Germany: RiMO Supply Builds First Race Kart Track for Cruise Liner

The manufacturing company RiMO Supply – a company of the RiMO Germany Group – is building for the very first time a fully-equipped Go-Kart track for a cruise liner – the “Norwegian Joy” of the US shipping company Norwegian Cruise Line, which is still under construction.

The racetrack will be located on the upper decks 18 and 19 and will feature 20 electronic karts, which will race along the 230-meter long track in record time. Furthermore, the karting facility will be equipped with a viewing platform, a covered pit lane, workshops, a storage room, a timing system and floodlights. RiMO Supply’s electrically powered race karts utilize latest technology to ensure optimal usage under the unique conditions of intensified UV-light and saltwater exposure onboard the cruise ship. Furthermore, all karts are being constructed according to the highest international standards and the track’s functionality is equal to any high class land-based karting facility – with the addition of an exclusive view at 60 meters height. The growing popularity and importance of electronic technology can be noticed in the karting sector as more and more companies opt to use this environmentally friendly and low-maintenance technology. RiMO experts are convinced that electrically powered vehicles are the future in kart sports. “We are proud to contribute our years of experience to such an outstanding project,” said Peter Bertram, owner and CEO of RiMO Germany Group. “The electronically controlled engine sound as well as the non-existent exhausts are sure to meet cruise passengers’ expectations of a relaxed but varied and unique ride. Cruise ship passengers of nearly every age should be excited to have the opportunity to enjoy this one-of-a-kind amusement ride found only on ‘Norwegian Joy’,” Bertram added.

Besides RiMO Supply the steel construction company B. Levermann GmbH is involved in this project. The "Norwegian Joy" is currently under construction at the Meyer Werft in the German city of Papenburg and will be transported to its home ports in Shanghai and Tianjin (Beijing) to have its maiden voyage in sommer 2017. (eap)