Held at the Mosport Driver Development Centre, where Formula One professionals launch their careers, lessons allow would-be racers a chance to drive a Formula 2000 car. The half-day Thrill of a Lifetime test drive begins with a 90-minute classroom session covering such basics as heel-toe shifting. Then everyone dons fire-retardant racing suits, helmets, gloves, socks and balaclavas for an introduction to the cars. Just a few rungs below Formula One, the Formula 2000 cars have open wheels, a spoiler wing and an open cockpit so small that drivers who are taller than six-foot-three or weigh more than 230 pounds may not safely fit. Speeds reached exceed the limits on the 401, but the real thrills come on the 90-degree corners.