Go Karting in Bermondsey – It’s Electric !

by Graham Neale on 20 February, 2011

bermondsey electric go kartI took a chance when I was on the planning committee over the granting of permission to the indoor go kart track in Clements Road. A few local residents were quite understandably against the proposals, and I was minded to vote no. During the course of the meeting I realised I would be stopping up to a dozen full & part time jobs. My cllr colleagues & I discussed the prospect of electric go karts – the idea had legs, well, wheels. It’s just opened. More info when I get it, meanwhile, here’s a piece on it from today’s Observer .

Seems like it could be a success, bringing visitors to Bermondsey, and employing a few local people. I wish the business owners the best of luck in this tough time. I hope they do well, and thanks to them for taking a chance on the electric vehicles. The idea of petrol vehicles with the inherent fire risk, and noise scared the living daylights out of me, but the zero-emissions-at-the-point-of-use karts get a big green thumbs up. I’m pleased I took an open mind to the meeting, ready to listen, and was swayed by the logic.

Link to the Team Sport website here

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