Go Karting Events. You bring the passion, we bring the crew.

Only once the grid reaches its minimum. It goes in this order: 1. you join the grid for free, in one click, with no card; 2. once the grid reaches its minimum number of drivers, payments open; 3. you pay within your window (48 hours, unless the race page says otherwise), and paying is what confirms your seat; 4. once enough drivers have paid, we confirm the booking with the circuit and pay its deposit.

Then nobody pays a cent: a grid that never reaches its minimum simply expires. If not enough drivers pay by the deadline, or the organiser cancels the race, everyone who paid gets a full refund. If you don't pay inside your window, the seat goes to the next driver, at no cost to you. The small print: If you can't attend after paying, withdraw from the race page. More than 72 hours before the race starts, you get everything you paid back, in full. Less than 72 hours before the start there is no refund, because the circuit is already booked with your payment: you get your money back only if another driver takes a seat and pays for it.

So the crew grows at the pace the grids can take, and everyone on a grid is there to race. A member can send you their invite link. No invite? Apply for one on the Request an invite page: tell us about your karting, and we let new drivers in as grids open up. If you know a member, name them and they can approve you straight away. Browsing races, circuits and leaderboards is open to everyone.

If you love karting, yes. Every race page shows the circuit, the format and the price before you join, so you know what you're in for. Best laps are tracked per circuit and kart class, so there's always a personal best to chase, wherever you finish.

Check the race page and the circuit's own rules: each circuit sets its own kit and safety requirements. You'll need a phone number on your profile before you join a race, because it's used for the race's WhatsApp group. Once your seat is confirmed, you get the group link and can ask the organiser and the rest of the grid anything before race day.

Each race sets its own minimum and maximum, and the race card shows how many drivers have joined. The race is on once it hits the minimum. If the grid is full, extra drivers queue in the order they joined and are offered any seat that frees up.

GoKart Crew lists 26 karting circuits across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Each race is held at one of them, and its page tells you which. We're starting in Ireland, with other countries to follow.

If you're driving to a race, offer your spare seats to drivers without a car. You earn +10 karma for each passenger who confirms the lift after the race, and +25 when a friend you invited finishes their first race. Racing pays as well: +5 every time you finish, plus a podium bonus of +15 for a win, +10 for second and +5 for third, so a win is worth 20. Spend karma in your Garage on avatar frames, helmets, race suits and kart liveries.