Having grown up in Sydney I always loved seeing the precision driving teams that performed at the Sydney Royal Easter Show and could not wait to take part in the first Team D-Max performance at this year’s Royal Bathurst Show.

Piloting the Team D-MAX utes are four of Australia’s top motorsport drivers: Jack Monkhouse, Dave Shannon, John Boston and Michael Long.

I was lucky enough to ride in a D-Max with Dave Shannon, who is the most experienced driver of the team and whose trademark move is driving on the two side wheels of his D-Max.

Once we were all harnessed in and had our helmets on, Team D-Max hit the arena, ready to awe the crowd with some incredible manoeuvres and formation driving.

From the moment Dave slammed his foot down on the accelerator I could not wipe the smile off my face.

After an initial lap, Dave did the first of many hand brake turns and the ute did a 180-degree spin, which saw me hanging onto my seat for dear life.

What followed was a series of more 180 degree spins, incredibly close formation driving, ramp jumps and high speed drifts and slides.

It was so amazing to be right in the middle of the action and to see just how close all the utes get to each other when they are driving in formation.

One of the most exhilarating moments of the show was when the drivers performed a couple of hairraisingly four-way crossovers.

My favourite part of precision driving shows has always been watching the four vehicles drive at each other at high speeds and come within inches of crashing into each other.

The four-way crossover was just as exhilarating and scary as it looks to an outsider, and I could not help but let out a shriek as another ute crossed right in front of our path.

The crossover was followed by a sensational lap around the main arena on just two wheels of the D-Max.

As we drove up the ramp, which launched us onto the two wheels, a few choice words escaped my mouth, as I was taken aback by just how steep an angle we were at.

Having a tilted view of the crowds and the arena and having to look down at Dave as he was moving the wheel back and forth to balance the ute, was just unreal.

I thought that was where the show had to end, but the excitement was not over yet.

For one of the last tricks, three of the utes – including the one I was in – lined up between two ramps.

Then 10 seconds later there was this incredible roar and I looked up to see the bottom of a D-Max as it passed over my head.

The whole experience was just incredible and gave me the biggest rush, which kept my spirits soaring for the rest of the night.