Travel

Travelling to Ice Driver

Your initial destination is Oslo Gardermoen Airport, Norway. There you will be greeted by a host for your transfer to the train station and onto the Vestlia Resort in Geilo.

We publish a comprehensive guide each year with information on how to arrange transport to Ice Driver. The guide is available on request.

Ice Driver 2016

The Premier Corporate Driving Event

Ice Driver Norway is Unique!

We are not just a simple winter driving experience, this is Norways premier winter driving experience. No other organisation offers the same wide combination of specially prepared cars, a race track made from ice, professional instruction, the stunning winter wilderness and outstanding hotel accommodation.

Our instructor team are hand picked to encourage the timid and challenge the brave, all the while helping

your guests stretch their own abilities, leaving them to

return home with memories that remain long after the ice

has melted.

The Cars

Our Unique Car Fleet The Cars

· Our unique fleet of cars includes the iconic air cooled Porsche

911, Subaru Impreza, purpose built Ford Focus and BMW

Compact M Powered cars. The Ice Driver cars are NOT

standard road cars. None of our cars have driver aids such as

ABS Brakes, traction control or stability control. They’re

specially prepared by experts in their field to competition

standard to deliver the most thrilling experience. If you come to

Ice Driver, you won’t be weaving through coned chicanes and

doing ABS tests. Instead, you’ll be driving on our specially

prepared race ice tracks on a frozen lake. All of the cars were

chosen for maximum fun and excitement. Our fleet is unique,

nowhere else can you drive such a varied combination of cars

on a surface like this.

Studded Winter Ice Tyres

· Our tyres are not just generic winter tyres, they are a hybrid based upon those used by ice racing and rally teams. With hundreds of titanium studs gripping the lake surface, you’ll be driving at high speeds on our 2km long frozen race circuit

Professional Grade Equipment -

· All of our cars have professional grade Peltor intercoms and helmet systems, as used by competition drivers worldwide. The cars are all equipped with race harnesses and seats. Interiors are stripped and prepared by professionals in their field and integral roll cages are fitted.

The Team

Expert British Instructors A great corporate event is nothing without the right people. Our team of English instructors and technicians are chosen not just for their driving skills, but for their ability to impart their knowledge in ways that our guests can understand. Above all, they aim to send you home a faster, safer and more confident driver. Above all, they have a great sense of humour, so be prepared to laugh, both at them and at yourself!

Norwegian Support Ice Driver could not happen without the relationship we enjoy with our Norwegian partners. Experts at creating and maintaining our frozen ice tracks each winter, we have superb hosts and hoteliers at the beautiful Vestlia Resort, plus professional snow mobile guides for safaris through the Norwegian wilderness. Their can-do attitude and love of cars and driving make our location a great place to bring your guests

The Location

Private Frozen Lake Track Facilities

Our private frozen lake facilities are located in Norway within easy reach of Oslo airport and are easily reached by scheduled airline or private charter. Situated literally on the doorstep of our hotel base, a vast expanse of frozen water, with a selection of tracks prepared each winter by Norwegian experts awaits you.

The Drift Circle

· Our drift circle teaches drivers not just how to recover from a slide, but how to create a slide and then hold it by controlling the power. Maintaining a controlled slide is one of the most satisfying things any driver can learn. Spending time in our Drift Circle with our instructors teaches drivers the skills to do this at will.

The Slalom

· The perfect way to learn all about weight transfer using the brake and throttle to balance the car and create a rhythm to your driving along an extended slalom course.

The Tracks

· Our frozen lake tracks have been designed for maximum fun,

Safety and to extract the most out of each and every person

That comes to Ice Driver.

Accommodation

Vestlia Resort

Ice Driver could not happen without the support of our hosts at the Vestlia Resort. Set in it’s own private grounds, it combines an amazing wilderness setting with all of the modern conveniences of a city centre hotel. Extensive conference facilities, wireless broadband throughout and superb restaurants and bars.

The Restaurant With one of Scandinavia's award winning chefs on hand, the menu uses locally sourced ingredients including arctic char, reindeer meat, diary, handmade chocolates with goat's cheese and locally made ice cream.

Conference Facilities Should you require it, the hotel has extensive conference facilities with wireless broadband, overhead projectors and whiteboards, all in a variety of themed rooms capable of holding small and large meeting groups.

Packages

Bespoke Corporate Events Service

Today, it’s more important than ever to keep your important clients close and reward your top performing staff. So what better way to do that than to bring your guests to Ice Driver in Norway this winter? Stay in the beautiful winter Norwegian wilderness at the Vestlia Resort. Relax in the spa or enjoy a spot of skiing, then dine from the excellent menu and wine list.

All Ice Driver corporate events are unique. We work with you to deliver an event tailored to your requirements and budget. If you’ve used corporate events as part of your marketing mix in the past, you’ll know how important it is to put your own unique stamp on the event. “It is the steepest learning curve and most rewarding driving experience I have witnessed” Academy of Chief Executives 2014. "It's a massive adrenaline rush, and a proper learning Experience at the same time. We are out here in the middle of nowhere in Norway with the Ice Driver team surrounded by snow and ice driving the Ice Driver cars sideways-I can't wait to do it all again next year" Sir Chris Hoy

Example Event

Day One Arrive into Oslo Gardermoen airport, Norway. A host will meet you at the airport and take you to the train station (if required) You will enjoy a picturesque train journey through the Norwegian countryside You will be greeted by one of the hotel staff at the train station in Geilo Transfer by executive mini bus to the Vestlia Resort Relax over 3 course evening meal

Day Two Breakfast in the dining room Driver briefing Helmet fitting A very short transfer to the driving lake by minibus Commence learning with the Drift Circle before moving to the Slalom course. Then, progress confidently to the full circuit, beginning to use the knowledge gained earlier to start planning full laps of the 2km track before lunch. Lunch served at the lake Back onto the ice for more Ice Driving and the chance to practice high speed driving skills Relax back at the hotel Snow mobile safari through the Norwegian wilderness or relax in the hotel spa Dinner in the hotel restaurant

Continued.....

Day Three. Breakfast in the hotel Time for a quick chat before departing for the driving lake Exploratory laps of the ice, a quick resume of the things you learned yesterday, then more ice driving sessions, perfecting your favorite ice driving techniques. Lunch Return to the driving lake. In this final session, you will be expected to display your new found skills and competence to your instructor team with the bare minimum of input from them. They expect you to be able to make decisions and display the car control skills you’ve learned. High speed passenger ride with your instructor Return to the hotel Dinner in the hotel restaurant

Day Four

Return home via Oslo airport.

Extra Activities

Snow Mobile Safaris

Explore the spectacular Norwegian wilderness on a snow Mobile safari accompanied by Norwegian guides to take you through the forests and across the vast frozen lakes and experience the countryside on these amazing machines. Powered by 650cc engines and with heated handgrips.

Bring the full James Bond experience to your Ice Driver trip with a snow mobile safari. Extra Activities Ski Snow Board Dog Sledding For further information on our variety of activities please contact Alison on +44 (0) 7812057436.

Contact

Contact Ice Driver

Please contact us for further information

Ice Driver Ltd Alison McKenna T: +44 (0)7812 057436 E: alisonicedriver@gmail.com

Web: www.icedriver.com

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"It's a massive adrenaline rush, and a proper learning experience at the same time. We are out here in the middle of nowhere in Sweden with the Ice Driver team surrounded by snow and ice driving the Ice Driver cars sideways. I can't wait to do it all again next year"

Sir Chris Hoy 2014