A range of options to practise solo or join our open events to race with others
Open Race Meetings
Every driver for themselves. Mingle and race against others for a place on the podium in our professional race car simulators.
A three hour open tournament, including practice and qualifying, followed by plenty of races before the all important medal presentations!
Enjoy Simulation Technology at less than karting prices! All with the bonus of a fully licensed bar.
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- Perfect for first-time visitors
- Everything explained upon arrival
- Practice / Qualifying session before lots of races
- 110 minutes of driving time on average
- Medals for the winners
- Available to purchase as Gift Voucher
Event Flow
Your event begins with group registration, a driver briefing and your qualifying session. Qualifying determines some early points and the first start grids. Everyone gets equal amounts of racing regardless.
The adrenaline really starts to pump as you find yourself on the grid for your first race. You will need to keep your cool as you race wheel to wheel against the competition. Your event will start with a lower-powered race car to allow everyone to gain confidence before moving up the power tiers. The top three drivers will be awarded medals at the end of your event.
We will always be focused on giving you as much racing as possible whilst you are with us. With an Open Race Meeting, it’s our job to keep the event moving to achieve that. When comparing like for like with go karting, you will typically get approximately double the track time.
Height/Age Restrictions
The following height restrictions apply – minimum 4’5” (135cm), maximum is 6’11” (210cm). The minimum age for Open Race Meetings is 14.
Spectators
As many friends and family as you like are welcome to come and watch!
Dress Code
Dress comfortably (i.e. in loose-fitting clothing) and wear flat-soled shoes.
Cars and Circuit
There are two versions of this format, ‘Single Seaters’ and ‘Sports Saloons’. Single Seaters are Open Wheel cars such as Formula 1, GP3, Indycar. Sports Saloons are Closed Wheel cars such as GT3, GTE, LMP2.
The venue will have carefully pre-selected a car type and circuit combination for your event. The combination used will have been specifically selected and tested to ensure maximum customer enjoyment.
See scheduled event dates via the BOOK NOW button below
Always Available
All venues benefit from fully licensed bars serving a selection of beers and wines as well as other hot and cold drinks. Confectionary is also always available.
Open Race Meeting - Pricing
For Southampton (Chandlers Ford)
This is the price per driver and optionally can be purchased as a Gift Voucher
| DURATION | CASUAL USER | TRC Member |
| 3 hours | £45.00 per driver | £33.75 per driver |
Open Practice
Access our Simulators for Arrive-and-Drive style hotlapping sessions!
You can drive our professional simulators on our Track of the Month to enter a time for the monthly leaderboard competition, or you can choose any car/track combination we have on the system.
The Track of the Month changes every month with a new selection of cars for the competition.
Check the Latest News for details of this month’s competition circuit/cars
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- Available to purchase as Gift Voucher
- Perfect for Individuals and Small Groups
- Access to 200+ Circuits
- Full Equipment Briefing
- Start and stop driving as suits your needs
- Lap time and telemetry data is available at all times
- Full lap print-out at end of your visit
Event Flow
Most visitors coming to do Open Practice at The Race Centre, will do an hour of track time. This will almost always be taken as three separate twenty-minute sessions. This means that a driver or small group of drivers doing an hour of track time will typically be at the venue for about an hour and a half.
Age/Height Restrictions
We have a minimum age of 8 due to the challenge of the experience, and a minimum height of 4’5” (135cm), maximum height is 6’11” (210cm).
Spectators
As many friends and family as you like are welcome to come and watch.
Dress Code
Dress comfortably (i.e. in loose-fitting clothing) and wear flat-soled shoes.
Cars and Circuits
For Open Practice, the venue will by default be running the Track of the Month (Often coinciding with those on the F1 calendar). A number of cars will also have been selected and set up for use on that circuit. Each combination is selected and tested to ensure maximum customer enjoyment.
You can also choose from any car/track we have on the system, and even jump between cars/tracks between sessions if you wish. Many professional racing drivers use The Race Centre to practice before upcoming races.
Availability for Your Event
Open Practice is available for booking at any time when the venue has space.
The Race Centre is open and available for your booking seven days a week. We usually close up for Christmas Day and Boxing Day, but that’s about it! Simply contact us, or use the Book Now button to check the availability for your preferred dates and times.
Always Available
All venues benefit from fully licensed bars serving a selection of beers and wines as well as other hot and cold drinks. Confectionary is also always available.
Open Practice - Pricing
For Southampton (Chandlers Ford)
| DURATION | CASUAL USERS | TRC Member |
| 1 Hour | £30.00 | £21.00 |
| 20 Mins | £10.00 | £7.00 |
Open Team Endurance
Work with your team. Mix and race against other teams for a place on the podium in our professional race car simulators.
A three hour open event, including practice and qualifying, followed by the main race before the all important trophy presentations.
Enjoy Simulation Technology at less than karting prices! All with the bonus of a fully licensed bar.
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- Enjoy Simulation Technology at less than Karting Prices
- Enter your own team of up to 5 drivers
- Race with others to give up to 10 teams in total
- Full event and driver briefing
- Qualifying sessions to determine start grid
- Maximised race time throughout your event
- Trophies for the top three teams
- Final results printed and emailed upon request
Event Flow
The event will begin with your team registration and a briefing for all teams. Your team will then be allocated a race pod for the event and you will get the opportunity to practice / qualifying before the main race. This determines the start grid for the race and allows everyone to get a feel for the selected cars and circuit.
The adrenaline really starts to pump as your team find themselves on the grid for the race start. Everyone will need to keep their cool for the wheel to wheel racing against the competition. It is up to your team to manage your pit-stops and driver changes.
The top three teams will be awarded trophies at the end of the event.
Height Restrictions
The following height restrictions apply – minimum 4’5” (135cm), maximum is 6’11” (210cm). The minimum age for Open Team Endurance events is 16.
Spectators
As many friends and family as you like are welcome to come and watch.
Dress Code
Dress comfortably (i.e. in loose-fitting clothing) and wear flat-soled shoes.
Car and Circuit
The venue will have carefully pre-selected a car and circuit combination for your event. The combination used will have been specifically selected and tested to ensure maximum customer enjoyment.
See scheduled event dates via the BOOK NOW button below
Always Available
All venues benefit from fully licensed bars serving a selection of beers and wines as well as other hot and cold drinks. Confectionary is also always available.
Open Team Endurance - Pricing
For Southampton (Chandlers Ford)
| Duration | Casual Users | TRC Members |
| 3 hours | £60.00 Per Team | £45.00 Per Team |
Special Events
Specially scheduled events, each with a particular theme. Maybe a night of open pitlane at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, a race tournament with GTs at Spa, or a hotlapping battle at Monza. Click Book Now to see the upcoming Special Events, or check the Latest News.
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- Full equipment briefing
- Lap time data available at all times
- Additional telemetry available upon request
- Full lap print-out available
Height Restrictions
The following height restrictions apply – minimum 4’5” (135cm), maximum is 6’11” (210cm).
Cars and Circuits
See Booking Schedule for individual event details.
Availability for Your Event
See Booking Schedule for individual event details.
Always Available
All venues benefit from fully licensed bars serving a selection of beers and wines as well as other hot and cold drinks. Confectionery is also always available.
Special Events
For Southampton (Chandlers Ford)
| DURATION | CASUAL USER | TRC MEMBER |
| Various | Various Prices | Up to 50% Off |
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Anyone who wants to improve their driving skills and have a taste of racing should come here!Anna Waleska, BMW Britcar Driver
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Excellent realism at a fraction of the price of any other motor sport.Gary Catt, MSA British Champion
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Anyone who's quick and can control a car here would be proficient on a track day.Richard Simpkins
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I had my first race at the centre Saturday night... truely awesome we had a great time so thanks for that.Nick P
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I can't play PlayStation, but I can drive and I did alright! Excellent entertainment.Jim Price
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I love that it's all equal equipment - It drivers me mad when I go karting and get the dud kart.Anon
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Oh no, he'll bang on about winning this for agesJonathan Noble, Autosport F1 Editor
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The whole concept is new and original, so something different from go karting, but just as challenging and fun.Anon
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A hidden treasure.Stuart age 28