Karting · Portugal · From the first lap

Karting for its own sake.

Eyes 60 cm off the tarmac, 120 km/h, no power steering. A complete sport for any age, with a coach, a mechanic, a method and data.

Training Track Day Racing

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Manifesto

We are karting.

We do not sell the promise of Formula One, because for almost everyone it is not true. Karting is a complete discipline. That is enough.

You come for the speed and stay for the rest: eating well, sleeping well, getting fit, learning with a method and feeling the track 60 cm off the ground. Whether you are 5 or 55.

from the tarmac to your eyes: 60 cm
in a DD2 on the straight: 120 km/h
heart rate in a race: ≈190 bpm
years old. No limit.: 4 → ∞

Three ways to do karting

Driver Training System

Regular coaching for any age, from 4 years old. Wednesday afternoons, Saturdays and Sundays.

I want to improve

Track Day Programme

All-inclusive, per day: kart, coach and mechanic, fuel, tyres, food and telemetry video. With a DRRH kart or your own.

I want to drive

Racing Operations Team

Rotax, IKC EPIC and other championships. Entries, transport, mechanics, tyres and trackside support.

I want to race

Data, data, data

No guesswork. Evidence.

Every kart we run carries telemetry (Alfano, MyChron and the like). Times, video, telemetry and your own reference lap decide what changes next. The delta is the only opponent that never flatters you.

Alfano ADA · macOSWe ported Alfano ADA to the Mac. Any driver can read their own data at home, on macOS or Windows.

DRRH Data · mockup

DriverDTS student #07ReferenceBest lap of the session

Speed (km/h)

RPM

Throttle / Brake (%)

Gear (DD2: 1st and 2nd)

Delta to reference (s)

Indicative mockup with simulated data. On track we use Alfano and MyChron.Drag across the charts to scrub through the lap.

From the kart to the screen

01Telemetry over videoRPM, speed, lap times and track position, synced with the on-board camera.

02A lap of BaltarThe full lap with the data alongside: where time is gained and where it is lost.

03Lines from the droneFrom above you see what the on-board camera hides: where the line opens, tightens or wastes metres.

The driver is an athlete

Looks like a game. It is a real sport.

A kart race is decided in the second half, and the second half is physical. No power steering, no suspension, and in every corner lateral forces pull your head and helmet outwards.

01Neck: Holding head and helmet against nearly 2 g of lateral force, corner after corner.
02Core and arms: No power steering, no suspension. Your body is part of the chassis.
03Heart: Heart rates recorded up to ≈190 bpm in races.
04Heat: Suit, gloves and helmet in a Portuguese summer. Hydrating is training too.
05Head: Split-second decisions, session after session, as fatigue builds.

Source: Puhr-Westerheide et al. (2020), in-race ECG of professional kart drivers.

From age 4, with no upper limit. Those who arrive late usually arrive with more discipline than those who arrived early.

Where we drive

Six circuits, from the Minho down to the Oeste.

You pick where, we bring the rest.

North · 41.85°N

Viana do CasteloMinho · 41.69°N

BragaMinho · 41.56°N

BaltarParedes · Porto · 41.19°N

LeiriaCentro · 39.75°N

FátimaCentro · 39.63°N

BombarralOeste · 39.27°N

South · 39.10°N

Who checks the karts

Rui Filipe Taipas

Director of Coaching and Engineering

Every kart that goes on track passes through his hands: chassis alignment, engine, brakes. The second-hand karts we offer leave the workshop as good as new, or they do not leave.

Meet the team

Your next session starts here.

Pick a door. We handle the rest.

I want to improve I want to drive I want to race