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Racing Car Driving Experience

From £139.30 £199 Save £59.70

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Max Laps
12 laps
Duration
2.5 hrs
Mileage
28 miles

Drive a Formula Renault racing car on the UK's fastest race circuit. Lewis Hamilton won the UK Formula Renault Championship on his way to F1. Now you can feel like one of the F1 pack in one of our fleet of racing cars. You'll also get to drive the Alpine A110S as part of this experience.

  • Drive a racing car on the UK's fastest race circuit
  • Feel like an F1 driver
  • Learn the circuit in an Alpine A110S
Call 01264 882222 to speak to a member of our team

Need to know

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Briefing

Our senior ARDS Race Instructor will give a full briefing detailing the important information you need to know before getting behind the wheel and heading out on track; circuit layout, racing line, turn in, apex, exit, braking, throttle control, driving Position, steering, pedal control, gear change, understanding paddle shift, overtaking and flag signals. As part of the briefing we have a unique CGI sequence which shows how a vehicle reacts to the inputs made by the driver including; chassis dynamics, weight transfer, oversteer and understeer.

3 laps

demonstration - Instructor drives

Driving on a race circuit is very different to normal road driving. To make the most of the cars guests will be driving on track you need to learn the racing line and braking points. Our ARDS race instructors will be on hand to help throughout your experience...

demonstration
3 laps

Alpine A110S - Guest drives

The stunning Alpine A110S is all about the F-word - FUN! It’s ready to deliver its own unique brand of intoxicating fun the moment you drive out of the pitlane on to the circuit. The car instantly gives the driver confidence to push harder, giving feedback through the fast and slower corners. Other sports car do this too but the Alpine A110S does it differently. There's nothing else quite like it.

Alpine A110S
5 laps

Formula Renault Racing Car - Guest drives

Having already had five laps in the Formula Renault Racing Car, we guarantee you'll be raring to get back in the car for another five.

Formula Renault Racing Car
1 laps

High Speed Passenger Ride - Instructor drives

Your ARDS race instructor will finish the experience off with a high-speed white knuckle ride in the Ford Focus ST

High Speed Passenger Ride

What to expect from the Racing Car Driving Experience

Want to feel like Lewis Hamilton and experience real downforce? Now you can on the fastest race circuit in the UK.

You don't so much sit in a Formula Renault as get physically attached to the car. Tightly strapped into the cockpit, you become part of the car. Every bump, camber and vibration is transmitted through the driver, you know and feel exactly what is happening. Slick tyres and wings give razor-sharp responses. Try to relax behind the wheel, even the slightest driver input is a noticeable direction change.

Before the racing car, there's time to get to grips with the race circuit in the fantastic Alpine A110S. The mid-engine car is great fun and incredibly rewarding to drive, it gives great driver feedback, accurate and responsive steering and great handling balance.

Experience the incredible grip, steering and acceleration that only a racing car produce, plus the stunning Alpine A110S is the best sports car to drive around Thruxton.

Tiff Needell

360º In-Car Videos are Available for This Experience

The ultimate memento of your visit to Thruxton. Our 360 cameras will capture all the action of your drive in 4K, true 360-degree video for you to enjoy afterwards on all your devices. Check out the video and click to look around!

From £25

The Thruxton difference

Quality experiences

Over 40 years of experience in operating driving experiences. Everything is geared around a quality experience and we limit numbers to ensure this.

FIA licensed race track

Thruxton is the fastest race track in the UK and a fully licensed FIA venue - not a disused airfield.

Pro instructors

We only use professional ARDS qualified race instructors who will make your drive more enjoyable.

No artificial corners

No 70mph speed limits or numerous "cone chicanes" to keep the speed artificially slow.

360º videos

The ultimate memento of your visit to Thruxton. Our 360 cameras will capture all the action of your drive in 4K, true 360-degree video for you to enjoy afterwards on all your devices.

After driving a single seat Racing Car, watching Formula 1 will never be the same again

Two Amazing Cars

Single Seat Racing Car

Firmly strapped into the cockpit the car is an extension of you. It will react to every input. When you brake it stops, turn the steering wheel and it darts left or right. Road cars seem soggy and unresponsive by comparison.We also have the Sports 2000 racing car for customers who are too tall to drive the Formula Renault or Formula Ford 2000.

Specification

  • Power
    130 bhp
  • Torque
    110 lb/ft
  • Top Speed
    140 mph
  • 0-60
    4.5 seconds
Alpine A110S

The Alpine A110S adds some subtle changes to the already brilliant A110. An extra 39bhp and taking power to 288bhp. The anti-roll bars are 100 per cent stiffer than the standard car, and the springs 50% firmer with the dampers re-tuned to match. The car sits 4mm lower and the tyres are wider. The result is an already brilliant car, turned up to 11!

Specification

  • Horsepower
    288 bhp
  • Torque
    236 lb/ft
  • Top Speed
    162 mph
  • 0-60
    4.4 seconds

Skilled Instructors On The Day

Michael Vitulli

Michael Vitulli

An experienced & recognised ARDS Instructor and Driver Coach in and around the South East area. Having successfully competed in a number of Motorsport Championships around the UK from the age of eight, now over 30 years on and still competing and enjoying Motorsport - currently racing in various UK Championships.

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Gary Franks

Gary Franks

ARDS Track Instructor, SDSA Core Competencies for Professional & Supervised Driving, SDSA Advanced Handing Skills Instructor, SDSA Low Friction instructor, SDSA SUV & 4x4 Instructor, SDSA U-17 Driving Instructor, Porsche Driving Consultant, Porsche Track Experience Instructor, RoSPA Advanced Driver (Gold), RoSPA Advanced Driving Tutor, RoSPA Diploma (L4) Advanced Behavioural Driving Instruction, Approved Driving Instructor (ADI).

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Charlie Mann

Charlie Mann

I am a young enthusiastic racing driver and race team owner of Mann Motorsport currently competing in Mini Challenge UK, with race wins, pole positions and fastest laps. I also run a multi-championship winning kart team and have been developing drivers through the Karting ranks for many years.

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Upcoming Dates

February 2025

19th, 28th

March 2025

7th, 15th, 21st, 29th

April 2025

4th, 5th, 25th, 26th

May 2025

9th, 10th, 15th, 22nd, 31st

June 2025

13th, 14th, 27th

July 2025

18th, 19th

August 2025

1st, 2nd, 15th, 16th

September 2025

17th, 26th, 27th

October 2025

8th, 16th, 24th, 25th

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360 IN-CAR VIDEOS AVAILABLE FOR THIS EXPERIENCE

The ultimate memento of your visit to Thruxton. 360 cameras will capture all the action of your drive in 4K, true 360-degree video for you to enjoy afterwards.

Professional Photography

Professional quality photos that you can take home at the end of your experience.

Why Buy a Driving Experience From Thruxton

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