Go karting

Activity Description

Go-karting is a thrilling and dynamic team experience where participants race around a closed track in high-speed electric or gas-powered karts. With helmets on and adrenaline high, team members compete in friendly heats that test their reflexes, strategic thinking, and ability to stay cool under pressure. It’s the perfect mix of competition, laughter, and high-octane fun—guaranteed to get hearts racing and bring colleagues closer together.

What does it impact?

• Developing leadership and trust: On the track, every participant must make quick decisions, assert their driving style, and learn when to lead or let others take the wheel.
• Optimizing collaboration and work quality: While it’s a competition, team relays and strategy-sharing foster strong cooperation and mutual encouragement throughout the race.

What should the organizer prepare?

• Book the go-kart track in advance based on group size
• Organize transportation if the venue is far
• Share dress code instructions (closed shoes, tied hair, comfortable clothing)
• Ask about any health restrictions or safety requirements
• Plan a fun post-race awards ceremony with medals or trophies

How to reach our objectives on the big day?

• Run races in teams to promote collaboration
• Include strategy pauses between heats to reflect and plan
• Assign rotating roles: driver, strategist, commentator
• Encourage cheering and support—even across competing teams
• Wrap up with a team discussion on the experience and takeaways
• Add a fun challenge round (e.g. reverse-driving lap!) for laughs

When should we do this activity?

• To celebrate project completion or a major success
• To relieve stress after a particularly intense quarter
• When the team needs a jolt of energy and action
• To help new hires bond with colleagues in a casual setting

Other benefits

• Provides a rush of adrenaline and excitement
• Improves reflexes, focus, and composure under pressure
• Offers a refreshing break from desk-based work

See what others have done 👋

• At NetSpeed (France), a teammate took a wrong turn and got stuck in the sand trap—he finished the race running alongside his kart!
• FinTech Montreal saw their CEO overtaken by an intern in the final lap… the clip became the company’s most shared Slack GIF.
• ZenSoft Belgium had a team that drove so slowly “to enjoy the moment” they caused a traffic jam mid-race.
• A TransLog Québec employee accidentally started in reverse—and still placed third, to everyone’s amazement.
• PixelGames added a “silent lap” rule—until one racer sang “Eye of the Tiger” at full volume through his helmet.
• MarCom Spain had a duo drive hand-in-hand with one hand each on the wheel—to demonstrate “co-driving.”
• RH Express customized their karts with stickers like unicorns, bananas, and silly slogans—setting the mood even before the race began.
• At InnoTeam, the race winner gave his medal to the last-place finisher in a touching and spontaneous gesture.