With the sun setting later every day there's even more time to get behind the leather covered wheel of an Italian supercar. Midlands based 6th Gear Experience have been supplying the likes of Selfridges, John Lewis, WH Smiths and much of the high street for the past ten years with the familiar 'Drive a Lamborghini' type of quality Gift Experiences.
As well as a vast fleet, totalling 27 of some very expensive machinery, the company also runs seven F1 type race trucks, which carry the supercars to each of the six UK venues they operate from. Believe it or not, the race trucks are also on offer to drive themselves on a separate part of the circuit, and during 2016 over 4,000 people did just that. Weaving a 40-ton leviathan through a myriad of traffic cones before practicing reversing is always fun, especially when the trailer goes in completely the opposite direction to where you think it's going to go... It certainly makes a change from the log flume at Alton Towers.
Although most of 6th Gear's supercar driving experiences are purchased by a third party for someone else as a gift, it's quite possible to simply turn up on one of the many event days and just pay and drive a supercar there and then. Just remember to bring your driving licence. With Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Aston Martins and Porsches the company has something for everyone. The Audi R8 fleet is always popular as is the stunning Jaguar F Type supercharged 'R', which sounds epic whether it's passing you at speed or you are lucky enough to be behind the wheel.
Fun for all the family
Drag the kids along too. As long as they are over five-foot high they can actually get behind the wheel of a supercar themselves. No joke - last year 6th Gear Experience had 7,000 youngsters sat in the driver's seat of their supercars. Ok so they can only do around 30mph with a dedicated instructor sat alongside, but hey, to drive a Lamborghini at 12 years old? It goes down well on social media that's for sure...
Another option if the kids want a thrill is to put them in any of the supercars as a passenger and have one of 6th Gear's instructors drive them around the circuit at high speed. From about £25 your child will have the biggest grin on their face, unless of course they have eaten shortly beforehand, in which case they will have likely turned a whiter shade of pale (or green).
Right now 6th Gear Experience has dates in June and July at Castle Combe in the South West, Elvington in the North and Longcross in the South. Check out the website 6thgearexperience.com for further information on the circuits and dates. With a TripAdvisor coveted Certificate of Excellence awarded for the last three years running you can be sure of an extremely memorable day.
Promoted by 6th Gear Experience - 9 May 2017