The whole facility is, quite
simply, outstanding and equal attention has been paid to the design and
construction of the new kart track.What a facility!
The SuperSport team have visited many circuits in many parts of the world. Some are indoors and some outdoors, some stand-alone, and others are part of "FEC's" (Family Entertainment Centers).
The latest installation by the SuperSport team took place at an FEC in Jersey known as "Jersey's Living Legend Village".
The whole facility is, quite
simply, outstanding and equal attention has been paid to the design and
construction of the new kart track.
The name, Living Legend,
comes from a state-of-the-art show which runs at least once an hour every day of
the week detailing the story of Jersey's history before, throughout and after
WWII. featuring many popular British actors (John Nettles, Tony Robinson, Brian
Blessed, Samantha Janus, Kevin Whately and others) the show is a "Disney-Like"
feast of audio, visual and moving models that anyone who has visited a theme
park in the USA will be familiar with.
The facility also boasts not one, but TWO 18-hole mini-golf courses, one of which climbs up a "mountain" with fantastic waterfalls and other special "effects". Along with Jersey souvenir and craft shops, childrens entertainment and many other activities the facility can provide a spectacular full day out for a whole family.
The Restaurants on site serve superb food and the company can cater for 1000 people on site which is a claim that few, if any other, kart tracks could make.
The management team of Gerard
Clavel and Roger Cutting have, most recently, turned their attention to their
latest addition to the Living Legend Village, Jersey Karting.
A 550 Metre outdoor circuit was designed, constructed and fully landscaped in record time. To maintain the quiet family atmosphere of the facility, electric Bowman karts were chosen. The performance of these karts was most surprising, demonstrating the advancements in electric power for corporate/rental Karting in recent years.
Gerard and Roger visited many
Kart circuits in the UK and USA and visited several trade shows (including IAAPA
in the USA) before finally deciding on SuperSport to handle their circuit
management and timing and scoring. A combination of features, price, free backup
and support and recommendations from existing users were the main reasons for
their choice.
The installation took just 3
days and comprises the latest Windows timing systems, WinTime-XP, along with
the, almost obligatory, Grafix displays. WinTime WorkShop takes care of all the
kart maintenance recording and Health & Safety issues, and the WT-Reception
package, with two terminals, handles all diary booking for the circuit.
A number of recent additions
to the WinTime system were also installed including the "Marshal Monitor" and
the system also totally automatically controls the speed of the karts at the
beginning and end of each drive allowing circuit staff to concentrate on
ensuring their clients gain the maximum fun from their time in the karts.
The Grafix displays are on four 28 inch Plasma TV's mounted above the main Spectator Areas and there are two banks of these monitors.
WinTime Reception takes care of all driver booking onto the circuit and also, with it's comprehensive Diary function allows the circuit to book corporate events effectively maximising track usage. All fully networked, one WT-Reception sits at the track reception and the other in the main booking office.
During the first weekend of
being open, and without any form of advertising the circuit achieved an
"arrive-and-Drive" level of over 150 drivers.
Without a doubt, Jersey
Karting at Jersey's Living Legend is a facility that everyone involved in the
construction should be very proud of.
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