Dunsfold Aerodrome, a quiet airstrip tucked in Surrey, England, has heard its share of snarling engines and screeching tires, serving as Top Gear’s legendary test track where everything from plucky hatchbacks to wild hypercars fought for lap-time glory. In 2025, a Czech dark horse—the Praga Bohema—rolled up to this hallowed ground, and with ex-Stig Ben Collins at the wheel, this underdog supercar obliterated a lap record, leaving gearheads gobsmacked.
Ben Collins, the man who lived as Top Gear’s enigmatic Stig, isn’t your average driver—he’s a precision machine who spent years wringing out cars with surgical skill. Now testing for Praga, Collins piloted the Bohema around Dunsfold on plain road-legal tires, no race-prepped tricks, just a street-ready beast. The result? A lap time that knocked out giants, rumored to eclipse the Aston Martin Valkyrie’s scorching 1:09.6, sending shockwaves through the car world.
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So, what’s this Praga Bohema? It’s no Ferrari or Lamborghini, and that’s the charm. Praga, a Czech outfit born in 1907, has churned out everything from bikes to tanks, and the Bohema is their exclusive supercar—only 89 will ever exist. Its 3.8-liter twin-turbo V-6 pumps out over 700 horsepower, but the real kicker is its weight: a svelte 2,200 pounds, making it a lightweight ninja compared to the 3,500-pound hulks dominating the supercar scene, letting it carve Dunsfold’s corners like a hot knife.
Why’s this lap a big deal? Dunsfold’s track, with brutal turns like Hammerhead and Gambon, is a merciless gauntlet testing speed, brakes, and grip. For a tiny player like Praga to smoke titans like Aston Martin or Koenigsegg here is like an indie band topping the charts. The Bohema’s win isn’t just about raw speed—it’s a love letter to pure engineering, sticking to a gas-powered heart without leaning on electric or hybrid crutches, proving old-school still has some fight.
For Top Gear diehards, this feels like a nod to the show’s golden days, even if Dunsfold hasn’t hosted it in ages—the track’s still the gold standard. The Bohema’s lap brings back that rush of watching a car pushed to the edge by a fearless driver, and it’s part of a bigger wave, with small fry like McMurtry’s electric Spéirling also rewriting Dunsfold’s record books, shaking up the supercar old guard.
What’s Praga’s next move? They’re already shipping Bohemas to buyers, with three more headed to the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed, including the first for a U.S. customer. Each $1 million-plus car is a custom-crafted gem, and with just 89 out there, owning one’s like snagging a rare artifact. The Dunsfold feat has put Praga in the spotlight, and rumors of a Nürburgring run are swirling—what’s next is anyone’s guess.
