It is considered to be an equaliser for cars since, according to Richard Hammond, both 0–60 miles per hour (0–96.6 km/h) times and top speed are totally meaningless. The track is approximately 1.75 miles (2.82 km) long. The layout of the track is designed to put the car through various conditions, ranging from provoking understeer to testing brake balance and tyres. The track's main route, marked by painted lines and simple structures such as stacks of tyres, was designed by test drivers from Lotus. The track is on a former Royal Canadian Air Force airbase constructed during the Second World War and later used by British Aerospace (and its predecessors) as a manufacturing and test facility. 6 Star in a Reasonably Fast Car (series 24–28).

4 Star in a Reasonably Priced Car (series 1–22).3.2 Lap times of non-qualifying vehicles.As part of the redevelopment, it was proposed that the track (and associated aerodrome infrastructure such as the runway drag strip) was to be demolished. In December 2016 planning permission was granted for 1,800 homes to be built on the current site of the aerodrome. Car.įor the 23rd series of Top Gear the track was expanded with a rallycross section for the 'Star in a Rallycross Car' segment, but it was abandoned at the end of series 23. It is used to test both cars and drivers seen on the programme, mainly in Power Laps and Star in a. The track was designed by Lotus Cars as a testing facility, with many of its Formula One cars tested there. It is located at Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey, United Kingdom. The Top Gear test track is used by the BBC automotive television programme Top Gear.

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