Keep on trucking' on this articulated lorry experience! If you've ever wanted to drive an arctic lorry this is the experience for you. What's more this activity has a Gallic flavour as the arctic you'll be driving is a Renault Magnum!Scania and Daf might be the the 'big name' brands in the arctic world but when the Magnum first came out in 1990 it changed the rulebook on lorries and was immediately awarded 'truck of the year'. The first thing that leaps out at you in its froggy style is the height. This tractor head is so high there are three steps to climb before you can get anywhere close to clambering in the cabin. Word has it that the sign of a good trucker is one who can get back into this cab with a coffee in one hand and not spill a drop!So once you've scaled the heights plonk yourself down in the driver's seat. It's like sitting at mission control. The dashboard's console wraps around you and you've go overhead CB radio and sound systems as well as overhead lockers for convenient storage. There's even a fridge as standard. Nice. However you won't be going continental on this arctic lorry experience it's all about negotiating the specially coned out lorry track.As you can imagine being so high up gives you a great panoramic view of the route ahead but when it comes to seeing what's behind you that's a whole different kettle of poisson. What's more your truck driving experience will be towing a whopping 55ft long car trailer. Go on take a look in your huge side mirrors and you'll see it. Now try and reverse around that corner! Driving an arctic lorry is nothing like your usual hatchback that's for sure.With an expert arctic driver at your side (well about a metre away as the cab is so wide!) you will take on this unique lorry-sized course. We have different arctic driving venues for you to choose from so you can take you pick from Lincolnshire Essex South Wales or York.Each articulated lorry experience gives you 15 minutes at the wheel of the Magnum. As these sessions are run as small groups if there are other arctic fans on the activity with you you can sit on the bench-style crew seat behind the driver to witness the arctic driving as a passenger when you're not in the hot seat yourself.
It's the best of both worlds rolled into one with the truck and supercar experience! Not only do you get to drive the supercar of your choice you also get to drive the truck that brought it to the track. Rather than individually drive all the cars that are in the fleet to the track days it's actually easier logistically to load them onto a specialist transporter lorry and drive them all there in 'bulk' as it were. That means there's always a big HGV lorry at these events. (You can see where this is going can't you!). The organisers had a eureka moment when they thought they should offer drives in them rather than being parked up all weekend. Then someone had the even smarter idea of combining a truck and supercar drive to create this brilliant dual experience. It means you get to taste the sheer power of both a truck and a fancy car of your choosing. Interestingly both types of vehicles boast around the same amount of horsepower. Modern fuel-efficient trucks need every one of tho...
Realise a dream with this exhilarating lorry driving experience at your choice of venue! No need for a special LGV driving licence to drive one of these fab DAF lorries with automatic transmission - just climb aboard the cab grab that Yorkie bar and get truckin'! If you've seen the Stig's lorry driving cousin the Rig Stig on Top Gear you'll know just how powerful these articulated lorries such as the DAF XF are. The DAF XF was built in the UK at Leyland and offers a very large 480bhp and amazing torque worthy of the International Lorry of the Year in 2007. The tractors (the proper lorry driver's term for the cab bit!) will be towing a trailer used for transporting cars so you'll be manoeuvring a 55ft beast of a lorry on this off-road circuit. Climb into the cab-over-engine flat nosed tractor unit and you'll notice how comfy it is with air-suspended driver's seat air conditioning a sleeper berth and that elevated lorry driver's view of the road. The cab has a sort of wraparound con...
'Autobots…Roll out!' the Optimus Prime truck driving experience is now here! This Transformers truck driving extravaganza takes place at a race track near you and gives you the chance to pilot a behemoth of an American truck that has an uncanny resemblance to Optimus Prime when he's in vehicle mode.Optimus Prime is the enigmatic and inspirational leader of the Autobots. He's a brilliant tactician and a shrewd decision-maker as well as possessing superb leadership qualifies and displaying incredible martial arts skills. Not bad for a giant-sized truck with a fancy paint job! Throughout the live action Transformers films he's been portrayed by several different rigs. Apart from the first generation Optimus Prime who was a short-nose Wentworth he has always been an impressive long-nose truck. In Transformers Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and Dark of the Moon he was a Peterbilt 379. The Optimus Prime-a-like you'll be driving is indeed a celebrated Peterbilt 379 complete with gleaming chrome everywhere on the cab that distinctive aggressive grille and the obligatory long nose bonnet. And of course he's dressed for serious Decepticon-fighting Autobot business with that wonderful flame-inspired metallic livery just like in the live-action Transformer films you know and love. Inside the high-rise cab it's all pretty spacious. In America the 3 series from Texas-based Peterbilt is still very much the truck of choice for owner-operator hauliers and some of the interiors are seriously impressive. Rather than transforming into an Autobot many are decked out to be comfortable living spaces complete with integrated TVs microwaves and fold down tables. All very civilised if you're away for days at a time driving on the ice trucking routes of the Northwest Territories in that 18 Wheels of Steel Extreme Trucker style. Our Optimus Prime truck driving sessions give you the chance to take a 600bhp 18-gear (!) Peterbilt 379 for a spin around your choice of circuit from several around the UK. With a typical Transformers-style war cry of 'Charge!' it's time for you to lead the next Autobot offensive at the wheel of this American beauty.
Your chance to drive a proper HGV in an Eddie Stobart style with just a normal driving licence at the off-road training centre near Exeter in Devon. Make no mistake these are powerful giants: 44 tonnes 55 ft long three-axle trailer with 460 bhp and a 12 speed automatic gearbox!Your experience starts with you meeting the truck you'll be driving and your expert instructor. After being shown round the artic lorry you'll then climb aboard for a commentated passenger ride in the cab with your instructor explaining the ins and outs of driving these kings of the road. After a safety briefing and explanation of the controls it's your turn to climb in to the hot-seat for some lorry driving fun.The massive airfield site boasts huge expanses of tarmac and all without the hindrance of other road users and pedestrians which is perhaps just as well as the words 'spatial awareness' take on a whole new meaning when trying to do a nifty three point turn in an HGV!You'll be driving for approxim...
'Take this mobile parking lot for a spin round the strawberry cornets to see just how you drive a truck!' That's the language of the international trucker which roughly translates as 'Take this car transporter for a drive around traffic cones'! And that's just what you'll be doing.This juggernaut driving experience will certainly sort the tailboard artists (over confident lorry drivers) from the Alices in Wonderland (those who have a tendency to get lost). As you get ready to bust some moves on the bitumen at your choice of track venues offered (all of which are well away from the public roads) it's time to see if you have what it takes to handle these kings of the road. In today's trucking world manufacturers are at pains to say the driver is the most precious cargo onboard which is why when you step into the ergonomic cab of a truck it is quite frankly jaw droppingly cool. First of all you'll notice that you can pretty much stand up in the cab. That's quite useful. Then there...
Gear up for an HGV truck driving thrill when you go Scania truck driving! This experience gives you the unique chance to drive a powerful Scania tractor unit hooked up to an open-sided car transporter. This is proper trucking! When you organise and operate car driving days you need to get all your fancy cars to the track. This is exactly what this Scania truck is used for. Fully loaded this beast of an HGV transports 12 supercars at once. Thankfully there'll be no precious cargo onboard for any unexpected thrills. It's just you the instructor and a whole load of torque! You can't beat Scania lorries. World-renowned for their impressive build quality environmental credentials and sheer driver comfort these Swedish trucks really are the Scandic kings of the road. They pack a punch too and this HGV boasts a six-cylinder 13l engine. Producing 420bhp and a whopping 2200NM of torque this car transporter can pull its payload of priceless motors no problem. Climb the two steps into the...
Mixing up the big tyres with the slicks on this Supercar vs Truck Challenge! This inspired combination will see you driving both a full sized HGV truck and a glamorous supercar at your choice of different driving grounds across the UK. Of course both drives are completely different. The truck is big bulky and a real challenge to get to grips with as you sit high above the road in your proper trucker's seat. Then there's the supercar that's incredibly low to the ground (be prepared for being just centimetres from the tarmac!) and very very fast so it'll be interesting to see which vehicle you'll prefer in a kind of motoring equivalent of a hare and tortoise style encounter! This unique chunky truck versus funky supercar challenge experience is available at various venues all of which are top-notch driving centres well away from the congestion of the public roads. Which is perhaps just as well as you'll be in a truck towering over all the other cars without an HGV licence (and d...