Prime Gear is on indefinite hiatus, however The Stig nonetheless seeks final pace. The tame racing driver just lately tore up the take a look at observe at Dunsfold in a Ford Transit, of all issues. After all, this explicit Transit is not a typical van. Actually, it is not a van in any respect.

We’re speaking in regards to the Ford SuperVan 4.2. It is merely formed like a van, and even then, it incorporates some wild aero to maximise downforce. The “sides” are literally buttresses related to the large wing on the again. The van physique scrunches in behind the entrance seats, leaving exactly zero room to haul something. With 4,400 kilos of downforce and as much as 2,000 horsepower from its electrical powertrain, the SuperVan has set quite a few observe information together with Pikes Peak in 2023.

It would not set a document on the Prime Gear observe, even within the palms of The Stig. But it surely positive comes shut. The video above reveals a number of laps, the primary being the one devoted to pure pace. We’re handled to a mixture of in-car and out of doors footage exhibiting the van completely planted across the acquainted corners. It crosses the road with a time of 1:05.3, claiming third place on the general leaderboard. After that, The Stig celebrates by smoking the hides via an exhibition lap.

The van virtually beat the Lotus T125, an F1-shaped track-only sports activities automobile with much less energy and significantly decrease weight. The Renault R24—an precise F1 automobile—stays comfortably in first with a time of 59.0 seconds. However the van beat the track-only Pagani Zonda R by over three seconds, and eclipsed the McLaren 720S GT3X by two seconds.

Will something beat the Renault for the general document earlier than the observe is destroyed? Improvement on the Dunsfold Park challenge is ongoing, which can in the end see 1,800 houses and a brand new park exchange the previous aerodrome.