It’s the ultimate fix for Auto Addicts and their families and friends! If you are passionate about your ride and keen to get your car out on the Hampton Downs circuits or skidpan, then this is the event for you.
The Track Cruise allows you to enjoy five laps of the National Circuit with family and friends in the car, while our Wet Skidpan experience is your chance to put your driving skills to the test on our wet concrete pad while getting it sideways.
If speed is your thing then check out Full Throttle and HD Auto.
Go Karts and our V8 Muscle Car U-Drive experience are also available on Auto Addict days, but book early to avoid disappointment.
Gates open at 7am with documentation from 7:30am upstairs in the Podium Lounge.
Event access is through Gate 1 for all spectators and participants.
Book your activities below!
Please note: bookings for all activities close at 4pm the day prior. This does not apply to Go Karts.
The full list of activities is as follows:
- Track Cruise
- Wet Skidpan
- Go Karts
- Full Throttle
- HD Auto – Club Circuit
- Drive a V8 Muscle Car – Mustang
Get the full Auto Addict experience and check out everything that’s on offer including the Aoraki Coffee Roasters Café, Mad Mike’s MADLAB, and the Toyota Gazoo Racing Workshop!
Get your caffeine fix or enjoy a delicious meal, at Aoraki Coffee Roasters Café – an internationally award-winning coffee roaster and café located right here at Hampton Downs. Click here to visit their website.
Take a look at some of the Mad Mike Motorsport operation including projects, race car prep, and all of the wicked cars that are on display at Mad Mike’s MADLAB.
Top off the day with an inside look into the Toyota Gazoo Racing Workshop – an ideal way to complete your Auto Addict experience. Head into the Aoraki Coffee Roasters Café to see it for yourself!
EXPERIENCES/tickets
Check out the experiences/tickets available on event dates.
TRACK CRUISE
- Cruise the National Circuit in your own car
- Controlled cruise behind our Lexus Safety Car
- Passengers allowed
WET SKID PAN
- Get sideways in your own car
- Passengers allowed
- Guaranteed a minimum of three 3 minute runs on the skidpan, but where possible you will have unlimited access throughout the session
GO KARTS
- Have a crack on the now-famous Hampton Downs Go Karts
- Exhilarating experience that the whole family can enjoy
- Tandem karts available
HD AUTO
- If you’re an HD Auto member, you can book now for this track day
- If you’re keen to get your car on track, sign up to be an HD Auto member
DRIVE A V8 MUSCLE CAR
- Get behind the wheel of a V8 Muscle Car
- Professional instructor will guide you from the passenger seat
- Choose between a Mustang or Camaro
PARTNERS
Get the full Auto Addict experience and check out everything that’s on offer at Hampton Downs - including Aoraki Coffee Roasters Café, Mad Mike’s MADLAB, and the Toyota Gazoo Racing Workshop!
Please support our Auto Addict partners:
- Star Insurance, your insurance specialists. Visit their website here.
- Battery Town, for all your battery and Auto Electrical requirements. Visit their website here.
- Repco, for all things Automotive. Visit their website here.
- Detail Tonic, to make your car glow. Visit their website here.
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