Top Gear track record broken (unofficially)

Boutique British sportscar manufacturer Ultima Sports Ltd have smashed the track record at the Dunsfold Park track used by Top Gear.

Continually bemused that the show won’t allow their Ultima GTR720 to be tested by The Stig because of the “must be able to drive over a speed bump rule” the chaps from Ultima have taken matters into their own hands.

At the first available opportunity they hired the Top Gear track and drove the GTR720 from their factory to prove their “road legal” point. On arrival they knocked off an impressive 0.8 seconds from the record spectacularly set by Michael Schumacher in a Ferrari FXX at the start of Series 13. The best time recorded by the FXX was 1:10.7. The Ultima GTR720 easily bettered Schumacher’s effort setting a time of 1:09.9.

Well done them! Now, I wonder if this will relieve them of the seemingly massive chip on their shoulders, haha.

Two clips of the lap can be seen after the jump, the first fetauring absurdly biased commentary and the second, filmed in car, gives a great view of the full Top Gear track. If you want more info on this story, check out the Ultima website.

ULTIMA GTR720

Engine – 7 litre V8
Power – 720bhp
Transmission – 5 speed manual
Length – 4000mm
Width – 1850mm
Height – 1070mm
Wheelbase – 2560mm
Brakes – Steel cross drilled
Weight – 980kgs
Price from – £30,000