On arrival we had to register, which took a little while. There was only one person there dealing with everyone coming in and also all those coming back in from the meeting area with their filled in forms, so this could have been slicker.
We were then given a briefing of the various tracks (dependent on which experience you were driving). This was fine, but it then evolved into an advert for offers available on that day and an unnecessary bidding session on an unknown prize. Could have done without those. The introductory session also made a lot of emphasis (with videos) on what could go wrong - possibly to try and indicate you should buy their damage waiver.
As I was doing the F1000 experience, I was taken to the drifting section of the setup in an Aigo to learn how to behave in the event of a spin in the F1000 or loss of control. It was drilled into you that if you didn't depress the clutch and brake quickly, you could damage the engine and would incur a cost to repair. It was a useful time to prepare though and the instructor made it fun as well.
We were then taken to the F1000 cars on its 'track'. I have put 'track' in quotes because it's quite small (so not something like the Thruxton track) but despite that, it had some good chicanes, straights and more challenging sections. There was also a secondary lane to allow faster cars past if the need arose. So although relatively small, it was still a good course. It did mean, however, that when you think you are getting 10-14 laps (dependent on which you buy), that doesn't really equate to a long drive.
The car itself was really fun to drive and I loved it. The first 4 laps you have to take slower to get used to it and warm up the tyres, but after that are allowed to go for it. I had a really fun time and would have loved to have pushed it more, but had it in the back of my mind that if I spun it, I would be stopped, so that ruined it a bit.
So there are caveats, but in general I had a really good day in the end.
On arrival we had to register, which took a little while. There was only one person there dealing with everyone coming in and also all those coming back in from the meeting area with their filled in forms, so this could have been slicker.
We were then given a briefing of the various tracks (dependent on which experience you were driving). This was fine, but it then evolved into an advert for offers available on that day and an unnecessary bidding session on an unknown prize. Could have done without those. The introductory session also made a lot of emphasis (with videos) on what could go wrong - possibly to try and indicate you should buy their damage waiver.
As I was doing the F1000 experience, I was taken to the drifting section of the setup in an Aigo to learn how to behave in the event of a spin in the F1000 or loss of control. It was drilled into you that if you didn't depress the clutch and brake quickly, you could damage the engine and would incur a cost to repair. It was a useful time to prepare though and the instructor made it fun as well.
We were then taken to the F1000 cars on its 'track'. I have put 'track' in quotes because it's quite small (so not something like the Thruxton track) but despite that, it had some good chicanes, straights and more challenging sections. There was also a secondary lane to allow faster cars past if the need arose. So although relatively small, it was still a good course. It did mean, however, that when you think you are getting 10-14 laps (dependent on which you buy), that doesn't really equate to a long drive.
The car itself was really fun to drive and I loved it. The first 4 laps you have to take slower to get used to it and warm up the tyres, but after that are allowed to go for it. I had a really fun time and would have loved to have pushed it more, but had it in the back of my mind that if I spun it, I would be stopped, so that ruined it a bit.
So there are caveats, but in general I had a really good day in the end.