Top Gear Filming Today

James_N · 5 Sep 2007 at 21:57

I got out of bed somewhat late, and read online that top gear were filming at RAF coningsby today.

I missed the first and second runs of the veyron, but got there for the third run of Veyron Vs Plane:

220 miles in tota + 110 pics, Those are the best reallyl. would have made it for the second run had it not been for wagons and tractors holding me up! But today, ive seen a veyron giving it full beans down a runway!!

Morba · 5 Sep 2007 at 21:59

nice one

Firestar_3x · 5 Sep 2007 at 22:00

Wonder if its been round the track....

JediFragger · 5 Sep 2007 at 22:01

Thank God the Veyron is in a decent colour

Mr_White · 5 Sep 2007 at 22:05

Firestar_3x said:
Wonder if its been round the track....

Bugatti won't let anyone time it around a track, so I doubt it.

Dangerous Dave · 5 Sep 2007 at 22:08

Mr_White said:
Bugatti won't let anyone time it around a track, so I doubt it.

I am hoping they do what they did to get the Enzo round the track, get a owner to give them it for PR.

Westyfield2 · 5 Sep 2007 at 22:15

Hehe, saw your exact same post on the WSCC!

<Jealous> Still haven't seen a Veyron for real

BigglesPiP · 5 Sep 2007 at 22:18

I hope it was only at Coningsby for the test against the Typhoon.

How annoying would it be if they got it again and didn't take it round the track at Dunsfold Aerodrome.

[TBR]MadMark · 5 Sep 2007 at 23:36

I also got some photos of the shoot It is only a short distance from work. They started around 10.00am firstly doing some photo work and blasts down the runway (which is one of the longest in the country (around 2 miles or so). Then the runs with the Typhoon started around 1.00pm again at 3.00pm and finally at 4.30pm. That car is absolutely amazing :cool:

Here are the pics:-

Crizzy · 6 Sep 2007 at 01:00

Isn't that an Alfa GT?

Nice pics

Gonzo0 · 6 Sep 2007 at 01:03

I reckon its gona be tough for it to beat the Koenigsegg round the track if they do send it round. Both cars are fairly evenly matched.

But a Koenigsegg CCXR would whip the CCX and the Veyron

LeperousDust · 6 Sep 2007 at 02:29

Gorgeous, although i guess impractical around the track. I hope they manage to get an owners around the track, nobody expects it to be top of the board, but top 5 hopefully. It's a great straight line stock car, but no-one had ever said its a track car...

West · 6 Sep 2007 at 02:51

YAY Top Gear is coming back ^_^

Azagoth · 6 Sep 2007 at 02:59

West said:
YAY Top Gear is coming back ^_^

Yeah, and they're pitting an Alfa GT against a Typhoon by the looks of it.

West · 6 Sep 2007 at 03:22

Azagoth said:
Yeah, and they're pitting an Alfa GT against a Typhoon by the looks of it.

Lol.

That whole Brit Car 24 hrs looks a laugh, in that 330d unless it was a Lamborghini Mercilargo we should ask Sam83uk!

Vertigo · 6 Sep 2007 at 07:49

Dangerous Dave said:
I am hoping they do what they did to get the Enzo round the track, get a owner to give them it for PR.

The whole PR thing with Nick Mason and the Enzo was a joke. He doesn't care about PR, he's rich and famous enough already. He has a huge stable of cars and happily loans them out for testing. A lot of the times you see an F40, it'll be his (reg F40 NPG)

Dutch Guy · 6 Sep 2007 at 08:13

Vertigo1 said:
The whole PR thing with Nick Mason and the Enzo was a joke. He doesn't care about PR, he's rich and famous enough already. He has a huge stable of cars and happily loans them out for testing. A lot of the times you see an F40, it'll be his (reg F40 NPG)

Whatever the reason there must be someone with an Veyron willing to lend his/her car, I would lend mine but unfortunately there is a Focus 1.6 Wagon in front of my house and not a Veyron

Burned_Alive · 6 Sep 2007 at 08:31

Not in work on a wednesday mate?

Wicksta · 6 Sep 2007 at 09:15

Oh great. Is it just me that finds these cars vs plane segments extremely old and tedious?

Dangerous Dave · 6 Sep 2007 at 09:23

LeperousDust said:
Gorgeous, although i guess impractical around the track. I hope they manage to get an owners around the track, nobody expects it to be top of the board, but top 5 hopefully. It's a great straight line stock car, but no-one had ever said its a track car...

It certainly would be interesting as when Evo tested it against the Enzo down a tight country road in France they were stunned that the Enzo simply couldn't keep up even in the corners and under braking.