I cashed in my birthday present voucher - 5 laps in a V8 Supercar.

Well, not quite a V8 Supercar, but cars specced for the development series. The drive is done with an instructor sitting with you giving you gear change, braking points and lines. You can get pretty quick pretty quickly.

All I can say is 5 laps is not enough !

Here are some photos:

Dummy Grid
http://www.ls1gto.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=51868&d=1171193788

Suiting Up
http://www.ls1gto.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=51869&d=1171193819

The Official Photo
http://www.ls1gto.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=51870&d=1171193848

Belting In
http://www.ls1gto.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=51871&d=1171193872

On the track (3rd car) flat out in 3rd gear
http://www.ls1gto.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=51872&d=1171193892

Flat out in 4th (about 130mph)
http://www.ls1gto.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=51873&stc=1&d=1171194891

Back into the pits
http://www.ls1gto.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=51874&stc=1&d=1171194802

http://www.ls1gto.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=51875&stc=1&d=1171194850

Cool, isszy. Did you learn anything?

Yeah, I learnt I'm not very good at getting 'racing' close to the car in front. I leave 2 seconds to the car in front on the road, but that doesn't work on the track.

I pretty quickly found that the suggested braking markers were too far from the corner, but with an instructor siting next to you it is hard to experiment too much.

Too bad we don't have the V8 supercar style of racing in the US. I'd watch that stuff religiously. Plus, I'd be waiting for a high performance driving school to offer drives in cars like that. Looked like tons of fun Isszy.

Gosh, isszy!! That looks like a hell of alot of fun!! I am glad that Holden takes racing seriously because it means the G8 will be a "kick ass" car when it arrives here in the USA.:us_flag:

Sweet!!!!!!!!!!!! Must have been a blast.

lucky b@stard... Was that at Calder???
I hope they do something like this at the creek or oran park my birthday is not until june so the missus has time to save up..

Sounds like it was a lot of fun:popcorn2:

Too bad we don't have the V8 supercar style of racing in the US. I'd watch that stuff religiously. Plus, I'd be waiting for a high performance driving school to offer drives in cars like that. Looked like tons of fun Isszy.

we have speed world challenge. its the closest thing i can think of, but definitely not the same. I agree, i would love to see it.

lucky b@stard... Was that at Calder???
I hope they do something like this at the creek or oran park my birthday is not until june so the missus has time to save up..

Yeah at Calder - have a look at www.v8race.com or www.freemanx.com.au

Good luck to you Isszy.........i am envious. I would be just as happy having Skaife drive for a couple of hot laps of Bathurst.

ok Olly, you win - Skaife at full noise around Bathurst I don't think you could name a price for. I am green with envy.

Yeah at Calder - have a look at www.v8race.com or www.freemanx.com.au

Thanks for that mate they do it at eastern creek so I've already started dropping hints about it..

Yes and the inside car noise - straight cut gears in the gearbox, etc.

Did you get bruising from the crutch strap??

Looks like you had a blast, Isszy!
Good on ya!!