subject: Barbagallo raceway comes alive in the racing season [print this page] Barbagallo raceway comes alive in the racing season
Wanneroo, a quite place 50 Km north of Perth in Western Australia comes alive when the V8 Supercar championship is held her every year. When in 1992, Alf Barbagallo funded the new circuit here; the track came to be known as Barbagallo raceway. The tracks had to be re-laid once again in 2004 as they had become rugged, but after the revamp, the surface became smooth and gripping. It allowed racing of different types of vehicles including truck racing. The park has a vast seating arrangement and during the race days, 50000 people throng the circuit to see the fast moving cars.
Though the sport lovers are interested in all kinds of racing, it is during the V8 super car racing championship that the tracks come alive as there are hordes of people who wish to see the amazing cars moving at great speeds at the tracks. One thing that the Barbagallo raceway is famous for is the straight stretch which is one of the longest in the world and that allows the racers to achieve maximum speeds of 250Kmph on the circuit which is very exciting for the onlookers.
If you are a car racing lover, you must have seen the moments on TV and some of you might have even been to the live races and those who have seen them know how thrilling it is to see these small yet powerful cars zip by on the tracks. The thrill and excitement to see your favorite driver race ahead of the pack is amazing and you have to see it to believe it at the Barbagallo raceway.
If you are getting excited by just seeing them in action on TV, just imagine what it would be like to get a chance to drive one of these beauties yourself. Yes, you heard it right. Now, you have got the chance to feel what it is like to be in the driver's seat in one of the fastest cars in the world and that too in the same very tracks that are used by the legendary drivers. There are companies who provide you the opportunity to do the laps in these fast cars at the Barbagallo raceway at a very minimal cost so you could taste what you have always dreamt of.
As soon you sit in the driver's seat in a V8 and strap on the harness, you start to feel something. When you turn on the engine and it roars as you peddle the accelerator, there is a sudden rush of adrenaline that is enough to drive you crazy. There are 8 laps in the circuit, and if you drive at decent speed, you should be able to cover the entire circuit in about 45 minutes. If you feel it is too much to take in the excitement, you can choose to let it be driven by an expert driver and you can sit beside him to feel the speeds, the acceleration, the sudden screeching halts and all that stuff.
