This is Leicestershire --A young cancer patient was given the ride of his life yesterday with a trip in his dream sports car.
Aiden Taylor, of Leicester Forest East, was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2010 and has undergone years of treatment, including chemotherapy.
The trip around the city in a £150,000 2006 Ford GT sports car was arranged as a special treat for the 12-year-old.
Aiden, who is a big fan of TV series Top Gear, said: "I was really excited, I love cars.
"It was really exciting. It was awesome. But I was a bit scared when I had to press the starter button to get it going. It roared and then we went around Leicester."
Although Aiden, who is a pupil at South Charnwood High School, in Markfield, is currently in remission, he is still undergoing treatment.
He is hoping to complete this in October.
His mum, Sally, said: "It's been a bit of a tough time, a long battle – we've been in and out of hospital. Aiden's good in himself – he's coping really well under the circumstances.
"As a parent, I just want to protect him – I often feel like I'm wrapping him up in cotton wool when actually all he wants to do is be a child and have fun, so I like him to experience things like this.
"When children go through things like this, they have a real zest for like. All he wants to do is get out there and live life."
Originally Aiden was invited to attend Asda's annual On Your Marks Event at Bruntingthorpe track, near Lutterworth.
Unfortunately, he was unable to make the event, which gives cancer patients the opportunity to have a ride in their favourite sports car.
When Nik Gokani, sales manager at Sandicliffe Ford, in Welford Road, heard that Aiden was unable to go to the event, he arranged for a separate experience for him.
Nik was behind the wheel of the sports car for yesterday's trip.
He said: "If he couldn't come to the show, the show would come to him. We know Aiden is a car enthusiast and when we heard he was quite poorly, we thought it would be nice for him to have a drive in it.
"This model is not actually made any more, so it's quite exclusive. We usually only display it because we can't afford to damage it."
The car is owned by Sandicliffe and is one of only 100 made in Europe. Reported by This is 8 hours ago.