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Red letters days offer a range of adrenaline filled driving days. Drive you favourite car at high speed with one of these motor sport gifts. There are karts, trucks, cars and quad bikes that can be driven around various tracks in the UK. There are 97 different activities to choose from at all budgets. There is a Silverstone trip for just £30 or an Annual Supercar Club Membership for £10,000. The karting activity is a popular choice. It takes place at several race tracks around the UK, lasts 2-3 hours and you don't need a driving licence to take part. The day involves having unlimited practice laps around the track then putting your skills to the test with race heats followed by finals. The winner of the event gets prizes, a brilliant day out for lads' days out, women to try something new and families with older children. The day costs £49, check the website for a track near you.
http://www.redletterdays.co.uk/Experience/Ref/XKAIA Drive a favourite sports car with the Ferrari experience. Drive a Ferrari 390, 550 or 355 around a challenging racetrack; tackle the track again with another car, then have a high speed passenger around the track with a professional race driver. This experience is for 18 years and over with a full driving licence and is a perfect day out for true sport car lovers. The experience last for 4 hours and costs £250.
http://www.redletterdays.co.uk/Experience/Ref/XFERA At the higher end of the scale if you want a day you will never forget try the F1 driving experience. It costs £1,395 for a whole day of driving at one of four UK venues, dinner and overnight accommodation for two. This trip is perfect a car lover's once in a lifetime present. The day starts off driving a F1 car for some high speed demo laps in a hot hatch or a sports saloon. You can then drive a MG, a Ferrari 911 or a Porsche, followed by 10 laps of an ex F1 car. This trip was once an exclusive now can be purchased online with a choice of the venue.
http://www.redletterdays.co.uk/Experience/Ref/XFOAL
Staff editor, Section, October 2007 |
