Before car racing, checkered flags were used only as symbols of surrender following skirmishes between chess clubs. Embrace progress with today’s Groupon: for $44, you get a go-kart-racing package for two at K1 Speed (up to a $92 total value) in Gardena. The package includes:
- Four Arrive and Drive go-kart races, which can be used by one or two people (up to an $80 value)
- Annual race licenses for two people (a $6 value each)
The races may be redeemed at K1’s Gardena location, and the race licenses are valid at any K1 location.
With hands gripped to the wheels of karts capable of cresting 45 miles per hour, up to 12 racers hum around the hairpin turns and straightaways of K1 Speed's indoor asphalt track during adrenaline-spiking sprints toward the podium. After donning safety equipment, racers eschew the fumes and inflammatory skywriting of gas kart exhaust for European electric karts designed to instantly accelerate out of curves. Speed-seeking youngsters can also satisfy cravings with dialed-down junior karts that safely carry drivers around the final hairpin into a podium finish.
In addition to complimentary use of the facility's helmets and head socks, licensed drivers redeem one free birthday race, access to any K1 Speed location and the chance to ascend the racing scores leader board via an online K1RS system.
Though K1 Speed sometimes features a discounted price online, this Groupon still offers the best deal available.
Groupon Says
The Groupon Guide to: Writing an Urban Legend
Everyone secretly wants to believe in scary stories that might be true. Indulge your friends' gullibility with these tips to crafting the perfect urban legend:
• Make sure the story takes place somewhere nearby, on a similar night—ideally exactly 100 years ago to the night. Or on the devil’s birthday.
• Always include an animal that turns out to be a different animal or an animal where one does not belong—like a dog that is actually a rat, or an alligator in the bathroom of the Museum of Alligator Safety.
• Tweak the details—it's only a few letters’ difference to change "gardener" to "murderer," and only a small white lie to change "was valued by the community" to "possessed double hook hands and a thirst for marrow."
• Always carry "proof"—this can be a monster's tooth carved from soap, a faded newspaper article created in Photoshop, or a scrap of the victim's clothing that is actually just a scrap of clothing you ripped off a terrified hiker you chased through the woods.
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