All You Need to Know About Yas Marina Circuit’s Drag Experience

The Yas Marina Circuit has become very popular among the fans of Formula 1 for several reasons. Besides being the venue for the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi GP, another reason why it’s so popular is the community experiences it offers. Yas Marina Circuit offers numerous on-track experiences to its visitors, in which they can experience being in a sports car on a Formula 1 racetrack. These community experiences include drive experiences, karting, drag experiences, drifting, and passenger experiences.

Among these, Yas Marina Circuit’s drag experience is for those who love racing and wish to try their hand at hitting the top speeds of powerful sports cars. The drag experience takes place on Yas Marina Circuit’s drag strip, which is 4.1 km long and has a 406 m long acceleration strip. The drag strip is accredited by the NHRA (National Hot Rod Association). There are 3 types of drag experiences that the visitors can try. Here are a few details about those 3 experiences:

Yas Drag Night

The Yas Drag Night is a drag experience in which you can drive your own car or bike on the drag strip of the circuit. This experience is divided into two categories, which are: Novice and Intermediate. The Novice category is for beginners and the Intermediate category is for experienced drivers.

You can register for the Yas Drag Night through Yas Marina Circuit’s official website. There are also certain rules and regulations that must be followed in order to be eligible to participate in this drag experience. This experience is held with complete safety and will also require the participants to pass the technical inspection of their vehicles.

Yas Drag Roll Racing

If you want to have a head-to-head drag racing experience with your vehicle, you can do so with the Yas Drag Roll Racing. In this drag experience too, you will need to fulfil certain rules and requirements and pass a technical inspection of your vehicle for participating. There are no categories in this experience, so anyone can participate in it, regardless of whether they are beginners or experienced drivers.

Drag Race with the Chevrolet Camaro SS

The Chevrolet Camaro SS is a powerful sports car that can go from 0 to 100 km/h in just 4.3 seconds. You can try drag racing with this car at Yas Marina Circuit's drag strip and experience the adrenaline surge. You will get 5 runs on the drag strip with this car to test your drag racing skills. Before you step into the car, the drag racing centre’s chief instructor will give you an orientation about the safety techniques. Another instructor will also guide you throughout your 5 runs and give you a brief on your overall performance.

All of these drag experiences will be conducted in a safe environment, with all necessary precautions. All drag racing participants will also be given safety gear to wear before the session commences. To know more details about Yas Marina Circuit’s drag experiences and bookings, you can visit their official website.