K1 Speed
Encyclopedia
K1 Speed is a chain of indoor kart racing
tracks in the western United States
. K1 Speed also markets its own line of automotive and karting race gear called K1 Race Gear.
K1 Speed was co-founded in 2003 by race car driver Boris Said
. K1 Speed features European-built electric go karts capable of 40 mph (64.4 km/h), asphalt tracks, and computerized scoring. Ranging from 70000 ft2 in size, K1 Speed's facilities are the largest indoor tracks on the West Coast.
The chain operates tracks in Carlsbad
, Irvine
, Anaheim
, Ontario
and Torrance
, California
and one track in the Seattle, Washington
area.
Kart racing
Kart racing or karting is a variant of open-wheel motorsport with small, open, four-wheeled vehicles called karts, go-karts, or gearbox/shifter karts depending on the design. They are usually raced on scaled-down circuits...
tracks in the western United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. K1 Speed also markets its own line of automotive and karting race gear called K1 Race Gear.
K1 Speed was co-founded in 2003 by race car driver Boris Said
Boris Said
Boris Said is an American race car driver from Carlsbad, California but considers his hometown to be Stamford, Connecticut. His father, Bob Said, was a Formula One race driver and US Olympic bobsled driver in 1968 and 1972. He drove the #26 Ford Fusion for Latitude 43 Motorsports in the NASCAR...
. K1 Speed features European-built electric go karts capable of 40 mph (64.4 km/h), asphalt tracks, and computerized scoring. Ranging from 70000 ft2 in size, K1 Speed's facilities are the largest indoor tracks on the West Coast.
The chain operates tracks in Carlsbad
Carlsbad, California
-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Carlsbad had a population of 105,328. The population density was 2,693.1 people per square mile . The racial makeup of Carlsbad was 87,205 White, 1,379 African American, 514 Native American, 7,460 Asian, 198 Pacific Islander, 4,189 from other...
, Irvine
Irvine, California
Irvine is a suburban incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28, 1971, the city has a population of 212,375 as of the 2010 census. However, the California...
, Anaheim
Anaheim, California
Anaheim is a city in Orange County, California. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was about 365,463, making it the most populated city in Orange County, the 10th most-populated city in California, and ranked 54th in the United States...
, Ontario
Ontario, California
Ontario is a city located in San Bernardino County, California, United States, 35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. Located in the western part of the Inland Empire region, it lies just east of the Los Angeles county line and is part of the Greater Los Angeles Area...
and Torrance
Torrance, California
Torrance is a city incorporated in 1921 and located in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. Torrance has of shore-front beaches on the Pacific Ocean, quieter and less well-known by tourists than others on the Santa Monica Bay, such as those of neighboring...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
and one track in the Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
area.