Purchased a 5 lap experience for my husband for Christmas. Booking was easy. Showed up and the girl who checked us in kind of had an attitude. We wanted to know what kind of cars they were and she said they're hand built. Great! Thanks for the super explanation! He took the 45 minute class and then we learned they were running "30 minutes" behind. That 30 minutes turned into over 2 hours!! We waited and waited! It's horribly ran and not organized at all. Too many people and not enough cars. The people in the pit weren't friendly or helpful. Very snarky. No customer service at all! Way understaffed. Lastly, the cars are only 500 horsepower. If you purchase this experience make sure to clear your entire day!!! read more

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This was a little intimidating, a little scary and a lot of fun. It took a couple laps in the car to shake off the initial nerves, but when it ended, I was ready for 20 more laps.... Really fun, and really a great experience. The people running the event were great, the equipment was good and the cars were FAST. read more

The Rusty Wallace race experience is the most fun I have ever had, hands down. I highly recommend it. If you go on Groupon its only $149 for 10 laps ( best $150 bucks iv spent) but I highly recommend buying more laps. They offer insurance for $60..... When I go again I will not be getting this. You are responsible for the car, but if you can follow basic instructions and are not the world's worst driver you should put that money twords more laps. With exception of one staff member ( and he was the crew boss, in the sun all day, and we were the last group) the staff are cool. So When you go..... And you should.... If you are last and its hot and you are near the last group, cut them some slack. All in all, this will be a yearly event for me! read more

Fun, fun, fun! I received a 10 lap solo drive session as a birthday present. The class took place at the South Sound Speedway in Rochester, not at the race track in Monroe. All the folks at the Rusty Wallace Experience were friendly and fun. A couple of the cars had some minor issues, but cars break. I'm sure these cars probably get the bejeezus beat out of them from inexperienced drivers like myself mashing the loud pedal to the floor and hanging on for dear life. The staff were good about switching out cars with issues and getting people into different cars. This is something every red blooded American person should do at least once. read more

Do not purchase laps from the Rusty Wallace Racing Experience. Just don't. Recently as a birthday gift I purchased a few laps at Evergreen Speedway for the roommate. It was to be a fun birthday experience. However, when we got to the event we were told it was canceled due to weather. "There was standing water on the track" we were told. Since it had not rained no such water was actual on the track when we looked. So today I called the RWRE up and asked if I could get my money back. I was told no, you may not. They do not give money back for weather cancelations, it is policy. I pointed out that the next opportunity was Oct 9th-11th and it rains in October in the Pacific Northwest - so that will likely get canceled too. That will push us to next April or June. They told me that we could reschedule again if that was the case. This was all very polite - but frustrating. I had looked up the weather for Monroe on June 19th, 2015 (the day of the event) There was no rain. 0.00 precipitation was measured. Basically they can cancel for any reason, call it weather and you are screwed. I pointed this out, and asked to speak to a manager. This is where it gets weird. The manager told me the track was soaked. I said it wasn't, I was there. He told me it must have dried up when I saw it. Which begged the question - why cancel? I asked if he was there. He said no. I quoted NOAA's weather report. "The policy is the policy is the policy." I pointed out that he was creating a horrible customer experience. He answer was something akin to "that's racing." I have not given up. I know phone calls are only the first channel of customer dissatisfaction. Email. Letters. Have been written. I will get my money back. It is now a quest. Thank you for allowing me to vent. Much better. read more

The worst experience I've ever had. I bought a 10 lap drive yourself experience for my dad for Christmas. I booked for Oct. 11th and they cancelled without a reason. My dad flew all the way from Hawaii and we rented a car and drove all the way there to find out it was cancelled after we were driving around and around trying to find the check in. (I know they cancel for weather reasons sometimes however, if I could attach a photo of the beautiful blue sky I would.) I highly recommend you don't pay for this or fly out of your way, I just wasted a thousand dollars. Worst part of all my dad was so excited to finally get to check an item off his bucket list, he even went and had a racing shirt made special for the event. read more

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It's fun if you don't mind being yelled at during the whole experience! The people you deal with before the experience and who you deal with while driving are entirely different! They give you a crappy ear piece and yell in your ear the whole time and you can't understand what they are saying and WILL kick you off if you don't do exactly what they say! I was kicked off after 5 laps with NO warning and my buddy was kicked off after 10 laps after being warned once for driving too fast. Don't expect to go fast during evey lap either. There are 4 cars on the track at once, If you come up behind a slow car you have to stay behind them, no passing until you get the OK, which is why I was kicked off. I wanted to pass and just moved to the right without passing (my mistake) and that's all it took for them to end my day. No warning, just a " You are done! ". The spotters will call you by your car number when you're driving and you need to know that they are talking to YOU when you hear your number. The guy teaching the class said people don't always know their car number and don't listen to the spotter. The car my other buddy was driving had a different number on the dash than what was on the side of the car! How did they not know this?? Very unorganized! The four of us asked for the video recording and none of us got it. They had a racing event planned for that evening and cancelled the group behind us at the last minute after they sat though the class and were waiting to drive. They drove from Canada for this! You would think they would have had the courtesy to reschedule them weeks before! I won't be back. read more

This was an awesome experience. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who thinks they might want to try it. I didn't give it 5 stars because they forgot to put in my video chip for two laps and then I had a hard time hearing what car number the spotter was talking to. read more

I received this for my birthday last year. After several forced cancellations by management, I still have yet to do it. They will always propose new dates which are months down the road, and you will reschedule only to have those cancelled within 24 hours of racing over and over again. I am sure it will be fun if my booking ever works out, but unless you live locally and have no job or daily obligations to work around, you may want to consider something else to do in the area. read more

This was a cool & awesome experience. I would do it again. I'm telling all my friends who are into racing to give this a try. I recommend the ride along before your solo. The trainer covered everything really well. It was slick, well organized & safe. Everyone was very nice and informative. read more

If you have any experience driving on a track, you'll probably not find this terribly thrilling. The cars you get to drive are horsepower-limited (the cars the drivers take people for ride-alongs in have 100 more HP) and you can feel it hitting the limiter at the end of the straightaway. At Evergreen speedway, which is a 5/8 mile oval, you get up to about 100 MPH (which is better than what it would be like a 3/8 mile oval). You are not pushing the car anywhere NEAR its limits, therefore not anywhere near YOUR limits, if you have prior track driving experience (which is when things get thrilling). It was interesting to drive a real NASCAR race car, but afterward I found myself wishing I'd been driving my own car on the track. read more

Attended my first Rusty Wallace Racing Experience this morning (6-25-14) at Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, WA. My wife signed me up for the 15 lap shootout as a driver with the photo plaque. I had read that videos were iffy, so we decided not to get it. The weather was beautiful as I checked in. They offered a three-lap ride along with a pro driver in a faster car before I did my drive, which I did for an additional $39. Well worth it as the cars are nothing like what you drive on the street. It is confining, visibility is not as good as a street car, and the noise and smells are distracting but really cool! The driver gave me tips for my own drive, which also helped immensely. I would recommend the ride along. Larry did our classroom instruction. He is obviously experienced, no-nonsense and "just the facts" kind of guy. He answered and anticipated my questions. There were eight of us, all fairly older, and a mostly quiet group. I asked the most questions, and Larry answered them all but kept things moving. Pay attention! We went to the stands and did a birds-eye view of the track, which again was helpful. After that we walked out to our waiting pit crew, who got us suited up and ready to go. The Ride-alongs went to one area where we waited our turn. The other drivers went to another area and were soon on the track. The ride-alongs would zip past the drivers who were in slower cars. However the slower cars are still fast enough. So fast that one guy lost control on turn one and bit the wall, taking one car out for the duration, but thankfully he was not hurt. I got the insurance and didn't worry but was still careful. They said most accidents happen in the last 10% of the race as guys get over confident. I definitely felt more confident towards the end and was not letting off the gas completely as I entered the turns, which helped me get in position to pass. They did let me pass one guy by making him move over (via radio). You do not get a microphone, so you cannot communicate back to them except by doing what they tell you. Safety was the primary concern, and I felt everyone was committed to safety. Once in my car we had to wait while the other car that wrecked was removed. They let us go three at a time while the ride-alongs (two of them) would zip past us like we were target practice. Still lots of fun. Our group of three started out slow, and I was the middle car. They told me to back off the lead car, which I did too much and then i was given guidance on how to smoothly accelerate into the straight away. That was all I needed and I soon caught up with the lead car, which they let me pass. I caught the next car but at the end of my shootout, so they would not let me pass him. I made it a point to read all the terrible reviews and good reviews before going, and I had no expectations either way. That being said, I was very happy with the experience, including the staff, the cars, and the structure and pace of the program. Will do it again with my sons when RW comes back to Monroe. Oh, the plaque turned out quite nice. Thanks Rusty Wallace and crew. read more

The classroom instruction was great, very well presented and thorough. The on track experience was fabulous. Even with a few glitches it was an amazing experience that I would recommend to anyone. All of the staff was very helpful. read more

The short track is a waste of time. There are so many restrictions and warnings. Furthermore, the track is too short to enjoy.

I did the rusty Wallace racing experience and had a blast! They gave a thorough pre race class that covered everything that you would need to know. The workers were nice and did everything to make it a fun memory. Go do it near you and see what it's like. read more