If you think being a racing driver is easy, then I can tell you it's not.

Driving a V8 Supercar is nothing like driving a road car (even a fast one like the latest limited edition Craig Lowndes signature Commodore SS-V); it requires immense skill, concentration and physical fitness to haul one around a race track - even for a few laps.

To find out just how special Lowndes is behind the wheel, and how challenging the Red Bull racer he's using in this weekend's Bathurst 1000 is to drive, we decided to see if a mug punter like me can race his V8 Supercar quicker around the Sandown racecourse than he can in his road-going SS-V.

We won't spoil the result, so watch the video to find out.

We race Bathurst champion Craig Lowndes in his Red Bull V8 Supercar around the Sandown racecourse Photo: Cristian Brunelli We race Bathurst champion Craig Lowndes in his Red Bull V8 Supercar around the Sandown racecourse Photo: Cristian Brunelli We race Bathurst champion Craig Lowndes in his Red Bull V8 Supercar around the Sandown racecourse Photo: Cristian Brunelli