Motorsports

Highlands Motorsport Park. Fulfill your dream of being a race car driver at Highlands. There's a range of activities including go-kart racing, self-drive hot laps, and ride-along hot laps. The Highlands Taxi is a Porsche Cayenne Turbo driven by a professional racer. The first lap is taken slowly and the driver talks about the facility, the second lap is full speed ahead. If you want to go faster, there is also a Lamborghini and a range of purpose-built race cars. Located in Cromwell, Highlands Motorsport Park is a 45-minute drive from Queenstown on State Highway 6, and you can call Highlands to arrange a free shuttle from Queenstown. The Highlands National Motorsport Museum is here, too. Corner State Hwy. 6 and Sandflat Rd., Cromwell, Otago, 9384. 03/445-4052; www.highlands.co.nz. Go karts NZ$35, Highlands Taxi NZ$95, self-drive from NZ$295.