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    No Test...To Tank! - The Tank Snaps

    Thanks to team at chooseyourevent.com and Juniper Leisure in Hampshire for helping Emily through her final challenge!

    1. Juniper Leisure

      1. No Test...To Tank! - The Tank Snaps

      So the big day had finally arrived - Emily was going to go from no driving test... to driving a tank!

    2. Juniper Leisure

      2. No Test...To Tank! - The Tank Snaps

      Warren had a little surprise for Emily though, as she wasn't just driving the 55 ton tank...

    3. Juniper Leisure

      3. No Test...To Tank! - The Tank Snaps

      ...but two other military vehicles as well - A 13 ton AVC people carrier and a 17 ton Abbots Artillery vehicle!

    4. Juniper Leisure

      4. No Test...To Tank! - The Tank Snaps

      Before setting off everybody on-site was given a safety briefing...

    5. Juniper Leisure

      5. No Test...To Tank! - The Tank Snaps

      ...which even Warren listened too!

    6. Juniper Leisure

      6. No Test...To Tank! - The Tank Snaps

      Then it was time for Emily's first challenge - driving the 13 ton AVC people carrier.

    7. Juniper Leisure

      7. No Test...To Tank! - The Tank Snaps

      The controls in a military vehicle are slightly different from your normal people carrier!

    8. Juniper Leisure

      8. No Test...To Tank! - The Tank Snaps

      Warren grabbed Emily for some final thoughts before the challenge began...

    9. Juniper Leisure

      9. No Test...To Tank! - The Tank Snaps

      ...and seconds later she was climbing in for her first drive around the course!

    10. Juniper Leisure

      10. No Test...To Tank! - The Tank Snaps

      After being shown the controls Emily was ready to drive...

    11. Juniper Leisure

      11. No Test...To Tank! - The Tank Snaps

      ...and it was literally pedal to the metal...

    12. Juniper Leisure

      12. No Test...To Tank! - The Tank Snaps

      ...as she confidently raced off down the track!

    13. Juniper Leisure

      13. No Test...To Tank! - The Tank Snaps 4

      5 minutes later Emily was back, having successfully made it through the first challenge of the day...

    14. Juniper Leisure

      14. No Test...To Tank! - The Tank Snaps

      ....so to celebrate the instructors asked Emily and Warren to sit in the back of the AVC...

    15. Juniper Leisure

      15. No Test...To Tank! - The Tank Snaps

      ...whilst they raced at top speed around the track again!

    16. Juniper Leisure

      16. No Test...To Tank! - The Tank Snaps

      Next up was the 17 ton Abbots Artillery vehicle....

    17. Juniper Leisure

      17. No Test...To Tank! - The Tank Snaps

      ...which has some pretty impressive statistics!

    18. Juniper Leisure

      18. No Test...To Tank! - The Tank Snaps

      Emily was determined to complete all the challenges though and climbed in for her second drive of the day.

    19. Juniper Leisure

      19. No Test...To Tank! - The Tank Snaps

      After a quick chat with the instructor...

    20. Juniper Leisure

      20. No Test...To Tank! - The Tank Snaps

      ...she was off confidently again, completing the course in a quicker time than before!

    21. Juniper Leisure

      21. No Test...To Tank! - The Tank Snaps

      With the other challenges complete all that remained was the Chieftain Tank. As the prepared it for Emily, she kept the adrenaline going with a quick session on the quad bikes...

    22. Juniper Leisure

      22. No Test...To Tank! - The Tank Snaps

      ...who would have thought 3 weeks ago she hadn't driven anything for almost a decade?!

    23. Juniper Leisure

      23. No Test...To Tank! - The Tank Snaps

      Warren was also quick to make use of the spare time....

    24. Juniper Leisure

      24. No Test...To Tank! - The Tank Snaps

      ...trying to beat Emily's time around the track in the AVC!

    25. Juniper Leisure

      25. No Test...To Tank! - The Tank Snaps

      Finally the time had arrived to take on the 55 ton Chieftain tank used by the British Army.

    26. Juniper Leisure

      26. No Test...To Tank! - The Tank Snaps

      The instructor gave Emily and the other visitors a quick run down on the controls and safety precautions....

    27. Juniper Leisure

      27. No Test...To Tank! - The Tank Snaps

      ....and as if driving a tank wasn't stressful enough....

    28. Juniper Leisure

      28. No Test...To Tank! - The Tank Snaps

      ...Emily would have a dozen passengers on board - including her family!

    29. Juniper Leisure

      29. No Test...To Tank! - The Tank Snaps

      Emily had come on leaps and bounds since the nervous days of the Milk Float though...

    30. Juniper Leisure

      30. No Test...To Tank! - The Tank Snaps

      ....and pulled away in the tank without a hitch.

    31. Juniper Leisure

      31. No Test...To Tank! - The Tank Snaps

      Congratulations Emily! It's official, you can go from 'No Test...To Tank'! Thanks to team at chooseyourevent.com and Juniper Leisure in Hampshire for helping Emily through her final challenges!

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