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liamC
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7th Jul 07 at 16:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Sorry if this has been posted before, but was searching the net for a bit of info and managed to find the location of the VW Test Track that James May drove the Bugatti Veyron down via an add on for Google Earth.

I used the ruler on Google Earth - The straight is about 6 miles long! Look at the size of the fields in comparison to the track - I think I remember it saying on Top Gear that the track follows the curvature of the earth as well. Would love to hammer the Veyron down that straight!!
All Torque
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7th Jul 07 at 16:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You could race dragsters and funny cars on that! (if they could handle the twisties at the end)
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7th Jul 07 at 16:07   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
you got the googleearth coords for that?
liamC
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If you download this mate it takes you straight to the location

http://googlesightseeing.com/gearth/super-secret-volkswagen-test-track.kml

original page here

http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/03/21/super-secret-volkswagen-test-track/
Ben G
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the siz of that straight blood amazing, wonder whats the max sped anyone's been down that.

[Edited on 07-07-2007 by Ben G]
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255 in a bugatti veyron i imagine
Ben G
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what about jet car's or would they take off
Dee
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C20XE Corsa would own a 106 GTi down there.
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Its not very "super secret" if its on google earth
Ben G
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7th Jul 07 at 16:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by nova_gteuk
Its not very "super secret" if its on google earth


just as bad as the SECRET nuclear bunker in kelvedon hatch, brentwood, essex that is signposted

even says secret nuclar bunker on the signs
All Torque
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quote:
Originally posted by Dee
C20XE Corsa would own a 106 GTi down there.


Until theres a corner.
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7th Jul 07 at 16:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by All Torque
quote:
Originally posted by Dee
C20XE Corsa would own a 106 GTi down there.


Until theres a corner.


Taxi!
Robbo
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7th Jul 07 at 16:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
YEah they did say it follows the curvTURE OF THE EARTH, ITS THAT LONg

 
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