Take a lap around the Las Vegas Grand Prix via truck tour

by · Las Vegas Review-Journal

Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix attendees can take a lap around the 3.8-mile circuit, but at much lower speeds than the over 210 mph the world’s best drivers do.

Guided truck tours are available as part of select premium ticket packages, which offer fans the option to hop on the back of an open-air flatbed truck from the starting grid at the F1 pit building. The tour then winds through the rest of the course, which consists mainly of public roads including Las Vegas Boulevard, Koval Lane and Harmon and Sands avenues.

This year’s rides include a view of the ever-growing guitar hotel tower that is being built as part of the Hard Rock Las Vegas hotel on the site of the former Mirage.

In addition to offering a firsthand view of what the circuit has to offer and a once in a lifetime chance to cruise a 1-mile stretch of the Strip sans traffic, it also includes a pair of expert tour guides on each ride.

The guided track tours last about 15 minutes and usually take place at various times during race weekend and are available to fans who have high-end hospitality packages, such as the Gordon Ramsay at F1 Garage, Wynn Grid Club and Papi Steak F1 Garage, which carry a price of at least $20,000.