Rookie Driver Development

Le Mans RDD Karting Course for 8 – 11 Year Olds

The Le Mans Rookie Driver Development program is the best place to start any racing career.

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Every school term, we offer a 6-week program that covers what it takes to become a champion behind the wheel. Our Rookies program is run on Wednesday and Thursday nights after school on our Rookie track, which features our newest European made electric go karts!

The program is designed specifically for 8-11 year olds who are looking for a fun and interesting way to learn driving skills and provides a great opportunity to explore the fun and excitement of racing in a safe environment. Rookie Driver Development offers a similar curriculum to our famous LDA for the younger racers looking for a fun way to start racing.

What is covered in our 6 week Karting course for juniors?

We start with the fundamentals and safety of karting. Then we cover a range of important topics such as racing lines, which is figuring out the fastest way to get around the track, and all-important braking techniques. We look at interesting topics like race strategy & execution and cover how to work towards lap time consistency, practice race starts to test your racing readiness and have a lot of fun along the way! Rookie Driver Development sessions are run on the Rookie Track, in the Electric Karts. Given its Melbourne, we work on wet track skills & operate in most weather conditions, though we do have the added bonus of an awesome laser tag arena for those really wet nights to build some team skills if required.

Each session contains lots of driving with varying drills. Every week there is learning, practice, and of course, karting in a very safe and highly inclusive environment. We prioritise safety on the go kart tracks, ensuring everyone from beginners to seasoned drivers experience the thrill of karting with the utmost security.

At the end of term presentation everyone will receive a certificate recognising their hard work.

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What is covered during the Driver Development program

  • Safety & Standards
  • Racing Lines & Consistency
  • Braking Techniques
  • Race Starts & Race Craft
  • Racing
  • Wet Weather Driving
  • Plus much more!
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Term 4 Enrolment Open NOW!

Term 4 commences on October 8th and 9th!

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RDD can be booked using AfterPay!

Experienced Coaches Running the Rookie Drivers Development

The RDD is lead by our experienced coaches who are passionate about racing. Our team of course have working with children checks completed and the safety of our participants is our top focus.

We strive to create a fun, inclusive environment for all of our participants. 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

We may be biased, but definitely yes! Every term will have new drills so there’ll be new things to learn. It is valuable to continue building on the skills, our RDD team spend time getting to know each competitor, so we have lots of repeat enrollments. Plus, practice makes perfect when it comes to shaving seconds off your PB lap time.

If you’ve enrolled in the full eight-week term for the first time, then we’ll have a welcome pack for you. We’re working on the 2025 updates at the moment!

Our RDD program is where the next generation of racing superstars from 8 -11 years start to learn their race craft, and it is a feeder to our Junior Race League.

What Our Customers say

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★★★★★ What a great host we hadCimone give her a raise!!!Our daughter she is 12 we celebrate her birthday every year but she has been best of all !!Jessica B. ★★★★★ The VR game is absolutely amazing. And our host for the day jamie from le mans entertainment gave me and my friends the best experience, super friendly made the experience so much better. The haunted house VR was absolutely amazing. Please add more horror games and I'll be there every weekend. Laser tag was most fun ever and it was mad adrenaline.Akila Nimsara R. ★★★★★ it’s amazing we had an amazing fun. We played haunted house and it was just amazing and a nerve wrecking experience. The staff is amazing and lovely and it was a pleasure specially Jamie.This is my second time and will come back for sure. Will recommend 100%Dinusha ★★★★★ I had the best experience ever at Le Mans! We played the Haunted House VR, did laser tag, and honestly it was non-stop fun from start to finish. The atmosphere was awesome, and everything was super well organised.A special shoutout to Jamie from the staff absolutely amazing! Super friendly, helpful, and made the whole experience even better.Nohimsara D. ★★★★★ Awesome VR experience! Super fun games and great setup. Definitely worth visiting!Anudha P. ★★★★★ We had a birthday party for our son and everyone had so much fun. The host Cimone was so helpful, fun and accommodating.Alaa CHOURBAJI M. ★★★★★ I went to laser tag with my basketball team at Dandenong south Le Mans and Jerome Le was by far the nicest person ever. He was talking to us we even made handshakes with him for me he deserves a 5 star review and a pay riseNoah H. ★★★★★ Michelle was fantastic! So patient with the 10 young boys! They all had a blast!Malinda K. ★★★★★ Wonderful experience in the twin kart with my seven year old boy. We are regulars each year on our birthdays! Great staff and service at Le Mans Entertainment - strong recommend!Clayton N. ★★★★★ We had my son’s 12th birthday party here today with a few school mates. We ordered food, which was great and served quickly. We came for the go karts, but had time to spare, so we checked out the mini golf and arcade area. It was a lot of fun and the staff were all really friendly and helpful. Will definitely be coming back, the kids had a fantastic time!!Megan S. ★★★★★ Outbreak zombies & haunted house are the best, VR is so realistic. Can’t wait to play again. Thanks Lachlan & Sam. We will be back for Space Marine VRhenry T. ★★★★★ VR is sick! Played with my brother, you have to try it. Sam & Lachlan are the best. Haunted was scary & Outbreak was epic, thanks boys we will be backOneuph ★★★★★ Came in with mates. Played Zero Latency VR Outbreak, and haunted. Sam & Lachlan helped us out, would definitely recommend playing VRJohnny W. ★★★★★ The kids had a lot of fun Go Karting. Anna was a great host and handled 14 boys very well. As parents we didn't have to worry about anything. We will surely come back again soonSabrina C. ★★★★★ Cimone was the best party host ever!!! Such a great party ! All kids and parents had an amazing time! Thanks CimonePenny ★★★★★ Every minute spent at Le mans is worth it. Especially cause of the people working there. Oscaaaarrrrrrrrr man you the best. We had an amazing experience and a much needed fun time with the Zero Latency and also the race. Will be seeing you soon. Thanks for all the help again Oscarrrrrrrrrrrrr. 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂Dhruvi G. ★★★★★ Cimone and the team were awesome.My first visit to Le Mans with a large group;Cimone made the group of children feel so important and special. Parents were all taken care of too. The go carts and games were great.Food was good too!Peter ★★★★★ So much fun and all staff are very friendly and kindEspecially Ossscaaaar best man!Laxit V. ★★★★★ Had a birthday party for my son here! Amazing and helpful staff special shout out to Cimone..Thanks for being a great host.Ashica S. ★★★★★ We hosted our sons 8th birthday party here and it was Awesome! The facilities pre and post party were excellent. (Arcade). Put host Michelle was truly wonderful. Excellent with the kids and very engaged. Definitely recommend and will be back!Fiona B.js_loader