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Rally Mad Dad - Father’s Day 15th June

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
Find out more: Subaru Rally Driving Experience

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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
Find out more: Subaru Rally Driving Experience

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
Find out more: Mitsubishi Evo 8 Rally Driving Experience

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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
Find out more: Forest Rally Driving Experience

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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
Find out more: Rally and Ferrari Combination Thrill

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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
Find out more: Peugeot 206 Rally Car Driving For One

For Two £358 (Give a selfish gift! With this option both you and you dad can enjoy this Father’s Day treat!)
Find out more: Peugeot 206 Rally Car Driving For Two

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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
Find out more: Ford Sierra Sapphires

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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
Find out more: UK Wide Rally Driving Day

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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
Find out more: Segway Rallying for two.

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