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Off-road racing experiences put you in the driver's seat of a V8 buggy, a Can-Am or a Subaru WRX rally car on a dirt circuit built for jumps and slides. An instructor coaches you through your laps, then a professional takes you round for a hot lap. The page also covers guided 4WD drives along beaches, dunes and bush tracks.
In an off-road racing experience, you slide a V8 buggy sideways over dirt jumps while an instructor talks you through each corner by earpiece. You drive your own laps first, then a professional takes the wheel for a hot lap with you in the passenger seat. Several sessions take groups of up to 10, so a whole crew can book together.
Ipswich Motorsport Precinct sits at Willowbank, 40 minutes south-west of Brisbane. The Subaru WRX Rally Car Driving Experience gives you six laps in a turbocharged WRX, and the V8 Buggy Drive stretches to 20 laps and two hot laps. Over at Alberton, between Brisbane and the Gold Coast, the Turbo Race Buggy 8 Drive Laps + 1 Hot lap runs at 10am and 1pm on weekdays.
Perth drives run at Wanneroo Raceway, mostly on selected weekends, with starts at 8.30am, 11am, 2pm and 4.30pm. The Can-Am Maverick X3 Extreme gives you eight laps behind the wheel and a hot lap with a pro. The V8 Trophy Truck is a race-built truck with a Can-Am hot lap to finish, and the Subaru WRX options run from four to 12 laps.
Geelong Motorsport Park at Avalon hosts the Melbourne sessions, each one a block of up to two hours at the track. The V8 Buggy 20 Drive Laps and 2 Hot Laps is the longest drive, with purpose-built jumps to drift over. The WRX 8 Laps + V8 Buggy 8 Laps + 2 Hot Laps splits your laps between a V8 race buggy and a WRX turbo rally car.
Tailem Bend is about an hour's drive from Adelaide, and its circuit is where the V8 Buggy 10 Drive Laps and 2 Hot Laps and the Turbo Can-Am Buggy 12 Drive Laps and 2 Hot Laps run. South Australia also has slower 4WD days. The Sunset 4WD to Chace Range with Drinks & Nibbles climbs through the Flinders Ranges near Hawker and ends with canapés and a glass of sparkling wine or beer.
Colo Park Off Road Racing Circuit at Colo Heights has a session for people who can't pick a favourite. Drive 3 Off Road Race Cars puts you in a V8 Tatum race buggy, a Yamaha YXZ and a Subaru WRX for six laps each, then two hot laps in the car of your choice. The Guided 4WD Stockton Beach Driving Experience starts at Anna Bay and teaches beach driving and vehicle recovery over three hours.
If lap times don't interest you, the 4WD Introductory Course runs a full day at Mount Cotton in your own vehicle with an accredited 4WD master trainer. The 4WD Sand Driving Training Course covers tyre pressures and recovery on the Noosa North Shore. Guided drives to Port Lincoln's dunes and Esperance's beaches are on the page too.
Most people never get the chance to sling a V8 buggy round a dirt track, so the gift is a first. Many tracks run on selected weekends only, and the Ipswich track welcomes spectators, which turns a birthday into a day out for the whole group.
A RedBalloon gift voucher lets them choose the track, the vehicle and the date. It is valid for five years and arrives by email, either instantly or scheduled for the day.
You drive a buggy, UTV or rally car around a purpose-built dirt circuit with an instructor coaching you by intercom or earpiece, then ride along for a hot lap with a professional driver. The V8 Buggy Drive at Ipswich is a popular choice for a first go: 10 laps and two hot laps, with no licence required.
Tracks run at Ipswich and Alberton in Queensland, Wanneroo Raceway in Perth, Geelong Motorsport Park at Avalon, Tailem Bend in South Australia and Colo Park in New South Wales. Several sessions run on selected weekends only, so check the dates on each product page before choosing a track.
The minimum driving age is 12 at the Ipswich, Gold Coast and most Perth sessions, and 16 at Geelong Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, Colo Park and in the Perth V8 Trophy Truck. Hot-lap passengers at the 16-plus tracks need to be 10 or older. Weight limits run from 120kg to 150kg, depending on the vehicle.
Helmet and racing overalls or a race suit are supplied, along with a safety briefing and an instructor. The Ipswich buggy sessions add morning or afternoon tea and a certificate of completion, and the Ipswich WRX sessions add an intercom.
The tracks are purpose-built and a coach rides with you. Rally cars at Ipswich are manual, but instructors teach the basics on the day. The Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney sessions apply a zero alcohol and drug policy to every driver, and everyone signs a waiver before driving.
Off-road racing adds buggies, UTVs and the V8 Trophy Truck to the Subaru WRX, and many sessions mix a buggy and a rally car in one booking. If a WRX is all you want, the rally driving experiences page is the better place to start.
Yes. The Gold Coast, Perth, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney sessions list a maximum group size of 10, and the Ipswich track welcomes spectators, who should bring their own refreshments because there's no catering.
Yes. The introductory 4WD course is a full day in your own registered, road-worthy vehicle, and it needs a valid driver's licence. The sand driving course teaches tyre pressures and recovery in soft sand along the Noosa North Shore.
Gravel and a rally car belong to rally driving, and sideways on bitumen is drifting. The V8 supercar experience page covers tarmac laps; go-karting is the smaller option for a group, and quad bikes keep the dirt but shrink the vehicle.