Top Ten Weirdest Driving Day Experiences

Unique Driving Days

Few car fanatics would resist a driving day gift in a supercar, such as a Ferrari, Lamborghini or a Formula 1 car to learn what it is like to race around Silverstone, Brands Hatch or Donington. But how about a novel type of driving day to surprise the car-lover? Sifting through what is on offer will uncover more driving gift ideas than one might expect for dad, granddad, boyfriend or even mum.

Military Manoeuvres Day

The recipient may find a tank manoeuvres day or battle tank paintballing a great day out. The recipient of the gift will learn what it is like to sit within a battle tank, guide the periscope, load a breech and blast an air powered gun against an opponent team in a paintballing combat. Alternatively, the recipient, clothed in appropriate battle attire and helmet, may learn battle manoeuvres within an armoured personal carrier or a Bedford army lorry.

Wacky Racers Experience

For a totally weird and fun driving experience, how about wacky racing? Within bizarre contraptions

designed by TV’s mechanic, Edd China, the recipient could be driving within an armchair, a sofa, double bed or a double-decker car of up to 90 mph down the raceway. Incidentally, the double-decker cars must be driven by two people: one to steer on top, the other to control the pedals at the bottom.

Mini Motor Racing Experience and Go Karting Days

A wacky and weird motorsport, the mini motor race involves riding impossibly small motorbikes on a special racetrack. Great skill is required in controlling these tiny but powerful motorbikes, as the driver sits just a few inches from the ground. Go karting provides similar thrill, where the recipient can really let rip over rough terrain within these powerful little cars.

Hovercraft Driving Days

This odd driving experience can be enjoyed on sand, water or mud. According to those who have experienced driving a hovercraft, the hovercraft experience is like driving a car over ice on flat tyres. Fitness is required to control the hovercraft, and the experience is subject to weather conditions. Juniors as young as twelve can enjoy this thrilling experience. Families and friends are encouraged to go too, as up to seven people can enjoy the hovercraft experience at one time.

Quad Biking Experience

Quad bikes are immensely popular, particularly with the under eighteens who may take part in the junior quad bike thrill. Budding adrenaline seekers may have their first taste of navigating these tough little machines over rough terrain, including woods, mountainsides and lots of mud. Competing with fellow quad bikers against the clock will provide the ultimate thrill in quad biking.

Monster Truck Off Road Driving Experience

With a choice of monster trucks at hand, the recipient may experience what it is like to drive the mighty Hi-Lux Euro Spec Beast, a stacked jeep or raised Daihatsu over some truly challenging terrain such as the jungle run, which includes woods, steep hills, mud, and water. Similar thrills can be found from the mud master driving experience, where the recipient will experience what it is like to plough through mud, mud and more mud through a complex driving course within a 4x4.

JCB Dumper Racing Experience

Racing in a JCB dumper truck requires utmost skill, as the competitors race around the obstacle course in heats and finals within these mighty machines. A truly unique driving day experience at Diggerland, the recipient will be talking about it for ages afterwards.

Monster Machines Experience

Discover what it is like to drive some monster trucks that shape our environment, such as mini diggers, articulated dump trucks, midrange excavators and bulldozers and then to dig, bulldoze and dump to your heart’s content. Hence the name, the Dig it Experience.

Juggernaut Lorry Experience

One need no longer wonder what it is like to drive a truly monstrous lorry when watching those Yorkie adverts! The recipient will be driving a 430HP articulated lorry with 40 foot box trailer around tight roundabouts, long straights and learn how to reverse, by using one of those tricky splitter gearboxes.

Big Toys Driving Days

Other large vehicles are available within the Big Toys’ experience, where the recipient not only drives a juggernaut, but also a double-decker bus and a fire engine. Imagine navigating these monster vehicles through obstacle courses and reversing into coned areas.

Unique Driving Day Experiences

The car fanatic could be pleasantly surprised at an unexpected driving day gift, such as battle tank manoeuvres, quad biking, driving a hovercraft or negotiating a juggernaut over an obstacle course. Wacky racers offer a truly bizarre kind of driving day, as does JCB dumper racing. With such unusual driving day gifts, the sender may consider these choices alongside the usual kind of driving days such as the Porsche or Lamborghini experience at Silverstone or Brands Hatch.

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