Nestled deep in the Bedford countryside is RAF Thurleigh, a former Royal Air Force station used throughout the Second World War by British and American bombers. Following the war it helped in the development of a number of planes, including the Harrier and Bristol Brabazon.
While the airfield closed in 1997, it’s now home to vehicles that are no less noisy and no less interesting – racing cars. Bedford Autodrome, as it’s now known, is home to PalmerSport – a trackday experience launched by ex-Formula 1 driver Jonathan Palmer. Calling itself “the world’s greatest driving event”, it offers guests the chance to get behind the wheel of a wide variety of cars to push the limits in an event like no other.
Your writer attended the event in July, and the day started with breakfast. There were eight of us in the group, six of whom were work colleagues and another guy on his own, all of us slightly nervous and excited about the day ahead. We
