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DRIVE HARDER. DRIVE FASTER. DRIVE PALMERSPORT. Launched by former F1 racer Jonathan Palmer in 1991, PalmerSport continues to retain its reputation as the world’s greatest driving event: a motorsport experience like no other. PalmerSport guests spend a full day driving an unrivalled collection of high-performance sports cars, touring cars and open-top racing cars on four purpose-built circuits at Bedford Autodrome. And unlike lesser driving events, PalmerSport encourages its guests to push right to the limit on every circuit, in every car. With more spacious run-off areas than conventional motor racing venues, these bespoke circuits allow participants the freedom to drive harder and faster than anywhere else in the world, with outstanding safety. PalmerSport offers a heart-stopping, exhilarating and unforgettable day, whether you join us as an individual with family or friends, or as part of a corporate group. This is PalmerSport 2020. 0320 THE F1 CONNECTION 20:20 VISION JONATHAN PALMER When my racing career came to an end in 1991 after many years with family or friends or participating in a corporate event. of driving Formula One, Le Mans and Touring Car machinery, I Alongside eight thrilling driving activities, you will enjoy superb wanted to find a way to share my passion for motorsport with food and hospitality in a unique and inspiring environment. others and recreate the exhilaration that only comes from being All our suites overlook the track so even when you are behind the wheel of a race car. PalmerSport was born out of networking or socialising, you are right by the action. the desire to create a driving day like no other, a truly authentic motorsport experience where highly skilled instructors actively As a corporate hospitality event PalmerSport is immensely push guests to drive as hard and as fast as possible in a range powerful. Hosts spend a full eight hours chatting amongst their of stunning performance cars. Since then, PalmerSport has guests, with adrenaline and exhilaration breaking down any evolved every year and become firmly established as the best formal barriers. such event in the world. As a private driving experience PalmerSport simply has no But PalmerSport is about much more than just driving. From the equal. The range of performance vehicles on offer, the freedom moment you arrive at Bedford Autodrome you’ll be looked after to drive them to their limits and the unrivalled quality provided by our exceptional hosts and instructors, ensuring you get the is what attracts over 10,000 guests to PalmerSport every year, most from the day, whether you are attending as an individual again and again. MARTIN BRUNDLE THE EXPERT JOLYON PALMER THE PACE SETTER Former F1 driver and highly acclaimed Jolyon Palmer, the 2014 GP2 Series champion, drove every activity, and he’s also set the benchmark lap commentator Martin Brundle presents your for the Renault F1 Team during the 2016 and 2017 time in the F3000 single seater. pre-event briefing video, talking you through seasons and is now a commentator and columnist Everybody would love to know how their driving all the cars and circuits at PalmerSport before for BBC Sport. Jolyon has extensively tested every skills measure up against those of an F1 driver, and you get behind the wheel. car at Bedford Autodrome, pushing to the limit in exclusively at PalmerSport we can give you the answer! 0520 THE 2020 LINE-UP EVERY GUEST DRIVES EVERY CAR IN AN EIGHT-ACTIVITY PROGRAMME BMW M2 CATERHAM RENAULT CLIO LAND ROVER PALMER JP-LM FORMULA 3000 CUP RACER DEFENDER CATERHAM PURSUIT SODI GT5 KART COMPETITION PALMERSPORT EDITION WEST CIRCUIT NORTHERN ACTIVITY AREA KART CIRCUIT SOUTH CIRCUIT WEST CIRCUIT EAST CIRCUIT NORTH CIRCUIT OFF-ROAD COURSE A muscular brute of a GT The JP-LM adds a flavour of This is the ultimate A Grand Prix-style single- This is a pocket-sized This British design icon Go head-to-head with The 390cc Sodi GT5 kart car that has been modified Le Mans to the line-up, with lightweight roadster. seater, with an open speed demon, offering remains the ultimate an opponent on our mirror- has super-light steering and from its road-going slicks-and-wings and a sleek Nimble and punchy for cockpit and a thunderous accessible kerb-hopping machine for rugged off-piste image course in a best a top speed of 48mph. Your production counterpart to sports car body that would a pure driving experience – Cosworth-developed V6 fun and an easily action. Tackle steep drops of three competition in our driving skills are laid bare provide a thoroughbred look perfectly at home on fun by the bucketload. power unit, and tyres from controllable driving thrill and high-water passes on Caterham Sevens. alongside your teammates power ride. the Mulsanne Straight. F1 supplier Pirelli. that everyone can enjoy. our off-road course in this on our twisting kart circuit. all-time great. SPECIFICATION SPECIFICATION SPECIFICATION SPECIFICATION SPECIFICATION SPECIFICATION SPECIFICATION SPECIFICATION TOP SPEED: 174 MPH TOP SPEED: 167 MPH TOP SPEED: 145 MPH TOP SPEED: 170 MPH TOP SPEED: 147 MPH MAXIMUM CLIMB ANGLE: TOP SPEED: 130 MPH TOP SPEED: 48 MPH 45 DEGREES 0-60 MPH: 4.2 SECONDS 0-60 MPH: 3.4 SECONDS 0-60 MPH: 3.9 SECONDS 0-60 MPH: 3.1 SECONDS 0-60 MPH: 5.0 SECONDS 0-60 MPH: 4.8 SECONDS ENGINE: HONDA GX390 CC WADING DEPTH: 500 MM ENGINE: ENGINE: 3 LITRE V 6 - 265 BHP ENGINE: 2.5 LITRE - 200 BHP ENGINE: 3 LITRE V6 - 250 BHP ENGINE: ENGINE: 2 LITRE - 175 BHP 3 LITRE, TWIN-TURBO - 410 BHP 1.6 LITRE, 4-CYLINDER TURBO - 220 BHP MAXIMUM SIDE TILT ANGLE: TRANSMISSION: TRANSMISSION: TRANSMISSION: TRANSMISSION: 35 DEGREES TRANSMISSION: HIGH RESISTANCE CHAIN TRANSMISSION: 6-SPEED PADDLE SHIFT 6-SPEED PADDLE SHIFT 6-SPEED PADDLE SHIFT TRANSMISSION: 6-SPEED MANUAL 6-SPEED M-DCT PADDLE SHIFT 6-SPEED PADDLE SHIFT DUAL-RANGE 4x4 AND LOCKING DIFF DRIVETRAIN: DRIVETRAIN: DRIVETRAIN: DRIVETRAIN: DRIVETRAIN: REAR WHEEL DRIVE - MID ENGINE REAR WHEEL DRIVE - FRONT ENGINE REAR WHEEL DRIVE - MID ENGINE DRIVETRAIN: DRIVETRAIN: REAR WHEEL DRIVE - FRONT ENGINE REAR WHEEL DRIVE - FRONT ENGINE FRONT WHEEL DRIVE - FRONT ENGINE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE - FRONT ENGINE PAGES 10 - 13 PAGES 14 - 17 PAGES 18 - 21 PAGES 22 - 25 PAGES 26 - 29 PAGES 30 - 31 PAGES 32 - 33 2007 ITINERARY A TYPICAL DAY AT PALMERSPORT ACTIVITIES 07.45 08.30 North Circuit: Renault Clio Cup Racer REGISTRATION EVENT BRIEFING BEDFORD South Circuit: BMW M2 Competition East Circuit: Caterham PalmerSport Edition AND BREAKFAST A video briefing from Sky F1 West Circuit: Formula 3000 Palmer JP-LM Your hospitality suite opens commentator Martin Brundle Kart Circuit: Sodi GT5 Kart for registration and breakfast on what you’re going to be Off-Road: Land Rover Defender at the start of one of the most driving and how best to do it. AUTODROME memorable days of your life. Bedford Autodrome is located right in the centre of England – NAA: Caterham Pursuit just 50 miles north of London, with excellent road and rail links and its own runway at Bedford Aerodrome. KEY R Venue Reception 08.50 09.00 YOUR DAY BEGINS PEDAL TO THE METAL Hospitality Suite NORTHERN ACTIVITY AREA (NAA) CATERHAM PURSUIT Trackside Suite with live timing Join your team leader and Meet your instructor in the then board your bespoke first of the day’s cars, get to Workshop PalmerSport shuttle that grips with the controls and will transport you around then put your foot down! Venue Offices the venue. OFF-ROAD COURSE LAND ROVER DEFENDER R NORTH CIRCUIT 1.00 MILE RENAULT CLIO CUP RACER 12.15 13.15 LUNCH AND REFUEL RESTART A first class lunch, table- An adrenaline-drenched served in your hospitality afternoon lies ahead as your suite with time to share confidence builds with more those unforgettable cars to drive. moments. SODI KARTGT5 KART CIRCUIT EAST CIRCUIT 0.75 MILES CATERHAM WEST CIRCUIT PALMERSPORT EDITION 16.30 16.45 1.87 MILES FORMULA 3000 AFTERNOON TEA PRIZE GIVING PALMER JP-LM SOUTH CIRCUIT Tea with sandwiches and The coveted PalmerSport ENTRANCE 1.50 MILES cakes is served over talk of trophies are awarded to BMW M2 COMPETITION spins, lap times and ‘‘what the day’s best drivers. might have been” moments. BEDFORD AERODROME 092020 THE M POWER STRIKES BACK BMW M2 COMPETITION SOUTH CIRCUIT 1.50 MILES 2011 PROGRESSIVELY BUILD UP YOUR SPEED UNTIL YOU CAN EXTRACT ALL OF ITS MIND-BLOWING POTENTIAL The BMW M2 Competition is the most recent piece of Munich mastery to join our world-beating line-up. This superb offering from BMW’s legendary M range features a number of competition-spec enhancements, and has been stripped of its interior luxuries to transform it into a real compact muscle car. Delivering more than 400 bhp from a super-smooth, straight-six, three-litre engine, this performance coupé is a genuine GT thoroughbred. The signature twin-turbo power unit, tuned by BMW’s motorsport division, can howl right up to 7600 rpm, and packs an almighty punch in the mid-ranges. With stiffened suspension, a roll cage and harness, plus a carbon racing rear wing, the BMW M2 Competition is fully optimised and primed to perform. Our instructors will help you to progressively build up your speed until you can extract all of its mind-blowing potential on the super-fast South Circuit. TOP SPEED: 174 MPH 0-60 MPH: 4.2 SECONDS ENGINE: 3 LITRE, TWIN-TURBO - 410 BHP TRANSMISSION: 6-SPEED M-DCT PADDLE SHIFT DRIVETRAIN: REAR WHEEL DRIVE - FRONT ENGINE 2013 PALMERTHE SPIRIT OF LE MANS JP-LM WEST CIRCUIT 1.87 MILES 2015 WITH SUCH PHENOMENAL PERFORMANCE AT YOUR DISPOSAL THE JP-LM IS A MIND-BENDING MARVEL! The breath-taking Palmer JP-LM sports prototype will bombard you with all the sensations of a true Le Mans racer.