K1 Speed

One stars seems like too many for the staff at K1 Irvine. I called ahead for my sons 9^th birthday and brought one of his friends with us. I had two boys who were so excited to race. We arrive only to find there is a special event going on that was never mentioned when I called. The staff up front could not have been more rude about the entire situation. The place was empty and the party scheduled had not even arrived yet. When I explained our situation I got a «lovely» EYE ROLL from the girls up front. I believe one of them was named DAISY. Then the «manager» JASON walked over and wow… Who puts people like this in charge of dealing with customers? I had two boys so excited to race. I had tried to call ahead. I know nothing about this racing stuff. My son loved to do this with his late father and it was crushing to me that I had been misinformed and then treated so rudely. What an awful experience. I would travel miles to avoid this location at all cost. Uninformed, completely rude and disrespectful.

Of all the K1 Speeds I have been to, this location is by far my most favorite simply because of the track configuration. However the staff here tend to be a tad rude, I’ve visited here a few times in the last few months and the female clerks up front seem to not really care about their job obligations… A few buddies of mine had one more race left for the night and it was about 35 minutes till closing, the place was seemingly empty but as we went up to schedule our next race the associate says that the wait would be 45 minutes… We looked around and there was literally not many people waiting, and a race for a group had already began… She could have easily squeezed in one more race for my friends and the three other people waiting but instead she took it upon herself to make an executive decision and stop the races for the night because they were closing soon…
That’s just bad for business in my opinion…

Ask for the $ 5 off Unilocal discount. The girl at the counter wouldn’t give it to me but the other girl gave it to the people in the other line. I asked her why and she said they weren’t supposed to but they did it anyways. The douchey manager with the slicked back hair gave the stupidest smile behind the counter while he watched one employee do her job and the other not. The one girl said she shouldn’t have done it but her manager won’t do anything about it so just ask for it and raise hell if they don’t give it to you.

Came here for a work holiday party and had a blast! We even got little trophies!
Will need to return soon to practice for next time.

Let’s start with this. Added 5 stars for the Racing experience itself. Took away 3 stars for the following. Their prices are not what they say they are. You pay 1^st for the races. Fine. A little pricey but I’ve been here before and i had fun. Now comes the better part. They charge you $ 6 extra dollars per person for a «drivers license»… I had to pay it the last time I came here — but here I am again paying it now for the 3^rd time. Why can’t they just be transparent about their pricing. There is not one mention of the $ 6 «drivers license fee» anywhere. I’m sorry. Why are you charging an extra drivers license fee? Just add it to your prices. We are here for a birthday. No birthday special for our birthday girl either. Maybe I’m just having a bad day — that’s possible — but it wasn’t this way until I walked through the door and stood there for 15 minutes before anyone even looked up to help. And a smile would’ve helped even a little. And not being able to have our stats printed out really bummed out while group out. It is part of the experience — and it was not available. And the mouth area of my racing hood smelled rotten.
Now to move on further — our group had a blast on the track. The cars are well taken care of. The guys who monitor the cars were helpful. One of the was personable and smiled and made conversation. He would’ve gotten 5 stars himself. They did allow our whole group to race together which we appreciated. If you are going to race — remember that — don’t expect anything above that and you’ll be stoked.

There’s nothing more sad then placing last in a Grand Prix when many of your friends are auto enthusiasts. I came here for my buddies birthday and had tons of fun despite of being the slowest!
We had three races during the Grand Prix and the practice lap in the beginning helped me get accustomed to track 1. Race 2 is where I began to get a good feel for the track and race 3 is where I spin out on the first hairpin dooming me to last place. I’d love to get more practice in, but it’s a little out of budget. Next time I’ll have to channel my inner Stig!

Came in here with a groupon, which was pretty nice. Shared it between me and the wife. Nice karts that reach a pretty good speed. Dont know about the other days, but sunday afternoon we were drivinf in no time.
I wanna say each race lasts about 15min.
Definetly fun for all ages…
Go race!!!

Don’t bother if you are wanting to come for junior racing as you will wait two hours due to limited cars and needing to charge the cars for 20+ minutes after each race. It’s a hot building with a staff that does not explain the wait time, queue process, and on top they have attitude when asking how and what. There is no water fountain either so you have to pay too much for bottled water. I have raced at other facilities and didn’t have this horrible experience, so I know this bad service /​operation is from poor management and ownership
I won’t waist my $ 155 here again

This is an expensive place with each race lasting about 15 minutes and costing around $ 25 for that single race of 15 minutes. It is not a worthwhile experience for kids. I took my 10 and 16 year olds, both of whom were tall enough to race on the adult track.
My first observation was that the staff here is made up of indifferent millennials. They could care less if you feel welcome when you arrive. Nor do they seem to care if you understand how the kart experience works when you are purchasing your passes. Secondly, the team who is supposed to orient guests to the kart itself was lethargic and vague. No one helps to size the kids for helmets. Very little safety and protocols are explained. Then once the kids are on the track, there is very little management of wreckless drivers and crashes. This place may be fine for adult parties but I find it lacking and overpriced for a children’s experience.

This was a fun experience! However since it was my first time I expected someone to tell me more on how to go about using the car! I figured it out after bumping several times haha. Staff was okay… not the most friendly but they were okay.
Prices are eh.

K1 is the place to go for go-​karting. Luckily this place is good since there aren’t many real go karting places in Orange County.
They just installed a new barrier that is spring loaded so when you crash you bounce right back into the track. Great feature!

This will always be a special place for me because my boyfriend and I had our first date here a couple of years ago. It is not your typical movie and dinner kind of first date, but it was definitely memorable and made me see that my guy is still a kid at heart.
It totally made me get out of my comfort zone; especially because I was not an experienced racer. I was horrified and didn’t know what to do, so I do think the staff needs to explain the procedure a bit more. However, it was fun overall and definitely made my adrenaline rush. I totally recommend coming here with friends or even a date night for an adventurous couple.

They do not give out the wifi password no drinking fountain and water is like 5 dollars. But it’s so much fun my husband got Rapid Afib just from one race.

Went here on a double date during Memorial Day weekend. It was my first time, I’ve been to similar places but I’m not really a fan of go-​kart racing. However, I was pleasantly surprised. I had a good time, even though my friend made me spin out 4 seconds into our fist race. Track 2 was perfect. After that, we headed over to track 1 for our final race. That track was cool at first, but after at least 10 laps and about 5 sharp turns, I was nauseous and had a headache. If you;re competitive, this is definitely a must. Even though I don;t like the sport, I had fun trying to catch my boyfriend and pass him up, even though I couldn’t.
Be weary of other competitors. They can be quite aggressive, especially if they’re experienced racers. All in all I had a pretty good time.

These girls at the desk were anything but helpful, they were rude completely knew nothing about the pricing, or if the computers lining the counters were for customers waivers or if packages & payment could be done also, they couldn’t answer basically any of my questions, I wouldn’t willingly pay to come here ever again. Wasn’t worth the money.

K1 is awesome I’ve been going here for work from time to time and it’s extremely fun and the races are intense! Employees are respectful and welcoming! Very relaxing atmosphere to be in, the cars racing are a little to loud though. They do a excellent job on hiring attractive females, the one working today is gorgeous and sweet. I recommend this K1 over the Anaheim K1 speed any day! Irvine is bigger, has a better track and I think it’s more fun!
Thanks K1 speed for the terrific experiences

+ Clean environment
+ Both tracks are awesome
+ Friendly staff
+ Your stats are kept. no matter how old the races are
+/​-​I don’t recommend you coming here on a busy night if you’re new to racing karts.
— K1, please get rid of your license system
— Wait can get pretty lengthy depending on time you go
— Karts don’t seem consistent with power delivery
Came over here for some good ol’ karting fun with some friends of mine. Haven’t been in a while, so this was refreshing to do. I came with an old K1 license, they told me it was expired lol. So stupid. You have to purchase this prior to racing, it’s like an additional $ 6 bucks or so. The benefits of the K1 License is that your lap times and stats are kept on that account, so you can always check it out. Other than that, it’s just a piece of plastic sitting in your wallet.
I don’t really have much to dislike about this place other than when I was racing, the first 2 – 3 laps, my kart felt underpowered. I had to keep letting off and then tapping on the gas again to get a feel of power. However, for electric karts, they’re pretty quick overall.
One thing however. if you’re new to racing, please please be aware of your surroundings when you’re racing. You’ll run into vets or people who are much quicker than you, DO let them pass. Or else you’ll be wasting your own time and other racer’s times.
Fun note — My group of 3 finished 1^st/​2^nd/​3^rd consistently. :)

Well let me say I’ve never been to K1 and I wish I didn’t buy the package for 3 races because now I have to come back to use them seeing as I can’t get my money back for the races I didn’t use. This location is terrible. The young ladies at the front have bad attitudes! We walked in signed up and signed in for two races. Apparently when she told our party that we were signed up for both tracks she forgot to mention to come back to the front after the first race. Never being there before maybe that was my bad? Maybe? So we signed up for the second track, well that’s what we thought. She walked back up and then asked again if we wanted to do track again. I guess walking up pissed off the first time after waiting 30min we weren’t clear that we wanted to still race. The manager on duty at the front did nothing but roll her eyes.
The restrooms were dirty, one door barely shut and the other filled with poop.
The pit café is hardly a café. Only chips, candy and Gatorade the other machines were turned off. Hopefully the Anaheim location is better, because irvine you suck!

I’ve been going to K1 for a few years now. I have a group of friends that go at least once a month and they have an awesome time. The carts are quick and remember smooth is fast and sliding is slow.
If this is your first time, there is a driver’s license fee that is good for a year. You could opt to bring your own helmet, but most people just use the ones provided. Click in and get your speed thrills on.

The staff here is amazing!
I came here quite a few times for different occasions and I seen some staff there more than once. There was this girl which I forgotten her name since I delayed I’m writing a review. She was extremely helpful! No matter the party size, she helped us out. But it wasn’t like I had a huge party, mainly bring my little brothers for his birthday! Got to race on the track alone even when it wasn’t busy.
I usually bring my own helmet otherwise they provide you with one! The staff controlling the track itself has it down! Know when I go and stop. and also when not to BUMP lol.
Would recommend to any looking to get some need for speed out of their system. A warning though, you’ll still want to speed when driving away.