The special DBox chair, is on show at The Majik House at Kirkby Lonsdale Business Park for one month only.

It is used in conjunction with a special PC and games and can be used as a racing chair – re-creating every jolt and manoeuvre as you drive – or as a flight simulator.

Only one of the chairs has so far been sold in the UK. It was bought from the Harrods department store in London and delivered to a customer's palace in Dubai.

The chair at The Majik House is a prototype loaned to the company by London-based Pulse Marketing. But managing director Tim Burrow said he could order the gadget on demand.

"There's been a couple of people interested and I think we might sell one or two before Christmas," he said.

For those who do not have a spare £10,000, The Majik House is giving visitors the chance to test out the chair by playing a Formula One driving game during a series of open weekends this month.

The competitor with the best driving times will win a home cinema projector, while there is a special edition portable radio for the runner-up. Mr Burrow said: "We've had about 10 people in over the first two weekends and there's been some good times recorded. I can't get anywhere near them.

"This is the nearest you'll get to driving an actual Formula One car. It's really awesome."

* The Majik House is open from 10am to 4pm this Saturday and Sunday, and between the same times next weekend.