frequently asked questions
AGE & HEIGHT
Yes, if they are from the same family. We avoid placing general adults with juniors during race pairings as adult races often reach higher speeds than junior races. When families race together juniors will do 15 laps and adults will do 18.
Whilst PowerPlay is all about FUN, SAFETY is our number one priority. As such we have a strict age policy designed to keep everyone safe. Unfortunately anyone under the minimum height requirement of 140cm won't be able to race. We only have single seat Go Karts at PowerPlay so they cannot ride as a passenger.
Although everyone matures at different levels and we know your child may be the next Formula One star we have to draw the line somewhere, as such 10 years old is the minimum age to race at PowerPlay.
RACES
Each sessions lasts for approximately 15 – 20 minutes. You will start with watching the safety video, getting expert tuition from our staff, getting your helmet on and belted into the karts then roughly 10 minutes on track. Your time on track obviously depends on how fast you complete your laps. You need to arrive at PowerPlay 30 minutes prior to the start of your session to complete the registration process.
We make every effort to ensure that everyone completes their laps but there is a maximum time limit on track for any one race which is 10 minutes. This is to ensure we don't impact other guest's experience at PowerPlay.
When you register on our touch-screens, you are asked to check a tick-box to receive emails. This must be ticked, in order to receive your race results. If you still don’t receive the results, ask our team members and they may be able to assist you by accessing your results on screen - from which you can take a photograph of it.
THE KARTS & TRACKs
Great question! The answer isn’t simple however. It isn’t the top speed that is important so much as the amount of power that they have. With our Electric Karts you gain instant responsiveness and power, which translates to greater control over kart speed and acceleration as soon as you press the throttle pedal.
The karts have enough power to do a drift and a donut if you spin out. They could go 70km/h but they won’t go that fast around our tracks.
Our karts are fast and on the PowerPlay track you will need to use the brakes. To get the fastest lap time, you'll actually need to brake longer and harder than you might initially think. It is also how you get karts to drift into the corner.
For safety, we can control the speeds of the karts with a central controller. When there is an incident on track we slow karts down so our Track Attendant can safely enter the track. Unfortunately the race will keep stopping if people spin out.
The PowerPlay tracks are around 200m long and more importantly they are wide (generally 5.5m to 6m) which provides room for resourceful drivers to drift and pass others. All PowerPlays have a unique two-level track that adds an extra WOW to your experience.
We don't mind a bit of rubbing as you try to pass each other, but the karts aren't bumper cars. We want to keep everyone safe so deliberately ramming others won't be tolerated.
POWERPLAY
If you have a date and time in mind, it’s always best to make a booking - especially on weekend and school holidays. You can check availability and book online, we have designed our own booking system to make it a very simple and easy process.
All PowerPlay venues are proudly company owned. The first pilot venue was opened in 2020 in Joondalup, Western Australia. The second venue opened in Bibra Lake, Western Australia in 2022 and the third in Moorabbin, Victoria in 2024. There are more venues planned across Australia so stay tuned for a PowerPlay near you.
We spent 4 years studying the market to understand the industry and have used our 25 years competing in International motorsport to create something truly unique and fun.
It’s all about competitive fun and bragging rights. It’s about friendly rivalry with your mates, family or work colleagues. We are not technically a racing centre, despite our racing background - but we’re all about FUN and having a great time!
We have flyers in-store but all of our information is contained on our website here.
POWERPLAY
This isn’t planned, however we do have our very own PowerPlus+ membership club with special deals and exclusive events.
Yes, we certainly do. All the details are on our our corporate events page here.
We have 8 karts on track at once hence the packages are based around 8. Tell us how many you have and we can work out a package. It is most economical to have multiples of 8.
At PowerPlay, we know the fun should never stop so we are open 7 days a week. We are open 10am to 9pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 9pm on Weekends & School Holidays.