This is one of those rides that incite instant addiction in children and immediate hatred in their parents. The reasons for the former are easy to figure out: the brightly colored Mark VII model cars that swerve around the four 2,260-foot tracks with much vroom-vroom-vrooming. Kids will feel like they're Mario Andretti as they race around. Like real sports cars, the gasoline-powered vehicles are equipped with rack-and-pinion steering and disc brakes; unlike the real thing, these run on a track. However, the track is so twisty that it's hard to keep the car on a straight course -- something the race-car fanatics warming the bleachers love to watch. You may spend a lot of time waiting, first to get your turn on the track, then to return your vehicle after your lap. All this for a ride in which the main thrill is achieving a top speed of 7 mph.
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