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.
Lamborghini, Ferrari, Aston Martin & Nissan GTR isn’t a bad line up of supercars to have a day driving at ProDrives Kenilworth race track.
This is the little line up that James Keating got to have a days fun in when he went to Kenilworth Race Track which is operated by Pro-Drive.
This is the first review we have received that has had someone driving the Nissan GTR (R35) and it sounds as though James got to experience why this car is taking the motoring world by storm!
“Best Of The Best” driving experience at Longcross Proving Ground in a Lamborghini Murcielago LP640, Aston Martin DBS, Ferrari 599, Ariel Atom!
Craig Williams sent us in his review of his driving experience at Longcross Proving Ground (Chobham Test Track) where he got to to do what the description of his experience said he would, get to drive the “best of the best”.
Craig got to experience the thrill of 4 of the planets greatest supercars, the Lamborghini Murcielago LP640, Aston Martin DBS, Ferrari 599 and the pocket rocket that is the Ariel Atom.
We have had a brilliant write up recently from Matt Johnson who did an Aston martin DB9 driving experience around Bruntingthorpe Airfield race track.
Matt’s driving experience gave him the chance to drive one of the most beautiful supercars around, the Aston Martin DB9. Before he got to put the pedal to the metal in his Aston Martin driving experience he got to learn the track in a Subaru Impreza WRX which was the prelude to going over 140MPH in the Aston.
What do you get if you cross a Lambrghiniorghini with a ski slope?! Lot’s of powersliding fun is the answer.
The following is a video that was done by “Reiter Engineering”, a tuning company used to turn Lamborghinis into race cars, that basically shows them using a ski slope they rented for the day to clown around on in their heavily modified Reiter Lamborghini Gallardo Strada.
We suggest your tuen your speakers up and enjoy the sounds that this beatuy makes as it powers over the white stuff.
It is actually impressive stuff seeing a supercar like this powering up a snow covered ski run, not many cars could manage such a feat!
Some youngsters are learning to drive at the age of just 11 but there are pros and cons to this.
There are numerous “Young Driver” or “Early Drive” companies about who will teach youngsters the basics of driving a car before they are at the legal age to drive a car on the road at 17.
Youngsters, as young as 11 are able to get behind the wheel of a dual control car and learn how to drive it at specialist courses set up for those too young to drive legally on the road. The courses cost around £55 per hour and take place not on the public roads (as this would be illegal) but on private land with a qualified instructor also in the car.
The venues that these early driving experiences take place at include some of the various race circuits around the country.
What is more, for some the early drive experience can take a twist and it is possible that on a youngsters first day of being behind the wheel of a car they could find themselves having a Ferrari driving experience or to be doing some rally driving as there is also driving experiences that will allow youngsters to do this.
The issue that some have with standard early drive lessons is that although a child or young person may be able to do the basics to drive a car they are probably not mature enough or ready to understand what it is like to drive on the real roads.
Some argue that some youngsters will not take as many real driving lessons when they are aged 17 or above if they have taken an early drive course and instead rush through to pass their driving test instead of having a full learning process when they are able to legally on the road.
Others argue that the early learn driving experiences are good and that it will give youngsters a basic understanding and be ready to fully learn the more important parts of driving when they come to learn for real.
Save money and choose from the best Driving Experiences
To help with choosing from all the Driving Experiences available and to hopefully save you all some money we have a list of some of the best deals and some EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNTS on Driving Experiences (such as Ferrari driving experiences from just £62.10)!
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We know when it comes to cars and driving experiences we are easily excitable here at www.driving-experiences.co.uk but it’s what we love so what can we do. Anyway as our job here is to bring you the latest and greatest driving experiences and offers we can’t help but want to shout about the ones which really do shine out!
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This Silverstone driving experience is a great driving experience gift to give to someone who can then choose which of the driving experiences they would much prefer to do and means that you can’t go wrong.
The Silverstone driving experience options include: Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Single Seater, Audi R8 or N Spec Fiesta ST Rally car!
The next problem is that they will have to make their decision, do they go for the supercar option and drive a Ferrari (the most popular option) or do they go for something different such as a Single Seater experience and pretend they are Jenson Button by driving the same circuit as he has or then there is the option of getting a bit dirty and a bit wold by doing a rally driving experience!
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If you are wanting to do a driving experience in or around Manchester then you need look no further.
We have done the hard work for you and compiled the closest places to Manchester for a driving experience so all you need to do is book it.
Oulton Park Oulton Park is around 30 miles away from the middle of Manchester and is one of the best motor racing circuits in the UK.
Oulton Park is located in the Cheshire countryside at Little Budworth, Tarporley and should take around 45 minutes to an hour to get to from Manchester.
Oulton Park is the premier race circuit in the North West of England and hosts many of the major motor sport events, including the BTCC (British Touring Car Championship), BSB (British Superbikes) and the British F3/GT Championship.
For those who want to race at Oulton Park they also run a range of driving experiences, including Single Seater driving, Rally Driving, 4×4 driving and Young driver experiences.
Oulton Park Circuit
Little Budworth,
Tarporley,
Cheshire
CW6 9BW
Three Sisters Three Sisters race circuit and Pro Karting venue is located in Wigan and only 23 miles from the middle of Manchester.
Three Sisters have one of the largest selection of driving experiences in the area which includes a number of different supercar experiences (Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, Aston Martin, Audi R8, Lotus Elise, Ariel Atom), various single seater driving experiences which includes standard single seaters and also the option for a Formula 1 driving experience.
Three Sisters race circuit was a founder member of ARDS (Association of Racing Driver’s Schools) and also one of the first race schools to be recognised by the Motor Sports Association.
Three Sisters Race Circuit
Three Sisters Road
Ashton-in-Makerfield
Wigan
Lancashire
WN4 8DD
Daytona Karting Manchester Daytona Manchester is one of the leading UK indoor karting venues. The Dayton circuit is a tarmac circuit (not usual for indoor karting) and as such offers lots of grips for the karts to race around on.
It i located very close to the cirt center of Manchester and is also very close to Old Trafford, the home of the best football team in Manchester, Manchester United Football Club!
Dayton Manchester
Unit 4 Circle South
Wharfside Way
Trafford Park,
Manchester, M17 1NF
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.
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.
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Oulton Park is around 30 miles away from the middle of Manchester and is one of the best motor racing circuits in the UK.
Three Sisters race circuit and Pro Karting venue is located in Wigan and only 23 miles from the middle of Manchester.
Daytona Manchester is one of the leading UK indoor karting venues. The Dayton circuit is a tarmac circuit (not usual for indoor karting) and as such offers lots of grips for the karts to race around on.