Karting: overview of all karting tracks (indoor and outdoor)

Karting is a popular leisure activity. It gives you the chance to rip and tear and it’s legal too. It is possible to go karting indoors and outdoors. Below is an overview of all indoor and outdoor karting tracks in the Netherlands. An explanation was also given about the different types of flags that exist during karting.

Contents

• General rules of karting
• What do the different flags mean?
• All karting tracks in the Netherlands

General rules of karting

Anyone who goes on the karting track must adhere to various rules. General rules are:

• never use the gas and brake at the same time. There is a risk that the brakes will overheat
• deliberate collisions and unsportsmanlike driving are not allowed. If you do this, you may be taken off the track with a black flag

What do the different flags mean?

There are several employees along the track who can signal to the karters with flags. The meanings of the different flags are as follows:

• the Dutch flag is used at the start of each race as a starting signal
• the black/white checkered flag is used as the finish flag
• the red flag is shown when an accident has occurred and all karts must stop
• the blue flag (silent) is used when front runners want to overtake you when one or more laps behind
• the blue flag (flailing) is used when you have to let front runners catch up when they are one or more laps behind
• the yellow flag means that you are not allowed to overtake due to a dangerous situation. Pay close attention and reduce your speed: there is danger
• the green flag is used during the warm-up lap. This is also used when a dangerous situation is over and racing can resume
• the black flag is used to disqualify people, usually for dangerous or unsportsmanlike behavior
• the black flag with an orange dot indicates that you have a defect in your kart. You’ll have to drive to the pits

All karting tracks in the Netherlands

If you want to go karting you have a lot of choice in the Netherlands, there are dozens of tracks. The circuits are both outdoors and indoors. A difference is often that the indoor circuits are more technical and the outdoor circuits longer. Below is an overview of all karting tracks in the Netherlands. The overview is arranged by municipality. The name of the karting track and whether it is an indoor or outdoor karting track are indicated:

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