Supercar Terrible experience at Dunsfold Park
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I bought a thrill ride in a Mclaren 12c MP4. for 120.00 pounds with one of the many companies there are selling this supercar thrill day experience.
When you arrive they ask you to pay 25 pounds more for insurance or you will have to pay for any damage to their car.
I arrived on time and was told only one driver was available. I had to wait one hour past my time slot as everyone else waiting went for their drive before me and by now another 10 people had arrived for their drive. No one checked in what order people were going for their drive. If I had not approached the driver in the car I would have been there for another hour.
Their rules are if you are late you loose your drive and your money.
When I got in the car I went to check my mirrors, my instructor said "they are not for you to use, they are for me to use", so they are positioned for the instructor in the passenger seat. He said "the car cost 350,000 pounds and he worked for Mclaren", so knows how to drive. He then told me to pull out at the same time as their mini bus was overtaking. Luckily I saw the mini bus.
When I got to the end of the pick up area I was driving at 20mph I touched the brakes a little and the brakes slammed on for no reason. I thought it was very strange that the brakes were really sensitive. I found out after that the instructor was braking with his dual controls.
They do not tell you their cars have dual controls.
I booked the Mclaren and paid extra because I wanted to feel the power of the Mclaren.
What a waste of money as the instructor does not allow you to drive over 50mph or 4500 rpm and made me drive the whole way round in sixth gear. All the instructor kept saying was "change up a gear" even going round a tight bend with the steering wheel upside down at 25 mph he said "change up" until I was in sixth gear. Then at 30mph in sixth gear he said "floor it".
I only found out about the dual controls when I was on the wide straight bit of the course and he said start to brake now, the end of the straight was so far away I could not see it yet. I just covered my brakes and did not apply brakes. All of a sudden the bonnet went down as the he braked hard.
I booked this day as a supercar thrill experience day and read that I would get 4 exhilarating driving laps in a Mclaren.
My friend who I booked this day with came away thinking Mclarens are slower than his diesel Jaguar, as his Jag felt faster on the way home.
When you arrive they ask you to pay 25 pounds more for insurance or you will have to pay for any damage to their car.
I arrived on time and was told only one driver was available. I had to wait one hour past my time slot as everyone else waiting went for their drive before me and by now another 10 people had arrived for their drive. No one checked in what order people were going for their drive. If I had not approached the driver in the car I would have been there for another hour.
Their rules are if you are late you loose your drive and your money.
When I got in the car I went to check my mirrors, my instructor said "they are not for you to use, they are for me to use", so they are positioned for the instructor in the passenger seat. He said "the car cost 350,000 pounds and he worked for Mclaren", so knows how to drive. He then told me to pull out at the same time as their mini bus was overtaking. Luckily I saw the mini bus.
When I got to the end of the pick up area I was driving at 20mph I touched the brakes a little and the brakes slammed on for no reason. I thought it was very strange that the brakes were really sensitive. I found out after that the instructor was braking with his dual controls.
They do not tell you their cars have dual controls.
I booked the Mclaren and paid extra because I wanted to feel the power of the Mclaren.
What a waste of money as the instructor does not allow you to drive over 50mph or 4500 rpm and made me drive the whole way round in sixth gear. All the instructor kept saying was "change up a gear" even going round a tight bend with the steering wheel upside down at 25 mph he said "change up" until I was in sixth gear. Then at 30mph in sixth gear he said "floor it".
I only found out about the dual controls when I was on the wide straight bit of the course and he said start to brake now, the end of the straight was so far away I could not see it yet. I just covered my brakes and did not apply brakes. All of a sudden the bonnet went down as the he braked hard.
I booked this day as a supercar thrill experience day and read that I would get 4 exhilarating driving laps in a Mclaren.
My friend who I booked this day with came away thinking Mclarens are slower than his diesel Jaguar, as his Jag felt faster on the way home.
I think the way the experience is advertised is very misleading.
Like many others I had always wondered what these #trackdays are really like.
Wish some one had posted their experience and saved me a wasted day and money.
Hope this post helps or saves someone from having a disappointing day.
Like many others I had always wondered what these #trackdays are really like.
Wish some one had posted their experience and saved me a wasted day and money.
Hope this post helps or saves someone from having a disappointing day.
Yep we had a dreadful experience at Dunsfold recently too- Bought a 3 x Supercar experience for my sons 18th- What a waste of time and money-
Total bunfight once there- chaotic, shambolic, with patronising staff more interested in themselves, dozens of chav's milling around.
We all hated every minute, in fact we had more fun driving the Maserati there and back than my son actually had crawling around the track in 6th gear with a disinterested, patronising rude "instructor".
Never again.
Have to agree I found my day and the way the staff spoke to me just the same.
Strange there are no reviews on the Everyman Racing website which asks you to leave one.
Spoke to me as if I was a learner driver, then told me to pull out into the path of their minibus which did not stop.
Dread to think what would have happened if I had done what he told me to do.
Quote from Everyman racing via email'
The mirrors are set to the instructor in every car for safety reasons, and it helps all of our customers enjoy the drive more as its one less thing for them to concentrate on. It is slightly unnerving, however for track safety, it's the safest option.
Wonder what they would have said if I pulled out and crashed into their minibus?
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