Racing Car Driving Experience

£199

Max Laps: 12 laps

Duration: 2.5 hrs

Distance: 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

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

FIA licenced 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

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

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

Rob Manger

Rob has over 35 years race and performance driving instructing experience on race circuits, test facilities, and roads worldwide.Rob is a senior instructor here at the Thruxton.

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David Hornsey

Multiple race winning instructor in saloon and sportscar racing. Specialising in circuit, off road and drift instructing.

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Gary Prebble

A proven club racer with over 30 years racing experience. A competitive racer with a wealth of knowledge.

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Upcoming Dates (Subject to availability)

February

14th, 27th, 28th

March

14th, 27th, 28th

April

10th, 11th, 24th, 25th

May

1st, 29th

June

3rd, 12th, 13th

July

3rd, 31st

August

1st, 28th, 29th

September

18th, 19th

October

2nd, 16th, 30th, 31st

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360º In-Car Videos are Available for This Experience