| Giving really unique Birthday Gifts for Men means | | | | is used up. |
| pulling out all the stops; and the Ferrari Circuit Driving | | | | The first modern bungee jumps were made on 1 |
| Experience is the perfect gift, blending speed and | | | | April 1979 from the 250-foot Clifton Suspension |
| style. | | | | Bridge in Bristol, by David Kirke, Chris Baker, Simon |
| Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian sports car manufacturer | | | | Keeling, Ed Hulton and Alan Weston of the |
| based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari in | | | | Dangerous Sports Club. The jumpers were arrested |
| 1929 as Scuderia Ferrari, the company sponsored | | | | shortly after, but continued with jumps in the US |
| drivers and manufactured racing cars before moving | | | | from the Golden Gate and Royal Gorge bridges. The |
| into production of street legal vehicles in 1947 as | | | | elastic rope first used in bungee jumping, (and still |
| Ferrari S.p.A. Throughout its history, the company has | | | | used by many commercial operators), is |
| been noted for its continued participation in racing, | | | | factory-produced braided shock cord. This consists of |
| especially in Formula One, where it has enjoyed great | | | | many latex strands enclosed in a tough outer cover. |
| success, especially during the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, | | | | The outer cover may be applied when the latex is |
| late 1990s, and 2000s. | | | | pre-stressed, so that the cord's resistance to |
| Enzo Ferrari never intended to produce road cars | | | | extension is already significant at the cord's natural |
| when he formed Scuderia Ferrari in 1929 as a | | | | length. This gives a harder, sharper bounce. The |
| sponsor for amateur drivers headquartered in | | | | braided cover also provides significant durability |
| Modena. Ferrari prepared and successfully raced | | | | benefits. This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience that, |
| various drivers in Alfa Romeo cars until 1938, when | | | | as Birthday Gifts for him go, scores a perfect Ten, |
| he was officially hired by Alfa to head their racing | | | | and we guarantee this will have the man in your life |
| department. After years of financial struggles, Enzo | | | | jumping up and down for more! |
| Ferrari sold the company's sports car division to the | | | | Surfs up? Has your man always wanted to get |
| Fiat group in 1969 to ensure continued financial | | | | wet-suited and booted and learn to ride the waves? |
| backing. Enzo Ferrari retained control of the racing | | | | Well, now you can give him this as another Perfect |
| division until his death in 1988 at the age of 90. Your | | | | Birthday Gifts for Men. He can enjoy a day of surfing |
| man will love this birthday gift as he seizes the wheel, | | | | with a qualified instructor on some of the best |
| listens to the purr of the pedigree engine and | | | | surfing beaches in Newquay, where he will enjoy the |
| focuses on the track stretching out ahead of him. His | | | | thrill of surfing his wave - an experience he will never |
| unforgettable driving experience is about to begin. | | | | forget! |
| And you can rest safe in the knowledge that you've | | | | Newquay beaches could have been purpose built for |
| successfully given a Birthday Gift for Him that will | | | | surfing. They are pounded by surf created from the |
| stay with him forever. | | | | mighty Atlantic Ocean, which gets its momentum |
| If yours is the kind of man that likes the gift of | | | | over three thousand uninterrupted miles. Newquay, |
| speed down, that is then there no better Birthday | | | | Fistral and Watergate Bay beaches play host, each |
| Gift for a Man than a Bungee Jump. Let him leap | | | | year, to world championships. Visitors attend to take |
| towards the earth with the world's maddest sport | | | | part or watch as spectators from as from as far as |
| and he will be amazed by the sensation of falling to | | | | Australia, U.S.A., Africa, Japan, and many European |
| earth - and the extraordinary feeling of being pulled | | | | countries. The wind, tide and water combine to |
| upwards by the elasticised rope. Bungee jumping | | | | provide surfers with what the professionals call 'the |
| involves jumping from a tall structure while connected | | | | perfect wave', on a par with Bondi, Malibu, and |
| to a large elastic cord. The tall structure is usually a | | | | Waikiki. On this first day, beach safety, surfing skills |
| fixed object, such as a building, bridge or crane. The | | | | (both on the beach and in the water), standing up |
| thrill comes as much from the freefalling as from the | | | | and turning are just some of the techniques your |
| rebounds. When the person jumps, the cord | | | | man will achieve. What more could he ask for? And |
| stretches to absorb the energy of the fall, then the | | | | you can put your feet up knowing that you've given |
| jumper flies upwards again as the cord snaps back. | | | | him Birthday Gifts that he'll really have something to |
| The jumper oscillates up and down until all the energy | | | | boast about to his mates! |