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Hi all,
Just doing a bit of googling for Ferrari driving experiences as a pressie for my father-in-law but they all seem a bit steep for the time you spend in the car.
Has anyone any recommendations for experiences within 1 to 2 hours of Derby that aren't silly money but give you more than 5 minutes in a car!
Cheers!
Avoid ones at Threee Sisters nr Wigan, unless it's very cheap. it's more of a kart track.
The obvious place to look at is Donnington. Try Groupon or one of the other places. I've used the racing school a number of times.
£100 to £150 for about 10 laps is about right in my experience.
Edit: Although a lap of Donnington will take a while so expect less laps.
Is Silverstone to far?
The Porsche experience is brilliant, I have done a few track days inc single seater, & the PE is by far the most fun I have had & that was in a standard 911, in an older GT3 it would be sublime.
The problem with normal driving experiences is that they just don't let you rag the cars, the only time I was told to calm it down on the PE was when I was catching his boss up on the handling circuit 
Went to one in Lutterworth, not actually a Ferrari but there were some there.
It was expensive and there was a lot of waiting around for the few minutes in the car.
So no help there....
I know you said Ferrari but if that isn't a dealbreaker then go for formula ford or something else single seat racer, on a track then a proper racer is way better bang for your buck
I did one at Silverstone. 2 laps with a pro, 4 laps myself.
Loved it, but did feel short changed
Can highly recommend croft circuit near Darlington. They do various experience packages and it's a really good circuit to boot. You don't just get loose for a few laps either, there's a half hour briefing session first telling you how to brake, corner, etc. effectively, then instructors in the car with you telling you how to drive better/quicker. Got my mum the super car experience for her 60th a few months ago and she absolutely loved it.
i would strongly recommend a caterham slalom day. most fun you can have with your clothes on.
have a look at bookatrack.com and hire one of there track cars