1500 BHP Thrill

I (and other drivers I spoke with on the day) were disappointed to be so 'controlled' on the circuit... read more

I (and other drivers I spoke with on the day) were disappointed to be so 'controlled' on the circuit ... whilst we appreciated that you can't have drivers randomly haring around the circuit, it would have been nice to have been permitted (or even encouraged) to push the vehicles faster. The track doesn't have enough space to get up speed much (which was also disappointing) but the appeal of driving a 500bhp car is to be able to drive it properly on a track to see how it feels (rather than on a highway where one is restricted to 70mph). A couple of the instructors were great, helpful and friendly - the other couple were morose and stern (and that's not because I was a foolish boyracer ... I am in fact a 50 year old managing director!) The end of the experience session was rather odd and flat ... we weren't told that it was over or spoken to as a group, etc ... it seemed rather empty as no-one knew what, if anything, was to happen next and, as it turned out, nothing happened next! As the instructors seemed to get together with clip boards in between drives we assumed we might have been being judged for skill or time and that there might be a presentation at the end, but there wasn't. Some form of presentation would be a good opportunity for you to endeavour to encourage people to return again or book for a different experience. I went to Silverstone to do the full-day Caterham slalom day 2 days later and this was much more fun because we were shown techniques then strongly encouraged to go as fast as possible to experience the thrill. I came 2nd out of 19 drivers there by just 0.32 of a second and was given a prize and certificate ... prize winning wasn't important but this event, to me, was a 'Thrilling' experience. We all know that, in business, our best salesmen are our 'happy customers' because not only do they return but they also promote you to all their friends - hence the reason I've mentioned the above. Thanks for taking the time to enquire how I felt about the experience - I hope this helps.