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16 July 2007 Trackside’s Keith Collantine investigates who is behind the Stig’s mask and what it’s like to drive a Jaguar XKR racing car. Plus behind the scenes with a real racing team and everything you need to know about the Nürburgring.
Is it really Damon Hill? What about those rumours that Jeremy Clarkson is the real Stig? We don our best sleuthing hats and probe the great modern motoring mystery – who is the Stig? Greatest car crash escapes on video Five of the most astonishing racing car crashes caught on video. The fact that every driver escaped injury in these massive shunts is testament to the excellent work which has gone into making racing safer. These five videos will take your breath away. Read Greatest car crash escapes Jaguar XKR unleashed We got behind the wheel of a race-tuned Jaguar XKR. With a supercharged 4.2 litre V8 engine that puts out 420 bhp the XKR can hit 185 mph. We unleashed the beast at the Bedford Autodrome racing circuit.
Britain’s new star Lewis Hamilton is the toast of F1 this year – finishing all of his first nine races on the podium. Find out why we reckon he can be champion in his first year. Read Why Hamilton will be champion Eighty years of the Nürburgring We celebrate eighty years of the biggest, baddest racing circuit of all: The Nürburgring Nordschleife. Read all about the 14-mile monster circuit and watch the fastest ever lap of the track in a production car. Read Eighty years of the Nürburgring Jason Plato’s orange rocket launcher Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at a racing team? We got exclusive access to Seat’s British Touring Car team at the Rockingham round to find out everything about race car preparation, track tactics, and home-made fruit-propelling rocket launchers. Read Jason Plato’s orange rocket launcher Auto Trader links Mazda 3 MPS vs Nürburgring - video
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