Hooniverse Asks- What Would You Like to Race on Top Gear’s Track?

You have no doubt heard that BBC Worldwide is going to open up Top Gear’s test track at Dunsford Park to regular blokes – and blokettes – like you and me. For a fee, you can circle the infamous airport circuit in a Kia Cee’d just as have many a star in that reasonably-priced car. For a bit more (£99), you can ride shotgun while the Stig (or a reasonable facsimile) wrings the car out for all its worth. The track was originally designed by Lotus as a test track for their racers. At 2.82 kilometers in length, it’s designed to provide a variety of conditions intended to tax most aspects of a car’s handling and performance. The current track record holder for a Stig-piloted car is held by the Pagani Huayra at 1:13.8. The quickest star around the track is presently Matt LaBlanc who flogged the Cee’d to a 1:42.1 time. The show’s current car is an Astra, and no one has managed better than a 1:44.7 in that one. Pretending you’re a star in the show’s reasonably priced car is one thing, and having the Stig chauffeur you around in the same is another. But what about being able to match your particular driving skill to a similarly capable car? Is there a particular car that you would personally like to use in anger on Jezza’s playground? What car would you like to drive on the Top Gear track? Image: Wikipedia