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Hello, and welcome to Top Gear.
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Thank you! Thank you, thank you,
thank you...
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And thank YOU in particular, yes.
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All right, we are back
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and we have been busy driving
a whole lot of cars.
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Here's what we've got coming up
for you in this series.
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Who says we don't do
serious car reviews?
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Here!
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Noooo!
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How good is that?!
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Scare me! Scare you?!
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Scare me! I'm trying!
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That's what I'm talking about!
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That, my friend, is panache.
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Imola!
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Incoming car.
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Come on!
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All that to look forward to
over the next six weeks, OK?
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But first up,
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you ask any car lover what their
favourite noise in the world is,
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and they will immediately say...
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The V8 engine.
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Exactly.
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And with this year being,
as you all know,
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the 116th anniversary
of the V8 car...
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The big 116!
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...we decided it was time
for a little celebration.
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So the producers told us three
each to pick a new V8 sports car
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that could do anything.
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And head to America's Wild West
for a mystery road trip.
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The United States -
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spiritual home of the V8 and land
of the great American road trip.
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Ours would begin
at a remote location in Utah,
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where we'd been told to show up
with the best all-around sports car
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we could find, powered by that most
iconic of all engines.
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Yeah, baby.
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And since I had the home advantage,
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I took the producer's brief and...
well, I nailed it.
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The Ford Mustang.
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The original American V8 performance icon?
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And this isn't just any
Ford Mustang -
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no, no, no, no, no, no.
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This is the raciest Mustang Ford
makes, the GT350R.
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Carbon fibre wheels, a 5.2-litre V8
motor that makes 520 horsepower.
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Only this one...doesn't.
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Because in the finest Mustang
tradition of taking a fast thing
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and making it even faster,
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this particular GT350R
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has been lightly enhanced
by a man from Texas.
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A man called Mr Hennessey.
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OK, here we go.
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And while I had embraced the V8
brief and used my imagination...
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That's right.
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...it appeared Rory...hadn't.
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The Jaguar F-Type SVR.
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Isn't this great?
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I mean, you brought a V8 muscle car,
I brought a V8 muscle car.
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No, no. No.
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No, I brought a V8 muscle car,
you brought...
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...a Jaguar.
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Well, this is Britain's answer
to the muscle car.
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We had a look at your rough sketch
and we refined it.
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This is muscle car 2.0.
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How much power does it make?
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575 horsepower.
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Impressive!
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How about yours?
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I don't know, really.
I don't know. Mustang...
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What do you mean you don't know?
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This is a supercharged version.
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Wait a minute -
is this the Hennessey?
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Is it? This thing makes
850 horsepower!
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Does it?!
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Lucky me!
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Then along came Chris...
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Well, well, well.
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...with HIS idea of a
great all-rounder.
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Absolute shambles.
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4 million miles of paved road
in America,
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and they tell us to meet
in a pit full of rocks.
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Worse still, it sounded like
a 1980s arcade.
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Gentlemen! Behold the McLaren 570GT.
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How's the... ground clearance?
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Absolutely terrible.
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When they said "road trip,"
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I thought it might involve
actual roads.
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Chris, this is the Wild West.
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You've got to be prepared
for anything!
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Well, I suppose I am,
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because this is basically two cars
for the price of one, isn't it?
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On the one hand, it is still
a proper supercar, crazy fast.
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But it's also a comfortable GT car.
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In fact it's three cars -
check this out...
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It's also an estate car!
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Look at this!
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You could seriously fit
a couple of sheets of A4 in there.
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And not that flimsy stuff,
I'm talking about the thick...
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The stuff you use, like,
for a cover page, the good stuff?
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We're supposed to be celebrating the
evolution, OK,
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of the V8 sports car. Right.
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You've brought a car that
desperately wants it to be 1965.
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And you've also brought a car
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that desperately wants it
to be 1965.
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So...? I'm in the present day,
you're in the past,
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as is confirmed by your shirt.
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Right. What are you laughing at?
Let's not get on shirts!
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Let's not get on shirts!
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I look good! You do look good.
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You look... You're on fire.
I've never seen a label
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riveted to a T-shirt before.
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That's remarkable, that is.
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But before we could get to the
bottom of who looked least awful,
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a local turned up
in an old Ford pick-up.
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That sounds a bit V8-y, what's that?
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They do burble nicely, V8s,
don't they?
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Burble, burble.
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How are you? Here you go.
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Thank you. Nice ride.
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OK. "You and your V8 sports cars
will now drive
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"to America's fastest race track
on the Nevada border.
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"Along the way, you will undertake
a series of challenges
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"to discover which of your V8s
is best."
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So, with the Nevada border
a couple of days ahead of us,
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we had some road to cover.
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But, of course, first,
that meant finding it.
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This is the quintessential American
V8 right here, the Mustang.
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Buying it is just the start.
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Then you get busy giving it more
power, bigger brakes,
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probably even more power.
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It's the American way!
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The 570GT is the most relaxed car
that McLaren makes, right?
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It's got softer suspension
and it's quieter on the road -
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or at least it would be
if I was on a road!
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There is a very good reason
why I chose the Jaguar F-Type SVR.
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I chose this because it has
all-wheel drive,
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and that means it's ready
for anything.
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It's unflappable.
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Suave.
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Like me.
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But soon, it was time to find out
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just how unflappable
our V8s really were...
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...because getting out of this valley
would take a bit of a climb.
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This looks like a very bad idea.
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Dear Lord!
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One mistake up here,
and you're looking at
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a very, very painful accident.
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Look at the remnants
of that car there!
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But none of that seemed to trouble
the cowboy and his Mustang.
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Careful, Matt,
what the hell are you doing?!
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Coming round the top, boys!
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Supposed to be a road trip!
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God, look what we've just come up!
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That would be a beautiful death!
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With the valley behind us,
waiting at the top...
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Hey, a paved road! Look at this!
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Yes!
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Finally, our V8s
could stretch their legs.
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This is where the real test begins.
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Do you hear that, boys?
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That is the sound of
an American V8 in the wild -
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the greatest noise in the world!
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I don't mean to be pernickety here,
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but that's not
an American V8, really,
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is it, Matt? Because that's
a flat-plane V8 sound,
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and most American V8s
are cross-plane V8s,
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so what you've got there
is a European V8
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in an American body shell.
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That's about as American
as Silvio Berlusconi!
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Who is she?
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This is the coupe version of the car
that I drove from Coventry to Geneva
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a couple of years ago.
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At the time, I said that was
the fastest Jaguar ever,
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but that's not quite true,
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because THIS is
the fastest Jag ever.
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This will do 200mph.
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The fixed roof actually improves
top speed by 5mph.
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It's the same reason Chris Harris
is so fast.
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It's all down to his dome!
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Most supercars, they're a pain
to live with, they really are.
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But the 570GT, it just isn't.
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This car is supple,
it's comfortable,
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it's practical, and on this road...
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I'm in the firm suspension setting
now if I go to comfort...
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Yes!
Yes!
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That McLaren is quick!
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Hey, Chris, what's the 0-60 on that?
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About three and a half seconds.
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About the same as mine.
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Matt? About three and a half
seconds maybe.
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Maybe less, I don't know,
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right around there. OK, OK -
how about a shoot-out?
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A what? Take the next left.
Next left.
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And suddenly we were off-road again.
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You're going to love this.
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There's nothing about this
I'm going to love.
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Right, here's how
this is going to work.
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Quickest on the draw,
like in those old cowboy films.
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When I say go, you two head off,
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opposite directions,
slow as you can,
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but no touching the brakes.
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When I come on the radio and say
draw,
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spin around and head back.
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First one across the line
is the winner.
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This is completely childish.
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You don't have to play.
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I'm going to play.
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I'm going to win as well.
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Buffalo LeBlanc, you ready?
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Ready.
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Crazy Eyes Harris, are you ready?
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Crazy Eyes, who has...?
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Stupid nicknames.
I'm ready!
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Three, two...
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...one...
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Go!
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He's not even moving!
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Two can play at that game, LeBlanc.
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I saw brake lights, Harris.
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No brakes.
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A duel in the dirt -
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this is basically what this car
was designed to do.
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He's got a locking differential.
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He can turn on a sixpence if he just
does a little half-doughnut,
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whereas I can't.
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Curse you, McLaren, and your lack
of locking differentials!
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V8 muscle car is a tool, as good
or as bad as the man handling it.
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Remember that.
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I'm going to get over
to one side now.
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Wait for it.
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Wait for it.
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Come on, come on, come on, come on,
say it, say it, say it!
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Draw!
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Ho-ho!
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Yes, baby!
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Chris is the winner!
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Damn it, he got me!
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Chris has taken it!
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Chris, in the McLaren!
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Well done, mate.
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Thanks for that! Cheers!
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So, with the Mustang
out of the game,
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would the Jag be any quicker
on the draw?
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OK, Crazy Eyes Harris,
are you ready?
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I'm ready. Rory...
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Odd Taste In Clothing -
are you ready?
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Never been readier!
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Three, two, one...
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Go!
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OK, we're off.
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He's had to creep away faster than me.
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Man, this is so counterintuitive.
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I've got 570-odd horsepower
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and I can only use
about three right now!
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Who will it be?
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Four-wheel drive, a massive
advantage for him
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when it comes to heading
back towards the finish line.
257
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But I'm not convinced that he can
turn as well as me,
258
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cos I can spin turn, and he can't.
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All right, come on, Reid, come on,
come on, come on.
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He's moving to one side...
Get ready, get ready, get ready.
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And draw!
262
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Come on! Come on, baby!
263
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Made it!
264
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Come on!
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I think I got duffed up there.
266
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Rory by a mile!
267
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I think, yes, an actual mile!
268
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That, gentlemen, is what you call
a spectacular win.
269
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Here it comes. I just beat
a McLaren, in a Jag!
270
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I didn't stand a chance.
271
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All-wheel drive Jag -
wasn't going to beat that.
272
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You were gone.
273
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Are you doing the dance IN the car?
274
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A little bit. A little bit.
275
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Just to confirm,
I'm not done winning.
276
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Right.
277
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So, as Rory took winning the
challenge he'd just made up
278
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with his typical good grace...
279
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It feels good to be a winner!
280
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...we got back on the road.
281
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The Jaguar F-Type.
282
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Know what that says about you, Rory?
283
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What does it say about me?
284
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It says you couldn't afford an Aston Martin.
285
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Soon, we were told to head to
a mystery location
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for our first proper tribute
to the V8.
287
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What is this place?
288
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I don't know.
But it looks kind of creepy.
289
00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:54,800
Who's he? It appears to be
a challenge, gentlemen.
290
00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:56,760
Thank you. It says here,
291
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"The V8 sports car can trace its
roots back to the prohibition era,
292
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"when moonshine runners needed speed
and performance to evade the police.
293
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"To prove the speed and performance
of your V8s,
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"you will now each run a crate of
moonshine to the state line."
295
00:17:13,920 --> 00:17:17,680
So, this tribute to the V8 moonshine
runners of old
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would be a chase through
a sprawling industrial complex,
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finishing at a hastily knocked
together...
298
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...border post.
299
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"PS get a move on.
300
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"As soon as Officer Block finishes
his doughnut,
301
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"he'll be in hot pursuit."
302
00:17:34,360 --> 00:17:38,040
Wait, wait, wait, wait.
Officer Block?
303
00:17:38,040 --> 00:17:39,240
Ken Block?!
304
00:17:41,240 --> 00:17:44,960
Yes. Because no chase would be
complete without a bit of company,
305
00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:49,000
we'd be pursued by legendary
Sheriff of the Slide,
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Ken Block.
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My buddy!
308
00:17:51,640 --> 00:17:55,520
Me and Ken, we go way back!
K-Dog! K-Money! Big-K...
309
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Special-K is what I call him.
310
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Very heart-warming story, Matt,
311
00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:01,520
but Officer Block appears to have
turned to the dark side.
312
00:18:01,520 --> 00:18:04,280
He's a member of the law now. Let's
load up and get out of here, OK?
313
00:18:04,280 --> 00:18:06,040
Copy that. Shine time!
314
00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:09,920
Go, go, go, go, go!
315
00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:13,120
Are you ready? Hit it! Go!
316
00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:28,280
Which way are we going?
317
00:18:28,280 --> 00:18:29,320
This is sketchy.
318
00:18:31,360 --> 00:18:32,440
He's coming!
319
00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:36,200
He's right behind you, Rory!
320
00:18:39,640 --> 00:18:41,880
With the pursuit gathering momentum,
321
00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:45,200
it seemed like a good opportunity
to assess our cars' handling.
322
00:18:48,760 --> 00:18:52,480
This four-wheel drive is perfect for this!
323
00:18:52,480 --> 00:18:54,080
This thing just grips!
324
00:18:54,080 --> 00:18:57,880
I can throw it into a corner,
get on the power super early...
325
00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:00,640
...and it just goes!
326
00:19:03,240 --> 00:19:05,160
God, this thing is so fast.
327
00:19:05,160 --> 00:19:07,440
But it's small and it's nimble.
328
00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:09,680
That's what McLaren is all
about, it's about handling.
329
00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:11,440
I've got handling to spare here.
330
00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:16,160
One-handage!
One-handed shine escape!
331
00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:29,240
It's got so much grip!
332
00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:31,080
And the steering is like a razor.
333
00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:33,640
So aggressive.
334
00:19:35,480 --> 00:19:37,040
OK...
335
00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:39,480
I mean, I don't like running
from the law, but...
336
00:19:42,120 --> 00:19:43,400
...this is awesome!
337
00:19:49,120 --> 00:19:51,680
Go, Chris go, go, go!
He's right behind me!
338
00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:58,840
Man, this guy really
wants my moonshine!
339
00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:00,680
All right, we've got to lose him,
you guys.
340
00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:02,880
We need to split up. Rory,
you go right, we'll go left.
341
00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:05,400
Go right, go right.
Good idea, good idea.
342
00:20:07,880 --> 00:20:11,000
No, no, no, no.
Bad idea, bad idea!
343
00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:13,280
How do I get out, how do I get out?
344
00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:20,880
Hey, Ken.
345
00:20:20,880 --> 00:20:23,400
You know what rhymes with block?
C...
346
00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:38,680
Harris, where are you going?
347
00:20:49,120 --> 00:20:51,240
Relentless.
348
00:20:56,720 --> 00:20:57,960
Hey, buddy!
349
00:21:04,800 --> 00:21:06,880
That's not friendly at all.
350
00:21:08,520 --> 00:21:11,040
How far have I got to go?
Where is he?
351
00:21:20,680 --> 00:21:21,800
Oh, my Lord.
352
00:21:28,480 --> 00:21:31,680
He's so much quicker than me.
He can go across the grass, I can't.
353
00:21:47,440 --> 00:21:49,160
Oh, my God!
354
00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:04,160
I can see a border!
355
00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:13,200
It's sketchy, the tyres are going.
356
00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:18,240
Get through the border,
get through the border...
357
00:22:34,080 --> 00:22:36,000
OK, we'll pick that up
later in the show.
358
00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:39,480
But now it's time to put
a star in our reasonably fast car.
359
00:22:39,480 --> 00:22:41,680
He's one of Britain's
best loved comedians,
360
00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:43,240
he's had a number one hit single,
361
00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:44,800
and, most impressively,
362
00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:48,040
once owned a Mitsubishi Carisma.
363
00:22:48,040 --> 00:22:50,960
And earlier today, he got some
training out on the track
364
00:22:50,960 --> 00:22:52,400
with Mr Charisma himself,
365
00:22:52,400 --> 00:22:53,640
Chris Harris.
366
00:22:53,640 --> 00:22:56,000
I've missed you.
Ladies and gentlemen,
367
00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:58,800
please welcome to the sofa
Rob Brydon.
368
00:23:02,120 --> 00:23:04,120
Hello. Hello.
369
00:23:05,400 --> 00:23:07,120
Nice to see you. Hello.
How are you, buddy?
370
00:23:07,120 --> 00:23:10,000
Nice to see you, Rob.
Great to meet you. Welcome, welcome.
371
00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:12,160
Cheers. Thank you. Thank you.
372
00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:15,360
All right. Now you've driven round
the track here before,
373
00:23:15,360 --> 00:23:17,200
how did you like the new GT 86?
374
00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:19,800
Before we say anything else,
375
00:23:19,800 --> 00:23:22,880
it's soaking wet.
376
00:23:22,880 --> 00:23:26,600
It is wetter than the worst day
377
00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:29,400
of Noah and Mrs Noah when they're saying,
378
00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:32,880
"Have we got enough wood?" That is
so wet. It was wet, wasn't it?
379
00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:36,200
It was wet. So, the time
is not going to be great, Matt.
380
00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:38,120
So you're saying it's wet.
381
00:23:38,120 --> 00:23:39,640
It was moist!
382
00:23:39,640 --> 00:23:42,400
OK. And how was Chris as a teacher?
383
00:23:42,400 --> 00:23:46,240
He's, I mean,
an acquired taste, you know.
384
00:23:46,240 --> 00:23:48,760
You know that saying?
You don't have to tell me!
385
00:23:48,760 --> 00:23:50,280
No, he was good. He was good.
386
00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:52,720
Right. OK. Well, let's take
a look at how the training went,
387
00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:54,200
what do you think?
388
00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:56,440
I've never noticed before,
at the start...
389
00:23:56,440 --> 00:23:59,080
You see the ambulance and the fire thing.
390
00:23:59,080 --> 00:24:01,200
We always keep those there just to
remind you
391
00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:04,040
of the importance of your own
safety. All right, count me down.
392
00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:07,800
OK. Three, two, one, go.
393
00:24:07,800 --> 00:24:09,120
It's a great launch.
394
00:24:10,480 --> 00:24:13,160
And we're going to the left of those
tyres. Left, left, left, left.
395
00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:16,240
What? Left of those tyres there.
What? LEFT of those tyres?
396
00:24:16,240 --> 00:24:18,000
Right now, right now, right now.
397
00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:20,560
What are you talking about?
Right! Go right there. Where?
398
00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:23,920
Right there. There?!
Turn... What, by the...?
399
00:24:23,920 --> 00:24:26,400
By the aeroplanes?
No, no, before the aeroplanes.
400
00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:28,360
Did you do the medical
before you came on?
401
00:24:28,360 --> 00:24:30,360
Shut up. Left here now, left here.
402
00:24:30,360 --> 00:24:33,440
There's, there's your two white lines.
And then to the right.
403
00:24:33,440 --> 00:24:35,440
Now it's coming back.
Now it's flowing.
404
00:24:35,440 --> 00:24:37,280
Lord Almighty, we're fast.
405
00:24:37,280 --> 00:24:38,520
OK, left here, left here.
406
00:24:40,360 --> 00:24:42,400
Fourth. Fourth, fourth, fourth.
407
00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:45,320
Fourth. That's sixth. That's sixth.
Really, you want to be fourth here?
408
00:24:45,320 --> 00:24:47,920
That's sixth, that's sixth, that's sixth.
That's second.
409
00:24:47,920 --> 00:24:50,560
That's fourth!
410
00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:53,280
We've got to fourth. That's good,
you've got some feel for this now,
411
00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:56,840
haven't you? Oh, lordy.
But can you feel...
412
00:24:56,840 --> 00:24:58,400
I'm not sure you know how
close you are
413
00:24:58,400 --> 00:25:01,240
to a massive accident.
ROB LAUGHS
414
00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:03,960
But let's just go through here...
Sugary!
415
00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:05,760
I don't like that.
416
00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:07,640
That is scary.
417
00:25:07,640 --> 00:25:09,280
Full beans, full beans,
over the line.
418
00:25:09,280 --> 00:25:11,200
Over the line!
That is so frustrating.
419
00:25:11,200 --> 00:25:12,680
I want your honest opinion...
420
00:25:12,680 --> 00:25:14,840
...on the level of support you've received
421
00:25:14,840 --> 00:25:18,000
during your training.
Very poor. Very poor.
422
00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:21,920
I would say my coach is more
interested in himself
423
00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:24,240
than in his young...
424
00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:26,120
his young apprentice.
425
00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:33,160
Well, I don't know.
426
00:25:33,160 --> 00:25:35,800
Looks like you did pretty good
considering it's a lake out there.
427
00:25:35,800 --> 00:25:37,680
But cars are in your blood,
your dad sold cars?
428
00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:42,280
My dad was a car salesman.
So when I grew up in south Wales,
429
00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:45,560
in Port Talbot, he'd often bring
different cars back every day.
430
00:25:45,560 --> 00:25:47,480
So I got used to seeing these
different ones
431
00:25:47,480 --> 00:25:48,920
coming back and forth to the house.
432
00:25:48,920 --> 00:25:52,840
And then years later,
he worked for Mitsubishi.
433
00:25:52,840 --> 00:25:54,280
Hence the Carisma.
434
00:25:54,280 --> 00:25:58,400
There it is. Is that known
as being a very bad car, then?
435
00:25:58,400 --> 00:26:00,360
It's terrible. Is it?
436
00:26:00,360 --> 00:26:01,640
Is that it?
437
00:26:01,640 --> 00:26:04,400
That's it right there. Look at the
way the indicator on the left
438
00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:07,480
isn't flush with the headlight,
but the one on the right is.
439
00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:09,440
You see? I mean,
they couldn't even be bothered
440
00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:11,000
to get a good one
for the press photo.
441
00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:13,120
I think, I think what you're
encountering here
442
00:26:13,120 --> 00:26:14,360
for the first time, Chris,
443
00:26:14,360 --> 00:26:16,040
is called perspective.
444
00:26:17,440 --> 00:26:19,600
You know how on the left side,
it looks bigger?
445
00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:20,880
It's just closer.
446
00:26:22,920 --> 00:26:24,640
OK. And what do you drive now?
447
00:26:24,640 --> 00:26:29,800
At the moment, I have a Jaguar XJ,
and a Land Rover Discovery.
448
00:26:29,800 --> 00:26:32,360
The new one?
What's the problem?
449
00:26:32,360 --> 00:26:34,680
What have I done now?!
The new Discovery?
450
00:26:34,680 --> 00:26:36,120
So you've seen it?
Oh, boy.
451
00:26:36,120 --> 00:26:38,120
You've seen it from the outside?
You're talking...?
452
00:26:38,120 --> 00:26:40,960
I know, I noticed. You've opened
a can of worms... The back of it.
453
00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:43,080
I'm talking about all of it.
Let's start with the sides.
454
00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:44,920
We'll leave the worst bit till last.
The sides are OK.
455
00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:47,040
What's wrong with that?
Look how much metal there is
456
00:26:47,040 --> 00:26:49,720
above the rear wheel. Look at it.
Is that an issue for normal people?
457
00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:51,920
It is!
458
00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:53,440
Let's move round to the back.
459
00:26:53,440 --> 00:26:55,560
Now, look at the lack of symmetry here.
460
00:26:55,560 --> 00:26:57,280
I agree.
So, they designed the whole thing,
461
00:26:57,280 --> 00:26:58,840
at the last minute
someone's run in and gone,
462
00:26:58,840 --> 00:27:00,600
"We've got to put the
number plate somewhere!"
463
00:27:00,600 --> 00:27:02,680
So they've just slapped it there.
464
00:27:02,680 --> 00:27:06,040
And the design inspiration for it,
here we go.
465
00:27:08,640 --> 00:27:13,160
It's designed as an homage
to Geoffrey Boycott's mouth.
466
00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:18,000
It... It is curious, but sometimes
innovation startles us at first.
467
00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:20,600
It does, it does.
Where do you stand?
468
00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:22,520
Well, I think it's hideous.
469
00:27:25,440 --> 00:27:28,520
The Trip. Let's talk about The Trip.
Yes. Tell us about The Trip.
470
00:27:28,520 --> 00:27:30,840
I'm a huge fan.
Who's a fan of The Trip here?
471
00:27:31,920 --> 00:27:33,880
It's fantastic.
Thank you very much. Thank you.
472
00:27:33,880 --> 00:27:36,400
Very funny. We drove...
Does that bring back good memories?
473
00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:39,080
That was The Trip To Italy,
which was the second one.
474
00:27:39,080 --> 00:27:41,640
Why choose a Mini Cooper
convertible?
475
00:27:41,640 --> 00:27:43,880
The Mini was... That was lovely.
476
00:27:43,880 --> 00:27:47,400
Especially, you know, you had
a lot of windy country roads,
477
00:27:47,400 --> 00:27:48,800
especially on the Amalfi coast.
478
00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:51,560
It was lovely to drive.
In fact, I liked it so much,
479
00:27:51,560 --> 00:27:53,560
I actually bought one
when we came back.
480
00:27:53,560 --> 00:27:55,600
What?! What's wrong with that?
481
00:27:55,600 --> 00:27:58,800
Why would you do that? Cos it was...
It was a really nice drive.
482
00:27:58,800 --> 00:28:01,360
Was it like that rose you have
when you go on holiday?
483
00:28:01,360 --> 00:28:03,200
You know, the four euro rose.
484
00:28:03,200 --> 00:28:04,840
And it's great when you're there...
485
00:28:04,840 --> 00:28:07,640
And you crack a bottle open
three weeks later back in the UK,
486
00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:10,400
and it tastes like vinegar.
It's not... It's not quite the same
487
00:28:10,400 --> 00:28:12,200
driving it around Twickenham,
488
00:28:12,200 --> 00:28:14,920
or, you know, as it was
on the Amalfi coast,
489
00:28:14,920 --> 00:28:17,840
but no, look, I'm going to...
It was a lovely car. One question.
490
00:28:17,840 --> 00:28:21,280
Do you still own it? No.
491
00:28:21,280 --> 00:28:22,800
How long did you own it for?
492
00:28:22,800 --> 00:28:25,280
I don't know, I had it for a year
and a bit, something like that.
493
00:28:25,280 --> 00:28:26,560
Why so long?
494
00:28:28,640 --> 00:28:30,440
I think it's time to see your lap.
495
00:28:30,440 --> 00:28:32,360
Let's move on to that.
496
00:28:32,360 --> 00:28:35,120
Can I... Did I mention it was wet?
You did mention it was wet.
497
00:28:35,120 --> 00:28:36,520
But you had fun?
498
00:28:36,520 --> 00:28:38,680
It's a blast, right?
It's fantastic. It's really fun.
499
00:28:38,680 --> 00:28:40,040
OK, let's take a look.
500
00:28:40,040 --> 00:28:41,800
Hey, you know what,
why don't you commentate on it?
501
00:28:41,800 --> 00:28:44,200
OK, all right. Here we go.
502
00:28:44,200 --> 00:28:47,960
Well, perfect conditions
for the youthful Rob Brydon.
503
00:28:47,960 --> 00:28:49,200
It's a nice start.
504
00:28:51,680 --> 00:28:54,000
Something is flashing
on the dashboard.
505
00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:55,320
I don't know what it means.
506
00:28:55,320 --> 00:28:59,280
That classic Roman profile gripping
the wheel with assuredness
507
00:28:59,280 --> 00:29:01,440
and a strange sensuality.
508
00:29:01,440 --> 00:29:03,640
And he takes that corner with ease.
509
00:29:03,640 --> 00:29:06,800
Look at the way he's going.
510
00:29:06,800 --> 00:29:09,280
And have you noticed it's wet?
511
00:29:14,160 --> 00:29:16,040
Difficult corner, difficult corner,
512
00:29:16,040 --> 00:29:18,200
difficult to see
the white lines there,
513
00:29:18,200 --> 00:29:20,240
but he's done it beautifully.
514
00:29:20,240 --> 00:29:24,920
The inquest heard that although
he took the corner smoothly,
515
00:29:24,920 --> 00:29:28,480
Brydon hadn't anticipated the...
516
00:29:28,480 --> 00:29:31,640
...group of nuns visiting
the aerodrome.
517
00:29:32,760 --> 00:29:34,840
He took out six of them.
518
00:29:34,840 --> 00:29:37,080
Thoughts with the families.
519
00:29:37,080 --> 00:29:40,640
Yes, you don't want to hear
the word "inquest" in your head
520
00:29:40,640 --> 00:29:42,280
when you're doing this lap.
521
00:29:45,040 --> 00:29:48,640
I have to say, Gav, it's a lot
quicker than the Picasso.
522
00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:53,720
This bit, now, I think I got speed
up here, and look at that.
523
00:29:53,720 --> 00:29:55,280
That's not bad, is it?
524
00:29:55,280 --> 00:29:57,120
This looks narrower...
525
00:29:57,120 --> 00:30:00,040
...every time you go through it!
526
00:30:01,840 --> 00:30:04,520
Bloody hell. That was scary.
527
00:30:04,520 --> 00:30:07,600
Robert! There's no need
for that sort of language,
528
00:30:07,600 --> 00:30:09,400
you fucking idiot.
529
00:30:09,400 --> 00:30:11,440
You...! Damn it.
530
00:30:11,440 --> 00:30:15,000
And he comes now to his jinx,
his nemesis, this penultimate...
531
00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:16,720
No, he didn't. That was the end!
532
00:30:18,720 --> 00:30:21,160
That shows you how well
I know the course, right?
533
00:30:23,720 --> 00:30:25,200
That's wet.
534
00:30:26,600 --> 00:30:28,320
I've never seen it that wet.
535
00:30:28,320 --> 00:30:30,240
That's monsoon conditions.
536
00:30:30,240 --> 00:30:31,640
I've never seen it that wet.
537
00:30:31,640 --> 00:30:33,800
Well, there we are, then,
whatever the time was...
538
00:30:33,800 --> 00:30:35,640
Well, I have it right here.
539
00:30:35,640 --> 00:30:38,080
What do you think?
I just want to beat Tinie Tempah, really.
540
00:30:38,080 --> 00:30:40,000
You do? I just feel
in the world of rap,
541
00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:41,720
I feel Tinie is always, you know,
542
00:30:41,720 --> 00:30:43,000
threatening my territory.
543
00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:47,280
So, I just want to let him know.
I'm a big rap star in this country,
544
00:30:47,280 --> 00:30:50,400
you wouldn't know this, Matt, but...
I want to beat him.
545
00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:53,200
It was definitely wetter for you
than it was for Tinie.
546
00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:56,000
I think we're going to call
your time, not just with a W,
547
00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:57,240
we're going to put a VW.
548
00:30:57,240 --> 00:30:58,880
VW, thank you. Very wet.
549
00:30:58,880 --> 00:31:01,480
Thank you. OK, Rob Brydon,
are you ready?
550
00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:04,920
You went around the track
in one minute...
551
00:31:04,920 --> 00:31:05,960
...50...
552
00:31:05,960 --> 00:31:09,880
For heaven's sake,
so I'm already down the bottom section.
553
00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:12,920
...point...five.
554
00:31:12,920 --> 00:31:19,160
So I'm just...!
It's tough! Sorry, boss.
555
00:31:19,160 --> 00:31:21,640
Great effort.
Well, I tried. It was very wet.
556
00:31:21,640 --> 00:31:24,360
I tried. It was very, very wet.
Ladies and gentlemen, Rob Brydon.
557
00:31:27,560 --> 00:31:30,120
Fantastic, thanks so much.
558
00:31:31,320 --> 00:31:34,640
Earlier on, you remember we were
celebrating the V8 engine
559
00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:36,800
with a classic American road trip.
560
00:31:36,800 --> 00:31:38,360
We'd escaped from a big pit,
561
00:31:38,360 --> 00:31:41,040
staged a good old-fashioned
Wild West shoot out
562
00:31:41,040 --> 00:31:44,640
and had a run-in with the law.
Standard road trip stuff.
563
00:31:44,640 --> 00:31:47,920
Now it's time to head back to Utah
and pick up the story.
564
00:31:52,680 --> 00:31:55,640
The next morning,
we were back on the road again.
565
00:31:59,160 --> 00:32:02,760
And heading towards our destination
on the Nevada border,
566
00:32:02,760 --> 00:32:06,160
we had time to reflect on what we
were really here to celebrate.
567
00:32:07,720 --> 00:32:10,000
There's a personality about the V8
568
00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:13,920
that no other engine configuration
can match, OK?
569
00:32:13,920 --> 00:32:17,800
A V12 is the most exotic
engine configuration.
570
00:32:17,800 --> 00:32:19,040
If you say I've got a V12,
571
00:32:19,040 --> 00:32:23,080
you think of the most expensive,
exotic Italian supercars.
572
00:32:23,080 --> 00:32:25,960
If you think, got a V6,
you're better than ordinary,
573
00:32:25,960 --> 00:32:28,000
but ultimately you're
not the really fast model.
574
00:32:28,000 --> 00:32:29,760
If you say your car's got a V8
575
00:32:29,760 --> 00:32:34,400
it automatically makes it sound like
it's... It's the one you want.
576
00:32:37,280 --> 00:32:40,680
Petrol engines are dying out,
there's no debate about that.
577
00:32:40,680 --> 00:32:43,480
And I can see pros and cons to that.
578
00:32:43,480 --> 00:32:46,360
But it really would be a shame
to lose the V8.
579
00:32:46,360 --> 00:32:48,000
For me...
580
00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:49,160
...the V8 is sacred.
581
00:32:52,480 --> 00:32:57,040
I remember when I was a kid,
I was 16 and a half, and my cousin,
582
00:32:57,040 --> 00:32:59,360
he had saved up his money
to buy a car.
583
00:32:59,360 --> 00:33:04,760
And he bought a 1968 Chevy Camaro
with a 327 V8 in it.
584
00:33:04,760 --> 00:33:06,320
So I had my license before him,
585
00:33:06,320 --> 00:33:08,680
and he really wanted to drive
the car but he couldn't.
586
00:33:08,680 --> 00:33:11,280
So I talked him into,
"Well, let's take the car out.
587
00:33:11,280 --> 00:33:12,960
"I'll drive."
588
00:33:12,960 --> 00:33:16,640
It was like my first
experience with a V8.
589
00:33:16,640 --> 00:33:18,320
That thing was great.
590
00:33:18,320 --> 00:33:21,440
By the time he got his licence,
the transmission needed a rebuild
591
00:33:21,440 --> 00:33:22,760
cos I beat the shit out of it.
592
00:33:26,400 --> 00:33:27,520
You're welcome.
593
00:33:29,280 --> 00:33:32,480
Eager to continue
our V8 celebration,
594
00:33:32,480 --> 00:33:34,560
we were told to head
to a local racetrack.
595
00:33:37,080 --> 00:33:39,680
Rocky Mountain Raceways.
596
00:33:39,680 --> 00:33:42,600
An oval circuit,
which could only mean one thing...
597
00:33:43,920 --> 00:33:45,120
...Nascar.
598
00:33:55,520 --> 00:33:58,360
You know where we are?
599
00:33:58,360 --> 00:34:02,400
Where? It was 1957,
600
00:34:02,400 --> 00:34:04,640
the final race of the Nascar season.
601
00:34:04,640 --> 00:34:08,240
Bubba Passwater's got to finish
third to secure the title.
602
00:34:08,240 --> 00:34:11,400
OK, on the last lap, he's third
coming out of the final corner,
603
00:34:11,400 --> 00:34:14,920
right over there. As he gets onto
the straightaway, he gets tapped,
604
00:34:14,920 --> 00:34:18,840
he corrects, clips the wall boom!
605
00:34:18,840 --> 00:34:20,440
The car goes up in a ball of flames.
606
00:34:20,440 --> 00:34:23,560
He is out of control.
He spins across the line backwards,
607
00:34:23,560 --> 00:34:25,400
takes the title by a single point.
608
00:34:25,400 --> 00:34:27,640
Really? No, I have no idea
where we are.
609
00:34:29,880 --> 00:34:32,520
Luckily, a local man
on a golf buggy did.
610
00:34:32,520 --> 00:34:33,800
Here we go.
611
00:34:35,400 --> 00:34:37,600
Hello. Hello. Hello.
612
00:34:37,600 --> 00:34:39,520
There you go. Thank you very much.
613
00:34:46,880 --> 00:34:50,360
It's a challenge. "In a tribute
to America's favourite motorsport,
614
00:34:50,360 --> 00:34:54,640
"you will each attempt to set the
fastest time over five flying laps."
615
00:34:54,640 --> 00:34:57,720
And we'd each get some help
from the real deal.
616
00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:01,360
Born back in the '40s,
617
00:35:01,360 --> 00:35:03,640
when moonshine runners
took their outlaw V8s
618
00:35:03,640 --> 00:35:05,040
and started to race them...
619
00:35:06,320 --> 00:35:07,920
...70 years on,
620
00:35:07,920 --> 00:35:11,520
Nascar remains America's
most popular V8 motor sport.
621
00:35:13,000 --> 00:35:14,440
Big on noise...
622
00:35:16,480 --> 00:35:19,680
...if a little short on variety.
623
00:35:19,680 --> 00:35:21,320
Wait, wait, so let me
get this straight.
624
00:35:21,320 --> 00:35:23,320
We just go up there, take a left...
625
00:35:23,320 --> 00:35:26,320
There. And then what, it's a left?
Over there.
626
00:35:26,320 --> 00:35:28,800
Rory... And then left...
...these are simple people, OK?
627
00:35:28,800 --> 00:35:31,440
You've met Matt. Let's go.
Come on. He's right.
628
00:35:33,480 --> 00:35:34,720
That's cold.
629
00:35:43,520 --> 00:35:45,840
For this Nascar-inspired test,
630
00:35:45,840 --> 00:35:49,080
we would each be timed over
five laps of the track.
631
00:35:49,080 --> 00:35:50,480
For the first two laps,
632
00:35:50,480 --> 00:35:53,840
we would pick up some extra speed
by slipstreaming the pace car
633
00:35:53,840 --> 00:35:56,800
before overtaking for a three-lap
sprint to the finish.
634
00:35:58,160 --> 00:35:59,720
I'll try and explain it.
635
00:35:59,720 --> 00:36:03,200
The car in front is bashing
a great big hole in the air, OK?
636
00:36:03,200 --> 00:36:06,760
So you nudge in behind that car,
you get the benefit of that hole.
637
00:36:06,760 --> 00:36:09,800
So you've got less air resistance,
ergo, you travel faster.
638
00:36:14,360 --> 00:36:17,720
That's quick. That's loud.
THEY LAUGH
639
00:36:21,840 --> 00:36:25,840
I've got to judge when to duck out
to get my maximum aero advantage.
640
00:36:27,400 --> 00:36:31,520
Time it right,
and it's called the slingshot.
641
00:36:31,520 --> 00:36:32,760
I'm going!
642
00:36:37,360 --> 00:36:38,920
It's quite physical.
643
00:36:38,920 --> 00:36:40,880
You have to really brace yourself.
644
00:36:48,520 --> 00:36:50,960
That...is tiring.
645
00:36:50,960 --> 00:36:53,800
So, with Chris having demonstrated
the theory...
646
00:36:55,800 --> 00:36:57,240
...Rory was up next.
647
00:37:01,400 --> 00:37:03,080
I'm following a Nascar.
648
00:37:04,240 --> 00:37:05,720
Dear Lord.
649
00:37:08,360 --> 00:37:11,240
When Jaguar developed
the F-type SVR,
650
00:37:11,240 --> 00:37:14,600
do you think they thought about
bringing it to an oval in Utah?
651
00:37:14,600 --> 00:37:16,120
Probably not.
652
00:37:16,120 --> 00:37:18,320
Wait for it, wait for it,
wait for it, wait for it.
653
00:37:18,320 --> 00:37:22,160
And once he cleared the pace
car... NOW!
654
00:37:22,160 --> 00:37:24,320
...Rory found driving round
in circles
655
00:37:24,320 --> 00:37:26,680
much more difficult than he thought.
656
00:37:26,680 --> 00:37:28,560
OK, late apex, late apex.
657
00:37:28,560 --> 00:37:30,840
That's got to be the secret, right?
658
00:37:30,840 --> 00:37:32,560
That's too high.
659
00:37:32,560 --> 00:37:34,720
Turn it in, turn it in, turn it in.
660
00:37:34,720 --> 00:37:37,400
He's just added about a quarter
of a mile to his lap there.
661
00:37:38,600 --> 00:37:40,600
But what he lacked in technique...
662
00:37:40,600 --> 00:37:42,520
Bravery, bravery, bravery.
663
00:37:44,040 --> 00:37:46,080
...he made up for in recklessness.
664
00:37:46,080 --> 00:37:48,920
That is close to the wall!
That is close to the wall.
665
00:37:51,440 --> 00:37:52,840
Yes!
666
00:37:55,280 --> 00:37:56,560
Oh, my God!
667
00:37:57,920 --> 00:37:59,640
Now I'm no mind-reader,
668
00:37:59,640 --> 00:38:02,360
but it seemed like he was pleased
with his run.
669
00:38:06,560 --> 00:38:08,960
That was quite
a proficient doughnut.
670
00:38:08,960 --> 00:38:13,440
Finally, it was time to unleash
the 850-horsepower beast.
671
00:38:16,120 --> 00:38:17,720
Which was a bit of a handful.
672
00:38:19,160 --> 00:38:23,840
The thing has got so much power
that I don't dare pin it
673
00:38:23,840 --> 00:38:25,480
until I get it straightened out.
674
00:38:29,280 --> 00:38:31,040
All right, here he goes, I'm going.
675
00:38:35,360 --> 00:38:37,800
That sounds fantastic. Mega.
676
00:38:42,280 --> 00:38:45,400
The grip in the front end
of this thing is awesome.
677
00:38:45,400 --> 00:38:46,960
It's like King Kong.
678
00:38:53,000 --> 00:38:54,520
Well, it sounded good. It did.
679
00:38:56,480 --> 00:38:58,920
I mean, look at him.
He's just been following a Nascar,
680
00:38:58,920 --> 00:39:03,320
he's in a hopped-up Mustang,
in Utah, on a short oval -
681
00:39:03,320 --> 00:39:05,520
he's basically in American heaven,
isn't he?
682
00:39:05,520 --> 00:39:09,320
Give that man a foot-long wiener
and he's complete.
683
00:39:15,280 --> 00:39:17,320
This must be the times!
684
00:39:17,320 --> 00:39:19,000
Here we go. Bring it.
685
00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:22,560
Thank you.
Go back that way, it's easier.
686
00:39:24,600 --> 00:39:28,240
"Matt LeBlanc.
You did it in one minute...
687
00:39:28,240 --> 00:39:30,960
"30.6.
688
00:39:30,960 --> 00:39:35,120
"Rory. You did it in one minute...
30...
689
00:39:36,360 --> 00:39:37,520
"...one..."
690
00:39:38,920 --> 00:39:41,080
It might get better. "...point four."
691
00:39:41,080 --> 00:39:42,840
So, it doesn't.
You got closer to him.
692
00:39:42,840 --> 00:39:45,640
I gotcha. But you did have 200 more
horsepower than me, but well done.
693
00:39:45,640 --> 00:39:47,560
God, here we go, here we go.
694
00:39:47,560 --> 00:39:49,280
"Chris Harris." Come on.
695
00:39:49,280 --> 00:39:50,960
"You did it..." Come on.
696
00:39:50,960 --> 00:39:52,440
"...in one minute..."
697
00:39:54,560 --> 00:39:58,000
Come on. What do you want
to do for dinner? Just...!
698
00:39:58,000 --> 00:40:00,000
"Chris Harris, you did it
in one minute..."
699
00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:02,120
Yep, next word, next word.
700
00:40:02,120 --> 00:40:04,800
"...20..." Yes! "...8.1."
701
00:40:04,800 --> 00:40:06,480
Congratulations. Yes! Way to go.
702
00:40:06,480 --> 00:40:10,600
You see? Mr McLaren.
Upholding Woking's honour.
703
00:40:10,600 --> 00:40:11,840
Said no-one ever.
704
00:40:14,680 --> 00:40:16,120
Well done, well done. Thank you.
705
00:40:16,120 --> 00:40:19,360
Congratulations. I'm pleased with
that. Now... "Your prize
706
00:40:19,360 --> 00:40:22,680
"is to take part in one of America's
most exciting race events..."
707
00:40:22,680 --> 00:40:23,960
Do I get to drive that?
708
00:40:23,960 --> 00:40:26,520
"...chain car figure of eight
racing."
709
00:40:26,520 --> 00:40:29,880
What? What? Chain car figure
of eight racing.
710
00:40:29,880 --> 00:40:31,960
Says it right there. What's that?
How do I know?
711
00:40:31,960 --> 00:40:34,600
Let me see those times.
I don't want to do it.
712
00:40:34,600 --> 00:40:35,840
But you have to. I don't want to.
713
00:40:35,840 --> 00:40:37,320
But you have to.
Well, I don't want to.
714
00:40:37,320 --> 00:40:39,640
But you have to. So I have to...
I don't HAVE to do anything!
715
00:40:42,800 --> 00:40:46,800
I'm sitting in a 1977 Pontiac
716
00:40:46,800 --> 00:40:49,280
wondering why on earth I tried
to win that last challenge,
717
00:40:49,280 --> 00:40:51,520
cos this is not a prize,
this is a punishment.
718
00:40:52,960 --> 00:40:55,600
Yes! Figure of eight racing -
719
00:40:55,600 --> 00:40:58,920
the greatest motorsport
we'd just heard of.
720
00:40:58,920 --> 00:41:00,760
Three cars chained together
721
00:41:00,760 --> 00:41:04,840
racing around a track
shaped like the number eight.
722
00:41:04,840 --> 00:41:07,400
Which, of course, means a crossover
in the middle.
723
00:41:08,800 --> 00:41:11,640
Better still,
with Harris in the rear car,
724
00:41:11,640 --> 00:41:14,080
only controlling the brakes,
725
00:41:14,080 --> 00:41:16,600
and the middle car
just an empty shell,
726
00:41:16,600 --> 00:41:20,720
the driver in the front car would be
in charge of both the steering
727
00:41:20,720 --> 00:41:22,440
and the acceleration.
728
00:41:22,440 --> 00:41:26,120
So, it was essential that Chris
had a responsible,
729
00:41:26,120 --> 00:41:28,640
safety-conscious team-mate.
730
00:41:28,640 --> 00:41:29,880
Hey, buddy!
731
00:41:32,720 --> 00:41:35,880
God, no. Let's smash some stuff!
732
00:41:35,880 --> 00:41:38,880
No, let's not smash some stuff,
Sabine!
733
00:41:40,960 --> 00:41:42,440
Lining up on the grid,
734
00:41:42,440 --> 00:41:45,480
and with Chris still adjusting
to his new role...
735
00:41:45,480 --> 00:41:47,800
Brake, Harris!
736
00:41:47,800 --> 00:41:49,920
Boom. Sorry.
737
00:41:49,920 --> 00:41:52,760
...Team Top Gear would be
starting at the back of the field.
738
00:41:54,080 --> 00:41:55,960
This is ridiculous, it really is.
739
00:41:57,960 --> 00:42:00,040
One of those cars is a hearse!
740
00:42:00,040 --> 00:42:02,880
Perfect.
741
00:42:04,720 --> 00:42:06,240
She just sounds demented.
742
00:42:17,520 --> 00:42:19,160
It's on!
743
00:42:19,160 --> 00:42:20,640
Go, go, go, go!
744
00:42:22,320 --> 00:42:25,080
Apparently it would be
a six-lap race,
745
00:42:25,080 --> 00:42:27,320
assuming, that is,
they'd last that long.
746
00:42:27,320 --> 00:42:28,640
Harris!
747
00:42:28,640 --> 00:42:29,880
What's she doing?
748
00:42:29,880 --> 00:42:31,840
Oh, my God!
749
00:42:33,120 --> 00:42:36,040
I've been in a car with Sabine,
750
00:42:36,040 --> 00:42:38,400
and it was one of the scariest
things I've ever done,
751
00:42:38,400 --> 00:42:39,960
but I think this tops it.
752
00:42:44,560 --> 00:42:46,960
Nevertheless, by the end of
the first lap,
753
00:42:46,960 --> 00:42:49,840
Sabine had somehow dragged them
up to fifth place.
754
00:42:49,840 --> 00:42:51,960
You're all right, Chris, hang in there.
755
00:42:51,960 --> 00:42:54,200
It looks like she knows
what she's doing.
756
00:42:54,200 --> 00:42:56,080
No, we don't know. We don't.
757
00:42:56,080 --> 00:42:57,400
But then...
758
00:42:57,400 --> 00:42:59,600
Oh, my...
759
00:43:06,240 --> 00:43:08,120
Scheisse!
760
00:43:08,120 --> 00:43:10,480
Snared up by another chain car,
761
00:43:10,480 --> 00:43:13,000
the rest of the field
started to pull away.
762
00:43:13,000 --> 00:43:15,000
And by the time Sabine
broke them free...
763
00:43:18,280 --> 00:43:21,240
Nice move, Sabine, way to go!
764
00:43:21,240 --> 00:43:24,560
...the rest of the pack were half a lap ahead.
765
00:43:24,560 --> 00:43:28,000
Which, in figure of eight racing,
is a bit of a problem.
766
00:43:33,000 --> 00:43:36,760
Oh, my God.
767
00:43:36,760 --> 00:43:39,560
This is the worst thing
I've ever done.
768
00:43:39,560 --> 00:43:41,560
Unfortunately for Chris, though,
769
00:43:41,560 --> 00:43:43,360
Sabine is no quitter.
770
00:43:46,200 --> 00:43:48,520
Brake, Harris.
771
00:43:48,520 --> 00:43:50,200
We got them!
772
00:43:51,400 --> 00:43:53,120
Go, go, go, go, go, go!
773
00:43:55,200 --> 00:43:58,720
Oh, my God!
774
00:43:58,720 --> 00:44:02,760
And by now, the competition were
having problems of their own.
775
00:44:02,760 --> 00:44:04,840
There's a wreck up there.
Harris!
776
00:44:06,440 --> 00:44:08,120
I can't see anything.
777
00:44:08,120 --> 00:44:10,120
This is terrifying.
778
00:44:14,920 --> 00:44:18,680
With two laps to go, Sabine had
clawed them back up to fourth.
779
00:44:22,240 --> 00:44:24,400
But things were about to get uglier.
780
00:44:27,120 --> 00:44:30,160
Chris, where are you?
781
00:44:31,800 --> 00:44:33,840
Not again.
782
00:44:33,840 --> 00:44:36,440
This is carnage.
783
00:44:36,440 --> 00:44:37,840
This is awesome!
784
00:44:43,880 --> 00:44:47,360
Entering the final lap,
Sabine could sense a podium finish.
785
00:44:47,360 --> 00:44:50,600
I do! I do! I do!
786
00:44:50,600 --> 00:44:52,440
And with just the final corner left,
787
00:44:52,440 --> 00:44:55,040
she'd go through
the hearse to get it.
788
00:44:55,040 --> 00:44:57,080
On three! Not through there, Sabine!
789
00:44:57,080 --> 00:44:58,880
Not through there!
790
00:44:58,880 --> 00:45:01,040
Yes!
791
00:45:03,480 --> 00:45:05,840
Push, push, push!
792
00:45:05,840 --> 00:45:07,520
Way to go! Way to go!
793
00:45:07,520 --> 00:45:10,720
Go, go, go, go, go, go,
go, go, go, go, go!
794
00:45:17,880 --> 00:45:22,240
Chequered flag. You're in third.
Way to go! Way to go! Way to go!
795
00:45:27,880 --> 00:45:30,000
Chris, good job!
Are you still there?
796
00:45:31,520 --> 00:45:33,560
Just.
797
00:45:33,560 --> 00:45:35,920
You total lunatic.
798
00:45:40,560 --> 00:45:42,880
With Chris choosing
not to stick around
799
00:45:42,880 --> 00:45:45,960
to see what the prize
for third place was,
800
00:45:45,960 --> 00:45:47,680
we got back on the road.
801
00:45:50,960 --> 00:45:54,440
I think the greatest thing America
has given to planet Earth
802
00:45:54,440 --> 00:45:56,800
is chain car racing. That was great.
803
00:45:56,800 --> 00:45:58,880
It's one of our proudest moments,
really.
804
00:46:05,280 --> 00:46:07,120
Sensing Chris didn't wholly agree,
805
00:46:07,120 --> 00:46:09,480
and I hate seeing
the little guy upset,
806
00:46:09,480 --> 00:46:11,400
I had an idea to cheer him up.
807
00:46:11,400 --> 00:46:14,480
Hey, you know what?
I've got a game we could play.
808
00:46:14,480 --> 00:46:16,880
It's called Nascar or Nas-can't.
809
00:46:18,680 --> 00:46:23,560
So, I'm going to say a name and you
tell me if it's a real Nascar driver
810
00:46:23,560 --> 00:46:25,840
or just someone that I've made up.
811
00:46:25,840 --> 00:46:27,720
OK?
812
00:46:27,720 --> 00:46:29,560
OK.
813
00:46:29,560 --> 00:46:31,800
How about Lake Speed?
814
00:46:31,800 --> 00:46:34,600
That sounds more like a place
than a person.
815
00:46:34,600 --> 00:46:36,520
That's a real Nascar driver.
816
00:46:36,520 --> 00:46:39,480
Lake Speed is Nascar driver?
817
00:46:39,480 --> 00:46:42,360
Yes, it is. How about Dick Trickle?
818
00:46:44,240 --> 00:46:46,200
THAT'S a real Nascar driver.
819
00:46:46,200 --> 00:46:49,440
He's real.
OK, here's another one.
820
00:46:49,440 --> 00:46:53,080
Patty Grossman.
He sounds very Nascar.
821
00:46:53,080 --> 00:46:54,600
That's my mother!
822
00:47:00,920 --> 00:47:05,000
With Harris feeling better,
soon we all had a reason to smile.
823
00:47:06,280 --> 00:47:08,600
Because our goal
at the Nevada border...
824
00:47:09,760 --> 00:47:11,480
...was finally within reach.
825
00:47:16,960 --> 00:47:19,400
I know where we're going.
826
00:47:20,480 --> 00:47:22,360
I think I know where
we're going too.
827
00:47:25,800 --> 00:47:27,240
Where are we going?
828
00:47:28,840 --> 00:47:30,680
I think we're headed to Bonneville.
829
00:47:32,080 --> 00:47:34,160
America's fastest race track.
830
00:47:35,280 --> 00:47:38,360
For over a century,
pilgrims of extreme speed
831
00:47:38,360 --> 00:47:41,400
have been drawn here
from all over the world...
832
00:47:42,760 --> 00:47:47,280
...to 46 square miles of pristine
unbroken salt flats.
833
00:47:48,920 --> 00:47:53,480
This is where the 300,
the 400, the 500,
834
00:47:53,480 --> 00:47:57,560
even the 600mph land speed
barriers were broken.
835
00:47:59,680 --> 00:48:02,160
This... is Bonneville.
836
00:48:04,000 --> 00:48:06,120
I can't believe I'm here.
837
00:48:06,120 --> 00:48:08,280
As we pulled onto the salt, though,
838
00:48:08,280 --> 00:48:11,200
the dry lake bed
did have a bit of a problem.
839
00:48:13,360 --> 00:48:15,880
No.
840
00:48:15,880 --> 00:48:18,600
Well, this is...moist.
841
00:48:18,600 --> 00:48:22,200
Freak rain had blown in,
flooding the flats
842
00:48:22,200 --> 00:48:25,240
and washing away any chance
of a top speed run.
843
00:48:27,960 --> 00:48:29,000
What the hell?
844
00:48:33,120 --> 00:48:35,080
I'm absolutely gutted.
845
00:48:36,120 --> 00:48:39,240
I've waited 30-odd years
to come to the Mecca of speed
846
00:48:39,240 --> 00:48:41,920
and when I finally get here
847
00:48:41,920 --> 00:48:43,160
it's a lake.
848
00:48:44,800 --> 00:48:46,120
What are we going to do?
849
00:48:51,160 --> 00:48:52,880
Hi.
850
00:48:52,880 --> 00:48:54,920
How are you? Good. Thank you.
851
00:48:54,920 --> 00:48:57,240
Sorry. Hey, it's not your fault.
852
00:48:57,240 --> 00:48:58,560
Or is it?
853
00:48:58,560 --> 00:49:01,560
No, no. OK. "Chin up.
854
00:49:01,560 --> 00:49:04,280
"Your celebration of V8s
isn't over yet.
855
00:49:04,280 --> 00:49:06,000
"Just up the road is a race track
856
00:49:06,000 --> 00:49:08,320
"where your new final challenge
awaits."
857
00:49:08,320 --> 00:49:10,040
But it's not Bonneville, is it?
858
00:49:10,040 --> 00:49:13,120
Well, but it's a racetrack,
so at least we'll be able to go fast.
859
00:49:19,520 --> 00:49:21,480
Well, it's got to be
better than this.
860
00:49:21,480 --> 00:49:23,080
Come on.
861
00:49:23,080 --> 00:49:24,760
Really? So that was Bonneville?
862
00:49:24,760 --> 00:49:28,760
35 years waiting, and I stand
in front of a puddle and go again.
863
00:49:28,760 --> 00:49:30,280
Well, you can get in if you want.
864
00:49:34,960 --> 00:49:36,520
Gutted.
865
00:49:39,400 --> 00:49:40,600
I suppose I've now got
866
00:49:40,600 --> 00:49:43,560
one of the worst Bonneville stories
of anyone I know.
867
00:49:43,560 --> 00:49:45,880
Rory, how are you feeling about it?
868
00:49:45,880 --> 00:49:50,680
I wanted to smash through
that 200mph barrier in this thing,
869
00:49:50,680 --> 00:49:54,440
but it wasn't to be. What is
the top speed of that car, Rory?
870
00:49:54,440 --> 00:49:55,920
Just over 200.
871
00:49:55,920 --> 00:49:58,160
How about you? What is it exactly?
872
00:50:00,040 --> 00:50:02,200
200.
873
00:50:02,200 --> 00:50:07,400
So, how exactly were you going to
"smash through" the 200mph barrier?
874
00:50:07,400 --> 00:50:10,640
I was hoping for a bit
of a tailwind.
875
00:50:10,640 --> 00:50:11,880
Good answer.
876
00:50:13,480 --> 00:50:15,560
But then, just up the road...
877
00:50:15,560 --> 00:50:17,760
Look at this.
878
00:50:17,760 --> 00:50:19,320
...Chris spotted an opportunity.
879
00:50:20,960 --> 00:50:23,320
I'm turning in here.
Follow me in here. Come on.
880
00:50:27,200 --> 00:50:30,200
Dude, the sign says
"no trespassing."
881
00:50:30,200 --> 00:50:32,160
An open gate is an invitation,
882
00:50:32,160 --> 00:50:35,560
and I have an itch to scratch.
883
00:50:36,760 --> 00:50:41,720
We'd stumbled across a very quiet,
very long runway.
884
00:50:41,720 --> 00:50:43,240
This looks great.
885
00:50:45,400 --> 00:50:47,160
All right, so what are we thinking?
886
00:50:47,160 --> 00:50:49,920
Drag race? Yes, please!
887
00:50:49,920 --> 00:50:51,760
It's time to let the big dog eat.
888
00:50:52,960 --> 00:50:54,600
Here we go. Here we go.
889
00:50:54,600 --> 00:50:56,680
How much power have you got again?
890
00:50:56,680 --> 00:50:59,560
850 horsepower.
891
00:50:59,560 --> 00:51:02,560
You may have 850, but I want to know
how much you can use in the first
892
00:51:02,560 --> 00:51:05,080
three gears. What are you saying?
893
00:51:05,080 --> 00:51:07,640
You can use more of your power
than I can use of mine?
894
00:51:07,640 --> 00:51:09,800
I can use all of my power
in the first three gears.
895
00:51:09,800 --> 00:51:12,760
I don't think you can use
even a small percentage of yours,
896
00:51:12,760 --> 00:51:15,880
and hopefully by the time you get
going, I'm gone.
897
00:51:16,880 --> 00:51:19,120
I'll tell you what, Chris,
898
00:51:19,120 --> 00:51:23,040
you pull out yours and I'll pull out
just enough to beat you.
899
00:51:23,040 --> 00:51:24,760
HE LAUGHS
900
00:51:28,520 --> 00:51:30,480
All right, are we doing this,
or what?
901
00:51:31,520 --> 00:51:34,960
OK, I'll call it. We go on "go."
902
00:51:34,960 --> 00:51:37,320
Three, two...
903
00:51:38,560 --> 00:51:40,560
...one, go.
904
00:51:45,120 --> 00:51:47,560
The Jag is gone!
905
00:51:47,560 --> 00:51:49,360
I'm winning! I'm winning!
906
00:51:50,400 --> 00:51:52,440
I'm winning!
907
00:51:52,440 --> 00:51:53,480
OK, no, I'm not.
908
00:51:55,000 --> 00:51:56,960
Bye-bye, Mr Reid.
909
00:51:56,960 --> 00:51:58,400
Where's the yellow car?
910
00:51:58,400 --> 00:52:00,560
That's the one that's worrying me.
911
00:52:00,560 --> 00:52:01,880
There's the red one.
912
00:52:05,160 --> 00:52:07,000
OK, 160.
913
00:52:07,000 --> 00:52:08,680
I still can't see the yellow car.
914
00:52:08,680 --> 00:52:10,480
170.
915
00:52:10,480 --> 00:52:13,400
Come on! Hya! Hya! Hya!
916
00:52:15,600 --> 00:52:19,680
199. 201. 203 over the line.
917
00:52:21,720 --> 00:52:23,520
Damn it!
918
00:52:23,520 --> 00:52:25,760
This is the baby McLaren.
919
00:52:25,760 --> 00:52:29,920
This is the Ford Fiesta
of the McLaren range
920
00:52:29,920 --> 00:52:34,960
and it just did 203 and smoked
an 850-horsepower Mustang.
921
00:52:34,960 --> 00:52:36,920
Boy, that McLaren is fast.
922
00:52:40,000 --> 00:52:42,680
So, as we hurried on our way again,
923
00:52:42,680 --> 00:52:45,320
our impromptu drag race
had taught us
924
00:52:45,320 --> 00:52:48,880
that naturally my McLaren
is devastatingly quick,
925
00:52:48,880 --> 00:52:53,240
that Matt's Mustang can't actually
use 850 horsepower,
926
00:52:53,240 --> 00:52:56,880
and that Rory had his own
unique take on the result.
927
00:52:58,760 --> 00:53:03,120
Chris and Matt, do you know what
the speed limit is in the UK?
928
00:53:03,120 --> 00:53:06,160
Yes. It's 70mph,
929
00:53:06,160 --> 00:53:11,360
and I'd like to point out
that in that drag race up to 90mph
930
00:53:11,360 --> 00:53:13,800
the F-Type SVR was in the lead,
931
00:53:13,800 --> 00:53:16,880
therefore, in real-world situations,
932
00:53:16,880 --> 00:53:19,800
this car is quicker than the McLaren
933
00:53:19,800 --> 00:53:23,240
and an 850-horsepower Mustang.
934
00:53:23,240 --> 00:53:27,400
Even by your standards, Rory, you're
fumbling around for a false glory.
935
00:53:27,400 --> 00:53:31,080
No, no, no, no, no. I'm about
300 kilos heavier than that McLaren,
936
00:53:31,080 --> 00:53:33,520
and about the same thing as that
giant fridge on wheels
937
00:53:33,520 --> 00:53:36,320
that you're driving. But I think
I acquitted myself pretty well.
938
00:53:36,320 --> 00:53:38,160
This is a great all-round car.
939
00:53:38,160 --> 00:53:39,560
I think I drove by you
940
00:53:39,560 --> 00:53:41,880
like you forgot where
the accelerator was.
941
00:53:41,880 --> 00:53:46,600
Listen, guys, come on, I think this
car did surprise you a little bit.
942
00:53:46,600 --> 00:53:48,280
You might look at
this car and think,
943
00:53:48,280 --> 00:53:52,560
it's no McLaren, it's no Hennessy,
but it's hanging in there.
944
00:53:54,280 --> 00:53:55,960
I wasn't thinking that, no.
945
00:53:58,480 --> 00:54:00,960
And before Rory could come up with
more ways
946
00:54:00,960 --> 00:54:03,320
in which his Jag wasn't as quick,
947
00:54:03,320 --> 00:54:07,160
we reached our V8s'
new final playground.
948
00:54:07,160 --> 00:54:09,440
I see flags. I see flags.
949
00:54:09,440 --> 00:54:12,400
I see grandstands.
I see grandstands.
950
00:54:12,400 --> 00:54:15,920
Could this be the scene of another
McLaren victory? I hear you ask.
951
00:54:20,680 --> 00:54:23,960
Could this be the scene of another
McLaren victory? I hear you...
952
00:54:33,680 --> 00:54:35,360
Now we're talking.
953
00:54:37,360 --> 00:54:38,440
Look at the view.
954
00:54:41,480 --> 00:54:44,120
Look at that!
955
00:54:44,120 --> 00:54:45,800
That is a GT40.
956
00:54:45,800 --> 00:54:47,840
That is beautiful.
957
00:54:48,840 --> 00:54:51,160
Yes, the GT40.
958
00:54:51,160 --> 00:54:53,000
1960s icon,
959
00:54:53,000 --> 00:54:55,560
and ground-breaking,
Ferrari-beating,
960
00:54:55,560 --> 00:54:58,040
Le Mans-winning masterpiece.
961
00:54:59,200 --> 00:55:02,120
That is a legendary V8, right there.
962
00:55:02,120 --> 00:55:04,360
Hey, how are you? Cool.
Right on, thank you.
963
00:55:05,480 --> 00:55:08,200
"For your final challenge,
you will now take on
964
00:55:08,200 --> 00:55:10,920
"one of the greatest V8s
of all time." That's true.
965
00:55:10,920 --> 00:55:13,400
That is really true. Which won't
be a problem, I don't think,
966
00:55:13,400 --> 00:55:17,520
because we've got more power,
better brakes, better...
967
00:55:17,520 --> 00:55:20,680
That changes things.
968
00:55:20,680 --> 00:55:22,960
Does he have the correct visa?
969
00:55:22,960 --> 00:55:24,560
Is he allowed to be here?
970
00:55:26,240 --> 00:55:28,680
Unfortunately, he was.
971
00:55:33,160 --> 00:55:34,920
That is a magnificent sound.
972
00:55:37,800 --> 00:55:41,760
The Stig would set a time
for six laps of the circuit,
973
00:55:41,760 --> 00:55:46,240
a time which we would have to
then beat as a team.
974
00:55:46,240 --> 00:55:47,320
Pros and cons.
975
00:55:47,320 --> 00:55:50,880
We have more power,
more modern tyres and brakes.
976
00:55:50,880 --> 00:55:53,520
Cons... He has him.
977
00:55:55,080 --> 00:55:57,800
And all too soon,
Stig's six laps were up.
978
00:56:00,400 --> 00:56:03,520
10 minutes 11.4.
979
00:56:03,520 --> 00:56:06,960
OK, that's the combined time
to beat.
980
00:56:06,960 --> 00:56:09,680
So, to pit our V8s against the GT40
981
00:56:09,680 --> 00:56:12,240
we'd be running a relay
of two laps each.
982
00:56:14,360 --> 00:56:17,320
And with a standing start
for the first leg,
983
00:56:17,320 --> 00:56:22,280
we needed the best car for
pure off-the-line acceleration.
984
00:56:22,280 --> 00:56:24,120
All right, Rory, are you ready?
985
00:56:24,120 --> 00:56:25,840
Never been readier.
986
00:56:25,840 --> 00:56:29,000
Three, two...
987
00:56:29,000 --> 00:56:30,920
...one, go!
988
00:56:37,320 --> 00:56:38,840
Sounds quick.
989
00:56:42,480 --> 00:56:43,880
All-wheel drive...
990
00:56:43,880 --> 00:56:45,440
...for the win.
991
00:56:49,400 --> 00:56:51,800
Spot your apex, Reid.
Spot your apex.
992
00:56:51,800 --> 00:56:53,640
There she is.
993
00:56:53,640 --> 00:56:56,480
On that power.
That's good.
994
00:56:56,480 --> 00:56:57,680
So good.
995
00:56:59,400 --> 00:57:00,920
The engine is still making noise.
996
00:57:00,920 --> 00:57:03,640
That's a good sign. This means
that he's not rolled it.
997
00:57:05,400 --> 00:57:07,320
Yes! Yes!
998
00:57:10,440 --> 00:57:14,360
That's messy, Reid.
Come on, tidier, tidier.
999
00:57:14,360 --> 00:57:18,320
All right, so, I need
a 1:42 average lap time.
1000
00:57:19,680 --> 00:57:23,320
He's kind of missed that one.
He's overcooked that one.
1001
00:57:23,320 --> 00:57:26,920
No, this is looking like a 1:45.
1002
00:57:32,000 --> 00:57:36,160
Focus, Rory. Focus. Focus. Focus.
I'm focusing! I'm focusing!
1003
00:57:37,160 --> 00:57:38,760
Come on, Rory. Here he comes.
1004
00:57:38,760 --> 00:57:40,600
You should get in the car, maybe.
1005
00:57:40,600 --> 00:57:44,320
I don't know if this is good enough.
1006
00:57:44,320 --> 00:57:45,720
I don't know.
1007
00:57:51,920 --> 00:57:53,160
Come on, guys. Come on, guys.
1008
00:57:55,560 --> 00:57:58,200
Here we go. Come on.
1009
00:57:58,200 --> 00:58:00,800
Go, go, go, go, go!
1010
00:58:00,800 --> 00:58:01,880
Push, Harris! Push!
1011
00:58:04,120 --> 00:58:06,920
Two laps down,
and Rory's run in the Jag
1012
00:58:06,920 --> 00:58:09,880
had left us six seconds
off the pace.
1013
00:58:09,880 --> 00:58:11,960
To beat the GT40...
1014
00:58:11,960 --> 00:58:13,760
Smooth, Chris. Smooth!
1015
00:58:13,760 --> 00:58:16,000
...Chris and his McLaren
needed their A-game.
1016
00:58:18,800 --> 00:58:21,960
This is a car that was doing 200mph
in a straight line
1017
00:58:21,960 --> 00:58:25,640
but it's now agile and fast here.
1018
00:58:27,720 --> 00:58:30,000
Good line through there. Nice.
1019
00:58:30,000 --> 00:58:31,640
Nice! Nice!
1020
00:58:31,640 --> 00:58:32,840
Just floor it.
1021
00:58:35,640 --> 00:58:37,160
Push, push, push!
1022
00:58:38,280 --> 00:58:39,840
OK, that's a 1:38.
1023
00:58:39,840 --> 00:58:43,160
We've got a shot here.
OK, that's good.
1024
00:58:43,160 --> 00:58:45,120
I'm buying us some time now.
1025
00:58:47,200 --> 00:58:49,120
Now just three seconds behind...
1026
00:58:49,120 --> 00:58:51,680
All right, Chris, one more clean
one. One more clean one.
1027
00:58:53,720 --> 00:58:55,840
...we were back in the hunt.
1028
00:58:55,840 --> 00:58:58,840
OK, we're at 5:58, 5:59,
six minutes.
1029
00:58:58,840 --> 00:59:00,720
Chris, come on. Push, push, push!
1030
00:59:02,960 --> 00:59:05,400
Let's do it for America.
Don't let me down, girl.
1031
00:59:07,040 --> 00:59:09,240
Go on, Matt. Go on, Matt.
1032
00:59:09,240 --> 00:59:11,080
Come on, Matt. Launch it!
1033
00:59:16,880 --> 00:59:19,640
All right, here we go. Here we go.
1034
00:59:19,640 --> 00:59:21,800
This was it, the last leg.
1035
00:59:23,800 --> 00:59:26,960
And however this tribute to the
greatest of all engines would end...
1036
00:59:28,360 --> 00:59:30,280
...at least one thing was certain.
1037
00:59:31,320 --> 00:59:33,240
That's it. That's the stuff.
1038
00:59:33,240 --> 00:59:38,040
The V8 engine is a fighter, and one
that still packs a serious punch.
1039
00:59:40,400 --> 00:59:42,800
Where are we at? 7:30. 7:30.
1040
00:59:42,800 --> 00:59:45,320
Are we ahead of time, or...?
We're on the edge.
1041
00:59:45,320 --> 00:59:47,960
Come on, baby. Come on.
Come on. Come on. Come on.
1042
00:59:47,960 --> 00:59:49,080
Come on.
1043
00:59:50,720 --> 00:59:53,320
It's got so much freaking power.
1044
00:59:55,240 --> 00:59:56,520
Come on!
1045
00:59:58,960 --> 01:00:00,480
All right, last lap.
1046
01:00:01,480 --> 01:00:03,440
He's got to do the lap of his life.
1047
01:00:03,440 --> 01:00:05,760
Come on, Mustang!
1048
01:00:05,760 --> 01:00:08,440
Come on, LeBlanc, give it your best.
I want your best.
1049
01:00:13,760 --> 01:00:15,000
Come on, Matt. Push!
1050
01:00:16,160 --> 01:00:17,400
There we go. Come on.
1051
01:00:18,520 --> 01:00:20,480
That's it, that's it, that's it.
1052
01:00:20,480 --> 01:00:21,720
OK, here we go.
1053
01:00:25,440 --> 01:00:26,880
Come on!
1054
01:00:38,120 --> 01:00:39,840
So, the big question -
1055
01:00:39,840 --> 01:00:43,640
did our exquisite array of
state-of-the-art V8 sports cars
1056
01:00:43,640 --> 01:00:46,360
open up a can of whupass
on the old days?
1057
01:00:46,360 --> 01:00:49,000
Well, we'll never know.
OK, on next week's show...
1058
01:00:49,000 --> 01:00:50,440
Hold on, Matthew. What? What?
1059
01:00:50,440 --> 01:00:52,400
What? You've got to give them
the answer.
1060
01:00:52,400 --> 01:00:54,360
No, I don't got to give them
the answer.
1061
01:00:54,360 --> 01:00:57,040
That's why they're here.
They want to know the times.
1062
01:00:57,040 --> 01:00:59,440
Come on! Yes.
1063
01:00:59,440 --> 01:01:01,040
OK, fine.
1064
01:01:01,040 --> 01:01:03,440
We were two seconds slower.
1065
01:01:03,440 --> 01:01:05,360
And I'm very disappointed
in you, Chris.
1066
01:01:05,360 --> 01:01:08,120
I was quicker than him.
But I don't expect anything from him.
1067
01:01:08,120 --> 01:01:10,160
What?! OK, that's fair.
1068
01:01:10,160 --> 01:01:12,760
Fine.
But what we're telling the viewers
1069
01:01:12,760 --> 01:01:15,040
is that the best V8 sports car
money can buy
1070
01:01:15,040 --> 01:01:19,560
is a 50-year-old V8 sports car
that's not actually for sale?
1071
01:01:19,560 --> 01:01:21,120
Exactly.
1072
01:01:21,120 --> 01:01:23,840
And on that essential piece
of consumer advice
1073
01:01:23,840 --> 01:01:25,080
we must end the show.
1074
01:01:25,080 --> 01:01:27,200
See you next week. Goodnight.
Goodnight.
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