Driving Experience Days




Driving experience days do what they say on the tin; they are days where people go to specially created tracks to drive cars. It’s as simple as that! These days are amazing driving experiences for novice first timers who have always dreamed of driving a Ferrari to experienced car drivers who want to let off some steam try and clock up their fastest time ever.

What sort of driving experience days are available? There are so many different types of experience days to choose from; they range from Aston Martin driving experiences, Ferrari and Lamborghini driving experiences to more off road drives which include tank driving, rally car driving and 4×4 driving experience days. There are endless number of experiences that you may want to try or buy as a gift. Whether it’s for someone who has never driven a fast car who you’d like to buy a driving experience days as a gift or if it’s a seasoned driver who wanted to try something different, driving experience days will always make the perfect type of gift.

What’s generally involved in one of these driving days? In a nutshell, it all depends on what type of experience day you buy. If it’s for example the Aston Martin experience day (which is one of the most popular experience days) then the format tends to be a full briefing session with an experienced track instructor. This is generally made up of a rundown of the circuit, breaking points, speeds at which the cars should be driven in certain parts of the track and the controls of the car. This detailed brief is followed by a number of hot laps around the track in the Aston Martin (which is what you’ve paid for). Once the driving experience is over (and you’ve had a chance to calm down from all the excitement), a debriefing session takes place and you’re given a certificate/have the opportunities to view/buy photos which are taken by track officials of when you were driving around the circuit. Depending on which

Generally speaking, this tends to be the format of the day. However, this does depend on the type of package that’s been purchased. Some offer more, some offer less but it tends to be this type of day.

Where do you go to try one of these driving experiences? There are a number of tracks located around the country which have various driving activities. The locations of these tracks are as follows:

In total there are 10 mainstream tracks which cater for the vast majority of the driving days around the country where you could go for a driving experience; these range from Knockhill which is in the North of the country in Fife to Thruxton which is on the South coast near Andover.

However, there are some specialist driving centres which are located around the country where specialist activities tank driving and 4×4 driving takes place. Again, these locations are all over the UK and are as follows:

  • Leicester – Midlands
  • Kenilworth – Warwickshire
  • Teeside – County Durham
  • Elvington – York
  • Upper Heyford – Oxfordshire
  • Long Marston – Stratford upon Avon