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Driving Experience Days

 

Your experience begins with a short safety briefing before a qualified instructor takes you on two demonstration laps in a hot hatch so you can learn the racing lines and circuit driving techniques on this 1.8 mile circuit. Next take the wheel of an Italian Ferrari classic in either a Ferrari 328 or Ferrari 355 for four high speed laps. Once you've got your breath back, you'll move on to the 'must have' American muscle car - the supercharged 6-litre V12 Hummer H2 - for a further four laps. These two very different cars will give you a completely different ride, with your instructor encouraging you all the way. You'll finish with a debrief and certificate presentation.

£796.00

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Compete in authentic 2000cc single-seater Formula 2 stockcars. Exciting to drive and uniquely designed, with a full safety cage and a gear stick positioned between your legs. After a briefing on safety and driving techniques, warm up with five practice laps, then it's competition time, driving in two race heats of the Stockcar Championship, eight laps per heat. You can also try the Professionals Challenge (in fully race prepared off-road Sierra bangers), the Del-Boy Challenge (in Reliant Robins), Push-Me-Pull-You Car (Strictly Come Dancing on four wheels) and the Nag Drag Challenge (driving blindfolded, following instructions from a co-driver). There is even a film to watch so you can see how the real pros race. The excitement builds as drivers' battle it out for a place in the championship finals, with trophies for the winners (and certificates for all). The atmosphere is great with live PA commentary, race marshals and fans cheering you on. Lunch and refreshments are included.

£796.00

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Experience the glamorous world of international espionage by indulging the fantasy with this great day playing at secret agents. After a full briefing you and the other spies learn some of the skills employed by secret agents all over the world. Heading to the firing ranges, you'll learn how to shoot automatic pistols and sniper rifles. Then move onto axe throwing (for goodness' sake don't try this at home), unarmed combat and covert surveillance, using cameras and bugs. Then try evasive driving - including J turns, handbrake turns and anti-ambush drills. Finish off at the 'drive in' pistol range, firing at targets from a moving vehicle, before screeching to a halt, jumping out of the car for more shooting and then speeding off again. Throughout the day you'll be supervised by instructors who have first-hand experience of carrying out surveillance operations.

£796.00

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Rally driving occupies a unique place in the motorsport world. It's fast, furious and often seems barely in control. Well, find out for yourself behind the wheel of a specially-prepared rally car. Discover the secrets of power slides, handbrake turns and skid cause and control on loose surface or tarmac rally stages - handy for the next time you're trying to find the ski lodge in a hire car. Your experience includes tuition and rally driving around a specially-prepared rally stage. At some venues you'll also be chauffeured around a stage by your instructor at competition speeds, just to show you how it's done. The itinerary and the make of car you drive will vary from venue to venue, from a range which includes the Peugeot 206, the ever-popular Ford Escort MkII or Ford Focus, Ford Sierra or VW Polo.

£796.00

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The Ferrari F430 is one of the finest sports cars in the world, and driving it is an intense pleasure. It has a 4.3 litre V8 engine producing 483bhp, combined with astonishing road-holding and manoeuvrability. You'll kick off with a briefing, then your instructor will drive you for three laps in a Mazda 3 MPS to familiarise you with the driving lines of the circuit. Next you'll swap over to the driving seat for four laps in a Porsche Cayman. Then at last you'll slip behind the wheel of the all-aluminium F430 for four mind-blowing laps. Be warned, this car is capable of 0-60 mph in under four seconds and has a top speed of almost 200mph; it's not for the faint-hearted. You'll finish driving five laps in a Formula Renault single-seater - sitting two inches off the ground, with lightning-quick steering and braking, this little dynamo of a car gives a totally different ride to the Ferrari.

£798.00

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Driving enthusiasts can't fail to be impressed. Enjoy a unique opportunity to be one of a select group of eight to have this racetrack to yourselves for the whole day. Drive four of the most thrilling supercars in the world: the Aston Martin V8 Vantage; the Lamborghini Gallardo; the Ferrari 360 or 575; and the Porsche 911 Turbo. And whats more, you can even try your hand at rally driving. Following an introduction and briefing on circuit driving techniques, settle in with some demo laps of the 1.8 mile circuit. Then it's time for you to drive four to five exhilarating laps in each supercar. After a buffet lunch, put your driving skills to the test and try to master slide control in a Group N rally car on a rally handling course. Return to the circuit for a further four to five laps in each supercar, before finishing with a breathtaking high-speed passenger ride. Also included are a driving assessment and certificate to take home, along with an award for the best driver of the day.

£799.00

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Rally driving occupies a unique place in the motorsport world. It's fast, furious and often seems barely in control. Well, find out for yourself behind the wheel of a rally-prepared Group N two-litre Sierra. Discover the secrets of skid oversteer and understeer on Knockhill's purpose-built off-track rally stage - one of the venues of the RSAC International Scottish Rally. Your experience starts with a briefing on technique and safety, then you'll get one-to-one tuition on how to control the rally car. You'll be marked on your driving skills on a final stage assessment, before a white knuckle high-speed demo run by your instructor as a finale. There's a trophy for the best driver of the day and everyone receives a certificate.

£799.00

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Enjoy a day of contrasts by comparing sublime Supercars with a powerful rally car. This event is limited to eight people for maximum driving and enjoyment- drive Porsche, Ferrari 430, Aston Martin, Lamborghini Gallardo and Group N Rally car. Location: Prestwold Hall, Leicestershire (Midlands)

£799.00

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What could be more exciting than driving high performance supercars on a circuit? How about combining it with a session of rallying? You and a friend can enjoy a day of contrasts by comparing sublime supercars with powerful rally cars. After the prancing horse’s finest supercars, savour the awesome grip and power of Mitsubishi Evo and Polo Classic N rally cars Location: Prestwold Hall, Leicestershire (Midlands)

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With race commentators and trophies to be won, this is real racing in fantastic 1300cc saloon stock cars. After a briefing on safety and driving techniques, you'll drive for four practice laps and two racing heats of eight laps each. Based on the points scored in the heats, each driver will then be streamed into a championship final for ten electrifying laps against drivers of a similar ability. The winners of the four finals line up for eight laps in the Showdown Shootout race to find the ultimate champion. Conclude with a trophy presentation for the best drivers of the day. The adrenaline is pumped up throughout with commentary over the PA system, race marshals, fans and a great atmosphere.

£894.00

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Subaru's Impreza is one of the best-loved rally cars in the sport: a turbo-charged 4WD marvel that's just made for kicking up gravel as you slide into a bend (and it looks pretty cool, too). With 280bhp under the bonnet, the Prodrive 'Group N' Subaru Impreza is perfect for learning the skills of rally driving, leaving the M25 a distant memory. After a full safety briefing you'll learn all about skid control, power slides and handbrake turns on a purpose-built rally stage. During two demo laps, you'll familiarise yourself with the loose-surface rally stage and the Impreza. Then you'll slide over into the driver's seat for two hair-raising driving sessions. After a two-course lunch in the heated hospitality suite you'll get back in the Imprezza for two more driving sessions. The experience ends with a certificate presentation.

£895.00

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Rally driving rocks. On this experience, you'll really get a feel for fast and furious driving in a rally car. Discover the secrets of causing and controlling a skid, the art of handbrake turns and power slides on special loose surface or tarmac rally stages, with expert tuition and plenty of rally driving practice. It's a real adrenaline rush keeping control of something so unmistakably wild. At some venues you'll also be chauffeured around a stage by your instructor at competition speeds, just to show you how it's done. The itinerary and the make of car you drive will vary from venue to venue, from a range which includes the ever popular rear-wheel-drive Ford Escort MKII, the Ford Focus or the Escort Cosworth.

£897.00

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