So I've been googling race tracks where I can drive my Honda Civic with no speed limit. Something like a track for hire.
I found a race track on Philip Island but its drive days are very limited (only 2-3/year) and I'm guessing it'll be really crowded on those days.
Most of the other places offer hiring V8 cars but its too expensive for me! I want to feel the adrenaline rush while full throttling my stock Honda :D
I'm currently living in Melbourne. My first post on the forum, please be gentle :)
Where Can I Drive My Car on High Speed (VIC) ?
Lar7ist on 07/02/2019 - 21:05
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You're a legend mate!
Any idea how much it costs to hire a track for a couple of hours?
I thought Sandown Park in Springvale can do as well. Stand to be corrected though.
Sandown park will be appartments and a new suburb by end of this year I believe.
No way?
Dont know why the neg even its the truth and even recommended by posters below but I can guess who. lol.
Yes OP. You can go to Sandown Park for the thrill.
Apparently right by our house, around 1AM.
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- your friendly neighbourhood policeman
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Stop in for a coffee, before going out driftin brah :)
try bungee jumping
I want to feel the adrenaline rush while full throttling my stock Honda
gonna be tough to handle the speed ;)
if its your own daily driver.. dont bother
go karting at a proper karting track… much much more funWhere would be the best go karting track? I tried only one within Whittlesea Funfield.
Phillip island.
It’s a scale model of the real racing track.
Or if that’s too far, Le Mann’s in DandenongThank you!
Also Ace Karts in Sunshine which is awesome
Join a club. Club days on tracks are much cheaper than private small group events.
Or do a hillclimb event.
Check out CAMS.
This. Ive had workmates take their cars up for a spin during the week.
Tampered Motorsport is having a trackday at Sandown on March 11, $230 for the day + $20 licence.
Check your car insurance to see if you’re covered whilst on track.
Check your car insurance to see if you’re covered whilst on track.
Good point to take note of.
I doubt any normal road car insurance would cover on race track though tbh.
They don't, wreck your car on track its, void void void.
Yeah no insurance on the track lol.
The cheapest way is probably with a forum or non CAMS car club/group, they often do happy laps for $40 or so - an hour on the track, no maximum hot laps allowed but you certainly travel quicker than any public road.
After that it's sprint days run by the race circuits or track days run by CAMS affiliated car clubs, which will be more like $150-$300 for a day of hot laps.
Could you maybe point me to the direction of such forum or non CAMS car clubs?
Depends where you are, what car you have & driving you like, vwwatercooled forums organise happy laps a few times a year, mostly for VW grip cars but sometimes take others. evolutionoz forums have organised a few events for Evos, including a yearly ‘nationals’ series. I think the mighty car mods guys have hosted some happy laps too, and I’ve seen some organised by the University Queensland Motoring Club. So fairly varied where you can find them. Maybe pick a circuit nearby & contact them to see if they have any happy laps events booked in & who is organising them.
Don't forget the speed cams along the princess highway on the way to geelong lol
Sandown if you're in the south east or calder of you want to drag it.
Sandown is the closest followed by Phillip Island and then Winton by distance.
Bear in mind there are different licensing systems between different racetracks.
-Sandown and Phillip Island require CAMS Level 2 Speed licence and CAMS club membership. (about couple hundred bucks per year).
-Winton can be CAMS or AASA which is much cheaper at $85 per year.
PS: Winton is a tight technical forgiving track compared to Sandon and Phillip Island. I'm scared of the Sandown concrete s bend barriers. Phillip Island is a very quick track.
Sandown is a much quicker track. The feels quicker cause of the two hairpins.
Both my regular tracks and you're dead on with that concrete rumble strip thing. It is smooth ass though, just goes against my trained road habits to stay away from curbs.
Where can I drive my electric scooter at full speed though?
Up and down your driveway
Try the local freeway.
You go much much faster if you suddenly swerve in front of a truck.
And if you cut in close enough, your nitrous tank refills a little.
Lift it off the ground while full throttle.
Do a come & try day through a cams affiliated club. Held at the island, sandown, calder etc. Your car will need to meet minimums scrutineering requirements, and you’ll get an experienced driver to show you how to actually drive your car. Around 150-250 depending on which track the day is held at. But be warned, it can lead to a lifetime of addiction to motorsport - but its worth it!
Take it out on your nearest freeway after midnight - the 110km/h speed limit should be be well over what your Civic can hit.
Top speed in a civic? That’ll take a while to get there.
Sounds like you need a runway, not a racetrack.unless he has the new FK8 type r, theres no point
I'll encourage you to check out this little beast. Make a mockery of some very expensive "faster" cars
But vtec just kicked in bro
Got that honda vtec
JDM YO
I miss the old-school VTECs… now they have some "intelligent" VTEC thing that changes the timings incrementally and far less noticeably.
controllers for that ;)
HONDA = Hold On Not Done Accelerating
but kudos for asking and not going to a public road.
Also join a honda forum. I was with a car forums for awhile, they usually get together for events, cheaper for you and also good source of data on your car
As mentioned, CAMS.
Vic Pol will no doubt be seeing you tonight with lots of coloured tickets
You want a test and tune day at any of the drag strips. Circuits also run test and tune but they are not quite as accessible to walk in drivers as drag clubs.
Basically you turn up, pay a fee, get your car scrutineered, ask for the scrutineering guidelines before hand, a stock vehicle will pass, but you may need a few slight modifications like putting the radiator overflow into a bottle so no fluid can end up on the track.
once scrutineered, you can join the queue to race. Unless you join the queue at the same time as a mate, you just run against who ever is next to you, could be granny in her citreon, could be me 9 second V8 coupe that only ever sees the track. but your really racing against yourself, trying to improve times each run. Don't stress if your next to someone completely out of your league.
If you run at calder, you may get a few runs in, and spend half the day in the queue waiting. If you run at heathcote, depending on the day, you might get a couple dozen runs in. The further out the track, the less popular, and less time waiting for your turn.
You will need a helmet, you will need to obey all directions and rules or you will be removed from the venue, great days out though.
The only issue you may find is it's slightly addictive. At first you just want to see how fast the car is, then you want to see how much faster it can be, then it's far to modified to drive on the road so it becomes a dedicated race car, better drop a few K on a trailer to tow it.
Then your too fast for street days and you need a cams licence, then you move up a class and you need a roll cage, then you are out of your league again so the car gets stripped and rebuilt and bigger this that and the other, and before you know it, your little interest in drag racing has sucked in more money than your mortgage for the year, but that's ok because methanol runs in your blood now and burning rubber is as addictive as cigarettes.Great post! username does not check out
Burwood hwy after 10pm bruh
Or the eastern after 3am
Winton. Gippsland Car Club own Haunted Hills which is a hill climb track, a lot of fun. Broadford speedway.
Test & Tune at Winton better than a come & try, too many (profanity) and cluttered track at come & try…
Keep an eye out for facebook events as these are usually how it's done now. Swinburne Motorsport, Vivid Motorsport, Modbox, Nugget Nationals.
I'm amazed by all the responses. Would like to collectively thank you all.
I'm a 90's kid so I grew up playing old NFS games. Now that I got my first "decent" job, its time to get into what I always wanted to do: a bit of motor sports. I like how some of the comments mention reality that at first it may be just a few laps then developing into a full on habit (I'm up for that - anything for passion right?)
Also some folks commenting about Autobahn, I think this was a responsible thing I did by asking where I can do what I want to do LEGALLY. Instead of racing down a highway and putting myself and drivers around me at risk.
Really appreciate all the help.
And yes, my HONDA may not be ideal for these sort of things but sometimes its about the guy behind wheel :P
Love you all Ozbargainers, and see you on the track (hopefully) :)
Join a Honda or civic forum. You'll get minimal positive responses when it comes to car enthusiasm on non-car related forums like OB.
You'll also be able to sign up to skid pan, deca and track days with other enthusiasts and learn more about your car and yourself as a driver. Plus a tonne of support when you need help with the car.Mate a Civic is not suited for track work in any way, unless it's a type R, and even then there are many better options. You would be foolish to take a Civic onto the track, it will be understeer city, you'll cook the brakes and the tyres, and you wont do the transmission any good. Driving at 180kmh is no different from driving at 100kmh in terms of sensation, and I doubt a regular Civic with its pip squeak engine will go much over that. Save your money.
I rented a Hyundai Getz and took it to the track once, had a ball. It's fun no matter the car, looks like op is just wanting to have another of a crack, and good on him.
@[Deactivated]: Haha bullshit? It's not actually, was at collie track in WA. Just because out has low power doesn't mean it isn't fun. We used to buy slow shitboxes and have demo derbys in my mates backyard as well. Speed doesn't always equal fun.
@[Deactivated]: wait til you practice the same stock low powered car and the same track for the 50th times and see your own improvement over time. It's not bullshit to achieve your personal best no matter what car it is.
Clueless, have you not seen the Jordan Cox bathurst clip?
Plenty of mates cracking low 1:40s in Civics at Winton which is plenty fast. Not seen WTAC recently?
Light, heaps and HEAPS of aftermarket support and a bucketload of fun in stock form…
Honda civics are one of the most popular track cars to buy. They're cheap, the VTEC engines can take a trashing, very light, spare parts and mods are easily sourced and thy make good daily's.
If you've ever been to a track day, you'd see them keeping up with the turbos.
A good driver starts with less power and focuses on handling and performance then moves to bigger engines and turbos
"Instead of racing down a highway and putting myself and drivers around me at risk"
aint nobody on the eastern at 4am bruh
maybe i'll bring my mustang for a drive :)
Only if it's a V8. If its an eco boost it's not much good for anything other than trips to work.
Let people drive whatever they want to the track hey
Sure, but not on the track.
233kW and 423Nm isn't good enough for the track?
That’s not a lot in a car that big and heavy
@[Deactivated]: So why comment on what others can/can't do? You must hate the excel series, and anyone that races mx5s as well?
@brendanm: No, an Mx5 is a widely tracked car. It's not a heavy Mustang with a 4 cylinder, or a budget family saloon.
@[Deactivated]: And? Excel race series? Why do you even care what someone takes to the track? Won't even say what you own lol.
@brendanm: I don’t own a track car, I don’t take it to the track because it’s not suitable. And what of the Excel race series? They should have bought an MX-5. Front wheel drives are obviously inferior on track.
5 litres of the best for all 8 of my V's :)
Your stock brakes would probably be cooked after 1 lap of hard braking on a circuit if you're going flatchat. No point if your vehicle doesn't have performance brakes.
This. Road cars aren't made for the track. Learned this when I was trying to bed my new brake pads in.
A few 60 to 0 runs and your brakes would have faded all the way to the floor
Another option - look at joining a motorkhana (if in melbourne look up group 5 motorkhana). Super fun, very cheap to enter, held quite frequently at different locations around melb. Many varied cars enter, from rally style excels, old mercs, nanna's camry, skylines, to caterhams and elises. Very supportive environment, a stock civic will give you heaps of fun too. Ignore the haters talking down your civic, full marks for wanting to give it a go and not being a knob on public roads.
Awesome opportunity if you're in Victoria - Drive Against Depression is holding a number of Tarmac Rallies. Yes, there's a speed limit of 130 but the roads are closed,and it should be plenty enough on twisty mountain roads. I would totally do it if I was in VIC. https://www.caradvice.com.au/723323/drive-against-depression…
Maybe check car forums/communities for their track days (eg JDMST, OzHonda, etc)? I used to go back when I drove an Evo and you'd see all sorts. As long as your car is roadworthy/decently maintained it should be fine. BYO helmet.
Winton motor Raceway have race days with your own cars..
I've been to couple of track days and to the 'test and tune' drags a few times.
Track days in the civic will still be heaps of fun. Karting days are also great fun - and there is no wear and tear on your car. Being in your car is next level to karting though.Drags are interesting and definitely worth trying for the experience, but i find track days more fun. [This is just my personal opinion - respect to you if prefer drags]. My S15 is better on the track where turbo lag isn't an issue (i can keep the revs up to always be on boost). Plus my suspension is set up for track which makes for more difficult launches.
Just out of interest. Your car is unlikely to get to its maximum speed on drag strip in only 400m. I would expect your trap speed to be about 140km/hr. You can probably prove this to yourself to check the distance required to get from 0 to 100km/hr. You may actually reach a higher top speed on a track -obviously this depends on the track.
Oh I ment to add - if you do a track day and they have 1/2 day or full day options. I have had waaaay too much Adrenalin after just 1/2 a day.
How do you find these track days?
I'm trying to find out but a bit confused.
Do I need a licence other than my full VIC licence to be able to drive on a track?
What options are there if I'm planning to keep it under $100 for the entire day?
Northland
Calder park