Does your job description include setting up corporate activities that will create a sense of unity and common purpose amongst employees? Are you simply interested in lining up some enjoyable company events to help your employees get to know each other better and “gel” as a team? We’ve got a suggestion for you that checks those boxes, is tons of fun, probably isn’t on your radar, and will probably be a brand-new experience for every member on your team: Team Slalom!

No pain, no gain. Blood, sweat, and tears. Leave it all on the field (or track.) These common sayings are the mantras of many an elite athlete – including competitive kart racers. While karting rarely results in blood or tears – if you follow the rules and safety protocols, it does often result in pain. And in that, the feeling that you’ve left your full ability to move without discomfort on the track. That’s common, and it means you are on the right track; giving it your all. It also means that you’re a work in progress and need to keep working!

Can you endure an action-packed, nail-biting experience that turns friends and coworkers into enemy combatants – temporarily – but ultimately brings them closer together? Team Enduro is a relay-race style karting experience. Teams compete for the best finishing position – and the coveted yet elusive SpeedSportz Racing Park trophy

If you’re serious about karting, consider yourself a motorsports athlete. You’re dedicated to your sport and unrelenting in your desire to push the envelope and shave seconds off your course times. No one understands that drive to achieve more than Alan Rudolph, winner of multiple karting championships and mentor to many, including renowned NASCAR driver Chase Elliott. Alan knows his stuff, and he’s compiled the following tips to help you crush your personal best track times.

“Company team building” – that description doesn’t sound very exciting. In reality, it’s usually not! Traditional “company team building” activities – things like leadership seminars, training sessions, and even company-wide baby showers and birthday parties – aren’t events that most employees look forward to. In fact, most employees probably participate because they don’t have much choice.

If you’ve been to any grocery store, drugstore, or big-box retailer lately, you can’t help but be reminded that Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. In other words, it’s time buy some chocolate, order some flowers, make dinner reservations, or lock in all of the above to impress your love. While any expression of love will most certainly be well-received, gifting your Valentine with a creative, unexpected gift will be appreciated and probably give him or her some bragging rights regarding how refreshingly out-of-the-box your gift was!

Don’t we all want the best gift-giver award?!

Do you have an unbridled need for speed (but the smarts to know it’s not smart to meet that need on the open road)?

Do you have an undeniable competitive streak (even when you’re just “playing for fun”)?

Do you TiVo NASCAR?

Do you (or would you love to) tailgate at the nearest race track?