About K1 Speed Karting Kapolei
K1 Speed Kapolei was an indoor electric karting venue at 91-1085 Lexington Street, Building 1844 in West Oʻahu. It opened as Podium Raceway Hawaii on January 1, 2011 in a roughly 44,000-square-foot warehouse and transferred to K1 Speed in October 2014. Visitor evidence confirms K1 operation through August 2019 and the venue is now permanently closed, but the exact final date is not reliably documented and is not guessed here.
Detailed guide
K1 Speed Kapolei is permanently closed
K1 Speed Kapolei operated inside Building 1844 at 91-1085 Lexington Street. It began as the locally owned Podium Raceway Hawaii before K1 Speed took over the lease and business in October 2014.
Podium Raceway and K1 history
- Grand opening: Podium Raceway opened to the public on January 1, 2011.
- Indoor electric format: launch material described Hawaii’s only public indoor electric kart track at that time.
- Large warehouse: acquisition reporting described an approximately 44,000-square-foot facility.
- K1 transition: the ownership transfer was completed in October 2014 without moving the venue.
The former visitor experience
- Public racing: arrive-and-drive sessions used timing and results so drivers could compare laps.
- Group facilities: party rooms and a conference room supported birthdays, corporate events and private gatherings.
- Later evidence: visitor accounts document completed K1 Speed races through August 2019.
- Exact closure unclaimed: current permanent-closure status does not prove the final operating date.
Planning karting in Hawaii now
- Historic address: the Lexington Street warehouse should not be treated as an active K1 Speed location.
- Network distinction: unused information about another K1 center does not mean the Kapolei branch reopened.
- No booking here: this closed profile has no Kart Directory checkout and no external operator button.
- Verify current options: consult active Hawaii listings for location, kart type, restrictions and availability.
