Motoring shows "Top Gear" and "Fifth Gear" have used this circuit to race or test cars on. One such race was British motorcycle racer Leon Haslam on a Ducati 1098 vs Fifth Gear presenter Tiff Needell driving a Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera, the bike coming out on top. "Top Gear" used the circuit for their '70s Supercar challenge. In this episode The Stig lapped a Vauxhall Astra. Jeremy Clarkson said "It's a fierce track this, one of the fastest in Britain, a real car breaker."