Take a Ferrari for a spin
Wednesday 6th January 2009
Filed under What Present To Buy For Racing Car Lovers

Give them an experience they will never forget and get their adrenaline pumping with a trip to Silverstone to put a single seater racing car through its paces.

Formula Silverstone single seaters sit just inches from the ground, are incredibly responsive and have been expertly engineered to provide a genuine racing thrill. Going flat out around this purpose-built motor racing training facility (as used by the top F1 teams), the lucky recipient of this gift, can get a taste for what it's like to be a world Formula 1 champion.

First off they'll have a short briefing from a fully qualified instructor who will explain the racing lines and track driving techniques to get the most out of the drive experience.

Then they'll take the wheel of a single seater, which can go from 0 - 60mph in just five seconds, for a few laps driving behind a pace car.

Next they are let loose for ten more minutes to push their new found driving skills to the absolute limit - unpaced!

Where better to drive than the home of the British Grand Prix? But be warned, driving these cars can be addictive!

The Silverstone driving experience is available online for £99 at the Silverstone race track in Towcester, Northamptonshire full details