On my way home from Veterans Oasis Park in Chandler, Arizona, something caught my eye. A big building. No, it's a huge building with an even larger parking lot. And the name on the side of the building reading "ANDRETTI" with a subtitle reading, "INDOOR CARTING AND GAMES".

The only "Andretti" I know of is Mario Andretti, the American former racing driver. He is widely regarded among the most successful drivers in the history of motorsports. And he has to be enormously famous because I don't follow motorsports at all — so his fame had to be great enough to break through my ignorance.

So I parked my car — there was no problem finding a spot since the parking lot looked big enough to handle a full major league stadium's parking needs (only a slight exaggeration). The interior was full of action-packed video games — like a racing-themed "Dave and Busters". The first arcade game was entitled "Fast and Furious", a franchise of films, TV, games, and toys.

It all looked like a lot of fun but also could run through all the cash I had on me in minutes. Of course, they would be happy to take credit cards too. I decided to stick to taking photos of the exciting items I was seeing.

Next up was something entirely new to me — HYPERDECK. The description I found online reads, "Hyperdeck is an all-new immersive, virtual reality experience. Up to 4 players enter into a dynamic virtual world featuring a full-motion floor and multi-sensory effects like strong winds, heat, and earth-rattling movements. The game continues outside as spectators help or challenge players via tablets located around the exterior of the Hyperdeck stations." Looks cool.

And here we have another franchise that I am not familiar with — Asphalt Legends. If you are equally uninformed, you can see a short clip that shows a sample of the action to expect — CLICK HERE. That game has to be a lot of fun.

In addition to the racing-themed games, there is real electric go-cart racing too. Apparently, it was early for the racing to be going full tilt but the cars were lined up ready for drivers to hop in.

On the upper level, the "beginners" were strapped into their seats ready to take a test drive. I noticed that there were several tracks within the building at varying levels of difficulty — so that drivers could compete against others of approximately the same skill level. It's obviously more fun that way.

And there they go. They seemed a bit timid at first — I know I would be timid too and I've been driving regular (non-racing) cars for 62 years.

The driver of car number 74 is picking up speed and moving away from the pack...

...until he is just a blur. Parents were in the same area where I stood and were cheering on their young drivers. Obviously, it was exciting for them as well as for the kids.

Back on the first floor right next to the racing tracks, there is a winners' stand where young drivers can receive awards for their driving skills as they compete against others on the track.

The next arcade game is Minecraft Dungeons. I am familiar with the computer game Minecraft — Johnny was very much into it, building elaborate structures in a fantasy world. This version adds armor, artifacts, heroes, missions, entities, weapons (close-up and long-range), and more. This is clearly not just a simple "build a castle" type game.