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Tue 12 May 2015 22:16

Any / Aston Martin - Prototype test drivers' rules - craig-pd130

Being a factory test driver isn't all glamour, you know. There are strict rules that must be adhered to, as this piece reveals:

www.carmagazine.co.uk/features/car-culture/inside-.../

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Wed 13 May 2015 13:33

Any / Aston Martin - Prototype test drivers' rules - alan1302

Kinds of what you would expct really...still wouldn't mind being a tester!

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Wed 13 May 2015 13:38

Any / Aston Martin - Prototype test drivers' rules - craig-pd130

I worked with an Italian guy who had been a Lancia test driver - he'd worked on the Thema 8.32, the Ferrari-engined version, developing the brakes.

He was a demon behind the wheel: like how I'd imagine it would be to drive with Tiff Needell.

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Wed 13 May 2015 21:14

Any / Aston Martin - Prototype test drivers' rules - Happy Blue!

"he'd worked on the Thema 8.32, the Ferrari-engined version, developing the brakes."

Oh boy did that car need good brakes.............

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