CATESBY TUNNEL
UNDERGROUND
SOUND OF THE
Stig’s secret subterranean lair is the perfect place to make a lot of noise. And that’s exactly what we’ve done. Welcome to Top Gear Tunnel Run
WORDS ROWAN HORNCASTLE
PHOTOGRAPHY MARK RICCIONI
PHOTO: ARTHUR ROTHSTEIN, PUBLIC DOMAIN, VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS /
WWW.RECORDOFFICE.ORG.UK It’s an acronym: not in my back yard. Five letters that combine to create a controversial label for a person who openly opposes infrastructure developments in their area. But if it wasn’t for a bit of Victorian Nimbyism, we wouldn’t have an epic new YouTube series: TopGear Tunnel Run.
It’s a seven part celebration of the old school sounds of combustion, presented by Becky Evans, and coming to a screen near you soon. But if it wasn’t for some bloke called Henry Attenborough being a Nimby, The Stig wouldn’t have been able to be let loose in the world’s loudest, lairiest machines for you and your ears’ benefit.
Which means you wouldn’t know what a Group B Rally car, screaming V12 track-only hypercar, twin-supercharged vintage Formula One car, a NASCAR racer and many other mad, multicylindered machines sound like at flat chat through an incredibly confined space. And – trust me – that’s worth a watch. And possibly a new pair of headphones.