From One Race to a League
The inaugural test race on 22 August is step one — but the real goal has always been bigger. If the venue works, we want to turn a single session into something resembling a proper league: regular races, a rotating field of drivers, and a format that's actually affordable for everyone. That last part, it turns out, is where the interesting maths comes in.
The two options on Mobikart's website
When you book at Mobikart, you're faced with two options: Einzelfahrt (single ride) and Paket (package). And right now, they work out like this: Einzelfahrt — pay individually:
- 25-minute session: €37 per person
Paket — group packages:
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30 minutes (8-min qualifying + 15-min race): €300 total
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60-minute Freie Fahrt (free driving): €600 total
That last one is where it gets interesting.
The numbers that got our attention
The 30-minute package is capped at 8 people. The 60-minute package is capped at 20 people — but here's the catch: only 8 karts are on the track at any given time. So €600 for 20 people sounds great until you remember there aren't 20 karts. Which is exactly where the right format comes in.
What we're thinking: a batch-race format
Here's the idea we're toying with. Book the 60-minute Freie Fahrt session, and instead of everyone sharing the track at once, run it as rotating batches:
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The first group of 8 does two out-laps at full pace, then grids up and takes off for a 15-minute race.
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When they're done, they pull straight in and the next batch of 8 takes over.
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Repeat once more.
That gives us three races in one hour, for 24 drivers in total — for around €25 per driver. That is dirt cheap for a proper race session. Anyone who wanted extra practice could just book a normal Mobikart session during the day, separately.
The honest caveats
As always with Mobikart, there's a catch: they're not great at responding to emails. We haven't been able to confirm whether this batch format is something they'd allow, how the timing would actually work with their staff, or whether the €600 package runs the way the website implies. If anyone out there has run a session like this at Mobikart — or knows someone who has — please, let us know. Real-world answers have proven a lot more reliable than their inbox. There's also the lingering question of the €5 expert mode. We still don't have a clear explanation of what it does — if it's just a gimmick, we could have everyone compete without it and save the money across the board.
Next step
We're going to need to do some more investigating. The good news is, we'll hopefully find out a lot more at the track itself. For now, everything comes back to the same starting point: our inaugural test race on Saturday. » Read about the inaugural test race here If that session goes well, this is the format we'll be building the season on.
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