Go Karting Rotorua

Start your engines and get ready to battle it out like you’re 8-years-old and playing Mario Kart on your Wii with your neighbours on a Tuesday afternoon. While you might not be in primary school anymore and your Mum probably won’t be providing the snacks to keep you fuelled, Go Karting is about as close to your favourite childhood pastime as you can get. Rotorua is the ultimate place to hit the track, and Wicked Bucks is here to make it happen. 

Don your best red cap and tidy up your moustache, you’re about to become Mario for the day. After years of dodging banana peels, smashing the remote in frustration and drifting past Bowser, all those hours on the Xbox are going to come in handy (Wait until your Mum and Girlfriend hear about this one). Wicked Bucks has raced through go-karting tracks across the globe, and we’re pretty confident that Rotorua is up there with the best.

Arrive at the trackside with your best game face, and you’ll be kitted up in a super-attractive jumpsuit and thrown the keys to your very own set of wheels. The mood will be high, the banter will be flowing, and it’ll be all fun and games until the green light flashes – then, it’s every man for himself. Sitting behind the wheel of your purpose-built and custom-designed kart, you’ll take on one of the longest and fastest circuits in New Zealand. Stretching for hundreds of metres, you’ll be zooming through straights and hairpins that will keep you sitting on the edge of your seat for the entire race.

This isn’t an activity for the fainthearted, though. The powerful engines will take you from standing still to death-defying speeds in a matter of seconds, with plenty of tight turns and obstacles to keep things interesting along the way. There’s also room for spectators to watch from the sidelines and cheer on the winning drivers. Rev those engines and get ready to cackle like your favourite Mario Kart Racer.