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I've never been go-karting in America. Sad but true. But after going karting in China, I dont think I really want to go in America. See in America I dont think they generally allow go-kart companies to operate a full bar right next to the track. And they have pesky helmets and stupid rules about not crashing. Not in Shanghai, where karting is a no-holds-barred, all-you-can-drink, free-for-all. The company encourage customers to get good and loaded with $5 dollar pitchers of beer, then they put you in the cart with no instructions, fire it up before you have time to properly buckle your seat belt and send you screaming around a track at 35 mph with a half dozen drunk drivers chasing right behind you.

The first time I crashed into another guy I felt really bad, laid off the gas and expected one of the track attendants to give me a lecture. But nothing happened...nobody said anything. Turns out you can crash all you like. It's bumper cars how they were never meant to be: at high speed with even higher blood alcohol levels. The worst part, which we discovered on the way out, is that the track is open till like 4 am. So people can actually go to the track AFTER the bars close.

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