As above, my other half got me an Aston Martin thrill experience for xmas last year, has to be used by the end of the month so booked in for tomorrow afternoon, I get to drive it for about 5 laps :thumbup:

Going to Dunsfold Aerodrome where they film Top Gear, so will get the other half to take a load of pics and possibly some video, cant wait:clap:

Enjoy Graham :thumbup: look forward to some sideways pics!

Have a good time Graham. I did an Aston track day with my son at Brands the other week. Not too sure I liked the part where I down shifted instead of going up a gear and my son then overtook me, lol. It was over all to quickly but have the bug now and plan on going again next year. Maybe try out the R8

Nice one Graham - I hope you enjoy it mate!!!

 

And be careful on the mainland.......:shifty:

 

Richard:thumbup:

Have a topper of a day m8 enjoy.

Warm up with a trip down the A272 from Petersfield, great run when I took the Son there the other week doing the schools Greenpower racing.

Wide open so you can let rip.....also have a quick look at the 747 parked up, it has a different engine arrangement from standard, by the way did you know Dusfold was used as the test base for Harrier, Hawk and Hunter aircraft....think about that when your flat out going through the follow through!! have fun.

Had a great day, zed made it ok with a knackered maf, probably used up loads more fuel trying to keep some reasonable speed, especially uphill lol.

Weather was spot on for the drive and on arrival i couldnt believe how many people were there to have a go at driving a supercar.

Aston Martin DB9, DBS, Vantage, Ferrari's, Lambo's, R8's, Maclaren, KTM's, GTR's and a couple of Monaro vxr's which took passengers for a high speed session round the track, absolute monster cars and considering the price of that lot, the Monaro can be had quite cheaply.

 

I really enjoyed the DB9, i have always liked them and i always thought one day i would have one, but alas just about afford to run a zed lol, so a dream it will stay, for now. I got 36 out of 40 in my driving score, i lost a couple of points for not braking early enough at Hammerhead and getting too close to a lambo in front, but all good and would do it again. Would be nice to see if we could get a zed meet and track run there one day.

 

Couldnt get much over a ton, due to the way the track was laid out, got to 106mph at one point but you then have to start braking for a corner, but i guess it wasnt just about how fast you could go, it was to experience the drive.

I got an in car vid of me driving, one camera on me and one on the track, bit much a £30 for the memory stick, but a momentum to savour the moment.

Heres a few pics

 

 

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Me getting out at the end of the session

Nice pics thanks for sharing. I do like the vrx8 when they came out I really wanted one, they sound great and the new shape is a great car, but new the price has got silly, nearly 50k I believe for a muscle car is a lot. The early shape can be picked up pretty reasonably, I must admit I've been tempted, but I just keep reminding myself it's a vauxhall, I would be really disappointed after a few years when it falls apart.

Did the omptimus primer feel a bit Slow on the way home? ESP with a dead maf.

Glad you had a great day Graham I would love a drive in an Aston and nice pics mate.

Nice pics thanks for sharing. I do like the vrx8 when they came out I really wanted one, they sound great and the new shape is a great car, but new the price has got silly, nearly 50k I believe for a muscle car is a lot. The early shape can be picked up pretty reasonably, I must admit I've been tempted, but I just keep reminding myself it's a vauxhall, I would be really disappointed after a few years when it falls apart.

Did the omptimus primer feel a bit Slow on the way home? ESP with a dead maf.

 

After the AM definitely :biggrin:, obviously a dead maf will do this, but it just kept bogging down, once i got up to 70-75 it stayed until i hit a hill and struggled at one point doing 45mph up a hill, which was a bit embarrassing lol, cannot wait for a replacement maf.

I dont know whether it was a price on the day deal, but i was a little miffed by the price my other half paid, approx £200 for the Aston Martin thrill as a present through a friend who runs a Park catalogue, but on the day, 3 laps was £95, 4 laps £115 and that was to drive any car that was there inc the Maclaren, so next time, i would look on the website to find out what days are available and either book direct or just turn up on the day.

 

£25 for one lap as a passenger in the VXR i felt a little steep, 2 laps at least would be better value:thumbdown:

I dont know whether it was a price on the day deal, but i was a little miffed by the price my other half paid

 

She loves you yeh yeh yeh...............great pics buddy :thumbup1:.

Glad you enjoyed your day Graham - and some good pics taken there!!!

 

And don't feel too miffed about the price - could the prices you quoted above have been for additional laps once you are already there and have paid the £200 for your initial session....?

 

Richard:cool: