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You may know a thing or two about TrackDays, as we’ve featured them before. The British company is in the business of providing people with dream vehicles to drive on famous European courses and tracks.
We’ve seen them placing people behind the wheel of legendary cars (or their replicas) like the Shelby Mustang GT500 Eleanor from Gone in 60 Seconds, or an army of Fast and Furious vehicles like the Ford Escort RS MK1, Nissan GT-R R35, or Toyota Supra. They also have tanks, including the Russian Gvozdika 432 or the British FV4201 Chieftain, in case you’re feeling more warrior-like.
TrackDays also has (and as far as we know, they are the only ones) an actual Formula 1 car to be shared with the customer base: a certain Jordan F1 car.
Jordan is a Formula 1 team that was part of the series from 1991 to 2005. It took part in 250 races, but only won four of them, out of a total of 19 podiums.
The cars the team drove back then were called Jordan F1, and were not exactly the pinnacle of engineering. Sure, they got the job done (if the job was finishing the race in whatever position), and for non-Formula 1 drivers, meaning us average Joes, it still should be immensely fun to handle.
TrackDays somehow got its hands on the Jordan F1 driven by Takuma Sato in 2002 against the likes of Michael Schumacher and Jenson Button and, keeping the original DHL livery on it, it is throwing it into the mix this year with slashed prices.
“It’s very rare to have the chance to drive a genuine F1 race car that was driven in anger in the world’s foremost motorsport championship.” said in a statement Dan Jones, operations manager at TrackDays.
“However, it’s not for the fainthearted, as it boasts 600 bhp, an engine that can spin to an astonishing 10,500 rpm courtesy of a 3.0 liter Judd engine, while reaching 60 mph in under five seconds.”
Don’t expect the experience to be cheap though. Even slashed, the entry-level package, which includes a drive on a track in Hertfordshire, costs £999.00 ($1,350 at today’s rates). You can get more details on it at this link.
TrackDays also has (and as far as we know, they are the only ones) an actual Formula 1 car to be shared with the customer base: a certain Jordan F1 car.
Jordan is a Formula 1 team that was part of the series from 1991 to 2005. It took part in 250 races, but only won four of them, out of a total of 19 podiums.
The cars the team drove back then were called Jordan F1, and were not exactly the pinnacle of engineering. Sure, they got the job done (if the job was finishing the race in whatever position), and for non-Formula 1 drivers, meaning us average Joes, it still should be immensely fun to handle.
TrackDays somehow got its hands on the Jordan F1 driven by Takuma Sato in 2002 against the likes of Michael Schumacher and Jenson Button and, keeping the original DHL livery on it, it is throwing it into the mix this year with slashed prices.
“It’s very rare to have the chance to drive a genuine F1 race car that was driven in anger in the world’s foremost motorsport championship.” said in a statement Dan Jones, operations manager at TrackDays.
“However, it’s not for the fainthearted, as it boasts 600 bhp, an engine that can spin to an astonishing 10,500 rpm courtesy of a 3.0 liter Judd engine, while reaching 60 mph in under five seconds.”
Don’t expect the experience to be cheap though. Even slashed, the entry-level package, which includes a drive on a track in Hertfordshire, costs £999.00 ($1,350 at today’s rates). You can get more details on it at this link.
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