Ignition Festival, Glasgow - Audi R8 V10
As mentioned in the previous blog, through a prize draw from purchasing my ticket in the pre-sale, I was lucky enough to win a lap around the street circuit track at the Ignition Festival and a paddock tour. #DaysOut: The specially designed street circuit went around the SECC, Armadillo and the Hydro - as shown in the picture below. Not shown in the picture, just behind the Hydro, there was a shorter figure-of-eight shaped track which was predominantly for drifting. Image from Ignition Festival of Motoring There was just another competition winner, along with myself getting to go in one of the Top Gear supercars, and we were asked which car we would like to go in - the Ford Mustang or the Audi R8 - but I think we were both too polite to choose one, so Mark the paddock manager (who I had actually come across during my volunteering at the 2012 Olympic Games - small world!) decided for us. The other winner was to go in the Ford Mustang which went a little more sidewa...