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	<title>Comments on: Go Karting In New Jersey and Drive Like a New Yorker</title>
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		<title>By: Mike</title>
		<link>http://offmanhattan.com/2009/01/17/go-karting-near-new-york-city/comment-page-1/#comment-27451</link>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If it wasn&#039;t for that in depth review up there i would have taken a lady friend on a date to V-17. I&#039;m glad i dodged that bullet.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If it wasn&#8217;t for that in depth review up there i would have taken a lady friend on a date to V-17. I&#8217;m glad i dodged that bullet.</p>
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		<title>By: bryce simon</title>
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		<dc:creator>bryce simon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 01:06:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>do you have any type of parties i can have here</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>do you have any type of parties i can have here</p>
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		<title>By: Sean</title>
		<link>http://offmanhattan.com/2009/01/17/go-karting-near-new-york-city/comment-page-1/#comment-21637</link>
		<dc:creator>Sean</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:17:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>All I can say is that they ruined my son&#039;s birthday. When I called up I was told that I did not need to book a party. When we got there 15 kids, they had to wait 1 to 1.5 hours per race. We have tickets for 4 hours. They put a couple of other parties in front of us and gave the us some free races, knowing well that they will never have to make good on the freebies. To get through all the races we would have been there something like 7 hours for a total of 35 mins of racing. When I spoke to the staff their attitude was nothing we can do, you should have booked a party. The managers were no better, Pete and Eric. All they were tying to do was push the virtual racing and roller skating. 

Spoke to a couple of people there who had booked parties, they were waiting on average 1 hour per race. Even though they had been given race times. 

Would never go there again if they paid me. Avoid, Avoid, Avoid. That&#039;s all I can say.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>All I can say is that they ruined my son&#8217;s birthday. When I called up I was told that I did not need to book a party. When we got there 15 kids, they had to wait 1 to 1.5 hours per race. We have tickets for 4 hours. They put a couple of other parties in front of us and gave the us some free races, knowing well that they will never have to make good on the freebies. To get through all the races we would have been there something like 7 hours for a total of 35 mins of racing. When I spoke to the staff their attitude was nothing we can do, you should have booked a party. The managers were no better, Pete and Eric. All they were tying to do was push the virtual racing and roller skating. </p>
<p>Spoke to a couple of people there who had booked parties, they were waiting on average 1 hour per race. Even though they had been given race times. </p>
<p>Would never go there again if they paid me. Avoid, Avoid, Avoid. That&#8217;s all I can say.</p>
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		<title>By: Tony</title>
		<link>http://offmanhattan.com/2009/01/17/go-karting-near-new-york-city/comment-page-1/#comment-21194</link>
		<dc:creator>Tony</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>All I can say is the place is a rip off. One 6 minute race in 2 hours. Don&#039;t go thee ever. There are much better places in PA.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>All I can say is the place is a rip off. One 6 minute race in 2 hours. Don&#8217;t go thee ever. There are much better places in PA.</p>
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		<title>By: Brian</title>
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		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:56:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks for the heads up on V-17- 
Sometimes it takes several changes in ownership before these places become actually well run.  Guess I&#039;ll have to wait for the third set of owners before I try it out.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for the heads up on V-17-<br />
Sometimes it takes several changes in ownership before these places become actually well run.  Guess I&#8217;ll have to wait for the third set of owners before I try it out.</p>
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		<title>By: dennis</title>
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		<dc:creator>dennis</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>AVOID VELOCITY 17 LIKE THE PLAGUE!!

If you enjoy being treated like cattle, enjoy waiting 2.5 hours for a 6 minute go cart race and having your nine year old son cry 3 times, this is the place for you.  I tried to get all the information upfront as I waited to register on the first of the 3 lines. 
First up: 3 touch screen registration monitors (30 minutes.) I winced in agony as patrons stood there entering all their personal information very slowly, talking to their friends and family, asking each other what their zip code is and how to spell their street name.  This pre-registration could easily be done on the internet prior to arrriving thus saving the first 30 minutes. Second up: The payment line, waiting in line to pay for the ride (30 minutes),just make sure you pay cash (no credit cards) and if you don&#039;t have cash, they make money on their portable ATM next to the desk $2 per transaction.)  At this junction into the second hour of racing &quot;hell&quot;, I asked the cashier at the desk what the approximate wait was (She said about 1/2 hour to 45 minutes) and I also asked if you paid for multiple rides around the track, would you be able to stay in your car and ride again or would you have to get off and get in line again? (She said she wasn&#039;t sure and would have to ask a senior cashier... the senior cashier said you have to get back in line again, just like you would expect to do at &quot;Disney World&quot;- bad comparison, I&#039;ll explain later.) THIRD UP: The final circle or racing &quot;hell&quot;, the intolerable wait in the actual line (1.5 hours) to race for 6 minutes...However, this is where the biggest kick to the crotch came to play.  Apparantly waitind so far for now 1.5 hors wasn&#039;t bad enough with the promise now of being the next group to finally enter the actual racing pit, but all of a sudden being informed that an unseen party was now to be given preferential track time even though there was no indication of anything of this.  A party was now going to get in line between my son and I and was now going to cutt off the line on 35 people all waiting on line...We  were assurred by the &quot;carnie-like staff&quot;that this was an imposition and they were sorry for it and there was nothing they could do.  This party would only add another 15 minutes more to our wait, and sorry but here some more V-17 logic, either play by our rules or leave--we don&#039;t care.  The party did not take an extra 15 minutes it was an extra 45 minutes.  Finally at 2 hr and 15 minute mark we got on our hair nets (lice prevention from their racing helmets, put on our neck braces and we raced finally for SIX WHOLE MINUTES!!  WHOOPPEE!! the people running this place have absolutely no consideration for anyone..the almighty dollar reigns supreme and your anger needs to be checked at the door.  You need to be a silent sheep and either play by V-17&#039;s rules or leave.  I unfortunately tried V-17&#039;s rules and left with the feeling of nausea in the pit of my stomach after one of the worst experiences of customer service I have ever seen in my entire life...This coming from someone that was stuck on the Pirate&#039;s of the Carribean Ride in Disney World last summer for nearly 2 hours last year after the ride became inoperable and wouldn&#039;t move. However, the people at Disney know how to deal with the public in a humane manner, even though circumstances are not up to par.  V-17 could care less if you have had a good experience or not, just make sure you pay cash (no credit cards) and if you don&#039;t have cash, they make money on their portabl;e ATM next to the desk.  THIS PLACE IS A TRAVESTY, I wouldn&#039;t have an enemy of mine go there..there is not a shred of compassion amongst the staff and they really do not care about the customer experience, just the almighty dollar.  Here&#039;s a quote from my nine year old son who just got done reading what I just wrote, &quot;At first I was having fun just being there, then I realized the place stunk and I repeat STUNK! It was just plain bad and I was planning on my birthday party being here...I&#039;ll never go back again!&quot;

Have fun at V-17- Don&#039;t say a I did not warn you... If you agree to this article or not I would like to see you comment below-

Thanks for your time.

And please do not compare yourself to Disney- is the horse dead yet?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>AVOID VELOCITY 17 LIKE THE PLAGUE!!</p>
<p>If you enjoy being treated like cattle, enjoy waiting 2.5 hours for a 6 minute go cart race and having your nine year old son cry 3 times, this is the place for you.  I tried to get all the information upfront as I waited to register on the first of the 3 lines.<br />
First up: 3 touch screen registration monitors (30 minutes.) I winced in agony as patrons stood there entering all their personal information very slowly, talking to their friends and family, asking each other what their zip code is and how to spell their street name.  This pre-registration could easily be done on the internet prior to arrriving thus saving the first 30 minutes. Second up: The payment line, waiting in line to pay for the ride (30 minutes),just make sure you pay cash (no credit cards) and if you don&#8217;t have cash, they make money on their portable ATM next to the desk $2 per transaction.)  At this junction into the second hour of racing &#8220;hell&#8221;, I asked the cashier at the desk what the approximate wait was (She said about 1/2 hour to 45 minutes) and I also asked if you paid for multiple rides around the track, would you be able to stay in your car and ride again or would you have to get off and get in line again? (She said she wasn&#8217;t sure and would have to ask a senior cashier&#8230; the senior cashier said you have to get back in line again, just like you would expect to do at &#8220;Disney World&#8221;- bad comparison, I&#8217;ll explain later.) THIRD UP: The final circle or racing &#8220;hell&#8221;, the intolerable wait in the actual line (1.5 hours) to race for 6 minutes&#8230;However, this is where the biggest kick to the crotch came to play.  Apparantly waitind so far for now 1.5 hors wasn&#8217;t bad enough with the promise now of being the next group to finally enter the actual racing pit, but all of a sudden being informed that an unseen party was now to be given preferential track time even though there was no indication of anything of this.  A party was now going to get in line between my son and I and was now going to cutt off the line on 35 people all waiting on line&#8230;We  were assurred by the &#8220;carnie-like staff&#8221;that this was an imposition and they were sorry for it and there was nothing they could do.  This party would only add another 15 minutes more to our wait, and sorry but here some more V-17 logic, either play by our rules or leave&#8211;we don&#8217;t care.  The party did not take an extra 15 minutes it was an extra 45 minutes.  Finally at 2 hr and 15 minute mark we got on our hair nets (lice prevention from their racing helmets, put on our neck braces and we raced finally for SIX WHOLE MINUTES!!  WHOOPPEE!! the people running this place have absolutely no consideration for anyone..the almighty dollar reigns supreme and your anger needs to be checked at the door.  You need to be a silent sheep and either play by V-17&#8217;s rules or leave.  I unfortunately tried V-17&#8217;s rules and left with the feeling of nausea in the pit of my stomach after one of the worst experiences of customer service I have ever seen in my entire life&#8230;This coming from someone that was stuck on the Pirate&#8217;s of the Carribean Ride in Disney World last summer for nearly 2 hours last year after the ride became inoperable and wouldn&#8217;t move. However, the people at Disney know how to deal with the public in a humane manner, even though circumstances are not up to par.  V-17 could care less if you have had a good experience or not, just make sure you pay cash (no credit cards) and if you don&#8217;t have cash, they make money on their portabl;e ATM next to the desk.  THIS PLACE IS A TRAVESTY, I wouldn&#8217;t have an enemy of mine go there..there is not a shred of compassion amongst the staff and they really do not care about the customer experience, just the almighty dollar.  Here&#8217;s a quote from my nine year old son who just got done reading what I just wrote, &#8220;At first I was having fun just being there, then I realized the place stunk and I repeat STUNK! It was just plain bad and I was planning on my birthday party being here&#8230;I&#8217;ll never go back again!&#8221;</p>
<p>Have fun at V-17- Don&#8217;t say a I did not warn you&#8230; If you agree to this article or not I would like to see you comment below-</p>
<p>Thanks for your time.</p>
<p>And please do not compare yourself to Disney- is the horse dead yet?</p>
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		<title>By: Private Label Rights</title>
		<link>http://offmanhattan.com/2009/01/17/go-karting-near-new-york-city/comment-page-1/#comment-16357</link>
		<dc:creator>Private Label Rights</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:26:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks for the news, I really didn?t know about it yet though I normally keep my eyes wide opened.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for the news, I really didn?t know about it yet though I normally keep my eyes wide opened.</p>
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		<title>By: Me</title>
		<link>http://offmanhattan.com/2009/01/17/go-karting-near-new-york-city/comment-page-1/#comment-13657</link>
		<dc:creator>Me</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:48:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>So if im correct it cost 10.00 dollars to get in and 18.50 to rent a car all day ? please let me know... thanks</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So if im correct it cost 10.00 dollars to get in and 18.50 to rent a car all day ? please let me know&#8230; thanks</p>
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		<title>By: Jocelyn</title>
		<link>http://offmanhattan.com/2009/01/17/go-karting-near-new-york-city/comment-page-1/#comment-12714</link>
		<dc:creator>Jocelyn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi..I saw your website and it would be the type of place I would enjoy.I would like to know if you give bundle prices if we come as a group of more than 10 people.I&#039;m planning to celebrate my 18th birthday there.
                           Thank you!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi..I saw your website and it would be the type of place I would enjoy.I would like to know if you give bundle prices if we come as a group of more than 10 people.I&#8217;m planning to celebrate my 18th birthday there.<br />
                           Thank you!</p>
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		<title>By: Vincent Crossley</title>
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		<dc:creator>Vincent Crossley</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:51:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks for pointing this out! The text has been changed to make this clearer.</description>
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