Thursday 26th May 2011

UK Motorsport Debut For Veyron Super Sport

Fastest car in the world hits Prescott Hill Climb this weekend

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The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport (of 'fastest road-legal car in the world' fame) will get its UK competition debut under MSA regulations at the Prescott Hill Climb this weekend.

On Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th May the Gloucestershire track is playing host to 'La Vie En Bleu', its annual celebration of all things French and motorsporty (is that a word? - Ed).

And what with Prescott being run by the Bugatti Owners' Club (though you don't actually have to own a Bugatti to be a member), the Molsheim marque often plays a big part in the festivities.

This year, provided it actually passes scrutineering, the star turn will be the world's fastest production car.

...try this

So if you want to see whether it can decimate all opposition on the 1127 yards of short straights, fast and slow corners, and a properly tricky hairpin, pop along to Prescott this weekend. Tickets are £18 per day, children under 14 are free, and camping is available at £5 per person per night payable on the day.

You can find out more about 'La Vie En Bleu' at the Prescott Hill Climb website, while you can peruse some images of last year's event in the video below

SATURDAY
8AM - 10AM Breakfast with a French flavour
9am Classic competition on the Hill
10.30am Bugatti Veyron Demonstration
12 noon Flight Display - The Breitling Wing Walkers (weather permitting)
1pm - 2pm Bugatti Veyron, Bugatti EB110 & Enzo Ferrari
2pm - 5pm Classic competition on the Hill
3.30pm Bugatti Veyrons & EB110

SUNDAY
8AM - 10AM Breakfast with a French flavour
9am French cars in competition on the Hill *
10.30am Bugatti Veyrons & EBB110 Demonstration
12 noon Flight Display - The RV8tors close formation aerobatics (weather permitting)
1pm - 2pm Lunch, Cavalcades & Bugatti Veyron, Bugatti EB110 & Enzo Ferrari
2pm - 5pm French cars in competition on the Hill *
3.30pm Bugatti Veyrons & EB110
5pm Cavalcade & Demonstration de Course

 

[300bhp/ton]

Umm, would love to see some footage of it run.

[Fetchez la vache]

Who is this dame the article talks about?

[Gogoplata]

Looks like a right "dame"

[effkay]

I'll be there all weekend. Can't wait

[Riggers]

Fetchez la vache said:

Who is this dame the article talks about?

Dame... fame... d next to f. Guess my fingers are too fat... fixed now...

[Adz The Rat]

Would love to see this run, a bit far for a day out though.

[epom]

can rmbr an article in Evo about the fist time they ran there....

[Tracked_Out]

Riggers said:

Dame... fame... d next to f. Guess my fingers are too fat... fixed now...

You fixed your fat fingers? What did you do to them?!?

[JamesYates]

Cant wait, probably going both days

[m444ttb]

I saw the Veyron run up the hill a few years back. Obviously that was just a demo run for the crowd at lunch, but it seemed pretty quick. Big car for the course though! The last (or 2nd to last?) corner where all you can see is the sky as you hurtle towards it scares me!

[soad]

Total monster of a car - be good to see that, makes it more interesting!

[Stew2000]

Gonna need some vids of this action.

[mightymouse]

Yup am going down on the Sunday

[Harry Riddles]

I will be doing a video of this at the track on Saturday, so will post a little video here afterwards.

Here is a little article I did for evo years ago about the event. http://www.evo.co.uk/news/evonews/236239/prescott_...

And heres a rather poor vid I did in 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXZQO_LxzBY

Been going for the last 4 years and its been excellent, hard to believe the Veyron (Blue/Black), Pur Sang, Veyron Supersports and Enzo are all owned by the same guy! There will probably be the Veyron GrandSport from Jack Barclay there too, and some EB110's and several Ferrari's on the Saturday.

[rsloman]

I'll be there all weekend, looking forward to this years more than I have the previous ones.

[GFWilliams]

This car is the one which went to the SupercarDriver.com secret meet recently. Amazing car!

[jakesmith]

Interested in what Enzo Ferarri is going to look like at 1pm going up the hill!

1pm - 2pm Bugatti Veyron, Bugatti EB110 & Enzo Ferrari

[Jakdaw]

Just saw this on Twitter:

@C12UFO said:

Friend was going for Bugatti hill record at Prescott this weekend in Veyron SS but now realises his car insurance won't cover it. Shame

Shame indeed...

[petrolsniffer]

I'm not going but to anyone that hasn't I'd highly recommend it every prescott event i've attented has been brilliant!

[Zumbruk]

m444ttb said:

I saw the Veyron run up the hill a few years back. Obviously that was just a demo run for the crowd at lunch, but it seemed pretty quick. Big car for the course though! The last (or 2nd to last?) corner where all you can see is the sky as you hurtle towards it scares me!

It's called Semicircle, and it's the last corner. And it frightens the sh*t out of me, too. The apex is right round the other side and the correct line is round the outside. If you overcook it, you go over the edge, and if it wasn't for the bunds located to prevent it, you'd slide all the way back down into the Paddock.