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V8 Race Car Driving - 5 Laps Ford or Holden - QLD Raceway

Highlights

  • Five exhilarating drive laps in a real V8 race car on a real race track
  • Communicate with your instructor through a headset
  • Bring spectators to watch you blister around a championship race track

Find speed as you blast around Queensland Raceway in a real V8 race car with five drive laps and in car instruction from a professional race car driver.

What's included?

  • Five drive laps around Queensland Raceway
  • In car instruction from a professional race car driver
  • Use of race suit, helmet, V8 race car
  • Pre drive tuition
  • Photo of your experience

After sign in, you'll undergo a thorough pre drive tuition, covering information on the handling of the car, cornering, braking and the track map to ensure you get the most out of your drive safely. You'll gear up in your race suit and helmet before meeting your in car instructor and getting strapped into the driver's seat. Then, you'll take advantage of the no speed limit as you gun it down straights and conquer corners at incredible speeds.

You'll be in ongoing communication with your in car instructor through the headset to ensure you're fast and safe during the five lap session. Spectators will love watching the high speed action from the pit lane, so remember to bring them along! By the session's end, you'll be surprised at how easy it is to drive a real V8 race car. You choose between Ford or Holden cars.

Important information

  • Please allow two to three hours for this experience, including the briefing and driving
  • Sessions available every half hour from 8.30am to 1pm
  • Race days are held throughout the year on specified dates

If you have a concern with respect to health issues, especially shortness of breath, it is recommended that you seek professional advice from your family doctor before commencing this experience.

  • Participants must be at least 18 years and hold a Learner's Licence with a minimum 50 hours log booked
  • You will be required to sign an indemnity form prior to participating in the experience
  • All minors must be accompanied by a parent and/or legal guardian on the day
  • A current photo ID for both the passenger (student ID) and parent will need to be shown along with proof of guardianship, ie Medicare card
  • If the experience is cancelled by Queensland Raceway, all bookings are to be rescheduled to a new date
  • Balaclavas can be purchased on the day for $10
  • Maximum height of 194cm
  • Minimum height of 135cm
  • Maximum weight limit is 120kg
  • All cars are Manual with both Holden and Ford cars available
  • Participants who arrive on the day of their experience and do not adhere to these guidelines will forfeit their experience
  • If you normally wear spectacles, it is essential that they are soft frames and face fitting to ensure that they fit inside the helmet, contact lenses are not a preferred option as they often become dislodged
  • Change your booking up to 14 days before the start time of your experience
  • Changes are not permitted within 14 days of your experience
  • Late arrivals or no shows may result in you forfeiting your experience

The briefing will be held in a group of approximately 15 to 20 people.

Spectators will love watching the high speed action from the pit lane, so remember to bring them along!

The drive may be interrupted or cancelled due to inclement weather as driving at high speed on a wet track can be dangerous. Please contact the experience provider to confirm the status of the day. In the case of your drive being cancelled due to weather, your experience will be rescheduled.

Wear comfortable clothing as the race suit will need to go over any clothing you choose to wear. Fully enclosed, flat soled shoes (normal runners are fine), long sleeves and long pants are required.

There is a phone mount on the dash of the car that you can put your own mobile phone in, to record your experience!

This experience is located at Queensland Raceway, 133 Champions Way, Willowbank QLD 4306.

Reviews

4.0
9 reviews
5 stars 6
4 stars 0
3 stars 1
2 stars 1
1 star 1

Slightly disappointing

Liam 1 June 2026

The wait time for the laps was very very long and I only did three laps when I paid for five so I’m not sure what was going on there and the car was not as expected a bit old and rundown a lot of money and I expected a lot more but the team of people were very kind and nice

Customer Experience

Hi Liam, thank you for sharing your feedback, we’re sorry to hear this didn’t meet expectations, though it’s great the team were kind and welcoming. Please reach out to us with your booking details so we can look further into this for you.

1 June 2026

Recommended

V8 driving

Ian 24 February 2026

Had the best day and experience. Everything was perfect and a real adrenaline rush. Thanks to the team at Willowbank.

Customer Experience

Hi Ian, your feedback is valuable to us, and we're happy to know you had a great experience. Thanks for sharing!

24 February 2026

Recommended

v8 experience

jason 20 November 2025

was amazing. 2nd time and believe it gets better the more u do it

Customer Experience

Hi Jason, it's great to hear about your positive experience. Thank you for sharing your feedback!

23 November 2025

Recommended

V8 Driving Experience - tick for the bucket list

Frank 1 September 2025

Absolutely fantastic! The venue, the staff, the cars, the noise, the experience - an all-round brilliant experience.

Customer Experience

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

1 September 2025

Pretty disappointed - 5 laps but only got 3 laps

Angela 16 July 2025

This was purchased as a gift for me; my dream to drive a race car, and a Mustang at that! Anticipation was high, but I was really let down when the instructor only gave me 3 laps instead of 5 laps, as per the gift voucher purchased. It seems I wasn’t the only one ripped off though, as I overheard two other drivers commenting about the same thing. I wouldn’t recommend this experience at all.

Customer Experience

Hey Angela, thanks for your feedback. Great customer experience is incredibly important to us so we're deeply sorry to hear your experience has fallen short of expectation. We'd love to get a better understanding of what went wrong so we can improve. Could you please email us with your voucher details at info@redballoon.com.au, we'd be happy to help.

16 July 2025

Recommended

V8s leaving you wanting more

Amy 26 June 2025

Loved this so much!!! Every single person that works there is amazing, helpful, caring and do a great job!! The drivers and navigators are second to none. Wish I had done more than 8 laps!!!

Customer Experience

Hi Amy, thank you for your kind feedback. We're so happy to hear you enjoyed your experience!

26 June 2025

Not as good as it is hyped up to be.

Chris 23 June 2025

The V8 Race Car Driving Experience was purchased for me as a gift and I was very excited to go along. When I got there it was very different to what I remember seeing many years ago when my dad had gone. Essentially, it seemed like everyone was in a hurry to get you in and out in the quickest way possible. Now the staff weren’t rude as such, just very impersonal, starting from the check in, the little room to check in was busy and loud, the staff don’t mention anything about possibly upgrading your car from a regular ford or Holden V8 to a Camaro or Mustang (which I did do) it was just a very quick tick and flick and off you go kind of feel with too much merchandise to comfortably fit everyone, the young mam that was doing the “driver briefing” was quick, the room of about 20 people were essentially told don’t crash on this corner, brake here, here, and here and listen to your instructor, then off to the helmet table. The older man at that table was in desperate need of another helper or two and was very friendly while trying to be as quick as the people needed him to be. There is no need to wear the racing suits if you are in long clothes, just put a helmet on them herd on over to your waiting area, there is about 20 chairs in each section and the process is that you sit and wait and as each person takes their turn we all move up one seat until you are in the next turn spot. They staff coordinating who goes where are very quick, there is little to no talking other than the basics of “you, over here” as I was getting buckled into the drivers seat, I was told to “take it easy as your instructor isn’t feeling well today” then given a basic rundown of the hearing and what gears to use in what area of the track. Driving was pretty fun, there are mobile phone holders on the dash you can place your phone into to record (a 360 camera on the roof would be a great idea) as I am driving the instructor gave basic commands, gear up, gear down, brake hard, turn in/out. Pulled into pit lane and almost as quick as I am trying to get out, the next person is being pushed into the car. And just like that it’s over and I return my helmet to then head home. Was it cool to drive the car? Yes, was it amazing and something I would recommend to anyone? No. It cost close to $400 in total (upgrade of $100 included) and it was a very unimpressive experience. If they were to spend a little longer and make it feel a little more personal and not just a herd of cattle being pushed into and out of a car, it would have been a much better experience. So no, I would not recommend this particular experience to anyone who values their time as it didn’t feel like this company valued mine.

Customer Experience

Hi Chris, I am sorry to hear that you didn't fully enjoy your V8 drive. I’ve passed your valuable feedback through to our experience operator. We’re always looking for ways to improve, so I really appreciate you taking the time to provide your honest feedback of your experience.

23 June 2025

Recommended

Unforgettable experience

Jacinda 28 October 2024

An experience i will never forget. I highly recommend this experience for anyone that is wanting to try it. It was a present for my 60th birthday, I only wish that there were more drive laps.

Customer Experience

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

28 October 2024

Recommended

V8 experience

David 23 June 2024

Awesome definitely go for hot lap with race car driver, was better than driving yourself which is also pretty good.

Keerat

Hi David, your feedback is valuable to us, and we're happy to know you had a great experience. Thanks for sharing!

23 June 2024

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