Whether you are a seasoned professional or a complete beginner, the experience of the fantastic outdoor pursuit of clay pigeon shooting will either fuel your passion or even turn out to be the start of a whole new hobby! Your experience will include all the necessary training in safety and technique from a fully qualified instructor, before you step up to test your aim and accuracy and have a go yourself. Have a blast!
Your experience begins with a short safety briefing before a qualified instructor takes you on two demonstration laps in a hot hatch so you can learn the racing lines and circuit driving techniques on this 1.8 mile circuit. Next take the wheel of an Italian Ferrari classic in either a Ferrari 328 or Ferrari 355 for four high speed laps. Once you’ve got your breath back, you’ll move on to the ‘must have’ American muscle car - the supercharged 6-litre V12 Hummer H2 - for a further four laps. These two very different cars will give you a completely different ride, with your instructor encouraging you all the way. You’ll finish with a debrief and certificate presentation.
The Ferrari F430 is one of the finest sports cars in the world, and driving it is an intense pleasure. It has a 4.3 litre V8 engine producing 483bhp, combined with an all-aluminium chassis that delivers astonishing road-holding and manoeuvrability. Be warned, this car is capable of 0-60 mph in under four seconds and has a top speed of almost 200mph; it’s not for the faint-hearted! Your experience begins with a briefing from a qualified instructor who’ll talk you through racing lines, driving techniques and how to best handle the car out on the track. Then you’ll be driven around the circuit in a Mazda 3 MPS for three demo laps before putting the theory into practice behind the wheel of the fantastic Ferrari 430. This car has it all - pace, incredible handling and stunning design. Drive three breathtaking laps of Thruxton’s famous 2.4 mile circuit racetrack - one of the fastest circuits in the UK. Finish your experience with a certificate presentation.
Once you’ve driven a Ferrari, no other car comes close. Experience the phenomenal acceleration, braking and handling of one of Maranello’s most breathtaking driving machines - the F360. This stunning car has 410bhp, a top speed of 183mph and can accelerate from 0-60mph in just 4.5 seconds. Your experience starts with a briefing on safety and track driving techniques. Next you’ll warm up with four laps of Knockhill’s 1.3-mile championship racetrack behind the wheel of a 240bhp Seat Leon Cupra. This is to help you learn the racing lines and familiarise yourself with the circuit layout. Then enjoy two demonstration laps by your instructor in the Seat to show you how it’s really done. Finally it’s time to strap into the fantastic Ferrari 360, driving for six awe-inspiring laps. End with a debrief and a certificate presentation. From the distinctive roar of the engine to the effortless handling, this really will be the drive of your life.
Get your binoculars out and prepare yourself for this unique perspective of London with an amphibious tour around the sights of the capital. These fascinating DUKWS vehicles were originally used in World War Two and the Korean War, transporting troops and cargo across the waters straight onto the land - exactly what you’ll be doing! Famous sights you’ll see include Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace and The Ritz. Your guide will give you an entertaining commentary, providing an alternative view of London’s history, as well as including some fascinating facts and figures about the DUKW (known as Duck) vehicle. Then after passing The Tate Gallery, you’ll dive into the Thames and swim up and down the river, before climbing up onto the streets of London towards Lambeth Palace and back to your starting point near the famous London Eye.
This is your chance to race the ultimate Big Boys Dodgem cars! Real motor racing in fantastic 1300cc Saloon Stockcars with commentators, race marshals, pace cars and trophies all adding to the atmosphere. This is a real motor sport in race-prepared cars, with at least two heats and a Championship Final guaranteed.
Rally driving rocks. On this experience, you’ll really get a feel for fast and furious driving in a rally car. Discover the secrets of causing and controlling a skid, the art of handbrake turns and power slides on special loose surface or tarmac rally stages, with expert tuition and plenty of rally driving practice. It’s a real adrenaline rush keeping control of something so unmistakably wild. At some venues you’ll also be chauffeured around a stage by your instructor at competition speeds, just to show you how it’s done. The itinerary and the make of car you drive will vary from venue to venue, from a range which includes the ever popular rear-wheel-drive Ford Escort MKII, the Ford Focus or the Escort Cosworth.
Wind tunnels have been used for years to test the aerodynamics of cars. Then some bright spark came up with the idea of flipping one upright and jumping into the airflow - and body flying was born. The wind tunnel is a 120mph wall of air, easily strong enough to support your weight, so that you can experience freefall without the need to jump out of a plane. You’ll start off with a safety briefing from your instructor before being kitted out with your specialist flight suit. Then step into the wind tunnel with your instructor, where you’ll be lifted into the air for an incredible 10 minute body flying session. As a comparison, during a skydive from 10,000 feet, you would experience around 30 seconds of freefall. If you’re lucky, your instructor will jump on the flow and show you some astonishing freefall acrobatics. Your flying session will end with a debrief, and you’ll also get an e-photo of your experience, plus a DVD of your flight to take home.
Enter archery heaven as you draw back your bow and shoot on this truly memorable experience. With a traditional bow in your grasp, a quiver of arrows by your side and the target in your sights, you’ll learn the basics of archery with a fully qualified instructor. At one of the largest shooting clubs in the country you will receive one to one instruction and a large number of arrows within your extended time slot. Within minutes even the most modest archer will be hitting the target with the precision of one of Robin Hood’s merry men! Nothing compares to the silent precision of nocking the arrow, drawing back the bow and witnessing the flight and precision of a truly ancient weapon. Tea and coffee is provided on the day, and there are full restaurant facilities provided in the clubhouse where you can enjoy a full meal or a refreshing pint (after the action of course!) payable on the day. Happy hunting!
After an introduction and briefing on circuit driving techniques, your personal instructor will take you out onto the circuit for some demo laps. At Everyman you’ll drive for three laps in five supercars: the stunning DB9 is a modern thoroughbred sports car, the good looking Ferrari 550 has the kind of effortless-handling which revels in sweeping bends and high-speed straights, the Lamborghini Gallardo is a brutal and uncompromising powerhouse, whilst the new Jaguar XK and rear-engined Porsche 997 are the modern-day incarnations of cars born on the racetrack. A driving assessment and a certificate are also included. At Thruxton, you’ll take the wheel for four laps in a Porsche Cayman and four laps in the awesome Aston Martin Vantage V8, then finish with four laps in the all-aluminium Ferrari F430 supercar, capable of 0-60mph in under four seconds and a top speed of nearly 200mph. Finally, swap to the passenger seat for the high-speed ride of your life.