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| Our unique driving experience briefing details the important information you need to know before getting behind the wheel and heading out on track. | ||
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| Circuit layout – 2.4 miles per lap, 8 corners, fastest circuit in the UK Racing line – Turn in , apex, exit, braking, throttle control |
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| Driving Position – steering and pedal control, gear change, paddle shift Chassis dynamics – weight transfer, oversteer, understeer Overtaking and flag signals |
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Porsche Cayman - Retail Value: £38,500 |
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| Mid-engine Rear wheel drive 2.9-litre flat 6 6-speed manual |
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| Power | 261bhp | |
| Speed | 163mph | |
| 0-60 | 5.8sec | |
| Initial laps driven by the instructor in the Porsche Cayman | ||
| Driving on a race circuit is very different to normal road driving. To make the most of the cars our customers will be driving on track you need to learn the ‘racing line’ and braking points. We use the brilliant Porsche Cayman for these initial laps. The best sports car on the market. Our ARDS qualified race instructors will demonstrate the racing lines and braking points plus other hints and tips to help you get the most from your driving experience. Out on track it may seem quite unfamiliar with no road marks or signs and no cars coming in the other direction, but after watching and listening to your race instructor you’ll have built up a good idea of the circuit layout and be confident when you first get behind the wheel and head out on track. |
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Porsche Cayman - Retail Value: £38,500 |
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Technical Spec | |
| Mid-engine Rear wheel drive 2.9-litre flat 6 6-speed manual |
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| Power | 261bhp | |
| Speed | 163mph | |
| 0-60mph | 5.8sec | |
| 3 laps pupil drives the Porsche Cayman | ||
The latest Porsche Cayman is a genuine junior supercar. Similar in looks to the 911 but with a mid-engine layout, this new model has the larger 2.9-litre engine with a 6-speed manual gearbox. Out on track the car gives incredible feedback, allowing the driver to build in confidence and enjoy the increased power and incredible grip that the car generates. Nowhere else in the UK will you drive such an expensive and new car as your introduction to a driving experience. With 3 laps behind the wheel you’ll not only have a huge smile on your face but be ready to take on the next car, no doubt feeling like the next Lewis Hamilton. |
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Audi R8 - Retail Value: £93,000 |
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| Mid-engine Four-wheel drive 4.2-litre V8 6-speed manual |
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| Power | 414bhp | |
| Speed | 187mph | |
| 0-60mph | 4.4sec | |
| 4 laps pupil drives the Audi R8 | ||
The stunning R8 is Audi's first attempt at a supercar and they got it right first time. The look of the car is completely different to anything else on the market yet it couldn't be anything else but an Audi. Each R8 is handmade in Germany by specialist teams making each car to a high standard. Open the door and drop into the driving seat, the car seems to mould around you, hit the starter button and the V8 bangs into life. Out on track the car gives incredible levels of grip, even at speed. The aluminium chassis gives great feedback to the driver and urges you to push on more and more. With the V8 screaming away just behind your ear, the nose of the car going exactly where you point it, you wont be able to stop yourself smiling. |
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Aston Martin V8 - Retail Value: £120,000 |
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| Front-engine Rear wheel drive 4.3-litre V8 6-speed paddleshift |
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| Power | 380bhp | |
| Speed | 175mph | |
| 0-60mph | 4.8sec | |
| 4 laps pupil drives the Aston Martin V8 | ||
Why are Aston Martin's so popular? It's simple, they're beautiful to look at, brilliant to drive and James Bond got one! If that wasn't enough then the Aston Martin V8 Vantage has even more to give with one of the best sounding engines ever made. Sat on tickover you're aware of it but as the revs increase, the volume goes through the roof as the engine produces a note like no other - something that has to be heard to be believed. The V8 Vantage looks like an English Supercar. Beautiful to look at from every angle but menacing at the same time. Inside, it feels like Saville Row have painstakingly fitted the interior. Out on track, you'll soon appreciate the 50-50 weight distribution as the car feels perfectly balanced on Thruxton's fast sweeping corners. |
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Ferrari 458 Italia - Retail Value: £170,000 |
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| Mid-engine Rear wheel drive 4.5-litre V8 7-speed F1 dual-clutch |
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| Power | 562bhp | |
| Speed | 202mph | |
| 0-60mph | 3.3sec | |
| 4 laps pupil drives the Ferrari 458 Italia | ||
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The Ferrari 458 Italia is the latest supercar from Ferrari. They've applied all there technical knowhow from their F1 team and applied it to this car. The result is stunning. Seated in the drivers seat you feel embraced by the car, the dashboard surrounds you. The steering wheel could be straight from Alonso's F1 car, it controls: engine, suspension, traction, gearbox as well as delivering arguably the best steering feel of any supercar available. Out on track the car just gets better. Hit the throttle in any gear and the car takes off immediately. Once up to speed the car has so much grip. Jeremy Clarkson gave the best summary of the car: "The Ferrari 458 is one of the all time greats. It's really is absolutely, unbelievably, mesmerizingly brilliant" |
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Lamborghini Aventador - Retail Price: £285,000 |
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| Mid-engine Four- wheel drive 6.5-litre V12 7-speed paddleshift |
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| Power | 690bhp | |
| Speed | 217mph | |
| 0-60mph | 2.9sec | |
| 4 laps pupil drives the Lamborghini Aventador | ||
The Lamborghini Aventador is the long waited replacement to the Murcielago. It's completely new with a light weight carbon composite tub and carbon and aluminium body panels. The 6.5 litre V12 is also a brand new design, more efficient and powerful reaching 690 bhp at 8250 rpm. This time it is mated to a 7 speed single clutch automated manual gearbox and with four wheel drive it can reach 60 mph in just 2.9 seconds and will keep accelerating until V Max at 217 mph. The press have said it is the fastest car this side of the million pound Bugatti [and feels little slower] making the near £300k price tag a bit of a bargain! |
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Formula Renault Racing Car - Cost: £50,000 |
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| Mid-engine Rear wheel drive 1.7-litre 4cyl Non-syncro manual |
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| Weight | 420kg | |
| Power | 130bhp | |
| Speed | 140mph | |
| 0-60mph | 4.5sec | |
| 5 laps driving the Formula Renault Racing Car | ||
Watching Formula 1 will never be the same again after you've experienced driving a proper single seat racing car on a proper race circuit. We use the Formula Renault race car which is firmly placed on the ladder to F1. Many of the current crop of F1 drivers have raced in this formula with Kimi Raikkonen and Lewis Hamilton both winning the UK series. Once seated with the racing straps fitted around you the engine bursts into life you'll feel like a Grand Prix is about to start. Once up to speed, everything clicks into place as you and the car become one, getting quicker every lap, the car responding instantly. A truely unique experience and one you'll remember forever. |
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BMW M3 - Retail Value: £52,500 |
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| Front-engine Rear wheel drive 6-speed paddle-shift |
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| Power | 420bhp | |
| Speed | 155mph limited | |
| 0-60mph | 4.6sec | |
| Three high speed 'sideways' passenger laps with Tiff | ||
| Have you ever watched Top Gear or 5th Gear and seen Tiff Needell performing seemingly impossible sideways slides in all manner of cars? If not, a quick search on youtube will soon show what Tiff is about.
Thruxton is pleased to offer our customers the chance to experience Tiff's legendary car control first hand from the passenger seat of a brand new BMW M3. 3 exhilarating laps with Tiff at the wheel as he talks you around Thruxton and squeezes every last horse power out of the new BMW M3 whilst pointing sideways at the same time! |
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BMW M3 - Retail Value: £52,500 |
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Technical Spec | |
| Front-engine Rear wheel drive 6-speed paddle-shift |
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| Power | 420bhp | |
| Speed | 155mph limited | |
| 0-60mph | 4.6sec | |
| Three high speed 'sideways' passenger laps with Tiff | ||
| Have you ever watched Top Gear or 5th Gear and seen Tiff Needell performing seemingly impossible sideways slides in all manner of cars? If not, a quick search on youtube will soon show what Tiff is about.
Thruxton is pleased to offer our customers the chance to experience Tiff's legendary car control first hand from the passenger seat of a brand new BMW M3. 3 exhilarating laps with Tiff at the wheel as he talks you around Thruxton and squeezes every last horse power out of the new BMW M3 whilst pointing sideways at the same time! |
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About the Ultimate Supercar Driving Experience
We are happy to call this the Ultimate Experience, you will not find anything better anywhere in the UK maybe even the world.
An outstanding selection of cars to drive and ride around in. 
Learn the circuit in the car widely acknowledged to be the best handing, most involving sports car on the sale, the Porsche Cayman.
Then work your way through four very different but individually brilliant supercars. Audi’s first attempt at a supercar, the R8
The bespoke Aston Martin, one of the most beautiful cars in the world, it drives as well as it looks but is unmistakably a very English car.
Moving to the premier league performance, the two most famous supercar brands in the world - Ferrari and Lamborghini. The Ferrari 458 Italia and Lamborghini Aventador really deliver more than you would expect – in performance, handling, looks, technology and something that is sometimes overlooked. Real emotion.
After the supercars you will experience two machines that were designed and built for just one reason, to go a fast as possible around a race track within the within the rules for their particular formula. Starting with a five laps drive in a Martini Formula Renault, a car that will feel a much more raw experience after driving the supercar. To finish off your experience you will be a passenger for some high speed laps of Thruxton’s famous sweeping and challenging curves and corners. The Peugeot THP Spider Cup Car has a 220 bhp 1.6 litre turbo but at just under 800 kgs it will be the fastest car through any of the corners – two laps will take your breath away.
The finale is a three lap ride with Tiff Needell in a 420 bhp rear wheel drive BMW M3. A man more famous now for his TV appearances on BBC Top Gear and now Channel Five’s Fifth Gear, Tiff has a hugely impressive CV as an international race driver in all sorts of vehicle from Touring cars through Le Mans sports cars and a short stint in Formula One. No one is better than Tiff at going sideways and the M3 is an ideal car to do it in!
Gift Pack options
DVD Gift Box - £5: Gift pack will include a Thruxton branded gift box. Inside the box is a presentation card of their driving experience - showing the exact driving experience the recipient will be attending, complete with image of the main car in the driving experience taken by ace automotive photographer Pete Gibson. Also included is our unique driving experience DVD which comes in its own personalised case with the recipients name, experience they're been given and space for a gift message plus our full colour brochure and list of dates to attend.
Our exclusive driving experience DVD is narrated by Tiff Needell and includes specific information on the driving experience they'll be attending, information on Thruxton circuit, in-car filming plus much more.
Standard option - free: Gift pack will include our current brochure, list of dates to attend and a personalised card for the recipient with their name and a personalised message.
Need to know
This experience can be purchased as an open gift voucher valid for 1 year from the date of purchase
This experience operates from Thruxton Circuit in Hampshire
We operate on both weekdays and weekends. If you require a weekend, there is a £20 premium for a weekend booking
Drivers must hold a full licence | On the day drivers must wear clothes that cover their arms and legs | Helmets, race boots and gloves are provided
Spectators are welcome - free of charge
Why Buy From Thruxton - Top 5
1. Drive the UK's fastest race circuit
2. No 70mph speed limit or extra chicanes to slow your speed down
3. Latest Supercar from all the major manufacturers
4. Over 30 years experience in operating driving experiences
5. Auto Express award winner 3 years running
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Price
£995
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