Carl
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Any recommendations? My best mates missus as asked me if I know any and that's her budget. He's do e a single seater 1 before but thats it. She says she will pay half mine too. Anyone any info or experience or are they a bit poor for that amount?
Cheers in advance!
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Tomnova16
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
Location: Gerrards Cross Drives: Porsche 911
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Go karting
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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tom130691
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Registered: 13th Sep 08
Location: Daventry
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last minute deals at silverstone are the best bet
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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Will be a bit shite for £100.
I did the Lotus Exige, Ferrari 360 plus passenger ride (ended up being in a Focus ST) for my 21st. Wasn't that great if I'm honest.
3 full laps in each car - hardly get used to how it drives. Don't make it special as they just make it like a cattle market.
Best bit was a pro taking me out in a Focus ST. Powersliding around the outside of Lotus Exige's was an experience. And something I could relate to as an ST is a realistic car.
If it was a choice in the £100 I'd say go single seater, as at least you get to drive it and push it on your own.
The Ferrari 360 had dual controls like a learner car!
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Pauly
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Done the single seater experience at silverstone and it was a waste of time, spent most of the session following the pace car. Only had 10 minutes proper driving and it was on the small track. I wish I had picked the rally experience as friends have really enjoyed that one.
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gez bay
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Registered: 14th Feb 08
Location: South Wales drives: Vxr
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Car limits LTD you'd get an elise for a few good laps for that price
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Toby
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Just find out dates and turn up on the day. I did a driving experience and its was like 200 quid for 3 cars at Donnington. Would have been 50 quid less to turn up on the day and do all three. That's what I would do next time and tbh I don't think you would be waiting much longer than those that prebook.
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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If she has a tesco clubcard then she can use her vouchers to pay for a driving experience through their rewards programme.
Thats how I done my f430 scuderia and aston v8 vantage experiences.
The f430 was by far the most amazing thing ever. The noise, the carbon, the instantaneous gear changes.
Cost about 250 quid I think, but with clubcard vouchers you get 4x the value, so it was only 62.50 in vouchers.
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nathy_87
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Registered: 14th Aug 08
Location: West Mids. Drives: koda Fabia VRS 5J
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http://www.everymanracing.co.uk/
From £49.00
I got an driving experince for my Birthday with Everyman Racing, got to drive the Lambo round the track thrice. No dual controls and the bloke told me to gun it on the straights was pretty good to be fair.
[Edited on 07-08-2013 by nathy_87]
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flybikeslee
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Registered: 2nd Jan 07
Location: Liverpool
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VXR day
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3CorsaMeal
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I'd let her sit in the passenger seat of my corrado for £25
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Fonz
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Registered: 12th May 06
Location: Newbury, Berks
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it would seem most of the Silverstone exprience start at sub £100
http://www.silverstone.co.uk/experiences/driving-days/#
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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quote:
Originally posted by Pauly
I wish I had picked the rally experience as friends have really enjoyed that one.
I've also heard this about Silverstone.
There is also a rally experience next door to Silverstone which is nothing to do with the circuit which is probably better.
Fiesta ST's at Silverstone proper last time I was there for a corporate thing in April May time.
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tom_simes
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Registered: 12th Jan 05
Location: Undy, Newport Drives: Skoda Octavia vRS estate
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quote:
Originally posted by flybikeslee
VXR day
Agreed, fantastic value at £35 for what was 14 laps total in 4 different cars, plus a fast lap with Paul O'Neill, the BTCC driver.
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Fonz
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
quote:
Originally posted by Pauly
I wish I had picked the rally experience as friends have really enjoyed that one.
I've also heard this about Silverstone.
There is also a rally experience next door to Silverstone which is nothing to do with the circuit which is probably better.
Fiesta ST's at Silverstone proper last time I was there for a corporate thing in April May time.
seconded, I did the Silverstone rally! loved it, of the lot it was the most enjoyable...for a start of the various days I have done it is one which allows you to lose it!
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Carl
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Registered: 9th May 04
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Rally sounds good. How much was it fonz and what did it entail?
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Carl
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Rally sounds good. How much was it fonz and what did it entail?
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Fonz
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cost? pass....gift.
entails three trips, 10minutes of having a go with instructor
then other drivers get chance
then another 10minutes this time the instructor shows what went wrong before and how to do better
another cyling of drivers
then 10minutes to get the faster lap given everything you've learnt...
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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http://www.silverstonerally.co.uk/
That's the one that has nothing to do with the circuit.
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