Sports and Activities
V8 Race Days and Hot Laps
This has got to be the ultimate Buck's party idea for a rev head who's about to get hitched and a group of his closest friends. If you like your cars fast and your adrenalin well and truly pumped, then a day hurtling around one of Australia's many superb raceways in a finely tuned V8 has got to be high on your list of Buck's weekend activities.
If you think that a V8 race experience is the ideal event for you, there are a couple of ways in which you can get the most out of your time at the V8 racetrack. One option is a V8 race ride, sometimes called a hot lap. This is where you are a passenger in a V8 car and get driven around the raceway by someone who really knows how to make my your heart thump. You can either sit up front next to your driver, or enjoy your white knuckle V8 ride from the back seat. The great thing about being a hot laps passenger is that you can take in the full sense of speed and excitement without the distracting stress of actually driving the V8. Plus your get driven round by a driver who knows the track and how to get the most out of it. And you don't have to go alone. If you wish you can take a couple of mates with you as passengers, making it a great activity for friends looking for a big day out.
The other way to test out the corners, curves and straights of a top class raceway is to get behind the wheel of a super car yourself. Consider yourself a good driver? Well this is your chance to prove it once and for all! As part of your V8 racecar experience you'll be given thorough instruction from a knowledgeable driver, including info on gear changes, high pressure braking and how to deal with those tricky little corners. Then you put on your funky race suit, hop into your very own V8 Race Ford or Holden and are unleashed onto the raceway with your instructor by your side.
Australia has some fantastic V8 racetracks pretty much all over the country, so you have your pick of places to test out your driving skills. In NSW there's the world class Eastern Creek International Raceway, home to the V8 Supercars as well as the A1 Grand Prix, and Oran Park Raceway. Victoria has Calder Park with its tough late braking corners and the thrilling Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit. If you're over in WA, there's the tricky Barbagallo Raceway and the Northern Territory has the famous Hidden Valley Raceway. In South Australia there's Mallala Motor Sport Park with its important place in Australian V8 racing history and Brisbane has hot laps at the Queensland Raceway and V8 rides and drives at the Norwell Park race track on the Gold Coast.
The other great thing about V8 driving as a Buck's weekend option is that most raceways have fantastic spectators facilities where you and your mates can hang out and watch other members of your Buck's party do their best to tame their Supercar ad get it round the racetrack.
A V8 hot laps or driving experience is a superb day out, guaranteed to result in a few laughs and give your mate a memorable goodbye to single life.