McLaren on Top Gear
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Furyblade_Lee

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Friday 10th June 2011
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I dont normally bother with Top Gear but while at work yesteday I overheard a conversation between my customer and a friend of theirs on the other end of the phone. They seemed to be talking about a McLaren MP12-C being driven on Wednesday around the Top Gear test track and apparently it shocked everyone there with its laptime.... I only heard one side of the conversation obviously but I am sure they said it smashed the Veyron's lap time and exceeded expectaions. It was a sensetive customer so I did not dig or seem nosey but apparently the other person works for Mclaren itself. As I said, not really into Top Gear but for those PH'ers who are or McLaren fans it might be worth watching it on Sunday.

RichB

56,279 posts

313 months

Friday 10th June 2011
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confused Is this a new series then?

Animala

777 posts

191 months

Friday 10th June 2011
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what I was just thinking.....

Yazza54

20,329 posts

210 months

Friday 10th June 2011
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New series Sunday

amnesia182

486 posts

191 months

Friday 10th June 2011
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New series is due in the autumn AFAIK

RichB

56,279 posts

313 months

Friday 10th June 2011
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so confusion reigns... smile

Furyblade_Lee

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253 months

Friday 10th June 2011
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Sorry guys! As i said, dont know much about TG, but they seemed to have been giving the new Mclaren a good shoe'ing round there on Wednesday, so if it is aired in the Autumn we'll have to wait!!

Egg Chaser

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196 months

Friday 10th June 2011
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The one that's on this sunday is a repeat, the new series starts on the 26th apparently.

RichB

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313 months

Friday 10th June 2011
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Egg Chaser said:
The one that's on this sunday is a repeat, the new series starts on the 26th apparently.
indeed http://transmission.blogs.topgear.com/2011/06/08/t...

amnesia182

486 posts

191 months

Friday 10th June 2011
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I sit corrected... mind you it feels like autumn today frown

Jasandjules

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258 months

Saturday 11th June 2011
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Thought 5th Gear last night said that next week they play with the McLaren?

Whitefly Swatter

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228 months

Saturday 11th June 2011
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Beemer billy

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219 months

Saturday 11th June 2011
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Ive been invited to the Dunsfold studio on wednesday 22nd June. Has anyone been before, if so was it any good?

FourWheelDrift

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313 months

Tuesday 14th June 2011
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Just seen a trailer for it, Orange McLaren in the wet test. Not sure about timed lap.

Jacobyte

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271 months

Wednesday 15th June 2011
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It might just have been the car testing on the Dunsfold track, rather than being part of a TG filming session. McLaren are frequently there trying out new kit and development parts.

FourWheelDrift

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Wednesday 15th June 2011
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Is that a reply to me? Because BBC2 showed the trailer for the new series and Jeremy was driving it.

Jacobyte

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Wednesday 15th June 2011
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FourWheelDrift said:
Is that a reply to me? Because BBC2 showed the trailer for the new series and Jeremy was driving it.
No, it was to the OP, in case he assumed that as it was Dunsfold it therefore must have been for a TG feature.

I don't know what they were doing on Wednesday in particular (or indeed if it was raining there [c.f. your post]), but either way, it would be good to see a lap from it.

FourWheelDrift

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Wednesday 15th June 2011
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Righto, the clip of the car they showed looked to be on a soaking wet track so could have been filmed any time hehe

8530

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Wednesday 15th June 2011
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