Calabogie Motorsports Park Drive Our Racecars

Calabogie Motorsports Park runs its own rental race cars on its own circuit, so the car, the coach and the helmet come from the track. The headline program is Quick Fix: 45 minutes driving the full 5.05 km lap behind a lead car in a V8 Ford Mustang GT or a Toyota GR86. The circuit was repaved for its 20th season.

The rest of the menu runs from a four lap passenger ride to a six session coached day. Adrenaline Rush puts you in the passenger seat of a Mustang with a track driver at the wheel. The HPDE Intro Night, half day and full day programs add a certified coach and are the route to being signed off to drive solo here.

The track sits in the Madawaska Highlands at Calabogie, west of Ottawa. It suits a first timer who wants a real race circuit without risking their own car, and the circuit also hosts race weekends including NASCAR Canada.

• The cars: Ford Mustang GT track cars with a 4.6 litre V8 at about 400 hp and a five speed close ratio manual, and Toyota GR86 race cars at about 235 hp and roughly 2,700 lb with a choice of six speed manual or clutchless paddle shift. Seven GR cars are in the fleet, and the paddle shift GR86 is the car for anyone who cannot drive a manual.
• Who drives: in Quick Fix, Novice Day and the HPDE programs you drive, following a lead car in a pod of up to four cars, with a dedicated coach in your passenger seat on the HPDE half day and full day. In Adrenaline Rush a track driver drives and you ride. Nobody else rides in a rental car on track, so friends and family watch from the paddock.
• The formats: Adrenaline Rush is four laps of the full 5.05 km lap as a passenger with other cars out on track. Novice Day is a classroom session then 30 minutes of driving on the shorter Stadium track. Quick Fix is 45 minutes of driving on the full track. HPDE Intro Night is three 25 minute sessions behind a lead car with briefings between them. HPDE half day is three 30 minute sessions and the full day six, each with an in car coach, in two run groups split by experience.
• Quick Fix on the day: an orientation and theory session, then 45 minutes of lapping behind a lead car. The pace lifts as you show car control, and once you are comfortable at speed you set the pace.
• Getting signed off: nobody is cleared to drive solo after one event. Most drivers with no track history need at least a full HPDE day with a coach in the car, and the sign off is at the coach's discretion. Every coach holds Level II certification with the Motorsports Safety Foundation.
• Groups: corporate and team packages take 10 to 100 people for a full day, a half day or a two hour evening, with coaching in the Mustang and GR cars, a timed autocross and hot lap rides, plus catering and overnight suites on site.
• Watching: a food truck sits in the main paddock and the Turn 21 store in the middle paddock sells drinks, snacks and track apparel.

• Prices: Adrenaline Rush (four passenger laps) from CA$129. Novice Day (30 minutes driving) from CA$235. Quick Fix (45 minutes driving) from CA$385. HPDE Intro Night (three 25 minute sessions) from CA$775. HPDE half day (three 30 minute coached sessions) from CA$935. HPDE full day (six 30 minute coached sessions) from CA$1,610. Every figure includes the event entry, the car, the coaching, the helmet and the fuel; these are starting prices and HST is added at checkout. Private rentals and corporate days are quoted by the track.
• Add ons: nothing is sold on top of the rental programs. No video, photo, extra lap or passenger seat packages are offered, and the helmet is in the price. Optional damage insurance on the rental cars is the one extra (see Insurance and liability). Own car drivers can hire a helmet (see Own car track days).
• Season and times: the track runs late April to early October. Quick Fix runs on several evenings a month, listed as 4:30pm to 7:00pm with the October dates starting at 3:30pm; the 2026 dates ran from 13 May to 8 October. HPDE Intro Nights run 3:00pm to 7:00pm about every three to four weeks. HPDE days run 8:00am to 4:00pm every three to four weeks, with half days 8:00am to 12:00pm or 12:00pm to 4:00pm. Adrenaline Rush is sold on select event dates only. Novice Day has a couple of dates a season, sold in half hour slots.
• Booking: every program is pre registered online through MotorsportReg from the date links on the program pages. The Release of Liability Waiver is signed online before arriving and there are no paper waivers at the gate; spectating is free, and every guest coming to watch signs the same waiver or is turned away. Adrenaline Rush drivers check in at the track office on the second floor of building 5, 15 minutes before their time. On Novice Day the slot booked is your latest arrival time and a late arrival may not get a later group.
• Age and licence: 16 years of age is the minimum for every program, passenger laps included. No race or driver licence is needed for most programs because the track is a private facility.
• Clothing: long pants and closed toe shoes are mandatory (running shoes are fine); no shorts, sandals or open shoes on track. A long sleeve shirt is recommended.
• Insurance and liability: optional insurance is available on both the GR86 and the Mustang; on the GR86 the deductible is CA$5,000. The track's terms state that participants voluntarily assume all risk of injury, property damage or loss.
• Cancellation: the Refund Policy gives a full refund outside five days before the event, a refund minus a CA$150 administration fee at two to five days out, and no refund inside 48 hours, with a date transfer available for CA$100. The Intro Night page quotes a CA$50 fee for the two to five day window, and the Novice Day page a CA$50 fee for any cancellation inside five days. Coach fees are not refunded once booked.
• Weather: events run rain or shine; lightning close to the track pauses the session.
• Gift certificates: sold in CA$100 steps from CA$100 to CA$500 and in exact amounts for the popular programs, with no expiry date and no refund. The code is entered at checkout.
• Own car track days: Novice Day from CA$125, HPDE Intro Night CA$385, HPDE half day from CA$250 and full day from CA$395, all plus HST, with 10 percent off a first HPDE day using the code NEWDRIVERHPDE. Helmets must be Snell M2015 or SA2015 or newer, with no DOT only helmets; helmet hire is CA$30 on the Intro Night page and CA$40 a day on the HPDE booking page. Fully electric cars are not allowed on the track, open wheel cars are not allowed in HPDE, and convertibles need factory roll protection (hard tops and style bars do not count). Sound limits are a 100 dBA average stationary with no reading over 104 dBA and 92 dBA on the pass by test. Passing is point by only, timing equipment is banned, and passengers aged 16 years or over are allowed only once the driver is signed off to run solo. Your own road insurance may give no cover at a race track.
• On site: 91 and 94 octane fuel at the Turn 21 store, EV charging beside the store for CA$5 a day, no pets and no drones, and a 20 km/h paddock limit. Participants can sleep on site in an RV or tent the night before and during their event, arriving after 5:00pm and leaving by 7:00am the morning after, with quiet time 8:00pm to 7:30am; there is no public camping. Suites are available for overnight stays.
• Contact: info@calabogiemotorsports.com or +1 613 752 1252 during business hours; program questions go to HPDE@calabogiemotorsports.com.

• Last verified: 18 October 2026
• Official link: https://calabogiemotorsports.com/drive-our-racecars/