Pole Position Raceway, a chain of indoor go-kart venues that started in California in 2005 and has outposts in Nevada and Oklahoma, will open its first East Coast branch with a Jersey City location at the end of November. The facility, an 80,000-square-foot venue at the southern edge of Liberty State Park, is designed for more than just racing—the space includes three private meeting, dining, and entertaining areas suitable for conferences and other business functions, as well as private events.
To develop a more realistic experience for all its venues, Pole Position Raceway owners worked with professional car and motorcycle racers, including 2004 Nascar winner Kurt Busch, seven-time AMA Supercross champion Jeremy McGrath, and X Games freestyle gold medalist Mike Metzger.
On the activity side, Pole Position Raceway has two quarter-mile indoor tracks for the electric karts, each allowing as many as 10 drivers to compete side by side. Helmets and gear are provided, as are vehicles for kids and adults. Teambuilding packages include full buyout or use of the tracks by the hour, as well as races based on a relay format or elimination rounds.
For meetings and events, the largest section is the Grand Prix Lounge, an open, 625-square-foot event space furnished with a wet bar and billiard table. There's also the track-adjacent, 450-square-foot conference room dubbed the Speedway Paddock, which comes equipped with flat-screen monitors and presentation technology, and the 500-square-foot Sky Tower on the mezzanine.
