I raced a plane in the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT and it was surreal/recombu

I raced a plane in the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT and it was surreal

Why race a car when you can race a plane?Ben Griffin visited Blyton Park in Lancaster to take up a very unusual challenge in the new Grand Cherokee SRT.Usually when a motoring journalist is invited to the launch event of a new car, they'll be given a few laps at a circuit, a few hours in the car driving around a road route and be sent on their way to write about it.

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Long-running readers of Auto Express know that along with bringing you industry-first news and the latest reviews, we like to push the boundaries with some unusual features.The library of old back issues, neatly organised in maroon-coloured leather binders in the Auto Express office, is a treasure trove of mad and wacky stunts over the past 28 years.Pitching a car against a bike is a favourite theme, but just as a Hollywood movie-trailer narrator would say: "We've never raced an aeroplane… until now."So when the call came in asking whether we'd like to race our own plane, the answer was an emphatic 'yes'.

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I raced a plane in the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT and it was surreal/recombu