There are many generic rally driving experiences available across the country, but if it’s a Rally Mad Dad that you are buying for then you might want something a little more specific. So here, car by car, track by track you can compare and choose the best ever rally driving experience for you dad this Father’s Day. Let’s start with the most obvious…
Subaru Rally Driving Experience
What: 1 to 2 hours driving. Instruction, driving and then a high speed passenger lap.
Where: Stafford, Staffordshire; Heyford Park, Oxfordshire.
How much: £84
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What: 3½ to 4 hours. Instruction, driving and then a high speed passenger lap.
Where: Whitchurch, Shropshire; Honeybourne, Worcestershire.
How much: £ 224
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However, if it has to be a Mitsubishi for your Dad this Father’s Day then look no further than…
Mitsubishi Evo 8 Rally Driving Experience
What: 1 hour. Instruction, driving and then a high speed passenger lap.
Where: Stafford, Staffordshire; Heyford Park, Oxfordshire.
How much: £64
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Forest Rally Driving Experience
What: Start off with a practice in a Ford Escort Rally car where you will learn the basics before moving to a 300bhp Impreza in the forest. Then all swap for possibly the fastest passenger ride of your life! 4 Hour experience.
Where: Bristol
How much: £249
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Rally and Ferrari Combination Thrill
What: In this experience you will get to drive both a Ferrari and a stage prepared rally car! Two very different cars, two very different driving experiences and two hours of amazing driving fun!
Where: Elvington, Yorkshire (North), Prestwold Hall or Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire (Midlands), Long Marsden, Warwickshire (Midlands)
How much: £149
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Peugeot 206 Rally Car Driving
What: At Brands Hatch you will get to drive a stage prepared rally car round their gravel stage. A BARS approved rally instructor will sit alongside and act as your co-drive while teaching you how to slide the car and hand brake turn.
Where: Brands Hatch, Kent (South East)
How much:
For One £179
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For Two £358 (Give a selfish gift! With this option both you and you dad can enjoy this Father’s Day treat!)
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Ford Sierra Sapphires
What: Ford Sierra Rally Driving Experience. Take one rear wheel drive rally legend and add eight runs of a gravel stage at Knockhill and you will have one very happy rally mad dad! (8 stages runs, one assessment run and a passenger lap: 2.5 hours)
Where: Knockhill, Fife, Scotland
How much: £215
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I really hope that we have managed to give you a good idea of some of the really interesting and exciting driving experiences on offer in the UK, however, we know that not everyone lives close to Brands Hatch or Rockingham but not to worry, you can still have a good a rally driving closer to home. Buyagift have a UK wide voucher with a huge selection of venues including Northern Ireland and Scotland.
What: Rallying Near Me. 2 hours including driving and high speed passenger ride.
Where: Oxfordshire; Essex; Brands Hatch, Kent; Suffolk; Cambridgeshire (South East) Somerset (South West) Staffordshire; Leicestershire; Silverstone, Northamptonshire; Lincolnshire, Shropshire, Worcestershire (Midlands) Yorkshire; Oulton Park, Cheshire (North) Fife (Scotland) County Armagh (N. Ireland)
How much: £179
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And now, for something (almost) completely different…
What: Segway Rallying for two! You and your dad can race round the 1km woodland track on Segways for a full hour and a half all for the bargain price of £94! The expereicne even includes a cerfificate with an action photo from your day. (Ages 12 and over)
Where: Potters Barr, Hertfordshire
How much: £94.00
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