Name: V8 Buggy 6 Drive Laps and 1 Hot Lap Experience - Gold Coast
Price: 280.00 AUD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.5 (76 reviews)

Highlights

Drive six laps and hold on for one thrilling hot lap
Experienced instructor communicating by earpiece
Go sideways round a track!

What could be more fun than V8 Buggy Driving?? Try the new V8 craze and drive a wild V8 off-road buggy! Wannabe racers are lining up to go crazy buggy-style! Take this opportunity to do this completely unique experience...it's like something out of a movie!

What's included?

Six laps driving the V8 buggy round a track
One extreme hot lap, driven by a professional race car drive
Helmet and Racing Overalls supplied
Morning / Afternoon tea

Get ready for the drive of your life! Upon arrival for your off road racing experience, you will attend a drivers briefing on the rules and track conditions. Then it's into the off road buggies for a drive around the track to get the adrenaline pumping! Drive a real race buggy with an instructor riding with you as your navigator. Your instructor will offer 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 as well as getting plenty of sideways turn. After completing the laps, the pro will take control of the wheel for a hot lap and show you the full capability of these incredible machines.

All of this happens in a buggy decked out with a powerful V8 engine. During the experience, you will be provided with a full face helmet, overalls and strapped into a 5-point race harness, so you are completely safe to unleash your inner speed demon!

Important information

Session Length

Please allow up to 2 hours for this experience.
Only available on weekdays

Restrictions

Minimum age is 12 years. If under 18 years old, a parent/guardian will be required to sign on the child's behalf. Maximum weight is 140kg. Maximum height is 201cm

Guidelines

No licence is required
All drivers will need to sign a waiver of liability form prior to driving

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 overalls and helmet, you will need to wear closed in shoes.

Location

This experience takes place in Alberton – half way between Brisbane and the Gold Coast just off the Pacific Motorway.

Reviews

4.5

76 reviews

5 stars 51

4 stars 19

3 stars 2

2 stars 3

1 star 1

A thrilling experience definitely coming back😁

Sarah 30 December 2025

Such a great time, we had a blast and everything went above expectations. Going to make this a regular experience for my partner and myself, great way to let of steam and come out with the biggest smile😁

Customer Experience

Hi Sarah, thanks so much for your valuable feedback. We are so happy to see you enjoyed your experience.

30 December 2025

Awesome Driving Experience

Amy 27 September 2025

Had a absolutely great morning. The team are super experienced and very encouraging. They know their stuff and it’s well worth the experience.

Customer Experience

Hi Amy, thank you for your feedback. We appreciate your kind words and are thrilled to hear about your positive experience!

7 October 2025

Great experience

Erfy 9 July 2025

It was a really fun experience, the instructions were clear and the staff were super friendly.

Customer Experience

Hi Erfy, your feedback is important to us, and we’re so glad to hear that you enjoyed your experience!

9 July 2025

The V8 Buggies were fantastic! Inc the CAN-AM....!

Ronnie 27 April 2024

Great setup by great guys,truly welcoming and friendly. Instruction to operate them was good,and not forgetting the hotlap in the CAN-AM beast was the icing on the cake for me.

Keerat

Hi Ronnie, thank you for your feedback. We appreciate your kind words and are thrilled to hear about your positive experience!

28 April 2024

Excellent

Leigh 29 December 2023

Husband enjoyed it especially the hotlaps with the instructor we booked in more hotlaps on the day.

So much fun !!

Cassie 15 December 2023

My husband surprised me with this experience and it didn't disappoint, we arrived half an hour early and the team were so friendly and accommodating. Driving was so much fun and my instructor gave clear and encouraging instructions that gave me the confidence in driving harder and faster each lap. The hot lap was awesome, so much adrenaline such a great experience highly recommend it.

Great time for those wanting an adrenaline hit

Michael 1 July 2023

A great experience. The staff were very friendly and welcoming. Would do it again in a heartbeat.

V8 Buggy was AMAZING !

Di 9 December 2021

From the time we arrived we felt the adrenaline of this experience building. Staff were so helpful and full of knowledge. Always encouraging to go outside our comfort zones. So much fun, can't wait to go back.

V8 Buggy Experience was wicked

Sam 27 March 2021

This was such a good experience, they were accommodating and attentive! Was well worth the time and effort.

The V8 Buggy was amazing

Traci 26 January 2020

I gifted my son a V8 Buggy driving experience for his 13th Birthday and he loved every minute of it. The hospitality shown by the owners was second to nothing making the whole experience sensational. We would definitely recommend this experience to any fast moving car enthusiast