above: The expanded multilevel racetrack at RPM Raceway is just one highlight among a series of revamps that debuted in November and December.
Birthday parties, corporate events and rainy afternoons just got a little extra vroom, vroom, vroom. In November, RPM Raceway StamfordRPM Raceway Stamford reopened to a crowd of game-loving kids and grown-ups, including Mayor Caroline Simmons. Guests enjoyed the results of the months-long, extensive reno that includes the star of the venue—a new supercharged, multilevel 1,800-foot mega-track (one of the longest in the US) converted from the two pre-existing flat tracks and with new LED lighting.
The discerning tween set thinks the 100,000-square-foot entertainment center scored a win.
“I like how the racetrack is bigger, and that they added ramps. I think the cars got faster, too,” says Jude Gagnon, 8.
Teddy Chute, 10, no stranger to racing at the previous RPM, agrees, “I thought it was really cool that they designed the second floor for the racetrack. It’s a longer ride, which was really fun.”
LED lights get racers in the zone.
Upon entering the party he and friend Anderson Moore, 9, took two spins in a row on the mega-track, which can accommodate 25 racers. “The racetrack was good because you actually felt like you were racing in real life. The lights, the up and down, all of it,” he says.
In addition to the expanded speedway and hairpin turns, RPM also premiered new arcade games, a Gel Blaster arena and augmented reality darts. The Bar & Grill also unveiled its new food and beverage menu, which includes gluten-free and vegan options along with a slate of specialty cocktails.
Will speed hounds and gamers flock to the upgraded West Ave. mainstay? The younger set thinks so.
“I like that the track was longer. The variety of the arcade games is great. I can’t wait to go back,” says Theo Gagnon, 10.
