Good Charlotte rockers Joel and Benji Madden have kick-started their Australian promotional tour with a flying hot lap aboard Todd and Rick Kelly's Jack Daniel's V8 Supercars at Phillip Island today.

The Madden brothers, who are part of American pop-punk band Good Charlotte, were today hosted by V8 Supercar siblings Todd and Rick Kelly at the famous Phillip Island circuit, reaching speeds up to 290km/h (180mph) strapped into the passenger seat of the Kelly brothers' Jack Daniel's Commodores.

"I'm sure not many people get to do that in their life time," said Joel Madden.

"This was one of the coolest things I have ever done. I've never been that fast before, those things really fly. When you are on stage it's good adrenalin but you're more in control. In the car I was pretty much just holding on, I would love to do it again."