Special Events & Consulting to Go-Kart Track Owners & FEC industry
What is Kart Nation?
Founder: Tony Eckrich
Founder: Tony Eckrich
2013 - Tony Eckrich started this unique, "Private Owners Group" with four(4) indoor-kart track owners that were all 100 miles apart from each other.
We share insights about developing, marketing, and operating indoor go kart tracks and family entertainment centers......aka FEC's.
1996-1999
Tony spent 4 years as Group Sales & Special Event
2013 - Tony Eckrich started this unique, "Private Owners Group" with four(4) indoor-kart track owners that were all 100 miles apart from each other.
We share insights about developing, marketing, and operating indoor go kart tracks and family entertainment centers......aka FEC's.
1996-1999
Tony spent 4 years as Group Sales & Special Event manager in the Bowling & FEC industry in Indianapolis, IN.
There, he identified the trend of "Indoor Karting", and decided to open his own track.
2000-2020
Established- Operated Kart 2 Kart Indoor Karting & Events in Metro Detroit, Michigan.
2021 - 2022
Merger & *Acquisitions
Tony merged Kart 2 Kart with Full Throttle Adrenaline Park and is
co-owner of 4 indoor kart tracks.
* Acquisition #1 (Track #5)
JD Racing Novi, Michigan
*Acquisition #2: (Track #6)
Steel City Karting Pittsburgh, PA
Gaining Momentum
Founder: Tony Eckrich
2023 - Now 22 tracks have joined the Kart Nation group to gain knowledge and operational efficiencies and marketing expertise.
Strength in Numbers :
IAAPA - PRI - Kart Nation
Tony continues to build industry relationships with kart manufacturers and industry suppliers so that track owners have a deeper resource of go karting related opport
2023 - Now 22 tracks have joined the Kart Nation group to gain knowledge and operational efficiencies and marketing expertise.
Strength in Numbers :
IAAPA - PRI - Kart Nation
Tony continues to build industry relationships with kart manufacturers and industry suppliers so that track owners have a deeper resource of go karting related opportunities.
Benefits of joining Kart Nation:
1) Gain financial & technical insights to
grow your track and business
operations.
2) Learn about other owner successes.
3) Growth - Identify areas within your
go kart business that can increase
revenue potential.
4) Shared experiences that expand
knowledge of safety for guests-staff.
5) Identify industry trends.
6) Food - Beverage(Catering)
strategies to increase sales.
7) Networking with other owners
8) Pricing metrics that add more sales
to your track.
9) Insurance discussions & referrals.
10) Buy / Sell karting equipment.
Goal: Build up the future of Go-Karting in N. America & beyond.
Goal: Build up the future of Go-Karting in N. America & beyond.
2025 - 2026
Moving FROM a private go kart track owner group, TO adding more tracks in our network will expand opportunities & resources for all members.
Eckrich says:
"Today, there is more competition for entertainment dollars. We can learn so much from other go kart tracks. Now is the time to drop the 100 mile distance rule, "and build
2025 - 2026
Moving FROM a private go kart track owner group, TO adding more tracks in our network will expand opportunities & resources for all members.
Eckrich says:
"Today, there is more competition for entertainment dollars. We can learn so much from other go kart tracks. Now is the time to drop the 100 mile distance rule, "and build membership".
February 9-10, 2026:
Race Timing / Scoring Providers:
Point of Sale systems that offer race track timing & scoring modules are a key vendor/partner to both "Inside and Outside kart tracks that cater to general public and racers alike."
Timing systems are paramount to this industry.
The POS Winter Summit is for all race track owners that cater to general public and racers alike. Timing systems are paramount in the industry.