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Top Gear S27E05 [MTB]
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CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
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Thank you, thank you!
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Thank you!
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Hello and welcome to Top Gear,
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where we start on a serious note,
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because we need to talk about
Freddie Flintoff and his problem.
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LAUGHTER
Standing right here, Paddy.
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Right here. That's right.
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Fred's not been at Top Gear long,
but already we've noticed an issue.
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He appears to have no sense of fear.
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Literally nothing.
The man's a medical freak.
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Still here, lads, still here!
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So, to test
if Freddie has any function left
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in the old self-preservation gland,
the producers signed him up
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for one of the maddest
race events of them all.
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And they told me to go along
as his mentor.
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Did you really say "gland"?
I did.
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LAUGHTER
I did.
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Iceland.
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A land of fire and..
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..ice.
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A brutal, wild landscape
that is home to the most brutal,
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wild race series of them all.
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So, are you going to tell me
why we're here?
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You're taking part in
Formula Offroad.
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It calls itself the most outrageous
form of motorsport on the planet.
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I've done extreme stuff
before, Chris.
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You know, I've rode a bull
in a rodeo in Texas,
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I've done cliff diving in Acapulco,
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drag racing, NASCAR,
professionally boxed,
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I've sung in a musical.
You've sung in a...?
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OK, that does sound quite
intimidating. That is terrifying.
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I know you've got this reputation
as being a bit dangerous,
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you're the man that's fearless
and all that.
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This here is the most
extreme stuff out there.
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Formula Offroad
is a law unto itself.
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An automotive torture chamber
of near vertical cliffs
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and punishing off-road sprints,
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where just finishing the right way
up is considered a bonus.
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Before sending Flintoff
into the fray, then,
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first he needs some wheels.
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And these were the ones
he'd been given.
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A custom-built chassis, mated to
a 5.7L nitrous injected V8...
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..producing 600 hp.
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But in a motorsport where cars
can run to 1,000 more than that,
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Flintoff's car was actually...
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..beginner's spec.
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Is this like the equivalent of
10 pin bowling with the rails up?
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You don't need all that power.
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Part of me wants to style it out
and say I'm
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so disappointed that
I've not got 1,600 hp.
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If I'm going to be completely honest
with you, Chris... Yeah?
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..I'm far more comfortable in this!
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So am I, someone that might have
to sit in the passenger seat.
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Although for the moment, Fred,
I might sit it out on the sidelines
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and just coach you by proxy.
How's that? You not coming in?
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No, you're on your own.
Right, let's get you hooked up.
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What's he doing?
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Oh, is this the real car?
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I don't know, he looks like
he's about to drive over you!
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Hello. Thank you.
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"We didn't want one of you
missing out on the fun today,
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"so, Chris, we found you a car too.
You're both competing."
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FREDDIE LAUGHS
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Were you in on this? No, Chris!
Come on, get in the car.
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Look at it!
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Oh, man! You couldn't be left out.
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Apparently not.
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And because I was considered
an experienced racer,
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not only was my car bigger,
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hilariously, it had been tuned up
to a much livelier 900 hp.
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And while I was still digesting
that bit of good news,
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next, we had to head straight
to the course walk.
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You're having a laugh, aren't you?
How does it get up that?
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The whole idea of this film
was to put you in a car
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and to watch you roll.
Why am I doing this?
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Everyone expects it of you, Chris,
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they've seen you on the telly
on Top Gear.
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They just think I'm a local.
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Just for the avoidance of doubt,
if your car falls off that,
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that'll hurt.
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That's just the price you pay,
innit?
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Look, if I'm going to hurt myself,
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I want it to be at Tamburello
or Parabolica in a Formula 1 car.
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I don't want to break
bad news to you,
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but you're never going
to be a Formula 1 driver.
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That ship has sailed, Chris.
One, you're not good enough.
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Two, you're too old. Yup.
Three, you're too fat. Yeah, OK.
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I can't deny any of that, really.
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But it's nice to have friends
around to support you, isn't it?
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So, the competition ahead of us
would play out over six rounds.
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Working down the valley's rock
and gravel walls
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to finish on the very wet,
very muddy marshland flats.
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But what that really meant was,
first,
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we'd be straight in
at the deep end,
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starting at the cliffs.
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It's a long time,
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a long, long time since I've felt
me beans going like this!
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But you know what?
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The one thing about nerves is,
they're only bad
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because everyone tells you
they're bad.
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They make you feel alive!
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And with the wait finally over,
it was time to give it a go.
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Do not let me down, son!
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Come on, Freddie lad.
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Right, here we go.
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As soon as you feel the rise,
let's go.
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Come on, Freddie!
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Jesus, Flintoff!
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Argh!
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First round, rolled it!
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Yeah, well good.
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I've never been more apprehensive
about any motorsport in my life.
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I don't want to be doing this,
really.
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Jeez!
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Well, nice try. You had a go.
Yeah! Just went... Yeah.
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Argh!
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I tell you what, Chris,
this got real, this, didn't it?
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What happened? I just thought
I'd floor it and see what happens.
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Did you have any idea
what you were doing?
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Just got no control.
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Well, now you're fully recovered,
no word of a lie,
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you're the he-man, if I don't fancy
this first stage, I'm stopping.
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Way to go, man. Be safe. Be safe?!
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CHRIS CHUCKLES
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While the rest of the field took
turns attacking the course,
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Harris made his way
to the start line.
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Here we go, then.
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And soon enough...
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..it was his turn.
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CHRIS WHOOPS AND LAUGHS
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I can't believe what it'll go over.
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Ohh!
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Fair play to Harris, he'd taken
round one and made it look easy.
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Well done, mate. Happy with that?
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No. Coming down, I've smashed
my back. It really hurt!
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Did you enjoy it at any point? No,
I hated every single second of it.
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Really? Yeah. I don't see any point
in this at all. You cracking on?
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Yeah, I'm going to carry on, because
obviously, I've got to beat you.
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I don't like your chances!
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Round two, then.
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Where not only was the climb bigger,
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this time, there was two of them.
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I'm under a bit of pressure
on this second one.
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Come on, this time.
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CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
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We've got it, Freddie lad,
we've got this!
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BLEEP it, I'm having a go.
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Whoa! Freddie lad, get in!
Get in, son!
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Was that Fred?
Get in!
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Nobody puts Freddie in a corner!
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Harris, have a do at that, son.
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Flintoff had bounced back
with a high scoring run
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putting the pressure squarely on me
and Big Red.
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Come on!
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Oh, yes!
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Whoa! Close!
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He's got up the hill.
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On to the red one.
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I can't even see it!
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He's reversing.
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Harris, look at him, he's taking it
serious now, isn't he? Look at him.
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Oh, and he's got penalty points,
cos he's going backwards!
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Go backwards again, Chris!
Go backwards again!
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This is insane. My eyes tell me
that's not possible.
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Woohoo!
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CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
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That is a good thing.
That is a good thing!
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I'd made it round,
but not without penalties.
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I had to reverse.
I couldn't get round.
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Which meant
after his barnstorming run,
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Flintoff had climbed to
an impressive ninth place.
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I'm in front against Harris! Just
got to keep concentrating, though.
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Just concentrate.
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# We come from the land
of the ice and snow
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# From the midnight sun,
where the hot springs flow... #
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The competition kept rolling on.
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Whoa! Jesus Christ!
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He's going to be OK.
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And with round three frankly best
forgotten by the both of us...
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Oh, I've stalled.
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It's BLEEP stalled!
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Come on!
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Harris has only got stuck!
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Argh!
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..we took the no-score draw,
headed down the valley,
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and I turned up the mind games.
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You wouldn't make a good Aussie,
would you? Why?
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On the Aussie flag, they've got
an emu and a kangaroo,
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do you know why? Why?
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Because they cannot take
a backwards step. Can't they? Mmm.
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Unlike you.
Live your life in reverse, you.
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Seed of doubt planted, the next
round was a gravel loop time trial.
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And I was ready to strike.
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I know there's suspension on it,
but you feel every bump!
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Oh, this is driving!
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Never mind your sports cars,
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never mind your big 4x4s,
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this is what it's about!
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Well, that was not bad.
That was not bad!
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Now, that, ladies and gentlemen,
is how it's done.
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I will take that
every day of the week.
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And as Harris took to the course, I
knew I'd got right inside his head.
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Tell you what, he's slow, isn't he?
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Come on, Chris.
Everyone's going home!
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He's taking this steady,
what's going on with him?
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That's a bit quicker.
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Here he comes.
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In the end, he crossed the line a
full seven seconds slower than me.
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Slightly embarrassing!
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What happened?
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Chris is showing
his true colours now.
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Chris has had a bad run
and he's having a hissy fit!
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We had fought our way to the bottom
of the valley, and now seventh
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in the standings, I had built
a massive 90 point lead over Harris.
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So for the little man,
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the river crossing round
really would be sink or swim.
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This is the silliest motorsport
event in the world.
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FREDDIE CHUCKLES
That's why we're here.
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What the hell is he doing?!
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Has he lost a wheel?
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This was supposed to be
YOUR challenge.
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You were hired on this show
to be the psycho, crazy,
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I'll-do-anything guy.
That's not my role!
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I'm supposed to bring it
back to the cars!
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You know when you get nervous,
you talk a lot, don't you?
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Leaving Harris to ponder that,
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I lined up for my run
across the river.
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But with the rest of the field now
playing mind games of their own...
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Freddie! This is how it's done!
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..I'd just been told
that my beginner's car had never
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actually made it across
the river before.
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Blooming heck!
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To be honest,
I wasn't feeling that confident.
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I love puddles,
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but this is a lake!
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Oh, it's flags down.
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Here we go!
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I'm on water!
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No! No!
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It's flooded,
and the water is freezing!
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Ohhh!
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Turns out Flintoff can't walk
on water after all.
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Oh, it was going so well!
247
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And with his big lead
suddenly looking shaky,
248
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if I could just teach Big Red
to swim, we'd be in with a shot.
249
00:13:39,720 --> 00:13:41,600
I'm not here to lose!
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I managed to clear the short splash
that had drowned Flintoff's car,
251
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but to finish the round,
252
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next we'd need to conquer
a nigh-on impossible 160m stretch.
253
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Just floor it.
254
00:14:13,240 --> 00:14:16,120
Woohoo! Woohoo!
255
00:14:19,840 --> 00:14:22,680
Yes, Big Red had done me proud.
256
00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:27,000
First of all, can we admire the
pressure the water has done to my...
257
00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:28,960
I've got to take me
hat off to you, Chris.
258
00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:31,160
I've stood on the bank and watched
you come in, and...
259
00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:34,520
I was committed, mate. ..as much
as it pains me to say it,
it was very impressive.
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00:14:34,520 --> 00:14:38,400
It was committed. And the crowd were
cheering, it was a lovely thing.
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00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:39,840
It really was.
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Especially because I had now climbed
to eighth place, a bone dry
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30 points ahead of Flintoff,
who had sunk down to tenth.
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I reckon it's all to play for
going into the last. Yeah.
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Which is called...
266
00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:53,400
..The Swamp. Yeah.
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I don't want to put
the pressure on you,
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00:14:55,360 --> 00:14:57,440
but I reckon you're favourite
going into this.
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You think I'm the favourite?
You've got more power. It's a swamp.
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I couldn't get through
a little river in this.
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Enough mind games.
272
00:15:06,760 --> 00:15:09,480
As the leader,
I would be up first, with
273
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a sprint across an ancient Icelandic
bog to finish the competition.
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00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:17,440
I've got a funny feeling
these overalls might need to
275
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go into the wash after this.
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00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:26,760
He's having a real go.
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00:15:35,320 --> 00:15:37,040
Oh, Harris!
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00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:39,720
He's only got stuck!
279
00:15:39,720 --> 00:15:42,000
Nah, turn it off, Chris.
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CHRIS CACKLES
That's embarrassing.
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RACE ANNOUNCER SPEAKING ICELANDIC
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He is covered in absolute BLEEP.
Look at him!
283
00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:53,880
Look at the state of him!
284
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Only thing is, I can laugh now,
285
00:15:55,680 --> 00:15:59,000
but that's going to be me
in a matter of minutes.
286
00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:00,840
Wow, smells quite pooey.
287
00:16:00,840 --> 00:16:03,120
If he's getting stuck,
with all that power,
288
00:16:03,120 --> 00:16:04,680
I'm not sure how I'm going
to go here.
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00:16:04,680 --> 00:16:07,960
The rest of the field certainly
weren't finding it easy.
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00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:10,400
Good lad. No! Go on!
291
00:16:10,400 --> 00:16:11,760
No!
292
00:16:13,240 --> 00:16:15,800
You poor sod.
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00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:18,560
And as I took to the start line,
one thing was clear -
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Iceland's Formula Offroad had saved
its most technical test till last.
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Here we go. Time to shine,
Freddie boy!
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00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:32,560
This is it. Just got to get round.
If I get round, I've beat him.
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00:16:32,560 --> 00:16:34,800
Right, Flintoff, here we go.
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I'm off.
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I'm off!
300
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Can't see a thing!
301
00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:52,240
He's got to where I got to.
302
00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:55,760
Yes, yes!
303
00:16:55,760 --> 00:16:57,120
I've made it!
304
00:16:57,120 --> 00:16:58,920
No, he's still going!
305
00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:00,280
Yes!
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00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:09,320
Well, that's going nowhere now.
307
00:17:09,320 --> 00:17:11,280
FREDDIE SHOUTS
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CHRIS LAUGHS
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00:17:19,520 --> 00:17:22,040
RACE ANNOUNCER:
And Freddie Flintoff...
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00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:26,120
I'm stuck, officially stuck.
311
00:17:26,120 --> 00:17:27,480
I'd given it my all...
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00:17:27,480 --> 00:17:28,880
I'm out.
313
00:17:28,880 --> 00:17:30,840
..but would it be enough
to beat Harris?
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00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:32,880
I think he might have me there.
315
00:17:32,880 --> 00:17:34,280
That's so close.
316
00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:36,840
How close is that?
317
00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:38,320
This is going to be tight.
318
00:17:38,320 --> 00:17:40,800
Someone's going to have
to come and get me.
319
00:17:43,320 --> 00:17:46,520
You look like the monster
from the deep!
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00:17:46,520 --> 00:17:49,160
I tell you what, the last ounce
of credibility I've got -
321
00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:51,000
I just left it in that mud.
322
00:17:52,840 --> 00:17:55,320
Oh, God! But how did you get on?
323
00:17:55,320 --> 00:17:58,800
According to the official scoring...
Yeah?
324
00:17:58,800 --> 00:18:01,000
..there was one point in it.
325
00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:04,400
Shut up! One point in it. Shut up!
326
00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:08,160
Freddie Flintoff, 1050 points.
327
00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:12,360
C Harris, 1051!
328
00:18:12,360 --> 00:18:16,920
Seventh overall, sixth overall.
This is a national championship.
329
00:18:16,920 --> 00:18:20,240
We are the sixth and seventh best
in Iceland!
330
00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:24,880
Get in! Now, let's go
and have a tetanus jab and a shower.
331
00:18:24,880 --> 00:18:26,320
No, don't do that...
332
00:18:26,320 --> 00:18:29,400
I'm so tempted... I'm going
nowhere near that, Fred!
333
00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:32,720
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
334
00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:34,640
Oh, yes!
335
00:18:35,920 --> 00:18:38,680
I've got to say, respect!
336
00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:40,680
Cos that looks brutal.
337
00:18:40,680 --> 00:18:43,640
And Iceland -
no ice, just mud everywhere!
338
00:18:43,640 --> 00:18:46,480
Savage! It was horrendous, it was
like being beaten up for five
339
00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:49,000
rounds by a heavyweight boxer,
and just as you get your breath
340
00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:51,400
back at the end, someone pours
a bucket of poo on your head.
341
00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:53,400
That's what it was like,
it was horrendous.
342
00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:56,080
And that wasn't mud, it smelt
a lot more organic than that...
343
00:18:56,080 --> 00:18:59,120
It was 2m out, wasn't it? You were
just 2m from beating him.
344
00:18:59,120 --> 00:19:01,000
That's two Chris Harrises!
345
00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:03,040
I've got a problem with this,
because...
346
00:19:03,040 --> 00:19:04,120
LAUGHTER
347
00:19:04,120 --> 00:19:06,120
Ah, they got it in the end!
It took a while.
348
00:19:06,120 --> 00:19:07,440
It took YOU a minute!
349
00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:11,600
The thing about it was, if they'd
have given me a proper car,
350
00:19:11,600 --> 00:19:13,680
like his, I'd have won.
Oh, my God!
351
00:19:13,680 --> 00:19:17,280
He was like this as a professional
sportsman, always blaming his tools.
352
00:19:17,280 --> 00:19:19,600
Look, you had the agile car
for the agile round,
353
00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:22,520
you got the points there, you didn't
make it stick when it counted.
354
00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:25,320
You lost fair and square. No, if
I'd had a proper car, I'd have won.
355
00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:28,320
And not just beaten you, young man,
I'd have won the tournament.
356
00:19:28,320 --> 00:19:30,880
No, no, we've given...
I'd have come home with silverware.
357
00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:32,920
We've given you proper cars
at other times,
358
00:19:32,920 --> 00:19:34,760
and you've crashed them.
So, you lost.
359
00:19:34,760 --> 00:19:37,120
Well, we did sixth
and seventh best in Iceland, right?
360
00:19:37,120 --> 00:19:38,960
Granted... Some going!
361
00:19:38,960 --> 00:19:40,800
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
362
00:19:40,800 --> 00:19:42,400
But...
363
00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:43,480
But, but, but...
364
00:19:43,480 --> 00:19:48,160
..the biggest winner here is me,
cos I didn't have to do it. Yes!
365
00:19:48,160 --> 00:19:51,280
While these two were off
mud wrestling in Iceland, I was
366
00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:55,880
having a lovely time in Wales,
on me own, just me and me dream car.
367
00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:08,040
The Toyota Supra.
368
00:20:08,040 --> 00:20:13,400
Specifically the A80 Toyota
Supra of 1993.
369
00:20:16,720 --> 00:20:19,600
The original giant-slaying
sports car.
370
00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:23,960
And the very top of my bucket list.
371
00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:27,160
Oh, you absolute beauty.
372
00:20:28,680 --> 00:20:32,320
I was 19 when these came out,
and growing up in Bolton,
373
00:20:32,320 --> 00:20:34,640
you'd never see a Ferrari
or a Lamborghini or
374
00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:39,240
a 911 driving around, but every now
and again, you'd see one of these.
375
00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:41,520
And, God, I wanted one.
376
00:20:41,520 --> 00:20:46,400
I never got to drive one,
but today, for the first time ever,
377
00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:48,960
that's exactly what I'm going to do.
378
00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:56,960
HE SIGHS
379
00:20:56,960 --> 00:20:59,920
This is a massive deal for me.
380
00:21:01,240 --> 00:21:02,480
ENGINE TURNS OVER
381
00:21:02,480 --> 00:21:03,520
REVS
382
00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:05,200
Here we go.
383
00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:06,560
HE CHUCKLES
384
00:21:06,560 --> 00:21:08,280
Come on.
385
00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:11,720
# Let's go. #
386
00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:18,440
Forgive me for a moment.
387
00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:21,880
I'm just taking this in...
The power!
388
00:21:24,760 --> 00:21:26,520
What?!
389
00:21:26,520 --> 00:21:28,000
Oh!
390
00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:34,560
When this car launched in Britain,
it cost £37,000.
391
00:21:34,560 --> 00:21:41,000
Its twin turbo, straight-six engine
gave the Supra 325 brake hp.
392
00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:45,760
Nought to 60 in just under
five seconds.
393
00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:50,080
Nought to 60 in just under
five seconds, in the '90s!
394
00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:55,400
This was a proper supercar-killer.
395
00:22:00,960 --> 00:22:03,560
In fact,
car magazines of the day pitched
396
00:22:03,560 --> 00:22:06,480
the Supra against some
of the biggest players in the game.
397
00:22:09,160 --> 00:22:11,680
Players like the Porsche 911 Turbo.
398
00:22:14,520 --> 00:22:16,880
The Aston Martin DB7.
399
00:22:18,280 --> 00:22:21,960
Even the Ferrari 512 Testarossa.
400
00:22:21,960 --> 00:22:23,240
HE LAUGHS
401
00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:27,760
I have literally just overtaken me
teenage bedroom wall.
402
00:22:28,800 --> 00:22:30,680
Amazing.
403
00:22:30,680 --> 00:22:33,240
These were cars that cost three,
four,
404
00:22:33,240 --> 00:22:35,680
even five times more than the Supra.
405
00:22:37,240 --> 00:22:39,960
But it kept pace
with the lot of 'em.
406
00:22:39,960 --> 00:22:42,520
And then some.
407
00:22:42,520 --> 00:22:46,560
Supercar-scaring performance
as standard was just the start...
408
00:22:48,520 --> 00:22:50,000
Oh!
409
00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:54,320
..because the Supra was also very
easy to make very much faster.
410
00:22:54,320 --> 00:22:56,560
Listen to them pop and hiss!
411
00:22:56,560 --> 00:22:58,400
ENGINE ROARS
412
00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:02,920
I've died and gone to Japanese
sports car heaven!
413
00:23:02,920 --> 00:23:07,200
This was the car that kick-started
Generation Fast and Furious.
414
00:23:08,360 --> 00:23:11,200
With a little bit of know-how,
you could boost these cars to up
415
00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:16,040
to 800 brake hp or even more
than that, and they'd never blow up.
416
00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:20,280
Mostly.
417
00:23:22,600 --> 00:23:27,360
But me, I'll take
my Supra as nature intended.
418
00:23:27,360 --> 00:23:32,480
Completely stock
and utterly captivating.
419
00:23:34,920 --> 00:23:37,000
I absolutely love this car.
420
00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:43,800
And the sad thing is there's not
many of these left.
421
00:23:43,800 --> 00:23:48,920
After just a few years on sale
in the UK, Toyota pulled the plug,
422
00:23:48,920 --> 00:23:53,000
and the best Japanese sports
car of the lot was done.
423
00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:56,520
But now...
424
00:23:58,080 --> 00:24:00,480
..more than a quarter
of a century later...
425
00:24:02,960 --> 00:24:05,840
..the Japanese icon is back.
426
00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:16,280
Yes!
427
00:24:16,280 --> 00:24:18,600
This is the new Supra.
428
00:24:20,160 --> 00:24:22,040
A two-seat, rear-wheel drive,
429
00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:26,400
£50,000 sports car that picks up
right where we left off.
430
00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:31,680
Just like the old Supra, it's got
a three-litre, straight-six,
431
00:24:31,680 --> 00:24:36,560
turbo-charged engine,
nudging over 300 brake hp.
432
00:24:36,560 --> 00:24:41,120
And just like the old Supra,
it'll do nought to 60 in about four
433
00:24:41,120 --> 00:24:43,200
and a bit seconds.
434
00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:46,240
And it'll hit the limiter at 155.
435
00:24:47,640 --> 00:24:51,040
And, yes, Toyota only making the new
Supra about as quick
436
00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:53,760
as the old one might sound
a bit lazy.
437
00:24:55,840 --> 00:25:00,200
And do you know what?
I think it's the right call.
438
00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:04,440
I mean, it's not going to show
a new Ferrari or a 911
439
00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:09,160
a clean pair of heels, but 300 hp
in the '90s was plenty.
440
00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:11,400
And the roads haven't changed much
since then.
441
00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:14,320
So, 300 hp now is still plenty.
442
00:25:15,600 --> 00:25:16,760
Ho-ho!
443
00:25:16,760 --> 00:25:19,240
Come on!
444
00:25:19,240 --> 00:25:20,400
Oh!
445
00:25:20,400 --> 00:25:22,360
Hard on the brake,
dropping down a gear.
446
00:25:25,360 --> 00:25:26,640
Oh-ho-ho!
447
00:25:27,880 --> 00:25:31,560
So agile, so quick,
so responsive.
448
00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:32,600
Oh!
449
00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:35,280
HE LAUGHS
450
00:25:35,280 --> 00:25:36,920
This is so much fun.
451
00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:42,360
But before you run out the door
with your cheque book, there is
452
00:25:42,360 --> 00:25:45,520
potentially a bit of a problem
with the new Supra.
453
00:25:46,880 --> 00:25:50,120
And it's called the BMW Z4.
454
00:25:53,640 --> 00:25:59,800
Yep, Japan's most iconic sports
car has been properly German-ed up.
455
00:25:59,800 --> 00:26:04,120
They've got the same engine, same
gearbox, most of the suspension,
456
00:26:04,120 --> 00:26:06,320
pretty much all the same dash.
457
00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:07,840
And do you know what?
458
00:26:07,840 --> 00:26:09,480
I'm totally fine with that.
459
00:26:09,480 --> 00:26:13,000
If you're going to borrow something,
borrow it off the best.
460
00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:14,640
You're not going to get them
mixed up.
461
00:26:14,640 --> 00:26:20,400
The Supra only comes as a coupe,
the Z4 only comes as a convertible.
462
00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:23,600
That's Japanese and stylish,
that is not.
463
00:26:25,040 --> 00:26:27,520
ENGINE REVS
464
00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:29,760
In the end, it's just economics.
465
00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:32,560
If they hadn't teamed up,
Toyota couldn't have made the new
466
00:26:32,560 --> 00:26:36,760
Supra, and BMW couldn't have made
the new Z4.
467
00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:42,400
And a world with two new sports
cars is just better.
468
00:26:43,800 --> 00:26:46,640
No, this is a good car, this.
469
00:26:46,640 --> 00:26:50,920
It might not be as ground-breaking
as the old Supra,
470
00:26:50,920 --> 00:26:54,200
but it's still a little
barrel-chested bulldog
471
00:26:54,200 --> 00:26:55,680
of a sports car.
472
00:26:55,680 --> 00:26:58,160
And that'll do for me just fine.
473
00:27:01,040 --> 00:27:05,680
But I am well aware
that won't do for everyone.
474
00:27:07,080 --> 00:27:11,240
In fact, only yesterday I received
a letter off a brave little lad
475
00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:15,840
who wants to know what it's like
to skid this car around a track.
476
00:27:15,840 --> 00:27:18,960
Well, I'm all about helping out
the little 'uns.
477
00:27:20,120 --> 00:27:22,800
Mr Harris. Morning, sir.
Are you getting in?
478
00:27:22,800 --> 00:27:26,480
Step out of that seat, and apply
yourself to the shotgun position.
479
00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:27,720
Let's go! Come on!
480
00:27:28,840 --> 00:27:31,720
Allow me to escort you out of the
vehicle. You're keen, ain't you?
481
00:27:31,720 --> 00:27:33,000
Of course I am. Now, get in.
482
00:27:34,120 --> 00:27:36,080
Oh-ho!
483
00:27:36,080 --> 00:27:39,280
Well... Well, well, well, well...
484
00:27:40,680 --> 00:27:42,120
Not well. What's the problem?
485
00:27:42,120 --> 00:27:43,800
The problem is I'm sitting in a BMW.
486
00:27:43,800 --> 00:27:46,600
Have you not noticed? There is
nothing about this that's a Toyota.
487
00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:49,800
You've not even started yet. Because
that's a BMW starter button there.
488
00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:53,160
BMW gear lever.
This is really wrong.
489
00:27:53,160 --> 00:27:54,800
I don't understand
what the problem is.
490
00:27:54,800 --> 00:27:57,360
If you go to Lidl for your big shop
and get home and find they've
491
00:27:57,360 --> 00:28:00,000
packed your bags full of Waitrose,
are you going to complain?
492
00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:01,280
No.
493
00:28:01,280 --> 00:28:03,880
Set off. It's a BMW steering wheel!
494
00:28:09,040 --> 00:28:10,280
CHRIS EXHALES
495
00:28:10,280 --> 00:28:13,440
Oh, did I hear you go, "cor"
there? Well, look, it goes well.
496
00:28:13,440 --> 00:28:16,200
I'm not going to deny that.
Let's just take a bit of time.
497
00:28:16,200 --> 00:28:17,400
Knock yourself out.
498
00:28:20,320 --> 00:28:22,000
So, let's just start
with the basics.
499
00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:23,760
The torque of the motor is great.
500
00:28:23,760 --> 00:28:26,280
BMW make a really good
engine at the moment.
501
00:28:26,280 --> 00:28:27,360
And do you know what?
502
00:28:27,360 --> 00:28:30,640
From the moment I got in it,
it sounded like a BMW.
503
00:28:32,400 --> 00:28:34,000
Here we go, look at this.
504
00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:38,800
BMW actually keep their
power-steering pumps linear all the
505
00:28:38,800 --> 00:28:41,240
way through to full opposite
lock like that,
506
00:28:41,240 --> 00:28:45,520
and that's why this feels, to me,
so flipping BMW, there!
507
00:28:48,120 --> 00:28:51,720
That is BMW oversteer.
That's not Toyota oversteer.
No-one's bothered!
508
00:28:51,720 --> 00:28:54,520
No-one's bothered about that.
What do you mean no-one's bothered.
509
00:28:54,520 --> 00:28:55,880
It's not a Toyota.
510
00:28:57,600 --> 00:28:59,640
What does a Toyota feel like, Chris?
511
00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:02,560
Well, from the inside, it would
have a really crazy interior.
512
00:29:02,560 --> 00:29:05,720
You'd have a 2JZ upfront
making hissing and whooshing noises.
513
00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:08,440
Yeah. It would sound turbo-charged.
Do you know what, Paddy?
514
00:29:08,440 --> 00:29:13,200
It might be a little bit worse as a
car, but it would reek of style.
515
00:29:13,200 --> 00:29:14,680
Wowsers.
516
00:29:17,480 --> 00:29:19,560
I just think it's a missed
opportunity, you know?
517
00:29:19,560 --> 00:29:20,880
It's ridiculous.
518
00:29:20,880 --> 00:29:23,240
It's like finding out that
Charles Dickens wants to write
519
00:29:23,240 --> 00:29:25,720
the best book ever, and he phones up
Emily Bronte and says,
520
00:29:25,720 --> 00:29:28,920
"Can you do this and then just
send me the manuscript afterwards?"
521
00:29:28,920 --> 00:29:30,120
It's wrong.
522
00:29:30,120 --> 00:29:31,840
Can you imagine Charles Dickens
523
00:29:31,840 --> 00:29:34,160
and Emily Bronte writing
a book together?
524
00:29:35,160 --> 00:29:36,920
It's a bestseller, Chris!
525
00:29:36,920 --> 00:29:38,080
CHRIS LAUGHS
526
00:29:38,080 --> 00:29:39,680
It's a bestseller!
527
00:29:44,120 --> 00:29:47,400
Oh, I don't know...
It's perfectly good, but it just...
528
00:29:47,400 --> 00:29:51,520
No, no, no buts, no buts!
Is it a good sports car?
529
00:29:54,280 --> 00:29:56,000
Yes. Good.
530
00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:59,600
Now, I think there might
still be a few milli on the rubber.
531
00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:03,080
Knock yourself out, go and do some
more skids. I've not been sick yet.
532
00:30:12,600 --> 00:30:14,360
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
533
00:30:14,360 --> 00:30:16,080
That is fab.
534
00:30:17,160 --> 00:30:19,040
What are you doing that for now?
535
00:30:19,040 --> 00:30:20,120
APPLAUSE
536
00:30:20,120 --> 00:30:22,360
What are you doing that for now?
537
00:30:22,360 --> 00:30:26,360
What's wrong with you? You liked it.
What's wrong? It's not a real Supra.
538
00:30:26,360 --> 00:30:29,960
You liked it. It's perfectly good,
but it's not a real Supra.
539
00:30:29,960 --> 00:30:33,720
What do you mean? It's not a real
Supra. I've said it three times.
540
00:30:33,720 --> 00:30:36,160
Which part of "not a real Supra"
do you not understand?
541
00:30:36,160 --> 00:30:38,960
Well, what's not real about it?
Well, it's a BMW. Lads, lads...
542
00:30:38,960 --> 00:30:41,920
No-one cares! Lads, lads, lads! The
internet forums are alight. Whoa!
543
00:30:41,920 --> 00:30:44,720
Just let me clear this up for you.
It's easy. Go on.
544
00:30:44,720 --> 00:30:47,720
If you want to buy a sports car,
and it bothers you that the new
545
00:30:47,720 --> 00:30:51,640
Supra has a BMW interior,
don't buy one.
546
00:30:51,640 --> 00:30:52,720
You know?
547
00:30:52,720 --> 00:30:56,400
On the flipside, if you like the BMW
bits, knock yourself out.
548
00:30:56,400 --> 00:30:57,600
Simple.
549
00:30:57,600 --> 00:30:58,840
He's got a point.
550
00:30:58,840 --> 00:31:01,720
I'm not taking logic from a man who
believes the Earth is flat. Come on.
551
00:31:01,720 --> 00:31:03,040
Yeah!
LAUGHTER
552
00:31:04,200 --> 00:31:06,960
Can I add to that? And we've never
been to the moon.
553
00:31:06,960 --> 00:31:10,040
Anyway... Whoa! You've heard it
first here, you've heard it first
from me.
554
00:31:10,040 --> 00:31:12,160
He's dropped the mic!
555
00:31:12,160 --> 00:31:14,240
Never mind that,
there's two things I want to know.
556
00:31:14,240 --> 00:31:16,480
First, Paddy, how close were you
to chucking up there?
557
00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:19,240
Well... It was terrible,
his aftershave was really bad...
558
00:31:19,240 --> 00:31:21,360
He smells,
he smells like Boots chemist.
559
00:31:21,360 --> 00:31:22,840
It was all right for a little bit.
560
00:31:22,840 --> 00:31:24,680
It got a little bit tricky
towards the end,
561
00:31:24,680 --> 00:31:26,680
but I got through it OK, yeah,
it was all right.
562
00:31:26,680 --> 00:31:29,440
And the other thing is how fast
is it on our track?
563
00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:31,040
So, we sent the Stig out
earlier today
564
00:31:31,040 --> 00:31:33,920
and you can watch the lap
online to see how fast it was.
565
00:31:33,920 --> 00:31:36,760
So, where are you expecting, Chris?
She's down the bottom, got to be.
566
00:31:36,760 --> 00:31:40,280
You reckon? Yeah, because, you know,
it's not much firepower,
567
00:31:40,280 --> 00:31:43,040
not that much grip, it's a bit lazy.
568
00:31:43,040 --> 00:31:45,320
It's you, this car! This car is you!
569
00:31:46,680 --> 00:31:51,400
Well, I can tell you the new Toyota
Supra went round our track... Yeah.
570
00:31:51,400 --> 00:31:53,080
..in one minute...
571
00:31:53,080 --> 00:31:54,720
Brilliant. ..20... The suspense.
572
00:31:54,720 --> 00:31:56,760
..3.1.
573
00:31:56,760 --> 00:31:59,200
Oh, my God. Harris, you're right,
it's right down here.
574
00:31:59,200 --> 00:32:00,840
Oh. That's terrible.
575
00:32:00,840 --> 00:32:02,280
APPLAUSE
576
00:32:03,560 --> 00:32:06,600
Are you disappointed, Paddy?
I am! You loved this car. Oh...
577
00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:10,520
Not a patch on the original.
578
00:32:10,520 --> 00:32:12,600
Now...
LAUGHTER
579
00:32:12,600 --> 00:32:14,120
If you're in the market
for a new car,
580
00:32:14,120 --> 00:32:17,560
or you just like watching a very
small man talk very quickly,
581
00:32:17,560 --> 00:32:21,360
here's Chris Harris with some
high-speed buying advice.
582
00:32:21,360 --> 00:32:23,840
Right, what cars to buy,
what cars not to buy,
583
00:32:23,840 --> 00:32:27,720
in a bunch of different categories
all in under two minutes-ish,
follow me.
584
00:32:27,720 --> 00:32:29,760
Category one, small convertibles.
585
00:32:29,760 --> 00:32:32,280
The Fiat 500. So, you think
it's a fun little Italian job.
586
00:32:32,280 --> 00:32:35,000
Actually it's a conspiracy
by the world's chiropractors
587
00:32:35,000 --> 00:32:36,760
to wreck your back.
It's a terrible thing.
588
00:32:36,760 --> 00:32:38,960
And this one's in afterbirth pink.
Disgusting.
589
00:32:38,960 --> 00:32:40,080
The Mazda MX-5.
590
00:32:40,080 --> 00:32:43,040
I normally hate these, but this
latest one is actually really
591
00:32:43,040 --> 00:32:46,040
good to drive, and I love that dark
burgundy paintwork.
592
00:32:46,040 --> 00:32:47,080
The Mini.
593
00:32:47,080 --> 00:32:49,680
I would rather appear on a Saturday
night dating game show with
594
00:32:49,680 --> 00:32:52,080
Paddy McGuinness than be seen
anywhere near that thing.
595
00:32:52,080 --> 00:32:53,240
It's disgusting.
596
00:32:53,240 --> 00:32:54,400
The Audi TT.
597
00:32:54,400 --> 00:32:57,040
Now, I should hate these, but this
car's just been discontinued,
598
00:32:57,040 --> 00:32:59,480
and I feel slightly sorry for it,
so, for me, I'm going
599
00:32:59,480 --> 00:33:03,080
to take the Audi TT, which is
the least bad of a bad bunch.
600
00:33:03,080 --> 00:33:04,600
Let's move on.
601
00:33:04,600 --> 00:33:06,280
The estate car.
602
00:33:06,280 --> 00:33:08,440
I think the new Insignia is quite
a good looking car,
603
00:33:08,440 --> 00:33:10,920
but you can't buy a Vauxhall,
can you? It's like giving up.
604
00:33:10,920 --> 00:33:12,400
The Volvo V90.
605
00:33:12,400 --> 00:33:14,400
Smashing it out of the park
at the moment, Volvo.
606
00:33:14,400 --> 00:33:17,520
The engines are a bit mean, and it's
40 grand for the cheapest one,
607
00:33:17,520 --> 00:33:19,160
but what a great-looking car..
608
00:33:19,160 --> 00:33:20,320
Skoda Superb.
609
00:33:20,320 --> 00:33:22,120
Massive, nothing wrong with it.
610
00:33:22,120 --> 00:33:24,320
It's just a bit vanilla, isn't it?
611
00:33:24,320 --> 00:33:27,600
And then the old Ford Mondeo,
in that kind of primer grey.
612
00:33:27,600 --> 00:33:30,640
I'm going to come back down here,
and I'm going to say...
613
00:33:30,640 --> 00:33:32,320
..it's the Volvo all day long,
614
00:33:32,320 --> 00:33:34,240
because the Skoda looks like it
might be
615
00:33:34,240 --> 00:33:37,440
an unmarked police car, and that
scares me. OK...
616
00:33:37,440 --> 00:33:39,400
Hot hatches, here we go.
617
00:33:39,400 --> 00:33:42,200
This is the new i30 N from Hyundai.
618
00:33:42,200 --> 00:33:45,600
It's a great hot hatch, but it just
doesn't do anything to me,
619
00:33:45,600 --> 00:33:47,200
and a hot hatch should make
you tingle.
620
00:33:47,200 --> 00:33:48,440
No tingle there.
621
00:33:48,440 --> 00:33:49,840
The Mercedes A35.
622
00:33:49,840 --> 00:33:54,520
Hugely expensive, hugely capable,
and, I hate to say it, hugely dull.
623
00:33:54,520 --> 00:33:56,800
The Honda Civic Type R.
Look at that.
624
00:33:56,800 --> 00:33:59,040
Styled by an eight-year-old,
drives brilliantly,
625
00:33:59,040 --> 00:34:00,400
but could you do it to yourself?
626
00:34:00,400 --> 00:34:03,120
Could you turn up in front of the
people you love looking like that?
627
00:34:03,120 --> 00:34:04,240
No, you couldn't.
628
00:34:04,240 --> 00:34:07,280
And there it is.
The shining glory of hot hatches.
629
00:34:07,280 --> 00:34:09,520
A Volkswagen Golf GTI.
630
00:34:09,520 --> 00:34:11,880
It's like tomato sauce.
631
00:34:11,880 --> 00:34:13,960
You try it once,
you then go and try all the others,
632
00:34:13,960 --> 00:34:17,520
the Hyundai, the Mercedes, the
Honda, and you come back to the red
633
00:34:17,520 --> 00:34:20,920
sauce that's made by the company
I can't mention on the BBC.
634
00:34:20,920 --> 00:34:22,120
Hmm.
635
00:34:22,120 --> 00:34:24,400
Lightweight British sports cars.
636
00:34:24,400 --> 00:34:25,920
These are great cars.
637
00:34:25,920 --> 00:34:28,360
The Morgan 3-Wheeler. Look at it.
638
00:34:28,360 --> 00:34:30,480
One of the rawest driving
devices ever. Bizarre.
639
00:34:30,480 --> 00:34:32,400
It'll get you more looks
than a Lamborghini,
640
00:34:32,400 --> 00:34:35,640
with that added thrill of knowing
that death is just round the corner.
641
00:34:35,640 --> 00:34:38,920
Then down here, come on, follow me
down here, come on, come on,
come on.
642
00:34:38,920 --> 00:34:40,640
The Lotus Elise, 23 years old,
643
00:34:40,640 --> 00:34:43,320
still the definitive
lightweight British roadster.
644
00:34:43,320 --> 00:34:44,560
And the Ariel Atom.
645
00:34:44,560 --> 00:34:46,280
The greatest thing to come
out of Somerset
646
00:34:46,280 --> 00:34:48,800
since fizzy alcoholic apple juice.
647
00:34:48,800 --> 00:34:51,320
Great car, four-wheel motorcycle,
no windscreen.
648
00:34:51,320 --> 00:34:53,680
But for me, the winner, there it is.
649
00:34:53,680 --> 00:34:55,480
I love a Caterham Seven.
650
00:34:55,480 --> 00:34:59,640
That's the basics of driving in one
machine. And I love the green.
651
00:34:59,640 --> 00:35:03,440
So, there you go - lightweight
sports cars, convertibles,
652
00:35:03,440 --> 00:35:04,560
we've covered them all.
653
00:35:04,560 --> 00:35:06,640
I'm going to go off
and do some serious work now.
654
00:35:06,640 --> 00:35:08,720
APPLAUSE
655
00:35:12,440 --> 00:35:15,240
I quite enjoyed that.
Chris, I've got to tell you. Yeah?
656
00:35:15,240 --> 00:35:18,000
Genuinely, that was
nearly impressive.
657
00:35:18,000 --> 00:35:20,320
Thank you, Andrew. Very kind of you.
So close, so close.
658
00:35:20,320 --> 00:35:22,200
Very supportive. So close, Paddy.
So close.
659
00:35:22,200 --> 00:35:24,040
What's wrong with dating shows?
660
00:35:25,520 --> 00:35:27,160
Certain dating shows are OK.
661
00:35:27,160 --> 00:35:31,280
Oh, we wouldn't get you in the lift,
the size of you.
662
00:35:31,280 --> 00:35:35,080
Now it's time to meet our studio
guest who tonight is Will Young.
663
00:35:35,080 --> 00:35:38,560
Here's what happened when we met him
on the track earlier today.
664
00:35:38,560 --> 00:35:40,320
Will. Look who's here.
665
00:35:40,320 --> 00:35:42,840
How are you? Lovely to see you.
Good to see you.
666
00:35:42,840 --> 00:35:44,240
Come here, Will. How are you, pal?
667
00:35:44,240 --> 00:35:46,600
You know how uncomfortable
Chris is with hugs.
668
00:35:46,600 --> 00:35:48,440
Come on, let's have a practice.
669
00:35:48,440 --> 00:35:50,440
Mr Half Nelson there.
Like wrestling.
670
00:35:50,440 --> 00:35:52,720
What we have here
is barrier chicken.
671
00:35:52,720 --> 00:35:56,960
OK. We have a lovely Fiat Punto
and we have a barrier.
672
00:35:56,960 --> 00:35:59,480
Patrick, demonstrate. Certainly.
673
00:35:59,480 --> 00:36:01,680
You had one job.
There we go, there we go.
674
00:36:01,680 --> 00:36:03,360
That's lovely. OK.
675
00:36:03,360 --> 00:36:06,520
Well, you have to choose someone
to go in the car with
676
00:36:06,520 --> 00:36:09,520
and then the two of you will be
against the two remaining here.
677
00:36:09,520 --> 00:36:11,880
Does that make sense? Yeah.
Who are you choosing?
678
00:36:11,880 --> 00:36:14,520
You. Great choice!
Really? Great choice.
679
00:36:14,520 --> 00:36:15,920
It's not personal.
680
00:36:15,920 --> 00:36:17,880
Well, I just want to be
on the winning team.
681
00:36:17,880 --> 00:36:20,160
You two are up first.
Stop standing there being cool.
682
00:36:20,160 --> 00:36:22,440
You couldn't even work the barrier.
Come on.
683
00:36:22,440 --> 00:36:24,320
It's like Thelma and Louise, this.
684
00:36:25,440 --> 00:36:27,720
Don't they die in the end, them two?
685
00:36:27,720 --> 00:36:29,800
Will, you're in charge of this, OK?
Thank you.
686
00:36:29,800 --> 00:36:33,560
That will give you the speed.
Fastest through the barrier wins.
687
00:36:33,560 --> 00:36:35,880
If you don't make it through the
barrier, you can't win.
688
00:36:35,880 --> 00:36:38,240
Come on, we can't get beaten
by Harris. We're not doing.
689
00:36:38,240 --> 00:36:41,040
Are you going to go, lads, or just
going to have a chinwag down there?
690
00:36:41,040 --> 00:36:43,880
Chris, shut up. Men at work.
691
00:36:43,880 --> 00:36:45,120
I like that record.
692
00:36:45,120 --> 00:36:46,920
Got to get to 90.
693
00:36:46,920 --> 00:36:50,000
It's a fine line between bravery
and stupidity and we're walking it.
694
00:36:50,000 --> 00:36:52,640
Here we go! Come on, it's going
to go down, we're going to get this.
695
00:36:52,640 --> 00:36:54,480
Thelma and Louise! Hold my hand!
696
00:36:54,480 --> 00:36:56,360
Come on, come on, come on!
Thelma and Louise!
697
00:36:56,360 --> 00:36:57,720
Yeah!
698
00:36:59,960 --> 00:37:01,600
Thelma and Louise did it!
699
00:37:01,600 --> 00:37:02,800
It didn't happen.
700
00:37:02,800 --> 00:37:05,200
TYRES SQUEALING
701
00:37:05,200 --> 00:37:07,400
Very aggressive driving.
702
00:37:07,400 --> 00:37:10,520
Oh, smooth, Paddy. Smooth!
703
00:37:10,520 --> 00:37:12,360
Thelma and Louise!
704
00:37:12,360 --> 00:37:13,840
Come on, what did we get, Chris?
705
00:37:13,840 --> 00:37:17,120
It was 91. Oh, we'll take that.
We'll have that. In the Punto.
706
00:37:17,120 --> 00:37:18,880
I have to say, boys,
that's a great effort,
707
00:37:18,880 --> 00:37:22,840
because I didn't even think the
Punto was capable of doing 91mph.
708
00:37:22,840 --> 00:37:25,240
You were going so fast you peeled
the stickers off the side.
709
00:37:25,240 --> 00:37:27,600
Yeah, yeah. Paddy did the maths.
That's how we roll.
710
00:37:27,600 --> 00:37:29,800
We're going to go round
that corner there. Yeah.
711
00:37:29,800 --> 00:37:33,000
We're going to go through the cones.
Through those cones? Yeah.
712
00:37:33,000 --> 00:37:34,840
OK, let's go.
We're on our way, boys.
713
00:37:34,840 --> 00:37:38,120
Where have they gone?
They've gone round the corner!
714
00:37:38,120 --> 00:37:39,200
Where are you going?
715
00:37:39,200 --> 00:37:41,000
Full power now. Everything. Yeah.
716
00:37:41,000 --> 00:37:43,200
Then run it out to six. Third.
717
00:37:43,200 --> 00:37:45,840
You're better off going straight
back rather than coming round.
718
00:37:45,840 --> 00:37:48,240
Go round a corner you're going
to lose speed. Keep going.
719
00:37:48,240 --> 00:37:50,520
Am I going the right way?
Yeah, you are. Through there.
720
00:37:50,520 --> 00:37:52,760
Straight through there.
You see the channel? Yeah.
721
00:37:52,760 --> 00:37:55,560
We're going to do it.
We're going to hit it.
722
00:37:55,560 --> 00:37:57,760
Oh! It was a light touch.
723
00:37:57,760 --> 00:37:59,360
I think we're OK!
724
00:37:59,360 --> 00:38:01,920
First bit of bad news is you clipped
the barrier. No, we didn't.
725
00:38:01,920 --> 00:38:03,880
You did, you did.
Where is the evidence of that?
726
00:38:03,880 --> 00:38:06,600
We'll show it you after. On these.
These are called cameras, Chris.
727
00:38:06,600 --> 00:38:08,520
And the second piece
of bad news. Come on.
728
00:38:08,520 --> 00:38:11,040
87mph.
729
00:38:11,040 --> 00:38:13,760
Four miles an hour difference.
It's a win for the working classes!
730
00:38:13,760 --> 00:38:15,400
Come on, let's go
and eat some pasties.
731
00:38:15,400 --> 00:38:18,240
The northerners prevailing
over posh. Where's Nanny? Nanny!
732
00:38:18,240 --> 00:38:20,080
Let's have a pasty and a cup of tea.
733
00:38:20,080 --> 00:38:22,480
APPLAUSE
734
00:38:24,360 --> 00:38:26,920
Ladies and gentlemen, Will Young.
735
00:38:31,880 --> 00:38:35,400
I feel I let you down. No, you
didn't. You couldn't let me down.
736
00:38:35,400 --> 00:38:36,800
How you doing, pal?
737
00:38:39,400 --> 00:38:41,040
Oh, Will!
738
00:38:42,440 --> 00:38:44,120
No, I feel I let you down.
739
00:38:44,120 --> 00:38:46,360
I feel like you gloated
too much, you two.
740
00:38:46,360 --> 00:38:49,000
Ooh-hoo-hoo! A little too much.
Straight in there!
741
00:38:49,000 --> 00:38:51,920
Well, you started
in another county, Will.
742
00:38:51,920 --> 00:38:53,480
You took one hell of a run-up.
743
00:38:53,480 --> 00:38:56,320
I mean, they're not known for being
modest winners, are they?
744
00:38:56,320 --> 00:38:58,440
Let's face it. No.
Basically, I hate losing.
745
00:38:58,440 --> 00:39:02,800
I absolutely... And I just realised
again today that I'm so competitive.
746
00:39:02,800 --> 00:39:04,120
I'm really competitive.
747
00:39:04,120 --> 00:39:06,560
It's terrifying though
when you go towards the barrier.
748
00:39:06,560 --> 00:39:09,240
It was so exhilarating
I want to do it again immediately.
749
00:39:09,240 --> 00:39:11,840
Tough! Tough! Oh, no!
750
00:39:11,840 --> 00:39:13,160
Oh, no!
751
00:39:13,160 --> 00:39:16,920
Let's talk about some car history.
Yes. So, first car was what?
752
00:39:16,920 --> 00:39:18,800
Mini. Mini? Yeah, original Mini.
753
00:39:18,800 --> 00:39:20,840
This is my old one. One like that.
754
00:39:20,840 --> 00:39:23,200
You've got to have a Mini as
a first car, that kind of thing.
755
00:39:23,200 --> 00:39:25,400
You do, yeah. Because they're like
little go-karts.
756
00:39:25,400 --> 00:39:28,360
It's a joyous little place to
begin your life journey, isn't it?
757
00:39:28,360 --> 00:39:30,760
Yeah. It's a great car.
But you've owned some lovely cars
758
00:39:30,760 --> 00:39:33,360
and it's a selection that shows that
you do love motor vehicles
759
00:39:33,360 --> 00:39:35,640
and you're definitely a petrol head,
aren't you? Yes.
760
00:39:35,640 --> 00:39:38,040
But there's one car story in there
that stands out
761
00:39:38,040 --> 00:39:41,360
and it surrounds a Porsche 356
and I think it's lovely.
762
00:39:41,360 --> 00:39:42,880
Can you tell us a bit about that?
763
00:39:42,880 --> 00:39:45,640
Oh, yeah, the 3... Oh, yeah,
there's my baby! Look at that.
764
00:39:45,640 --> 00:39:47,560
So when I was at school, I had...
765
00:39:47,560 --> 00:39:52,840
My friend's dad was Italian and had
one of these cars in white
766
00:39:52,840 --> 00:39:54,400
and it was a left-hand drive
767
00:39:54,400 --> 00:39:56,920
and I would see him drive away
and I would say,
768
00:39:56,920 --> 00:39:59,640
about 11 years old, you know, "One
day I would love a car like that."
769
00:39:59,640 --> 00:40:02,800
So fast forward, I was going out
to buy a Mini, actually,
770
00:40:02,800 --> 00:40:05,920
and then I saw one of those
in black, so that, bought it.
771
00:40:05,920 --> 00:40:07,760
It was the same car.
772
00:40:07,760 --> 00:40:10,240
No! It was my friend's dad's car
just been re-sprayed.
773
00:40:10,240 --> 00:40:12,640
Exact car? 30 years later.
774
00:40:12,640 --> 00:40:14,320
Didn't it end up getting clamped
and...
775
00:40:14,320 --> 00:40:15,960
Yeah, that's how
I found out it was his,
776
00:40:15,960 --> 00:40:18,040
because I hadn't changed
the registration.
777
00:40:18,040 --> 00:40:20,360
Yeah. And didn't someone else
live in it for a bit?
778
00:40:20,360 --> 00:40:23,240
Yeah, some tramps lived in it
in a car park.
779
00:40:23,240 --> 00:40:26,040
And one of them had BLEEP in a bag,
which was really weird.
780
00:40:26,040 --> 00:40:27,800
AUDIENCE GROANING
781
00:40:27,800 --> 00:40:29,600
I actually think that's
quite all right.
782
00:40:29,600 --> 00:40:31,360
I mean, he's not done it
on the car seat.
783
00:40:31,360 --> 00:40:33,800
No, at least it wasn't...
A bit of courtesy. Do it in a bag.
784
00:40:33,800 --> 00:40:36,720
Will, I promised myself
if I ever saw you, I'd apologise.
785
00:40:36,720 --> 00:40:39,320
LAUGHTER
786
00:40:39,320 --> 00:40:41,360
Pay my dues.
787
00:40:41,360 --> 00:40:42,840
I accept your apology.
788
00:40:42,840 --> 00:40:44,320
Thank you, Will. You're too kind.
789
00:40:44,320 --> 00:40:46,240
Was it around 2005,
end of the summer?
790
00:40:46,240 --> 00:40:47,960
Was it around then, Freddie?
791
00:40:47,960 --> 00:40:50,160
Shh! Something like that.
792
00:40:50,160 --> 00:40:51,520
We were both in a bad place.
793
00:40:51,520 --> 00:40:55,200
You also used to own an XR3i.
794
00:40:55,200 --> 00:40:57,920
I've still got it.
No! Yeah, Escort XR3i.
795
00:40:57,920 --> 00:40:59,800
What colour?
Black with a red stripe.
796
00:40:59,800 --> 00:41:02,280
That was exactly the same as mine.
Yeah. Grey cloth seats.
797
00:41:02,280 --> 00:41:03,720
Fantastic car. Oh, they're great.
798
00:41:03,720 --> 00:41:05,960
Because I'm an '80s boy,
so that's what I want.
799
00:41:05,960 --> 00:41:10,160
I had a Mark 1 Golf GTI
and I saw this Escort on eBay
800
00:41:10,160 --> 00:41:13,320
and I thought, I can't have that
go to a wrecker's yard,
801
00:41:13,320 --> 00:41:16,080
so it's now just a wreck
in my friend's garage.
802
00:41:16,080 --> 00:41:17,640
And tell us about
the new album, Will.
803
00:41:17,640 --> 00:41:21,280
Er... Yeah, it's called Lexicon.
804
00:41:21,280 --> 00:41:24,040
It's sort of electro,
mid-tempo electro pop.
805
00:41:24,040 --> 00:41:26,520
Is it '80s inspired?
Well, it is, actually.
806
00:41:26,520 --> 00:41:28,360
I think it is. Yes, we like that.
807
00:41:28,360 --> 00:41:31,200
Kind of Pet Shop Boys.
I mean, I love it.
808
00:41:31,200 --> 00:41:33,200
It's just been
an utter pleasure to do.
809
00:41:33,200 --> 00:41:34,600
And I know you've got something
810
00:41:34,600 --> 00:41:38,000
in common with one of my learned
colleagues down there is cricket.
811
00:41:38,000 --> 00:41:41,800
Oh, I hate cricket. I thought...
How can you hate cricket?
812
00:41:41,800 --> 00:41:43,920
You're amazing,
I don't hate you, but I...
813
00:41:43,920 --> 00:41:47,400
Oh, thank you. Thanks, Will!
I'm glad we cleared that up.
814
00:41:47,400 --> 00:41:50,520
Well, yeah, I'm with you.
I also hate cricket.
815
00:41:50,520 --> 00:41:53,640
But it's different, though.
You're just too thick for it.
816
00:41:53,640 --> 00:41:55,560
No, what happened to 1-0?
817
00:41:55,560 --> 00:41:58,680
"He's 70 round the back
for two googlies and a wicket."
818
00:41:58,680 --> 00:42:00,120
What's that?!
819
00:42:00,120 --> 00:42:01,800
What's that?
I've got to tell you, Paddy,
820
00:42:01,800 --> 00:42:04,440
there's been times
when I've stood there for five days
821
00:42:04,440 --> 00:42:08,480
and we've drawn at the end thinking,
"What was the point in that?"
822
00:42:08,480 --> 00:42:11,920
I had to go out there... I went
to this horrible school and I had
823
00:42:11,920 --> 00:42:15,840
to go out there and I was made
to play one cricket match a week.
824
00:42:15,840 --> 00:42:17,200
And you stand there
825
00:42:17,200 --> 00:42:20,480
and someone throws a very hard
leather ball at you.
826
00:42:20,480 --> 00:42:23,040
That's the crux of it.
Yeah, but it's like...
827
00:42:23,040 --> 00:42:24,200
Why would you do that?
828
00:42:24,200 --> 00:42:26,800
So I learned from a young age
that I could just...
829
00:42:26,800 --> 00:42:28,640
If you knock the wicket over...
830
00:42:28,640 --> 00:42:30,800
What's that called when you do that?
Hit wicket.
831
00:42:30,800 --> 00:42:33,360
Hit wicket, then you're out,
so they'd go, "Here comes Young."
832
00:42:33,360 --> 00:42:35,920
And I'd just knock the wicket over
and then I'd walk back again.
833
00:42:35,920 --> 00:42:37,760
Cheers. Cheers, boy.
I'm not standing there
834
00:42:37,760 --> 00:42:40,240
with someone throwing that at me!
No, no. Someone like you...
835
00:42:40,240 --> 00:42:42,600
There were points in your career
where if you'd done that,
836
00:42:42,600 --> 00:42:44,080
you'd have scored more runs. Yeah.
837
00:42:44,080 --> 00:42:46,920
Or I might have been
accused of match fixing.
838
00:42:46,920 --> 00:42:49,400
One of the two.
You make the... Yes.
839
00:42:49,400 --> 00:42:50,800
Will, you've been here before.
840
00:42:50,800 --> 00:42:53,360
You've done a lap in the Lacetti
in the wet.
841
00:42:53,360 --> 00:42:56,040
What was it like this
time in the GT86?
842
00:42:56,040 --> 00:42:58,560
The car's amazing.
It's a bit livelier now, isn't it?
843
00:42:58,560 --> 00:43:01,240
It's a lot livelier.
And the Stig was lovely,
844
00:43:01,240 --> 00:43:03,880
just as non-communicative
as he was the last time.
845
00:43:04,920 --> 00:43:06,800
Now, who wants to see Will's lap?
846
00:43:06,800 --> 00:43:08,280
Yes! Come on!
847
00:43:08,280 --> 00:43:10,800
Let's have a look.
Oh, God, oh, God...
848
00:43:10,800 --> 00:43:12,120
Right, here we go.
849
00:43:12,120 --> 00:43:13,920
Off the line.
850
00:43:13,920 --> 00:43:15,680
Could have used a bit more
of first gear.
851
00:43:15,680 --> 00:43:17,280
# Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa...
852
00:43:17,280 --> 00:43:19,560
# One more chance to make it right
853
00:43:19,560 --> 00:43:21,600
# I'm singing my own music... #
854
00:43:23,280 --> 00:43:25,680
# That's really,
really BLEEP hard... #
855
00:43:27,600 --> 00:43:28,920
So, the tunes are good.
856
00:43:28,920 --> 00:43:30,760
You're singing along.
857
00:43:30,760 --> 00:43:33,120
The line's pretty good,
using all the circuit.
858
00:43:34,600 --> 00:43:36,520
There's a crow.
859
00:43:36,520 --> 00:43:38,120
Into Chicago.
860
00:43:38,120 --> 00:43:40,560
That's not so good.
That's not so good, William!
861
00:43:40,560 --> 00:43:42,120
Could be maybe a gear lower.
862
00:43:42,120 --> 00:43:44,560
A bit bogged down on the exit.
863
00:43:44,560 --> 00:43:46,600
Breaking hard into Hammerhead.
864
00:43:46,600 --> 00:43:48,360
Direction change is quite tricky.
865
00:43:49,720 --> 00:43:52,200
Round Hammerhead.
866
00:43:52,200 --> 00:43:54,200
Let's have a look
at the exit. Again...
867
00:43:54,200 --> 00:43:56,560
Oh, no, the gear's probably right.
868
00:43:56,560 --> 00:43:57,880
Yeah!
869
00:43:59,080 --> 00:44:00,640
Oh, this is amazing.
870
00:44:02,240 --> 00:44:03,640
Using all the track.
871
00:44:03,640 --> 00:44:05,080
Coming up to the follow-through.
872
00:44:05,080 --> 00:44:07,040
Good turning,
nice bit of tyre squeal.
873
00:44:07,040 --> 00:44:10,920
Now through...the tyre wall.
Look at that.
874
00:44:10,920 --> 00:44:13,320
Whoa! BLEEP!
875
00:44:13,320 --> 00:44:14,760
Now the technical section.
876
00:44:14,760 --> 00:44:17,120
That looks like a good line
into second to last to me.
877
00:44:17,120 --> 00:44:18,160
Interesting line.
878
00:44:19,440 --> 00:44:20,800
But it's a good one.
879
00:44:20,800 --> 00:44:23,000
Using most of the circuit.
Now through Gambon.
880
00:44:23,000 --> 00:44:26,520
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
yeah, yeah, yeah...
881
00:44:26,520 --> 00:44:29,640
APPLAUSE
Tidy, tidy.
882
00:44:33,480 --> 00:44:35,720
Will, I can see you're eyeing
the board up.
883
00:44:35,720 --> 00:44:38,760
Where would you like to be?
Obviously top, but...
884
00:44:38,760 --> 00:44:44,160
I think I'd like to be
above Gregory Porter.
885
00:44:44,160 --> 00:44:45,800
Gregory Porter, so mid-table?
886
00:44:45,800 --> 00:44:48,560
Yeah, but I want to be number one,
but I know I'm not.
887
00:44:48,560 --> 00:44:50,560
I can tell you
you're not number one.
888
00:44:51,880 --> 00:44:53,360
Sorry for giving the game away.
889
00:44:53,360 --> 00:44:55,960
Aw! I can tell you, Will Young,
you went round our track
890
00:44:55,960 --> 00:44:57,480
in one minute...
891
00:44:57,480 --> 00:45:01,520
..42.7.
892
00:45:02,640 --> 00:45:06,480
Oh! So you're just above...
You've done it.
893
00:45:06,480 --> 00:45:08,400
Above Gregory Porter.
894
00:45:08,400 --> 00:45:09,760
Gregory Porter.
895
00:45:15,120 --> 00:45:18,680
That's a good effort, come on.
That's all right.
896
00:45:21,200 --> 00:45:24,000
You don't seem best pleased.
Are you coming back for another go?
897
00:45:24,000 --> 00:45:26,840
I'm going to watch that at home
and cry a little bit.
898
00:45:26,840 --> 00:45:29,520
No, you're not.
Don't! No, you'll be OK.
899
00:45:29,520 --> 00:45:33,120
No, no, hey, listen,
I just love cars so much
900
00:45:33,120 --> 00:45:36,360
and I genuinely mean this,
I'm such a fan of this show,
901
00:45:36,360 --> 00:45:39,640
so to be able to come back
and just talk cars and have a laugh,
902
00:45:39,640 --> 00:45:42,240
I'd do it every day, so thank you.
Oh, thank you.
903
00:45:42,240 --> 00:45:45,240
Ladies and gentlemen,
let's hear it for Will Young!
904
00:45:45,240 --> 00:45:47,240
APPLAUSE
905
00:45:50,320 --> 00:45:52,000
Thanks so much. Thank you, Will.
906
00:45:52,000 --> 00:45:53,480
Thank you.
907
00:45:53,480 --> 00:45:55,000
Thank you very much.
908
00:45:57,840 --> 00:46:03,200
OK. Yeah? Time for you two to
finally be of use this series. OK.
909
00:46:04,640 --> 00:46:08,800
Here we have the regulations
for a Formula 1 car this year.
910
00:46:08,800 --> 00:46:11,760
Look at that. Look at the size of
that. You hold on to that. Thanks.
911
00:46:11,760 --> 00:46:15,760
And that is why all Formula 1 cars
basically look the same
912
00:46:15,760 --> 00:46:17,280
and the action's a bit boring.
913
00:46:17,280 --> 00:46:19,400
And this slim document here
914
00:46:19,400 --> 00:46:22,600
is the rule book
for Formula 1 in 1978...
915
00:46:22,600 --> 00:46:25,480
Wow! ..when Formula 1 cars
were proper.
916
00:46:28,080 --> 00:46:31,040
MUSIC: 20th Century Boy
by T. Rex
917
00:46:32,080 --> 00:46:38,320
The '70s, the era when F1 cars went
totally and utterly bonkers.
918
00:46:41,000 --> 00:46:43,880
It was the era that brought us
a six-wheeled Tyrrell,
919
00:46:43,880 --> 00:46:46,240
a Brabham with an onboard fan,
920
00:46:46,240 --> 00:46:50,520
but there was one car more than
any other in history
921
00:46:50,520 --> 00:46:52,720
that totally rewrote
the rule book...
922
00:46:54,200 --> 00:46:55,960
..the Lotus 79.
923
00:46:58,960 --> 00:47:01,920
They called it Black Beauty.
924
00:47:01,920 --> 00:47:06,160
Not only is it one of the
best-looking F1 cars ever made,
925
00:47:06,160 --> 00:47:09,160
but it definitely has
the best-ever paint job.
926
00:47:09,160 --> 00:47:14,720
It's also quite possibly the most
revolutionary F1 car of all time.
927
00:47:14,720 --> 00:47:18,240
The story begins here
at Ketteringham Hall
928
00:47:18,240 --> 00:47:20,000
in deepest Norfolk.
929
00:47:20,000 --> 00:47:22,320
In the '70s, this was the fortress
930
00:47:22,320 --> 00:47:25,640
for one of the greatest minds
in F1 history -
931
00:47:25,640 --> 00:47:28,000
Lotus founder Colin Chapman.
932
00:47:31,720 --> 00:47:35,200
Colin Chapman was the most
amazing person to work for.
933
00:47:35,200 --> 00:47:38,640
I mean, it was the most
exciting period of my life.
934
00:47:38,640 --> 00:47:44,840
I worked with him on pleasure boats,
racing boats, road cars,
935
00:47:44,840 --> 00:47:46,760
racing cars, aeroplanes
936
00:47:46,760 --> 00:47:49,960
and even - believe it or not -
flying saucers.
937
00:47:49,960 --> 00:47:51,760
And it was never, ever dull.
938
00:47:53,120 --> 00:47:56,280
But Chapman's true passion
was Formula 1
939
00:47:56,280 --> 00:47:59,120
and putting Lotus on the top
step of the podium.
940
00:48:00,320 --> 00:48:04,720
In 1974, after a number of years
of not being very competitive,
941
00:48:04,720 --> 00:48:08,280
Colin Chapman wanted to completely
look at the Grand Prix car
942
00:48:08,280 --> 00:48:11,560
as a whole and redefine it.
943
00:48:11,560 --> 00:48:15,160
Chapman's aim -
to cheat aerodynamics.
944
00:48:15,160 --> 00:48:18,600
You see, in racing,
you can have straight-line speed
945
00:48:18,600 --> 00:48:21,680
or grip in the corners,
one or the other.
946
00:48:21,680 --> 00:48:23,360
That's physics.
947
00:48:23,360 --> 00:48:25,640
But Chapman wanted both.
948
00:48:25,640 --> 00:48:27,920
He wanted to hack physics.
949
00:48:29,200 --> 00:48:31,880
So, what he did was he packed off
Peter Wright and his team
950
00:48:31,880 --> 00:48:34,640
to Imperial College in London
for as long as they needed
951
00:48:34,640 --> 00:48:38,200
with some models, a load of tape,
a load of clay
952
00:48:38,200 --> 00:48:40,760
and said,
"Come back with some results."
953
00:48:40,760 --> 00:48:44,720
And here are those models that were
taken to the wind tunnels.
954
00:48:44,720 --> 00:48:46,280
Look at them.
955
00:48:50,600 --> 00:48:53,840
For months, Wright's team
experimented in the wind tunnel
956
00:48:53,840 --> 00:48:55,520
without success.
957
00:48:55,520 --> 00:48:59,040
But after more
than 1,400 hours of testing,
958
00:48:59,040 --> 00:49:01,840
they chanced upon something
extraordinary.
959
00:49:03,880 --> 00:49:07,200
Due to the forces that
the air put on the model,
960
00:49:07,200 --> 00:49:11,680
we noticed that the side pods
were sagging during the run
961
00:49:11,680 --> 00:49:14,400
and that the gap between the outer
edge of the side pod
962
00:49:14,400 --> 00:49:16,440
and the road was changing.
963
00:49:16,440 --> 00:49:21,320
So we went, "Ah, OK.
What happens if we fix that gap?"
964
00:49:21,320 --> 00:49:25,400
And we put card skirts on
that ran about half a millimetre
965
00:49:25,400 --> 00:49:30,480
away from the moving road
and we had a big eureka moment.
966
00:49:30,480 --> 00:49:34,680
What they'd discovered was
ground effect.
967
00:49:34,680 --> 00:49:38,120
Funnelling the air under the car
caused it to speed up,
968
00:49:38,120 --> 00:49:41,360
creating a vacuum,
sucking the car to the track.
969
00:49:42,360 --> 00:49:45,160
Lotus calculated it was worth
two seconds a lap.
970
00:49:45,160 --> 00:49:48,040
That's a lifetime in motorsport.
971
00:49:48,040 --> 00:49:50,240
Ground effect really was
the golden ticket.
972
00:49:50,240 --> 00:49:53,600
It gave you more straight-line speed
and it gave you more grip.
973
00:49:54,720 --> 00:49:58,240
The only problem was that ground
effect required a perfect seal
974
00:49:58,240 --> 00:50:01,680
between the skirts on the side
of the car and the road beneath.
975
00:50:02,720 --> 00:50:07,160
Easy enough in a wind tunnel,
rather trickier out on the tarmac.
976
00:50:08,840 --> 00:50:12,200
With no computer modelling,
Lotus went lo-fi.
977
00:50:12,200 --> 00:50:14,600
The engineers, well,
they commandeered
978
00:50:14,600 --> 00:50:17,400
one of the company's Renault 4
delivery vans,
979
00:50:17,400 --> 00:50:18,960
bolted a metal rig to the back
980
00:50:18,960 --> 00:50:22,360
and then attached to that some
different skirt arrangements.
981
00:50:22,360 --> 00:50:24,480
Then they'd barrel round
the test track
982
00:50:24,480 --> 00:50:27,800
seeing which one stuck itself
to the tarmac the best.
983
00:50:28,920 --> 00:50:32,200
I lay on my stomach in the back
of the van, my head sticking
984
00:50:32,200 --> 00:50:34,960
out of the rear doors,
and watched what was happening.
985
00:50:36,160 --> 00:50:39,200
The chief mechanic drove this thing
as hard as he could round
986
00:50:39,200 --> 00:50:42,280
Hethel test track and, of course,
being a Renault 4,
987
00:50:42,280 --> 00:50:45,160
it rolled a lot and it pitched a lot
and it bounced a lot,
988
00:50:45,160 --> 00:50:47,560
which was perfect for testing
the skirts.
989
00:50:47,560 --> 00:50:50,040
That was a very key piece
of R and D equipment.
990
00:50:51,200 --> 00:50:53,840
After testing skirts
made from plastic,
991
00:50:53,840 --> 00:50:58,720
bits of draught excluder, even
brushes, Lotus eventually settled
992
00:50:58,720 --> 00:51:03,360
on these spring-loaded strips of
aluminium coated with ceramic tips.
993
00:51:03,360 --> 00:51:06,240
They provided a perfect
seal down the side
994
00:51:06,240 --> 00:51:10,360
and they were tough enough to last
hundreds of miles of racing.
995
00:51:10,360 --> 00:51:13,600
So Lotus now had its ground
effect racing car.
996
00:51:13,600 --> 00:51:16,040
Now all it needed were some drivers.
997
00:51:16,040 --> 00:51:17,920
And, boy, did it have them.
998
00:51:21,680 --> 00:51:25,200
On one side of the garage
was Mario Andretti.
999
00:51:25,200 --> 00:51:28,080
The Italian-American racer
had grafted his way up through
1000
00:51:28,080 --> 00:51:32,120
the USA's dirt track series
to win the Indy 500
1001
00:51:32,120 --> 00:51:35,400
before Colin Chapman
lured him into F1.
1002
00:51:36,960 --> 00:51:40,320
What I loved about Colin is that...
1003
00:51:40,320 --> 00:51:43,880
The fact that he just wanted to win.
1004
00:51:43,880 --> 00:51:46,960
He just wanted to win and that's...
1005
00:51:46,960 --> 00:51:50,200
That's who you want
to be with, you know?
1006
00:51:50,200 --> 00:51:53,400
If you were with him when he was
really right on -
1007
00:51:53,400 --> 00:51:55,800
and I was - you know, in a period,
1008
00:51:55,800 --> 00:51:59,040
then you had a chance
of pulling off a championship.
1009
00:52:00,840 --> 00:52:03,600
On the other side of the Lotus
garage was Swedish racer
1010
00:52:03,600 --> 00:52:05,200
Ronnie Peterson.
1011
00:52:06,880 --> 00:52:10,240
Softly spoken off track,
but utterly fearless on it,
1012
00:52:10,240 --> 00:52:13,840
Peterson's caution-to-the-wind
racing style had already
1013
00:52:13,840 --> 00:52:17,440
earned him a handful of F1 wins
and the nickname Super Swede.
1014
00:52:19,160 --> 00:52:22,680
Ronnie Pearson was, yeah,
absolutely a tough competitor.
1015
00:52:22,680 --> 00:52:27,680
I mean, he was well known for his
talent, car control and everything
1016
00:52:27,680 --> 00:52:30,040
and the nicest guy in the world.
1017
00:52:30,040 --> 00:52:32,400
You know, we were really good
friends.
1018
00:52:32,400 --> 00:52:34,720
What a guy, what a guy.
1019
00:52:40,160 --> 00:52:41,920
May, 1978.
1020
00:52:41,920 --> 00:52:43,760
The Belgian Grand Prix.
1021
00:52:43,760 --> 00:52:45,720
The 79's first race outing,
1022
00:52:45,720 --> 00:52:50,240
and it was Andretti who got
first dibs on the new car.
1023
00:52:50,240 --> 00:52:52,360
Andretti immediately
stuck it on pole,
1024
00:52:52,360 --> 00:52:56,440
qualifying streets ahead
of Carlos Reutemann's Ferrari.
1025
00:52:56,440 --> 00:52:59,880
The F1 grid didn't know
what had hit it.
1026
00:52:59,880 --> 00:53:02,200
The 79 was one of those big steps.
1027
00:53:02,200 --> 00:53:05,880
You know, it was the sudden
two seconds a lap change.
1028
00:53:05,880 --> 00:53:09,720
And it was what was coined
as the unfair advantage.
1029
00:53:09,720 --> 00:53:12,960
It was something the opposition,
even once they understood it,
1030
00:53:12,960 --> 00:53:15,200
they couldn't copy it overnight,
1031
00:53:15,200 --> 00:53:18,600
so it was just a win-win-win
in so many different ways.
1032
00:53:22,400 --> 00:53:26,760
The next day, Andretti dominated
the race, taking the chequered flag
1033
00:53:26,760 --> 00:53:30,760
almost half a minute
ahead of the closest Ferrari.
1034
00:53:30,760 --> 00:53:34,320
It was the start of an era
of total domination.
1035
00:53:34,320 --> 00:53:38,840
At the next race in Spain, Andretti
won again with Peterson second.
1036
00:53:38,840 --> 00:53:41,600
The French Grand Prix - same result.
1037
00:53:41,600 --> 00:53:44,320
In fact, ground effect was
so game changing,
1038
00:53:44,320 --> 00:53:49,600
so effective, that Lotus sought to
throw the competition off the scent.
1039
00:53:51,080 --> 00:53:54,360
The type 79 had such an advantage
that my father got to the point
1040
00:53:54,360 --> 00:53:58,360
of thinking, look, we mustn't
show them just how fast we can go,
1041
00:53:58,360 --> 00:54:02,600
so in qualifying at times, extra
fuel would be put in to sandbag,
1042
00:54:02,600 --> 00:54:06,040
slow them down a little bit,
but even with that, you couldn't
1043
00:54:06,040 --> 00:54:10,480
disguise the fact that the 79 was
just so much faster than the rest.
1044
00:54:13,920 --> 00:54:18,440
As the season unfolded, Andretti won
in Germany and the Netherlands,
1045
00:54:18,440 --> 00:54:20,320
Peterson in Austria.
1046
00:54:20,320 --> 00:54:23,200
The 79 was head and shoulders ahead
of the pack.
1047
00:54:25,480 --> 00:54:28,760
You know, ground effect really led
to another one of those eras
1048
00:54:28,760 --> 00:54:31,160
when Team Lotus was just
going to win
1049
00:54:31,160 --> 00:54:34,240
and the others were desperately
trying to keep up.
1050
00:54:34,240 --> 00:54:37,080
But the others couldn't get close.
1051
00:54:41,440 --> 00:54:44,080
At the 1978 Italian Grand Prix,
1052
00:54:44,080 --> 00:54:46,960
having already secured
the Constructors' Championship,
1053
00:54:46,960 --> 00:54:49,040
Lotus could wrap up
the drivers' title
1054
00:54:49,040 --> 00:54:50,880
with a couple of races to spare.
1055
00:54:52,360 --> 00:54:54,120
But things didn't go to plan.
1056
00:54:58,720 --> 00:55:01,640
Peterson, driving Lotus's
older backup car
1057
00:55:01,640 --> 00:55:04,040
after crashing his 79 in qualifying,
1058
00:55:04,040 --> 00:55:07,240
was involved in a collision
on the first lap.
1059
00:55:08,960 --> 00:55:13,360
Conscious but suffering leg
injuries, he was taken to hospital.
1060
00:55:15,280 --> 00:55:18,160
Back out on track,
Andretti stayed out of trouble,
1061
00:55:18,160 --> 00:55:21,160
grabbing the points he needed
to secure the championship.
1062
00:55:24,760 --> 00:55:27,480
But the team's celebrations
were short-lived.
1063
00:55:28,560 --> 00:55:32,040
The following morning,
suddenly and unexpectedly,
1064
00:55:32,040 --> 00:55:35,440
Ronnie Peterson died from
complications following surgery.
1065
00:55:36,840 --> 00:55:39,240
And the next day,
on my way to the hospital, you know,
1066
00:55:39,240 --> 00:55:42,200
I hear on the radio that he'd died.
1067
00:55:42,200 --> 00:55:44,280
And, er...
1068
00:55:44,280 --> 00:55:46,880
I just could not believe it.
1069
00:55:46,880 --> 00:55:50,480
It was just tragic, tragic, tragic.
1070
00:55:50,480 --> 00:55:53,960
It's one of those things
that's so hard to accept, you know,
1071
00:55:53,960 --> 00:55:56,240
for many reasons.
1072
00:55:56,240 --> 00:56:00,760
And, you know, just...
1073
00:56:00,760 --> 00:56:02,120
It was tough.
1074
00:56:06,040 --> 00:56:10,000
Monza would prove to be the last
hurrah for the Lotus 79.
1075
00:56:10,000 --> 00:56:13,000
As rival teams developed yet
faster ground effect cars
1076
00:56:13,000 --> 00:56:17,480
the following season, Black Beauty
would never win another race.
1077
00:56:17,480 --> 00:56:19,760
No sooner had it conquered
the world,
1078
00:56:19,760 --> 00:56:24,040
the original ground effect car
was done, a museum piece.
1079
00:56:27,000 --> 00:56:28,520
But here's a thing.
1080
00:56:28,520 --> 00:56:33,080
Thanks to Classic Team Lotus,
this car...
1081
00:56:33,080 --> 00:56:39,200
..the car in which Mario Andretti
won three Grand Prix, still drives.
1082
00:56:39,200 --> 00:56:41,720
And they've said I can drive it.
1083
00:56:56,720 --> 00:56:58,640
Whoo! Hoo-hoo-hoo!
1084
00:57:02,800 --> 00:57:08,800
I'm at the home of Lotus in possibly
the coolest Lotus ever made.
1085
00:57:18,440 --> 00:57:20,320
Well, these are the numbers -
1086
00:57:20,320 --> 00:57:24,800
470 horsepower, and it weighs
just over half a tonne.
1087
00:57:24,800 --> 00:57:26,760
It's seriously, seriously potent.
1088
00:57:32,240 --> 00:57:37,040
And behind my head is the iconic F1
engine, the Cosworth DFV,
1089
00:57:37,040 --> 00:57:41,040
three litres singing
all the way to 10,000 RPM.
1090
00:57:41,040 --> 00:57:42,800
It's a thing of joy.
1091
00:57:46,480 --> 00:57:49,520
Honestly, if you told me
that one day
1092
00:57:49,520 --> 00:57:51,480
I'd get to even sit in this thing,
1093
00:57:51,480 --> 00:57:54,160
I'd never have believed you,
but I'm driving it!
1094
00:57:56,560 --> 00:57:59,080
But that wasn't all
the 79 had to give...
1095
00:58:00,120 --> 00:58:04,400
..because Lotus said I could drive
one lap - just one lap -
1096
00:58:04,400 --> 00:58:11,560
with the car's revolutionary vacuum
inducing skirts all the way down.
1097
00:58:11,560 --> 00:58:15,000
Full ground effect mode.
1098
00:58:19,040 --> 00:58:20,800
Skirts down, the skirts are down.
1099
00:58:20,800 --> 00:58:22,480
They don't go down very often.
1100
00:58:24,400 --> 00:58:29,400
Oh, you can feel the down force
even at medium speed.
1101
00:58:29,400 --> 00:58:31,040
It's just so agile.
1102
00:58:34,480 --> 00:58:39,000
So, let's take the fastest corner
at Hethel with the skirts down.
1103
00:58:40,640 --> 00:58:44,720
Accelerating in third, fourth,
fifth gear now. Skirts down.
1104
00:58:44,720 --> 00:58:47,280
Turn it in quicker
than I had before.
1105
00:58:49,200 --> 00:58:50,400
Oh!
1106
00:58:52,560 --> 00:58:54,840
HE YELLS
1107
00:58:54,840 --> 00:58:58,120
Ground effect! Ground effect!
1108
00:59:07,400 --> 00:59:11,280
The Lotus 79 gave me everything
that I needed.
1109
00:59:11,280 --> 00:59:13,040
It was a step forward.
1110
00:59:13,040 --> 00:59:16,800
We were right at the very
beginning of something very big.
1111
00:59:19,080 --> 00:59:21,960
The 79 was obviously an incredibly
important car
1112
00:59:21,960 --> 00:59:25,240
because it was a step
change in technology.
1113
00:59:27,160 --> 00:59:28,200
The 79 is just...
1114
00:59:28,200 --> 00:59:31,280
It's one of those cars that will
always be one of the greatest.
1115
00:59:40,640 --> 00:59:42,920
APPLAUSE
1116
00:59:42,920 --> 00:59:44,920
Track car, beautiful.
1117
00:59:46,400 --> 00:59:50,560
So... Let's clear one thing up.
1118
00:59:50,560 --> 00:59:53,440
Ground effect keeps the car
stuck to the ground
1119
00:59:53,440 --> 00:59:55,640
but F1 don't use it any more.
Why not?
1120
00:59:55,640 --> 01:00:00,040
It was banned in 1982, because
ground effect was too effective.
1121
01:00:00,040 --> 01:00:03,160
It effectively created even
faster accidents
1122
01:00:03,160 --> 01:00:05,800
because racing drivers pushed
so hard, so they got rid of it.
1123
01:00:05,800 --> 01:00:08,640
Even so, you looked like you were
having the time of your life.
1124
01:00:08,640 --> 01:00:10,000
I've never seen you as happy.
1125
01:00:10,000 --> 01:00:12,640
To be fair, I've never seen you
happy, like, but...
1126
01:00:12,640 --> 01:00:14,040
All right, working with you two,
1127
01:00:14,040 --> 01:00:16,400
it's a strange feeling,
I have to say.
1128
01:00:16,400 --> 01:00:19,520
Well, let's end it there before
he discovers any other emotions,
1129
01:00:19,520 --> 01:00:22,600
because that is the end of this
series and it's been brilliant.
1130
01:00:22,600 --> 01:00:26,760
We've been to the most amazing
places - Ethiopia, Borneo, Iceland.
1131
01:00:26,760 --> 01:00:29,040
And Telford. Telford, yes!
1132
01:00:29,040 --> 01:00:32,640
We've laughed a bit, we've
crashed... Well, he's crashed a lot.
1133
01:00:32,640 --> 01:00:35,560
Honestly, it's been a blast and
we can't wait to do it all again.
1134
01:00:35,560 --> 01:00:39,440
We'll be back later in the year
with a properly massive adventure.
1135
01:00:39,440 --> 01:00:41,800
Thanks so much for watching.
Goodnight.
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