Top Gear把三位舊主持人換掉後找了一群龐大的主持陣容來
現在主要的Chris Evans也離開了。
而最新的狀況是用了好多年的測試賽道也要不保了
當地的Waverley Borough Council投票通過要將這一塊地方拿來作為住宅區開發
目前這賽道的Top Gear圈速記錄保持者是McLaren 675LT的1:13.7
這個賽道應該是很多老Top Gear觀眾很懷念的地方
湯姆克魯斯還差點在這地方翻車
還有一大票F1賽車手在這地方開著同樣的車做出來的圈速比較
世界上大概沒有其他地方曾讓F1車手們開著同一部車在同一個賽道上跑圈速直接比較了
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原文連結：
http://www.motor1.com/news/131381/top-gear-test-track-development/
原文內容：
心得/說明：
The Stig needs to find a new place to race.
Top Gear needs to find a new test track and studio because the show’s
current home at the Dunsfold Aerodrome is about to become a large housing
development. The local Waverley Borough Council voted ten to eight to
allow the construction, according to BBC News.
The Dunsfold Park development will include 1,800 homes, including some
affordable housing. There will also be shopping, parks, places to play
sports, and a health center. The builders will also improve nearby roads
and will provide a bus service. It’s not currently clear how soon
construction might begin, but the decision means the loss of the Dunsfold
Business Park that includes over 100 businesses that employ 800 people,
according to BBC News.
“This is a very positive decision for Waverley – the development of
Dunsfold Aerodrome will provide homes for young families currently priced
out of the area, direct development away from green fields, create new
jobs and deliver a range of new community facilities and infrastructure
improvements,” Dunsfold Park Chief Executive Jim McAllister said in a
statement. “We look forward to working with Waverley Borough Council to
progress the detail.”
While this construction will mean the end of the Top Gear Test Track, the
show will still go on. Matt LeBlanc already has a contract to be the lead
host for two more seasons of the program. Depending on how quickly
production can begin, there might be enough time for The Stig to flog a
few more supercars around the roughly 1.75-mile (2.82 km) course. If not,
then the McLaren 675LT would be the production car record holder with a
lap of 1:13.7.
There are no official statements yet about how Top Gear’s producers
intend to move forward. Even when the course goes away, people can still
lap it virtually in video games like in Forza Motorsport 4,5, and 6.
Source: BBC News, Dunsfold Park via Grand Tour Nation