Driving experience day

[v8woollie]

Totally off topic but here goes. My eldest daughter is 18 in a couple of weeks and she would like a driving experience day as a present. Ideally she would like one of those where you get to drive three or four different performance cars after some tuition, and hopefully also a lap with a professional driver to see how it should be done.

There seem to be a lot of track and driving days advertised so I wondered if anyone here could help narrow it down with any recommendations.

[v8woollie]

Thanks for all the ideas. They all seem good and dare I say more focused than the standard Red Letter Days type experience.

Bascially my daughter wants to drive cars that she dreams of owning, such as Ferrari and Lamborghini. She loves Lambos. I may try and persuade her away from this generic 'three laps in a performance car' type of activity into one of these more focused ones that have been suggsted.

[v8woollie]

897sma said:

Pop over to the ferarri/lambo forums and see if anyone fancies a day out where you all have a go in each others

I like your thinking there Sadly I couldn't afford the insurance for her.

[v8woollie]

We are in Hertfordshire.

[v8woollie]

Cockernee said:

Simon, while I agree with many on here that the day is not that much in the way of track time, for a teenager they are fantastic value. My son went on one and had 3 laps driving a lambo and loved it. For me I would be bored of the limits imposed, for him it was the thrill of his life. Different expectations from people like us and your teenage daughter, you have asked the wrong audience.

My teenage son would highly recommend it

Good points there. I suppose I may be overthinking this. I would prefer something like the Palmersport day or half day whilst she would probably be happy with some three lap blasts in some exotica.

As this isn't really a surprise, I will show her the options and let her choose. I suspect you are right and she will go for the Lambo/Ferrari sort of day.

[v8woollie]

Thanks for the additional ideas. Notsa and Simon - I'll look at those websites and thanks Simon for the offer of a discounted rate

[v8woollie]

After deliberation with my daughter she has opted for the Supercar Triple Blast with Simon at 6thgearexperiences.

I think she will have a lot of fun. As I mentioned in another thread she was taught by one of the instructors that teaches the Met Police driving instructors. She has also passed her Pass Plus and Advanced Driving tests so she is a pretty good driver and can certainly handle a car. Be interesting to see how she handles the Lambo and Ferrari

[v8woollie]

Thanks for the link. Luckily she will be driving the Gallardo