Nardò Ring

For example, the Koenigsegg CCR which set a speed record for a production car at the Nardò Ring did so with the steering wheel at a 30° angle.

It was again featured in the series 18 opener of the 2002 reboot format of Top Gear, when the then presenters of the show Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May drove in a Lamborghini Aventador, a Noble M600 and a McLaren MP4-12C, respectively, to see who could reach the highest speed.

During one of the first secret speed tests on a Bugatti Veyron prototype, driven by Loris Bicocchi, one of the wheels exploded carrying the fender with it.

The fender raised and brought the front hood with it which collapsed and smashed the windshield, causing the car to lose control and slamming into the guard rail at a speed of 398 kilometres per hour (247 mph).

Bicocchi received an invoice from the Nardò Technical Center where they said he damaged 1,800 metres (5,906 ft; 1,969 yd) of guardrail.

Space photograph of Nardò Ring. The image was taken from the ISS at an angle making it appear elliptical.
The Mercedes-Benz C111-IV that set the speed record in 1979
The Volkswagen Nardò that set the record on the Nardò ring. The record is still unbeaten today.