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Opel test track in Dudenhofen. Opel, which since 2021 is not owned by General Motors, operates a proving ground near Dudenhofen, Germany, opened in 1964. Facilities include a 4.8 kilometers (3.0 mi) high-speed circuit, a 900 meters (980 yd) section of Belgian pavé and a hill circuit with gradients up to 30%.
Test Track 1.0 closed for refurbishment on April 15, 2012, and re-opened on December 6 in its second edition, or Test Track 2.0, [8] sponsored by Chevrolet instead of General Motors. Guests now design their own car in the Chevrolet Design Studio.
Construction of the Proving Ground began in 1968, and once the facility opened in 1970 it acted as the testing site for many European GM models from, among others, the Vauxhall and Bedford companies. With Bedford withdrawing from the bus and truck markets in December 1986, Millbrook was put up for sale by GM. [2]
Pages in category "Road test tracks by manufacturer" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. ... General Motors proving grounds; M.
The Top Gear test track located at Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey, United Kingdom was used by the BBC automotive television programme Top Gear. The track was designed by Lotus Cars as a testing facility, with many of its Formula One cars tested there. It was used to test both cars and drivers seen on the programme, mainly in Power Laps and Star
1:42.0 – Rover 416 GTI (Hammond's car in the '£100 car' challenge.) 1:43.0 – Porsche 944 (May's car in the '£1500 Porsche' Challenge.) 1:44.0 – Porsche 924 (Hammond's car in '£1500 Porsche' Challenge, time not stated, but they did say it was slower than May's 944. Hammond's score on the board stated he scored -9 points in the challenge ...
Track closed in 2005 and reopened with new owners. Sales contract prohibits the holding of national or international races with more than 5000 spectators. Therefore only used for local racing series or as a test track. Raleigh Speedway: 1.000-mile (1.609 km) paved oval Raleigh, North Carolina: Raleigh 300 (1953) Raleigh 250 (1954; 1956–1958)
Although skeptical about the car's potential as first, Foyt managed to take the car to 218 mph (351 km/h) on the test track. He is said to have admired the car for its stability at high speeds. As development neared completion, General Motors' senior management withheld permission for the record attempt to be held at the General Motors test ...
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