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v8 drive experiance; anyone done this.

Postby fordpatto » December 2nd, 2013, 3:47 pm

ive done this twice,it was great fun :yahoo:
the instructors were realy good, especialy the 2nd one he was pushing me to go faster,
i ended up there fastest pupil on each ocasion :D
slicks have sooooooo much grip.
only bumer is having to wait to overtake slow people,but all good.
anyway here are some pics and a vid(bit long 10 mins)

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Postby easjake » December 2nd, 2013, 4:21 pm

i was given a pass for my birthday, hopefully will head down next year sometime can't wait!
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Postby GLiTurbo » December 2nd, 2013, 5:15 pm

I got a v8 race experience for my 30th last week also. Looking forward to it. I hope my instructor tells me to go faster!!
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Postby nstg8a » December 2nd, 2013, 5:40 pm

It's amazing how much brakes and suspension can change a car.

My missus bought me one as well. Good fun, just don't expect v8 supercar level performance.
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Postby SnipeZ » December 2nd, 2013, 6:12 pm

My wife bought me a 4x4 experience.
Would definitely recommend. Pretty awesome shit.


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Postby CAGS » December 2nd, 2013, 6:58 pm

Did one at Sandown a couple of years ago, absolutely awesome, braking and cornering was amazing. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Postby needfordspeed » December 2nd, 2013, 7:02 pm

I got one for my birthday but haven't used it yet because I was waiting for better weather, gonna book it soon.
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Postby ELDanny » December 2nd, 2013, 7:58 pm

Haven't done the v8 drive, but have done a rally experience.

Amazing fun, highly recommend!
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Postby EFFalcon » December 3rd, 2013, 8:12 am

Done it a couple of times.
Both Calder and Sandown.

Calder was better, they gave a bit more guidance to help you improve. pushed you deep into the brake zones etc.

Sandown was obviously a much better track, but the instructor didnt really do much.
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Postby Bipolar » December 3rd, 2013, 11:37 am

Did it at QR too Patto, though it was years ago so in an AU.

Cornering on the combo of cage, suspension and slicks blew my mind.
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Postby fordpatto » December 3rd, 2013, 6:11 pm : Bipolar Likes this post

Bipolar wrote:Did it at QR too Patto, though it was years ago so in an AU.

Cornering on the combo of cage, suspension and slicks blew my mind.


yeah i couldnt believe how i could push it in the corners.
i did mine in 09 and 11,8 laps first time/13 the next(got told id have to do the 13 in two hits,but got luky and did them all at once)
so i got to get some good laps in, brakes were fading on last lap.i ended up 2.5 seconds slower than my instrutors best time he
said i did very well :good: i had an absolute blast; best time was a 108.4
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