driving experience days
15 November 2010, 10:07 PM
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driving experience days
i want to do a single seater (F1 style) experience day but struggling to find a decent one, theres plenty on the net but i cant find any that last.. they only give you around 20mins driving time which is rubbish.. anyone know of any please
16 November 2010, 04:17 PM
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Got a wedge of cash? Then PalmerSport is the only place to go IMHO. Includes a session in a Formula Jaguar but no faffing with pace cars - just instructers (in the two seaters) egging you on 
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Got a wedge of cash? Then PalmerSport is the only place to go IMHO. Includes a session in a Formula Jaguar but no faffing with pace cars - just instructers (in the two seaters) egging you on
Only one session in single seaters though.
Here is a sample
Palmersport
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16 November 2010, 08:40 PM
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There's an offer on the single seaters at Silverstone 
Do it
16 November 2010, 10:17 PM
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The Silverstone ones aren't that fantastic to be honest....... you follow the instructor round for most of it at a "steady pace".
I have done a few driving experiences (brands, Silverstone & a super car one at an air field near Leicester) and to be honest, as already mentioned, the only one I would really want to go for now is the Palmer Sport experiences.
They teach you to drive beyond what you thought your limit was, rather than just going round at a limited speed.
Can anyone book the Palmer experiences or does it have to be book/corporate booking? It ain't cheap though, don't it start at something like £355+VAT for a half day??
I have done a few driving experiences (brands, Silverstone & a super car one at an air field near Leicester) and to be honest, as already mentioned, the only one I would really want to go for now is the Palmer Sport experiences.
They teach you to drive beyond what you thought your limit was, rather than just going round at a limited speed.
Can anyone book the Palmer experiences or does it have to be book/corporate booking? It ain't cheap though, don't it start at something like £355+VAT for a half day??
17 November 2010, 12:34 AM
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On the one I did you followed the pace car round until they thought you were good enough to go round on your own. We did about 20 laps on our own. 
Having said that the Palmer Sport one looks worth a bash, I might give that a go.
Having said that the Palmer Sport one looks worth a bash, I might give that a go.
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The Silverstone ones aren't that fantastic to be honest....... you follow the instructor round for most of it at a "steady pace".
I have done a few driving experiences (brands, Silverstone & a super car one at an air field near Leicester) and to be honest, as already mentioned, the only one I would really want to go for now is the Palmer Sport experiences.
They teach you to drive beyond what you thought your limit was, rather than just going round at a limited speed.
Can anyone book the Palmer experiences or does it have to be book/corporate booking? It ain't cheap though, don't it start at something like £355+VAT for a half day??
I have done a few driving experiences (brands, Silverstone & a super car one at an air field near Leicester) and to be honest, as already mentioned, the only one I would really want to go for now is the Palmer Sport experiences.
They teach you to drive beyond what you thought your limit was, rather than just going round at a limited speed.
Can anyone book the Palmer experiences or does it have to be book/corporate booking? It ain't cheap though, don't it start at something like £355+VAT for a half day??
17 November 2010, 01:59 PM
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The one I did at silverstone was driving eight different cars. This included driving single seater. We followed a pace car for half a dozen laps then were let go to race each other and try set the fastest lap. We were told to respect the other drivers but over taking and late braking into cornered was allowed
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Thanks to Trout, i went on a Palmersport day with him in early August and i have to say, it is one of the best motorsport days i have been on. A wide variety of cars to drive and allways allowed to push as hard as you want to.
Video of me in the same car as Trout is here http://www.vimeo.com/16924860 (currently uploading) but you will get the idea.
I have the single seater video too, which i will upload also.
Video of me in the same car as Trout is here http://www.vimeo.com/16924860 (currently uploading) but you will get the idea.
I have the single seater video too, which i will upload also.
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