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Indoor Karting San Diego
Contact
1709 MAIN ST.
SAN DIEGO, CA 92113
1-855-517-7333 - Group Reservations
(8 or more racers)
1-619-241-4740 - Front Desk
SAN DIEGO, CA 92113
1-855-517-7333 - Group Reservations
(8 or more racers)
1-619-241-4740 - Front Desk
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NOTE: No Junior races after 8pm on Friday and Saturday.
Details
Open for Fun Since 2013
Adult and Junior Electric Karts
Indoor Go Kart Racing San Diego – Downtown, East Village
Looking for a fun thing to do in San Diego other than visiting Sea World, the San Diego Zoo, craft beer breweries, or going to Comic Con? K1 Speed San Diego provides a thrill like no other in town! Located in beautiful downtown San Diego, near the Gaslamp Quarter, East Village, and Petco Park, K1 Speed San Diego provides exciting racing action in an incredibly convenient location. Our K1 Speed San Diego location brings indoor go-kart racing to the heart of America’s Finest City! We invite you to come down today – it’s the same thrilling experience, much closer to home.
One of the best indoor go kart tracks in Southern California!
Our Racing Options
We have a number of different ways to experience indoor go-kart racing at our San Diego location. By far our most popular is our Arrive & Drive option. With this package, individuals of all ages* can come in anytime and experience the thrill of indoor karting, without the need to schedule a reservation. Simply show up and start racing – it’s that easy! Our Arrive & Drive races are for best lap time, allowing individuals to race for the win regardless of where they slot in the starting order, providing for a fair and evenly matched playing field.
For groups of 8 or more people, we also offer a range of go-kart racing packages. These packages are great for groups, as they provide exclusive use of the track during your heats, reserved race times, and even a podium celebration for the winners! Perhaps best of all, our race packages are structured after a Formula One or FIA GT race weekend – rather than race against the clock, you race against each other for position! Whoever passes the checkered flag first wins!
Our Karts
If you’ve visited our K1 Speed Carlsbad location, then you know just how impressive our all-electric karts are. However, if you’ve never made the trek up north, or are new to the sport of indoor go-kart racing, you’re in for a surprise! The karts at our San Diego location features 20hp electric motors, providing them with superior performance to gas-powered alternatives. Around our roughly one-quarter-mile indoor kart track, they can reach speeds approaching 45mph! You can rest assured, whether you drive a Porsche every day or a bicycle, you will not be disappointed in the performance!
Parties
Our indoor go-kart racing location in downtown San Diego is uniquely equipped to handle a wide range of parties. If you are planning an adult birthday party, teen birthdays, kid’s birthday party, bachelor or bachelorette party, corporate event, or team building exercise, let us help. Our race packages are tremendous fun and our location is a world-class entertainment venue – suffice to say, we can provide an unforgettable experience! Why would you bother with anything else?
Accommodations
We have developed our San Diego indoor go-kart racing location with your needs in mind. If you and your friends are coming in on a Friday night or Sunday afternoon to take part in our Arrive & Drive program, you’ll find a spacious lounge, complete with black leather couches, plasma televisions, our Paddock Lounge eatery, and a collection of authentic racing memorabilia. We want you to feel like K1 Speed is the place to go to for karting!
If you are planning a party for multiple people, you will find a variety of private room rentals available, of varying sizes, as well as an extensive list of catering options. Your satisfaction is important to us at K1 Speed, and we have done everything possible to accommodate your needs and those of your party. If you are planning a large gathering, we are confident you won’t find a better option than our San Diego karting location! Experience indoor go-kart racing today! This location is in downtown San Diego, near the Gaslamp Quarter and East Village.
So much fun! Highly Recommended!
Chris N.
18:01 16 Jun 25
The karts here are excellent super grippy tyres— karts are likely brand new, judging by how smooth and untangled the harnesses are. The track layout is fun and has a solid flow. But that’s where the praise ends.Once they bump you up to high-speed mode, every single imperfection in the track becomes painfully obvious. This is hands down the bumpiest K1 Speed track I’ve ever been to—and I’ve been to a lot. It was so rough, my hands were actually hurting after. That’s a first—even in an actual outdoor kart, I’ve never had that happen.I was supposed to do five sessions but tapped out after the third because of how physically tiring it was. Call me a pussy, but I’m not trying to race while fatigued—I want a fast time every time I’m out there.I clocked in a 23.4—decent, not elite. The lap record is 22.2 according to their site, and I shouldn’t be that close unless I’ve gotten better. More likely, the track surface is just so bumpy it’s limiting how fast anyone can really go which is unfortunate, I can see someone going 20 seconds here maybe even better.Good news: if you’re kept on the medium speed setting, none of this is a problem. The bumps are tolerable, the steering isn’t as stiff, and you’ll probably have a blast without feeling like you just finished an upper-body workout.Bottom line: great karts and layout, but the track desperately needs resurfacing before the high-speed sessions can live up to their potential. Until then, stick to medium speed (though if you get a certain lap time they might speed you up so goodluck🫡) you’ll either leave smiling or sore, I was both since I love karting regardless.
theOneEasyreg
05:56 13 Jun 25
So amasing. Excelente beatiful
Daniel Q.
19:25 28 May 25
Great 1st time experience riding these fast cars around!!! Did the (3) races pkg. Track was fun, & the staff was nice. Food served there was pretty good too! Had a LG Chicken, Bacon, Ranch pizza to share with my friends & it was TASTY 😋 Thanks for a fun time!!
Darren N.
17:40 28 May 25
Algo caro,pero buen servicio
Gamel N.
04:35 27 May 25
The staff at K1 San Diego has been nothing but exceptional. My 9 year old son was nervous to race and they let him sit in the karts and took time to show him all the controls and answer all of his questions on multiple occasions and seemed glad to do so. It took us several visits over the course of a year before he finally built up the courage to race for the first time but now he is hooked and we will be back often!
turamusic7
18:04 24 May 25
It was a super fun plan on going again definitely a blast power steering would be great....
michael C.
20:06 14 May 25
Excellent night, full of fun and excitement (did not realize how intense it would be on upper body and arms, a workout for sure), staff super helpful and friendly throughout.
Mark R.
04:38 01 May 25
this was the funest place i have ever been to the staff was great the food was very good
Allison P.
23:10 29 Apr 25
Great setup, staff was helpful, would have been nice to know the wait in between each drive on a screen. A party showed up before my last ride and delayed my drive by 15-20 minutes so I left.
Mister S.
05:08 24 Apr 25
that was a perfect activity for us 4........ staff's very friendly i recommend
Pits8e
17:19 23 Apr 25
Very nice contact racing set up
Mt S.
13:55 19 Apr 25
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