V8 Race Car Driving, Sydney
V8 Race Car Driving, Sydney
Written by Martin Style Wednesday, 13 January 2010 00:25
I'm not sure why the anticipation of getting into a V8 car and onto a race track made me very nervous but it did. Maybe it was because I hadn't driven a manual for a while and stalling in front of onlookers would be extremely embarrassing or perhaps it was the fear that I would be driving like a geriatric compared to everyone else.
Nevertheless, I turned up to the racetrack. Unfortunately, because it had been raining in the morning, there was quite a long delay as they needed to dry the track before getting through all the people that had been booked for the day. The waiting definitely wasn't good for the nerves.
After a couple of hours, I finally got to the training room where an instructor would basically tell you what to expect. After telling you some basics, he showed us a map of the track and told us where to brake and what gear to be in at every point. It was a lot to remember and getting on the track was even more daunting.
Once the training session had finished, we were able to suit up. Then we had to pose for our photo in a staged car, which seemed very fake as it wasn't even the car that we were driving. We then had to choose whether we wanted to drive a Holden (the Australian version of Vauxhall or Opel) or a Ford. The rivalry between the car makes in Aus seems deep rooted. I ended up in the Holden line as it was much shorter and I didn't really care.
The car that I was to drive pulled in and I walked onto the track only to be greeted by a smug looking technician. "Nervous?", he asked. "Shut up", I thought. Then he managed to settle my nerves a little by telling me not to worry. He then helped me into the drivers seat and I found an extremely energetic instructor next to me. As I pulled away (without stalling), the tension lifted and as I realized that the instructor would scream instructions to me all the way through, it was pretty easy. Even easier than normal driving on the road as I didn't even have to look behind me as the instructor would do all of that.
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I just love to watch race car..but I never ever got a chance to watch...your blog is very nice interesting..
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Race Cars
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Really Breathtaking
With this kind of speed, I could say it is really breathtaking to have. I could vision how fast you go and enjoying the speed you've attained.
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Wow... chase the race..
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Formula 1
Our kids (two boys) are crazy about F1.
PS Bookmarked you site.
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Awesome!
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Awesome!
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