What could be better than cruising the road in a sports car - hitting the fast straights on an Ariel Atom track day that's what! The standard version of this car is perfectly road legal but the little monster comes totally into its own out on the circuit. Do you have what it takes to tame the Ariel Atom?Motoring journalists and pundits can wax lyrical about the prowess of the Ariel Atom on the track all day long but we'd just like to point out some pitfalls of the car. It's no good in bad weather as there's no roof. There's no room for any bags so forget even bringing back a takeaway in this car. There's not even a stereo mind you hearing anything over the sound of the engine that's just behind your right shoulder is impossible anyway.But hey the noise of the car is all the music to your ears that you'll need and this isn't a vehicle for pottering around town in (unless you want to just show it off). Get this Aerial Atom out on the circuit and you will instantly know what this c...
Get geared up to go ballistic with the brake horsepower on this Ariel Atom track experience! Just looking at this car will get your pulse racing. The Ariel Atom 3 car you'll be driving is fast. Very fast. Let's see if you've got what it takes to tame the Atom over the course of three or six miles. Indeed this is one wild car. Yes you can cruise on the public roads fairly easily but let's face it both you and the Atom will be itching to get out on the track. Experience that awesome acceleration the verging-on-ridiculous cornering and that sheer straight-line speed. And all whilst pulling that infamous Jeremy Clarkson 'I am an alien' face as the wind buffets you! Before you even hit the track just sitting in the open cockpit of the Ariel Atom is quite an experience in itself. That enormous snorkel and air intake is right behind your head as is that spoiler of whale-tail proportions. In complete contrast the door mirrors are teeny and the mud guards? Well we don't think they'd kee...
This Ariel Atom thrill is the stuff of dreams. This car is more akin to a four-wheeled motorbike as it weighs in at just 500kg pulls 600bhp per tonne and does 0-60mph in 2.8 seconds - and it's just waiting to be driven by you at either Elvington in Yorkshire Three Sister Circuit in Wigan Castle Combe in Wiltshire Anglesey Race Circuit in Wales or Dunsfold Park in Surrey.What's more the car is lovingly hand built in the UK and it shows. It's a stunning creation that combines elegance and awesome engineering that is as close as you can get to driving a F1 car on the public roads. Built with no windscreen and no bodywork you sense that the Atom is a real drivers' car and as you hurtle around the track you can see every finely tuned piece of mechanics at work from the steering to the brakes.With a 325bhp supercharged 2.0 litre Honda VTEC engine hiding just behind your seat you will love the feeling of acceleration perfect handling and all out speed as you take to the track for yo...
Go on treat yourself or someone you love to an Ariel Atom drive. It really is quite intense. In fact we challenge you to stay cool calm and collected whilst you're in the driving hot seat of this incredible road legal racer that accelerates so fast that by the time you read this sentence you've already done 0-60mph!This Atom track day in Hertfordshire gives you a thrilling couple of hours surrounded by brilliant cars at this challenging former airfield circuit. Before you are let loose in this great little car you get to see what the track's like on a set of three instructor-driven sighting laps. Then with those laps under your belt in Hertfordshire it's time to climb aboard the awesome Atom and get ready to feel the power as you take your place in the driver's seat for the next part of your experience.Actually don't bother opening the door to get in the Atom because there isn't one. There's no need to clean the flies off the windscreen because there isn't one. And you can forg...
Why split the Atoms when you can drive both on this Battle of the Atoms! It's road car vs race car on this double Ariel Atom challenge. You'll be driving one after the other to see which version of this supercharged pocket-rocket you prefer (don't worry you're allowed to love both!). Let's see if you can handle the power of the Atom. The road going Atom boasts impressive statistics. It might 'only' have 325bhp but it's incredible power to weight ratio means this supercharged Atom goes off like a bullet from traffic lights reaching 60mph from standing in just 2.8 seconds. That's fast. The race going Atom pushes the envelope of driving even further. It has a full roll cage the motorsport spec fuel tank and has been upgraded and tweaked all over to be race worthy. The kerb weight stays the same (just 550kg) so what does all that mean for the performance? You'll find out for yourself during your Battle of the Atoms but expect an even more responsive steering a stiffer ride and less...