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All carried out under controlled conditions (ie, I didn’t press the 507 bhp button). The real-time footage:
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So, how about some slow motion versions?…

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So more super slow mo of the ‘5 spinning. Ably assisted by Mat, we tried bleach for more smoke, and then some gravel…

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Jonny’s car needs some new boots on the back and they’re being done next week, so time to burn some rubber – or try to at least. As usual, it’s super slow motion – those of you not into cars, may find these videos boring.

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Panning shot at 600fps…

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From behind – every stone has the cameraman’s name on it…

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1200 frames per second this time…

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Finally, the M5 signs off…

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The Renault F1 team were testing at Duxford last wee, so Jonny went along. There was quite a bit of runway time, albeit very stop and start…so here’s some of my snaps

Very warm…

Who says mid-season Formula 1 testing spoils the rural quiet of village life?…

On the runway…

Ross Brawn’s put a bit of weight on lately ain’t he?…

This is as close as I got to the driver. Looks like Romain Grosjean…

Then me, and Ross, got distracted…

Now, she is a beast…

How close are those rotors to the cockpit?…

I was struggling to stay stood up when she took off…

Old and new…

Poor pics really aren’t they? Must’ve had a crack in my lens…

If you can stand any more then there’s more Renault photos here, and more Apache photos here.

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…and the ferraris are back. This one, the Ferrari California, is very rare…

There been some rain about too…

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Some ‘professional’ shots have turned up of Jonny, Trace and Mat (Mat found out about Dad’s Day Out for us). These first two are from Gemm Ferrane.

Mat is in the 360 Modena and Jon in the F430 behind…

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Trace, in the F430 Scuderia, leaving her stomach behind…

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The next ones were taken by Photographic Synergy:
Jon told to grimace…and failing…

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Jon just (about) smiling…

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Trace hiding…

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Mat about to go to the toilet…

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Mat going to toilet, smiling…

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The charity the Children’s Trust organised an event called Dad’s Day Out where a load of supercar owners were showing off their wares.

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The event took place at Dunsfold Park, home to Top Gear, and unbelievably you could pay to have a ride in one of the cars around the Top Gear track! So, here’s Trace getting ready for her ride in a Ferrari F430 Scuderia….do you think she’s nervous?…

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Here she is coming round Gambon

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Looks like she enjoyed it though…

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Aimee got to meet Big Chris from Roary (and did get scared)…

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…and have a nice picnic in the back of the car (which re-appeared on the way home…poor Aimee Rose, but she’s OK now)…

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….talking of the M5, it’s not every day you get to take a photo of you car on the Top Gear track…

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…and for the final part, here’s the video from inside the F430 that Jonny was in. I was talking to/encouraging the driver in the hope that he might go faster…

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Plenty more photos here…

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Jonny’s hands are playing up when he washes the cars so time to get Mark from Smartcars (that’s his company and nothing to do with those irritating little vehicles?!) to do his stuff…

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