Blyton looks after an another exotic visitor...

Blyton Service Station is not the biggest garage in the area but it recently welcomed one of the world’s most expensive and exclusive cars to its ramp. The £850,000 Pagani Huayra had been testing at nearby Blyton Park Circuit and its team of four engineers from the factory in Modena, Italy needed to get underneath it to check some of its systems.

Blyton Park’s owner: Richard Usher rang George Heppenstall at the garage and the 720 horsepower twin –turbo V12 – powered supercar was soon safely in the air in Blyton village. George commented “ We often help out owners of cars visiting Blyton Park but being able to see the Pagani being engineered in our workshop was a real taste of the exotic. “

After a full diagnostic and physical check, the car returned to the circuit where it performed a series of acceleration and handling tests around the track accelerating to 60 miles per hour in just over three seconds and achieved speeds in excess of 160mph.  The Pagani Huayra is made by Pagani Automobili which was founded by Horatio Pagani in 1999.

Pictures of our Goodwwod visitors.

Back in September, we had a couple of very special visitors to Blyton Park preparing for the Goodwood festival.

Legendary Barrie "Whizzo" Williams was shaking down a number of Richard Meadens' classics for Goodwood, but star of the show was the unique 1963 Jaguar Lister Le Mans coupe.

Also, we had a 1960 Formula Junior Dolphin which had been lost for 50 years at the back of a garage, and was only discovered when the house was being demolished in 2001.

The car was still in its' original paint and livery but needed some restoration and was unveiled to the public at Goodwood for the first time since 1960! 

Blyton Park Driving Centre Firmly On The Map.

The Test and Tuition Circuit at Blyton Park has proved to be a popular addition to the list of leisure facilities in the East Midlands, attracting thousands of visitors in its first full year of operation. The regeneration of the former RAF Blyton by entrepreneur and lifelong car enthusiast Richard Usher has resulted in the creation of a unique facility where car enthusiasts can enjoy their cars and learn the art of car control in a purpose built environment.

Blyton Park comprises over two miles of new surface laid on the runways and perimeter track of the old airfield making up multiple circuit layouts.  These circuits were designed by ex-touring-car driver Eugene O’Brien, now a professional driver coach, John Barker a founding editor of EVO magazine and Richard Usher himself.  The main purpose of the facility is to encourage drivers to learn their cars’ capabilities by taking instruction in either their own car or one provided for them. Blyton Park is not a racing circuit as such but it is licensed by the MSA (the governing body of British Motorsport) for sprint events against the clock.

Blyton Park Driving Centre officially opened on May 4^th 2011. Since then the venue has welcomed an incredible array of vehicles and owners, including over 100 pre-war cars on “The Flying Scotsman” Classic Trial, the first ever Brabham Formula One Car and both the new McLaren MP4-12C and Ferrari 458 Italia road cars. On July 1^st over 300 Mazda MX 5’s set a new world record for convertible cars on a circuit. In addition, the unique nature of the track has attracted vehicle manufacturers and racing organisations including Audi UK, Mazda Europe and Caterham who have used the track for engineering work and vehicle evaluation.

Commenting on the last 16 months, Richard Usher said “We have been delighted by the incredibly positive response which Blyton Park has received both from individuals and large organisations, as well as in the Press. This has enabled us to continue investing in the facility which has had a positive effect on the local economy as well as completely re-invigorating a site which was slipping into a state of post-war dereliction and neglect.”

Blyton Park Driving Centre is blogging!

Welcome to the first entry to the official Blyton Park Driving Centre blog!

For those of you who are unaware of Blyton Park, we officially opened on May 4^th 2011 and our venue has welcomed an incredible array of vehicles and owners, including over 100 pre-war cars on “The Flying Scotsman” Classic Trial, the first ever Brabham Formula One Car and both the new McLaren MP4-12C and Ferrari 458 Italia road cars.

The regeneration of the former RAF Blyton by entrepreneur and lifelong car enthusiast Richard Usher has resulted in the creation of a unique facility where car enthusiasts can enjoy their cars and learn the art of car control in a purpose built environment. Blyton Park Driving 

Over two miles of new track has been laid on the runways and perimeter track of the old airfield making up multiple circuit layouts.  These circuits were designed by ex-touring-car driver Eugene O’Brien, now a professional driver coach, John Barker a founding editor of EVO magazine and Richard Usher himself.