Had a fun race at Xtreme Zone with Touring Kart Championship. Really fun indoor track, old-school. Gas karts indoors are a treat. Staff was great.
2024 Dec: went back for a visit. The last corner has been reworked nicely but otherwise same layout. The facility offers a 5 heat pack for 90 bucks which is very reasonable. Sessions were long (for me about 18-20 laps), so a good value. Reasonably busy but not nuts and I got the tack to myself for my final heat, which was nice.
Staff was helpful and the day went well. The facility is set back from the highway in an office park, so it's possible to miss the entrance. There is signage on DuPont highway but it's a bit subtle.
Track/tire heats up nicely as you go along. The interior is well ventilated (indoor gas karts) so it's a bit chilly on track in the winter months, bring a hoodie.
Summer 2025 edit:
With many formal races and practice sessions under my belt, I feel like I can give a better review now.
Xtreme Zone is a hidden gem. It is a racers track and challenges us with high speed outer loop feeding into a very technical inside sector. You need to be very efficient and precise with your kart placement to make top of the leaderboards. The surface is grippy, but the turns punish sloppy driving, and figuring out how to maintain momentum and keep your tires from pushing is key.
It races fabulously well, and th karts are beautifully maintained. It has Sodis powered by Honda gx270 9hp engines, as opposed to the more common electric karts you will find indoors these days. The karts are not rev-limited and yes, you can get hurt here if you slam into the wall at 40+ mph.
While it is indoors, it races more like an outdoor layout and competent racers can battle in packs going through the corners. It's wide enough for good racing.
The facility is run by racers like Matt Haas, (the race director) who has a great league going as well as hosting endurance races pretty regularly.
It can get crowded for the public sessions, but it can also be almost empty. Personally I love to go midweek and avoid the crowds. But, I've been plenty of times on weekends and always had fun.
What's cool, is that unlike the corporate facilities, the general public is given the full monty. They are driving at the same power output level as the pros and are given the opportunity to genuinely send it. Definitely not a place for tossing back a few beers and having a bumper car session with the pals (there's no bar either).
They do birthday parties and the like, have axe throwing and video games, but the star is the karting. It's one of the last truly authentic karting experiences around, and is to me, a treasure. It's open year round and is great for keeping skills sharp in the winter doldrums.
It is also a very good value. With membership (cheap annual fee) 5 heats costs 90. These are good length heats unlike the 6 minute heats you get for a higher price at a lot of the fancy indoor places these days.
You do not have to be a racer to have fun here. It's also fun for new drivers. But, if you are the type of driver that looks at the leaderboard and seeks to be at the top of the day/week/month times, you will love it. It's one of the best racing tracks in the NE and the only gas powered indoor facility (I know of) left standing.
It's spiritually similar to GRX, but isn't a select weekends only thing. It's open year round and has the best maintained gas kart fleet around. Come race with us in the endurance races or league! Or just come lap and see if you can get to the top of the LB. The staff is great, the karts are great, the track is great and it's well worth the 1hr drive from central Jersey for me! A+...
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