Grand Tour Test Track Location

"McMike" (mcmike) 11/17/2016 at 21:31 • Filed to: GrandTour

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Found it.

-edit- Little did I know that this has already been discussed on the front page.

As you were.

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MonkeePuzzle > McMike 11/17/2016 at 22:01

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meh, the front page, bah

did it used to be an airport? perhapd ww2 field? they certainly appear to be hangers around it

Dusty Ventures > MonkeePuzzle 11/17/2016 at 22:58

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Dusty Ventures > MonkeePuzzle 11/17/2016 at 23:00

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Found more info. It’s RAF Wroughton, it opened in 1940 and was decommissioned in the 90's.

wiffleballtony > McMike 11/17/2016 at 23:21

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Don’t they call it the Eboladrome?

Chinny Raccoon > Dusty Ventures 11/18/2016 at 02:38

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I was born there!

McMike > wiffleballtony 11/18/2016 at 05:09

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Yes.

LongbowMkII > Dusty Ventures 11/18/2016 at 07:31

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Not allowed to use the landing strip I guess?

JohnH3ASP > McMike 11/18/2016 at 08:17

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I don’t see it...

JohnH3ASP > JohnH3ASP 11/18/2016 at 08:18

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Nevermind, google maps is retarded.

McMike > JohnH3ASP 11/18/2016 at 08:27

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I’m curious why they didn’t use part of the runway.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Chinny Raccoon 11/18/2016 at 09:25

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You seriously need to let them know that and get some behind the scenes access.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > McMike 11/18/2016 at 09:26

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Benefits lightness and handling over horsepower. I approve.

McMike > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 11/18/2016 at 09:45

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I just measured it. That’s a 3300 ft straight. The longest straight at the Top Gear track was about half of that at 1500 ft.

Not sure what that proves, but those are the straight lengths.

Once I found the location, I was just suprised they didn’t use any of the runway.

JohnH3ASP > McMike 11/18/2016 at 09:52

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yeah...

JohnH3ASP > McMike 11/18/2016 at 10:00

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http://jalopnik.com/this-is-where-the-grand-tours-brand-new-test-track-is-l-1789134294

They didn’t even give you credit? That’s not nice...

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > McMike 11/18/2016 at 10:05

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Interesting. The Stig could carry a ton of speed through the Follow Through/Bentley, though - pretty much flat out through that left sweeper. Not one long straight, but some serious speed built up before having to get on the binders.

Maybe this didn’t want to use the runway because the old Top Gear track was so obviously on a runway.

Flyboy is FAA certified insane > McMike 11/18/2016 at 10:25

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I believe They’re technically still active runways, unlike the Topgear track.

McMike > Flyboy is FAA certified insane 11/18/2016 at 10:49

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If true, that’s a pretty good reason not to use it. :)

Clown Shoe Pilot > McMike 11/18/2016 at 11:09

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Also -

There’s a sign right there that says “Science Museum Wroughton” and if you punch that into the gargler, you get a map of the track

extraspecialbitter > McMike 11/18/2016 at 15:48

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The explanation of the Isn’t Straight tickled me for hours.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > McMike 11/19/2016 at 00:19

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No safety runoff?

As they made abundantly clear, that track isn’t exactly forgiving of errors.

McMike > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 11/19/2016 at 08:18

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I don’t think my suggestion is any more dangerous than what they are using. There is actually more runoff areas if they use the runway.

Someone else suggested that the airport is in use, which makes sense.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > McMike 11/19/2016 at 10:36

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Yeah, but who reads the Front Page? I sure don’t.

I watched the first part of Grand Tour last night. I was pleased to see that it was covered by my Prime membership. I thought the jet flyover was appropriately over-the-top, but the show is a personality cult of those three guys, Clarkson chief among them, and I’m just sort of weary of it.

I like Roadkill much better.

TheDutchTexan > McMike 11/20/2016 at 11:25

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I love the track. I call it the “Real World” track. You go off, you screw up your car just like you would if you were hauling ass on the streets. The wildlife is a definite concern though, I think they might end up murdering some with their automobiles... PETA’s pissed already! And I LOVE it.

macshome > McMike 11/22/2016 at 14:40

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Not a huge fan of the new track. Pretty much a hard blast to a roundabout and then back the other way it seems.

I would have been far more impressed if they were able to use the national course at Silverstone. Better yet, since they have an American driver, use an American track like Road Atlanta!