Episode 1: Davy McGovern, our first contestant, takes to the track. Click here to see how he performed

Episode 2: Nicola Boyd, our first female reader to enter Hot Laps jumps inside the N24

Click here to see the times recorded by our racing drivers

Click here to read about Martin Brundle and Jonathan Palmer's exploits in the Aston Martin N24

Have you ever thought you could do better than the celebrities who race around the track in a reasonably priced car on the BBC show Top Gear? Well, now is your chance to prove it - but with one crucial difference. The car you will be driving won't be a Chevrolet Lacetti but a £100,000 Aston Martin.

The Sunday Times has teamed up with Aston Martin and Motorsport Vision to offer readers the chance to compete in a unique challenge. Each month, two winners will be chosen at random and invited to a race track where, after a period of instruction, they will be timed around a lap. Their efforts will be filmed by an onboard camera and posted on Times Online so they (and other readers) can watch their moment of triumph or disaster. By the end of the summer we will have a full league table of competitors and be ready to crown one driver king of the Hot-Lap challenge.

To be in with a chance of winning, all you need to do is follow the link below. The first draw will take place on Wednesday, April 9. The second draw will take place on April 30 and you must be available to race on May 12. Entrants must be over 21 with a full, current driving licence. Size and weight restrictions apply, and winners will drive at their own risk. Before you enter, please make sure that you read the terms and conditions carefully.

Competition is now closed.

Click here to see the league table

Terms and conditions

1. The competition will run on www.timesonline.co.uk website from April 6, 2008, to September 3, 2008 (the first Wednesday in September).

2. The first draw will be made on Wednesday, April 9, and subsequent draws will take place on the first Wednesday of each month. There will be a minimum of two winners each month.

3. Unless otherwise stated, the competition is open to all residents of mainland UK only aged 21 or over, except employees of Times Newspapers Limited (“TNL”) Motorsport Vision Limited, Aston Martin and their associated, affiliated or subsidiary companies, and their families, agents, or anyone connected with this competition, including the third party promotional partners, or professional or semi-professional racing drivers or anyone with a competition racing licence. Entrants must have a full and current UK driving licence. Entrants are advised that if they are under 5ft or over 6ft 4 and/or weighing more than 18 stone they will be subject to restrictions and may not be able to accept the prize.

4. Entry limited to one per person per month. All prizes will be for a specific day only and the winner cannot specify when they take the prize. The winner is responsible for ensuring they are able to accept the prize as set out and in accordance with these terms and conditions, in the event they are unable to do so then the TNL reserves the right to redraw the prize.

5. Entry is free but entrants should be aware that they may be subject to local call charges depending on their own individual arrangements for Internet access.

6. An eligible entrant must be an individual and must submit an entry in the form provided by TNL under this promotion including their name, address and e-mail address.

7. By entering, all eligible entrants agree to abide by each and all these terms and conditions. TNL reserves the right, with or without cause, to exclude entrants and withhold prizes for violating any of these terms and conditions. TNL reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions. Any amendments will be published on the Website.

8. There will be a minimum of two prizes per month. Each month a minimum of two winners will be drawn at random from all valid entries received prior to the close of that month’s competition. Each winner will be notified by email within seven (7) days of the draw date. All reasonable endeavours will be made to contact the winners during this time. If a winner cannot be contacted or is not available, TNL reserves the right to re-draw another winner from the correct entries which were received before the closing date.

9. The prize is the opportunity to drive an Aston Martin N24 car at a race track chosen by MotorSport Vision. Winners will liaise directly with Motorsport Vision to organise the prize and the prize date will be arranged within two weeks of a winner being notified of their prize. The winners will take their prize on a specific day only, as notified by Motorsport Vision, requests for specific days cannot be accommodated. On the prize day, the winner(s) will go to the selected venue and drive a timed lap in the N24. The monthly prize includes instruction and a timed lap in the N24 filmed with an on board camera. The prize will take place over approximately half a day. All other costs and expenses including food, drink and travel to and from the venue are the responsibility of the winner(s). TNL reserves the right to list the winners’ timed laps including showing the winners’ names, general locations and time as part of a feature in paper or online and to show on-board films online. TNL, Motorsport Vision and/or Aston Martin reserve the right amend the prize date to an alternative date in the event of instructor illness or absence or if other circumstances beyond their control make this unavoidable.

10. Winners will be required to produce a current driving licence at the Autodrome. For photo-card licences this means producing both the photo-card and paper counterpart. Winners should wear comfortable clothing, e.g. jeans and sweatshirt and lightweight shoes suitable for performance driving. Shorts are not permitted and heavy boots or high-heeled shoes are not recommended. Helmets are provided for all activities but it is recommended the winners bring a thin pair of gloves. Winners will be subject to the Terms and Conditions of Motorsport Vision Limited. Winners under 5ft or over 6ft 4 and/or weighing more than 18 stone will be subject to restrictions and may not be able to drive the car. The final decision relating to any winner’s ability to drive the car safely will be at the sole discretion of the instructors on the day whose decision will be final.

11. Winners must accept that some personal risk may be involved in the activities associated with the prizes and that they take part at their own risk. In addition, winners will be required to sign a registration form before participation in any event is allowed. Please note that some medical conditions may preclude a winner from taking part. MotorSport Vision holds third party and public liability insurance cover for all their operations. Prize days are date specific and are not known in advance. In the event a winner is unable to take part due to medical, height/weight or date restrictions then TNL reserves the right to select another winner.

12. There is no cash or other alternative to the prize stated and the prize is not transferable and no part or parts of the prize may be substituted for other benefits, items or additions.

13. The winner may be required to submit valid identification before receiving their prize.

14. The judge's decision is final and binding on the entrants. No correspondence will be entered into.

15. TNL will not be liable for technical, hardware, or software failures of any kind or lost or unavailable network connections which may limit or prohibit an eligible entrant's ability to participate in the competition. Other than death or personal injury arising from the acts or omissions of TNL, or their employees, TNL will not be liable for any loss or damage arising out of the winners’ enjoyment of the prize

16. By entering, any subsequent prize winners agree to allow the free use of their names, photographs and general locations for publicity and news purposes during this and future promotions by TNL, Motorvision Sport Limited, Aston Martin or any associated or subsidiary company of News International Limited.

17. Uses of personal data received by TNL in the course of the promotion are subject to the privacy policy found on the Website. Winners' names may be published on the Website.

18. Completion and submission of a registration slip or e-mail will be deemed acceptance of these terms and conditions.

19. TNL reserves the right at any time to cancel, modify or supersede the competition (including altering prizes) if, in their sole discretion, a competition is not capable for being conducted as specified. TNL reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal value in the event that circumstances beyond their control make this unavoidable.

20. The promoter of this prize draw is Times Newspapers Limited (address below)

21. For a list of winners, please send a stamped envelope to Times Newspapers Limited Competitions Department, 1 Virginia Street, London E98 1RL, stating for which competition you would like winners’ details.

22. Terms and Conditions printed in The Times/The Sunday Times newspaper or on Times Online form a part of these terms and conditions.

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