11 Reviews

Racing Adventures

Scottsdale, Arizona
Reviews
Pasquale Josepe
3 Jul 2017
REPORT
I was given a race day as a birthday present. I was so excited! I called and scheduled my track day in Houston, everything was set. I noticed I didn't get any reminders as the day approached, but I... Read More
I was given a race day as a birthday present. I was so excited! I called and scheduled my track day in Houston, everything was set. I noticed I didn't get any reminders as the day approached, but I made my plans to make the 3 hour drive to the track. We had a light rain in the forecast, so I called them as I was headed there. I was informed that they never had me down as a participant, but the track day was cancelled anyway due to so few participants and the weather. Unfortunately I didn't have an experience on the track. They seemed poorly run, and I had the impression they cancelled my track day because it was too expensive to ship a car for one or two participants. They very quickly offered to refund the money, without offering an alternate track day. I was totally let down. Read Less
Jana H.
16 Feb 2016
REPORT
We purchased a ride along for our 16 year old for Christmas to get to ride in a Lamborghini with a professional driver.  We arrived 30 minutes prior to our appointment as instructed.  Apparently they ... Read More
We purchased a ride along for our 16 year old for Christmas to get to ride in a Lamborghini with a professional driver.  We arrived 30 minutes prior to our appointment as instructed.  Apparently they overbooked as we were not even talked to until 11:45 - 75 min after we arrived.   Then when they did talk to us and decide to take him on his ride along they couldn't get in the car - the remote door lock wouldn't work.  We saw this happen on another of their cars when we were waiting.  The driver changed the battery a few times and they couldn't get it to work so he had to do his ride along  in another car.  The ride was short - it lasted 5 min - 4 laps.   Totally NOT worth it. Read Less
John V.
19 Mar 2015
REPORT
I just took the full day racing adventure in willow springs driving cobras with my buddy. My buddy bought this as a birthday gift for me and I have to say WOW..... this was a awesome day and experienc... Read More
I just took the full day racing adventure in willow springs driving cobras with my buddy. My buddy bought this as a birthday gift for me and I have to say WOW..... this was a awesome day and experience. As the day approached the owner emailed us and asked if we would want to switch days due to our day not being full. We explained that we couldn't and Dave completely honored the day and was there ready for us. Cars and everything were completely ready. Dave wasted no time showing the cars and explaining how the experience worked. Quickly we were driving and learning about race car driving. He showed us tons and tons of useful techniques and tricks for driving. We had lunch and the entire 2nd part of the day was all on the track. The cars are awesome.The teacher Dave was awesome.the entire experience was awesome.Super fun and not only do you drive these cars... YOU learn how to drive these cars...Highly recommended. Thanks Racing Adventures and thanks David.(side note... wear sunscreen) Read Less
Carlo Gallardo
4 Mar 2015
REPORT
Hello I am the owner of j speed motorgroup I decided to rent the race track for my customers so I contacted racing adventures. The payment process was easy and David even came out to our facility to p... Read More
Hello I am the owner of j speed motorgroup I decided to rent the race track for my customers so I contacted racing adventures. The payment process was easy and David even came out to our facility to pick up the payment. When it came to the day when he had to come out and have fun david was there on time and was very professional even when we had over 20 drivers everything was great and we had a great time. Thank you David we will see you again soon. Read Less
Carlo G.
3 Mar 2015
REPORT
Hello I am the owner of j speed motorgroup I decided to rent the race track for my customers so I contacted racing adventures. The payment process was easy and David even came out to our facility to p... Read More
Hello I am the owner of j speed motorgroup I decided to rent the race track for my customers so I contacted racing adventures. The payment process was easy and David even came out to our facility to pick up the payment. When it came to the day when he had to come out and have fun david was there on time and was very professional even when we had over 20 drivers everything was great and we had a great time. Thank you David we will see you again soon. Read Less
JamieAnne Opic-Dobbins
31 Aug 2014
REPORT
The Porsche full day was an awesome experience. The instruction was spot on and that car really hugged the road! Getting ready for level 2 with some friends!
Shannon E.
25 Nov 2013
REPORT
I too felt scammed after purchasing a $125 Living Social voucher to this company for a Porsche 911 driving experience for my husband's birthday.  These guys made just ONE race date for, wait for it, t... Read More
I too felt scammed after purchasing a $125 Living Social voucher to this company for a Porsche 911 driving experience for my husband's birthday.  These guys made just ONE race date for, wait for it, the exact same day the voucher expired in June!  (What a coincidence!) Well we signed up for that date online, as instructed, and then we waited for the day to arrive. A few days prior they sent an email, not even a courtesy call to make sure you got it, letting everyone know that because it was "too hot" in June they were postponing the race day until 'sometime' in the Fall.  Unfortunately my husband's junk folder gobbled up that postponement email and he took the time off work and drove clear out to their abandoned looking track in the far West Valley the day of the scheduled race only to find that nobody was there, there was no note on the door, the parking lot was full of weeds and nobody was answering their phones at their corporate offices in Scottsdale either!!   Way to instill confidence in your company, folks.  Until he found that postponement email in his junk folder we were certain they'd simply gone out of business!  Also, can I just ask, weren't they **already** well aware that it is routinely hot in June in the Phoenix Metro area?  Seriously????  It wasn't even record heat, just normal June heat.  That flimsy excuse alone made it clear to us that this cancellation was pre-planned on their part.  Sell the vouchers and collect the customer's money NOW and then cancel the bogus race date and reschedule it, maybe, or so far out in the future the customers probably can't make it.  Oh, and make damn good and sure you push it out past the cancellation date on the voucher, that way they have no recourse through Living Social either!  Very clever scam, you guys...Well, after a couple of months of waiting with no word from them on when the new race date was, my husband called and dealt with one of the rudest people ever, who brusquely cut him off and talked down to him all because my husband had the audacity to ask them for a specific date in the Fall when they were going to hold the replacement event so we could plan for it.  They were nothing but evasive about the date for the replacement race, so all we could do was wait and see.  They eventually decided to send an email about the replacement date in early November, and they only gave us about a week's advance notice of the race date on Saturday, November 9th.  As it turns out, it was the exact same date and time as our son's final Little League game, so we immediately replied to their email and explained the conflict and asked about a possible second date but they didn't reply.  Finally, the race day was the next day (and still no reply) so my husband called them and explained the problem and they said that was the one and only replacement date and if we couldn't make it our $125 voucher was forfeited...what they wanted to happen all along, I'm sure.  We asked them if we could give it to a friend to go in my husband's place and they begrudgingly agreed, as long as we signed the voucher over to him.  So my husband wrote a note right on the voucher saying that he was giving it to our friend and he signed it and we gave the friend all the paperwork.  But that was apparently not good enough for them, because when our friend showed up to redeem the voucher the next morning they tried to turn him away because he hadn't brought a signed letter WITH a photograph of my husband's drivers license.  (WTF?!?)  Lucky for our friend we were able to send a photo of a quickly written letter and my husband's license to him via Smart phone and they *finally* acquiesced and let him use the voucher.Oh and our friend wasn't exactly impressed with the experience, he said it was too restrictive and you really weren't able to get the car to a decent speed.  So take it from me folks, doing business with these people is simply not worth the hassle and misrepresentation and the snotty, rude attitude.   Try another company that specializes in this kind of thing, I don't think these guys aren't worth the stress.And yes, I reported them to Living Social too. Read Less
K L.
22 Sep 2013
REPORT
I can't say if this will be for you or not, but  their website is not accurate. RE the laps,  the instructor rides with you the entire time and they only do 1 car at a time which makes it take FOREVER... Read More
I can't say if this will be for you or not, but  their website is not accurate. RE the laps,  the instructor rides with you the entire time and they only do 1 car at a time which makes it take FOREVER. Whether that's a pro or con is an individual thing I guess, but the website give you the impression you'll be driving the car on your own after the orientation laps. They were running late, so plan for longer than the 2 hours.  They charge you $50 fine if you go over 6,000 RPM too.  The instructors were obviously worn out and talked about what a long day they'd had. When you're paying $100+ for 15 minutes of someone's time that's not the best feeling. I gripe at work too, but not in front of my customers. I missed the living social but maybe that's just as well based on the other comments.Overall I'd say it's a bit oversold, but people looked like they had fun. Read Less
Andrew H.
17 Jun 2013
REPORT
What a dissapointment.  I purchased a living social coupon. I called the Los Angeles location which is actually in Rosamond, Ca, spoke to the owner who informed me that the last day to make a reservat... Read More
What a dissapointment.  I purchased a living social coupon. I called the Los Angeles location which is actually in Rosamond, Ca, spoke to the owner who informed me that the last day to make a reservation was the day before my call, how convenient, even though it was before the expiration date on the coupon.  He was rude and unhelpful, not at all what I would have expected from a company owner trying to grow a business. From reading other reviews it seems to be a reoccuring theme within this company, regadless of location, to try and not redeem the vouchers. I think this company and their coupons are scams Read Less
Suzanne H.
5 Jun 2013
REPORT
This place treats customers like insects. Worst customer service and a total scam. I bought a Living Social deal and they refused to let me claim it. The guy I spoke with kept talking over me and then... Read More
This place treats customers like insects. Worst customer service and a total scam. I bought a Living Social deal and they refused to let me claim it. The guy I spoke with kept talking over me and then threatened to hang up when I had the audacity to request that he listen to me before interrupting. Save your money and don't support businesses that hate their customers. Read Less
Jacob Y.
20 Mar 2013
REPORT
Save your money. The options described on the website are extremely deceiving. I did the half day package. This was suppose to be a 4 hour "experience". I arrived at early as requested on the website,... Read More
Save your money. The options described on the website are extremely deceiving. I did the half day package. This was suppose to be a 4 hour "experience". I arrived at early as requested on the website, but the instructors arrived half an hour late. After waiting another half hour for them to unload the cars we finally got to drive. We followed an instructed at 30 mph around the track for 15 minutes. Then, we waited an hour while others drove. Then, we drove around again at 30 mph for 15 minutes. Then, waited another hour. We then drove around the course reaching a max speed of 60 mph. For the 4 hours of driving that was advertised, I only drove for 45 minutes. Moreover, the majority of the instructors were very unprofessional. Overall, a terrible experience. The whole time I felt like I had been duped out of my money. Read Less
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Scottsdale, Arizona
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8776 East Shea Boulevard 106-117
Scottsdale Arizona 85260
Pasquale Josepe
3 Jul 2017
REPORT
I was given a race day as a birthday present. I was so excited! I called and scheduled my track day in Houston, everything was set. I noticed I didn't get any reminders as the day approached, but I... Read More
I was given a race day as a birthday present. I was so excited! I called and scheduled my track day in Houston, everything was set. I noticed I didn't get any reminders as the day approached, but I made my plans to make the 3 hour drive to the track. We had a light rain in the forecast, so I called them as I was headed there. I was informed that they never had me down as a participant, but the track day was cancelled anyway due to so few participants and the weather. Unfortunately I didn't have an experience on the track. They seemed poorly run, and I had the impression they cancelled my track day because it was too expensive to ship a car for one or two participants. They very quickly offered to refund the money, without offering an alternate track day. I was totally let down. Read Less
Jana H.
16 Feb 2016
REPORT
We purchased a ride along for our 16 year old for Christmas to get to ride in a Lamborghini with a professional driver.  We arrived 30 minutes prior to our appointment as instructed.  Apparently they ... Read More
We purchased a ride along for our 16 year old for Christmas to get to ride in a Lamborghini with a professional driver.  We arrived 30 minutes prior to our appointment as instructed.  Apparently they overbooked as we were not even talked to until 11:45 - 75 min after we arrived.   Then when they did talk to us and decide to take him on his ride along they couldn't get in the car - the remote door lock wouldn't work.  We saw this happen on another of their cars when we were waiting.  The driver changed the battery a few times and they couldn't get it to work so he had to do his ride along  in another car.  The ride was short - it lasted 5 min - 4 laps.   Totally NOT worth it. Read Less
John V.
19 Mar 2015
REPORT
I just took the full day racing adventure in willow springs driving cobras with my buddy. My buddy bought this as a birthday gift for me and I have to say WOW..... this was a awesome day and experienc... Read More
I just took the full day racing adventure in willow springs driving cobras with my buddy. My buddy bought this as a birthday gift for me and I have to say WOW..... this was a awesome day and experience. As the day approached the owner emailed us and asked if we would want to switch days due to our day not being full. We explained that we couldn't and Dave completely honored the day and was there ready for us. Cars and everything were completely ready. Dave wasted no time showing the cars and explaining how the experience worked. Quickly we were driving and learning about race car driving. He showed us tons and tons of useful techniques and tricks for driving. We had lunch and the entire 2nd part of the day was all on the track. The cars are awesome.The teacher Dave was awesome.the entire experience was awesome.Super fun and not only do you drive these cars... YOU learn how to drive these cars...Highly recommended. Thanks Racing Adventures and thanks David.(side note... wear sunscreen) Read Less
Carlo Gallardo
4 Mar 2015
REPORT
Hello I am the owner of j speed motorgroup I decided to rent the race track for my customers so I contacted racing adventures. The payment process was easy and David even came out to our facility to p... Read More
Hello I am the owner of j speed motorgroup I decided to rent the race track for my customers so I contacted racing adventures. The payment process was easy and David even came out to our facility to pick up the payment. When it came to the day when he had to come out and have fun david was there on time and was very professional even when we had over 20 drivers everything was great and we had a great time. Thank you David we will see you again soon. Read Less
Carlo G.
3 Mar 2015
REPORT
Hello I am the owner of j speed motorgroup I decided to rent the race track for my customers so I contacted racing adventures. The payment process was easy and David even came out to our facility to p... Read More
Hello I am the owner of j speed motorgroup I decided to rent the race track for my customers so I contacted racing adventures. The payment process was easy and David even came out to our facility to pick up the payment. When it came to the day when he had to come out and have fun david was there on time and was very professional even when we had over 20 drivers everything was great and we had a great time. Thank you David we will see you again soon. Read Less
JamieAnne Opic-Dobbins
31 Aug 2014
REPORT
The Porsche full day was an awesome experience. The instruction was spot on and that car really hugged the road! Getting ready for level 2 with some friends!
Shannon E.
25 Nov 2013
REPORT
I too felt scammed after purchasing a $125 Living Social voucher to this company for a Porsche 911 driving experience for my husband's birthday.  These guys made just ONE race date for, wait for it, t... Read More
I too felt scammed after purchasing a $125 Living Social voucher to this company for a Porsche 911 driving experience for my husband's birthday.  These guys made just ONE race date for, wait for it, the exact same day the voucher expired in June!  (What a coincidence!) Well we signed up for that date online, as instructed, and then we waited for the day to arrive. A few days prior they sent an email, not even a courtesy call to make sure you got it, letting everyone know that because it was "too hot" in June they were postponing the race day until 'sometime' in the Fall.  Unfortunately my husband's junk folder gobbled up that postponement email and he took the time off work and drove clear out to their abandoned looking track in the far West Valley the day of the scheduled race only to find that nobody was there, there was no note on the door, the parking lot was full of weeds and nobody was answering their phones at their corporate offices in Scottsdale either!!   Way to instill confidence in your company, folks.  Until he found that postponement email in his junk folder we were certain they'd simply gone out of business!  Also, can I just ask, weren't they **already** well aware that it is routinely hot in June in the Phoenix Metro area?  Seriously????  It wasn't even record heat, just normal June heat.  That flimsy excuse alone made it clear to us that this cancellation was pre-planned on their part.  Sell the vouchers and collect the customer's money NOW and then cancel the bogus race date and reschedule it, maybe, or so far out in the future the customers probably can't make it.  Oh, and make damn good and sure you push it out past the cancellation date on the voucher, that way they have no recourse through Living Social either!  Very clever scam, you guys...Well, after a couple of months of waiting with no word from them on when the new race date was, my husband called and dealt with one of the rudest people ever, who brusquely cut him off and talked down to him all because my husband had the audacity to ask them for a specific date in the Fall when they were going to hold the replacement event so we could plan for it.  They were nothing but evasive about the date for the replacement race, so all we could do was wait and see.  They eventually decided to send an email about the replacement date in early November, and they only gave us about a week's advance notice of the race date on Saturday, November 9th.  As it turns out, it was the exact same date and time as our son's final Little League game, so we immediately replied to their email and explained the conflict and asked about a possible second date but they didn't reply.  Finally, the race day was the next day (and still no reply) so my husband called them and explained the problem and they said that was the one and only replacement date and if we couldn't make it our $125 voucher was forfeited...what they wanted to happen all along, I'm sure.  We asked them if we could give it to a friend to go in my husband's place and they begrudgingly agreed, as long as we signed the voucher over to him.  So my husband wrote a note right on the voucher saying that he was giving it to our friend and he signed it and we gave the friend all the paperwork.  But that was apparently not good enough for them, because when our friend showed up to redeem the voucher the next morning they tried to turn him away because he hadn't brought a signed letter WITH a photograph of my husband's drivers license.  (WTF?!?)  Lucky for our friend we were able to send a photo of a quickly written letter and my husband's license to him via Smart phone and they *finally* acquiesced and let him use the voucher.Oh and our friend wasn't exactly impressed with the experience, he said it was too restrictive and you really weren't able to get the car to a decent speed.  So take it from me folks, doing business with these people is simply not worth the hassle and misrepresentation and the snotty, rude attitude.   Try another company that specializes in this kind of thing, I don't think these guys aren't worth the stress.And yes, I reported them to Living Social too. Read Less
K L.
22 Sep 2013
REPORT
I can't say if this will be for you or not, but  their website is not accurate. RE the laps,  the instructor rides with you the entire time and they only do 1 car at a time which makes it take FOREVER... Read More
I can't say if this will be for you or not, but  their website is not accurate. RE the laps,  the instructor rides with you the entire time and they only do 1 car at a time which makes it take FOREVER. Whether that's a pro or con is an individual thing I guess, but the website give you the impression you'll be driving the car on your own after the orientation laps. They were running late, so plan for longer than the 2 hours.  They charge you $50 fine if you go over 6,000 RPM too.  The instructors were obviously worn out and talked about what a long day they'd had. When you're paying $100+ for 15 minutes of someone's time that's not the best feeling. I gripe at work too, but not in front of my customers. I missed the living social but maybe that's just as well based on the other comments.Overall I'd say it's a bit oversold, but people looked like they had fun. Read Less
Andrew H.
17 Jun 2013
REPORT
What a dissapointment.  I purchased a living social coupon. I called the Los Angeles location which is actually in Rosamond, Ca, spoke to the owner who informed me that the last day to make a reservat... Read More
What a dissapointment.  I purchased a living social coupon. I called the Los Angeles location which is actually in Rosamond, Ca, spoke to the owner who informed me that the last day to make a reservation was the day before my call, how convenient, even though it was before the expiration date on the coupon.  He was rude and unhelpful, not at all what I would have expected from a company owner trying to grow a business. From reading other reviews it seems to be a reoccuring theme within this company, regadless of location, to try and not redeem the vouchers. I think this company and their coupons are scams Read Less
Suzanne H.
5 Jun 2013
REPORT
This place treats customers like insects. Worst customer service and a total scam. I bought a Living Social deal and they refused to let me claim it. The guy I spoke with kept talking over me and then... Read More
This place treats customers like insects. Worst customer service and a total scam. I bought a Living Social deal and they refused to let me claim it. The guy I spoke with kept talking over me and then threatened to hang up when I had the audacity to request that he listen to me before interrupting. Save your money and don't support businesses that hate their customers. Read Less
Jacob Y.
20 Mar 2013
REPORT
Save your money. The options described on the website are extremely deceiving. I did the half day package. This was suppose to be a 4 hour "experience". I arrived at early as requested on the website,... Read More
Save your money. The options described on the website are extremely deceiving. I did the half day package. This was suppose to be a 4 hour "experience". I arrived at early as requested on the website, but the instructors arrived half an hour late. After waiting another half hour for them to unload the cars we finally got to drive. We followed an instructed at 30 mph around the track for 15 minutes. Then, we waited an hour while others drove. Then, we drove around again at 30 mph for 15 minutes. Then, waited another hour. We then drove around the course reaching a max speed of 60 mph. For the 4 hours of driving that was advertised, I only drove for 45 minutes. Moreover, the majority of the instructors were very unprofessional. Overall, a terrible experience. The whole time I felt like I had been duped out of my money. Read Less
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