For some companies go-kart racing may be replacing golf as a way to entertain clients and bring together employees. Year-round indoor tracks are being utilized by companies in major cites across the country. Some claim that an activity like this can promote greater group cohesion and teamwork.
See "Golf cart? Bah. Today's workers like to floor it.", Stacy A. Teicher, The Christian Science Monitor, March 7, 2004