Nags Head's go-kart stop for beach-week evenings that need real speed
Full Throttle Speedway is a go-kart racing stop on S Croatan Highway in Nags Head, part of the run of family entertainment businesses lining the Bypass side of the Beach Road corridor. It's the kind of place that earns a spot on a beach-week itinerary precisely because it isn't the beach — a few laps behind the wheel scratch an itch that a week of swimming and sun can't, and it works as well for a rainy-day plan B as it does for an after-dinner outing.
Like most of the family-entertainment stops along this corridor in Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head, and Kitty Hawk, Full Throttle Speedway is built for a quick visit rather than a half-day commitment — one piece of an evening that might also include mini golf or ice cream nearby rather than a destination on its own. Call ahead if you're planning around a specific time, since detailed daily hours aren't listed beyond the weekly Sunday closure.
434 reviews
2 months ago
So in our routine we want to get a migrate to the beach. This time we changed it up and decided to go in different places. So we took the kids to Full Throttle to get there racing aggression out. They had a blast nobody got put in the wall. Awesome memories made!
a month ago
For a 15 minute experience it was not worth the money, for 2 adults 2 kids it was $80, you get make 3 laps per track (there's only two) also we were spoken to horribly on the first track so we did even bother to stay for the second track. There a many other fun things to besides the full throttle speedway, I'd recommend finding a different place if your set on going!
2 years ago
Don’t get me wrong, this is a fun activity for the 4-5 minutes you get to ride. I enjoyed it. The course is a figure 8 and all the cars go about the same speed to its not much of a race. But, the cost to take 4 teenagers and 2 adults was $78 which is absolutely insane for 5 minutes of entertainment. Ridiculous! They should let you ride all night for $20
5 years ago
Awesome family experience. Not too expensive (use the website discount) Don't be a goober like me and wear your hat on the track unless its tight 😂 Whole family had a great time. Staff were informative, polite, and helped the kids with the Junior karts
4 months ago
Fun course! Miniature golfing is beside the speedway. We did both places and the kids had a lot of fun.