Triple Supercar Driving Thrill - Weekends
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Audi R8 and Ferrari 458 Review
It's a cold, sunny September morning, the haze from the morning dew is rising as you approach the track. A squadron of super cars totalling well over a million quid wait, fumes from the exhaust rise from the cars one by one as they are warmed up, along with a roar that sounds like a thunder storm approaching.
Once signed in you are given you slip with the cars listed on it, mine says Audi R8 and Ferrari 458. The realisation and excitement starts to hit home, these people are actually going to let you drive these cars!!
You start by be taken calmly round at a sedate 30-40mph in a convoy comprising of 2 Range Rover Sports and a Focus RS. Learning the track, where to brake and where to accelerate, showing you the best lines to take and explain the few but highly important rules of the track.
Once the slow lap is done, it begins!
My name is called out by a very attractive young lady and she points to the silver Audi R8 waiting with the instructor in the passenger seat, the engine is already running as you step over the sills into the cockpit seat. The instructor explains a bit about the car and what to expect, lays down a few ground rules to keep us safe and then we set off.
Over to the start of the pit lane, where you will have your picture taken by their professional photographer, and then onto the track. The car is as impressive as I had imagined the acceleration is life changing and the braking is just as powerful. The 3 laps are over before you know it, but the memory is there to stay! The car was so level and planted to the floor it was as if god himself was holding it down!
You stand around for a bit watching the other cars go by, the noise from them just adds to the excitement and the anticipation.
I spotted the Ferrari 458 coming in from a mile off, and waited, and waited, and waited it seemed like a life time (was actually no more than a minute) until I heard my name called out. It was my turn in the Ferrari! Never moved so fast in all my life.
The Stewardess walks me over the Ferrari, I feel like royalty all ready and I’m not in the car yet! She tells me to watch out for the pedals as I get in. Stepping into the car a and sinking in to the Red Bucket seat, feels more like I’m getting into a well-furnished Formula One car not a £150,000 road car.
I meet my instructor, I’m sure he told me his name but with all the excitement I could have been sat next to a celebrity and I wouldn’t have noticed! The massive yellow gauges are looking back at me and the Speedo goes all the way past 200mph! The shift light on the steering wheel, the bucket seats, the minimalist interior and the 2 huge shift paddles looking back at you tells you that this car is meant for 1 thing, getting you to where you need to be as fast as humanly possible!!
We head over to the camera man again and then out onto the pit straight, we have to wait for a Nissan GTR to fly past and then he says the word you have been waiting for..... GO!
1st gear, 2nd Gear, 3rd Gear, we are doing 60 before you can say holy .... this is fast!!, the GTR that flew past moments before looms up as we fly past it, the Speedo is in significant right now, the noise from the engine behind you sounds like you are being chased by Thor himself! I daren’t take my eyes off the road as this thing seems bent on catching the horizon and consuming everything in between! First corner approaches, you hear the voice of the instructor (who I had forgotten for a second was there) brake, brake, brake, down into 3rd, and accelerate, trust the car he says, and he wasn’t wrong. The car sticks to the road as if it was part of it, not an inch of body roll or that impending feeling of "oh dear this is about to go really wrong”.
The first lap is coming to an end as you start to relax into the car, knowing what it can do already confidence builds. I notice there is a switch on the Steering wheel that is in "sport" but I can't help notice the setting that says "Race". I ask what the difference between the two is and he says “not a lot of difference, except in race we break the track noise restriction levels!”
On coming back into the pit lane he congratulates me on a great drive. Getting out of the car there is a smile on my face; I can’t believe I have just done this.
If you get the option take the Hot Lap. The only way to sum this up is an ex-racing drive\controlled nutcase taking you on an Adrenaline fuelled lap of the track in a Focus RS while you hang on thinking ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!
Worth every second!
All in all a great day out I would recommend to anyone, you don’t need to be a petrol head to appreciate this. The event is really well organised and will be a day you will not forget in a long time!
06 October 2011
Best gift ever
I bought the double supercar day wih additional thrill ride for my husband for his birthday. He chose the Kenilworth track and he said it was the best gift he has ever had. The car choice was excellent and he thoroughly enjoyed the experience. There was also the option on the day to add additional cars if you wished but my husband was very happy with his 2 and the bonus thrill lap with the proffesional driver which was amazing. I would definitely recommend this experience gift to anyone.
05 June 2011
Biggest Adrenaline Rush - great gift
We were a bit apprehensive about going for this super car experience on a snowy windy day in March but we were assured before leaving that the day would go ahead. Upon arrival I was really impressed that the track was free of snow and there was a lot of people around, both spectators and staff guiding the way.
We did our first lap as a group in a range rover, driven by an instructor. This helped us get a feel of the track. On first look at the track I thought that I wouldn't be able to drive that fast because of the twists and turns it took....boy was I wrong!
I drove the Porsche first, then the Aston Martin. The instructors sitting next to me while driving were really encouraging me to put my foot down and go for it. They obviously really love their jobs and want you to get the most out of the experience. At the end of the drive, you get scored on how well you did which led to some competitive banter with the people I went with. Got such an adrenaline rush and would love to go again. The only downside of the day was that the toilets were disgusting! Great gift, highly recommend for all sorts of people.
30 March 2013
AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING
Best gift ever.
I loved every minute of this experience - the Ferrari Italia -WOW-what an amazing car to drive!
Experience was over too quickly!!!!!
29 March 2013