TRACK ATTACK

“THIS, THE GT3X, IS THE ‘WHAT IF’ GT3 CAR. NO LIMITS”

I thought I knew what I was getting into here. And as I squeezed past scaffolding poles and nestled into the seat’s tight grip there was no doubt in my mind. Definitely a McLaren 720S GT3X. Says so on the steering wheel. Metaphorically, though? Well I thought I had that dialled too, but when I started moving it all came a bit unstuck.

Here’s the thing no one tells you about GT3 racing cars. They’re not very fast. Sure, they’ll turn in impressive lap times, but that’s because they have slick tyres,