A motor enthusiast has taken a tour of the famous Swindon-based 'Eboladrome' racetrack from The Grand Tour to see how it has fared in recent years.
RAF Wroughton found fame after regularly featuring in the world-famous motoring show on Amazon Prime hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May.
The former airbase played host to the show’s test track, nicknamed as the course route represented the ebola virus, where one of the presenters would test a high-performance car, before it was sent to post a lap time.
Now the Grand Tour has now fully transitioned to individual specials meaning the days of V10’s and V12’s going flat out around the track are now long gone.
Since then, the ‘Eboldrome’ has now become a storage hub for the Science Museum.
This includes decommissioned nuclear missiles, aeroplanes and bikes.
In a video posted on the Drivetribe Facebook page, Mike Fernie explores what is left of the facility.
He then proceeds to a full lap, just like in the show albeit at 50mph. Driving around all the famous corners such as ‘old lady’s house’ and ‘your name here.’
This is because legally you can’t drive flat out without marshals or the emergency services being present.
Once Fernie completes his lap, he speaks to the associate director of the facility Matt Moore.
In the interview, Moore reveals in some of the hangars there are fire engines, electric cars, and the world’s first-ever hovercraft.
Additionally, he announces that in 2024, the facility will be open to the public to view the collection.
Going forward the ‘Eboldrome’ will be used to test site for low carbon and autonomous vehicle testing.
Recently the trio visited the Shaw Ridge leisure park in West Swindon as part of their grand tour special ‘lockdown.’
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