Name: V8 Buggy Drive - 20 Laps + 2 Hot Laps - Brisbane
Price: 579.00 AUD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.3 (10 reviews)

Highlights

Drive a V8 Buggy, getting sideways and air time
Two hot laps with a professional driver
Learn tips on control, drifting and racing

It's every boy racer's dream - V8 engine full of grunt and the freedom to drive as hard and as fast as you can. This dream can now be your reality, wannabe racers are lining up to grab the wheel of a V8 Race Buggy, an off-road buggy adventure, the only one of its kind in Australia!

What's included?

20 drive laps in a V8 buggy
Two professional hot laps
All safety equipment including a helmet
Helmet and racing overalls
Morning or afternoon tea
Certificate of completion

On arrival for your off-road racing experience you will attend a drivers briefing on the rules and track conditions.

Stage 1 – 11 Laps: You drive a real race buggy with an instructor riding along as your navigator offering encouragement and some handy tips on car control, drifting and racing over purpose built jumps. Your confidence will grow as each lap goes by and so will your speed down the back dirt straight! All of this in a powerful Toyota Lexus V8. Decked out in your full face helmet, overalls and strapped into a 5 point race harness... get ready as you're are about to have a heap of fun!!!
Stage 2 – 9 Laps: You will take what you learnt in Stage 1 and push yourself and your V8 race buggy, getting more sideways and more air time off the jump. Wow, what a rush!!
Stage 3 – 2 Hot Laps: With adrenalin still coursing through your veins climb in with a professional driver for a ride on the other side!

Important information

Session Length

This experience is only available on weekdays
Two sessions available: Morning 10am:12:30pm or afternoon 1pm-4pm
You will need to allow to be there for the whole four hour session depending on the final number of drivers in your group. This is not four hours of driving time

Guidelines

Minimum age for this experience is 12 years old
If under 18 years old, a parent/guardian will be required to sign on the child's behalf
Maximum weight is 140kg and the maximum height is 201cm
No licence is required
All passengers and drivers will need to sign a waiver of liability form prior to driving
Participants are advised to make their own insurance provisions in case of unforeseen circumstances

Cancellation

Change your booking up to 7 days before the start time of your experience
Changes are not permitted within 7 days of your experience
Late arrivals or no shows may result in you forfeiting your experience

Numbers on the Day

Maximum group size is 10 people.

Weather

In the event of rain or inclement weather your experience will still go ahead unless contacted by the experience provider. If your experience is cancelled you will be rescheduled by the provider.

Dress Code

You will be supplied with helmet and overalls. You will also need to wear closed-in shoes.

Location

This experience takes place in the Ipswich Motorsport Precinct, QLD.

Reviews

4.3

10 reviews

5 stars 6

4 stars 2

3 stars 1

2 stars 1

1 star 0

Off road buggy experience

Darryl 11 June 2025

I found the experience quite good, but just disappointed didn't get to experience the opportunity of the buggy getting off the ground as per the advertised promotions. Not sure it worth what we paid for it.

Customer Experience

Hi Darryl, your feedback is important to us, and we’re so glad to hear that you found the experience good.

15 June 2025

V8 buggy experience

Greg 11 February 2024

Great experience. The instructor was excellent, made me feel in control the whole time. The hot laps with Coops was awesome. Definitely recommend.

Exciting V8 Buggy Adventure: Fun for the Whole Fam

Amanda 6 February 2024

Looking for a unique gift? Try the V8 Buggy experience at Willowbank in Ipswich. I surprised my partner with this and it was a hit! The staff were super nice, especially to my kids. The ride was thrilling, and the free cold waters and snacks were a nice touch. We had a great day! If you want a fun adventure, give this a try!

This was only an ok experience

Bret 8 January 2024

I was gifted the V8 buggy experience for 8 laps driving plus 2 hot laps. The driving experience was only ok, the instructor was quite conservative and was very cautious, I would have had more fun with a bit more latitude. I would have appreciated doing the hot laps first to have that as part of the track learning, and to learn the lines. I guess they get a lot of different experience levels. The buggy itself looked very cool and drove fine, but the throttle response was not terrific and felt like it was only part throttle with your foot flat. 10 laps goes very quickly, especially with the first couple under strict instruction, the experience was over in 10 mins. The team there were quite well organised, I was not waiting very long and the instructions were clear. Overall I would recommend this to inexperienced drivers, but there is more fun to be had for similar value at the indoor sliding go cards for example.

BUGGY DRIVE AND HOT LAPS WAS AWESOME

Johanne 22 August 2023

AWESOME FUN!! WILL 💯 PERCENT BE DOING IT AGAIN!!!

V8 Buggy Experiance

Guy 18 July 2022

V8 buggy was cool but found the track boring and lacking in jumps and excitment. Pretty much a flat dirt circuit where you coukd drive any car on. The instructor was in my ear the hole time telling me to how to drive which put me off. He didnt shut up for the whole 10 laps. If you hit two cones on the track the session ends. These cones are close together and very narrow on the track which dosnt give you much room for error or to really put your foot down. I wouldnt recommend this experiance to anyone who can drive abit as it is lacking in excitment where you can really get into it. When l tried to put my foot down the instructor starts yelling at you to slow down. He was annoying.

RedBalloon

Hi Guy, thanks so much for your feedback - I’ve passed it through to our provider. We’re always looking for ways to improve so I really appreciate you taking the time. Thanks, Locki

21 July 2022

V8 buggy experience

Zachary 27 March 2022

The people there were so friendly and patient with me the whole experience was awesome I have 0 complaints

The buggy experience was amazing

Lachlan 12 April 2021

The v8 buggy experience with off road rush was amazing all the people were really good

Off road rush V 8 Buggy drive

Adam 29 September 2019

Had a fantastic time, I will definitely be doing it again and will recommend.

Awesome experience

mel 30 December 2018

brought this experience for my partners 30th. He had a blast and it was just as great watching him. plenty of seating and even refreshments. highly recommend it.