My son and I just did this today in AZ and both of us drove the GT3's at the same time and our experience was much different. Both our instructors were great and let us unleash the cars. In fact, my instructor pushed me hard to get the most from the car. He said he felt confident in my skill after the first lap and let me go for the next 3 laps. It was a great experience.
I didn't like the instructor at first but I was being closed minded...this isn't a speedway like other tracks, look at all these tree's and shit. This guy's riding around all day with amateurs going 140mph in a rear engine rwd car... They are trying to be safe cause that shit is super expensive. An animal or tire could blow out etc. I think he did a really good job actually...and good driving too man.
Yea exactly. The instructors don't know who they are getting in the car with. I'm sure they are like that with everyone, at first at least. And most people do 3 laps. You probably need 10 to get real comfortable. My wife got me this as a gift. I have to book it
If you have a lot of driving experience and you want to hit some MPH milestone, maybe have a conversation with the organizer/instructor before hand about your goals and expectations for the drive. The negative comments here seems to forget that they're not in the car with the instructor and that the person driving the car is not them. The instructor is trained to provide the level of instructions needed to be safe as they assess the driver's ability. Some drivers don't have any experience driving supercars or being on a track so they tend to drive in their lane like they do on the streets. They don't use the whole track and racing lines. And of course they don't realized how much braking they need for the level of power, speed and cornering. It's easy to just step on the gas but to know ahead of time the next turn/corner and braking required, it will take a few laps. If the instructor sees improvements over time, they may instruct less or even encourage more aggressive play. I have no affiliation with the company.
first time you punch it and the exhaust opens up..... me: "Take my money, i need a GT3 in my life!" drove one at the porsce experience center in LA and they're so good.
I did this last weekend on the Monticello Motor Club track. I got stuck behind ALL the cars in front of me and then the Hellcat pace car. My pro kept yelling at me to brake way too early. It was a slow track due to the setup and I don't think I exceeded 100 but I did corner near max, They gave me 3 extra laps in the lambo with a better pro because I was stuck in traffic. Definitely cool and a memory but man was I road raging in the Ferrari stuck in traffic. If you don't race I think this may be great but if you have a lot of race time, threshold braking, drifting, drafting experience it may be too tame plus the risk of hurting their car. I am glad I did it and kudos to the company for watching my video and letting me go out again but next time I am in my own car ripping it up more but a little slower than the Lambo and Ferrari. I would say my Miata would keep up with most of their customers although I redline at 130.
I'd be so pissed if I had someone in the car with me yapping my ear off, grabbing the steering wheel when I'm trying to enjoy my driving experience. Sorry to say, this sucks. I loved renting a Huracan and flying up and down I-5 with it a few months ago. Much better just to rent one for the day and go race it up in mountain roads.
You nailed it with this comment! I just drove this same track yesterday in a C8 Z51 with Extreme Experience and wish I would've just rented one to drive on the back roads I normally ride my motorcycle and Z3 M Roadster on. I couldn't focus on the pleasure of driving the car at all only all these instructions I was being overwhelmed with. I wasn't there to master the track or have the best lap time. Left the event really frustrated.
I did a NASCAR Racing Experience once, which is like this but with a NASCAR. You could think of it as paying out the ass for just a few minutes of track time, or paying out the ass for a memory you'll cherish for years and years, if not forever. It's expensive as hell, but I'd say it's worth it if you can afford it.
Having grown up in a family that ran NHRA and once did 165mph in a 93 vette for an entire 45 mile drive. And regularly used to hit 160+ in various other cars I've driven on the streets. I'd be disappointed if I only hit barely 150mph. I've yet to break 200mph... we raced in the 70s with the NHRA greats, but I was still to young to drive. I looked at this driving experience since I want to break the 200mph mark. Seeing the tracks and overbearing instructors made me decide this course wouldn't be for me. The Lamborghini that they currently offer has top of 205... but I can tell they'd never let you get near that. Hell just recently I crossed what many consider "the scariest bridge in America" (youtube it theres several videos about this bridge) in a Prius, of all things, doing almost 100. It's an expanded metal grate bridge with some of the narrowest lanes you'll find on a US road (US45). m.ru-vid.comuNYsQpYZ6Co
lmao good thing I watched some youtube videos before going to these tracks. Utterly frustrating to have them give you instructions on every corner, you can't even enjoy the car. Site says no speeding limit, and here you can't even hit the pedal till they tell you. But happy for anyone who had a great time, just to me seems like a waste of money.
If I had a guy grabbing the wheel while I was trying to enjoy trying a super car I would be furious. They should never grad the wheel unless you are literally going to crash the car if they don't.
I agree. I recently drove an Audi R8 at XX, and luckily my instructor was very pleasing as well as extremely trustworthy. He pretty much let me do my thing while giving basic instructions, but if he were to interfere with my experience that I payed well over $300 for, I'd probably ask for some sort of partial refund. That is, of course, if I felt the experience was ruined.
Per Company procedure. I do not speak for the company. Not “grabbing” but holding and stabilizing wheel so the guest doesn’t flinch and possibly move the car into the path of overtaker Remember, 99.9% of have never been in a track, let alone driven a 600hp supercar. You should def try it.
@@juicecaja yeah i'd definitely want a warning for that ... i've had a number of instructors at different HPDE organizations and that's never part of the plan. this guy seems really confident and competent but that's weird. definitely seems like a racer.
if you wanna play games like that buy your own gt3. im sure you would do the same if someone was driving your gt3 like that, you’re supposed to have fun but you also gotta remember that it’s not his car and those instructors are probably nervous asf since you have no clue how much experience the driver has
You have to pay extra for insurance or you don't get to drive. Your own insurance does not work, you have to pay for their insurnace. If this is a requirement then why is basic insurance not included in the price? Also they're very good about hiding who they are. There is no address, no company, no BBB file, nothing, so if there is a problem they simply vanish. If I'm hurt while on the track, what business do I file a claim with? Very scammy. I heard about them through facebook ads. Be careful.
And even then, their insurance sucks. I remember mine only covered like 200k. The car I drove was a Lambo Huracan with extra mods, the 200k would cover like half..I'm glad I didnt crash it lol
I hope to be doing this in a corvette in five years,hopefully I will have my drivers licenses by then and hopefully 17 won’t be to young of an age because I hope to be in a real racing championship before I am 25
That first lap... I would have smacked the passenger that grabbed my steering wheel, straight in the throat!!! 🤣 But then! After I hit 150+ I would tell him to put his splash guard on, cuz I'm about to make a mess!! 😜💦🤣
First time that instrctor grabbed that wheel, my experience would have been comp'd, thats completely ridiculous. There was absolutely no safety concern, which would be the only acceptable reason for his hands to touch the wheel. Kicker...theres video proof.
He saw the driver get spooked by the wall and anticipated him veering too hard away from the wall, so he grabbed the wheel just to make sure the driver wouldn't jerk it left.
Jesus christ no wonder that instructor was making so many corrections, your driving is choppy and wreckless. Your driving wasn't fast or good. Would highly recommend you go to a racing school to learn how to drive fast if you ever plan on owning a car with any sort of handling or power.
@@GG-sp1cq yes, just like how i really wanted to break 175 MPH on the back stretch at a certain track during a SCCA event and the race logic box said 174.8 MPH, those are the breaks and it is BS when someone lies (i can see where 150 might sound catchy, but stating incorrect facts just makes the credibility go down), don't be such a whimp about it. Unlike the guy with the 1,500 HP Supra that i called out, saying that from the acceleration and other markers plus the sound of the car there is no way its making 1,500, i said it sounds more like 800-900. The guy replied, you got me, we had the boost turned down and where making 890HP during that video, and we started a nice conversation unlike your angry attempt to belittle my comment.
@@milohajek i didn't belittle you, don't twist things and play victim , but rather i said that to show you are accusing the original poster for no good reason I don't consider this a lie, and i don't think 99.999999% of the population would either. its just typical to have round numbers.. why is 2% off the actual speed that significant to you? what if a cop told you were doing 40.8 mph and not 40mph.. like that would just be weird to make a big deal of, exactly like you are doing right now In a serious competition of course it's unacceptable to round, but this is a playful helpful video and you're acting unnecessarily uptight (notice the first reply pointed out the same thing, maybe its not coincidence that both of us said this and you should think about how you come across a little?) this stuff is not worth arguing about my guy, don't be unnecessarily uptight and enjoy your day 👍
@@GG-sp1cq You missed my point, i was seriously thinking on purchasing one of these experiences but much like this one every video i have seen the instructors draw back the students at around 145-148 and to someone that has races in armature class SCCA events and pulled over 170, wanting to break at least 175 and eventually that 200 MPH magic number and then seeing these misleading videos (not just this one, but many others, several were the instructor gets pretty upset when the student pushes close to 150), that is what is upsetting to me. They claim "no restricted speed limits" yet every video i have watched so far, the driver is verbally belittled right at that 145-148 point which makes me wonder about the truthfulness of the company that runs these events. I understand that not everyone has racing experiences, or a sports car in the garage and thus should be eventually brought up to speed, but some of the drivers have mentioned that they have done track days and the like and are there strictly to experience a certain car at certain speeds. I know the Lamborghini that they run can come close to or top 200, even on their shorter straights and even the Porsche's like mine can easily hit 165 in the stretch of track they have so that is the secondary point that makes me feel deceived but the main point is that the title straight up says "Xperience 150mph Porsche 911 GT3" and it didn't get there, period. That is a fact. I also have a friend that has a sweet yellow GT3 and having been a passenger in it many times in know what it is capable of, even in ordinary drivers hands and this just leads me to my opinion which is this title and video is a lie
