How to Give a Racing School Gift Certificate

A gift certificate to a racing school can help fulfill the dreams of a friend or family member. The high expense of racing school courses can be prohibitive to fans of NASCAR, Indy Car and other professional racing circuits. You can help fund the fantasy of someone close to you when you give a racing school gift certificate.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.

Tips & Warnings

• Organize a package of racing school gift certificates with friends and family to complete your present. The high expense of racing school fees and tuitions means that a single gift certificate may not cover the entire cost. You can fulfill gift-giving obligations and pay for racing courses with help from your friends.