The celebration season is almost upon us, and across the country something terrible is happening. In your group chats, in christmas party planning meetings, people are agreeing to go to the same restaurant you went to last year. The same set menu. The same dry turkey. The same little sausages in a little ramekin filled with honey mustard. It’s fine, it’s a night out – the little sausages are quite nice, actually.

It’s just that, in an alternative universe – the one where you read this article – you’re three inches off the ground, foot slammed down on the pedal, hunting down a colleague from Finance who you had no idea was this competitive.

The Christmas Party

Every December, somebody is given the job of taking thirty desk-bound colleagues and making them bond over a function room and Secret Santa. Every December, they do an admirable job, but it only ever half works. We’ve noticed that when you put a group on the grid, the entire social order collapses within a couple of laps.

There’s a shared goal, a bit of an edge, and a genuine reason to talk to people you only ever email. Once the helmets come off, the food and drinks get served in our onsite pitstop, the whole race gets rerun verbally a few times – that’s a proper day out. 

And you don’t need to know your apex from your elbow, either. First-timers are usually the ones with the biggest grins by the end – because there’s very little in life quite as satisfying and learning you’re faster than you thought. Better yet, faster than your boss.

Festive Catch-Ups

It’s not just the office that benefits from shaking things up. Christmas is a time for festive drinks with pals, catching up with people you haven’t seen all year, getting together with extended family and friends from school. You could take them for dinner and cocktails, or you could absolutely thrash them in a battle of nerves.

Some of the best racing of the year happens in that odd no-man’s-land after Christmas, when nobody’s sure what day it is, and the sofa starts feeling more like captivity than comfort.

Old school friends owed a rematch. Families who can’t face another board game. The lights are on, the track is open, and maybe it’s Tuesday or Thursday or Sunday – who cares, you’re winning.

Christmas Comes Quickly

Fair warning – our weekend slots go first. The big evening bookings go straight afterwards. Leave it too late, and you’ll be racing at an awkward hour with half your group missing. But if you call now and beat the Christmas Party rush, our events team will help you find the date you actually want, and give everyone something worth arguing about.

So, skip the set menu, bring your crew and settle some scores to close out 2026. Book your festivities at Teamworks Karting. 🏎️🏁

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