It is harder than it looks, but it is terrible entertainment dollar value
Formula Challenge Racing, Taupo
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Ranked #17 of 19 attractions in Taupo
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At Formula Challenge, we pride ourselves at being able to deliver New Zealand's best motorsport experiences. With 15 years of experience behind us,...
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At Formula Challenge, we pride ourselves at being able to deliver New Zealand's best motorsport experiences. With 15 years of experience behind us, Formula Challenge is New Zealand’s only Qualmark endorsed provider of motorsport experiences, guaranteeing a great time whether it's as a birthday, anniversary gift or as corporate team building or client incentive day, you'll love it! The Formula Challenge racecar and driving experiences cater for everybody, from first timers with no track experience to hardened professionals, and with our fleet of V8 Holden and Ford racecars, along with the grid of Formula Challenge singleseaters and our Landrover Discoverys, we're able to fit all shapes and sizes. Come and experience one of the most sensational days of your life at Taupo, Hampton Downs or Ruapuna and you'll leave with memories that'll last a lifetime. Well, until you come back for another go that is!!
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Elton Goonan, Manager at Formula Challenge Racing, responded to this review
14 March 2012
Good morning,
Thank you for your review on Trip Advisor.
In our quest to ensure customer satisfaction, could you expand on why you feel it was terrible value for money?
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Townsville, Australia
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This was a surprise for my hubby and 15yo son, and I couldn’t miss out neither, so we all had a single seater to drive…
Couldn’t rave enough about the experience, I drove like a grandma, but hubby came 2nd out of our group…They record all the statistic on how you drove including gear changes and speeds etc..
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Taupo, New Zealand
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Took our staff and others here and one week on they are still talking about it.Cars are very easy to drive and Craig and his team make sure you are well briefed before you do your laps.
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Did the A1 (single seater) experience with my partner, we loved it and will definately go back sometime. Pluses were the excitement of driving what looks (well a bit) like an F1 car round the track at up to 160 kph, minuses were that it was too short as an experience.
Quite expensive but obviously a lot of cost goes...
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I found this attraction on the Virgin Blue website cause I've been wanting to do an F1 and/or A1 (single seater) driving experience for a while now. It takes about an hour from Rotorua to get to Taupo, and direction to the place is not hard to find at all.
It costs NZD 290/person for a 10-lap session, which includes...
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