Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Step1
Assess the recipient's experience level with auto racing before you give a racing school gift certificate. A gift certificate for an introductory course would not be advisable for someone who has raced in the past, nor should a beginner be sent to a more advanced course.
Step2
Investigate gift certificates offered by national racing schools with an affiliate through a local track. Your friend can use the gift certificate for courses anywhere in the country if she wants to turn her experience into a vacation.
Step3
Focus your attention on regional racing schools to help a busy friend get behind the wheel of a race car. Your friend may not have the time to head out of state for a few days of racing and the savings in gas money will contribute positively to the overall experience.
Step4
Wait to give a racing school gift certificate until the holiday season to take advantage of special incentives. Racing schools with spring and summer courses offer free shipping as well as coupons for school products to increase business during the winter.
Step5
Research different tracks to find a gift option that will offer a challenge to your friend. Your friend's past experiences with flatter tracks may make a professional driving school with steep turns a good option.
Step6
Speak with the school's head instructor to work out a financing arrangement to lock a spot in future courses. Most racing schools sell out their classes, due to the growing popularity of racing. You can avoid ruining your surprise by putting a down payment on the lesson with the rest to be paid by a gift certificate.
Step7
Place a gift certificate in a race-related item to offer a hint to your friend. You can wrap a certificate with a racing jacket and hat to create a themed present.
Step8
Combine a gift certificate with tickets to a race as a way to share your enjoyment of professional racing. Most tracks allow participants to bring friends as spectators so you can watch progress throughout the course.