December 2011 Memory of the Month Winner
Thank you for sharing Colby. We're sorry for your loss and appreciate your style in remembering your father. As a winner of the Memory of the Month, you'll be receiving a $50 Experience Gift Certificate that can be used toward any of the over 1,700 experiences on our site.
View Colby's Experience here: Driving a Stock Car in Phoenix
Learn more about the Cloud 9 Living Memory of the Month Program
To send us your memories, head to the Cloud 9 Living Page on Facebook and post them there OR send us your memory in our post-experience survey that you complete. Extra credit for pictures and videos!
Daredevil Holiday Gifts – New for 2011
Wild things, wild presents.
Witness the risk-seeking, thrill-hunting adrenaline junkies, those who prefer a leap into thin air over a leap of faith, waltzing across hot coals instead of the dance floor.
Whatever your particular brand of crazy (I say that with love and affection), this season Cloud 9 Living introduces more hair-raising, heart-pounding, scintillating, adventurous experience gifts than any one daredevil knows what to do with--not that they won't try.
Aerial Stunts
Those dreaming of flight have much to get excited about this season, as twelve plane experiences and eight helicopter experiences join the Cloud 9 hangar, like the Ultimate Seattle Scenic Flight and Winnipesaukee Biplane Ride in Boston. True thrill-seekers can get their hands on the joystick with Learn to Fly in Boston(also available now in D.C. and Seattle, among other cities), a beginner's introduction to the sport game art of flying.
Driving Experiences – The Ultimate ‘Car Guy’ Gift
Classic car junkies (male varietal) observing object of interest.
When asked to pick up a carton of eggs and some toilet paper, they go cruising through the neighborhood, down the highway, to the next city. They rev the engine in the parking lot, at stop lights, eliciting long stares from nearby drivers. They peel out of driveways just to hear you squeal. They refer to their cars with gender-specific pronouns. In fact, they only rarely refer to these things as “cars”, but rather wheels, rides, machines, vehicles, as in, Oh, yes, that’s a beautiful vehicle.
These are not toys, not to them. No matter how shiny, how sleek, how excessive (Excessive? Don’t be ridiculous—this is genius at work), these are not toys. These are expertly crafted, immaculately maintained machines. No, you may not bring your soda into the car. Wipe your feet, please, and—is that strawberry jam on your palm? Uh-uh, I don’t think so…
Top Father’s Day Experience Gifts
Top of the Pops
It’s Dad’s Day, that griller’s holiday spent lounging in the backyard slathering ribs with barbeque sauce, sipping beers, soaking up the afternoon sun, unwrapping… Drill bits?
After all the Hawaiian shirts, the printed paisley ties of years past, you’re dreading the moment he opens up those cashmere socks you got him this time, dreading the look on his face that says, Hm. Thanks, sweetie.
Featured Provider – Exotic Car Racing Provider Jim Switzer
The Featured Experience Provider segment is a chance for us and our customers to get to know more about the incredible individuals that provide our experiences. They are the true masters of their craft, having years of experience providing customers an opportunity to check something off their bucket list. They are entrepreneurs who, in many cases, left steady jobs at large corporations to pursue the American Dream, creating thousands of unforgettable memories for many along the way.
Today we talk with one of our favorite driving experience providers, Jim Switzer, about the company's history, some amazing customer experiences, and what they love the most about their experiences. Among other things, Jim and his company provide some of our incredible exotic car experiences in Las Vegas.
When & why did you start the company?
Sharing Experience Gifts With Others
Some highly thoughtful, creative acquaintance of yours broke through the tedium of gift-giving, reaching into the clouds to bring you a gift experience from Cloud 9 Living.
You went race car driving at the track or sailing on an old-fashioned whaling ship for a lobster dinner cruise.
You learned how to blow glass in a professional studio or how to roll sushi in your own kitchen.
You had the time of your life and still remember the taste of the champagne on your lips as you celebrated the landing of your first sail in a hot-air balloon. You can’t forget how the earth looked beneath you, like a patchwork quilt scrolling by.
December Experience of the Month: Race Car Driving
This December, Cloud 9 Living's Experience of the Month is Race Car Driving. Although images of a roaring 500 horsepower stock car may not come to mind when you think about a Christmas Winter Wonderland, every year without fail nothing makes our customers happier than finding one of our amazing Race Car experiences under the tree on Christmas morning.
Here's just a few customer responses from Christmas past:
"All I can say is WOW! What a ride! This is one Christmas gift I will never forget!" Dennis Burford, Race a Corvette, Texas Motor Speedway
"Best Christmas Gift ever!" Tony Duvall, Drive a Stock Car, Richmond Speedway
"I had a great time cashing in my Cloud 9 Christmas gift from my parents at the Texas Motor Speedway" Ashton D., Corvette Thrill Ride
Learn more about our amazing Race Car Driving Experience Gifts.
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