Driving experiences / track days

[pacharan]

Missus bought me a 4x4 experience for Christmas.

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Haven't done it yet but plan on making a weekend of it down in Cornwall.

[lukemg]

Tempting to drive a 'supercar' but I would only really be interested in a single seater or Caterham I reckon.
As an alternative, get down to Speedkarting in Warrington, arrive and drive, 10quid for 5 laps, indoors and lots of fun...

[minsky1]

If its for the missus, i'd avoid a track day - too hardcore.

I would opt for a Porsche experience at Silverstone. Its a dedicated Porsche driving centre on the outskirts of the circuit. There are lots of options to look at, but the half day experience would be a good intro into track driving plus she would get to try her hand on the kick plate, the ice hill and the low friction skid pan. Your assigned an instructor for the duration.

You also get a tour of the centre, plus breakfast prior and a fine dining experience in the restaurant overlooking the complex afterward. The food is top notch.

Its not cheap, the cost for half a day used to be around £550 I think (i've never paid for the few times i've been), but I have no idea what it is now.

[Durbs]

I live not too far from Oulton Park but they didn't seem to have much on offer.

Oulton is a great track, I've had my bike round it a good few times. No sure on cars myself but one of my cousins does car trackdays there a fair bit but remember when searching that track day and driving experience are very different things. dont think your missus would enjoy a trackday as they are generally very competitive and most blokes on them are nobbers.

[gingerjedi]

Tempting to drive a 'supercar' but I would only really be interested in a single seater or Caterham I reckon.
As an alternative, get down to Speedkarting in Warrington, arrive and drive, 10quid for 5 laps, indoors and lots of fun...

I was going to say £10 for 5 laps was a bit steep but then I saw the track.

I go karting with the permies at every opportunity, is that an IR35 indicator?

[lukemg]

I am always first to sign up for a Karting outing AND first to suggest it as the next team outing - hmmm not good.....

[Alf W]

Why the need to hire a track? There's still some roads in the country where you can give it the full beans without getting nicked (M50, M6 Toll Booth drag) or even something like the Cat and Fiddle if you want a bit of adrenaline thrown in.

[VectraMan]

Just had a look at 'BookaTrack' £200-300 seems reasonable until you realise the Caterham is another £725 on top.

They've put their prices up a bit; victims of their own success I think. But still, that's for a full day, i.e. 6 - 7 hours of tracktime if you want it with all your fuel, tyres and brakes taken care of. If there's two of you taking turns it's not all that expensive for what you're getting. Nobody is going to give you a full day in a supplied car for £200.

[VectraMan]

Why the need to hire a track? There's still some roads in the country where you can give it the full beans without getting nicked (M50, M6 Toll Booth drag) or even something like the Cat and Fiddle if you want a bit of adrenaline thrown in.

Milton Keynes is free.

[quackhandle]

Thanks all, some good ideas there, and yes been to the Karting track in Warrington was very good. May pop along next week when the kids go back.

qh