This is not another design event. Twelve design leaders, one go-kart track, full helmets on. No badges, no nametags, no sponsor slide. The only way to introduce yourself is your lap time.
Afterwards — a private pub, sore shoulders, and the kind of conversation that only happens when a room has genuinely done something together.
We both know what your calendar looks like. Fifty "thought-leader breakfasts" you'll never open. A drinks thing with an agency that wants to pitch you. Another roundtable where everyone agrees about AI and nothing happens.
If you can't stay for the pub, skip the race. The whole point is the second half.
Arrive, grab a drink, pick up your kit. A short briefing on the circuit, flags, and how the electric karts handle — no surprises once the lights go out.
Ten minutes on track each to set your time. No pressure — fast times set the grid, slow times still race.
Full standing start, grid positions based on qualifying. Overtaking, corners, elbows. A trophy at the end for the person who wanted it the most.
Five minutes on foot. A private back room, a settled tab, no agenda beyond "what's actually working for you right now." The real reason you came.
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, North London. Enter through the Tottenham Experience Store on High Rd — a host in a black jacket will be at the door from 18:20. If you're running late, text the number we send you.
This isn't a boys' night at a racetrack. Karting doesn't care about size, strength, or whether you've driven before — the kart is the equaliser, and the timing screen doesn't lie. Half our last grid had never raced. A first-timer took P2.
Helmet, balaclava, neck brace, race suit, gloves — all provided. Show up in what you came in.
Modern electric karts with speed limiters. Marshals on every corner. A proper briefing before anyone touches a pedal.
First-timers and track-day regulars start from the same pit lane. No handicaps, no separate heats, no special treatment.
Track, karts, kit, drinks, food — all covered by the hosts. You turn up, race, and leave. That's it.
