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Thanks to team at chooseyourevent.com and Juniper Leisure in Hampshire for helping Emily through her final challenge!
So the big day had finally arrived - Emily was going to go from no driving test... to driving a tank!
Warren had a little surprise for Emily though, as she wasn't just driving the 55 ton tank...
...but two other military vehicles as well - A 13 ton AVC people carrier and a 17 ton Abbots Artillery vehicle!
Before setting off everybody on-site was given a safety briefing...
...which even Warren listened too!
Then it was time for Emily's first challenge - driving the 13 ton AVC people carrier.
The controls in a military vehicle are slightly different from your normal people carrier!
Warren grabbed Emily for some final thoughts before the challenge began...
...and seconds later she was climbing in for her first drive around the course!
After being shown the controls Emily was ready to drive...
...and it was literally pedal to the metal...
...as she confidently raced off down the track!
5 minutes later Emily was back, having successfully made it through the first challenge of the day...
....so to celebrate the instructors asked Emily and Warren to sit in the back of the AVC...
...whilst they raced at top speed around the track again!
Next up was the 17 ton Abbots Artillery vehicle....
...which has some pretty impressive statistics!
Emily was determined to complete all the challenges though and climbed in for her second drive of the day.
After a quick chat with the instructor...
...she was off confidently again, completing the course in a quicker time than before!
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...
...who would have thought 3 weeks ago she hadn't driven anything for almost a decade?!
Warren was also quick to make use of the spare time....
...trying to beat Emily's time around the track in the AVC!
Finally the time had arrived to take on the 55 ton Chieftain tank used by the British Army.
The instructor gave Emily and the other visitors a quick run down on the controls and safety precautions....
....and as if driving a tank wasn't stressful enough....
...Emily would have a dozen passengers on board - including her family!
Emily had come on leaps and bounds since the nervous days of the Milk Float though...
....and pulled away in the tank without a hitch.
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!