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  • If you're a petrol head and think Top Gear is, well was, the greatest show on television then this is a place you have to go. The experience starts with booking which was done over the phone and went very easily with the agent answering all questions with patience and humor. Upon arrival you are greeted at the door and made to feel comfortable while waiting for your drive time. Next it is up to watch an 18 minute film on driving technique and the track layout. From there it's on to the simulator room. Personally I found the simulator to be rather useless as without the feel of the car and the lack of feedback from the controls I found it impossible to stay on the track. My wife was also getting dizzy in the simulator so she had to stop. Next it's down to the track which is the real reason for being there. You are given a helmet sock and a helmet. I had to try on several before I was happy. It pays to be insistent with trying on different helmets until one fits properly as a loose helmet can flop down over your eyes during hard braking, which these cars will do beyond anything you've experienced with a typical road car. My instructor was Julian who is an actual racer. He was encouraging without letting me get away with being sloppy. The result was some alarmingly quick laps in the McLaren MP4-12c. I recommend saving up to drive several cars while you're there starting with the cheaper lower power cars to learn the track. (There are no "cheap" or "low-power" cars) I started out with the Porsche 911-GT3 and progressed to the McLaren and then the Aventador. The Cayman probably would have been a better starting point. I also recommend getting there early and going up to the overlook to watch other drivers. Listen to their engines and notice their lines. You can always tell the fast guys by how they come out of the double apex at the start of the long straight. If they are on the gas as they hit the apex and are at full throttle as they swing to the left to enter the straight they are hauling. There are a few points that would have been nice to have such as lap times and a better video as the in-car video system in place when I went is shot center of car from behind and looks like Mystery Science Theater 3000 with two silhouettes framed by an overexposed windshield without any telemetry data. They did say they are going to get all new systems. To be honest I'd rather have the telemetry data. Can't wait to come back and try a couple of the GT cars.
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