Recently I spent a day driving around Wakefield Park, near Goulburn. The day was run by MRT Performance and I had a cracking time, it must be said. This was my second MRT track day following a Marulan Driver Training Centre outing back in May.
The circuit at Wakefield is technical enough to keep you chasing for that perfect lap, but not so intimidating to deter newcomers. And with dedicated instructors on hand from MRT the track day experience is a level above the regular “Speed Off The Streets” days. Getting out on track by yourself and going hell for leather might be fun, but if you want to improve your technique, then track time with an experienced instructor is a great start.
For a day of track time, as much driver tuition as you like and catered meals MRT charges $250. It’s pretty good value and the MRT staff generally put on a trouble free day where the emphasis is on fun and learning.
Also in attendance on the day was the Osborne Motorsports race team with their two Mazda 3 MPS production racecars. Sensing a good opportunity Mazda Australia booked a few places with MRT and offered them to some of their more dedicated customers. A great initiative, it must be said, and with any luck other manufacturers are taking note.
There’s a few pics below from the day and an extensive gallery can be seen over at the MRT Performance flickr site.
4 replies on “MRT Performance track day at Wakefield Park”
Who’s car did you drive?
Was it that track prep Mazda?
I drove my own car.
The Osborne Motorsports cars were already booked in for testing purposes, so AFAIK it was a coincidence that they were there on the same day as the MRT track day. This then gave Mazda Australia an opportunity to piggy-back with their customers.
Looks like a great value introduction to the track! Good on MRT for offering this stepping stone for those who have not given the track a go due to fear of incident and other drivers egos.
I’ve been to a MRT day, I was testing for Whiteline so it was free 🙂 And when I say testing for Whiteline I mean I gave my keys to their pro drivers for a few laps 😉