Top Gear把三位旧主持人换掉后找了一群庞大的主持阵容来
现在主要的Chris Evans也离开了。
而最新的状况是用了好多年的测试赛道也要不保了
当地的Waverley Borough Council投票通过要将这一块地方拿来作为住宅区开发
目前这赛道的Top Gear圈速记录保持者是McLaren 675LT的1:13.7
这个赛道应该是很多老Top Gear观众很怀念的地方
汤姆克鲁斯还差点在这地方翻车
还有一大票F1赛车手在这地方开着同样的车做出来的圈速比较
世界上大概没有其他地方曾让F1车手们开着同一部车在同一个赛道上跑圈速直接比较了
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原文连结：
http://www.motor1.com/news/131381/top-gear-test-track-development/
原文内容：
心得/说明：
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