Gift Idea for 40 year old car enthusiast

[mc_rm80]

Budget around £500, looking for a good 40th birthday present.

[sherman]

Driving expeience.

Have a look at your local circuit. £500 will get you most of a day experience.

£500 pounds should get you into hospitality at BTCC or GT racing at a british circuit for 2.

[Torquey]

Weekend at Silverstone for formula 1.

[normalbloke]

Decent driving gloves?

[vaud]

Torquey said:

Weekend at Silverstone for formula 1.

Only just...

Sat Only: £209 GA, £249 grandstand
Sun Only: £299 GA, £349-£739 grandstand
Full Weekend: £349 GA, £489-£779 grandstand

[rufmeister]

Depending on when, how about a weekend away to a cool event?

https://www.depanne4cars.be/

Some great cars, and a lovely atmosphere.

[911Spanker]

vaud said:

Torquey said:

Weekend at Silverstone for formula 1.

Only just...

Sat Only: £209 GA, £249 grandstand
Sun Only: £299 GA, £349-£739 grandstand
Full Weekend: £349 GA, £489-£779 grandstand

I would never spend that on F1 - far more interesting ways to spend that cash.

[davidc1]

A porsche experience at silverstone. 1/2 day is great. 300quid. I have been several times. You will improve your driving and its 1 to 1 instruction in a new porsche.which is never cheap. Win .

[mc_rm80]

he has a new porsche 911 to a driving experience i feel like it will be wasted.

An event day in europe looks good.

[vaud]

Any good hill climbs near you?

Hillclimb + michelin restaurant/ gastropub overnight?

[Cambs_Stuart]

Good quality brake pads, tyres, fluids, spark plugs and track day vouchers. And some time alone to fit them. Or is that just me?

[EdmondDantes]

Nurburgring track day?

[AndySheff]

What happened to 'Coke and hookers' ?

[InitialDave]

What sort of things are they inclined towards specifically? Working on cars, track driving, detailing, modern cars, classics?

It will help people offer better suggestions if they can narrow it down a little.

[HJG]

Professional drawing of their car?