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(CHEERING)
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Hello, and welcome to Top Gear.
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Tonight, a very exciting show
for me, because
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I get to fulfil a proper
bucket-list ambition of mine.
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You finally got your
Greggs gold card.
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- No, not that.
- No?
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- Did you read a book?
- Don't go mad. Don't go mad.
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Tonight's the night
I become a proper trucker.
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Yes, we're kicking off
by talking about HGVs.
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(HONKS)
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That's me impression of an HGV.
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- Yes, we are, Pad.
- Thank you.
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Because, as you may
have heard,
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Britain is in the grip
of an HGV crisis.
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There's not enough drivers
to get the stuff we need
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to the places it needs to go.
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But what does it take
to be an HGV driver?
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We decided to do some
trucking research and find out.
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PADDY: Because there's
no better way to learn
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than "in at the deep end,"
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our mission to become
fully fledged HGV drivers
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would start in the sensibly
wide-open space
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of Leeds East Airfield,
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where the producers had blagged
a couple of colourful examples
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to see what we'd make of 'em.
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Hey, the big leagues.
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FRED: Look at these.
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The big leagues.
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Have you driven
one of these before?
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Never dri... I've driven
a 22-ton dump truck.
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Right.
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But I've never been behind
the wheel of an HGV.
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And me dad was an HGV driver.
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Was he?
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- Yeah. The romance of it.
- He ever let you pull the...?
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(HONKS)
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Oh, all that. I'm all over it.
So...I cannot...
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...I think everyone growing up
wants to drive a lorry.
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I'm nervous about it.
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- You're nervous?
- Yeah.
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This is the ideal vehicle
for you.
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Your trouble is you've been
getting into little sports cars
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and everything, you've not...
This is you now.
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This is you. And as well,
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might I add, I've spotted mine.
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McGuinness.
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FRED: Do you know what?
I can't even argue, can I?
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That's got you on.
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Mine's called Lynda. (LAUGHS)
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Hey, do you know what,
what's missing here?
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What?
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- The little fella.
- Yeah.
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- But...
- How's he gonna get in?
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- Exactly.
- How's he gonna get in?
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Oh, here we go.
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- Oh-ho-ho-ho!
- Come on, get in.
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Oh, there's a bed
and everything!
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Oh, look at...
What the hell's this?
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This can't be right, this.
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Oh! This is good.
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Oh, seat belt. What's going on?
Come on.
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Why's that not coming down now?
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Oh, there we go. That's better.
Ooh, ooh. Look!
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Come on. Don't do this to me.
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This seat belt's...
Me seat belt's stuck.
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Ah, good buddy, ten-four.
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I'm having a bit of trouble
with me seat belt.
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Has yours locked up as well?
I can't get mine out.
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I didn't see Kris Kristofferson
having this problem in Convoy.
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I'm wondering if you've gotta
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turn the engine on,
Fred, first.
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(ENGINE STARTS)
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Hey!
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Oh!
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We've done it!
We've cracked it!
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Right, come on.
Handbrake's off.
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Is that off?
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Oh!
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I'm moving, Pad.
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(CHUCKLES)
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Oh, hang on.
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We're trucking, young buddy!
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If me dad could see me now.
Go on!
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It's so long at the back.
I keep looking.
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I don't know where the back is.
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I've driven everything
on Top Gear,
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from £1,000 bangers
to £4 million supercars,
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and this tops the lot.
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I've gotta say, Fred, I've got
the biggest grin on my face.
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This is fantastic.
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What gear are you in?
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I think third.
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PADDY: Well, if the early signs
were anything to go by...
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What gear's that?
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...we were natural-born
truckers,
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which was just as well, because
it turned out someone else
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had been busy sneaking in
his own early practice.
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'Ey up, I can spy another rig.
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(CHUCKLES)
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PADDY: Not that it mattered.
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(BLEEP)
Where's the brake pedal? Sh...
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Bit sharp on the brake, but...
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PADDY: What did matter,
now we were all together,
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were a couple of crucial bits
of trucking business.
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Right, now, before we go,
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I've got a little app
on me phone
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for your official CV call name,
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your trucker name.
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OK, Chris, we'll start
with you.
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So it's your initials, CH,
so C...
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Chopper!
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H...Hog.
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Chopper Hog.
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That's you.
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Right, here's mine. P...
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Professor.
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(CHRIS LAUGHS)
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Moose. Professor Moose.
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Right, Fred, now I'm gonna
give you the option here.
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Do you wanna start with F or A?
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Let's try A first. I'll go for
me Sunday name, Andrew.
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Admiral.
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I chose well.
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F...
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So you are Admiral Fiddler.
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I am not having that.
I am not having that!
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You've just made
my entire year, McGuinness.
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Admiral Fiddler!
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No!
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PADDY: Official naming ceremony
done with,
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next on the trucking to-do list
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was the obligatory drag race.
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And since Sean Taylor
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also seemed to be
a racing enthusiast,
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Harris had to perform.
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Now, my brief experience
of this vehicle,
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I was told not to hurry
the gearbox.
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I'm gonna be slow gear shifts,
and use the torque.
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STARTER: Standing by.
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In three, two, one...
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I've stalled it.
I've stalled it.
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Oh-ho!
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STARTER: Standing by to go
in three, two, one.
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Go!
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FRED: Yeah! Here we go.
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Oh! We've done 'em!
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Oh, Paddy's off.
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Breaker one nine.
Breaker one nine.
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We've got a big rubber duck.
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(ENGINE SPLUTTERS)
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Ooh, that's not right.
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(LAUGHS) Oh!
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He's got... McGuinness has got
a much bigger engine than me.
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What is going on here?
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I'm coming up on Paddy now.
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- Oh!
- Yeah, we're going,
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- we're going, we're going!
- A bit too soon, Fred.
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Watch me go, boys!
Look at this!
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Oh, God, no! He's back on me!
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Damn you, Harris!
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Oh-ho-ho! Ho-ho-ho-ho!
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Oh, I was in the wrong gear!
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(LAUGHS) We're flying,
me and the Scania.
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FRED: Come on! Come on!
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Not a chance, Fiddler.
Not a chance.
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Admiral! It is Admiral!
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Look at that!
It's a massive victory.
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Well, lads,
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I don't know what to say.
That was an annihilation.
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Did you stall on the line,
Paddy? I can't remember.
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Did you...?
Was it you or was it Chris?
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PADDY: Yeah, I don't think
I stalled. Did you stall, Fred?
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No, I didn't.
I just got in it and did it.
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(CHUCKLES)
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CHRIS: Now, if you're thinking
that, in the world of HGVs,
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a drag race is about
as irrelevant as it gets,
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then it's just as well
this next bit
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was much more important.
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Horn. I wanna hear your horns.
Let's go, lads.
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Fred horn first.
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(DEEP HORN BLAST)
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FRED: It's like the QE2.
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(DEEP HORN BLAST)
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McGuinness, let's hear yours.
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- (HIGH-PITCHED TOOT)
- FRED: What's that?!
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What's that? Meep!
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- (HIGH-PITCHED TOOT)
- Ohh!
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Gotta be honest,
that's ruined the day for me.
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Right, lads, here we go.
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(LOUD, COMMANDING HORN)
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Oh!
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(LOUD, COMMANDING HORN)
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(LAUGHS TRIUMPHANTLY)
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That's proper!
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(GROANS)
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CHRIS: And, to make sure
we'd turned over every page of
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the HGV driver's playbook, we
still needed to test precision.
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So, in the time it took
to lay out a few cones,
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we had ourselves
a reversing race.
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First to back up into their bay
is king of the big rigs.
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- STARTER: Three, two...
- Come on.
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...one, go.
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Oh, oh, oh.
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CHRIS: Right, we've got this.
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Here we go. Straight back.
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I can't really see
down the side of it.
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I'm making the turn.
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PADDY: Left hand down.
Left hand down.
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Ho-ho-ho. This is tricky.
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Oh, God. I'm all over
the place.
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I'm gonna go forwards again.
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Whoa!
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- You've cut me off, Fred.
- I can promise you
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it's not intentional.
I'll straighten it out.
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This is awful!
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Come on. Come on, Harris.
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PADDY: You're in my bay,
you clown.
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(CHRIS LAUGHS)
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Come on. Come on.
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PADDY: Get out of me bay!
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I'm in, I'm in.
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I'm in.
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I'm in. I'm in. I'm in, boys!
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PADDY: How am I supposed
to get in?
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It doesn't matter
cos I've already won.
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You've won because I've had
to wait cos that...
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...gormless get cut me off
and then went in my bay!
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(DEEP HORN BLAST)
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PADDY: I'm blocking him in.
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(LOUD, COMMANDING HORN)
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I tell you, you'd be causing
murder at Moto services,
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you here, Paddy.
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You OK, Patrick?
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PADDY: That'll teach you
for taking my bay!
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FRED: What's happened?
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PADDY: You literally cut me off
and parked in me bay!
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FRED: This ain't...
Nobody said...
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PADDY: That's yours,
that's his, that's mine!
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FRED: Nobody said,
"That's my bay."
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PADDY: They did...
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CHRIS: Now, at this point,
it was suggested to us that,
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if we were ever to become
real-life HGV drivers,
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we should probably get
a few lessons,
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so we all booked in on
an intensive training course,
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and set out to get our licences
as soon as possible.
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Oh, yes!
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One qualified truck driver
at your service.
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You are now looking
at a graduate from
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the HGV University.
Ho-ho! Nothing can stop me now.
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And as the newest member
of the HGV Club,
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I was ready to take my place
252
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alongside the great hauliers
of Britain.
253
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Look, look, there's one there.
Look at that.
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I can drive that!
255
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I am driving that.
I'm driving this.
256
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It's just bonkers!
257
00:13:35,366 --> 00:13:37,665
(HORN HONKS)
258
00:13:37,763 --> 00:13:41,224
Ah-ha-ha! Who's this I spy?
259
00:13:41,323 --> 00:13:43,102
CHRIS: Here we go,
Mr McGuinness.
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Fully certified
and ready to truck.
261
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This feels very grown-up
indeed.
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PADDY: I tell you what,
little Chopper,
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get yourself up in front, son.
264
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Go on, tuck in there.
265
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FRED: Just one more
for a full house.
266
00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:04,458
The Admiral reporting for duty,
sir.
267
00:14:04,559 --> 00:14:06,020
Hello, the Admiral!
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Go on, lead us out, son.
269
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(PADDY CHUCKLES)
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FRED: Oh, yes,
we had ourselves a convoy.
271
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FRED: Come on, then, lads,
time to own up.
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On your HGV test,
273
00:14:24,554 --> 00:14:28,733
how many minor faults?
Just one for me.
274
00:14:28,833 --> 00:14:30,934
- Two for the Professor.
- Three.
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00:14:31,032 --> 00:14:33,832
FRED: What were yours for,
Chris? Not reaching the pedals?
276
00:14:36,311 --> 00:14:37,693
What about the theory?
First time?
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00:14:37,791 --> 00:14:40,090
PADDY: A first-time pass
for the Professor,
278
00:14:40,192 --> 00:14:41,411
but that was just a given.
279
00:14:41,511 --> 00:14:44,231
Well played, Pad. I must admit,
second time for me.
280
00:14:45,429 --> 00:14:46,888
What about the Chopper?
281
00:14:46,991 --> 00:14:48,329
I technically passed
282
00:14:48,428 --> 00:14:51,727
the first time that I took
the examination.
283
00:14:51,829 --> 00:14:53,686
Explain, Christopher.
284
00:14:53,789 --> 00:14:55,686
The first time, I didn't have
my licence with me
285
00:14:55,789 --> 00:14:57,288
and they sent me home.
286
00:14:57,386 --> 00:14:59,765
I drove four hours to London
and they sent me home.
287
00:14:59,867 --> 00:15:01,847
(CHUCKLES)
288
00:15:01,945 --> 00:15:03,126
CHRIS: It's a cursory lesson
289
00:15:03,226 --> 00:15:05,044
to everyone out there -
follow the rules.
290
00:15:05,146 --> 00:15:07,645
And as I'm realising with
the whole world of trucking,
291
00:15:07,745 --> 00:15:10,503
it's a more grown-up world
than driving a car, isn't it?
292
00:15:11,625 --> 00:15:12,924
PADDY: Oh, yes, it is,
293
00:15:13,024 --> 00:15:16,404
especially when you're driving
294
00:15:16,502 --> 00:15:19,423
the world's
most powerful truck.
295
00:15:21,621 --> 00:15:25,761
Welcome to the Scania 770S,
296
00:15:25,861 --> 00:15:27,919
the big dog
of the trucking world.
297
00:15:28,020 --> 00:15:34,399
770 horsepower and
a turbo-charged 16-litre V8.
298
00:15:34,500 --> 00:15:35,799
What I'm driving here
299
00:15:35,899 --> 00:15:38,477
is the Bugatti Chiron
of the trucking world.
300
00:15:38,578 --> 00:15:41,197
Ohhh...
301
00:15:41,298 --> 00:15:43,798
The envious looks
I get off the other truckers.
302
00:15:43,896 --> 00:15:47,215
They all want to be behind the
wheel of the big ol' Scania.
303
00:15:48,896 --> 00:15:50,474
FRED: Do they, though?
304
00:15:50,573 --> 00:15:52,954
Because when you're hauling
serious miles,
305
00:15:53,054 --> 00:15:57,293
real truckers
know that comfort is king.
306
00:15:59,693 --> 00:16:01,473
You're a trucker,
you're in this
307
00:16:01,572 --> 00:16:03,232
for hours and hours
every day.
308
00:16:03,332 --> 00:16:05,072
You don't need 700 horsepower,
309
00:16:05,173 --> 00:16:07,550
what you need is space,
310
00:16:07,650 --> 00:16:09,070
somewhere to stretch out.
311
00:16:09,169 --> 00:16:12,589
This is the biggest,
most spacious,
312
00:16:12,688 --> 00:16:15,888
most comfortable cab
money can buy.
313
00:16:17,010 --> 00:16:20,668
This is the DAF XG+,
314
00:16:20,770 --> 00:16:24,168
the Rolls-Royce Phantom
of the trucking world.
315
00:16:26,006 --> 00:16:28,328
I've gone tech.
316
00:16:30,607 --> 00:16:34,106
This is the new
Mercedes-Benz Actros,
317
00:16:34,204 --> 00:16:37,323
and it really is
the Tomorrow's World of HGVs.
318
00:16:40,043 --> 00:16:43,022
All the tech you see here,
the camera mirrors,
319
00:16:43,121 --> 00:16:44,102
all the screens,
320
00:16:44,203 --> 00:16:46,822
all the self-driving help
for the HGV driver,
321
00:16:46,924 --> 00:16:48,781
it's going to percolate down
322
00:16:48,881 --> 00:16:52,261
into HGVs
over the next five years.
323
00:16:52,361 --> 00:16:55,361
I am driving, quite literally,
the future.
324
00:16:56,919 --> 00:16:58,620
In fact, forget Actros,
325
00:16:58,721 --> 00:17:01,639
this is the Mercedes S-Class
of the trucking world.
326
00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:04,860
And I tell you what,
327
00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:07,798
it's naffing comfortable
and very, very quiet.
328
00:17:13,197 --> 00:17:15,777
PADDY: So, three
proper truckers
329
00:17:15,877 --> 00:17:17,877
in three proper trucks.
330
00:17:19,274 --> 00:17:21,416
It was just as well
that we'd been given
331
00:17:21,515 --> 00:17:23,514
our first trucking mission.
332
00:17:24,634 --> 00:17:26,735
Each of our trailers
had been loaded
333
00:17:26,835 --> 00:17:29,734
with a mystery cargo
that we'd have to deliver
334
00:17:29,832 --> 00:17:33,350
to the south coast of Wales
by early the next morning.
335
00:17:36,591 --> 00:17:39,012
And that meant
we had plenty of time
336
00:17:39,111 --> 00:17:43,169
to squeeze in that
new trucker's rite of passage,
337
00:17:44,271 --> 00:17:48,649
taking a break at a good
old-fashioned truck stop.
338
00:17:48,748 --> 00:17:49,850
I tell you what,
they look well,
339
00:17:49,948 --> 00:17:51,369
the three of them together,
don't they?
340
00:17:51,469 --> 00:17:52,569
They do.
341
00:17:52,668 --> 00:17:54,207
I can't believe you boys
haven't embraced
342
00:17:54,309 --> 00:17:55,648
the trucking attire.
343
00:17:55,748 --> 00:17:57,207
That's not trucking attire!
344
00:17:57,307 --> 00:17:58,408
It is!
345
00:17:58,507 --> 00:18:00,086
Can we walk in
a bit behind him?
346
00:18:00,187 --> 00:18:04,323
PADDY: The thing is, though,
truck stops these days...
347
00:18:04,426 --> 00:18:05,765
This is way too nice!
348
00:18:05,865 --> 00:18:09,485
...aren't quite as
old-fashioned as you'd think.
349
00:18:09,585 --> 00:18:11,585
Oh...
350
00:18:13,184 --> 00:18:15,184
Oh, very nice.
351
00:18:15,783 --> 00:18:17,123
- Chris?
- Yes?
352
00:18:17,223 --> 00:18:18,723
I don't want to stereotype
truckers,
353
00:18:18,822 --> 00:18:20,603
but I didn't realise
they wore cufflinks.
354
00:18:20,703 --> 00:18:22,361
- I know.
- This is...
355
00:18:22,461 --> 00:18:24,081
This is... This is next-gen.
356
00:18:24,181 --> 00:18:26,801
Hello, I'm sorry to ask,
but do you do
357
00:18:26,899 --> 00:18:28,198
- an oat-milk latte?
- I do.
358
00:18:28,301 --> 00:18:30,300
(MILK FROTHING)
359
00:18:30,820 --> 00:18:32,399
Hey!
360
00:18:32,498 --> 00:18:34,359
They only do
the oat-milk lattes!
361
00:18:34,457 --> 00:18:36,457
- Do they?
- I can't believe it!
362
00:18:37,257 --> 00:18:39,257
I've gotta say...
363
00:18:40,057 --> 00:18:41,475
...this isn't what I expected.
364
00:18:41,577 --> 00:18:43,515
I thought it was going to be
a greasy-spoon job.
365
00:18:43,617 --> 00:18:45,617
- No, this is...
- This is proper.
366
00:18:48,376 --> 00:18:50,235
I tell you,
I'm spoilt for choice.
367
00:18:50,335 --> 00:18:51,916
Buy a TV!
368
00:18:52,015 --> 00:18:54,014
Look at this, here!
Pillows!
369
00:18:55,735 --> 00:18:57,714
What tractors do you drive,
anyhow?
370
00:18:57,812 --> 00:19:00,754
- I've got the Scania.
- The Scania R450.
371
00:19:00,853 --> 00:19:02,793
- Ooh.
- I'm a 770S man.
372
00:19:02,893 --> 00:19:05,033
- Ooh, Scania's quick.
- It is quick.
373
00:19:05,132 --> 00:19:07,390
They've got some really nice
ratchet straps here.
374
00:19:07,492 --> 00:19:08,792
I'm thinking of doing
a big shop.
375
00:19:08,890 --> 00:19:11,331
Very civilised. This is lovely.
376
00:19:13,490 --> 00:19:15,669
Lads, if this is trucking,
I'm in.
377
00:19:15,769 --> 00:19:18,307
- This is a nice coffee.
- If this is trucking, I'm in!
378
00:19:18,408 --> 00:19:19,668
That's a lovely coffee.
379
00:19:19,769 --> 00:19:22,269
I can't understand why there's
a shortage in the industry.
380
00:19:22,369 --> 00:19:24,548
- What a way to live!
- Best job ever.
381
00:19:24,648 --> 00:19:27,466
CHRIS: And, once we'd fully
brimmed
382
00:19:27,565 --> 00:19:30,327
on foamy milk
and freshly baked goods...
383
00:19:33,284 --> 00:19:34,225
...back on the road,
384
00:19:34,323 --> 00:19:38,664
we were soon discovering
that real-world trucking comes
385
00:19:38,764 --> 00:19:40,543
with even more
unexpected perks.
386
00:19:40,644 --> 00:19:42,902
I tell you one thing
all car drivers
387
00:19:43,004 --> 00:19:45,182
would appreciate about trucks -
388
00:19:45,283 --> 00:19:47,443
the windscreen wipers
are fantastic.
389
00:19:49,880 --> 00:19:53,341
They just give you
the cleanest, crispest wipe -
390
00:19:53,440 --> 00:19:55,061
for want of a better phrase.
391
00:19:55,159 --> 00:19:56,140
And the washers.
392
00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:57,659
Watch this.
393
00:19:57,760 --> 00:19:59,340
Look at that!
394
00:19:59,438 --> 00:20:02,438
Just...perfect sweeping!
395
00:20:03,557 --> 00:20:05,957
Joyous! I love a good wiper.
396
00:20:12,356 --> 00:20:15,856
Do you know what else is lovely
about driving these trucks?
397
00:20:15,956 --> 00:20:17,495
When you're driving past cars,
398
00:20:17,594 --> 00:20:20,373
you can have a good nosey down
at inside the cab.
399
00:20:20,475 --> 00:20:22,534
You get a glimpse into
someone's life, don't you,
400
00:20:22,635 --> 00:20:24,455
when you look into
the car from this angle?
401
00:20:24,553 --> 00:20:26,053
Each to their own.
402
00:20:26,153 --> 00:20:27,573
I'm easily pleased.
403
00:20:27,673 --> 00:20:29,673
(CHUCKLES)
404
00:20:30,513 --> 00:20:32,992
FRED: And it turns out
so are the producers...
405
00:20:34,149 --> 00:20:38,130
...because since we were making
such effortless progress,
406
00:20:38,231 --> 00:20:41,569
they'd decided it was time
to see who had really come out
407
00:20:41,669 --> 00:20:44,269
top of the trucking class.
408
00:20:45,348 --> 00:20:48,668
And that meant making a stop
at an RAF base.
409
00:20:50,827 --> 00:20:53,886
Lads, that looks
like two helicopters.
410
00:20:53,986 --> 00:20:57,265
That's a wide load, that is!
411
00:20:58,547 --> 00:21:00,544
CHRIS: Yes, it was.
412
00:21:02,784 --> 00:21:06,084
To test our precision
truck-driving skills,
413
00:21:06,185 --> 00:21:07,524
we'd now take turns towing
414
00:21:07,623 --> 00:21:10,642
an inconveniently arranged
pair of helicopters
415
00:21:10,743 --> 00:21:13,023
through a twisty slalom course.
416
00:21:15,342 --> 00:21:17,880
With a time penalty
for any gates clipped,
417
00:21:17,982 --> 00:21:20,921
the cleanest, fastest run
would win,
418
00:21:21,022 --> 00:21:24,919
which meant I'd need
to summon all 625 horsepower
419
00:21:25,019 --> 00:21:28,619
from the mighty Mercedes
15.6-litre straight six.
420
00:21:31,658 --> 00:21:35,315
Yeah, before I set off,
and in advance of you doing it,
421
00:21:35,417 --> 00:21:36,476
I can tell you
422
00:21:36,573 --> 00:21:40,073
that the old camera mirrors
weren't designed for this!
423
00:21:40,176 --> 00:21:41,956
(BOTH LAUGH)
424
00:21:42,055 --> 00:21:43,716
FRED: Well, good luck.
425
00:21:43,815 --> 00:21:47,334
Three, two, one, go!
426
00:21:48,734 --> 00:21:50,594
- Hoh!
- Ho-hooo!
427
00:21:50,694 --> 00:21:52,234
FRED: That's a slow start.
428
00:21:52,334 --> 00:21:53,873
Wowsers!
429
00:21:53,973 --> 00:21:56,113
- Why's he going so slow?
- I don't know.
430
00:21:56,214 --> 00:21:59,752
Towing two helicopters.
I'm not aware of the weight.
431
00:21:59,851 --> 00:22:01,911
I've got over
2,000 foot-pound of torque.
432
00:22:02,011 --> 00:22:04,351
- PADDY: That's a penalty.
- FRED: The state of it!
433
00:22:04,448 --> 00:22:05,551
CHRIS: Is that about
the middle?
434
00:22:05,651 --> 00:22:06,909
- FRED: Oh, he's panicking.
- PADDY: Oh, here we go.
435
00:22:07,011 --> 00:22:08,269
This is him now.
Oh, he's at an angle.
436
00:22:08,370 --> 00:22:10,370
Oh, it's at an angle, that,
as well. Look at it!
437
00:22:11,848 --> 00:22:13,109
(CLANG!)
438
00:22:13,209 --> 00:22:14,589
(CHEERING)
439
00:22:14,688 --> 00:22:15,628
CHRIS: There we go.
That's one over.
440
00:22:15,728 --> 00:22:16,868
First one, bosh!
441
00:22:16,967 --> 00:22:19,868
- Knocked it over.
- I'm going to give it beans.
442
00:22:19,967 --> 00:22:22,267
We're going to save some time.
I'm giving it beans.
443
00:22:22,368 --> 00:22:24,265
Go on, hit it, hit it,
hit it, hit it, hit it, hit it!
444
00:22:24,365 --> 00:22:26,107
He's gotta get through
this one.
445
00:22:26,206 --> 00:22:27,823
Wah-ho!
446
00:22:27,926 --> 00:22:28,985
Straight through at speed!
447
00:22:29,084 --> 00:22:31,084
- (GROANING)
- That's disappointing.
448
00:22:32,524 --> 00:22:33,784
I've gotta say,
449
00:22:33,882 --> 00:22:36,344
this place,
like a penthouse.
450
00:22:36,444 --> 00:22:37,944
It's lovely, innit?
I tell you what,
451
00:22:38,043 --> 00:22:40,283
- you've not seen any of it.
- Absolutely fantastic!
452
00:22:42,122 --> 00:22:44,122
Right, again,
I'm going flat-out.
453
00:22:45,802 --> 00:22:47,841
- (CLANG!)
- Oh, hit that one.
454
00:22:49,361 --> 00:22:51,060
PADDY: Ohhh!
455
00:22:51,159 --> 00:22:53,159
(BOTH LAUGHING)
456
00:22:54,080 --> 00:22:55,698
- Oh!
- I tell ya. Look at it all.
457
00:22:55,798 --> 00:22:57,219
- You've got everything...
- I could get into it.
458
00:22:57,319 --> 00:23:00,036
- Everything's digital.
- ...on screens. Apple CarPlay.
459
00:23:01,638 --> 00:23:03,717
Have a try at the
driving seat. How comfy?
460
00:23:05,598 --> 00:23:06,536
(CLANG!)
461
00:23:06,636 --> 00:23:08,216
Ohhhh! Oh, he's here!
462
00:23:08,315 --> 00:23:10,315
He's back!
We forgot about him!
463
00:23:11,156 --> 00:23:13,534
Over the line! For glory!
464
00:23:13,636 --> 00:23:14,975
That... Ohh! (EXHALES)
465
00:23:15,073 --> 00:23:16,813
I tell you what, we loved that.
466
00:23:16,915 --> 00:23:19,534
That bit you did down there
and round the back?
467
00:23:19,632 --> 00:23:21,632
Oh, fantastic.
468
00:23:23,953 --> 00:23:26,532
CHRIS: Next, time to see
what Flintoff could do
469
00:23:26,632 --> 00:23:29,511
with 100 less horsepower
in his DAF.
470
00:23:30,591 --> 00:23:33,051
PADDY: I've gotta be honest,
Fred, being back
471
00:23:33,151 --> 00:23:35,610
in the old Scania,
I'm a bit envious of yours.
472
00:23:35,709 --> 00:23:37,969
I tell you what,
the DAF is lovely, isn't it?
473
00:23:38,069 --> 00:23:39,169
And what's that?
474
00:23:39,269 --> 00:23:40,327
I can stand up.
475
00:23:40,428 --> 00:23:42,007
I can stand up with my arms up.
476
00:23:42,109 --> 00:23:44,107
This is my tummy out.
477
00:23:45,027 --> 00:23:46,286
Here we go!
478
00:23:46,388 --> 00:23:48,848
STARTER: Three, two, one...
479
00:23:48,947 --> 00:23:51,368
- Go!
- Whoa...
480
00:23:51,467 --> 00:23:53,805
Oh, I expected more
off the line.
481
00:23:53,906 --> 00:23:55,127
Foot's on the floor.
482
00:23:55,226 --> 00:23:57,644
Now, let's watch him
on the first bend, as per.
483
00:23:57,745 --> 00:24:00,406
Now, this is where you caught
one, Christopher.
484
00:24:00,505 --> 00:24:01,603
I caught one on the right.
485
00:24:01,703 --> 00:24:04,004
I'm just guessing.
Just guessing.
486
00:24:04,103 --> 00:24:05,123
(CLANG!)
487
00:24:05,223 --> 00:24:06,803
Oh, same one!
488
00:24:06,903 --> 00:24:08,482
- He's knocked it over.
- Same one. So, there you go.
489
00:24:08,582 --> 00:24:10,322
Oh, I tell you what,
490
00:24:10,421 --> 00:24:12,562
it's a different beast
with a bit of weight.
491
00:24:12,661 --> 00:24:15,561
PADDY: I've gotta say,
being in that DAF,
492
00:24:15,661 --> 00:24:18,761
there's loads of room,
all the tech on it.
493
00:24:18,860 --> 00:24:20,080
The bed, it was electric...
494
00:24:20,180 --> 00:24:21,798
Although I have got
a fridge, here.
495
00:24:21,899 --> 00:24:23,899
Can I show you me fridge?
496
00:24:26,899 --> 00:24:28,898
Why have you got almond milk?
497
00:24:29,938 --> 00:24:32,118
Oh, oh, oh, not too fast!
498
00:24:32,217 --> 00:24:33,598
Oh, it's cutting in on me.
499
00:24:33,697 --> 00:24:35,315
That wasn't me, that.
It was braking for me.
500
00:24:35,417 --> 00:24:37,976
Oh, he's winged that through,
hasn't he?
501
00:24:38,976 --> 00:24:41,873
Come on.
Straight, straight, straight!
502
00:24:41,975 --> 00:24:44,515
- (CLANG!)
- Oh, no!
503
00:24:44,615 --> 00:24:47,394
- Knocked the last one.
- Ohhhh!
504
00:24:47,494 --> 00:24:49,352
- On the left, there!
- (HORN HONKS)
505
00:24:49,452 --> 00:24:51,194
Ho-hooo!
506
00:24:51,293 --> 00:24:52,232
Two down.
507
00:24:52,332 --> 00:24:53,832
Well done, the Fiddler.
508
00:24:53,932 --> 00:24:55,473
(BOTH LAUGH)
509
00:24:55,572 --> 00:24:57,711
I am not the Fiddler.
I'm the Admiral.
510
00:24:57,812 --> 00:24:59,511
And I don't want a roof
neither.
511
00:24:59,611 --> 00:25:01,611
(LAUGHTER)
512
00:25:02,930 --> 00:25:05,870
PADDY: Finally, the Professor
513
00:25:05,969 --> 00:25:10,149
in the world's
most powerful truck.
514
00:25:10,248 --> 00:25:11,908
You're under
a bit of pressure here, Paddy,
515
00:25:12,007 --> 00:25:13,028
with your 700 horsepower.
516
00:25:13,128 --> 00:25:14,507
Watch the power.
517
00:25:14,607 --> 00:25:15,786
CHRIS: OK, here we go!
518
00:25:15,888 --> 00:25:19,127
Three, two, one, go!
519
00:25:20,368 --> 00:25:22,365
Phwoar! Come on!
520
00:25:24,127 --> 00:25:26,344
Whoa. Ooh.
521
00:25:26,444 --> 00:25:28,444
Here we go.
522
00:25:29,284 --> 00:25:30,223
(CLANG!)
523
00:25:30,323 --> 00:25:31,303
He's clattered it.
524
00:25:31,403 --> 00:25:33,063
PADDY: I don't even know
if I took one out or not.
525
00:25:33,165 --> 00:25:37,923
I literally cannot see
the end of these propellers.
526
00:25:39,282 --> 00:25:40,861
- Oh, he's through.
- He's through.
527
00:25:40,961 --> 00:25:42,182
He's not getting
through this one.
528
00:25:42,282 --> 00:25:45,081
- He's going to panic.
- Oh! Jesus, where am I?
529
00:25:47,159 --> 00:25:48,698
Ho-hooo!
530
00:25:48,798 --> 00:25:52,899
The Scania might not be
as luxurious inside,
531
00:25:52,998 --> 00:25:54,998
but, by God, she can go.
532
00:25:56,557 --> 00:25:58,257
Bosh!
533
00:25:58,357 --> 00:25:59,638
- Gotta have made that through.
- He's through there!
534
00:25:59,717 --> 00:26:01,136
- He's through there.
- Ooh, he's through!
535
00:26:01,236 --> 00:26:03,217
Whooa...!
536
00:26:03,315 --> 00:26:04,536
Whooa!
537
00:26:04,636 --> 00:26:05,857
FRED: We don't need this.
538
00:26:05,956 --> 00:26:08,255
OK. It's always a better day
when he doesn't win.
539
00:26:08,357 --> 00:26:09,774
Go! Go! Go!
540
00:26:09,873 --> 00:26:11,774
Oh, I took that quick.
541
00:26:11,873 --> 00:26:13,613
- (CLANG!)
- Ho-ho-ho! Hey-hey!
542
00:26:13,714 --> 00:26:15,132
Oh, he's smashed that!
543
00:26:15,234 --> 00:26:17,653
Yea-ah. Yeah!
544
00:26:17,754 --> 00:26:19,253
Come on, the Scania.
545
00:26:19,353 --> 00:26:20,932
Go on, son!
546
00:26:21,033 --> 00:26:23,032
(HORN HONKS)
547
00:26:23,351 --> 00:26:25,632
We're over.
548
00:26:27,551 --> 00:26:30,091
I went for speed
over precision.
549
00:26:30,190 --> 00:26:32,248
It's an odd look
seeing a man
550
00:26:32,350 --> 00:26:33,649
wearing a cheap cowboy hat,
551
00:26:33,748 --> 00:26:35,011
towing two helicopters
552
00:26:35,110 --> 00:26:37,928
in the world's
most powerful truck.
553
00:26:38,027 --> 00:26:40,069
Welcome to the BBC!
554
00:26:42,388 --> 00:26:44,368
Where the results were in.
555
00:26:44,467 --> 00:26:46,467
Ah!
556
00:26:46,786 --> 00:26:47,886
Thank you, sir.
557
00:26:47,986 --> 00:26:49,526
Thank you.
558
00:26:49,627 --> 00:26:51,247
Christopher Harris.
559
00:26:51,344 --> 00:26:54,245
- Ooh!
- Two minutes, 15 seconds,
560
00:26:54,344 --> 00:26:55,923
and that's including
561
00:26:56,024 --> 00:26:59,923
a 15-second penalty
for three hits. Shoddy.
562
00:27:00,024 --> 00:27:01,803
Freddie Flintoff...
563
00:27:01,903 --> 00:27:03,482
...two minutes,
564
00:27:03,582 --> 00:27:08,682
plus a ten-second penalty
for two hits in the DAF.
565
00:27:08,782 --> 00:27:10,002
But...
566
00:27:10,101 --> 00:27:12,361
- Oh, no...
- ...in first place, boys,
567
00:27:12,461 --> 00:27:14,482
was there ever any doubt,
568
00:27:14,581 --> 00:27:18,440
with the 770 horsepower
of the Scania?
569
00:27:18,540 --> 00:27:22,278
One minute, 47 seconds.
570
00:27:22,379 --> 00:27:24,238
- (LOUD, COMMANDING HORN)
- Plus a ten-second penalty
571
00:27:24,339 --> 00:27:25,598
for the two hits.
572
00:27:25,698 --> 00:27:28,557
Thank you, boys, giving me
the big... I love that.
573
00:27:28,657 --> 00:27:30,636
That's the truckers' salute.
574
00:27:30,736 --> 00:27:32,157
They recognise...
575
00:27:32,257 --> 00:27:33,676
They recognise a winner.
576
00:27:33,776 --> 00:27:37,673
I've gotta say,
he might have been the slowest,
577
00:27:37,774 --> 00:27:40,115
but Chris Harris wins
for that horn.
578
00:27:40,215 --> 00:27:41,994
Let's hear yours, Pad.
579
00:27:42,094 --> 00:27:43,152
(HIGH-PITCHED TOOT)
580
00:27:43,254 --> 00:27:44,673
- Ohhhh!
- No!
581
00:27:44,774 --> 00:27:46,313
(LAUGHTER)
582
00:27:46,411 --> 00:27:48,553
700 horsepower
and a little squeak!
583
00:27:48,652 --> 00:27:50,832
No! No!
584
00:27:50,932 --> 00:27:53,732
(LOUD, COMMANDING HORN)
585
00:27:55,969 --> 00:27:58,290
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
586
00:28:00,330 --> 00:28:02,990
- You're thinking what?
- World Championship!
587
00:28:03,090 --> 00:28:04,228
(THEY LAUGH)
588
00:28:04,328 --> 00:28:05,469
Hey!
589
00:28:05,569 --> 00:28:08,467
Trucking's in the blood, lads.
590
00:28:08,569 --> 00:28:09,988
I was born to do it.
591
00:28:10,089 --> 00:28:11,948
That Scania V8,
what a machine!
592
00:28:12,048 --> 00:28:14,586
Everywhere I went
in that thing,
593
00:28:14,687 --> 00:28:17,186
truckers would come over
to me like, "Respect."
594
00:28:17,286 --> 00:28:19,586
Respect. It was a beast
of a thing, that, a beast.
595
00:28:19,686 --> 00:28:21,584
I must say, I did like
the comfort of the DAF.
596
00:28:21,685 --> 00:28:25,225
That was some truck. And
we found your motorsport, Pad.
597
00:28:25,323 --> 00:28:27,784
Helicopter transportation.
598
00:28:27,882 --> 00:28:29,382
I've found a niche, Fred.
599
00:28:29,484 --> 00:28:30,863
And I'm going to fill it.
600
00:28:30,964 --> 00:28:33,142
- Can I say that on the telly?
- I think you just did.
601
00:28:33,243 --> 00:28:34,303
I did, yeah!
602
00:28:34,402 --> 00:28:36,502
Anyway, we'll get back to
that film later in the show,
603
00:28:36,601 --> 00:28:39,422
when things get
a whole lot stormier.
604
00:28:39,522 --> 00:28:40,698
But now, we must move on
605
00:28:40,801 --> 00:28:43,122
to big Chrissie Harris
and a very small car.
606
00:28:44,240 --> 00:28:46,659
Yes, this is the Lotus Elise,
607
00:28:46,761 --> 00:28:50,698
the back-to-basics British
sports car that arrived in 1996
608
00:28:50,798 --> 00:28:52,738
and has been on sale
ever since.
609
00:28:52,839 --> 00:28:54,418
Until now,
610
00:28:54,517 --> 00:28:56,658
because Lotus has finally
killed off the Elise
611
00:28:56,757 --> 00:29:00,917
and, in its place, given us
something completely new.
612
00:29:06,435 --> 00:29:09,853
Straight out of Norfolk
comes...
613
00:29:09,955 --> 00:29:10,973
...the Emira.
614
00:29:11,073 --> 00:29:14,173
And first impressions are,
615
00:29:14,274 --> 00:29:16,832
it's not what you'd call ugly.
616
00:29:18,793 --> 00:29:22,892
In fact, this two-seat,
mid-engine sports car
617
00:29:22,993 --> 00:29:26,111
looks a million dollars.
618
00:29:29,990 --> 00:29:34,409
But thankfully, this Lotus
doesn't cost $1 million,
619
00:29:34,507 --> 00:29:37,227
or anything close.
620
00:29:43,107 --> 00:29:46,647
The car I'm driving right now -
75 grand.
621
00:29:46,747 --> 00:29:48,647
I know that's not chicken feed,
622
00:29:48,747 --> 00:29:51,165
but you tell me anything
near the same price
623
00:29:51,265 --> 00:29:53,284
that is anything near as good.
624
00:29:53,386 --> 00:29:54,923
There isn't one!
625
00:29:55,024 --> 00:29:59,223
This is supercar looks
for half the supercar price.
626
00:30:00,743 --> 00:30:03,243
And it's from Norfolk.
627
00:30:03,342 --> 00:30:05,342
I love it.
628
00:30:07,421 --> 00:30:10,461
And the good news
doesn't end there.
629
00:30:11,982 --> 00:30:13,640
I hate the word,
but look at it -
630
00:30:13,740 --> 00:30:15,560
it's nice in here.
It's pleasant.
631
00:30:15,659 --> 00:30:19,040
I've got modern screens,
I've got padding on the seats.
632
00:30:19,139 --> 00:30:20,839
There's no water
coming through the roof.
633
00:30:20,938 --> 00:30:23,118
I'm not whacking my elbow
against bits of metal.
634
00:30:23,217 --> 00:30:26,657
This is bold new territory
for Lotus.
635
00:30:27,815 --> 00:30:30,397
Yes, on the road
it's bigger than an Elise,
636
00:30:30,496 --> 00:30:32,877
but, frankly,
there are pencil cases
637
00:30:32,976 --> 00:30:34,755
that are bigger than an Elise.
638
00:30:34,852 --> 00:30:37,794
But I'm on a damp Welsh road,
639
00:30:37,894 --> 00:30:39,632
and this is Lotus territory.
640
00:30:39,734 --> 00:30:42,714
This car is sublime
in these conditions.
641
00:30:42,813 --> 00:30:45,232
It just glides
over the surface.
642
00:30:45,332 --> 00:30:47,332
It breathes with the road.
643
00:30:48,052 --> 00:30:50,351
Lotus is better
at making cars
644
00:30:50,448 --> 00:30:53,490
for bumpy British roads than
any other sports car company.
645
00:30:57,890 --> 00:31:01,188
But it's not enough
for this new Emira
646
00:31:01,290 --> 00:31:04,389
just to do the business
on the road. Lotus's history,
647
00:31:04,488 --> 00:31:06,786
its very DNA,
648
00:31:06,888 --> 00:31:08,267
is racing.
649
00:31:08,368 --> 00:31:09,627
And that means
650
00:31:09,726 --> 00:31:13,086
the Emira really has to do
the business on the track...
651
00:31:16,647 --> 00:31:19,144
...where at first glance
you'd be forgiven
652
00:31:19,245 --> 00:31:21,823
for thinking
they've missed a trick.
653
00:31:21,923 --> 00:31:24,063
The engine is
a supercharged V6
654
00:31:24,165 --> 00:31:26,165
with about 400 horsepower.
655
00:31:27,563 --> 00:31:30,123
(ENGINE ROARS)
656
00:31:32,922 --> 00:31:35,261
0-60 -
four and a half seconds,
657
00:31:35,361 --> 00:31:37,361
and over 180mph.
658
00:31:38,680 --> 00:31:41,819
I know. Hardly
tear-your-face-off quick
659
00:31:41,919 --> 00:31:42,977
in this day and age.
660
00:31:43,080 --> 00:31:47,139
The truth is, though, Lotus has
never really been too obsessed
661
00:31:47,238 --> 00:31:49,658
with those big numbers.
Lotus's obsession
662
00:31:49,757 --> 00:31:52,377
has always been
what makes the difference
663
00:31:52,477 --> 00:31:55,377
between a car
that's good to drive
664
00:31:55,476 --> 00:31:57,476
and a car
that's great to drive.
665
00:32:03,156 --> 00:32:05,415
The steering
is just razor-sharp.
666
00:32:05,515 --> 00:32:06,973
The front of the car
follows the direction
667
00:32:07,073 --> 00:32:09,435
exactly you want it to do.
668
00:32:10,794 --> 00:32:13,573
Every other sports car maker
now - electric.
669
00:32:13,673 --> 00:32:17,552
But Lotus has a hydraulic power
steering rack purely for feel.
670
00:32:18,792 --> 00:32:20,611
Boy, does it make a difference!
671
00:32:20,711 --> 00:32:23,511
The steering on this car
is sublime.
672
00:32:25,069 --> 00:32:26,930
Especially
as it's been paired with,
673
00:32:27,031 --> 00:32:30,409
yes, that manual gearbox.
674
00:32:30,507 --> 00:32:32,848
Lotus's founder, Colin Chapman,
675
00:32:32,948 --> 00:32:35,928
always insisted
that the gear lever be no more
676
00:32:36,027 --> 00:32:38,368
than a hand's width away
from the steering wheel.
677
00:32:38,467 --> 00:32:41,526
And, look, in the Emira -
perfection!
678
00:32:41,627 --> 00:32:43,627
Perfection.
679
00:32:47,505 --> 00:32:50,485
(TYRES SCREECH)
680
00:32:50,584 --> 00:32:53,702
(LAUGHS)
681
00:33:05,781 --> 00:33:07,240
For price and power,
682
00:33:07,341 --> 00:33:09,319
this thing is bang on
a Porsche Cayman rival.
683
00:33:09,419 --> 00:33:11,899
And that is
some stiff competition.
684
00:33:15,139 --> 00:33:17,798
Would I really choose
one of these over the Porsche?
685
00:33:17,898 --> 00:33:20,398
Well, I think, as a road car,
686
00:33:20,498 --> 00:33:22,118
the chassis
is more comfortable in this.
687
00:33:22,217 --> 00:33:24,197
It's probably got it licked.
688
00:33:24,296 --> 00:33:25,836
And it looks better
to my eyes as well.
689
00:33:25,937 --> 00:33:29,336
I can make a very good argument
for having one of these.
690
00:33:33,136 --> 00:33:35,373
(TYRES SCREECH)
691
00:33:39,014 --> 00:33:41,714
The Emira, then, looks great,
it goes great,
692
00:33:41,813 --> 00:33:45,672
it costs a not insane amount
of money.
693
00:33:45,772 --> 00:33:47,772
So what's the catch?
694
00:33:48,690 --> 00:33:51,151
The catch is...
this all-new Lotus
695
00:33:51,252 --> 00:33:54,227
isn't quite so all new as
Lotus would have you believe.
696
00:33:54,330 --> 00:33:56,310
The engine,
borrowed from Toyota -
697
00:33:56,409 --> 00:33:59,389
basically the same as the one
from the old Evora.
698
00:33:59,488 --> 00:34:00,869
Same with the gearbox.
699
00:34:00,969 --> 00:34:01,948
Under the skin,
700
00:34:02,048 --> 00:34:03,988
this is the same
old Lotus formula
701
00:34:04,089 --> 00:34:07,246
wearing designer sunglasses
and a fancy new scarf.
702
00:34:09,002 --> 00:34:13,604
But you know what -
that doesn't matter one bit.
703
00:34:16,283 --> 00:34:18,283
The old Lotus formula
was great.
704
00:34:19,841 --> 00:34:22,702
You don't want your local
chippy pivoting towards
705
00:34:22,801 --> 00:34:24,783
Mongolian fusion cuisine,
do you?
706
00:34:24,881 --> 00:34:27,760
You want an honest
lump of battered cod.
707
00:34:29,082 --> 00:34:31,662
It might be an old recipe,
708
00:34:31,760 --> 00:34:35,260
but it is still a classic.
709
00:34:35,359 --> 00:34:37,100
I don't need more
than 400 horsepower.
710
00:34:37,198 --> 00:34:39,680
How fast can you actually go
on the road?
711
00:34:40,877 --> 00:34:42,859
You can enjoy more
of a car like this...
712
00:34:42,957 --> 00:34:45,278
...in more places, more often.
713
00:34:46,318 --> 00:34:48,716
It's fit for Britain.
714
00:34:50,796 --> 00:34:53,135
And we need to enjoy it
while we can,
715
00:34:53,234 --> 00:34:56,493
because the Emira
might just be...
716
00:34:56,595 --> 00:34:58,814
...the end of an era.
717
00:34:58,917 --> 00:35:01,814
They say this is the last
petrol-powered Lotus.
718
00:35:01,912 --> 00:35:04,091
From here on in,
it's electric.
719
00:35:04,193 --> 00:35:06,653
I'm OK with that. Times change.
720
00:35:06,752 --> 00:35:08,734
But when it is all electric,
let's not forget
721
00:35:08,832 --> 00:35:11,113
how good this car was.
722
00:35:13,073 --> 00:35:14,493
I said last year
723
00:35:14,591 --> 00:35:16,171
that this was one of the cars
724
00:35:16,269 --> 00:35:18,908
I was most looking forward
to driving in 2022.
725
00:35:20,269 --> 00:35:22,747
So, does it live up
to expectations?
726
00:35:23,787 --> 00:35:25,787
Absolutely!
727
00:35:31,506 --> 00:35:33,707
Absolutely!
728
00:35:35,345 --> 00:35:37,345
(LAUGHS)
729
00:35:42,024 --> 00:35:44,265
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
730
00:35:46,345 --> 00:35:48,801
Do you know, I've got to say,
731
00:35:48,903 --> 00:35:52,162
for the money,
that is a beautiful car.
732
00:35:52,260 --> 00:35:54,243
And it gets even better.
This one that I drove -
733
00:35:54,341 --> 00:35:55,841
75 grand.
734
00:35:55,943 --> 00:35:58,243
Next year, there's going
to be a cheaper one,
735
00:35:58,341 --> 00:35:59,600
under 60 grand,
736
00:35:59,702 --> 00:36:01,238
with a turbo-charged
four-cylinder engine
737
00:36:01,341 --> 00:36:03,318
from the Mercedes A 45
hot hatch.
738
00:36:03,421 --> 00:36:05,560
I cannot wait
to drive that one!
739
00:36:05,658 --> 00:36:06,957
My problem with Lotuses...
740
00:36:07,060 --> 00:36:09,158
- I can never get in 'em.
I'm too big.
741
00:36:09,260 --> 00:36:10,716
You struggled with the HGV!
742
00:36:10,818 --> 00:36:12,836
(LAUGHTER)
743
00:36:12,935 --> 00:36:13,717
And I'm looking at this
744
00:36:13,819 --> 00:36:15,355
thinking there might be
a chance.
745
00:36:15,458 --> 00:36:17,275
- Do you mind if I...?
- Slip on in, Fred.
746
00:36:17,377 --> 00:36:20,636
New idea for a show here,
Pad. Can Fred Fit In It?
747
00:36:20,735 --> 00:36:22,114
(LAUGHTER)
748
00:36:22,217 --> 00:36:25,275
Ooh! No problem.
I cannot believe it.
749
00:36:25,373 --> 00:36:26,913
I thought we were gonna
have to put lard
750
00:36:27,016 --> 00:36:28,632
round the doorframes
or summat like that.
751
00:36:28,735 --> 00:36:30,074
- It's like a TARDIS.
- It is.
752
00:36:30,172 --> 00:36:32,315
I tell you what this is.
I want one.
753
00:36:32,413 --> 00:36:34,275
- Are you enjoying it?
- Genuinely, I want one.
754
00:36:34,373 --> 00:36:36,752
OK. All right. Well, while
Fred makes himself comfy,
755
00:36:36,851 --> 00:36:38,873
it's time to batten down
the hatches
756
00:36:38,971 --> 00:36:41,891
and get back
to our big HGV adventure.
757
00:36:44,052 --> 00:36:46,788
(NEWS THEME MUSIC)
758
00:36:46,891 --> 00:36:49,190
NEWSREADER: BBC News at ten
o'clock. This is Nick Quraishi.
759
00:36:49,288 --> 00:36:52,391
The Met Office has issued
a rare red weather warning
760
00:36:52,489 --> 00:36:54,547
for parts of South West England
and South Wales
761
00:36:54,650 --> 00:36:55,828
tomorrow morning,
762
00:36:55,927 --> 00:36:59,168
as Storm Eunice moves in
from the Atlantic.
763
00:37:00,605 --> 00:37:03,846
CHRIS: Our mighty convoy
was closing in on Wales.
764
00:37:05,364 --> 00:37:07,364
Look at this, boys!
765
00:37:07,927 --> 00:37:10,386
But with our destination
on the south coast
766
00:37:10,485 --> 00:37:11,824
now within easy reach,
767
00:37:11,922 --> 00:37:13,623
approaching the Severn
768
00:37:13,726 --> 00:37:15,462
we were bracing ourselves
769
00:37:15,565 --> 00:37:19,623
for another
of trucking's rites of passage.
770
00:37:19,721 --> 00:37:21,101
Feel it now, Chris.
We're coming onto it.
771
00:37:21,203 --> 00:37:23,302
I can feel the wind.
772
00:37:23,400 --> 00:37:25,060
- (WIND GUSTS)
- (CHUCKLES)
773
00:37:25,159 --> 00:37:27,199
(LAUGHS)
774
00:37:41,958 --> 00:37:43,337
The back of your trailer's
775
00:37:43,435 --> 00:37:46,177
having a little sway there,
Chris.
776
00:37:46,275 --> 00:37:48,534
Even though I'm getting
blown around a bit,
777
00:37:48,636 --> 00:37:50,337
the whole thing does feel
very stable, though.
778
00:37:50,435 --> 00:37:52,217
I don't feel I'm having
to steer into it much.
779
00:37:52,315 --> 00:37:53,815
What about you?
780
00:37:53,913 --> 00:37:55,913
Not even deviated off
the straight, this thing.
781
00:37:59,712 --> 00:38:00,891
PADDY: Truth be told,
782
00:38:00,993 --> 00:38:03,493
our modern HGV masterpieces
783
00:38:03,592 --> 00:38:06,493
weren't in the least bit
bothered about the breeze.
784
00:38:06,592 --> 00:38:07,574
Tell you what, though,
785
00:38:07,672 --> 00:38:10,592
being this high up,
the views are amazing.
786
00:38:12,391 --> 00:38:14,132
But if you're starting to think
787
00:38:14,230 --> 00:38:16,011
this trucking game
might be for you,
788
00:38:16,110 --> 00:38:20,690
it's worth mentioning that life
isn't just about mega-machinery
789
00:38:20,788 --> 00:38:22,788
and comfy cabs.
790
00:38:24,547 --> 00:38:27,886
When you're a trucker,
your life is ruled
791
00:38:27,985 --> 00:38:29,248
by the tacho.
792
00:38:29,346 --> 00:38:31,726
And I'm not on about
the tasty Mexican snack either.
793
00:38:31,824 --> 00:38:33,685
I'm on about
this bit of kit up here.
794
00:38:33,784 --> 00:38:35,043
That's a tachograph.
795
00:38:35,145 --> 00:38:38,726
And a tachograph logs all
your hours behind the wheel
796
00:38:38,824 --> 00:38:41,266
to make sure
you stick within the rules.
797
00:38:43,623 --> 00:38:47,404
Rules like - you've got nine
hours of driving every day,
798
00:38:47,502 --> 00:38:50,583
apart from twice a week,
where you've got ten hours.
799
00:38:51,900 --> 00:38:54,962
Then you've got 11 hours
of consecutive rest,
800
00:38:55,060 --> 00:38:56,882
apart from three times
a week,
801
00:38:56,980 --> 00:38:58,440
where it can be nine hours.
802
00:38:58,538 --> 00:39:01,319
Then you've got
56 driving hours a week,
803
00:39:01,418 --> 00:39:04,520
or no more than 90 hours
every two weeks.
804
00:39:04,618 --> 00:39:07,319
Oh, and every
four and a half hours,
805
00:39:07,418 --> 00:39:09,418
you've got to take
a 45-minute break.
806
00:39:10,458 --> 00:39:13,078
And trust me,
if you don't know those rules,
807
00:39:13,177 --> 00:39:16,418
they'll come down on you
like a ton of Yorkies.
808
00:39:19,534 --> 00:39:21,757
FRED: Of course,
you do soon become familiar
809
00:39:21,855 --> 00:39:23,895
with all the rules and regs.
810
00:39:25,574 --> 00:39:30,511
You might even start
to have a bit of fun.
811
00:39:30,610 --> 00:39:34,632
OK, I'm coming past,
Frederick. I'm coming past.
812
00:39:34,730 --> 00:39:36,592
Oh, he's making a move.
Go on, Chris,
813
00:39:36,690 --> 00:39:38,029
I'll flash you in, Chris.
814
00:39:38,132 --> 00:39:40,810
- FRED: Not yet, not yet.
- CHRIS: Double flash, please.
815
00:39:41,971 --> 00:39:43,971
FRED: In you come. In you come.
816
00:39:45,891 --> 00:39:49,668
Tell you what, boys,
we are making such good time,
817
00:39:49,770 --> 00:39:51,507
I think we might
need to head off
818
00:39:51,610 --> 00:39:54,190
and find some proper,
open trucking roads.
819
00:39:54,288 --> 00:39:55,467
What do you reckon?
820
00:39:55,565 --> 00:39:57,565
Well up for that.
821
00:40:01,248 --> 00:40:04,507
FRED: But in the world
of trucking,
822
00:40:04,605 --> 00:40:07,726
it turns out
nothing is straightforward...
823
00:40:09,485 --> 00:40:12,962
...least of all when you leave
the motorway behind.
824
00:40:16,360 --> 00:40:17,302
Remember I told you
825
00:40:17,400 --> 00:40:19,400
we were gonna find
some nice open roads?
826
00:40:20,002 --> 00:40:21,382
FRED: I'm not sure this is
827
00:40:21,480 --> 00:40:24,101
what I had in mind, Chris,
to be honest.
828
00:40:24,199 --> 00:40:25,502
This is tight!
829
00:40:25,601 --> 00:40:28,020
This is where I really
admire seasoned truckers.
830
00:40:28,118 --> 00:40:31,377
The way they navigate these
small towns is very impressive.
831
00:40:31,480 --> 00:40:35,016
PADDY: You're testing
our skills here, Christopher.
832
00:40:35,118 --> 00:40:36,217
FRED: I feel like I'm on
833
00:40:36,319 --> 00:40:38,319
a constant
hazard perception test.
834
00:40:47,435 --> 00:40:50,413
CHRIS: That right-hander
is hideous. Be careful.
835
00:40:50,516 --> 00:40:53,793
Nice and wide, Paddy, lad.
Nice and wide.
836
00:40:59,552 --> 00:41:01,552
BYSTANDER: Go on, Paddy!
837
00:41:05,230 --> 00:41:07,569
Driving through Abergavenny
there,
838
00:41:07,668 --> 00:41:10,368
if I'd have done that in a car,
I'd have swore blind
839
00:41:10,471 --> 00:41:13,248
you'd have never have got
an HGV through there.
840
00:41:13,351 --> 00:41:16,730
I mean, it is a bit tight,
don't get me wrong,
841
00:41:16,828 --> 00:41:20,927
but it's amazing the roads
you can get along and through -
842
00:41:21,029 --> 00:41:23,208
providing everyone
moves out of the way.
843
00:41:23,306 --> 00:41:27,668
Which, of course,
you soon find they often don't.
844
00:41:28,904 --> 00:41:30,806
Bit of a div parked
his Kia right here
845
00:41:30,904 --> 00:41:32,904
on a double yellow.
846
00:41:33,266 --> 00:41:35,266
Where?
847
00:41:36,623 --> 00:41:38,623
Bloomin' heck,
it's tight round here.
848
00:41:47,261 --> 00:41:48,520
PADDY ON RADIO:
Watch this little white car
849
00:41:48,623 --> 00:41:49,560
coming towards you an' all.
850
00:41:49,663 --> 00:41:51,601
This is actually
one of the advantages
851
00:41:51,699 --> 00:41:52,802
of being at the back.
852
00:41:52,900 --> 00:41:55,958
Jeez, that was tight.
That wasn't fun there.
853
00:41:56,060 --> 00:41:58,060
That was tense.
854
00:42:01,257 --> 00:42:04,998
CHRIS: But stick with
the trucking game long enough,
855
00:42:05,096 --> 00:42:10,016
and every now and again you'll
discover a little bit of magic.
856
00:42:13,694 --> 00:42:15,694
Wales is beautiful.
Look at those hills.
857
00:42:21,092 --> 00:42:24,453
PADDY: I've got to say...
this is proper.
858
00:42:30,092 --> 00:42:32,150
CHRIS: Welsh hills,
sunshine's out,
859
00:42:32,252 --> 00:42:35,270
and I've got
over 600 horsepower.
860
00:42:35,373 --> 00:42:37,373
What a recipe!
861
00:42:41,248 --> 00:42:43,391
Genuinely strange, coming on
all the roads that I've used
862
00:42:43,489 --> 00:42:46,708
for 20 years to test
supercars...in a truck.
863
00:42:46,810 --> 00:42:48,806
It's really quite pleasant.
864
00:42:49,127 --> 00:42:51,627
PADDY: What a machine this is!
865
00:42:51,726 --> 00:42:54,547
FRED: The DAF is loving it.
Absolutely loving it.
866
00:42:54,645 --> 00:42:56,645
Just skipping up the hills.
867
00:42:57,927 --> 00:42:58,904
PADDY: Tell you what, boys,
868
00:42:59,007 --> 00:43:00,306
when we did the time trial
before,
869
00:43:00,404 --> 00:43:02,386
with the old helicopters
on the back,
870
00:43:02,485 --> 00:43:04,427
and you started having
a go at me about me horn,
871
00:43:04,525 --> 00:43:05,944
well, I've found
a little button
872
00:43:06,043 --> 00:43:11,141
in the Scania cab which turns
the average horn into
873
00:43:11,243 --> 00:43:13,623
a super-horn. Do you wanna
have a little listen?
874
00:43:13,721 --> 00:43:14,940
Fire away.
875
00:43:15,043 --> 00:43:19,400
(HORN BLARES)
876
00:43:21,440 --> 00:43:23,440
PADDY: Lovely stuff.
877
00:43:28,560 --> 00:43:30,618
FRED: It is stunning, though.
What a day to see it.
878
00:43:30,717 --> 00:43:32,377
I know there's a bit
of wind knocking about
879
00:43:32,476 --> 00:43:34,476
but the sun's out. Beautiful.
880
00:43:35,717 --> 00:43:37,717
CHRIS: It really was.
881
00:43:38,677 --> 00:43:41,016
But as we climbed higher
into the Brecon Beacons,
882
00:43:41,114 --> 00:43:44,574
that "bit of wind
knocking about"
883
00:43:44,677 --> 00:43:47,016
was definitely
getting stronger.
884
00:43:47,114 --> 00:43:49,453
(WIND GUSTS)
885
00:43:49,552 --> 00:43:51,993
Oh, it's blowing now!
886
00:43:53,355 --> 00:43:55,931
Ho-ho, dear me!
887
00:43:56,034 --> 00:43:58,552
Having to concentrate
a bit harder now, aren't we?
888
00:43:59,592 --> 00:44:01,793
They are amazing
bits of engineering.
889
00:44:03,150 --> 00:44:04,489
I know we're saying it's tough,
890
00:44:04,592 --> 00:44:07,368
but just twirling a wheel,
foot on the brake,
891
00:44:07,471 --> 00:44:08,851
the vehicle does the rest.
892
00:44:08,949 --> 00:44:11,328
Just incredible
bits of engineering.
893
00:44:11,427 --> 00:44:14,328
Although on a narrow, winding
road,
894
00:44:14,427 --> 00:44:17,690
in increasingly blustery
conditions,
895
00:44:17,788 --> 00:44:21,007
things soon become less
incredible when one of those
896
00:44:21,105 --> 00:44:24,904
"bits of engineering"
comes the other way.
897
00:44:26,025 --> 00:44:28,025
(BLEEP!)
898
00:44:28,708 --> 00:44:30,703
FRED: Whoa!
899
00:44:32,467 --> 00:44:34,002
That was horrible.
Did you see that?
900
00:44:34,105 --> 00:44:36,364
Literally that come
from nowhere.
901
00:44:36,462 --> 00:44:38,462
That was a close one, that.
902
00:44:39,583 --> 00:44:42,123
And it was just another
timely reminder
903
00:44:42,221 --> 00:44:47,141
of what truck driving
is really all about.
904
00:44:49,940 --> 00:44:52,302
So much responsibility
in driving one of these.
905
00:44:53,779 --> 00:44:56,360
You've gotta be on it
all the time.
906
00:44:56,458 --> 00:44:57,641
And you think about that
907
00:44:57,739 --> 00:44:59,976
day after day
after day after day.
908
00:45:02,538 --> 00:45:04,538
This is hard graft.
909
00:45:05,297 --> 00:45:08,118
Truckers watching this,
they'll know what I'm on about.
910
00:45:08,217 --> 00:45:10,418
I'm not sure I've got it in me,
to be honest.
911
00:45:13,373 --> 00:45:17,873
With the day drawing in
and the weather deteriorating,
912
00:45:17,976 --> 00:45:19,194
it was time to leave
913
00:45:19,293 --> 00:45:21,293
the scenic detour behind.
914
00:45:22,092 --> 00:45:24,315
The priority now
was to get as close
915
00:45:24,413 --> 00:45:29,971
to our final destination
as we could...before this.
916
00:45:31,891 --> 00:45:33,471
NEWSREADER: Storm Eunice
hits the UK,
917
00:45:33,569 --> 00:45:36,351
with powerful winds causing
injury, damage and destruction.
918
00:45:36,449 --> 00:45:38,351
BYSTANDER: Oh, my God!
919
00:45:38,449 --> 00:45:41,310
REPORTER: For what's thought
to be the first time ever,
920
00:45:41,409 --> 00:45:43,668
both bridges here across
the Severn Estuary have closed
921
00:45:43,770 --> 00:45:45,766
because of the high winds.
922
00:45:47,485 --> 00:45:49,708
FRED: Storm Eunice
923
00:45:49,806 --> 00:45:51,927
had been giving
Britain a bashing.
924
00:45:53,806 --> 00:45:56,904
And once the worst had passed,
925
00:45:57,007 --> 00:46:01,007
how grateful we were to reach
the end of the road.
926
00:46:03,043 --> 00:46:09,743
Oh, there she is. Pembrey
Circuit. We made it, boys.
927
00:46:09,842 --> 00:46:11,302
FRED: I've had
easier drives than
928
00:46:11,400 --> 00:46:13,400
that in me life.
929
00:46:15,002 --> 00:46:16,020
A lot of sympathy
930
00:46:16,123 --> 00:46:19,440
for HGV drivers in these
conditions. It's horrible.
931
00:46:22,159 --> 00:46:24,337
But we weren't done yet,
932
00:46:24,440 --> 00:46:26,779
because we had finally
pulled up
933
00:46:26,877 --> 00:46:29,418
at the home
of Welsh motorsport,
934
00:46:29,516 --> 00:46:33,297
where it turned out
all this time
935
00:46:33,395 --> 00:46:37,056
we'd been hauling everything
we needed to go...
936
00:46:37,154 --> 00:46:39,154
...truck racing.
937
00:46:40,395 --> 00:46:42,735
With over 1,000 horsepower,
938
00:46:42,833 --> 00:46:46,373
ten times the torque
of your average supercar,
939
00:46:46,476 --> 00:46:47,654
all reined in by enormous,
940
00:46:47,752 --> 00:46:50,092
steam-billowing,
water-cooled brakes,
941
00:46:50,194 --> 00:46:52,212
these five-tonne,
942
00:46:52,315 --> 00:46:55,770
rear-wheel-drive,
custom-built monsters
943
00:46:55,873 --> 00:46:58,511
are not for the faint of heart.
944
00:47:00,552 --> 00:47:04,690
A typical race sees grids
of up to 20 trucks
945
00:47:04,788 --> 00:47:07,511
doing battle
at speeds of 100mph.
946
00:47:09,868 --> 00:47:11,529
And because
on an unfamiliar track during
947
00:47:11,627 --> 00:47:13,368
an extreme weather event,
948
00:47:13,467 --> 00:47:15,726
diving straight into
this kind of action
949
00:47:15,828 --> 00:47:17,828
would be just plain stupid...
950
00:47:19,467 --> 00:47:21,467
What a lovely day
for a truck race.
951
00:47:22,748 --> 00:47:24,444
...before giving it
a go ourselves,
952
00:47:24,543 --> 00:47:26,726
we'd generously been given
a couple of laps
953
00:47:26,824 --> 00:47:28,846
to get to grips...
954
00:47:28,944 --> 00:47:31,404
...with our new rigs.
955
00:47:31,502 --> 00:47:32,766
These things are huge.
956
00:47:32,864 --> 00:47:34,860
Tell you what, though,
it's exciting.
957
00:47:36,663 --> 00:47:38,663
Here we go.
958
00:47:43,940 --> 00:47:46,342
Pad, Pad, Pad, no, Pad!
959
00:47:48,659 --> 00:47:49,560
(CRASH!)
960
00:47:49,659 --> 00:47:52,141
Ohhh! (BLEEP!)
961
00:47:53,940 --> 00:47:57,636
PADDY: These racing trucks
are tough old birds.
962
00:47:57,735 --> 00:47:59,360
And with no harm done...
963
00:47:59,458 --> 00:48:01,078
...apart from that bit,
964
00:48:01,177 --> 00:48:04,275
back at the pits, it was just
a case of waiting
965
00:48:04,377 --> 00:48:08,596
for Eunice to pepper the track
with a hailstorm,
966
00:48:08,694 --> 00:48:11,895
and then, apparently,
it was time to go racing.
967
00:48:15,092 --> 00:48:17,855
Here we go, little bit of damp
on the road.
968
00:48:19,092 --> 00:48:21,034
Practise, don't you,
in the dry,
969
00:48:21,132 --> 00:48:24,034
then it's hailstones
and we're in the damp.
970
00:48:24,132 --> 00:48:26,230
PADDY: Oh, and just
for good measure,
971
00:48:26,333 --> 00:48:29,793
we'd be starting from
the front of the grid.
972
00:48:29,891 --> 00:48:30,833
Gotta be honest, I...
973
00:48:30,931 --> 00:48:32,949
...I'd have sooner have been
at the back of the grid.
974
00:48:33,052 --> 00:48:36,927
Now I've got the cast of Convoy
hurtling past me.
975
00:48:38,489 --> 00:48:41,909
CHRIS: Yes, truck racing
traditionally plays out
976
00:48:42,007 --> 00:48:43,547
in 15-minute bouts,
977
00:48:43,650 --> 00:48:46,967
often using a reverse grid
system.
978
00:48:48,485 --> 00:48:50,507
Putting the slowest drivers
at the front
979
00:48:50,605 --> 00:48:52,025
is a good way to ensure
980
00:48:52,127 --> 00:48:55,467
lots of high-octane action.
981
00:48:55,565 --> 00:48:57,346
Never thought I'd do
a formation lap behind
982
00:48:57,444 --> 00:48:59,502
Flintoff and McGuinness.
983
00:48:59,605 --> 00:49:02,025
Putting us lot at the front,
984
00:49:02,123 --> 00:49:04,462
on the other hand, is madness.
985
00:49:04,565 --> 00:49:07,221
FRED: Paddy, what you doing?
986
00:49:07,324 --> 00:49:08,784
Formation, Pad.
987
00:49:08,882 --> 00:49:10,663
CHRIS: Fred needs to get by
the side of him.
988
00:49:10,761 --> 00:49:12,779
What is Paddy doing?
989
00:49:12,882 --> 00:49:15,221
This is the only time
I'll be at the front.
990
00:49:15,319 --> 00:49:17,319
So, I'm just enjoying it!
991
00:49:19,118 --> 00:49:20,177
FRED: Here we go, lead car's
992
00:49:20,279 --> 00:49:22,418
pulling out.
993
00:49:22,520 --> 00:49:24,520
Let's go.
994
00:49:25,360 --> 00:49:27,360
Come on!
995
00:49:32,516 --> 00:49:34,958
Ohhh, I'm all over
the bloody shop.
996
00:49:38,275 --> 00:49:41,355
Blooming heck, he's muscled me
out already, Pad.
997
00:49:42,993 --> 00:49:45,114
CHRIS: Let's try and get away
from him.
998
00:49:48,552 --> 00:49:50,552
This is sketchy.
999
00:49:51,913 --> 00:49:53,092
I'll tell you what,
1000
00:49:53,190 --> 00:49:54,891
it's completely different
in the wet.
1001
00:49:54,993 --> 00:49:56,851
Slow down.
1002
00:49:56,949 --> 00:49:59,069
Into the hairpin.
1003
00:50:02,668 --> 00:50:04,668
Whoooo-ho-ho!
1004
00:50:06,310 --> 00:50:08,310
Lost it.
1005
00:50:10,507 --> 00:50:13,967
- Oh, Paddy's off again.
- Can I get back out?
1006
00:50:14,065 --> 00:50:16,288
Oh, no!
1007
00:50:16,386 --> 00:50:19,043
No. Come on!
1008
00:50:19,145 --> 00:50:21,806
Paddy McGuinness is off.
1009
00:50:21,904 --> 00:50:25,985
Oh, absolutely devastated!
1010
00:50:27,462 --> 00:50:30,364
FRED: Just one minute
into our 15-minute race...
1011
00:50:30,462 --> 00:50:31,962
It's a red flag.
1012
00:50:32,065 --> 00:50:34,002
It's a red flag!
1013
00:50:34,101 --> 00:50:36,324
...we'd all been told
1014
00:50:36,422 --> 00:50:38,422
to stop.
1015
00:50:38,900 --> 00:50:41,319
And while McGuinness's truck
was recovered to safety,
1016
00:50:41,418 --> 00:50:43,319
we headed back to the grid,
1017
00:50:43,418 --> 00:50:44,641
ready to restart
1018
00:50:44,739 --> 00:50:47,918
from where we were sitting
when the race was red-flagged.
1019
00:50:48,020 --> 00:50:52,998
That meant Harris was up front,
I was in fourth,
1020
00:50:53,101 --> 00:50:56,596
and McGuinness would be
at the back.
1021
00:50:56,699 --> 00:50:57,877
And I've gotta be honest,
1022
00:50:57,976 --> 00:51:02,136
it feels nicer here.
It feels a lot nicer.
1023
00:51:09,257 --> 00:51:12,735
FRED: Here we go.
And we're away again.
1024
00:51:15,132 --> 00:51:16,953
CHRIS: So we now
appear to be in P-1,
1025
00:51:17,052 --> 00:51:18,275
which in my experience is
1026
00:51:18,373 --> 00:51:20,190
exactly where
you don't wanna be for
1027
00:51:20,293 --> 00:51:23,333
a restart, cos you've just got
a massive target on your back.
1028
00:51:24,529 --> 00:51:27,351
FRED: With 14 minutes left
to survive...
1029
00:51:27,449 --> 00:51:28,391
Get your wipers on,
1030
00:51:28,489 --> 00:51:29,668
it's starting to rain.
1031
00:51:29,770 --> 00:51:34,489
...it was time to go racing
again.
1032
00:51:37,690 --> 00:51:40,427
Bloody hell.
I say it's better at the back,
1033
00:51:40,529 --> 00:51:42,266
but it actually feels worse.
1034
00:51:42,368 --> 00:51:43,788
Cor blimey,
1035
00:51:43,886 --> 00:51:45,427
look at the congestion here.
1036
00:51:45,525 --> 00:51:47,525
Go, go, go, go, go.
1037
00:51:50,404 --> 00:51:51,824
Dear me.
1038
00:51:51,927 --> 00:51:54,163
I've got someone
right up my chuff now.
1039
00:51:56,605 --> 00:51:58,382
Oh, I went wide.
1040
00:51:58,485 --> 00:52:02,002
Oh, there's one coming up
the inside there, he's got me.
1041
00:52:04,163 --> 00:52:06,221
Get the windscreens on,
get the windscreens on.
1042
00:52:06,324 --> 00:52:08,882
I can barely see.
1043
00:52:10,842 --> 00:52:12,860
Ohh, got it back.
1044
00:52:12,958 --> 00:52:14,958
My word.
1045
00:52:16,560 --> 00:52:19,319
CHRIS: He's coming for me,
he's coming for me.
1046
00:52:21,560 --> 00:52:23,556
I've gotta cover
that inside line.
1047
00:52:25,078 --> 00:52:27,275
This is tricky.
1048
00:52:28,797 --> 00:52:31,096
Jeez, come on, keep going.
1049
00:52:31,194 --> 00:52:34,096
Yes, Fred, that's better.
1050
00:52:34,194 --> 00:52:36,275
Not too fast round here.
No, no, stay on.
1051
00:52:39,993 --> 00:52:41,976
As the minutes ticked away,
1052
00:52:42,074 --> 00:52:45,172
the midfield were gradually
picking me off.
1053
00:52:45,275 --> 00:52:47,534
Going up me inside.
1054
00:52:47,632 --> 00:52:48,931
Keep going, Fred.
1055
00:52:49,034 --> 00:52:52,293
And it's safe to say
me and McGuinness were really
1056
00:52:52,391 --> 00:52:55,730
just trying to bring
our 150-grand racing rigs
1057
00:52:55,833 --> 00:52:57,828
back in one piece.
1058
00:52:58,788 --> 00:53:02,668
The windscreen wipers
have gone. I can't see.
1059
00:53:04,230 --> 00:53:05,846
My word!
1060
00:53:05,949 --> 00:53:08,650
But up at the front,
1061
00:53:08,748 --> 00:53:11,288
Harris had spent most
1062
00:53:11,386 --> 00:53:13,927
of his first ever truck race
in the lead.
1063
00:53:14,025 --> 00:53:16,025
Come on!
1064
00:53:16,864 --> 00:53:19,043
And now, with just
a few minutes left
1065
00:53:19,145 --> 00:53:22,802
to the chequered flag,
the fight for the podium
1066
00:53:22,904 --> 00:53:24,904
was on.
1067
00:53:28,141 --> 00:53:30,243
Sliding everywhere now.
1068
00:53:30,342 --> 00:53:33,721
They've got a surprising amount
of grip,
1069
00:53:33,824 --> 00:53:34,962
but if ever the grip goes away,
1070
00:53:35,060 --> 00:53:37,060
it's catastrophic.
1071
00:53:39,221 --> 00:53:40,641
PADDY: No, no, no, no, no,
1072
00:53:40,739 --> 00:53:42,998
not this time.
No, no, no, come on.
1073
00:53:43,101 --> 00:53:45,560
Get it back, get it back,
get it back.
1074
00:53:45,659 --> 00:53:47,877
Get it back. Yes, yes,
1075
00:53:47,980 --> 00:53:51,038
yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
1076
00:53:51,136 --> 00:53:53,217
Ohhh. Got it back.
1077
00:53:55,699 --> 00:53:57,699
CHRIS: Come on, old girl.
1078
00:53:59,337 --> 00:54:01,556
This big fella's
coming through.
1079
00:54:01,654 --> 00:54:03,815
Come on!
1080
00:54:10,855 --> 00:54:12,511
FRED: Oh, a bit of a lock-up.
1081
00:54:12,610 --> 00:54:15,132
(BLEEP!) I let him through.
1082
00:54:21,409 --> 00:54:22,552
Whoa.
1083
00:54:22,650 --> 00:54:25,351
Didn't really think
that was gonna happen.
1084
00:54:25,449 --> 00:54:27,449
Got thumped out the way.
1085
00:54:29,092 --> 00:54:31,208
Come on, keep going,
keep working.
1086
00:54:32,891 --> 00:54:34,886
I can stay with them,
but I can't catch them.
1087
00:54:40,168 --> 00:54:42,168
Bit of oversteer there.
1088
00:54:47,685 --> 00:54:50,444
P-3. I'll take that.
1089
00:54:51,485 --> 00:54:52,944
I'll take that.
1090
00:54:53,043 --> 00:54:56,284
Wow.
Wonder where the others are.
1091
00:54:58,922 --> 00:55:00,922
There we go.
1092
00:55:02,163 --> 00:55:04,202
Tell you what,
1093
00:55:04,300 --> 00:55:06,460
concentrated so hard, jeez.
1094
00:55:12,018 --> 00:55:12,960
Woooo!
1095
00:55:13,059 --> 00:55:15,077
Wow, that was sketchy.
1096
00:55:15,179 --> 00:55:17,179
PADDY: That...
1097
00:55:20,858 --> 00:55:23,255
...was trucking.
1098
00:55:26,135 --> 00:55:28,135
(CHEERING)
1099
00:55:30,094 --> 00:55:31,237
That was intense.
1100
00:55:31,335 --> 00:55:32,474
- That was intense.
- It was, it was.
1101
00:55:32,577 --> 00:55:35,755
But, congratulations,
Chris Harris,
1102
00:55:35,853 --> 00:55:37,795
a podium on your very
first outing!
1103
00:55:37,893 --> 00:55:39,893
Go on, Chrissie!
1104
00:55:40,532 --> 00:55:42,532
(CHEERING)
1105
00:55:42,832 --> 00:55:44,131
They were not messing about.
1106
00:55:44,229 --> 00:55:47,247
I had many more love taps
than I expected.
1107
00:55:47,348 --> 00:55:48,366
They were, they were
aggressive.
1108
00:55:48,470 --> 00:55:49,528
They really were.
1109
00:55:49,631 --> 00:55:51,406
So we set out to learn more
about the trucking life.
1110
00:55:51,607 --> 00:55:54,507
We certainly did that.
We got the full experience,
1111
00:55:54,605 --> 00:55:55,807
all the highs and all the lows.
1112
00:55:55,906 --> 00:55:57,486
We did indeed, and when
everything's going well,
1113
00:55:57,584 --> 00:55:59,526
trucking's great.
You're king of the road.
1114
00:55:59,624 --> 00:56:01,163
But as soon as
the weather turns,
1115
00:56:01,263 --> 00:56:02,602
it's a different story.
1116
00:56:02,705 --> 00:56:03,723
Oh, the wind.
1117
00:56:03,825 --> 00:56:05,365
Yeah, the wind, yeah.
1118
00:56:05,464 --> 00:56:07,321
Jeez. And it has changed
how I see trucks on the road.
1119
00:56:07,423 --> 00:56:10,642
Now, every time I see one,
I think, "Big respect."
1120
00:56:10,740 --> 00:56:11,883
Absolutely.
1121
00:56:11,980 --> 00:56:13,723
Yeah, hats off to the truckers,
that is a tough job.
1122
00:56:13,821 --> 00:56:15,522
It is indeed,
and if anyone wants
1123
00:56:15,620 --> 00:56:18,401
a couple of disused military
helicopters shifting,
1124
00:56:18,499 --> 00:56:20,401
give us a call!
That's it for tonight.
1125
00:56:20,499 --> 00:56:22,080
We'll be back next week,
when Chris drives
1126
00:56:22,178 --> 00:56:23,638
a very fast Maserati,
1127
00:56:23,740 --> 00:56:26,276
Fred drives a very futuristic
pick-up truck,
1128
00:56:26,379 --> 00:56:29,557
and I drive a cheap old
Honda Civic.
1129
00:56:29,656 --> 00:56:30,959
Living the dream.
1130
00:56:31,057 --> 00:56:33,156
Thanks so much for watching.
See you then, goodnight.
1131
00:56:33,258 --> 00:56:36,138
(CHEERING)
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