best driving experience for £100

[davidc1]

hi,
my friend wants to purchase a driving experience for brother in law , but only has £100.
I know this wont go far , but any suggestions please?
(she was looking at a virgin one).
based in herts/South east.

thanks

david

[fat80b]

davidc1 said:

hi,
my friend wants to purchase a driving experience for brother in law , but only has £100.
I know this wont go far , but any suggestions please?
(she was looking at a virgin one).
based in herts/South east.

thanks

david

It's tricky at that price point and very much depends on the expectations. If you want 3 laps in a car at an airfield somewhere, it can probably be done for £99 but these are often a bit of a letdown - over too soon.

Have you thought about a rally car experience instead?

https://www.silverstonerally.co.uk/adult-rally-exp... - they have some £99 options. I'm not sure exactly what you get for that - I did the full day clubmans course there which was a bit more expensive but while I was there, several people did a morning thing where they got a decent experience. Several goes round the rally stage and a passenger ride.

[lufbramatt]

All the people I know that have done cheap "supercar" experiences have said it wasn't that great. Tired cars, not allowed to rev them out, lots of waiting around etc.

I did an offroad day at True Grip Offroad near Ashford and really enjoyed it, 1:1 instructor so I was driving the whole time, doing something completely different to what I was used to. I did a session in a landie followed by a Quad bike "adventure", got muddy, had a great time.

http://www.truegrip-offroad.co.uk/experiences/

[Dizeee]

There is another way. BMW recently had a 24 hour test drive promotion. A 140 or 240 for the day although not looking exotic will provide huge reward, and for no cost other than the fuel.

[tigger1]

Dizeee said:

There is another way. BMW recently had a 24 hour test drive promotion. A 140 or 240 for the day although not looking exotic will provide huge reward, and for no cost other than the fuel.

That could end really badly - what's the insurance excess on a borrowed 240? Wouldn't recommend that approach, even if the OP's friend can wangle it.

[Dizeee]

£100 - just dont crash!

[sjc]

Karting.

[watchnut]

other than Karting which is great fun.....maybe a "skills day with the IAM" I did one with them at Thruxton....great fun...in your own car with an instructor, was about £100

[9000rpm]

what about one of these days?

http://www.lotusdrivingacademy.com/product/scare-y...

[reggie82]

https://driftlimits.co.uk/experience/lf-drift-bron...

Great fun and based in Bovingdon near Hemel. Sometimes can get a bit cheaper on groupon. The silver esperience is worth the extra £30 if you can stretch to it.

[BertBert]

There's not much around for £100. The offroading ones are good fun though. That's what I'd suggest.
Bert

[fossilfuelled]

book a half day with reg local.

[Estate]

fossilfuelled said:

book a half day with reg local.

This.

[LarsG]

Don't buy a voucher, go direct.

[Furyblade_Lee]

At that pricepoint experience days can be pretty dire unless you are using your own car or never laid eyes on a supercar before....
A decent karting experience would be much much better? I got bought a 1 hour "ironman" race at Buckmore Park as a gift, outdoor karting and it was one of the best things I had done up against people who were regular racers. Think it was about £80 at the time.

[lufbramatt]

Must have been a while ago, an hour at buckmore Park is about £120 now.

Edited by lufbramatt on Wednesday 20th June 18:55