The Stig hits Google Street View

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Geospatial technologists, map enthusiasts, fans of repetitive mouse clicking, rejoice! It's now possible to explore Top Gear's remote test track in rural Surrey without leaving your living room. Yes, our top secret filming location (just off the A281 in Dunsfold) is now featured on Google Street View.
Not only that, we sent TG's Man in a White Suit to keep Google's man in sunglasses company as he lapped our 1.75 miles of ex-airbase tarmac in his Opel Astra camera car (reasonably-priced no doubt). Inevitably, The Stig brought along something quicker: a Mercedes SLS AMG Black. Some sideways occurred.
Hit the link to head to the start line and check out the video below for some behind the scenes action. See if you can spot some of Top Gear magazine's 2013 Awards winners lurking in the car park...

Written By:- Simon Bond

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Anyone been to the filming of a Top Gear episode?
I have - thoroughly boring, and of course its sheer pot luck whether you get any cars you are interested in seeing or if the celebrity is someone you like or are even familiar with.
I got (IIRC) the BMW X6 and the Lexus LFA - neither of which interest me, and SeaSick Steve - who I had never heard of!!
Otherwise its many hours of repetitive filming in a huge hanger which is very cold in the winter, and I passed up the opportunity to meet the trio (courtesy of the charity I was with) to just go home at the end of the day - I'd had enough!
The best bits of the day? Watching the Stig teaching the celebrity (not normally watched by Joe public but the charity had privileges), and the hot drink half way through filming.