Unique to this year, Silverstone Circuit has launched their Silverstone Lap Land, an immersive Christmas drive around the track at a slow pace so that drivers and their passengers in their cars can see different light displays and decorations. The Christmas-themed drive has a few festive displays and a lot of bright and colourful lights and smoke machines. The event was cancelled for Tier4 for a few days until the restrictions were clarified by the government (visitors stay in their cars and do not have any contact with anyone else anyway). I visited the event earlier today as it was still allowed to go ahead.
Before the drive, visitors were asked to tune their radio to a particular frequency, and this was broadcast with Christmas music and a live commentator. This actually really helped to make the event. The drive consisted of a slow ride following other cars around the track. Unfortunately, a lot of the cars there were just standard family cars, so it's staring at the back of them as you drive around.
There were different light displays and some different racing vehicles located in different places along the track.
This was not a racing event. The pace on the track is around five to ten miles per hour, and visitors must not change lanes and keep a distance of about five cars' length behind the car in front.
Overall, it was good to get out of the house over the strange days between Christmas and New Year when everything seems to run together (not to mention the lockdown restrictions), and the bright lights along with the music and commentary made this a good event. It did meet my expectations as I was not sure what it would be like, but more festive light displays along the track would be welcome.
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