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Written by Stephen Dobie
Eau Rouge at Spa. The Corkscrew at Laguna Seca. Karussell on the Nordschleife. Drive the world"s most famous race circuits and, much as you"ll learn to love the whole ribbon of tarmac, that first lap around it is all about The Corner. The one you"ve read about a hundred times, watched on YouTube a thousand times. Your heart beats faster as it approaches and the hair on your arms stands on end as you power out of it. The Circuit de la Sarthe aka Le Mans is different. During my one, exasperating lap of it on the morning of 2019"s 24-hour race, I was most overcome not by any of its turns, but its straight. The Mulsanne Straight. I"ve driven the Mulsanne numerous times in its usual, public road state. But when it"s closed off? With you and the pace car driver the first ones out on the circuit"s biggest race day of the year? Skimming between the trees at the Vmax of your car? It"s special in a way I can only attempt to describe.
Date written: 21 Jun 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16089
Eau Rouge at Spa. The Corkscrew at Laguna Seca. Karussell on the Nordschleife. Drive the world"s most famous race circuits and, much as you"ll learn to love the whole ribbon of tarmac, that first lap around it is all about The Corner. The one you"ve read about a hundred times, watched on YouTube a thousand times. Your heart beats faster as it approaches and the hair on your arms stands on end as you power out of it. The Circuit de la Sarthe aka Le Mans is different. During my one, exasperating lap of it on the morning of 2019"s 24-hour race, I was most overcome not by any of its turns, but its straight. The Mulsanne Straight. I"ve driven the Mulsanne numerous times in its usual, public road state. But when it"s closed off? With you and the pace car driver the first ones out on the circuit"s biggest race day of the year? Skimming between the trees at the Vmax of your car? It"s special in a way I can only attempt to describe.
Date written: 21 Jun 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16089
