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Drivetribe really taking off. It's not Top Gear or Grand Tour, but it doesn't need to be, it's roots are certainly there but their future is most definitely it's own. Great job Richard and Izzy, looking forward to more of, well, everything.
You should have begun with top secret and then proceed to reveal the location at Dovenby Hall, Cockermouth CA13, OPN, United Kingdom, just off the A66 True TG/GT tradition that is
I worked on this site at the very beginning of the racetrack project. We had to fell the old avenue of trees that used to be in the middle of the site. This is the first time I’ve seen the end result!
It is his channel. It was initially launched by the trio but Richard bought the other two out where the RUclips channel was concerned. I think it was explained by Mike Fernie on Ben Fowler's podcast.
To locals, Dovenby is synonymous with a different kind of establishment all together. Just up the road, there's an even smaller circuit that is open to the public, Rowrah kart circuit.
I love how Izzy keeps getting scared because Richard is incredible at driving pretty quickly and doing a full on monologue on camera because he's been doing it for so long
Cumbria and Mid- to North-Wales have an affinity with rally DNA in their b roads and back lanes. Scoobys, RS's, Mark 2s tucked away on farms across the countryside
Richard kept referring to it as a race track. It's not its a test track and if i remember correctly it can't be used for races ir rallies as per the planning permission. It's not open to the general public, no doubt Malcolm will not be amused if people try to get in Its not exactly been a secret that its there
I disagree it’s a race track. It’s privately owned with no races I’ve ever seen there. The public can’t just show up. I’d say at best like Blyton in Lincs it’s a test track.
Hey Drivetribe, send Richard and Izzy to the Porsche Experience centre at Silverstone. I can’t believe how much faster I got in just a couple of hours.
The C.DIFF toggle does not send power forward or back; a common misconception! What it does do is change how hard the center differential locks the front and rear axels together. Much how the inside and outside wheels rotate at different speeds in a turn, so do the front and rear axels in a turn as well. Locking them together would make it a bit more skid happy but is really intended for high grip on loose surfaces You could argue the gearbox does not output equal power front to rear when open (GD are a bit front biased i believe?) so locking the diff “sends” more power to whichever axel would otherwise have less. but it’s not like it sends more than 50% to either when locked.
Seems to me like Drivetribes resident south of france enthusiast D'Izzy Hammond is ready for some drifting tuition, to help counter the spinny head sensations? I'm sure there's a willing teacher somewhere out there, be it Julian from Garage D, or maybe Tessa Whittock, who both are great on camera. Really enjoying these Richard/Izzy videos!
It's outside of the National Park boundary. I live 3 miles from the boundary (not in that location) but I still say I live in the Lake District, it's easier than explaining 😂
My first time in Wales, a Cossy went powersliding around a corner right in front of me. Best introduction ever. I had just come from the lake district on a "tour" around England and Wales.
I can see an awful lot of influences in that track. The back section of corners looks like Donington, there's one section that looks a bit like COTA and the general layout loks a bit Fiorano.
It's not in the lake district.M-Sport has done great stuff for what used to be there at Dovenby. Not sure if it's OK to say what I knew it as back in the day. but I will anyway.. "lunatic asylum".
Time for some legit track lessons Izzy, now that you've had your first official crash 😂🙏 they will help you learn about racing lines & proper apex strategies etc.
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Tip: Put Izzy's name in the title for more clicks.
Drivetribe really taking off. It's not Top Gear or Grand Tour, but it doesn't need to be, it's roots are certainly there but their future is most definitely it's own. Great job Richard and Izzy, looking forward to more of, well, everything.
A like on this comment just didn't seem quite enough. 100% agree!
it's so awesome to watch Izzy grow into a really legit presenter. She's got a long career ahead of her if this is her goal.
She just needs some mates to argue with and take the mikey with
@@Peter-je6td And then we need one of them to go "HAMMOOONNND!!!"
Maybe challenge one or more of Clarkson’s kids to a car race (I don’t think James has kids yet)
On tonight's programme:
Richard discovers a track
Izzy mows the lawn
And Martin runs around in circles
A connoisseur of the olden days, I presume?
and Izzy gets dizzy
When I was that I just imagine Charkson voice 😂
Well, it was a secret...
Exactly what I was thinking
It’s a test track for a Motorsport company. Not like you’re getting in
Nice and clickbaity tho
Nah not really haha could hear it from our house if the wind was right 😂 and alot if folk drive past it garn through dovenby
@@titchness8487I would imagine some people are annoyed by that? Or is the sound very low even for closest residents?
I love how Richard was visibly offended when Izzy stated that she "crashed"
"That wasn't a crash, that was just a sudden stop"
Spoken by the expert!
the 'thats not a knife' of guys who know how to crash a car
You should have begun with top secret and then proceed to reveal the location at Dovenby Hall, Cockermouth CA13, OPN, United Kingdom, just off the A66
True TG/GT tradition that is
The fact it's in Cockermouth really just adds to that Top Gear je ne sais quoi
Aye, Knobagob's secret. Used to be a mental hospital didn't Dovenby Hall?
"Like the Nurburgring but folded-up" XD
Love these Richard and Izzy videos.
I worked on this site at the very beginning of the racetrack project. We had to fell the old avenue of trees that used to be in the middle of the site. This is the first time I’ve seen the end result!
Loving that Hammond has been spending more time with this channel!
It is his channel. It was initially launched by the trio but Richard bought the other two out where the RUclips channel was concerned. I think it was explained by Mike Fernie on Ben Fowler's podcast.
Plus anything to get away from the witch he married who is now trying to ruin his life
Tonight:
- a shepherd drinks tea
- Richard teaches Izzy how to mow lawn
- Izzys head pushed against the window
I am so happy these two are having fun on camera! Their chemistry is amazing
Can you keep my track a secret? Richard 'Don't worry no one will ever know. We hardly have any viewers on our channel 😂
In 4 hours 60k views😂
If M Sport invited Richard Hammond to the track and didn't expect to do some gardening repairs, it is on them for not watching TG.
Ha. Yeah it’s not a crash if dad says it isn’t. He knows what a crash looks like, he’s practised that.
If you walk away instead of having to be airlifted out, it ain't a crash!
These two are an absolute joy to watch they both bounce off eachother so well , she's a natural Infront of the camera
I live less than 20 minutes away and didn’t know this existed
You should buy it and name it Hammond Speedway!!
hammond might be struggling for money soon
@@topmandog1 due to it being in the middle of nowhere lol... might not though.. his name would sell it well!
Of course it's in buttermere
@@tomhicks1237 yaah lol
To locals, Dovenby is synonymous with a different kind of establishment all together.
Just up the road, there's an even smaller circuit that is open to the public, Rowrah kart circuit.
"It was entirely your fault!"
"But I wasn't driving"
The video editing and quality is amazing .
Great video
Great video! Really fun with these two together
"I feel like I should know where I'm going but I don't."
Welcome to real life.
That gear change after 7:28 was perfect timing 🤣
I love how Izzy keeps getting scared because Richard is incredible at driving pretty quickly and doing a full on monologue on camera because he's been doing it for so long
IZZY GETTING DIZZY😂😂😂❤
Cumbria and Mid- to North-Wales have an affinity with rally DNA in their b roads and back lanes. Scoobys, RS's, Mark 2s tucked away on farms across the countryside
Richard just mentioned the Nuremburg Ring. We need Richard and Izzy to go there and race. Don't forget a bouquet of flowers for Sabien Schmitz.
Nürburg. Not Nürnberg.
Richard kept referring to it as a race track.
It's not its a test track and if i remember correctly it can't be used for races ir rallies as per the planning permission.
It's not open to the general public, no doubt Malcolm will not be amused if people try to get in
Its not exactly been a secret that its there
To me, Buttermere is a GCSE geography field trip.
I disagree it’s a race track. It’s privately owned with no races I’ve ever seen there. The public can’t just show up. I’d say at best like Blyton in Lincs it’s a test track.
Hey Drivetribe, send Richard and Izzy to the Porsche Experience centre at Silverstone. I can’t believe how much faster I got in just a couple of hours.
Richard's sweater is the clothing equivalent of the Marcos Mantis M70.
Martin's brakes are a bit...peppery!
Honestly I would be absolutely delighted to watch Richard and Izzy go on about cars - if that's something they'd love to do more.
Would love to see both of you do the Anglesey Circuit.
Love seeing these two together. Great content 😎👌🏻🥰
Just over the hill from Buttermere is a bit of a stretch to say the least.
"I'm Richard btw..." 😁
Loving these style film presentations.
This was so GREAT !!!! Please keep doing more of this with you two together !!!!! Love seeing it ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Love this new duo please continue ❤
Dizzy Izzy. Great fun.
You know what, this should have been bought when you guys started The Grand Tour a decade ago. This is a fun track!
Izzy did "soil damage".
That's what happens with too much C. Diff.
10:22 she said she's james may without saying she's james may...
They are LITERALLY playing Forza Horizon 4!
In the same location, in the same car, with the same opening shots of the hills!
Absolutely brilliant 💯
The C.DIFF toggle does not send power forward or back; a common misconception! What it does do is change how hard the center differential locks the front and rear axels together.
Much how the inside and outside wheels rotate at different speeds in a turn, so do the front and rear axels in a turn as well. Locking them together would make it a bit more skid happy but is really intended for high grip on loose surfaces
You could argue the gearbox does not output equal power front to rear when open (GD are a bit front biased i believe?) so locking the diff “sends” more power to whichever axel would otherwise have less. but it’s not like it sends more than 50% to either when locked.
Seems to me like Drivetribes resident south of france enthusiast D'Izzy Hammond is ready for some drifting tuition, to help counter the spinny head sensations? I'm sure there's a willing teacher somewhere out there, be it Julian from Garage D, or maybe Tessa Whittock, who both are great on camera. Really enjoying these Richard/Izzy videos!
I love how when Izzy drives any car she creates three rows of eating. 😂😂 Luv ya girl.
absolutly fantastic
Ngl, I knew it was gonna be Martin before the door lifted up XD
She'll get there eventually and watch it the day she nails it; she'll want to do it all the time!
I love Richard's gentle encouragement to Izzy. Also the chunk of tyre that came off with Richard behind the wheel on the skid pan.
we need longer episodes
Can someone tell Hammond the age of the “rolling out of bed grunge” hair style is out of vogue since Izzy was in diapers
I pass Dovenby Hall every day going home from work on the outskirts of Cockermouth
U mean hamster will try to crash agan 😂😂
Has Richard got his mum's jumper on? 😂
A bit away from buttermere😂
Love to know how they got planning for that up in the Lake District 🤣.
It's outside of the National Park boundary. I live 3 miles from the boundary (not in that location) but I still say I live in the Lake District, it's easier than explaining 😂
Sometimes I've walked in Greystoke forest, Cumbria and met people rallying.
My first time in Wales, a Cossy went powersliding around a corner right in front of me.
Best introduction ever.
I had just come from the lake district on a "tour" around England and Wales.
lol one hour club checking in 😊
😂 great vid 👍
Has this evolved from Malcolm Wilson's outfit....
I can see an awful lot of influences in that track. The back section of corners looks like Donington, there's one section that looks a bit like COTA and the general layout loks a bit Fiorano.
I do wish you get James to join you guys. He would be a perfect fit.
Do a bit of honest car journalism. Would be nice.
360 cameras like that should be part of the 2026 F1 regulations.
A new car show: with izzy and richard hammond and every episode one special guest. Call it „second gear“. Take my idea and cash me out
It’s not secret no more… 😂😂
Dizzy Izzy, what a missy!
I’m there now bro!
Would love the thrash that black Sierra RS500 round that track
Dizzie Izzie 🤣🤣🤣
Nice👍
If they get told off for being on the grass then they shouldn't tell Clarkson as he'll make a dogs dinner of it
Brakes are a little bit peppery lol
where is the track from the thumbnail?
Izzy ❤ 😇
Isn't a secret anymore is it?
What's missing is Clarkson and May roasting the Hammond's
Nah. Richard & Izzy are great without them…..
Encor!!!!
Hammond's Eboladrome
I’m still not bought into these two yet
"That wasn't a crash, that was just a sudden stop"
Spoken by the expert!
Hammond absolutely love you and your content but Izzy looks tiny next to you how small sorry how tall is she lol 😅
It is not secret. It is just not widely known.
Like the vids.. Hate the clickbait titles..
Izzy must be tiny she looks way smaller than hamster!
HER NAME IS IZZY AND SHE WENT DIZZY
It says on their website "Experience unmatched privacy"
Might be why they didn't tell anyone 🤷♂
your not dizzy your izzy
Richard Hammond Tries ENGLANDS, UK MOST Secret Race Track!
It's not in the lake district.M-Sport has done great stuff for what used to be there at Dovenby. Not sure if it's OK to say what I knew it as back in the day. but I will anyway.. "lunatic asylum".
someone make an assetto corsa mod rn
Time for some legit track lessons Izzy, now that you've had your first official crash 😂🙏 they will help you learn about racing lines & proper apex strategies etc.
Happily surprised the title isn’t “Hammond crashes at the secret racetrack”