Where is mclarens unit 2

Privacy Policy. Inside McLaren's 'Unit 2'. McLaren MPC. Tags: Classic Cars Racing Supercars. Contribute: Send us a tip Contact the editor. Share This Article:. Follow Us Today:. Viknesh Vijayenthiran - Editor. Along one metal gantry are ranged the pit jacks designed to fit each car; elsewhere are the starter units needed to get them running.

At its fullest, Unit 2 held 75 complete cars. But it is down to around 55 now, and will have just 40 by the end of the year. Formula One is a famously unsentimental sport, obsessed with the next thing, not the last thing.

But I worry a little for those that remain in Unit 2, each a little colder, lonelier and dustier. As the door swings shut behind me, I wonder how long it will be before it opens again. By Ben Oliver. Back to Ben Oliver. F1 heaven: where 30 years of Ron-era racing are at your fingertips. One of the world's most important, most valuable car collections is kept locked away, and nobody ever gets to see it. Visually they're as good as ever. And that's before you notice the names on the air intakes: Senna, Senna, Prost, Senna.

The roof is completely different, also the Portsmouth building has windows all around. While the garage in the video is walled end to end. The picture above is of Unit 2 Access Point, North Harbour, which was the leasehold property being advertised for sale back in It may have been a coincidence that it was being sold at the same time as McLaren were moving their old race cars out from storage from a different building.

It is Unit 2 at Woking Business Park, as McLaren still hold the lease for that building — as confirmed by the Woking Business Park website, and google maps confirms the roof structure is the same as in the pictures.

McLaren used to be totally based at the business park before the MTC opened…. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

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Peloton25 posts months. Civpilot 6, posts months. Yes, that warehouse used to be McLaren. The trophy room and a couple of the old cars used to be in a room at the front. I understand its where they now service the F1's and the SLR's. There is another building further along albert drive that used to be the HQ and I think it was where they built the formula 1 cars.

It always had a Mclaren hanging in a window at the side that was used as a backdrop for a few interviews. Again I think its still owned buy McLaren. Peter A McLaren fan! Skater12 posts months. Used to be McLaren.. Wonder if it is and its where all these are stored? Its only a few minutes drive from McLaren HQ.. Frik 12, posts months. It is from this site that the tubs for the SLR were formed, and where all the race cars are stored.