The dad who watches Bathurst and still talks about a car he owned in 1994, not someone anxious behind the wheel or over the physical limits below.
What it is
Five driving laps of Queensland Raceway in a V8 race car, with pre-drive tuition and in-car instruction from a professional race car driver. The race suit, helmet and car are provided, and a photo of the experience is included. Allow 2 to 3 hours in total including briefing and driving.
Why we picked it
There is a specific fantasy most Australian men of a certain age carry around, and it involves a V8 and a real circuit, and this is the cheapest honest version of it. Five laps is enough to get past the nervous first lap and actually push, which is where the memory gets made. The in-car instructor matters: it is the difference between driving fast and being taught to drive fast, and dads who like being competent will get far more out of that than a passenger hot lap. Five year voucher validity means you are not handing him a deadline along with the gift.
