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[YZ250]

As part of my recent birthday present my son and daughter bought me a Silverstone Choice voucher. You get to choose to drive either a Ferrari, an Aston Martin, a single seater or a fiesta rally car.
Not wishing to sound ungrateful but I had always said that it was a lot of money for just three laps and I would have preferred them not to spend a lot of money on me. I couldn't see much point as I have owned some fairly quick bmw's, done the school of motorcycle racing experience years ago and have a Moto X bike for getting dirty. It is common knowledge in our family that given the choice between driving a supercar or driving a Juggernaut, I would always choose the Juggernaut.  It's the caravanner in me. 
Unfortunately,  the Juggernaut experience doesn't appear to be available at Silverstone so I think I'll settle for the Ferrari.

Anybody willing to convince me it's a worthwhile day out. 

Regards
Alan

[YZ250]

Whoops. Title was meant to read 'Silverstone'.  Got timed out before I could change it.

[Auto Addict]

Whoops. Title was meant to read 'Silverstone'.  Got timed out before I could change it.

 

[jaykay]

We bought our son one of these for a birthday present.  He really enjoyed it.  Driving down the hangar straight and all.  Definitely go for either the Ferrari or the single seater.  it is all over very quickly as you get an out lap, and a flying lap and an in lap (for your three laps).  It was also a LHD Ferrari which our son was not used to!!

HTH

[YZ250]

We bought our son one of these for a birthday present.  He really enjoyed it.  Driving down the hangar straight and all.  Definitely go for either the Ferrari or the single seater.  it is all over very quickly as you get an out lap, and a flying lap and an in lap (for your three laps).  It was also a LHD Ferrari which our son was not used to!!

HTH

Cheers for that.    Hopefully it will have flappy paddles as I am used to them from our current car, otherwise I'll make a right dogs dinner of it. 

AA.
Cheers for fixing the title. 

Regards
Alan

[Del Boy]

They're a great day out, sounds boring 3 laps, however it's properly good fun

[albitz]

I would go for the single seater myself.

[YZ250]

I would go for the single seater myself.

Actually, thinking about it, how could they force me to come back to the pits in a single seater.  I could whizz around all day. Certainly get my moneys worth then. 

[aaronjb]

I would go for the single seater myself.

Actually, thinking about it, how could they force me to come back to the pits in a single seater.  I could whizz around all day. Certainly get my moneys worth then. 

Remote kill switch? I'd have one installed if it were my company..

[Entwood]

I chose the Aston when SWTSMBO bought me similar ... abso-bloody-lultely fantastic   

Good instruction from the guy on the left, and I'll always remember one of his comments halfway round the first lap ....  "It seems a shame that the better you drive it the shorter the time you get .. and I think will be a quick one ...."

What was un-nerving was foot flat to the floor, still accelerating like an idiot right up to the silly little yellow cone, at which point you started braking ..... hard !! ... the stopping power was so immense but the cones looked far too close to the corners, however .. listen to instructor, do as told, and it went round on rails !!!!

I'd certainly do it again ...  and probably choose the same car 

[YZ250]

They're a great day out, sounds boring 3 laps, however it's properly good fun

I chose the Aston when SWTSMBO bought me similar ... abso-bloody-lultely fantastic   

Good instruction from the guy on the left, and I'll always remember one of his comments halfway round the first lap ....  "It seems a shame that the better you drive it the shorter the time you get .. and I think will be a quick one ...."

What was un-nerving was foot flat to the floor, still accelerating like an idiot right up to the silly little yellow cone, at which point you started braking ..... hard !! ... the stopping power was so immense but the cones looked far too close to the corners, however .. listen to instructor, do as told, and it went round on rails !!!!

I'd certainly do it again ...  and probably choose the same car 

That's reassuring.    It seems that people enjoy it but, as you say, it's just a shame that it's over so quick.

Regards
Alan

[aaronjb]

I did a similar day but on a shorter track (a little coned out track at North Weald airfield) - £170 for 3 laps in 3 cars, Ferrari 430 w/ flappy paddles, Aston in fully auto and Audi R8.. at that price it was the most fun I've had in a long time, despite how fast it was all over.

Even paid another £45 on the day to drive the 911 Turbo

I'd take the Ferrari if it has flappy paddles, but then I'm a fat knacker so I'd never fit in the single seater

[feeutfo]

Not sure I'd stump up me own cash, but then that's not the idea.

I don't want posh on any fires, but it seems a bit of a pray on the unwary type thing to me. A red letter day, implys all day. So non petrol head family members presume all day in a Ferrari, or whatever. But petrol head member of family knows too well it's unlikely to be any more than a hand full of laps, so keeps his own hard earned in his bin.

Having said that, I've never been on one, (the tight buggers . ) although to be fair I was asked and I said to save the money. Didn't seem right somehow.

[YZ250]

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Having said that, I've never been on one, (the tight buggers . ) although to be fair I was asked and I said to save the money. Didn't seem right somehow.

This was my view and I've already turned it down once before but people seem to genuinely enjoy it from the reviews. I'm under no illusions as to how long the event will be. As others have said above, you get three laps and one of those is going out and the 3rd is coming back in. Probably be all over in a couple of hours tops with barely twenty minutes near the cars and then I assume they'll want me to buy the video and photo's.
It's the only opportunity I'll have to drive a Ferrari so I'll hopefully enjoy it. 

[bob.dent]

3 Laps seems unbelievably short!! My family got me a similar experience at Brands Hatch for my 50th driving a single seater 2.0L Palmer Audi. Following the briefing we were taken out in high performance sports saloon cars by the instructor to learn the circuit and then into the single seaters for 12 laps. Awesome experience, but any less than that would have been a major disappointment.