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Le Mans is much more than the greatest endurance race in the world. It has its own ambience and atmosphere and an electricity and excitement that you can almost touch. The bars and cafes in the village run throughout the night and the champagne bar has an inexhaustible supply of bubbly and every bottle nicely chilled!

But to really make the most of your Le Mans join the Wildside Tour. Now in it’s 27th year we will get you right to the heart of the action and take care of everything.  And we do mean everything. From return ferry crossings, backroad routes with a roadbook for every car that takes in great roads avoiding all the traffic; pre-race hotel with indoor pool, your own pre-erected tent at our trackside HQ with parking for your car, all the ice cold beers, wine, soft drinks plus freshly cooked breakfasts, lunches and dinner all included and at no extra cost. Oh and we also have own exclusive coach to take you around the circuit at night so you can  really appreciate the skills of the drivers who still have over 1000 miles to go until the finish! The Wildside Base is open for the 24 hours with a ready supply of beers and drinks plus snacks and hot and freshly cooked food on tap.

Departing Dover early on Friday morning the driving route heads through the countryside and into the Suisse-Normande region arriving at our hotel in a small spa town north west of Le Mans. A splendid dinner with wine gets the weekend off to a great start and perhaps a visit to the Casino and night club is in order. Le Mans is just 45 minutes away so after you park your car up at the Base HQ, move into your pre-erected tent and have a beer and some brunch head out to the start of the race. In the evening there will be a freshly cooked dinner and party night before our night coach takes you around the track with stop-offs at Arnage and Mulsanne. Breakfast with a choice of continental or British is on the go from early in the morning. The mid-afternoon race finish will leave you plenty of time to catch the evening return ferry but if you want to stay over for another night we can arrange hotel accommodation. Let Wildside take all the hassle out of your Le Mans weekend. For full information pack, please contact us here

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Imagine the scene:  A pit garage at a Grand Prix circuit in Europe. The engine is fired up and that distinctive and glorious roar of an F1 race car warming up sets the pulse racing.  You are fitted into the cockpit, harness tightened and then waved onto the circuit – the track is all yours.  You are in control. Flick the paddles and the awesome acceleration leaves you breathless. Into the first corner and scrub off speed – your first taste of carbon brakes is unbelievable. Accelerating through the long curves the car sticks to the road then up through the gears onto the straight before braking hard again ….. It’s hard to believe that you really are driving an F1 car on a real grand Prix circuit. Unforgettable. 

26 YEARS OF F1 EXPERIENCE

Wildside provide more F1 driving programmes than anyone. We have been organising F1 courses since the 1990s. That means experience and knowledge that is unmatched plus we have driven the cars and the circuits. We appreciate that driving an F1 is a very special, once-in-a-lifetime event and we will ensure that this really will be an unforgettable memory that will last a lifetime. Speak to someone who has actually done it – we are delighted to help and are just a phone call or email away if you have any questions.

‘CRUSHING POWER’

But don’t just take our word for it read what the best-selling author and Wildside customer Iain Banks said in Car magazine: “The F1 cars are still the genuine article – rather more than 700bhp in a body weighing less than 600kg. No rev limiter, no following a pace car and no F3 engine in a F1 body. The power is crushing, awesome, frightening, dazzling. The car reacts to every input like it’s responding to intentions, not actions. I’ve driven more intensely than I’ve ever driven in my life. I felt, and feel, incredibly privileged. So, is it worth it? Worth re-mortgaging the house.” Read the full story here  about his F1 baptism experience. He puts into words, far better than we can, the sheer, mind numbing excitement.

GENUINE F1 CARS

All the F1 cars are genuine and have raced and scored points in the World Championship and are maintained by a team of ex-F1 mechanics.  Remember there is no catch – all you need is an ordinary driving license and be at least 25 years old and that’s it. You can then be rolling out of the pits onto a Grand Prix circuit in a full-house F1 with no rev limits and no speed limits. 

CHOICE OF GRAND PRIX CIRCUITS

Only available in Europe, Wildside’s  ‘F1 Driver for the Day’ programme offers the choice of the Grand Prix circuits of Magny Cours in France and the Grand Prix circuit at Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain plus the home of the Portuguese Grand Prix – Portimao. 

2022 dates available to book NOW: Contact us for availability – high demand

• Barcelona: July 4 & 5 
• Magny Cours: April 27 & 28, May 10 & 11, June 21 & 22, July 19                                                                   
• August 24, September 7 & 8, October 4, 5 & 18
• Portimao: October 27

WHAT TO EXPECT 

Whichever circuit you choose the driving course takes place on a single day – and what a day it is. Driving a Formula One is a real privilege and we want you to get the maximum out of this unique experience. You won’t arrive at the track to find a crowd of other participants. A maximum of just 18 other drivers per day ensures you get the personalised attention you expect. There is a truly refreshing approach from the instructors who are genuinely keen for you to really experience the incredible power and g-forces generated by these cars. This is a world apart from the usual track school ‘sausage factory’ approach of rev limits, following a course car and over-bearing instructors.

At the circuit you will be kitted out in F.I.A. approved Nomex race suits, race boots, gloves and helmet – all personally selected for you.  Before being let loose in the F1 you will take to the track in morning sessions driving a single seater, paddle shift 230 km/h Formula Renault 2.0. 

                                                                           Benetton B198                                                                                                        

THE F1 EXPERIENCE 

In the afternoon ‘your’ F1 awaits. The pit lane features a squadron of Formula One cars from Benetton, Jaguar, Prost and Williams including the 2.4 litre V8 2011 Williams FW33. The cars are all equipped with steering wheel mounted paddle-shift, carbon brakes and up to 700 BHP that generates speed you can only dream of. And you are also able to select either V10 or V8 engines. Of course, the power is only half the story, get the carbon brakes up to temperature and your perception of ‘performance’ will be altered forever.

                                                                                                 Jaguar R2

 “I’ve driven more intensely than I’ve ever driven in my life. I felt, and feel, incredibly privileged. So, is it worth it? You can taste a little of that fabulously rarefied world. You can, maybe, peek into the souls of people taking part in one of the most extreme events on the planet, and know you’ve shared more than dreams with them…..”

The whole experience is beyond description. It is the very stuff that dreams are made of……………..

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The Circuit De Barcelona-Catalunya just a few kilometres outside the famous city of Barcelona is the well-established home of the Spanish Grand Prix and has been host to some fantastic races over the years. It is also the preferred circuit for pre-season testing. This year is the 30th anniversary for the circuit which saw Nigel Mansell winning that first GP back in 1991. The location benefits from excellent weather conditions with the track offering a challenging mix of twisty sections, fast sweeping bends, slow corners and fast long straights plus a variety of elevation changes. The cars streak past the pits virtually flat-out treating spectators to that incredible sound that only F1 cars can make. The circuit features a mix of fast and slow corners, a long straight and a variety of elevation changes.

The La Caixa corner offers one of the many challenges with the F1 drivers braking from over 300 km/h on the Campsa straight into this, the slowest point on the track, with a cornering speed at just 90 km/h.  The long right hander, Renault, sees F1s accelerating up to 280 km/h as they exit and the long, long pit straight gives the opportunity to max out the car with the F1 cars hitting 325 km/h.

The 4.6km lap has 16 corners and the lap record is held by Valtteri Bottas who posted 1:18.18 in the 2020 GP. Schumacher and  Hamilton tie on 6 victories 

Of course, another advantage is the closeness to Barcelona itself. The track is around 30 minutes away from the city and the airport offers many international direct routes. Barcelona needs little introduction.

Vibrant and filled with outdoor markets, restaurants, busy bars and nightclubs as well as museums, churches, the Gothic old town and the breath taking work of Antoni Gaudi – plus of course, a white sandy beach – this Spanish city has a distinct flavour all of its own.

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MAGNY COURS F1

Magny Cours was the long-established home of the French Grand Prix which was staged at the circuit from 1991 until 2008. The circuit is less than 5 hours from Calais and 150 miles south east of Paris. With excellent motorway connections the track is very accessible and with the vineyards of Bourgogne on the doorstep it’s in a truly beautiful part of France.

It offers excellent facilities comparable to any other track on the calendar. The mirror smooth surface to the track is perfect for Formula 1 with the circuit configuration offering a fabulous blend of fast straights, long sweeping corners such as Estoril and tight hairpins such as the challenging Adelaide where drivers such as Hamilton or Schumacher would approach at 190 mph before getting hard on the brakes for the 25 mph Adelaide hairpin. You will be driving the full Grand Prix circuit with a length of 4.4 km.
F1 Grand Prix winning drivers from the past that had their first experience of racing at Magny Cours in the circuit’s academy school include Jacques Lafitte, Francois Cevert and Didier Pironi. The Ligier and Prost F1 teams were based at the track and today the cars we use for our Formula One Courses are housed and maintained in a purpose-built facility at the circuit.
The track is flat, smooth surfaced and fast. Some of the 17 corners and sections of the track are inspired by parts of other F1 circuits and are named accordingly – Adelaide, Imola and Estoril. Schumacher was the master of Magny Cours with a remarkable 9 GP wins. The latest layout was designed in 2004 and Alonso still holds the lap record (pole position) from that year at 1.13.6. 

The start of the French F1 GP in 2008

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The Circuit De Catalunya just outside Barcelona is the well established home of the Spanish Grand Prix and has been host to some fantastic races over the years. The National Circuit comprises 80% of the full Grand Prix lap and the location benefits from excellent weather conditions with the track offering a challenging mix of twisty sections, fast sweeping bends and long straights. The cars streak past the pits virtually flat out with that incredible sound that only F1 cars can make! You can also choose to drive either a V8 F1 car, a V10 or for the ultimate experience – why not do both back to back on the same day!

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