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Saudi Arabia launches e-karting racing tracks in 6 cities

By Pramod Kumar
A rendering of the Hot Wheels e-karting venue in Saudi Arabia Seven
A rendering of the Hot Wheels e-karting venue in Saudi Arabia

Six cities in Saudi Arabia are set to get Hot Wheels e-karting racing tracks.

The indoor e-karts will be a venture between Saudi Entertainment Ventures (Seven), part of Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC), and US toy maker Mattel.

The Hot Wheels e-karting will be available in entertainment complexes such as Riyadh, Makkah, Taif, Al Madinah, Tabuk, and Jazan.

In January, Seven and London-headquartered Formula E announced the building of four Formula E-branded indoor karting venues across the kingdom. These will come up in Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam and Abha.  

Seven is investing more than SAR50 billion ($13.3 billion) to build 21 entertainment destinations in 14 cities around the Kingdom. The company plans to open the first of 21 destinations next year. 

Riyadh will host its own dedicated entertainment and sports giga-project called Qiddiya City, valued at nearly $10 billion. 

QIC is wholly owned the Public Investment Fund (PIF), the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund.

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