How taking part works.

Happy Lap is a small operation run by one person in Western Sydney, offering free passenger experiences on a wet skid pan at organised events.

It is a passenger experience and nothing more than that. It is not a transport service, a support service, a therapy, a training course or a driving lesson. Happy Lap is not an NDIS provider and nothing is billed to anyone or to any plan.

Every Happy Lap is free to the passenger and to whoever registers on their behalf.

There is no cost, no invoice, no deposit and nothing to claim. If anyone ever asks you to pay for a Happy Lap, it did not come from us.

The register form tells us who would like a turn and a little about them. That is all it does.

It is not a booking, not a reservation, not a commitment on your side or ours, and it does not hold a place. Places depend on when a day is running, how many people can be fitted in, and whether the experience may be suitable for the passenger. We will always come back to you rather than leave you guessing.

Passengers need to be 12 years or older. That is a rule of the events we attend, not ours to bend.

Anyone under 18 needs a parent or guardian to give consent, and we sort that out with you before the day rather than at the gate.

A parent, guardian or support person is welcome to come along, and in some cases will need to.

We talk this through with you before anything is arranged, and we would rather have the conversation than make assumptions about what somebody can or cannot do.

Some things are simply physical facts about the car. It is a Ford BF Falcon ute. The passenger seat is a fixed bucket seat, and the transfer in is low and tight. A helmet is provided and must be worn. Those things mean the experience may be suitable for some people and not for others, depending on individual requirements.

We shape the experience around the passenger where reasonably possible. We do not promise that it will suit everyone, and we will be honest with you if we think it may not.

We are not medically qualified and we do not assess anyone's health. If there is any doubt about whether taking part is safe for someone, that is a conversation for them and their doctor, not for us.

Happy Lap runs at events organised by another company, on their site, under their control.

Their rules apply. That includes their sign-on process, their safety briefing, their paperwork, their decisions about conditions and running, and any requirement they place on drivers, passengers and spectators. They can change or stop anything at any time, and we follow that.

Their waiver, not this page, is the document that governs being on site and taking part. It will be given to you to read and sign on the day or beforehand, and we will explain in plain words what it covers before you are asked to sign anything.

The passenger can say no at any time, including after getting in, including halfway around. We stop. No one is talked into anything and no one is asked to explain themselves.

Equally, the driver may decide not to run, to keep a lap gentle, or to end a lap early. That decision is final and is always about safety or about the person in the seat.

A wet skid pan is a controlled environment, and the whole point of it is that a car can slide safely at low speed. It is still a motor vehicle moving on a slippery surface, at an event, around other vehicles and people.

There is risk in that, as there is in any motoring activity. Helmets are provided, seatbelts are worn, the event organisers set the safety rules, and the driver keeps the experience within what the passenger is comfortable with. None of that removes risk entirely, and we would rather say so plainly than pretend otherwise.

Families, carers and support workers are welcome, and we would much rather you told us what helps than left us to guess.

Coming along does not change anyone's existing responsibilities. If you support someone in your ordinary role, you continue to do that on the day. We are running a car, not providing care.

We ask separately about photos and video, closer to a day, and the answer is entirely yours. Saying no changes nothing about taking part.

Event organisers and other people at a public event may take their own photos. That is outside our control, and it is worth knowing before you come.

Days can move or be called off, sometimes at short notice. Weather, track conditions, the car, the event itself, or something going on with the one person who runs this.

We will tell you as soon as we know. Because nothing is ever paid for, there is nothing to refund, but we know a cancelled plan can still be a real disappointment, and we will do what we reasonably can to offer another opportunity.

What we collect, who can see it, how long it is kept and how to have it deleted is all set out in the Privacy Policy.

This page covers how taking part works. The formal participation paperwork sits with the event organisers, and Happy Lap's own consent and waiver process is being finalised properly rather than quickly.

When that is settled it will be explained here in the same plain words, and anyone registered will be told rather than left to notice.

Anything here that is unclear, or that you would like in writing before you commit to anything, just ask: alex@happylap.com.au. You can also send a message.