Driving Experience Days

geniejj

Anyone been on any of these and can recommend them or any good deals.

Activities in the North west would be ideal.

Around the £150 mark or cheaper.

Dasnookster

We bought one of the tank driving days for my dads birthday this year from Red Letter Days - It cost about £150 and was really worth it. Dad got to drive various sorts of tanks and armoured vehicles and there were people there of all ages taking part, I would definitely recommend it.

matchfacts

Hi,

I would suggest buying through a circuit directly rather than buying "experience days" vouchers.

In the North West I've used Aintree Racing Drivers School which was very good.

http://www.racing-school.co.uk/homefrmr.htm

mhuk

I bought the Aintree one for my girlfriend and she really enjoyed it (cheap hotel is the Wetherspoons in Wigan).

geniejj

Which type of driving experience did you purchase?

Wigan is probably the closest circuit to me .

toozie_2

I would endorse what Matchfacts said. I won a £150 Red Letter Day Experience of my choice, so I used most of it to book a 'Pamper Day' at Hoar Cross Hall, Staffs-going in Feb 05. A friend has been very good to me I wanted to take her as well, so I rang Hoar Cross directly, and purchased the same 'experience' for half the cost of the Red Letter Day- I was l glad I didn't originally pay for it!!

matchfacts

I did the Introductory Race Car Trial - bought for me as a present. Really enjoyed it!!

I've also booked the Supercar & Single Seater Experience as a retirement present for someone at work but he hasn't booked it yet so I can't say how it was.

jstyles

You can do 'track days' at the racing circuit on Angelsey in N. Wales. Not sure of the website, though. Look it up on Google??

toozie_2

Its called, Ty Croes, Anglesey

jock20

We bought our son a ferrari day out through buyagift.com last year - £200. He was very dissapointed. Had very short time in car and only got up to 2nd gear. complained to buy a gift and was refunded half our money. I'd agree it would be better to deal with the track companies direct.

nearlyrich

I have done quite a few of these as corporate hospitality events, the best by a long way was Jonathan Palmer (https://www.palmersport.com) which is permanantly based near Bedford. The whole day is first class, great staff, good food, shelter if it is raining...brilliant. Not sure how much it costs but I would presume it isn't the cheapest