By Ryan Smith

Live Journalist

Published 20th Nov 2025, 13:42 GMT

An augmented reality go-karting experience has unveiled three new imaginative race worlds.

BattleKart Gateshead, located at the Metro Riverside Park, opposite the Metrocentre, has revealed three new race worlds as it seems demand grow for experiences that bring people together.

The augmented reality go-karting experience fuses electric karting with projection-mapped gaming, transforming a traditional racetrack into a living video-game arena where players race through digital worlds, collect power-ups and compete in real time.

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The venue now offers six different games, each with its own rules - from classic racing and colour battles to football and pool.

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All these experiences are projected live onto the 2,000 m² track and each session promises to offer something new, keeping the experience fresh for returning visitors.

Liam Caffrey, Director at BattleKart Gateshead, said: "It's racing, but not as people know it.

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"The new courses add a sense of theatre. People start off quietly competitive, then half a lap in, there’s laughter, plotting and shouting encouragement — it's brilliant to watch.

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"What also makes BattleKart a very different experience is how diverse our audiences are.

“We've seen everything from after-work teams and friendship groups to whole families racing together.

“It's competition with a sense of play — people forget they're in Gateshead for a moment and just throw themselves into it.

BattleKart offers the kind of experience that breaks the ice between strangers in minutes.

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"You'll have colleagues who've never spoken before ending up on the same team, cheering each other on. It's competitive, but it's connection — and that's what people are craving."

For more details on BattleKart Gateshead, visit: https://www.battlekart.com/en/gateshead.