Top Gear Test Track

[DSLiverpool]

Ive decided I fancy a go in a reasonably priced car (or not ) on the TG track (think American Stig with less talent) do any board sages know if you can have a go at the top gear track and if so who organises it

If its do-able how about a group buy and a few of us go down ?

Dave

 

[Meldrew2]

If you can arrange it, I'd be interested.

Think American Stig for me too..... but not so slim.........


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[DSLiverpool]

Yay we could travel down together - I get 18mpg on a run with two KFC fans onboard I bet nearer 12mpg LOL

 

[simon22]

ill come for a laugh , should be a good day out are we camping the night before lol,

 

[petermansell]

Hi Dave - yes Plan Motorsport who look after and fettle Lotus cars on site can arrange it. The link is http://www.plansmotorsport.com/track/

I did it some time ago. I got about 8 laps and then a flying lap they time. It's really annoying because you know you could do better!

Me? Well 1.35.8 which I felt was okay(ish) but you can always do better .....

They even put your time on the wall :bannana:

 

[DSLiverpool]

Thanks Peter, I`ll give them a shout on fri. I was hoping we could do it in a Suzuki to eliminate the car factor from the driver skill set.

 

[greggster]

let me know, sounds great

 

[Will]

Sounds like fun could be interested dependant on date/price/availability etc

Will

 

[Seamster15]

My wife is running it on Sunday in the Dunsfold 10k..... its really only an old airfield. I'd much rather drive the old Brooklands track but Tesco's cut out a section - *******s.

 

[The G.F.P]

not a track id like to do

or is it because its the top gear track which would make it better

id like to do the daytona track in mine

 

[DSLiverpool]

I see the TG track as a test of driver skill especially in a reasonably priced car, far more fun than a real race track in their own car which anyone can do any day of the week. Ive long since grown out of the Palmer type corp day out / drive your daily driver round type day its too samy (great fun but not what Im trying to achieve here).

 

[Spinal]

I'd be interested as well dependent on date/time/price/etc...

 

[wemorgan]

I see the TG track as a test of driver skill especially in a reasonably priced car, far more fun than a real race track in their own car which anyone can do any day of the week. Ive long since grown out of the Palmer type corp day out / drive your daily driver round type day its too samy (great fun but not what Im trying to achieve here).

I agree that driving around some of the wider GP circuits like Silverstone and Brands Hatch is not much fun in a normal road going car. But other circuits like Cadwell Park would be a real hoot.

 

[Robbie T]

My wife is running it on Sunday in the Dunsfold 10k..... its really only an old airfield. I'd much rather drive the old Brooklands track but Tesco's cut out a section - *******s.

I think the big section missing would be least of your worries, have you seen the state of it lately?

 

[jeremytaylor]

I'd much rather drive the old Brooklands track but Tesco's cut out a section - *******s.

And what's left is a little on the bumpy side ...

 

[flango]

I agree that driving around some of the wider GP circuits like Silverstone and Brands Hatch is not much fun in a normal road going car. But other circuits like Cadwell Park would be a real hoot.

Best circuit in a road going car by a mile is Knockhill in Scotland, Its so narrow you want to see BTCC go round there awsome

 

[crockers]

I would be interested - depending on date price etc..