Gold Coast Motor Sports
The Holden Performance Driving Centre is a facility purpose-built for visitors to test and improve their driving ability. Featuring a 2km training circuit, skid pan and a full fleet of vehicles, V8 Superschool offers driver training and the opportunity to take 'hotlaps' in a V8 SS Commodore.
The track also boasts the only mechanical turn tables in the Southern Hemisphere, which allow the simulation of oversteering. An off-road four wheel drive training course is also a feature of the centre.
Bookings are essential.
| Where: | 75 Norwell Road, Norwell (off the Pacific Motorway - exit 45). |
| Phone: | +61 (0)7 5546 1366 |
| Website: | v8 Super School |
The Dick Johnson Racing complex is a purpose-built race facility including a race museum and retail store.
The race museum is home to cars and other memorabilia that has featured in Dick Johnson's racing career and will appeal to all V8 Supercar fans. View the Dick Johnson Racing team preparing the current V8 Supercar and Development Series race cars for the next race meeting. Tours of the workshop are conducted four times a week, showcasing operations of a V8 Supercar team.
The race shop stocks exclusive Dick Johnson Racing merchandise, Warner Brothers merchandise and FirstRock and V8 Telecom race team merchandise. There is also a wide range of unique model cars, DVDs, books, flags and stickers to tempt racing enthusiasts.
| Where: | 10 Emeri Street, Stapylton. |
| Admission: | Entry to the museum and race shop is free. Workshop tours will incur a charge. |
| Phone: | +61 (0)7 3287 0100 |
| Website: | Dick Johnson Racing |
Visit Le Mans Kart Racing and feel the adrenalin rush of racing around the 700 metre, 20 corner racetrack.
Race with Sprint Karts and Super Karts and try to beat the 57 second lap time and graduate to a more powerful Mean Machine.
Dual Karts are available for younger children.
Featuring night racing on Thursday nights (booking essential), Le Mans is a high octane, extreme sports challenge.
| Where: | 232 Old Pacific Highway, Pimpana (Pacific Highway - exit 54). |
| Phone: | +61 (0)7 5546 6566 |
| Website: | Le Mans Kart Racing |
