LONG WIND TUNNEL! | 2023 UPDATE

Here’s my first vlog of the 2023 season, here’s how the new team deal came about and my thoughts about the up and coming season! Plus some cool footage from our wind tunnel test. 00:00 Update 08:54 Wind Tunnel 19:28 High Speed Tunnel Run MERCH: Make sure to follow my social media: Instagram - Twitter - Facebook - ----------------------------------------------- More information about the wind tunnel: Catesby Tunnel began construction as a Victorian railway tunnel in February 1895 and was completed in just over two years in May 1897. The railway line was part of the Great Central’s ‘London Extension’ with the first train running through in July 1898. The railway tunnel was in service for 68 years until its operational retirement in September 1966. The underground nature of the construction was a result of Catesby Estate owner, Henry Attenborough, objecting to unsightly trains passing through the landscape. Approximately 30 million bricks were required to construct the perfectly straight long tunnel. Catesby Tunnel is currently undergoing a multi-million pound transformation to convert the disused railway tunnel into a state-of-the-art vehicle testing facility. The project is being developed by Brackley based Aero Research Partners who initiated the design phase back in 2013. As of 2020, the project has attracted £6.2 million of investment from the Governments’ Local Growth Fund, secured through the South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership. A 400m road surface has already been laid out for initial testing. The remaining sections are expected to be completed in early 2021.