Video: Shane Van Gisbergen gets sideways in speedway sprint car

Shane Van Gisbergen
Shane Van Gisbergen

If it has a steering wheel and a decent dollop of grunt, the odds are pretty good that Shane Van Gisbergen will want to drive it.

The Darrell Lea STIX Holden Commodore V8 Supercar driver has rallied, drifted, won quad bike titles and even raced remote controlled cars.

One thing he's never been scared of is going sideways at speed and now he's warmed up for the weekend's Sydney Motorsport SuperSprint by getting behind the wheel of a Speedway Sprint car.

Van Gisbergen is no stranger to Speedway, he's a regular at Western Springs, so the chance to let rip at Brisbane's Archerfield Speedway in a 900-horsepower sprint car was never going to be an offer he would turn down.

Currently running ninth in the championship, the V8 Supercar driver will join the Triple Eight team next year.

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