This past Wednesday, 26-Sep-07, I drove about an hour and a half down to Silverstone for their Grand Prix driving day event.

To make a long story short, I got a chance to drive some sick cars and I had an absolute blast. My favorite car of the day was the Lotus Exige, but the Ferrari 360 with the F1 paddle shifter was a close second.

I got incredibly lucky because the weather was fantastic (as you can see from the pictures) and they allowed us to drive the full 3.6 mile, 17 turn circuit instead of a shortened version. So basically, I got to drive the same circuit that they use for F1 events.

Here is a video of me taking a short run in the Caterham Super 7. That car was VERY difficult to keep in a straight line.


Here are some pictures, hope you enjoy them.







On my instructor evaluation card, I was noted for my aggression several times. I think that driving a 4wd turbo car instills some bad driving habits that are hard to break when driving cars that require finesse. I spun out the Exige, but I just had to find out just how far I could take it before I passed the limits of the car.