Driving Experiences

Sir Stirling Moss is to race at Oulton Park in a special “Sterling Moss Trophy” race.

The “Sterling Moss Trophy” is for sports cars which were made pre 1961 and will feature the great man himself competing in the race. The event will take place on the August bank holiday weekend 29/30 August at Oulton Park for the annual Oulton Park Gold Cup.

Sir Stirling Moss is often referred to as “the greatest driver never to win a World Championship” and won 16 Grand Prix in his time as an F1 driver.
The Gold Cup is an event he also had much success with, having won it 5 times in total which included the 196- race where he was racing against the legendary Jack Brabham and Graham Hill.

Admission to Oulton Park for the Gold Cup costs either £17 for a Sunday or Monday ticket if bought online or £21 if you pay on the gate. A weekend ticket is also available for a cost of £27 when bought online.

The cars racing on the day will include: 70s Road Sports, Historic Road Sports, Historic Formula Ford, Classic Racing Cars, Historic Formula Junior, Historic Formula Ford 2000, Guards Trophy, Classic Formula 3, Historic Formula 5000 and Formula 2 for the Derek Bell Trophy.

The weekends line up is as follows:

Sunday 29 August
10.30 Audi Quattro 30th anniversary parade lap around circuit
12.00 GT & SCC – Race 1
12.00 HRCR and Group B rally cars demonstration on rally stage
13.15 Classic Racing Cars – Race 2
13.45 Historic Road Sports – Race 3
14.20 HGPCA – Race 4
14.55 Historic Formula Junior – Race 5
15.00 Audi Quattro 30th anniversary parade on rally stage
15.30 Historic Formula 5000 and F2 – Race 6
15.30 HRCR and Group B rally cars demonstration on rally stage
16.05 70s Road Sports – Race 7
16.40 Historic Formula Junior – Race 8
17.15 Historic Touring Cars – Race 9
18.10 Classic Racing Cars – Race 10

Monday 30 August
08.30 Guards Trophy Race A – Sports R Practice
09.05 Classic Formula 3 Practice
09.30 Legends Sir Stirling Moss Trophy Practice
10.00 HRCR and Group B rally cars demonstration on rally stage
10.05 Historic Formula Ford Practice
10.30 Guards Trophy Race B – GT Practice
11.05 Historic Formula Ford 2000 Practice
11.30 500cc Formula 3 Practice
12.00 Guards Trophy Race A – Sports R -Race 11
12.55 Classic Formula 3 -Race 12
13.00 HRCR and Group B rally cars demonstration on rally stage
13.15 Lunch
13.20 Group C Le Mans cars demonstration laps around circuit
14.00 Legends Sir Stirling Moss Trophy – Race 13
15.00 Audi Quattro 30th anniversary parade on rally stage
15.05 Historic Formula 5000 and F2 – Race 14
15.30 HRCR and Group B rally cars demonstration on rally stage
15.40 Historic Formula Ford – Race 15
16.15 Guards Trophy (Race B – GT) – Race 16
17.10 Historic Formula Ford 2000 – Race 17
17.45 500cc Formula 3 – Race 18

The creation and subsequent destruction of a Ferrari 458 all happened at the same location, the Ferrari Maranello factory in Italy.

One very lucky Ferrari owner picked their car up from the factory and reportedly the next day managed to crash it right outside the factory.

The Ferrari 458 Italia which can do 0-100kmh (62mph) in 3.35 seconds and can hit a top speed of 202mph. However, the “lucky” owner of this particular Ferrari 458 will have to wait now before they can get to experience their Ferrari again.

Have a look at the video below of the before and after shots of this Ferrari 458 crash.

A pink Lamborghini LP670 SV was stopped in the middle of London and the car impounded by the police meaning one lucky policeman got a Lamborghini driving experience for his “troubles”.

The pink Lamborghini was caught on camera getting pulled by the police for reportedly revving it’s engine, although we hear that it was actually a motorbike that had revved it’s engine.
Either way, we think it’s a bit of a jobs worth thing to do as what is there not to love of the sound and sight of cars like these!

Most Lamborghini driving experiences give the driver an experienced passenger in the car with them to make sure they can figure everything out inside the car, the lucky policeman was not so lucky and struggled to get the Lambo started in front of a crowd and three times set the cars alarm off before he managed to start it’s engine!

The 2 videos below show how the scene unfolded.

Lamborghini LP670 SV getting pulled over by the police.

Policeman having trouble starting and driving the Pink Lamborghini LP670 SV.

Ferrari are making their very own theme park in Abu Dhabi where every visitor can experience a Ferrari filled day of fun!

Ferrari World theme park is due to open it’s gates on 28th October 2010 and will have more than 20 rides and attractions available to visitors.
Ferrari World has a very iconic red roof that measures an astounding 200,000 m squared that covers over the bulk of the theme park.

This isn’t just a feeble attempt at a theme park either, Ferrari World has the fastest roller coaster in the world that reaches speeds of 240kmh.

The whole theme park is designed to give users a sense of experiencing being in a Ferrari, the rides, such as the Formula Rossa is designed to look like Formula 1 car, riders even need to wear a pair of goggles as they get shot out into the Abu Dhabi desert during the ride at monumental spesed.

The V12 ride is a log flume type ride, but instead of floating around in a log visitors are sat in a 12 cylinders engine.

There is also the Fiorano GT Challenge which is a duelling rollercoaster that has two F430 Spiders racing through the twists and tight corners to the finish line as if you were in your very own Ferrari race.

For anyone who is going to Abu Dhabi then this Ferrari Experience should be put on their “to do” list!

The attraction that visitors can expect to see when they arrive are listed below:

• Formula Rossa – The world’s fastest roller coaster, reaching speeds of 240 kmph.
• Speed of Magic – A fantasy 4-D journey following the adventures of a young boy as he travels through a kaleidoscopic dreamscape of natural and phenomenal environments, where no Ferrari has gone before.
• Made in Maranello – A virtual trip behind the walls of the famous Ferrari factory in Maranello, taking guests through the intricate process of making the world’s most sought after car.
• V12 – An exciting flume ride to the heart of a 12 cylinders engine.
• G-Force – A thrilling tower ride that will shoot thrill-seekers through the red roof and 62 meters in the air before plummeting back to Earth, experiencing the actual G-force of a Ferrari, in a seat directly inspired by the Ferrari Enzo.
• Scuderia Challenge – Cutting edge racing simulators similar to those used by the drivers of the Scuderia Ferrari in training.
• Viaggio in Italia – A virtual aerial voyage over Italy’s cities and their main monuments, mountains and coasts pursuing a Ferrari.
• Fiorano GT Challenge – A unique dueling rollercoaster with Ferrari F430 Spiders twisting and turning through tight corners on a sprint to the finish line.
• Bell’Italia – A miniature recreation of Italy’s most famous locations, from the picturesque Portofino and the Amalfi Coast to Monza racetrack, the Colosseum in Roma, Venezia and Maranello, the heartland and home of Ferrari.
• Paddock – A re-creation of the Ferrari motor home including garages, transporters & hospitality suites with interactive shows offering fans a taste of the true action behind the scenes on a Grand Prix race day.
• The Pit Wall – An interactive theatre that allows guests to test their judgment in realistic racing scenarios.
• Galleria Ferrari – The world’s largest Ferrari gallery outside Maranello, showcasing the most exclusive range of classic and contemporary Ferrari’s from all over the world.
• Junior GT – A driving school for children with expert instruction where they will drive reduced scale F430 GT Spiders on an equipped driving course.
• Junior Grand Prix – After the Junior GT driving experience, budding F1™ drivers can enjoy the race track in scaled down Ferrari F1™ racers.
• The Racing Legends – A ride through Ferrari’s greatest racing moments starting from the first races all the way to today’s F1 victories.
• Driving with Champions – An interactive 3-D show which follows the adventures of a young engineer who is taken on the ride of a lifetime with a racing champion on his first day working at the Ferrari factory
• Cinema Maranello – Ferrari World’s own theatre showing ‘Coppa di Sicilia’, a short film that tells one of the many inspiring stories from the life of the legendary Enzo Ferrari.
• Junior Training Camp – An interactive play area for children where they can engage with a waterless car wash, become custom ‘constructors’, climb up the grandstand, pilot remote cars, peddle their own miniature Ferrari and play with an F1™ car made of soft, guest-friendly foam.
• Carousel – Featuring never-before-seen Ferrari prototypes based on winning designs from a Ferrari competition.
• Dining and Shopping – A range of concept restaurants and cafes offering authentic Italian dining experiences, in addition to unique shopping locations.

For a driving experience day that has everything, then you need to take a read of Chris Darlington’s driving experience day he did with Palmer Sport at Bedford Autodrome.

Chris has done the full Palmer Sport day at Bedford Autodrome three times now and this obviously goes to show that if he keeps going back for more then there must be a reason.

Once you read his review about how he got to drive (and really push the cars to the limits) on his day then you will be wanting to book yourself up for your own driving experience, it is a super review so take a look!

He got to drive a very impressive list of cars, so his day had a bit of everything, including: Jaguar XKR, Porsche JP3, Renault Clio Cup, Caterham 7 Superlight, Formula Jaguar, Palmer Jaguar JP1, Land Rover Defender & Go Karts.

Read all of Chris’s review and of his skills and spills at: Palmer Sport driving experience at Bedford Autodrome.