Any secret tracks about???

There is a private road I sometimes use (just off the Longcross Roundabout) but its a bit wet and muddy at the moment.

I was just checking what it looks like on the Map .

All this time and I never knew what was right next to it - Map

More pics here

Originally Posted by Gmonsta

There is a private road I sometimes use (just off the Longcross Roundabout) but its a bit wet and muddy at the moment.

I was just checking what it looks like on the Map .

All this time and I never knew what was right next to it - Map

More pics here

That where i did my look lean roll with TVAM! Skid pan/test pad is awesomely grippy. Would like to go bk there now 4 some countless KD action .

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Originally Posted by timwilky

Pity I no longer work here

Tim - where is that -I flew over it on the way up to Manchester a couple of weeks ago, and thought it looked interesting - just couldn't work out where it was

[timwilky]

It is or was the test track at Leyland Technical Centre. when first built in 79/80 the track was too smooth and had to be resurfaced.


I don't think it is used any more as I think LTC now do all their vehicle tests in eastern europe.

Originally Posted by $i

That where i did my look lean roll with TVAM! Skid pan/test pad is awesomely grippy. Would like to go bk there now 4 some countless KD action .

Did some snooping here and its now used mainly by corporate testers (McClaren, Ferrari, Police etc). Apparantly TVAM are the only bike group that use the test pad (why dont WVAM run these courses BTW???). The outer track is now only used by cars as there was a biker fatality a little while back.

Its still run by QinetiQ who lease out various parts of the site for whatever business you care to be involved in. Yesterday there was a film crew there blowing up a car and a bloke in a Porsche doing laps on the Pad (apparently you get free driving lessons there for a day if you buy one ) .

Cost to book the a weekend in is a little over £700. BUT Public liability needs to be in place (6Mil+) and a risk assessment needs to be done.... arh rules me out then.

Originally Posted by timwilky

It is or was the test track at Leyland Technical Centre. when first built in 79/80 the track was too smooth and had to be resurfaced.


I don't think it is used any more as I think LTC now do all their vehicle tests in eastern europe.

Dont suppose its in Surrey Tim...More importantly did you get to race buses on it?

What about here? Not sure what the deal is with the track.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl...43001&t=k&om=1

Why can't I attach images??

Hey, that looks familiar. Isn't that the Top Gear track?

Originally Posted by Law

Hey, that looks familiar. Isn't that the Top Gear track?

Yup. I know they have a motorcycling school, and they obv use it for TG, but what else do they use the track for?

Thats an interesting one - any idea who the school is down there?
Heres the future of it: http://www.dunsfoldpark.co.uk/masterplan/masterplan.asp