NOLA Motorsports Park Karting

NOLA Motorsports Park in Avondale, west of New Orleans, has its own kart circuit next to the 2.75 mile, 16 turn road course. The rental karting runs under the park's Throttle & Swing name. The karting complex covers 30 acres, seven of them lit, and the park says the circuit can be set up in more than 80 configurations.

Racing is arrive and drive in the park's rental fleet: junior karts for kids, adult karts for teens and grown ups. On spring Friday nights there is a rental kart league split into weight classes.

The Throttle & Swing building beside the track has a bar, a pizza kitchen, an arcade and an 18 hole mini golf course. Out the back is a shaded lawn with picnic tables, a live music stage, big screens and a kids playground. The rest of the park runs track days, RV camping and an October Zombie Paintball season.

• Two rental fleets: junior karts for younger drivers and adult karts for teens and adults.
• An outdoor kart circuit inside a full motorsport park, with more than 80 possible layouts and lighting over seven acres of the karting complex for the evening sessions.
• A briefing on the kart and the track rules before you go out; finding the fast line is up to you.
• League nights on spring Fridays: Light (up to 175 lb), Medium (176 to 199 lb) and Heavy (200 lb and over) classes, untimed five minute practice, two 10 minute races with the grid reversed for the second, then a 15 minute final gridded on points. Karts are drawn at random for every session.
• A full bar pouring craft cocktails, and Neapolitan style pizzas made on fresh dough, with dessert pizzas.
• A shaded open air lawn with picnic tables, a live music stage, big TVs for sport, a kids playground and free wifi, plus TVs at the bar, in the lobby and upstairs.
• An 18 hole mini golf course that takes about 45 minutes, and an arcade with older favourites and newer games.

• Karting hours: Thursday 11am to 7pm, Friday and Saturday 11am to 9pm, Sunday 11am to 7pm. Closed Monday to Wednesday.
• Prices: one karting session US$29.99, Thursday karting US$20, unlimited mini golf all day US$14.99.
• Add ons: karting plus mini golf combo US$40. League racers get a US$20 all day practice rate on league nights, subject to availability.
• Junior karts: minimum height 48 inches (122 cm). Adult karts: from 13 years of age and a minimum height of 58 inches (147 cm).
• Every driver signs a waiver before racing. Drivers under 18 years of age need it signed by a parent or guardian. The karting waiver and the minor waiver are on nolamotor.com.
• Clothing: closed shoes are required to drive, so no sandals, open toes or bare feet. Long scarves and anything loose that could catch are not allowed, and flowing dresses are discouraged.
• Walk ins are welcome for karting and mini golf. Private areas need booking in advance.
• Parties and groups: birthdays, corporate events, field trips, summer camps, bachelor and bachelorette parties, and full or partial venue buyouts. Groups of 8 or more book through the event request form. All bookings need a deposit, with the final headcount and payment due before the event. Weekends book out first.
• League: US$80 plus tax per round, less when all five rounds are bought together. The season runs five consecutive Fridays, with the drivers' meeting at 6:15pm (attendance required) and racing from 7pm to 9pm. Rounds run rain or shine; a washed out round moves to the built in make up date, or is credited as an arrive and drive session. Season dates are posted on the nolamotor.com events page and registration is through MotorsportReg.
• Pets are allowed on the lawn area only.
• Throttle & Swing (karting and mini golf): (504) 502 1208, karting@nolamotor.com. The NOLA Motorsports Park office is a separate line, (504) 302 4875, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.
• Address: 11075 Nicolle Blvd, Avondale, inside NOLA Motorsports Park.

• Last verified: 18 October 2026
• Official link: https://nolamotor.com/karting/