Experiences: Bucket List- Drive in ferrari tick

So, yeah, on my bucket list there are many cars i want to drive, and naturally, amongst those was a ferrari.
Now I hadn't specified which Ferrari, coz actually I wasn't all that picky so long as it was red and A FERRARI! like hello.

Anyway, so those was one of my, I really want to but lets be honest it aint never gonna happen type wishes. but I'm lucky to be friends with this wonderful guy who works at Kyalami, he also happened to have got us tickets to the SA A1, AND he also happened to be friends with the guys in charge of the Rides for the public in Ferrari racing cars...so you see where this is going?....but wait.....there's more ....

Not only did my friend get me a ride in a ferrari, oh no, he got me a ride in the ENZO!!!!!!!
like that car is creamyjeans gorgeous.

So I get into this car after ogling it for a bit, they put a helmut on and....plug it in...yeah anyway, suddenly i hear this voice in my head saying "Hi" I seriously thought I'd lost it, my dream car was talking to me.....and then I realised it was the race driver....hahaha, he's like "wanna go for a ride?" all I could say was a ladylike  HELL YEAH!!!!!

The ride was incredible, never have I felt such power, such exhiliration, such speed, such acceleration....AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!



So, to my fantastic wonderful generous awesome friend Rob roy, who i adore, this ones for you.

Experiences-Racing Karts at Kyalami

Racing is fun but lets face it, it can be dangerous to do in your own car....or even illegal for that matter.

Go kart racing is a fun, affordable and relatively safe way to get that thrill, and the closest most people can get to F1 racing.

Whever I feel " the need for speed" I head on down to Kyalami Karting Circuit, to get my kicks on their track.

Their track is based on the the main track and is great fun. The Karts travel at about 80k's but when you're that low to the ground, it feels a lot faster.

You can either "arrive and drive" or book a function with them, anything from parties for teenagers, to bachelors to full company functions and team building.

Check them out at www.sportstar.co.za

or call Robert on 011 466 3678/9

Experiences: Largest Ford Parade-Guiness World Record

What can I say.....I WAS THERE!!!!!!!!!! It was fantastic!

Nothing can compare to that kind of experience.
It was a great day and.....we totally smashed the previous record.

"The largest parade of Ford cars consited of 586 vehicles in an event organized by Ford ST Owners SA Forum (South Africa) at the Phakisa Freeway Circuit in Welkom, South Africa, on 27 February 2010."

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-3000/largest-parade-of-ford-cars/


When we arrived, we were all organised into colours and lined up along the oval track, what a site to behold!

100s of Fords in every shape, size and colour, from the vintage models to the brand new. After getting us all together....eventually, we all took to the track.

Fords in front of us, Fords behind us, we were so many, we took up both tracks!

What a moment to remember!

For more pics check out link below

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.365372926012.200473.738701012&type=3

Experiences- First off road

Where: Namibia
Car: Range Rover (old one)

My off road experience was absolutely thrilling. I'd recommend everyone try it at least once. I was invited by an online friend  to come visit in Namibia. While there we planned a camping trip with a few other friends. The location of the camp site we chose could only be reached via a rough dried up river bed and only with a 4x4 vehicle.
My friend,  owned 2 Range Rovers and we would be using both to cart supplies and people. I was asked if I'd like to be one of the drivers. Naturally, thrill seeker that I am, I agreed.

He gave me a basic training course, on the dunes. It was fantastic

I learned how to tackle steep inclines and declines, sharp corners, different surfaces etc.

The route to the camp site was very tricky, and you had to keep your mind on the track at all times. We would be following the other Range Rover, so at least for some of the obstacles, I had a bit of an idea what to expect, but some of them came as a complete surprise.

I remember one rather steep incline followed by an extremely tight bend. Now you're in a river bed, bordered by dense bush, so theres no room to go off the path, even a little bit. My friend had taught me that when driving up an incline, you accelarate going up, but ease off at the top because "you never know whats waiting for you on the other side". Well thank goodness I listened, coz as we came over that hill, that track veered sharply right, it was crazy but we made it with only the loss of a side mirror to an encroaching tree :-)

I absolutely loved every minute of that trip. 4x4ing is great fun, as long as you have the right vehicle and you know what you're doing.

I hope to get to do some more in the future.

I highly recommend Namibia as a 4x4ing playground