Packaging Options
All orders are sent in plain packaging so as not to ruin the surprise.
Premium Gift Pack
Our Premium Gift Pack includes a stylish gift box, which holds your personalised gift voucher and your activity voucher guide booklet. The premium choice.
£4.99 (+ £3.95 shipping charge)
Standard Gift Pack
Our Standard Gift Pack comes with a smart envelope that includes your personalised gift voucher and your activity voucher guide booklet.
Included in the £3.95 shipping charge
E Voucher
Our E Voucher is an instant voucher delivered by email, with your personalised email message and a downloadable .pdf of your personalised gift voucher.
FREE
Extra 20% off e-vouchers under £250! Use code 20GIFT at checkout! - T&Cs apply
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What's Included
• Welcome, introduction and safety briefing
• Tuition from a qualified instructor
• Personalised driving certificate
• Choose from a 3 mile blast or 6 mile thrill
• Please allow around 1.5 hours on site for this experience
What Can I Expect
Take the BMW i8 for a blast and get a taste of the future of motoring! This incredible new hybrid car from BMW sets the standard for 'green' driving into the next decade, even though it looks nothing like what you might think an environmentally-friendly would be like...
Let's face it, you wouldn't think the words hybrid and BMW would ever be seen together, but since showing off the concept car in 2009, the i8 has grown into a full production car that, unsurprisingly, won Car Design of the Year in 2014 when it was unleashed onto the public.
One thing's for sure, as soon as we clapped eyes on the i8, we realised that BMW had completely blown the image of electric cars being small and just a little bit eccentric out of the water. The BMW i8 is most definitely a pioneering member of the saintly supercar category.
So it looks the part, but how does the i8 drive? Well, it is surprisingly agile and thanks to be four wheel drive (the electric motors driving the front two, the petrol one driving the rear) it has superb handling too. But there's a definite trick to getting the most out of this car…
BMW has come up with three driving modes for the i8. Electric mode gives you a range of about 20miles using solely your lithium-ion battery pack. Comfort mode is ideal for motorway cruising and uses both, but it doesn't recharge the batteries. However, select sport mode and not only do you get a hybrid car that drives like many a petrol-only supercar, you get one that charges the onboard battery pack at the same time!
So the harder you drive, the more it charges and as a certain Clarkson quipped: "If you get booked for speeding you get a thank you note from Greenpeace", so you can drive like a you're on the Monte Carlo rally without any fossil-bruning fuel guilt. Result!
These sessions in the BMW i8 are a blast. You'll be able to take this amazing car out for a serious drive on a circuit where you will be able to put that intriguing sport mode to the test for yourself. We have to agree with BMW - the i8 really is a vision of the future in one very fancy hybrid supercar. If you want to pitch electric against turbo power, try our BMW i8 vs Mclaren MP4 -12C experience!
When Is It Available
- Choose a weekday only voucher or to include weekend availability (where available) opt for the anytime voucher
- Experiences operate throughout the year (unless stated)
- Dates and session times are subject to availability at your chosen location
Location
Current available locations, subject to change
- Essex Carver Barracks (weekends only)
- Hampshire Aldershot (weekdays and weekends Mar-Nov)
- Lancashire Three Sisters Circuit (selected dates only)
- Leicestershire Bruntingthorpe (weekdays and weekends)
- Leicestershire Mallory Park (weekdays only)
- Surrey Cranleigh Circuit (selected dates only)
Premium Circuit (£20 supplement payable when booking your date)
- Surrey Dunsfold Main (weekdays and weekends)
- Cheshire Oulton Park (weekdays and weekends Mar-Nov)
- Kent Brands Hatch (selected dates only Mar-Nov)
Suitable For
• Participants must hold a full, valid driving licence
• Minimum height 5ft
• Maximum height 6ft 6ins
• Maximum weight 19 stone
• Drivers must be able bodied and any medical conditions that may affect driving ability must be disclosed at the time of booking
Spectators
• Disabled access may vary depending on location
• Children must be supervised at all times
• Pets are not permitted at any circuit
• Toilets, viewing areas and refreshments are available at all venues
Anything Else
- Optional extras are offered at the point of booking your date including collision damage waivers and flexible cancellation policies. They are not mandatory, but the waiver is advised due to the high £5000 excess on the vehicles
- Specific car availability may be subject to change due to mechanical or operational factors
- In cases of extreme weather i.e snow, fog or ice experiences may be re-scheduled for safety reasons
- Comfortable shoes with thin soles are recommended
