Top Gear Google Earth locations

[Frederic]

Hi all!

First of all: don't start shouting "you're overanalysing TG etc".. buttttt:

wouldn't it be a cool idea to look for some TG locations they've been to and make some sort of TG tourist guide? 8)
for example: the best driving road map etc:

let's start with this:
The racetrack in Spain: 36°49'33.62"N 5°4'50.08"W
The caravan site: 50°42'5.61"N 2°18'39.29"W (who would want to go there?)
Channel crossing launch pad: 51° 7'0.36"N 1°18'59.70"O
Amphibious car: 53° 7'21.64"N 2° 4'32.01"W

Cheers!

[Blayde]

You could just add this to the wiki, relating to whichever episode the moments were filmed

[Frederic]

Good idea: but wouldn't it also be nice to have a complete list? no ? maybe?

[Blayde]

*points to wiki again* you could make a TG google Earth locations page

[Martyn]

...with downloadable kmz files instead of coordinates!

[Aston Martin]

Originally Posted by Martyn

...with downloadable kmz files instead of coordinates!

+1

[Speedtouch]

Clarkson's Chipping Norton House: 51°55'52.30"N 1°32'1.88"W
Clarkson's Isle Of Man House: 54° 3'18.60"N 4°37'22.19"W

TG Test Track (For those who don't have it): 51° 7'6.89"N 0°32'11.27"W

And I agree with making a wiki page for them.

[Cobol74]

What about building a library of all the interesting places TG goes? Like the African desert, and Lillehammer, Verbier, the Bridge, the 'best' drivers road (I recall an Australian member did actually do an entry in a thread for that one) etc.

[freakshow]

Geter Done!

[Alasondro Alegré]

I posted these in another thread

From series 9

Elvington Airfield
Moroso Motorsports Park

[Frederic]

How do you make a KMZ?

And how can I start something on the wiki thingy? how should it be called?

[Peter3hg]

Anyone know where they landed in France? I've had a gander but can't find a similar looking place near Calais.

Edit: I've found it, it was Sangatte.
http://rapidshare.com/files/81259659..._Site.kmz.html

[Frederic]

The pool into which JC 'dumped' the RR:
51°56'21.41"N 1°32'25.04"W

[Viper007Bond]

Originally Posted by Frederic

How do you make a KMZ?

And how can I start something on the wiki thingy? how should it be called?

Do as Wikipedia does and link your locations to this page:

http://tools.wikimedia.de/~magnus/ge...city_region:US

They use a template like this:

{{Geolinks-US-cityscale|45.52304|-122.640155}}

I'll go throw one together later.

[Martyn]

While doing some possible journey planning to the Millau bridge, I found the windy road they drove the three supercars about on on the way to Millau...

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl...&t=h&z=16&om=1

[nannocrob]

http://www.gearthhacks.com/downloads/map.php?file=27558

Jeremy Clarkson's house. Apparently.

[Werner]

http://maps.google.nl/maps?f=q&hl=nl...&t=h&z=14&om=1

the dike that clarkson drove over when he drove to Oslo in the SLR

[nannocrob]

Originally Posted by Werner

http://maps.google.nl/maps?f=q&hl=nl...&t=h&z=14&om=1

the dike that clarkson drove over when he drove to Oslo in the SLR

That's stretching it. Hopelessly obscure.

[Alufelge]

For the Route of the "best driving Road", open Google Maps and start with "Davos, Switzerland". From there, you have to drive the 28 until you turn right to Livigno. After Livigno, drive left onto the SS301 until you've reached Bormio. This is the first best driving Road presented in TopGear 10x01...

Now head north and begin with the Stelvio Pass [SS38]. This is the second Road presented by the Team on its Trip. This is where all the serpentines are. This Part of the Stelvio Pass, from Bormio to Trafoi, is where they found their driving Heaven.

Sorry, I hate working with coordinates and I'm not a Crack in Googlemaps, but I'm sure this will help some of you.

[idk]

Does anybody know where to road is, where they tested the RS4 against the climbers?