Driving
Experiences from Try My Sport at Thruxton and Prestwold
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Young
MINI Driver
"It's never too young
to start. The young MINI driver course aims to
help you acquire the basic car control skills
that will be invaluable when you apply for a provisional
licence. Under the expert guidance of a DSA (Driving
Standard Agency) Approved Driving Instructor you
will learn how to drive a car smoothly, progressively
and most importantly under complete control. Each
session is 2 hours and will be shared by three
pupils in total, all rotating around the driving
seat as the lesson progresses. The MINI Cooper
that will be used for the course is fitted with
dual controls to ensure complete safety at all
times."
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Price £85
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1/2
Day Rally Experience
"Driving a Rally car
is one of the most exciting and challenging experiences
there is. On tarmac or grvel, a rally car is rarely
ever heading in a straight line. Always sliding,
this is a very physical experience as you are
constantly correcting understeer and oversteer,
feeling for that extra bit of traction, trying
not to scrub off too much speed. A unique driving
technique is needed to get the most out of the
car and this will differ depending on whether
you are in a front wheel drive VW or the stupendous
4-wheel drive EVO. Please note that this experience
operates from Prestwold Hall in Leicestershire"
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Price £180
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4x4 Off-road driving experience
"Bring the speed right
down; the 4x4 course requires a different driving
skill. Patience, caution and controlled aggression
are needed as you test both the discovery and
your own nerve. You will be amazed at what the
Land Rover will do. It will take you as far as
it's possible in a wheeled vehicle. Learn about
axlearticulation, approach and departure angles,
how to find the best traction, when to and when
not to use the brakes, when to use a little throttle
and when to really attack an obstacle. All this
is great fun and definitely not easy, but hugely
satisfying when you get it right."
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Price £110
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Porsche Cayman Taster
"Our entry level experiences
designed to get you behind the wheel of some fantastic
sports and Supercars, but at a budget price. As
with all our experiences, you will receive a detailed
twenty five minute briefing and be shown around
the track for three laps in the powerful new Mazda
3 MPS before you drive. Then its into the new
Porsche Cayman for 4 laps of fun. The cayman giving
the driver great feedback, generating confidence
behind the wheel."
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Price £99
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Ferrari 355 Taster
"The Ferrari 355 is
a very low car, you even have to bend down to
reach the door handle, so seated in the supportive
leather driver's seat, it feels as if you are
almost sitting on the floor. Although off set
towards the centre of the car, the beautifully
crafted aluminium pedals feel just right and the
polished gear stick falls naturally to hand. Time
to experience the magic as you ease out onto the
wide open sweeps of Thruxton circuit where you
can safely access the legendary power plant. The
engine note progresses from a bark through to
a cultured metallic howl as you accelerate up
the gearbox. In the cockpit the now familiar click
clack sound of the gear stick shaft moving through
the exposed metal gate."
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Price £125
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Aston Martin Taster
"The Aston Martin V8
Vantage looks like an English Supercar. The bodywork
is like the best bespoke tailoring. It fits beautifully
and has a graceful muscular look. There are no
extravagant spoilers or scoops to spoil the flowing
lines. It achieves the difficult balance of beauty
and purpose. A surprisingly compact car, the wheelbase
and track dimensions give a hunkered down four
square stance. It looks the business and more
importantly, it delivers it. Slide down into the
supportive leather seat and thumb the glowing
red translucent starter botton. The 4.3-litre
V8 instantly explodes into life. Falling naturally
to hand is the stubby gear stick. The Graziano
box has a definite mechanical feel - changing
gear is much more a shoulder rather than wrist
action. At 4500rpm, the valves in the exhaust
open and the music reaches volume eleven - pure
magic! Preparing you for this drive is the more
delicate feeling Porsche Cayman. Four laps in
this stunning German coupe will ensure you are
fully comfortable and confident with the lines
and technique."
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Price £140
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Porsche 997 Turbo
Taster
"Torque - the ability
of an engine to accelerate a car. It's the force
that you most readily experience when you drive
the 911 Turbo and it has lots of it. 501lb/ft
to be exact, all the way from 2700rpm to 4600rpm.
Add to that 472bhp and you suddenly have a very
quick car with easily accessible performance.
The acceleration is the most impressive feature
about the car, any gear with more than 2000rpm
and the car will squat down at the rear and go.
That is - pushed back into the seat unrelenting
go. Full throttle jet fighter take off go. The
engine position and four wheel drive gives phenomenal
grip and traction and the steering will literally
talk to you. You can feel the rear weight bias
and initially it feels unusual, but then it will
all click and you will realise why the 911 Turbo
has a such a strong following"
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Price £150
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Ferrari F430 Taster
"A more aggressive
stance than the old F360, it's a meaner purposeful
look. The tail lights ape the look of the Ferrari
Enzo. You know this is going to be a memorable
experience. The Ferrari 430, Ferrari's very latest
mid engined supercar, a development of the previous
F360. It's a huge step forward in how the car
performs. The 430 refers to the engine size -
4.3 litres - 700cc bigger than the F360, 483 bhp
and 343 Ib/ft of torque - both significant gains
over the previous model. The F360 was very fast
- this is sensational!"
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Price £160
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Racing car experience
"You don't so much
step into a Formula Renault as get physically
attached to the car. Tightly strapped into the
cockpit, you are certainly part of the car. Every
bump, camber and vibration is transmitted through
the driver - you know and feel exactly what is
happening. Slick tyres and wings give razor sharp
responses - try to relax behind the wheel, even
the slightest driver input is a noticeable direction
change.Before the racing car there's time to get
to grips with the race circuit in the fantastic
Porsche Cayman. mid engined car is great fun and
incredabely rewarding to drive, it gives great
driver feed back - accurate and responsive steering
and great handling balance."
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Price £165
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Mazda MX-5 One-to-One Course
The Mazda MX-5, the car
that single handedly introduced the two seat sports
car back in to the UK in 1990. Now in its third
incarnation, this very latest model successfully
keeps to the original recipe, only 2cm longer
and only 10kg heavier than the original (mainly
due to extra safety equipment). A 158 bhp 2-litre
engine is pushed well back into the chassis to
give the ideal 50:50 weight distribution. Power
is transmitted through the super direct 6-speed
gearbox to the rear wheels.
All the fun of the original, but now noticeably
quicker!
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Price £165
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Arrows Aerobatic Flying
Experience
"This has to be the
best gift experience available to the general
public! Fly with the RAFs Red Arrows, probably
the most famous formation aerobatic team in the
world. Millions of people have seen their display
live and many more have watched them on television.
If your one of those people who have thought what
it would be like to wheel and soar through the
sky so close to each other, then this is your
chance. This unique and exhilarating experience
will give you an insight, as you are piloted by
former Red Arrows team members in the legendary
Pitts special aerobatic aircraft." |
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Price £350
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