Right, time now to show you what a lap looks like.
To do that we've got a bit of a performance benchmark.
A Ferrari 488.
Take it away.
[REVVING]
Take it away.
First up, it's the Isn't Straight,
so called because it isn't straight.
There is a super-fast left followed by a super-fast right.
And if you make a mistake, there's no run-off area or Armco.
It's just woods.
Woods that are full of wildlife
which likes to run out in front of you.
After the second right on the Isn't Straight,
we're into Your Name Here Corner.
Sponsorship opportunities are available here.
However, I should explain
that it's possible nobody will be looking at your banner
because this is a corner that was designed
so a car can do this.
[TIRES SCREECH]
Ladies and gentlemen,
James May... isn't here today.
That's just a friend of mine
on his way back up the Isn't Straight...
towards Old Lady's House.
We've called this section Old Lady's House,
because it's right next to a house
where an old lady lives.
She tells us she likes cars.
Says she used to have one.
Not sure she's going to like them quite so much
after we've been here a few times.
[TIRES SQUEALING]
Next up, there's a narrow and bumpy sprint
to Sub Station.
You need to get this 90-left right,
or you'll crash into a cage full of electricity.
And you'll need to get the final 90-left right as well,
or you'll run into a field of sheep.
So, trees, animals,
a house, electricity,
and because it's in England,
usually quite a lot of moisture in the air.
It really is the most dangerous track anywhere in the world.
To post a fast time here,
you do need...
those.
The car I've selected for my first lap
of the Eboladrome is this.
The BMW M2.
In a lot of fast cars these days,
you get all sorts of knobs and buttons
which you can use to change--
I say change-- I mean ruin
the characteristics of the engine
and the suspension and the steering and so on.
And I always think, isn't that like a chef
bringing a fish to your table
and an oven and some butter and a bit of parsley,
and saying, "Cook it yourself"? No.
You cook it, it's what I'm paying for.
This car, happily, has a more
back-to-basics approach.
In the M2, you get a little rocker switch down here
which does nothing at all
as far as I can see, and that's it.
You're buying a car which was set up at the factory
by engineers who know what they're doing.
And all you have to do is enjoy it.
Which I am doing.
make sure I was correct.
There's hardly any understeer at all.
Poke the back out and hold it there.
Yeah! [LAUGHS]
I'll do that again...
only going the other way.
Wrong way round Your Name Here.
Klaus and Fritz, I am loving your work.
Oh, I made a mess of that. But I'll just do this,
and it'll look like I did it on purpose.