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Watch · From Andre himself
Andre explains why he's stepping away — to better care for his family.
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Let's save Orlando Kart Center.
Central Florida already lost Ocala. We're not losing OKC too. We're organizing a community group buy to purchase the track and keep it open — for the kids, the teams, and everyone who's ever heard a 2-stroke at sunset.
No money is being collected. This is a non-binding pledge of intent.
Orlando Kart Center
Est. for the love of racing.
Pledged so far
$0
Non-binding pledges. We update the total as new pledges come in.
Drivers on the grid
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People who've stepped up to help keep the track open.
Andre Martins · Owner, OKC
The man behind the paddock
This isn't just a track. It's Andre's life's work.
For more than 15 years, Andre Martins has been the reason karters in Central Florida have a place to call home. He remembers every regular's name, knows every kid in the paddock, and has built a community where rivals on Sunday are friends by Monday.
Andre purchased Advanced Karting from Jeff Hudlett in South Florida, moving the operation to Opa-Locka for four years before relocating to Moroso to serve as the Fittipaldi Racing Team's exclusive importer and manager. Andre and the Fittipaldi Racing Team traveled the country winning multiple national championships, including Rotax Grand Nationals and the SKUSA SuperNationals.
In 2006 he became the exclusive importer for Tony Kart USA. As team manager, the Tony Kart USA Racing Team racked up national titles including Stars of Karting, the Florida Winter Tour, and the Rotax Championship. Off the track, Andre is a proud father of Franco and Julia and has been happily married to Silvana since 1993.
Now Andre is stepping away to focus on his family. Saving OKC isn't just about saving asphalt — it's about keeping the community he spent a lifetime building.
Why this matters
Karting builds people, not just drivers.
For a kid, a kart track is the first place they learn to fail and try again. It's where shy kids find their voice in a paddock full of friends. It's where dads and daughters spend Saturdays wrenching together, where teenagers learn discipline, mechanical sympathy, and how to win — and lose — with grace.
Grassroots karting is the safest, most affordable on-ramp to motorsport in the country. Every pro driver in the world started on a track like ours. When a track closes, that on-ramp closes with it. Ocala is gone. We won't let OKC be next.
Community
A paddock is the rare place where doctors, mechanics, and ten-year-olds become genuine friends.
Race craft
A safe, controlled environment to learn car control years before a license.
Future drivers
Lose the local track and a generation of Central Florida racers stops before they start.
Every week, the magic happens
Race nights & endurance: 50+ karts, hundreds of people, one paddock.
Every week OKC comes alive — league nights and endurance races put 50+ karts on track and bring hundreds of drivers, families, and fans together. It's loud, it's competitive, and it's the closest thing Central Florida has to a real motorsport block party.
You can't rebuild that anywhere else. If OKC closes, that weekly gathering — and the friendships built around it — disappears with it.
Weekly
League & endurance nights
50+
Karts on the grid
Hundreds
Of regulars in the paddock
15+ yrs
Of OKC traditions
What you're saving
A turnkey motorsport facility — not just a patch of pavement.
OKC is a real, established facility on a rare piece of Central Florida land already zoned and built for racing. Replacing it from scratch would be functionally impossible.
~13.5 acres
A rare piece of Central Florida real estate dedicated to motorsport.
8/10-mile technical circuit
A demanding layout with multiple hairpins that rewards precision over horsepower.
50+ owner garages
An established community of private owner garages already on-site.
Dedicated team garages
Larger bays built for race teams, shops, and karting programs.
The plan
Buy the track. Make it better.
Step one is straightforward: organize enough committed buyers to make the owner an offer he'll take before the end of June. Every pledger becomes a part-owner — this track will belong to the people who race on it.
Group buy the track
Pool committed pledges from the community to fund a group purchase of OKC. The sale includes the full ~13.5-acre property, the 8/10-mile technical circuit, and the existing garages — a turnkey facility, not raw land. Pledgers become co-owners proportional to their contribution.
Improve Turn 1
We're budgeting extra on top of the purchase price for additional runoff at Turn 1. This keeps sanctioning bodies happy and makes the track safer for every driver, every weekend.
Pledge as much or as little as you can — every dollar of intent helps us prove to the owner that the community is serious. Larger pledges from teams and businesses are especially welcome.
Beyond the track
Not just save it — grow it into a real community center.
Once OKC is safe, we want to open it up to the wider Central Florida motorsport community. The track is the heart, but the property can host so much more. Imagine pulling up on a race night and finding a car show in the lot, drift demos on a closed section, and a sim cave to hang out in between sessions.
Car shows & meets
Open the property to the broader car community on race weekends and off-nights.
Drift events
Use the layout for drift days and demos — more disciplines, more people, more reasons to show up.
Simulator cave
An on-site sim lounge to hang out, train, and stay in the action between heats.
None of this replaces karting — it amplifies it. More events, more energy, more people through the gate keeps OKC sustainable for the long haul.
Pledge of intent
Get on the grid.
Tell us your name and how much you'd commit to the group buy. We'll be in touch when the offer is being assembled. No money changes hands today.
Voices from the local community
Drivers, parents, fans — why this track matters to you.
Be the first to share — submit yours above.
Teams who race here
Shops, race teams, and karting programs that call OKC home.
Be the first to share — submit yours above.