Google Street View gets a personal escort around the Top Gear test track from the Stig

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While most may never get an opportunity to take a spin around the infamous Top Gear test track in the UK, Google’s Street View car recently made some laps and we’ve been invited along for the ride. To sweeten the deal even more, the Stig plays host as your personal escort… that is, until he gets bored and puts the throttle down in his white Mercedes SLS AMG Black.

If you aren’t a gearhead, there isn’t really much for you to see here. But fans of the iconic BBC series will no doubt appreciate the intimate look at the airstrip-turned-test track. Oh, and don’t forget to head over to the parking lot for a little ‘behind the scenes’ action.

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Now the only question is who has the fastest lap time in Google Earth.
 
Top gear is awesome, The bbc however is a big pile of pedophile protecting Corporate puppets, Who force the public to pay a license fee and then sell the products made at a profit.
 
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Some say he has profound dislike for Google's shenanigans when it comes to privacy. So it may yhave resulted in him driving Google SV car deliberately into nearest ditch.
 
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I hate to be a grammar Nazi, but I don't like the use of the word "infamous" to describe the Top Gear test track. Infamous is used to describe something that has a bad reputation. There is nothing inherently bad about the Top Gear test track. It is famous, not infamous. Too often that word is misused.
 
I know drifting isn't about time; in fact, it's the slowest way around a track. However, because drifting in Google Earth is incredibly easy, the only way you can be the winner is to have the fastest perfect drift.

So, I say again: No time, no trophy. :p
 
I hate to be a grammar Nazi, but I don't like the use of the word "infamous" to describe the Top Gear test track. Infamous is used to describe something that has a bad reputation. There is nothing inherently bad about the Top Gear test track. It is famous, not infamous. Too often that word is misused.
Kevin, if misused words bother you, reading various comments in these forums will blow you away. :)
 
A few more of my comments and we will never hear from Kevin again. Sorry Kevin, I try not to, but unfortunately I misuse words all the time.
 
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