said on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons they can often get you to do a race with just your group. In our case that was the 2 of us, just us for 12 laps in carts that go faster then you need them too!
I had a blast and look forward to going back many times!

Called the place ahead of time to confirm prices & availability. With a group of 13 people we were informed it would cost us 40 $ each for a practice run, a qualifier race and the actual race. We were also told it would be an hour wait and we can not sign up over the phone sign ups are only accepted in person. After getting to the location. The pricing information changed and they admired the pricing we were given over the phone was incorrect. The price became 65 dollars for the same amount of race. The manager and lady in the front were polite about the situation but the business practice was unacceptable. The group decided to still race due to the face that most of us were from out of the country or out of the state. The group decided on the two race option… Qualifier and actual race for 45 $ and after haggle lowered it to 39.99 which is the price offered over the phone buy for 12 laps less. I opted to sit out because of the principal.
The other aspect, although it benefited our group, they decided to allow us to go next and make all the people who have been waiting for their turn to allow us to go first.
The track itself was fine but the concept behind how they opperayed their business was unacceptable.
Instead of making 600 $ 6 people ended up not racing. 4 that were on the way and 2 that choose to sit out due to misinformation in price. They ended up making from the 360 $ a loss of 240 for the day due to bad business operations.
100% chance of never coming back here again. Check out speedway right down the street which will offer you much more for your money.

The building looks huge (as though it’s housing tons of fun inside). Spoiler alert: it’s not. It’s just a slab of concrete with some plastic barriers set up in wiggly formation. My husband and I went for the first time after hearing it was «awesome» from a 10 year old. That was our first mistake. Second mistake? We were hoping to do something FUN. We went at 2pm on a Saturday and that place was dead. Nice kids that work there but no music, nobody was laughing or having fun. It was way too serious for me. You get a few minutes around a track and your speed is controlled by a 16 year old kid holding a controller. If someone wrecks or spins out, they take you down to the lowest speed and make you drive like that until all is resolved – problem with that is that THEY DON’T ADD THAT DEAD TIME back – which means we spent 45 seconds of our very short time going slower than a pack mule in the alps. Ridiculous. I hope nobody ends up with terrible drivers who frequently have issues or spin-​outs or they might be lucky to get 10 good seconds of high speed. I was just not impressed. Very amateurish compared to some of the super fun tracks you’d find elsewhere. They are also super strict about bumping into their cheap, plastic, flexible barriers and other people around you and if you do so, even accidentally, they will automatically slow your car down or ask you to pull off and terminate your time. Which made me a nervous wreck! It’s a very small «course» and you spend most of the time praying you don’t bump into a barrier. Not worth the money for us. 10 year olds? Sure. Grown folks out looking for a thrill? Nah.

It was really hard to decide between 3 or 4 stars. I had to give it 3 because of the price. It cost $ 22 a person to drive around the small race track twelve times. It takes less than ten minutes to finish, or so it felt like. I honestly would not return unless my husband and I started making triple the money we make. It was fun, the go carts were extremely nice and I felt like a race car driver. Just too expensive.

Good if you are part of a birthday party. Otherwise, you’ll wait forever. And every time you and your friend will get to go, a party will be put in front of you. Pblth. Don’t let outsiders in during parties if you are not going to let them go… not complicated. Badly run for the cost.

You don’t get turtle shells or bananas here sadly.
If you don’t regularly participate in Motorsport racing, this is the closest you’re going to get.
Forget the kiddy weaksauce go karts that have a miniature Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval track of 100 feet.
This place is good for summer. The building has AC blowing so it feels good to have that cold air in your face at 40 MPH if you’re fast enough on a straight. If not, then I guess it feels good at 30 MPH too.
They change the track layout every few weeks or so to keep things interesting on the leadership boards. They have a massive stock of Bell full face helmets so you are safe in case some douche thinks he’s Bowser and smashes into you.
The karts are electronically controlled. That means there’s no loud Honda motor an inch behind your back and that there’s no air pollution generated from the karts indoors. However, this also means that the staff can control your maximum speed which sometimes gets annoying when someone incompetent spins out or crashes.
Is this place worth it? Maybe. I wouldn’t say it’s worth it because I regularly participate in autocross. For other people who are just looking for a bit of fun, it could be.
So if you’re tired of MX-​5 owners going «TRACK DAY BRUH» or just looking for fun, give this place a try.

Well I admit I have been more than a couple of times. The reason’s are the staff are really helpful and pleasant, The karts are a heck of a lot of fun. I know when you first look at the prices that it can seem expensive but there are many ways to save money if you plan on going more than once. You have to watch the safety video before your first race but I really don’t remember anything about not passing.
Remember on the days that kid’s are off school the place is usually packed. The other times are spring and Christmas vacation.
If you find yourself on the track with faster drivers they usually don’t want to touch you it slows them down. When you go through some of the turns just check for a faster kart. If you see one just try to move of the line so they can pass, THEN FOLLOW THEM, see where they are faster and try to learn from them. Most of the other drivers will be happy to answer questions about how to get faster until you get close to their times.
As for children, they have their own karts for kids about 4feet tall or taller and when they get good in their cars they can move up to the adult karts but slowed down to kid speed.

This was a birthday afternoon for several people and I do think the kids had fun, but the place is poorly run by kids/​teens. A bit on the expensive side for a large outing.
Before each «race» each driver must watch a safety video and there are signs all over about not passing and not ramming. Despite this, some off duty staff (still in their uniforms) were on the track passing and ramming everyone! The staff who were doing this were Shane and Ryan. The girl at the desk who received our complaints about the unsafe behavior seemed unconcerned and that is the reason for this review. My concerns were brushed off and there was no indication anyone cared that safety rules were not being adhered to.
The place was nearly empty on a Sunday afternoon.
Looks nice. It is clean. Very poorly managed and IMHO, UNSAFE because they do not enforce their own safety rules.
You’d THINK that a place with a huge potential for injuries would take their own safety policies more seriously.

Go Karting is really not my thing, but my company took us here for an outing a few months ago. Everyone seemed to really love it. I will agree with previous reviewers and also by my coworkers who did race the track about the narrow lanes and not being able to pass easily. Definitely watch out for that if you don’t want to get kicked off the track for having a collision.

Mixed review.
In my opinion Expensive! — $ 21.95 = tx EACH race (12 laps) in an electric kart (members get a couple of bucks off).
Cars are fast and track has tight turns — fun. BUT, if you get stuck in a crap car that one race is ruined. I had one car that just kept dying. I was sitting on the track — got nailed by two other karts. Not fun.
Also, the lanes are very narrow making a «legal» pass (try not to get kicked off the track for bumping) very difficult. And, if they allow too many cars on the track during a race you can just get «stuck» — pile ups, crashes, waste of a paid race — remember ~$ 23 PER RACE!
Overall, had a good time. Hubby and I are both speed demons and race enthusiasts. Will I go back? Maybe, if I got a great deal or gift cards. Hubby and I each did 5 laps — you do the math. $$$
Honestly, 5 is the max I would do in one night no matter what the cost. The carts really do handle like mini F1s — tight steering, lots of power braking — it wears you out a bit. Or, maybe I’m just old? I think a little of both. :)

Pole position is one of our favorite places to go for several reasons. This indoor facility is great family fun. Even though the gocarts are electric they are fast as hell! This facility is big on safety and that’s a big plus. I recommend going during off peak times. My kids and I love being the only ones on the track, since we take racing serious.
Their cost point is a bit pricey, and even though I used live in Frisco for years we over pay for everything in Frisco. so this is normal.

This should be a 4.5 of 5 for this location. Good track design and a couple of quick karts, but if you get stuck in a slow one it’s simply hell for your lapping session.
I also forgot how seriously pricy this place was. Maybe it’s because the one in Vegas has slightly lower rates or better weekend packages available for those of us just wanting to do a few races and take off. I originally asked for 3 races and it would have been $ 80+, however with the purchase of a 1yr membership it was just under $ 70 before taxes. So I got 2 included races, a t-​shirt and my third race for $ 15. Still pretty expensive no matter how you look at it.
The track design today was laid out so that overall it was pretty quick and you could basically stay in the throttle the whole track with the exception of the horseshoe in the middle, but if you apex end late you only needed to lift for a second and off you go. The biggest issue is finding a kart that is fast and has a good set of sticky tires. The kart I drove the 2^nd race (#14) was an excellent kart and would have allowed me to run faster time had I not driven into the middle of the large group that was running that round.
Overall, this is a great way to let off some steam and enjoy yourself without having an experience with the TX State Troopers!
I’ll be back again to lower my times. :)

Well for starters of course this is a fun place. I took two 11 year olds and once they got comfortable with it… they loved it. I think… a negative is the price. I live close by and would bring the kids more often but it is too expensive to do that very often… This leads to a small crowd and us having to race our three races quickly and go home…
Drop the price, get more people in !!!