The Motorsport Lab-Ferrari Agility Experience

1. The waivers you have the option to pay for run up to thousands of dollars.
2. you are not obligated to buy the waivers, but they reserve the right to charge your credit card up to 3 months down the road for any repairs needed to the car. Basically when the car needs new tires they go through the list of people who didn’t get that waiver and charge each person so they don’t have to pay to maintain their car.
3. You would think the cost would be a more personal experience, and when they state 3 laps in the car you would get 3 laps around a track. Wrong. You have to show up 30 – 45 minutes early, there are dozens of people in the same time slot and you get 3 laps or about 90 seconds around a parking lot. is you go over 6500 rpm they charge you $ 1000; over 8000 rpm another $ 1500.
4. Basically it is a big, shady, waste of money just so you can say you «drove» a expensive car. My recommendation? Go to a dealership in a nice suit and test drive a car there. At least you will know what to expect, and wont be snake oiled out of hundreds of dollars.

I can’t recommend this company enough ! Read all the reviews and realise a few things :
— It’s autocross/​solo which is an agility event — you will likely be driving in the car under 3mins on a controlled coned course likely in a mall carpark (mine was in Southland Mall, Hayward for an SF experience so easy to find plenty of parking.
— There’s mandatory paperwork and optional waivers (these cars are worth hundreds of thousands of dollars). I opted for no waivers and had no problem.
— you supply a creditcard for an imprint for any damage and then get it back at the end (if you don’t total the car lol)
–Before you drive you do a walk around like a rental car and mark damage and wear.
I received mine as a gift from my awesome wife as a christmas present at a greatly discounted rate (~$ 100) over the ~$ 500rrp. After reading the reviews here I knew waivers were not required as the instructors say when you attend for your experience.
My instructor Gerard who rode with me for the 4 laps was awesome. A very friendly bloke who helped me get the most from my experience in the F430. While the Lambo has slightly more bling factor the F430 is a faster machine on this type of course (0 – 60 in 3.7s).
As with all autocross/​solo you drive around an open flat coned course one car at a time as fast as your ability will take you staying within the cones. I managed under 2mins for 4 laps which was perfect for me having never driven autocross or a Ferrari before :)
I grinned every second :)
The experience came with HD incab video included with a supplied sd card that caught the moment with limited sound really well. Perspective is from a pretty standard spot — behind the driver and passenger looking out the windshield
We arrived 30mins early as advised and got to drive with the first 5 people.
They encourage you to clap for every driver as everyone is there to have fun and the vibe is great.
There is promo clothing available.
For $ 30 you can take your own car on the course when the day is done if you want to.
The F430 had partial assist/​sport mode engaged (anti slip, skid) so you don’t get it too out of shape.
The F430 was a manual paddle gearshift with no clutch pedal. After you shift into 2^nd gear you stay there until you stop.
If you show you can handle a car your instructor will encourage you to drive faster — obviously stay within your ability. Also if you aren’t keen on driving you can go as a ride along and they let rip with you as a passenger which was great to see. passengers exiting the vehicle with huge grins.
I tipped Gerard $ 20 as he was so awesome but there was no tip-​shaming or similar as was mentioned in other comments.
The short pre-​drive meeting covers everything you need to know, introduces your instructors, explains the paperwork and how very few problems they have had with people crashing cars (mainly body damage from run over cones or bad gear selection).
There’s was no limit on pics or footage from outside the car so snap away.
My only improvement would be a easy to find mobile number for any clarifications as we got voicemail and no returned call on the day from the number on the website.
Overall a very reasonably priced & professionally run & experienced outfit which I would highly recommend to anyone.

Buyer beware!
This is for the Ferrari/​Lamborghini driving experience in Milpitas, CA in 2015.
This is a slow drive in a parking lot. Not at all thrilling or exciting.
Before you drive, you sign ridicuous waivers that say that they will automatically charge you $ 1500 if the rpm goes above 6500.
You need to agree to waive all your rights and they also reserve the right to charge you for repairs up to 3 months after your slow speed experience in a parking lot.
Too many upcharges for insurance and a «recommended gratuity» of $ 100+

I had a great time. I bought my tickets via Groupon for $ 89. The normal price for this package is supposedly $ 549. But when I arrived to register, they were selling tickets for $ 100. During registration, a time stamp will be written on a provided wristband. The time stamp will dictate the order in which people will drive.
When you start driving, the instructor will either shift the car from first to second for you, or instruct you to shift to second right when you start. From there, you must stay in second gear throughout the entire session. This makes it more difficult to downshift and power out of a turn. But it was still fun.
I personally preferred the Ferrari over the Lambo for a small tight course like this. Being much lighter, the Ferrari just felt more nimble. Acceleration in second gear seems more responsive as well. With the Lambo, there was a bit of a lag when I floored it coming out of the turns. The Lambo is an all wheel drive, so you could probably be more aggressive on the turns.
The course description states 3 laps. But we actually got 4 laps. The first lap is provided to give you an overview of the course. But you can put the pedal to the floor on the first lap and the instructor will not mind. And if you really want more seat time, you can go real slow on the last 50 yards back to waiting area. If the instructor tells you to speed up, just tell him you are too scared or something. :-) Just kidding. Bear in mind, people are waiting for their turns.
Like the previous reviewer stated, don’t bother buying any of the insurance items. It is nearly impossible to damage the car with such a small course combined with staying in second gear.
The instructors are friendly and provide guidance while you are driving. I tipped each one $ 20 and they seemed pretty happy. I figured if each student tipped $ 20, it would be a pretty good day for them. There is a form to fill out in which you can enter the amount of tip you want to give. But I just wrote «cash» in the form and personally gave the tip to the instructor when we were in the car.
I hear there is a place in SoCal where you can drive exotic cars on an actual race track if you are interested in taking your driving experience up a level.

I have just come back from one of their events in Milpitas, CA and I had an absolute blast. I actually won the voucher at a charity auction yet after reading the reviews I seriously debated whether I would go. I only decided to attend the night before. And, boy, I am so glad I did.
All the scare about insurance, revs and tips etc… seem totally overblown. And now I think about it I have yet to see a review where anyone has actually been charged some extortionate amount (or any amount for that matter) for any damage to the cars or fined for going over the RPM. Having seen the operation, it is obvious that the insurance and disclaimers are just there to protect the cars from lunatics trying to wreck them. If you’re just a regular punter coming to drive the cars hard and have some fun you will be absolutely fine.
For me, all the people who ran the event were decent, friendly guys who genuinely wanted everyone to have fun. Paul was the organizer, Ryan ran the registration with Kevin and Chuck the drivers. Every one of them was a top man — helpful, welcoming, just good people. And Kevin and Chuck let you do what you gotta do in the cars (within reason!).
Admittedly, I did spend more than I expected when there. I was initially down for 3 laps in the Ferrari but upon arrival (after seeing the cars and feeling the fun vibe) I upgraded to do 3 in the Lambo as well (heck, why miss out!). However, after doing the first 3 laps in the Ferrari I upgraded again to do another 3 laps in both cars (thus 6 laps in both cars total though I cut a deal on the price). But, my goodness, it was absolutely awesome. Like many who come to events like this I have never driven a top sports car before and that is why I decided to open the wallet more than maybe I thought I would. Perhaps first and last time I’ll ever get in such cars. It was exhilarating, eye-​opening and just a great experience.
I went early on Friday morning and so there were only 5 of us to drive in our slot (between 9 and 10am) and so that was great. There was obviously no wait at all. I arrived at 8.55 am and was driving a Ferrari at 9.15am. Oh yes! I stayed later to take some videos and the 10am slot was busier (about 15 people) but they all got their turn within 30 minutes.
Yes, you don’t need the insurance. I did buy a couple of the options (tyres/​rims, scratch) but only because I knew it was a one-​off and that I was going to go for it on the track. I wanted peace of mind. There was no hard sell at all. You tip at the end (back at the desk away from the drivers) and so I felt free to give whatever. None of the guys seemed to give it a second thought — just my impression.
Summary
Pros: 1. You get to bomb around in Ferrari and/​or a Lamborghini!
2. All the people who ran the event (they seem to differ from place to place) were all genuinely decent guys.
3. The whole process was so easy. Register, briefing (3 minutes), explore the cars if you like, drive.
4. It was fun. Everyone I was with had a great time and we all left smiling (and slightly shaking from the adrenaline).
Cons: 1. Yes it is a very small track in a parking lot.
2. You really need 6 laps to get a proper feel for the car.
3. It is not cheap.

I would urge everyone to be very cautious with this outfit. They have things setup to operate these vehicles with little to no cost to them by putting off repairs/​maintenance on the customer. A contract in this regard is a signed agreement that excludes the consumer of any legal right in this case. Proof of insurance at time of arrival on your behalf is totally irrelevant, your insurance company will not cover damages to these cars, much less protect you from these individuals pursuing you for damage costs. If you want to verify this, search the Internet for repair or a basic oil change cost for a Ferrari 430. I have a friend who had a terrible experience and had to pay an astronomical amount for a rim repair for the lambo. This outfit is not BBB accredited, so their ethics or lack thereof can’t be validated. My advice, spend your money elsewhere, and never, Ever put your name on a contract without having legal protection of your own!!!

Don’t listen to all the negative reviews. I drove the F430 in Ann Arbor last weekend and it was a blast. None of the «insurance» items are at all necessary. It’s impossible to go over 6,500 RPM as you’re in literally in second gear the entire time. Also, the cones are about 3 inches tall so it would be nearly impossible to scuff the paint in the unlikely event you hit. I watched 40 or so people go ahead of me with not a single incident.
I’m giving them minus one start for being such a short circular track. I thought there would be more twists and turns or a longer straight away. Top speed is around 60 MPH.
A $ 20 tip for the instructor is fine for 1 minute and 30 seconds of work. That was the norm. Also, not sure what the other people were talking about, but there were no taxes due when I arrived.
Overall, I’d say go for it if you can get a discounted rate, but no way I’d pay $ 650 for it.

Look at the drive preperations BEFORE you sign up. There was $ 190 of extra insurance coverage, $ 40 of taxes and a recomended gratuity of $ 135 for the driver all on a $ 129 inital cost.
I canceled my appointment after reading this.

I’m rating the event at Washington Sate hold by The Motorsport Lab since I don’t see the event at WA in Unilocal up for review and don’t know how to create one. It’s from the same company so the rating should make sense.
Firstly the lap is so small in parking lot, not in race car track. You only drive literally one and half minutes.
Secondly you have to sign terrible contract that charges you $ 1000 automatically if RPM goes above 6500, additional $ 1500 if RPM goes above 8000 for any reason. $ 9000 a day if you have accident that makes the car not able to serve. Also funny thing in the contract is that if you sue them you have to sue at MA. All kinds of terrible stuff makes people feel really nervous instead of exciting.
Third due to overbooking (over 30 people in one hour for two cars) and bad organizing, you’ll wait long long time. (or maybe because real driving is too short, they want to make whole time longer, so that it doesn’t look that bad).
Fourth, they keep pushing you to tip $ 85 — $ 150 by emphasizing instructor is paid by tips. It makes sense if instructor works for you the whole hour, but with over 30 people sharing the instructor. No way! They asks you for tip in front of other people!

I agree with Dave O.‘s well rounded review. I would just add that this experience is not «memorable.» My wife bought this for me as a Christmas gift and the event was in June. As a gift for a man, it’s the best. And, the anticipation, the talking about it with friends and all that was a cool thing leading up to June. But the actual driving at 1 minute 30 seconds was simply too short. You wouldn’t go to an amusement park for 200 dollars just to take one short ride and go home. The experience should be the same price for 10 laps. The track is so small and short that 3 times around is a bit embarrassing and frankly, I won’t remember this after a month or two. Did I drive a Ferrari, yep; was it fun, were they nice, were they encouraging, was everyone having a good time, all yesses. Was it a good value for the money? I’d have to say no.

A Big Rip-​Off! They make you think you’re going to drive the car on the track but all you’re doing is driving it around a bunch of cones in a parking lot. You’re lucky if you even get up to 45 mph for a nanosecond. PLUS, they don’t pay the drivers that have to go with you and expect you to pay them a minimum of $ 100 in tip! PLUS, they have all of these add-​ons — the cheapest is $ 5 to have your picture taken while you sit in the car and they go up dramatically from there. PLUS, they make you sign a whole bunch of scary waivers the sole purpose of which is to terrify you into buying add-​ons to protect them. This is SO not worth it!

i too bought this and had no clue about all the add ons which after reading the reviews– cancelled my appt– and contacted groupon who initially declined my refund request– but after pushing for a manager was refunded a groupon credit in full– which after using groupon over 50 times i am totally happy with– cheers to groupon– and a lesson sometimes dont take no for an answer. also– i have to say the folks at motorsports were ok about my refund request– and did clarify that you only pay tax on the groupon value, not the «full value» but isnt this a non taxable service– not a taxable product? but in the end run told me i had to contact groupon. i would have liked to do this– but not for $ 200 plus for 10 mins or so. also– its real telling that theres 23 banned Unilocal,all showing 4 or 5 stars and almost all from the east coast– can anybody spell Unilocal manipulation?
I THINK I WANT TO BE A SHERPA INSTRUCTOR THOUGH– CHRIST– WHAT ARE THEY PULLING IN AN HOUR?

Absolutely LOVED it!
— Great customer service.
— Quick processing through the line, and fair order they let you drive.
— Excellent orientation to the cars.

I got this as a gift via groupon, but was concerned once I started reading the reviews here. They are unwarranted in my honest opinion.
From start to finish this experience was awesome ! They really beat these cars up, and you do get a plenty of chances to «step on it»
Yes, there is a lot in the waiver, but it’s really there to weed out the riffraff; I declined all the extra insurance as it was of no use. I did 7 laps in the Lamborghini, and would not recommend any less than the 6 laps. The first few allow you to get warmed up, and it’s the last 2 laps when you really dial it in.
I also had my fiancée do the «ride along» for 2 laps for 50 bucks– we’ll worth it. I tipped 40 bucks with no issues.
All in all a wonderful time, which I am planning on doing again. I think the bad reviews are from a few years ago, and the company has matured since then.

Just did the Minneapolis living social version of this. I think we were perhaps more fortunate than other cities versions because they were able to use a training course at a technical college out here, so it wasn’t just cones in a parking lot. It had some good cornering and the opportunity to see how capable these cars are. The instructor does the shifting so things like the rpm limit waiver are not necessary. You can get in and out of this joint with just tax, and a tip for the driver. You dont have to tip them 120 bucks like it suggests. I’m a brokearse that pulled up in a 96 Olds, so I dont have that kind of money for tips on something I paid 116 bucks for. I gave him 40 in cash and just handed it to him. I think his name was Kevin and he was a riot. Drove the hell out of the car for the instruction lap (I watched the other instructors before my slot came up and I could tell he was more balls to the wall) and was real cool at giving me tips going into each of the next laps and I got better each time.
Overall experience: You get to drive a 200 plus thousand dollar car and drive it very hard for 3 laps plus the one lap you ride with the instructor (which is also a blast). You can add in extra laps for a reasonable price and they will even let you drive your car on their course for 30 bucks for 3 laps. People that review this need to consider what goes into putting on this type of show. They are trying to weed out the jerkoffs with all of the waivers. The instructor isnt going to let you crash into things. I bottomed out the skid plate in the front and they didnt say a word later about it. Remember what you’re dealing with though: These guys pull 4 exotic cars worth more than 150 grand each, have to get them fixed, and they let you run them hard for less than 200 bucks. Its a big thrill, if even for just a short time. It would cost you thousands to rent one of these somewhere like Vegas or LA where you can actually do that. It’s well worth a living social or groupon price. Don’t believe the negative hype!

I read all the reviews a couple days before going to this. My wife bought it for me as a gift, and I booked early enough to not have any issues like some others did. I agree with everything Dave O said, and wanted to add a little more. I went to the one at Loudon.
— Clearly not worth the $ 550 full price or whatever it is. I can’t imagine anyone would pay that and not be incensed when they were done. It is, however, worth the $ 99 plus tip price. I’m guessing nobody actually pays full price.
— A little more on how it actually plays out, since I didn’t know what to expect. For each hour session, they had 4 cars (2 Lamorghini Gallardos, 2 Ferrari Modenas). They had about 5 customers for each car. You sign up for Lambo vs. Ferrari. As far as which Ferrari or which Modena, they sort of let the customers figure it out so that there aren’t 8 lining up for the Red one and 3 for the Yellow one). There was a 15 minute briefing about the cars, the professional drivers, how to hold the steering wheel, how to angle the corners, etc. Then we walked over to the cars. They picked driver order based on check in time. Then for each driver, the pro would drive you around the track once (That was an experience — like being on a roller coaster!). He talked me through what he was doing while driving (brake here, gas here, aim for this cone, etc.) I frankly retained next to none of what he said because I was hanging on for dear life! Then back in «pit row», we switched and I drove. For each of the three laps, you wait until no other cars are on the course (each lap only takes about 25 seconds, so you don’t wait long), and the driver gives you tips on how to do it better than the previous lap.
— The RPM limit thing wasn’t handled well. You get up to 6,500 RPMs. You can pay more to go higher. Or you can buy the waiver for a few bucks in case you accidentally go over. For our session, there was no need to. They had the cars in manual ode, but they told us not to worry, the pro would reach over and upshift if the RPMs were getting too high. It can really only happen on the first straightaway — the pro did it for me each time I was on that portion of the track. The few people that paid extra for the waiver were not thrilled when they realized they wasted their money.
— Waivers — I bought the cone and paint (scratch and scuff) following the advice of another poster. If I could do it again, I probably wouldn’t have bought those. You pretty much have to have a major wipeout to do any damage. There is no way you will drive the car harder than the pros do around this course. They don’t check the car after each driver, so it is not like if they discover that a pebble popped up and scratched a fender, they are going to know who was driving.
— Tip — I gave a $ 60 cash tip. straight to the driver when we were done. When you realize 1) that this is not worth $ 550, and 2) that each driver is getting about 6 tips per hour, you realize that anything in triple digits is a little ridiculous, no matter how great a job the pros did. And it isn’t like he looked at him much I had given him on the spot.
— Everyone was very nice. Nobody tried to sell me anything. My wife and kids were able to stand right next to «pit row», and they took lots of photos and even some video (nobody really cared).
Overall I had a great time, but it goes by fast.

I finally created an account on Unilocal because I thought this place deserved a fair review. I was reviewing the document you need to sign before going and I was pretty mad about it and that, plus the reviews here, almost made me not go. In the end, though, I am very glad I did.
#1 — This is not a scam. If you read the information with the groupon carefully, you’ll see that its an Autocross type setup… i.e. this is in a parking lot driving around a course made up of cones. They could be more clear about this, but it is in there if you read.
#2 — This is not worth full price. It is worth the groupon price. The full price is ridiculous and no one should pay that. I suspect it’s more a marketing strategy than anything.
#3 — The contract you sign is shady and vague. This was my biggest concern. After going to the place, they apparently do this on purpose to scare people off who are looking to beat on a $ 100K car. That’s fair, but the contract should be clearer and more explicit.
#4 — The waiver you probably want is cone damage + paint. I was unclear on these since the paint waver basically says «any damage to paint except physical damage», which is ridiculous and sketchy. After hearing their schpeal on the day we went, though, it sounds like cone + paint will cover you if you smack a cone and damage the car. This is especially true if its cold, and they told us a story about a guy who hit a cone on a cold day and shattered the front bumper of the lamborghini. Very expensive for him, but apparently cone + paint would have saved him. If I go again I would get this combination. Even if it’s just basic cone rash that can buff out, their detailing rates are ridiculously high.
You do not need the RPM waiver. The car is in auto mode, i.e. you do not shift. I was disappointed about this but, given that it’s an autocross course, it really doesn’t make any difference. First gear to accelerate then second around the entire rest of the course… you wouldn’t get anything out of shifting (and I am a staunch manual transmission guy, for the record)
#5 — You can tip whatever you want. I wound up giving a higher tip than I expected to because I had a really good time, but there’s no obligation. If I were to do it again I would tip in cash so I didn’t have to announce what I was tipping in front of everyone.
#6 — They could be better organized.
Overall impressions: This was a good experience. You get to drive a Lamborghini or Ferrari for a fraction of the cost of other ways of getting to drive one. On top of that, you get to drive it fast on a closed course, and you get some very good driving instruction. I think they could lengthen the course just a bit and it would probably be more satisfactory to people, but I also don’t think I saw a single person get out of the car without a big smile on their face.
If you know anything about Ferraris and Lambos you know that the maintenance schedule and the cost of maintenance on these cars is ridiculous. Given that, it’s easier to see why they structure things they way they do. If this were a Corvette or a Porsche it would be a different story, but these are very finnicky cars that require tons of maintenance to keep going, especially when people are flogging them on an autocross course every day.
Overall I am satisfied and I would do it again. It has its drawbacks and the contract should be MUCH MUCH more clear, but at the end of the day I finally got to drive a Gallardo and I got some good driving instruction. I had a great time.

first, this takes place in a parking lot, not on the racetrack, something the company doesn’t go out of their way to make clear. Secondly, its a tiny course, each lap takes less than a minute.
They are way too aggressive re: gratuity, ask you (over and over) to tip min $ 100 bucks for four minutes of work and the liability paper work is bullying. ($ 1000 for putting the rpms over 8000)
Whole experience isn’t even close to worth the price of the groupon, nevermind the $ 550 reg rate.

After reading ALL of the negative reviews on Unilocal,my husband and I were understandably nervous to cash in our Groupon and try the Ferrari Agility Experience. We went ahead with it because we had already spent the money-​but we were expecting the worst.
I don’t often write Unilocal reviews, but I feel compelled to because we had SUCH A GOOD TIME. I feel like these guys need a little bit of defending. We attended the Agility Experience in Loudon, NH.
First of all, who purchases a Groupon without first looking into the company you are purchasing it for? Not me, but apparently just about everyone else that has posted poor reviews here. Yes, there were «upcharges”-but we were aware of them before we even bought the Groupon, so no surprise there, AND they were ALL optional. $ 20 damage waiver, $ 20 paint waiver, $ 20 wheel something or other… my husband opted out of all of them. After getting up to the track, and seeing the «agility course», and observing a few people riding on it, it was clear that unless you are driving like the worlds biggest a-​hole (oh wait, a lot of these reviewers are from MA… is that the problem?) that you don’t need any of these waivers. You aren’t going to hurt the car, or the paint, or the orange cones.
My husband did purchase the RPM waiver, for $ 50. He was concerned that it may be waaaay to easy to hit the RPM limit. After driving, he said in retrospect it was really unnecessary. The cars have paddle shifters but are set to automatic mode. Again, you’d have to STOMP the gas to get the RPM up that high, and at that point you’d be going 75mph and flying through the fence. If you’re a driver with any kind of experience (like in a regular car, nothing fancy) then you’ll be fine. Something else you can opt-​out of as well.
I had bought him the 6-​lap Ferrari experience. I had read from others reviews that the 3-​lap just isn’t enough. After attending a «training» for about 30 mins, participants are sent out to choose which Ferrari they would like to drive. They then go around in a group the car with the Sherpa, noting any damage to the car on the loss damage waiver, the same way you would with a rental car. However, no one ever goes back to the car after you take your laps and re-​inspect. (So even if a rock or something from the track had kicked up and dinged on your turn, how could they hold you and not the other 10 guys that drove before/​after you responsible for this damage? See why we didn’t get the loss/​damage insurance?)
It is, as it says in the TITLE FOR THE GROUPON an «agility experience». So you aren’t taking laps around Loudon racetrack, you are taking laps around a good sized parking lot with an orange cone agility track set up in it. The laps are not very long, but they are curvy, thus giving you the agility experience. Hubs said it was very cool driving a car like that to see how it handles. The laps could have been a bit longer, but they weren’t disappointingly short either.
Hubs says the 6 laps was great. It was actually 7 laps, as the Sherpa takes you around one time and shows you what the car can really do. I was allowed to take all the pictures I wanted, and I recorded one of his laps as well. The Sherpa even allowed me to get close to get a pic of my husband in the car. After you get out of the car, the Sherpa has everyone in the group applaud you, which I thought was a nice touch.
We were very nervous for checkout, as we had read in so many reviews about high pressure sales tactics and rude employees demanding our every penny in tips. A young woman checked us out, and while she wasn’t warm and fuzzy, she wasn’t rude or demanding. She reviewed our waivers/​lack of waivers (we owed $ 50 for the RPM waiver) asked if we wanted a hat, shirt, or DVD of the experience (nope), then asked what we would like to tip. I did feel that based on my purchase price ($ 199) that $ 50 was more than a fair tip-​and I was prepared for a fight about it, thanks to the other Unilocalers. The woman did not bat an eye as she wrote the number down, read me my total, and swiped my card. I signed and she wished me a nice day. No hassles, no arguments, no eye rolling– no problem! I also observed others tipping the Sherpa directly with cash, and letting the girl at the desk know, and I witnessed no eye rolls then either.
I have seen on the Motorsport Lab webpage that they charge upwards of $ 500 for this experience. That’s pretty ridiculous, and we definitely would not have spent that for what we got. But for $ 199, my husband had a cool 40^th birthday moment, we had a fun trip, and we definitely got what we paid for.

BEWARE
If I could give this 0 stars, I would. Like many others, I bought this through Groupon as a gift. When you get there, you have to pay an additional $ 190 in waivers, plus they encourage you to tip the driver $ 80+, and they charge you $ 100 to reschedule, even if it’s pouring rain. And don’t let the New Hampshire Motor Speedway location fool you — you don’t drive on the racetrack at all — just a small parking lot. So I basically spent $ 480 so that my boyfriend could drive around a parking lot for a few minutes in the rain. What a joke — this place is a TOTAL rip-​off.

I’m out. I bought this as a gift for my husband, father and brother for Christmas. What a crappy gift. Aside from the cost of the initial groupon, you will be expected to
— tip between $ 98.82 and $ 137.25 per driver as gratuity to the «Sherpa”-like teacher who will lead you thru the experience
— pay $ 30 for a manual transmission upgrade
— sign a waiver stating that you have driven this type of vehicle before (um, if you had, you wouldn’t need to buy the experience)
— if you accidentally exceed the RPM range for any reason you are automatically and immediately upgraded to a higher level experience costing an extra $ 1,000
— if you cause any kind of damage of any sort to the car for whatever reason you will automatically be charged $ 7,500
— To limit your liability for potential infractions you can pay an up front fee for each potential offense that adds up to $ 200 more out of your pocket
The contract and fine print is crazy long. Oh, and though they take you to a motorspeedway and lead you to believe you’re going 3 laps around said motorspeedway, you’re not.

This place is a fraud. Below is a list of some of the more outrageous business policies.
Demanding an additional «gratuity» charge for their instructors more than the (promotional) cost of the course
Extremely predatory contract including «Automatic Performance Level Upgrades» in excess of TEN TIMES the cost of the course.
Clear misleading on the features of the package including location, instruction, activities, and vehicle.