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[Webby the Bear]

Following my track day last year in a F430, me mam wanted a go 

Went to Silverstone yesterday morning (I bloody love Silverstone)...






V8 Vantage! Sweeeeet:


The view from our Viewing Platform:

[tunnie]

Awesome Webby. Did she enjoy it?

Can I ask how much & what you got for it? MotherT does like her driving these days!

[Webby the Bear]

Awesome Webby. Did she enjoy it?

Can I ask how much & what you got for it? MotherT does like her driving these days!

Yes mate, she loved it, thanks!

Of course mate.... it should have cost around £100 but it cost us nothing!  Basically I was standing in a pub in town and I was drinking Guinness. This flight attendant looking crew walked in and were looking for people drinking the black stuff. They collared me and were banging on about competitions (I thought yeah whatever lol). The main prize was the Ireland v England game (rugby) with private jet flights to Dublin and back. Didn't win that sadly but I won this red-letter day voucher for £125 instead. And I donated it to mummy bear 

Anyway, when looking on the red letter day website to book it there's lots of different offers and such and you could do the Aston Martin one really cheap (around £49). But we particularly wanted Silverstone and that was where the expense came in.

She got 3 laps around the international circuit.

I was really impressed with her for two reasons:

1.) She hasn't driven a manual car in years and only realised on the day it was manual as I'd assumed it would be flappy paddle
2.) She came round on lap 2 just in front of a white Ferrari.... when they came round again it had overtaken her but she was right up his 'arris 

All in all a great day out and I'd recommend it 

[Webby the Bear]

Ps, here's the ''official'' photo from the day.



It's a V8 Vantage 

[tunnie]

Excellent good stuff

[TheBoy]

I've got a single seater voucher at Silverstone, courtesy of my old employer. Had options of Astons, Ferraris etc, but thought single seater is something I'm unlikely to get the opportunity again (unlike my big bro, who managed to get a drive in an F1, lucky bastard)

Might wait until drier days though

[Webby the Bear]

I've got a single seater voucher at Silverstone, courtesy of my old employer. Had options of Astons, Ferraris etc, but thought single seater is something I'm unlikely to get the opportunity again (unlike my big bro, who managed to get a drive in an F1, lucky bastard)

Might wait until drier days though

Yeah, there were single seaters on the ''inside'' track. Quite a few people span off 

They looked relatively quick.

How on Earth did he get in an F1 car???

[YZ250]

Fair play to your Mum for giving it a go. 

I did the Silverstone Experience in a Ferrari Modena last year.    It was an experience but not really as thrilling as I expected, I'm sure those cars are down tuned. 
Single seater is competitive so probably much more exciting, although I would probably go for the damage waiver due to the closeness of other vehicles. It's much more fun on a bike though. 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

A woman and an Aston martin. Is that allowed?

Surly a Micra would have suited Mrs Bear senior better.

[cleggy]

I've got a single seater voucher at Silverstone, courtesy of my old employer. Had options of Astons, Ferraris etc, but thought single seater is something I'm unlikely to get the opportunity again (unlike my big bro, who managed to get a drive in an F1, lucky bastard)

Might wait until drier days though

I wish I could get in a single seater.
SWMBO used to work for Tom Walkinshaw and at the 25th anniversary bash they had an Arrows F1 car and a lady got stuck in it, took three chaps to extract her from the cockpit.

Sounds like you and mum had a great day out

[TheBoy]

How on Earth did he get in an F1 car???

He's a lucky, jammy bugger. He's always away on jollies, usually with the celebs or doing stuff we'd kill for.

They flew him to Spain, sat him in some single seaters to get used to them, before sending him around the F1 track in an F1 car.

[Webby the Bear]

A woman and an Aston martin. Is that allowed?

Surly a Micra would have suited Mrs Bear senior better.

Yep, and an automatic one 

[dbug]

I've got a single seater voucher at Silverstone, courtesy of my old employer. Had options of Astons, Ferraris etc, but thought single seater is something I'm unlikely to get the opportunity again (unlike my big bro, who managed to get a drive in an F1, lucky bastard)

Might wait until drier days though

Well worth the wait - did half a season in single seaters years back, and quite a few laps in an F1 Williams (Mansells car) also a few years back.  Don't be too heavy with right boot - they tend to go as fast backwards as forwards

[Gaffers]

Back when I was an unwashed student (like Tunnie) I worked at Outlon Park and the 'bonus' every year was a racing school voucher.  First year was 5 laps learning the track in an M3 and then moving to a single seater.  The second year was rally school.  I was looking forward to the 3rd year but then a disagreement meant I no longer worked for them

[cam2502]

Good stuff, your Ma looks well chuffed. :-)
I bought swmbo a track. Day experience at Elvington. Se took out the Aston. And the Lamborghini . Loved it