ThanksDarling: Driving Experiences
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Ride in a Two Seater
"Sitting immediately behind our professional driver, you will thunder round the banked oval circuit at astonishing speeds in excess of 130mph. The experience will last for four laps and you will not believe how fast this is."
£65.00
Quad Safari
"After an initial safety briefing you will be issued with protective clothing and introduced to your quad bike. Your initial training will be over flat ground and then its time to go on safari! The low ground-pressure bikes will take you on pre-arranged routes aimed at minimising any environmental disturbance, and placing you alongside nature itself."
£85.00
Subaru WRX Turbo Thrill
"You will explore the mind blowing performance and thrilling handling characteristics of this Super Car legend with its true motor sport heritage! Programme on the Day: ? Tea&coffee on arrival ? Welcome®istration ? Safety&technique briefing ? Drive 4-6 laps (depending on location) in Subaru WRX ? FREE 4x4 passenger ride for spectators (Leicestershire only, subject to availability) ? Presentation of commemorative certificate including driving assessment."
£85.00
Lotus Elise Thrill
You will explore the mind blowing performance and thrilling handling characteristics of this Super Car legend with its true motor sport heritage! Programme on the Day: ? Tea&coffee on arrival ? Welcome®istration ? Safety&technique briefing ? Drive 4-5 laps in Lotus Elise ? Presentation of commemorative certificate including driving assessment ? FREE 4x4 passenger ride for spectators (subject to availability)
£109.00
Porsche Thrill
You will explore the mind blowing performance and thrilling handling characteristics of this Super Car legend with its true motor sport heritage! Programme on the Day: ? Tea&coffee on arrival ? Welcome®istration ? Safety&technique briefing ? Drive 4-6 laps (depending on location) in Porsche ? Presentation of commemorative certificate including driving assessment ? FREE 4x4 passenger ride for spectators (Leicestershire only subject to availability).
£109.00
Subaru WRX Intro
"If you wish to experience the power and refined road handling of a true Super Car - Subaru WRX, then this Experience is for you. You can learn driving skills and techniques from your instructor in a car that not only has thrilling handling characteristics but also a legend with true motor sport heritage! Programme on the Day: ? Tea&coffee on arrival ? Welcome®istration ? Safety&technique briefing ? Drive 4-6 laps (depending on location) in Subaru WRX ? High Speed passenger ride in a Performance Vehicle ? Presentation of commemorative certificate including driver assessment ? FREE 4x4 passenger ride for spectators (Leicestershire only, subject to availability)"
£109.00
TVR Thrill
"You will explore the mind blowing performance and thrilling handling characteristics of this Super Car legend with its true motor sport heritage! Programme on the Day: * Tea&coffee on arrival * Welcome®istration * Safety&technique briefing * Drive 4-6 laps (depending on location) in TVR * Presentation of commemorative certificate including driver assessment * FREE 4x4 passenger ride for spectators (Leicestershire only, subject to availability)."
£109.00
Ferrari 308 Experience
"The stuff of driving dreams! After a brief chat with a qualified instructor you set off for your 3 breathtaking laps in this classic icon. This experience lasts approximately 1 hour, including 10-15 minutes behind the wheel. This experience is available from April to October on selected weekdays only."
£110.00
Lotus Elise Intro
"If you wish to experience the power and refined road handling of a true Super Car - Lotus Elise, then this Experience is for you. You can learn driving skills and techniques from your instructor in a car that not only has thrilling handling characteristics but also a legend with true motor sport heritage! Programme on the Day: ? Tea&coffee on arrival ? Welcome®istration ? Safety&technique briefing ? Drive 4 - 5 laps in Lotus Elise ? High Speed passenger ride in a Performance Vehicle ? Presentation of commemorative certificate including driver assessment ? FREE 4x4 passenger ride for spectators (subject to availability)"
£119.00
Ferrari 355 or 360 Thrill
You will explore the mind blowing performance and thrilling handling characteristics of this Super Car legend with its true motor sport heritage! Programme on the Day: ? Tea&coffee on arrival ? Welcome®istration ? Safety&technique briefing ? Drive 4-6 laps (depending on location) in Ferrari 355 or 360 ? Presentation of commemorative certificate including driving assessment ? FREE 4x4 passenger ride for spectators (at Leicestershire only subject to availability)
£125.00
Introductory Race Car Experience
"Your experience will start with registration and tea/coffee. You will then be taken around the 1.5 km Race Circuit for demonstration laps by an instructor, in a MG ZR. Once familiar with the circuit you will receive a comprehensive briefing covering basic instructions, safety, cornering lines, braking points and general track discipline. Then its out on to the circuit again in the MGs, but this time you are in the drivers seat with your instructor alongside to assist your performance. With the adrenalin building up, the next step is to be allocated to one of Formula Ford single seaters. Once you are comfortable your ten lap session begins. You will be following an instructor who will be driving another Formula Ford. The first two laps are used as practice to enable you to get used to the single seater. As each lap passes by, your speed will continue to increase. This Pace Car helps you to lap faster and more smoothly than you would be able to without its assistance"
£135.00
Italian Job
"The safest racing lines and best driving techniques are explained before a series of demo laps with an instructor. Then drivers take a Mini Cooper onto the track themselves for some serious fun. Followed by the chance to drive the other star of `The Italian Job` - the classic British sports car, the E-Type Jaguar. As a final homage to the film, drive a Mini Cooper through a demanding obstacle course. Also in the event is you driving a bus with all your spectators as passengers. Your Programme on the Day: ? Welcome, introduction&briefing on circuit driving techniques ? 3 demo laps in a new Mini Cooper with an ARDS instructor ? 5 laps driving a new Mini Cooper ? 3 laps driving an E-Type Jaguar ? Autotest through obstacles ? Drive a bus ? High-speed passenger rise in a Mini Cooper `S` with a professional driver ? Presentation of Mini Mayhem experience certificates ? Individual driving assessment from your instructor ? Personalised photo"
£135.00
4x4 Off Road Experience
"Learn how to tackle off-road obstacles before you venture out into the countryside! You may cover how to climb/descent, failed ascents, water splash and axle twisters, use of differential locks, approaching traverses as well as off-road etiquette. This experience lasts approximately 2.5-4 hours depending on location."
£139.00
Ferrari Intro
"If you wish to experience the power and refined road handling of a true Super Car, then this Ferrari xperience is for you. You can learn driving skills and techniques from your instructor in a car that not only has thrilling handling characteristics but also a legend with true motor sport heritage! Programme on the Day: * Tea&coffee on arrival * Welcome®istration * Safety&technique briefing * Drive 4-6 laps (depending on location) in Ferrari 355 or 360 * High Speed passenger ride with professional driver * Presentation of commemorative certificate including driver assessment * FREE 4x4 passenger ride for spectators (Leicestershire only subject to availability)"
£139.00
Porsche Intro
"If you wish to experience the power and refined road handling of a true Super Car - Porsche, then this Experience is for you. You can learn driving skills and techniques from your instructor in a car that not only has thrilling handling characteristics but also a legend with true motor sport heritage! Programme on the Day: ? Tea&coffee on arrival ? Welcome®istration ? Safety&technique briefing ? Drive a Porsche (4 - 6 laps depending on location) ? High Speed passenger ride in a Performance Vehicle ? Presentation of commemorative certificate including driver assessment ? FREE 4x4 passenger ride for spectators. (Leicestershire only, subject to availability)."
£139.00
TVR intro
"You can learn driving skills and techniques from your instructor in a car that not only has thrilling handling characteristics but also a legend with true motor sport heritage! Programme on the Day: * Tea&coffee on arrival * Welcome®istration * Safety&technique briefing * Drive 4 - 6 laps (depending on location) in TVR * High Speed passenger ride with professional driver * Presentation of commemorative certificate including driver assesment * FREE 4x4 passenger ride for spectators (Leicestershire only, subject to availability)"
£139.00
Rally Driving
"Boy racers - forget it! See how good you really are at rally driving with a professional instructor watching your every move! Don?t try this on the road - handbrake turns, skid control, power slides, brake and gear control. It might be hair-raising, but power without control is no good, especially if you want to be a rally driver. The superb instructors will not suffer fools when you go with them in rally-prepared cars around challenging circuits. Are you up for it?"
£155.00
Lamborghini Diablo VT Experience
"The Lamborghini Diablo VT is named after a famous Spanish fighting bull, hailed for its fierceness, strength and courage. Claimed top speed of 202 mph! The VT stands for Viscous Traction (four wheel drive) which makes it almost impossible to spin the wheels, as Jeremy Clarkson discovered once he had burnt the clutch out trying to do it! After a short briefing on circuit safety you will experience three laps on 2.5 mile circuit in this dream machine and also receive a certificate to prove it."
£159.00
Steam Train Driving
"This superb one day course gives you the opportunity to learn all about the functions of the steam train and to actually take to the controls. Drive through some of the most interesting countryside in Norfolk along a nine mile narrow gauge line. This practical one day course will teach the principles on which a steam locomotive works, allowing you to take to the controls for a full nine mile stretch of track. During your experience you will learn the skills of signalling and braking. The course also includes lunch and a course manual. On purchasing this experience you will be sent an attractive ?open dated? gift voucher pack. There are no extra charges for VAT or postage. Accident and Cancellation Insurance is also included."
£165.00
Evo vs Subaru Experience
"Having reinvented what is possible to achieve with saloon cars these two cars, Subaru Impreza Turbo and Mitsubishi Evolution, have dominated the World Rally Championship from the mid 1990?s to the present. For many to drive these cars flat out around a race circuit has been the ambition of a lifetime. However, nobody fails to be amazed at what they are capable of. Your Programme on the Day: ? Welcome, introduction and briefing on the circuit and driving techniques. ? A familiarisation session, which includes an instructor driving the participants around the circuit in a hot hatch saloon car. ? 6 plus laps at Seighford, Staffordshire (1.1 mile) in a Subaru Impreza Turbo. ? 3-4 laps in a Mitsubishi Evolution (Tommi Makinen version). ? A passenger ride in either a Lotus Elise or the Firebird kit car with an instructor driving. ? Presentation of certificate and debrief."
£169.00
Goodwood Single Seater Experience
After initial briefing you will have practice laps in the Alfa Romeo 156 sports saloons followed by 4 laps in Formula Ford 2000 Single Seater racing car at speeds up to 100 mph. This experience lasts approximately 1 hour including 20-25 minutes of driving.
£175.00
Stunt Driving
"This amazing experience will teach you precision handbrake turns, reverse 180 degree flicks (j turns) accelerating in reverse gear and also spinning the car around at 180 degrees whilst selecting forward gear and accelerating forward so that no momentum is lost. You will also learn and practice the art of power sliding a car, using throttle balance and opposite lock steering to control the slide. The Grand Finale gives you a chance to put all these skills into action in a mock up cops and robbers chase."
£175.00
Military Mayhem
"You will also get to drive an Armoured Personnel Carrier and Quad Bikes on this power-packed experience. After a safety briefing youll receive full driving tuition in the reassuring company of friendly and experienced instructors, some of whom served in the Falklands and Gulf Wars, and have some interesting stories to tell."
£180.00
Legends Experience
"Have a LEGENDary Experience! Be part of the fastest growing motor racing craze every in the UK. Your first session driving an MGTF sports car, coached by one of our instructors, will prepare you for an experience you will never forget. Straight from America, these 1200cc motorcycle engined pocket rockets with five speed sequential gear box are designed to thrill. You will not be disappointed!"
£185.00
Rally Driving Experience (Half Day)
"It might be hair-raising, but power without control is no good, especially if you want to be a rally driver. The superb instructors will be there to help you when you go with them in rally-prepared cars around challenging circuit. Are you up for it? Your day will include: ? Welcome, introduction and briefing on rally driving techniques ? Familiarisation laps driving Subaru on tarmac stage ? Mitsubishi Evolution V on tarmac stage ? VW Polo group N rally car on tarmac/loose gravel stage ? Loose gravel stage in group N rally car ? Autotest ? Individual driving assessment and certificate ? Individual personalised commemorative photograph"
£199.00
Mini Adventure
"After a safety briefing, the session starts with two laps of tuition with an instructor demonstrating the perfect lines and techniques of driving on a motor circuit. You then swap places and under his watchful eye, you can enjoy the track and the car for four 2.4 mile laps. Another swap of seats and the instructor takes over to show you how the Pros do it with a final ?hot lap?. This is an unforgettable fast racing passenger ride. The fun doesn?t stop there as you will have a chance to race a kart on a purpose built kart track as well as have a session on the skid pan in an original Mini, where you will be shown hand brake turning and power sliding on the treacherously slippery skid pan!"
£205.00
Subaru Half Day Rally
"These awesome machines offer the ultimate in control, power and traction. Experience the thrills of sliding a Subaru from corner to corner, round hairpin bends on this high speed thrill. Then sit back, relax and leave it to the professionals as you let your instructor take to the wheel as you enjoy a high speed passenger ride. Programme on the Day: ? Twenty minute classroom briefing to explain safety issues and rally technique ? Rally driving a distance of 15km ? High speed passenger ride ? Presentation of certificates during debriefing. This experience takes place on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. The vehicle you will drive is a WRX Turbo Charged Subaru Impreza - the ultimate rally car."
£210.00
Goodwood Classic Car Experience
"Prepare yourself for a special event driving some true classics at the famous 2.5 mile Goodwood Motor Circuit. After a short briefing on circuit safety you will have a chance to drive 3 laps in AC Cobra followed by 3 more laps in E - Type Jaguar and another 3 laps in Porsche 911. Just in case you forget all this excitement, you are presented with a certificate of achievement."
£245.00
Ultimate Ferrari Experience
"You?re sitting in the cockpit of a Ferrari 355 Berlinetta. You drop the clutch, releasing 380 bhp of howling Ferrari V8 power. Then get behind the wheel of another gem. The true Italian stallion Experience! Programme on the Day: ? Tea&coffee on arrival ? Welcome®istration ? Safety&technique briefing ? Familiarisation laps with instructor in a Performance Vehicle ? 3-5 laps (depending on location) driving a Ferrari (typically 355) ? 3-5 laps (depending on location) driving a Ferrari (typically 360) ? KARTING on our purpose built racetrack. (Subject to availability) ? High Speed Passenger Ride with professional driver ? Presentation of Ferrari commemorative certificate including driver assessment ? FREE 4x4 passenger ride for spectators (Leicestershire only subject to availability)"
£245.00
Full Monty Tank Driving
You will learn to fire a Flintlock Musket and a 17th century Mortar - then pit your new found skills against the other contestants. Attend a briefing about modern terrorism and then compete at SAS skills in the woods. The FULL MONTY DAYS winner gets the chance to drive a 50ton Chieftain Main Battle Tank....... over a family saloon car! Life will never be the same again!
£249.00