We deliver the San Francisco Bay Area's most distinctive corporate event experience: an exclusive private runway reservation at Sonoma Valley Airport where every participant drives three different exotic supercars — a Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren, or comparable model — in professionally timed, full-throttle runs down the airstrip. This private runway corporate event transforms a standard team gathering into a high-performance competition complete with a scoreboard, friendly departmental rivalries, and an awards ceremony that celebrates the fastest times of the day.
How the private runway event day works. Your corporate group arrives at a private airfield in the heart of Sonoma wine country. Following a
We deliver the San Francisco Bay Area's most distinctive corporate event experience: an exclusive private runway reservation at Sonoma Valley Airport where every participant drives three different exotic supercars — a Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren, or comparable model — in professionally timed, full-throttle runs down the airstrip. This private runway corporate event transforms a standard team gathering into a high-performance competition complete with a scoreboard, friendly departmental rivalries, and an awards ceremony that celebrates the fastest times of the day.
How the private runway event day works. Your corporate group arrives at a private airfield in the heart of Sonoma wine country. Following a professional safety briefing and driving tutorial, the runway opens for timed runs. Participants rotate through their three supercar drives while colleagues cheer from the sidelines and enjoy hospitality in the private hangar positioned directly alongside the runway. The hangar serves as your event headquarters, accommodating catering, a bar setup (served only after all driving concludes), company presentations, and the final awards ceremony. Between runs, the team-building happens organically: colleagues compare times, discuss driving strategy, and cheer each other down the airstrip.
Full-service event coordination included. The experience provider handles every logistical detail: exotic car fleet coordination, private venue reservation, professional staffing, safety instruction, precision timing equipment, and complete on-site support. Event insurance coverage is provided for all participants — no personal auto coverage required and nothing for your company to arrange. Drivers need only a valid driver's license and must be 21 or older. Non-driving colleagues are welcome at no additional driver count; the hangar and runway sidelines offer excellent spectating, and the runway backdrop produces the best team photos your company will ever share.
Group size and corporate event packages. Events accommodate 10 to 50 driving participants, with each person completing three timed exotic supercar runs. Larger groups receive extended programming with more cars in rotation, quoted per event. Available add-ons include full catering coordination, wine service following driving, custom awards and trophies, professional event photography, and group transportation from San Francisco, the Peninsula, or the South Bay.
The wine-country location advantage. Sonoma Valley Airport sits 45 minutes to an hour from San Francisco and is an easy drive from San Jose and the Peninsula — minutes from Napa and Sonoma's restaurants, wineries, and group lodging. Most teams build a full corporate offsite day around the experience: morning or midday driving sessions followed by a vineyard lunch or dinner. For traveling groups, wine country's hotels and dining options extend the event into a complete corporate retreat with minimal additional planning.
Event types this experience serves. The Airstrip Challenge has become a go-to choice for Bay Area sales kickoffs, President's Club rewards, executive offsites, client appreciation events, deal-closing celebrations, and startup milestone parties. Sales teams respond especially well to the format — performance, precision, and healthy competition already speak their language. The experience also suits private celebrations, milestone birthdays, and high-end holiday parties for companies seeking a memorable group experience beyond the typical office offsite. It is the event colleagues still discuss at next quarter's kickoff meeting.
Planning and booking timeline. Choose your date and group size, and the provider builds the day around your team — run-of-day schedule, catering selections, presentation or awards slots, and transportation arrangements. Reserving 8 to 12 weeks in advance offers the best date selection; wine-country weekends and sales-kickoff season (January–February) book earliest. Shorter timelines are often workable depending on runway and fleet availability.
What's included in every private runway corporate event:
Exclusive private runway reservation at Sonoma Valley Airport
Three timed exotic supercar drives per participant — Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren, or comparable
Professional safety briefing and driving tutorial for all drivers
Private hangar headquarters with catering, bar setup, and presentation space
Professional timing system, live scoreboard, and awards ceremony for fastest times
Event insurance coverage for all participants — no personal auto policy required
Professional staffing, logistics coordination, and on-site support throughout the day
