I thought that the image of the Charlie 130 with the bike and car going in the opposite direction was excellent, must be RAF, the Yanks would never get the timing that spot on
I have seen the RAF at El Centro, including the Ramada bar
but I didn't recognise the airport on Top Gear, so I did a bit of a Google and found this,
. . . an ideal location for film productions requiring an open-air environment with an unobstructed natural background. Paved runways and taxiways can be used for ground vehicle and aircraft scenes, including high-speed operations. Outdoor sets of virtually any size can be constructed to meet your filming requirements