Mclaren on BBC2 tonight...

[bertie]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00hjz23

BBC2 "Made in Britian" with the Mclaren MP4-12c tonight

[TonyHetherington]

Excellent - thanks

[Bugeyeandy]

Superb, love the reporters expression on that lap. Looks like the g-force is choking him

[iandc]

Thanks for the heads up. Looks like the Top Gear track at Dunsfold. Expression on Evan's face is a picture. Mix of excitement and sheer terror!

[hondafanatic]

Two questions:

1: Who was the test driver?

2: Did I see a track guide in the centre console at one point? It looked like an LCD screen of the track?

[iandc]

hondafanatic said:

Two questions:

1: Who was the test driver?

2: Did I see a track guide in the centre console at one point? It looked like an LCD screen of the track?

In answer to your questions:
1)Dont know who the driver is but I guess a McLaren test driver. I must say he looks familiar.
2)There is a track plan on the Satnac screen. When I was considering buying one last year they said they were still developing the Satnav/Entertainment Centre to include track plans, lap recording etc.

[hondafanatic]

iandc said:

hondafanatic said:

Two questions:

1: Who was the test driver?

2: Did I see a track guide in the centre console at one point? It looked like an LCD screen of the track?

In answer to your questions:
1)Dont know who the driver is but I guess a McLaren test driver. I must say he looks familiar.
2)There is a track plan on the Satnac screen. When I was considering buying one last year they said they were still developing the Satnav/Entertainment Centre to include track plans, lap recording etc.

Cool...thanks.

I was curious if the driver was a McLaren chappy or a BBC/Stig chappy? I saw that he was wearing a McLaren fleece so thought the former was more likely.

[mclaren01]

Their test driver is Chris Goodwin has been for years does some of the f1 demo stuff as well

[hondafanatic]

mclaren01 said:

Their test driver is Chris Goodwin has been for years does some of the f1 demo stuff as well

Cool...thanks

I did really like the bit where he rubs his hands and said 'lovely'. Nice to know that you can still get that frame of mind when you've done 0000s of laps in all manner of cars. to me, it definitely came across as a 'I love my job' moment.

[mclaren01]

Their test driver is Chris Goodwin has been for years does some of the f1 demo stuff as well

[TISPKJ]

Spotted one out on the road yesterday in Kent, my boy got a couple of pictures on my iphone as it came up behind us, slowed down so he had to pass us, sounds absolutely awesome in the flesh at full beans !
Be good to see tonights programme, this was a different car to the one in the video.

[Daggerpie]

Brillant, must watch that later..thanks for posting.

Fair play, the Dragons Den guy shat it big time..at one point his eyes almost looked normal.

[Frik]

Hopefully busting the myth that the UK doesn't do any decent engineering any more and doesn't export anything either...

[Beedub]

sorry guys!! bad news, i set this to record, upon checking the sky planner this porgramme wasnt recording, anyhow its seem to have been dropped from tonights lineup for the fking tennis!!!

Was really looking forward to that as well!!!

byron

[Matt3568]

Beedub said:

sorry guys!! bad news, i set this to record, upon checking the sky planner this porgramme wasnt recording, anyhow its seem to have been dropped from tonights lineup for the fking tennis!!!

Was really looking forward to that as well!!!

byron

This is why I fking hate Wimbledon.

[Bugeyeandy]

Still on my sky planner, BBC2 and BBC HD at 9pm

[Civpilot]

Bugeyeandy said:

Still on my sky planner, BBC2 and BBC HD at 9pm

Yup, on mine too and I'm on virgin.

[andrew]

^ bbc2 now !

[Frik]

Bump.

[Bugeyeandy]

Definitely on BBC HD - i'm watching it!