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Written by Ollie Marriage
Welcome to Top Gear magazine"s Speed Week. The 14 best performance cars in the world have descended upon a mildly terrifying Seventies-spec F1 circuit, for several days. There will be enthusiastic driving", there will be a well-stocked tyre truck close to hand and there will be industrial quantities of home-made sandwiches. Here"s a teaser from the track, as the Ferrari 488 Pista, McLaren 600LT and Porsche 911 GT2 RS go head-to-head "A big one, this. Porsche vs Ferrari vs McLaren. Last time we refereed this inter-marque fight the contenders were hybrids collectively referred to as the Holy Trinity. That was a couple of days I won"t forget. Mainly for praying the rain would stop falling. This time my prayers are focused on the barriers. Whoever thought concrete was the right protective barrier for spindly Seventies F1 cars? Emerson Fittpaldi must have thrashed around here in the full knowledge that the only impact cushioning would come from his sideburns. "Wings, turbos and 700bhp. Yes, car safety has moved on in the last 50 years and the electronics are very clever these days, but to see these three growl down the pitlane isto experience trepidation. They stalk: zero ground clearance, barking exhausts, ticking brakes, frantic fan fizz, the tinkle of grit spat up from hot tyres, movements tight to the point of rigidity. Not racing cars? Well, the title up for grabs here is best track-going supercar, so maybe not far off.
Date written: 15 Oct 2018
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ID: 13699
Welcome to Top Gear magazine"s Speed Week. The 14 best performance cars in the world have descended upon a mildly terrifying Seventies-spec F1 circuit, for several days. There will be enthusiastic driving", there will be a well-stocked tyre truck close to hand and there will be industrial quantities of home-made sandwiches. Here"s a teaser from the track, as the Ferrari 488 Pista, McLaren 600LT and Porsche 911 GT2 RS go head-to-head "A big one, this. Porsche vs Ferrari vs McLaren. Last time we refereed this inter-marque fight the contenders were hybrids collectively referred to as the Holy Trinity. That was a couple of days I won"t forget. Mainly for praying the rain would stop falling. This time my prayers are focused on the barriers. Whoever thought concrete was the right protective barrier for spindly Seventies F1 cars? Emerson Fittpaldi must have thrashed around here in the full knowledge that the only impact cushioning would come from his sideburns. "Wings, turbos and 700bhp. Yes, car safety has moved on in the last 50 years and the electronics are very clever these days, but to see these three growl down the pitlane isto experience trepidation. They stalk: zero ground clearance, barking exhausts, ticking brakes, frantic fan fizz, the tinkle of grit spat up from hot tyres, movements tight to the point of rigidity. Not racing cars? Well, the title up for grabs here is best track-going supercar, so maybe not far off.
Date written: 15 Oct 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 13699
