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CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
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Hello and welcome to Top Gear.
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Tonight, a very exciting show
for me,
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because 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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PADDY 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 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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Look at these. 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-tonne
dump truck. 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.
Was he?
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Oh yeah. The romance of it.
Did he let you pull the...?
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HE 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.
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,
might I add, I've spotted mine.
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"McGuinness."
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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!
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Hey, do you know what...what's
missing here? 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?
Exactly!
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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.
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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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ON RADIO: 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 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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ON SPEAKER: 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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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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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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GEAR CRUNCHES
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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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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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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,
I've got a little app on me phone
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for your official CB call name,
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. That's you.
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Right, here's mine. P...
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..Professor.
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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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Official naming ceremony done with,
next on the trucking to-do list
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was the obligatory drag race.
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And since Sean Taylor 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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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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FREDDIE'S ENGINE SPLUTTERS
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Ooh, that's not right.
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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, we're going,
we're going!
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A bit too soon, Fred.
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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We're flying, me and the Scania.
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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, 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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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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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
was much more important.
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Horn.
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I wanna hear your horns.
Let's go, lads. Fred horn first.
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DEEP BLAST
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It's like the QE2.
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HORN CONTINUES
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McGuinness, let's hear yours.
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DAINTY TOOT
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What's that?! What's that? "Meep!"
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PADDY TOOTS
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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, MELODIC BLARE
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Oh!
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HORN CONTINUES
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That's proper!
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FREDDIE GROANS
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And to make sure we'd turned over
every page
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of 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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Right, we've got this.
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Here we go.
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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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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.
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I can promise you
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it's not intentional.
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I'll straighten it out.
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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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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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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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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That'll teach you
for taking my bay!
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What's happened?
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You literally cut me off
and parked in me bay!
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This ain't...
Nobody said...
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That's yours,
that's his, that's mine!
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Nobody said, "That's my bay."
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They did...
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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
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alongside the great hauliers
of Britain.
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Look, look, there's one there.
Look at that.
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I can drive that!
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I am driving that.
I'm driving this.
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It's just bonkers!
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HORN HONKS
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Ah-ha-ha! Who's this I spy?
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Here we go, Mr McGuinness.
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Fully certified
and ready to truck.
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This feels very grown-up indeed.
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I tell you what, little Chopper,
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get yourself up in front, son.
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Go on, tuck in there.
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Just one more for a full house.
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The Admiral reporting for duty,
sir.
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Hello, the Admiral!
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Go on, lead us out, son.
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PADDY CHUCKLES
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Oh, yes, we had ourselves a convoy.
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Come on, then, lads,
time to own up.
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On your HGV test,
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how many minor faults?
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Just one for me.
258
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Two for the Professor.
Three.
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What were yours for,
Chris? Not reaching the pedals?
260
00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:32,000
What about the theory?
First time?
261
00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:34,400
A first-time pass
for the Professor,
262
00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:35,720
but that was just a given.
263
00:14:35,720 --> 00:14:38,480
Well played, Pad. I must admit,
second time for me.
264
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What about the Chopper?
265
00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:42,640
I technically passed
266
00:14:42,640 --> 00:14:46,040
the first time that I took
the examination.
267
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Explain, Christopher.
268
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The first time, I didn't have
my licence with me
269
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and they sent me home.
270
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I drove four hours to London
and they sent me home.
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CHUCKLES
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It's a cursory lesson
273
00:14:57,440 --> 00:14:59,360
to everyone out there -
follow the rules.
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And as I'm realising with
the whole world of trucking,
275
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it's a more grown-up world
than driving a car, isn't it?
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Oh, yes, it is,
277
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especially when you're driving
278
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the world's most powerful truck.
279
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Welcome to the Scania 770S,
280
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the big dog of the trucking world.
281
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770 horsepower and
a turbo-charged 16-litre V8.
282
00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:30,120
What I'm driving here
283
00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:32,800
is the Bugatti Chiron
of the trucking world.
284
00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:35,520
Ohhh...
285
00:15:35,520 --> 00:15:38,120
The envious looks
I get off the other truckers!
286
00:15:38,120 --> 00:15:41,480
They all want to be behind
the wheel of the big ol' Scania.
287
00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:44,800
Do they, though?
288
00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:47,280
Because when you're hauling
serious miles,
289
00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:51,560
real truckers
know that comfort is king.
290
00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:57,560
You're a trucker, you're in this
for hours and hours every day.
291
00:15:57,560 --> 00:15:59,400
You don't need 700 horsepower,
292
00:15:59,400 --> 00:16:01,880
what you need is space,
293
00:16:01,880 --> 00:16:03,400
somewhere to stretch out.
294
00:16:03,400 --> 00:16:06,920
This is the biggest, most spacious,
295
00:16:06,920 --> 00:16:10,160
most comfortable cab money can buy.
296
00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:15,000
This is the DAF XG+,
297
00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:18,440
the Rolls-Royce Phantom
of the trucking world.
298
00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:22,600
I've gone tech.
299
00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:28,440
This is the new
Mercedes-Benz Actros,
300
00:16:28,440 --> 00:16:31,600
and it really is
the Tomorrow's World of HGVs.
301
00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:37,360
All the tech you see here,
the camera mirrors,
302
00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:38,440
all the screens,
303
00:16:38,440 --> 00:16:41,160
all the self-driving help
for the HGV driver,
304
00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:43,120
it's going to percolate down
305
00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:46,600
into HGVs over the next five years.
306
00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:49,640
I am driving, quite literally,
the future.
307
00:16:51,160 --> 00:16:52,960
In fact, forget Actros,
308
00:16:52,960 --> 00:16:56,440
this is the Mercedes S-Class
of the trucking world.
309
00:16:57,480 --> 00:16:59,200
And I tell you what,
310
00:16:59,200 --> 00:17:02,080
it's naffing comfortable
and very, very quiet.
311
00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:12,080
So, three proper truckers
in three proper trucks.
312
00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:15,760
It was just as well
that we'd been given
313
00:17:15,760 --> 00:17:17,440
our first trucking mission.
314
00:17:18,880 --> 00:17:21,080
Each of our trailers
had been loaded
315
00:17:21,080 --> 00:17:24,080
with a mystery cargo
that we'd have to deliver
316
00:17:24,080 --> 00:17:27,640
to the south coast of Wales
by early the next morning.
317
00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:33,360
And that meant
we had plenty of time
318
00:17:33,360 --> 00:17:37,520
to squeeze in that
new trucker's rite of passage,
319
00:17:37,520 --> 00:17:42,000
taking a break at a good
old-fashioned truck stop.
320
00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:43,200
I tell you what, they look well,
321
00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:44,720
the three of them together,
don't they?
322
00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:45,920
They do.
323
00:17:45,920 --> 00:17:47,560
I can't believe you boys
haven't embraced
324
00:17:47,560 --> 00:17:49,000
the trucking attire.
325
00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:50,560
That's not trucking attire!
326
00:17:50,560 --> 00:17:51,760
It is!
327
00:17:51,760 --> 00:17:53,440
Can we walk in a bit behind him?
328
00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:57,680
The thing is, though,
truck stops these days...
329
00:17:57,680 --> 00:17:59,120
This is way too nice!
330
00:17:59,120 --> 00:18:02,840
...aren't quite as
old-fashioned as you'd think.
331
00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:04,040
Oh...
332
00:18:06,440 --> 00:18:07,600
Oh, very nice.
333
00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:10,480
Chris?
Yes?
334
00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:12,080
I don't want to stereotype
truckers,
335
00:18:12,080 --> 00:18:13,960
but I didn't realise
they wore cufflinks.
336
00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:15,720
I know.
This is...
337
00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:17,440
This is... This is next-gen.
338
00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:20,160
Hello, I'm sorry to ask,
but do you do
339
00:18:20,160 --> 00:18:21,560
an oat-milk latte?
I do.
340
00:18:21,560 --> 00:18:24,080
MILK FROTHING
341
00:18:24,080 --> 00:18:25,760
Hey!
342
00:18:25,760 --> 00:18:27,720
They only do the oat-milk lattes!
343
00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:29,160
Do they?
I can't believe it!
344
00:18:30,520 --> 00:18:31,920
I've got to say...
345
00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:34,840
...this isn't what I expected.
346
00:18:34,840 --> 00:18:36,880
I thought it was going to be
a greasy-spoon job.
347
00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:38,720
No, this is...
This is proper.
348
00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:43,600
I tell you, I'm spoilt for choice.
349
00:18:43,600 --> 00:18:45,280
Buy a TV!
350
00:18:45,280 --> 00:18:47,040
Look at this, here! Pillows!
351
00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:51,080
What tractors do you drive, anyhow?
352
00:18:51,080 --> 00:18:54,120
I've got the Scania.
The Scania R450.
353
00:18:54,120 --> 00:18:56,160
Ooh.
I'm a 770S man.
354
00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:58,400
Ooh, Scania's quick.
It is quick.
355
00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:00,760
They've got some really nice
ratchet straps here.
356
00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:02,360
I'm thinking of doing
a big shop.
357
00:19:02,360 --> 00:19:04,840
Very civilised. This is lovely.
358
00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:09,240
Lads, if this is trucking,
I'm in.
359
00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:11,880
This is a nice coffee.
If this is trucking, I'm in!
360
00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:13,240
That's a lovely coffee.
361
00:19:13,240 --> 00:19:15,840
I can't understand why there's
a shortage in the industry.
362
00:19:15,840 --> 00:19:18,120
What a way to live!
Best job ever.
363
00:19:18,120 --> 00:19:21,040
And, once we'd fully brimmed
364
00:19:21,040 --> 00:19:23,840
on foamy milk
and freshly baked goods...
365
00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:27,800
...back on the road,
366
00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:32,240
we were soon discovering
that real-world trucking comes
367
00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:34,120
with even more unexpected perks.
368
00:19:34,120 --> 00:19:36,480
I tell you one thing all car drivers
369
00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:38,760
would appreciate about trucks -
370
00:19:38,760 --> 00:19:40,960
the windscreen wipers
are fantastic.
371
00:19:43,360 --> 00:19:46,920
They just give you
the cleanest, crispest wipe -
372
00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:48,640
for want of a better phrase.
373
00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:49,720
And the washers.
374
00:19:49,720 --> 00:19:51,240
Watch this.
375
00:19:51,240 --> 00:19:52,920
Look at that!
376
00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:55,960
Just...perfect sweeping!
377
00:19:57,040 --> 00:19:59,480
Joyous! I love a good wiper.
378
00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:09,440
Do you know what else is lovely
about driving these trucks?
379
00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:11,080
When you're driving past cars,
380
00:20:11,080 --> 00:20:13,960
you can have a good nosey down
at inside the cab.
381
00:20:13,960 --> 00:20:16,120
You get a glimpse into
someone's life, don't you,
382
00:20:16,120 --> 00:20:18,040
when you look into
the car from this angle?
383
00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:19,640
Each to their own.
384
00:20:19,640 --> 00:20:21,160
I'm easily pleased.
385
00:20:21,160 --> 00:20:22,760
CHUCKLES
386
00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:26,520
And it turns out
so are the producers...
387
00:20:27,640 --> 00:20:31,720
...because since we were making
such effortless progress,
388
00:20:31,720 --> 00:20:35,360
they'd decided it was time
to see who had really come out
389
00:20:35,360 --> 00:20:38,000
top of the trucking class.
390
00:20:39,040 --> 00:20:42,400
And that meant making a stop
at an RAF base.
391
00:20:44,520 --> 00:20:47,680
Lads, that looks
like two helicopters.
392
00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:51,000
That's a wide load, that is!
393
00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:53,280
Yes, it was.
394
00:20:56,480 --> 00:20:59,880
To test our precision
truck-driving skills,
395
00:20:59,880 --> 00:21:01,320
we'd now take turns towing
396
00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:04,440
an inconveniently arranged
pair of helicopters
397
00:21:04,440 --> 00:21:06,760
through a twisty slalom course.
398
00:21:09,040 --> 00:21:11,680
With a time penalty
for any gates clipped,
399
00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:14,720
the cleanest, fastest run would win,
400
00:21:14,720 --> 00:21:18,720
which meant I'd need
to summon all 625 horsepower
401
00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:22,360
from the mighty Mercedes
15.6-litre straight six.
402
00:21:25,360 --> 00:21:29,120
Yeah, before I set off,
and in advance of you doing it,
403
00:21:29,120 --> 00:21:30,280
I can tell you
404
00:21:30,280 --> 00:21:33,880
that the old camera mirrors
weren't designed for this!
405
00:21:33,880 --> 00:21:35,760
BOTH LAUGH
406
00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:37,520
Well, good luck.
407
00:21:37,520 --> 00:21:41,080
Three, two, one, go!
408
00:21:42,440 --> 00:21:44,400
Hoh!
Ho-hooo!
409
00:21:44,400 --> 00:21:46,040
That's a slow start.
410
00:21:46,040 --> 00:21:47,680
Wowsers!
411
00:21:47,680 --> 00:21:49,920
Why's he going so slow?
I don't know.
412
00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:53,560
Towing two helicopters.
I'm not aware of the weight.
413
00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:55,720
I've got over
2,000 foot-pound of torque.
414
00:21:55,720 --> 00:21:58,160
That's a penalty.
The state of it!
415
00:21:58,160 --> 00:21:59,360
Is that about the middle?
416
00:21:59,360 --> 00:22:00,720
Oh, he's panicking.
Oh, here we go.
417
00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:02,080
This is him now.
Oh, he's at an angle.
418
00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:03,920
Oh, it's at an angle, that,
as well. Look at it!
419
00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:06,920
CLANG!
420
00:22:06,920 --> 00:22:08,400
CHEERING
421
00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:09,440
There we go. That's one over.
422
00:22:09,440 --> 00:22:12,600
First one, bosh!
Knocked it over.
423
00:22:12,600 --> 00:22:13,680
I'm going to give it beans.
424
00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:16,080
We're going to save some time.
I'm giving it beans.
425
00:22:16,080 --> 00:22:18,080
Go on, hit it, hit it,
hit it, hit it, hit it, hit it!
426
00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:19,920
He's got to get through this one.
427
00:22:19,920 --> 00:22:21,640
Wah-ho!
428
00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:22,800
Straight through at speed!
429
00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:24,280
THEY GROAN That's disappointing.
430
00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:27,600
I've got to say,
431
00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:30,160
this place,
like a penthouse.
432
00:22:30,160 --> 00:22:31,760
It's lovely, innit?
I tell you what,
433
00:22:31,760 --> 00:22:34,040
you've not seen any of it.
Absolutely fantastic!
434
00:22:35,840 --> 00:22:38,000
Right, again,
I'm going flat-out.
435
00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:41,600
CLANG! Oh, hit that one.
436
00:22:43,080 --> 00:22:44,880
Ohhh!
437
00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:46,760
BOTH LAUGHING
438
00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:49,520
Oh!
I tell ya. Look at it all.
439
00:22:49,520 --> 00:22:51,440
You've got everything...
I could get into it.
440
00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:53,800
Everything's digital.
...on screens. Apple CarPlay.
441
00:22:55,360 --> 00:22:57,480
Have a try at the
driving seat. How comfy?
442
00:22:59,320 --> 00:23:00,360
CLANG!
443
00:23:00,360 --> 00:23:02,040
Ohhhh! Oh, he's here!
444
00:23:02,040 --> 00:23:03,800
He's back! We forgot about him!
445
00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:07,360
Over the line! For glory!
446
00:23:07,360 --> 00:23:08,800
That... Ohh! EXHALES
447
00:23:08,800 --> 00:23:10,640
I tell you what, we loved that.
448
00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:13,360
That bit you did down there
and round the back?
449
00:23:13,360 --> 00:23:14,960
Oh, fantastic.
450
00:23:17,680 --> 00:23:20,360
Next, time to see
what Flintoff could do
451
00:23:20,360 --> 00:23:23,280
with 100 less horsepower
in his DAF.
452
00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:26,880
I've got to be honest, Fred,
being back
453
00:23:26,880 --> 00:23:29,440
in the old Scania,
I'm a bit envious of yours.
454
00:23:29,440 --> 00:23:31,800
I tell you what,
the DAF is lovely, isn't it?
455
00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:33,000
And what's that?
456
00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:34,160
I can stand up.
457
00:23:34,160 --> 00:23:35,840
I can stand up with my arms up.
458
00:23:35,840 --> 00:23:37,080
This is my tummy out.
459
00:23:38,760 --> 00:23:40,120
Here we go!
460
00:23:40,120 --> 00:23:42,680
Three, two, one...
461
00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:45,200
Go!
Whoa...
462
00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:47,640
Oh, I expected more
off the line.
463
00:23:47,640 --> 00:23:48,960
Foot's on the floor.
464
00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:51,480
Now, let's watch him
on the first bend, as per.
465
00:23:51,480 --> 00:23:54,240
Now, this is where you caught
one, Christopher.
466
00:23:54,240 --> 00:23:55,440
I caught one on the right.
467
00:23:55,440 --> 00:23:57,840
I'm just guessing.
Just guessing.
468
00:23:57,840 --> 00:23:58,960
CLANG!
469
00:23:58,960 --> 00:24:00,640
Oh, same one!
470
00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:03,120
He's knocked it over.
Same one. So, there you go.
471
00:24:03,120 --> 00:24:04,160
Oh, I tell you what,
472
00:24:04,160 --> 00:24:06,400
it's a different beast
with a bit of weight.
473
00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:09,400
I've got to say,
being in that DAF,
474
00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:12,600
there's loads of room,
all the tech on it.
475
00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:13,920
The bed, it was electric...
476
00:24:13,920 --> 00:24:15,640
Although I have got
a fridge, here.
477
00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:17,040
Can I show you me fridge?
478
00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:22,400
Why have you got almond milk?
479
00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:25,960
Oh, oh, oh, not too fast!
480
00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:27,440
Oh, it's cutting in on me.
481
00:24:27,440 --> 00:24:29,160
That wasn't me, that.
It was braking for me.
482
00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:31,760
Oh, he's winged that through,
hasn't he?
483
00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:35,720
Come on.
Straight, straight, straight!
484
00:24:35,720 --> 00:24:38,360
CLANG! Oh, no!
485
00:24:38,360 --> 00:24:41,240
Knocked the last one.
Ohhhh!
486
00:24:41,240 --> 00:24:42,480
On the left, there!
487
00:24:42,480 --> 00:24:45,040
HORN HONKS Ho-hooo!
488
00:24:45,040 --> 00:24:46,080
Two down.
489
00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:47,680
Well done, the Fiddler.
490
00:24:47,680 --> 00:24:49,320
BOTH LAUGH
491
00:24:49,320 --> 00:24:51,560
I am not the Fiddler.
I'm the Admiral.
492
00:24:51,560 --> 00:24:53,360
And I don't want a roof neither.
493
00:24:53,360 --> 00:24:54,760
LAUGHTER
494
00:24:56,680 --> 00:24:59,720
Finally, the Professor
495
00:24:59,720 --> 00:25:04,000
in the world's
most powerful truck.
496
00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:05,760
You're under
a bit of pressure here, Paddy,
497
00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:06,880
with your 700 horsepower.
498
00:25:06,880 --> 00:25:08,360
Watch the power.
499
00:25:08,360 --> 00:25:09,640
OK, here we go!
500
00:25:09,640 --> 00:25:12,920
Three, two, one, go!
501
00:25:14,120 --> 00:25:16,080
Phwoar! Come on!
502
00:25:17,880 --> 00:25:20,200
Whoa. Ooh.
503
00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:21,560
Here we go.
504
00:25:23,040 --> 00:25:24,080
CLANG!
505
00:25:24,080 --> 00:25:25,160
He's clattered it.
506
00:25:25,160 --> 00:25:26,920
I don't even know
if I took one out or not.
507
00:25:26,920 --> 00:25:31,720
I literally cannot see
the end of these propellers.
508
00:25:33,040 --> 00:25:34,480
Oh, he's through.
He's through.
509
00:25:34,480 --> 00:25:36,040
He's not getting
through this one.
510
00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:38,880
He's going to panic.
Oh! Jesus, where am I?
511
00:25:40,920 --> 00:25:42,560
Ho-ho!
512
00:25:42,560 --> 00:25:46,760
The Scania might not be
as luxurious inside,
513
00:25:46,760 --> 00:25:48,640
but, by God, she can go.
514
00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:51,680
Bosh!
515
00:25:51,680 --> 00:25:53,520
Got to have made that through.
He's through there!
516
00:25:53,520 --> 00:25:55,000
He's through there.
Ooh, he's through!
517
00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:57,080
Whoa...!
518
00:25:57,080 --> 00:25:58,400
Whoa!
519
00:25:58,400 --> 00:25:59,720
We don't need this.
520
00:25:59,720 --> 00:26:02,120
OK. It's always a better day
when he doesn't win.
521
00:26:02,120 --> 00:26:03,640
Go! Go! Go!
522
00:26:03,640 --> 00:26:05,640
Oh, I took that quick.
523
00:26:05,640 --> 00:26:07,480
CLANG! Ho-ho-ho! Hey-hey!
524
00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:09,000
Oh, he's smashed that!
525
00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:11,520
Yea-ah. Yeah!
526
00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:13,120
Come on, the Scania!
527
00:26:13,120 --> 00:26:14,800
Go on, son!
528
00:26:14,800 --> 00:26:16,040
HORN HONKS
529
00:26:17,120 --> 00:26:19,440
We're over.
530
00:26:21,320 --> 00:26:23,960
I went for speed over precision.
531
00:26:23,960 --> 00:26:26,120
It's an odd look seeing a man
532
00:26:26,120 --> 00:26:27,520
wearing a cheap cowboy hat,
533
00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:28,880
towing two helicopters
534
00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:31,800
in the world's most powerful truck.
535
00:26:31,800 --> 00:26:34,040
Welcome to the BBC!
536
00:26:36,160 --> 00:26:38,240
Where the results were in.
537
00:26:38,240 --> 00:26:39,480
Ah!
538
00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:41,760
Thank you, sir.
539
00:26:41,760 --> 00:26:43,400
Thank you.
540
00:26:43,400 --> 00:26:45,120
Christopher Harris.
541
00:26:45,120 --> 00:26:48,120
Ooh!
Two minutes, 15 seconds,
542
00:26:48,120 --> 00:26:49,800
and that's including
543
00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:53,800
a 15-second penalty
for three hits. Shoddy.
544
00:26:53,800 --> 00:26:55,680
Freddie Flintoff...
545
00:26:55,680 --> 00:26:57,360
...two minutes,
546
00:26:57,360 --> 00:27:02,560
plus a ten-second penalty
for two hits in the DAF.
547
00:27:02,560 --> 00:27:03,880
But...
548
00:27:03,880 --> 00:27:06,240
Oh, no...
...in first place, boys,
549
00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:08,360
was there ever any doubt,
550
00:27:08,360 --> 00:27:12,320
with the 770 horsepower
of the Scania?
551
00:27:12,320 --> 00:27:16,160
One minute, 47 seconds.
552
00:27:16,160 --> 00:27:18,480
LOUD, COMMANDING HORN Plus a ten-second penalty
553
00:27:18,480 --> 00:27:19,520
for the two hits.
554
00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:22,440
Thank you, boys, giving me
the big... I love that.
555
00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:24,520
That's the truckers' salute.
556
00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:26,040
They recognise...
557
00:27:26,040 --> 00:27:27,560
They recognise a winner.
558
00:27:27,560 --> 00:27:31,560
I've got to say,
he might have been the slowest,
559
00:27:31,560 --> 00:27:34,000
but Chris Harris wins
for that horn.
560
00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:35,880
Let's hear yours, Pad.
561
00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:37,040
HIGH-PITCHED TOOT
562
00:27:37,040 --> 00:27:38,560
Ohhhh!
No!
563
00:27:38,560 --> 00:27:40,200
LAUGHTER
564
00:27:40,200 --> 00:27:42,440
700 horsepower and a little squeak!
565
00:27:42,440 --> 00:27:44,720
No! No!
566
00:27:44,720 --> 00:27:47,560
LOUD, COMMANDING HORN
567
00:27:49,760 --> 00:27:52,120
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
568
00:27:54,120 --> 00:27:56,880
You're thinking what?
World Championship!
569
00:27:56,880 --> 00:27:58,120
THEY LAUGH
570
00:27:58,120 --> 00:27:59,360
Hey!
571
00:27:59,360 --> 00:28:02,360
Trucking's in the blood, lads.
572
00:28:02,360 --> 00:28:03,880
I was born to do it.
573
00:28:03,880 --> 00:28:05,840
That Scania V8, what a machine!
574
00:28:05,840 --> 00:28:08,480
Everywhere I went
in that thing,
575
00:28:08,480 --> 00:28:11,080
truckers would come over
to me like, "Respect."
576
00:28:11,080 --> 00:28:13,480
Respect. It was a beast
of a thing, that, a beast.
577
00:28:13,480 --> 00:28:15,480
I must say, I did like
the comfort of the DAF.
578
00:28:15,480 --> 00:28:19,120
That was some truck. And
we found your motorsport, Pad.
579
00:28:19,120 --> 00:28:21,680
Helicopter transportation.
580
00:28:21,680 --> 00:28:23,280
I've found a niche, Fred.
581
00:28:23,280 --> 00:28:24,760
And I'm going to fill it.
582
00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:27,040
Can I say that on the telly?
I think you just did.
583
00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:28,200
I did, yeah!
584
00:28:28,200 --> 00:28:30,400
Anyway, we'll get back to
that film later in the show,
585
00:28:30,400 --> 00:28:33,320
when things get
a whole lot stormier.
586
00:28:33,320 --> 00:28:34,600
But now, we must move on
587
00:28:34,600 --> 00:28:36,960
to big Chrissie Harris
and a very small car.
588
00:28:38,040 --> 00:28:40,560
Yes, this is the Lotus Elise,
589
00:28:40,560 --> 00:28:44,600
the back-to-basics British
sports car that arrived in 1996
590
00:28:44,600 --> 00:28:46,640
and has been on sale ever since.
591
00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:48,320
Until now,
592
00:28:48,320 --> 00:28:50,560
because Lotus has finally
killed off the Elise
593
00:28:50,560 --> 00:28:54,760
and, in its place, given us
something completely new.
594
00:29:00,240 --> 00:29:03,760
Straight out of Norfolk comes...
595
00:29:03,760 --> 00:29:04,880
...the Emira.
596
00:29:04,880 --> 00:29:08,080
And first impressions are,
597
00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:10,680
it's not what you'd call ugly.
598
00:29:12,600 --> 00:29:16,800
In fact, this two-seat,
mid-engine sports car
599
00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:19,960
looks a million dollars.
600
00:29:23,800 --> 00:29:28,320
But thankfully, this Lotus
doesn't cost $1 million,
601
00:29:28,320 --> 00:29:30,680
or anything close.
602
00:29:36,920 --> 00:29:40,560
The car I'm driving right now -
75 grand.
603
00:29:40,560 --> 00:29:42,560
I know that's not chicken feed,
604
00:29:42,560 --> 00:29:45,080
but you tell me anything
near the same price
605
00:29:45,080 --> 00:29:47,200
that is anything near as good.
606
00:29:47,200 --> 00:29:48,840
There isn't one!
607
00:29:48,840 --> 00:29:53,080
This is supercar looks
for half the supercar price.
608
00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:57,160
And it's from Norfolk.
609
00:29:57,160 --> 00:29:58,800
I love it.
610
00:30:01,240 --> 00:30:04,320
And the good news
doesn't end there.
611
00:30:05,800 --> 00:30:07,560
I hate the word,
but look at it -
612
00:30:07,560 --> 00:30:09,480
it's nice in here.
It's pleasant.
613
00:30:09,480 --> 00:30:12,960
I've got modern screens,
I've got padding on the seats.
614
00:30:12,960 --> 00:30:14,760
There's no water
coming through the roof.
615
00:30:14,760 --> 00:30:17,040
I'm not whacking my elbow
against bits of metal.
616
00:30:17,040 --> 00:30:20,520
This is bold new territory
for Lotus.
617
00:30:21,640 --> 00:30:24,320
Yes, on the road
it's bigger than an Elise,
618
00:30:24,320 --> 00:30:26,800
but, frankly,
there are pencil cases
619
00:30:26,800 --> 00:30:28,680
that are bigger than an Elise.
620
00:30:28,680 --> 00:30:31,720
But I'm on a damp Welsh road,
621
00:30:31,720 --> 00:30:33,560
and this is Lotus territory.
622
00:30:33,560 --> 00:30:36,640
This car is sublime
in these conditions.
623
00:30:36,640 --> 00:30:39,160
It just glides
over the surface.
624
00:30:39,160 --> 00:30:40,760
It breathes with the road.
625
00:30:41,880 --> 00:30:44,280
Lotus is better at making cars
626
00:30:44,280 --> 00:30:47,360
for bumpy British roads than
any other sports car company.
627
00:30:51,720 --> 00:30:55,120
But it's not enough
for this new Emira
628
00:30:55,120 --> 00:30:58,320
just to do the business
on the road. Lotus's history,
629
00:30:58,320 --> 00:31:00,720
its very DNA,
630
00:31:00,720 --> 00:31:02,200
is racing.
631
00:31:02,200 --> 00:31:03,560
And that means
632
00:31:03,560 --> 00:31:06,960
the Emira really has to do
the business on the track...
633
00:31:10,480 --> 00:31:13,080
...where at first glance
you'd be forgiven
634
00:31:13,080 --> 00:31:15,760
for thinking
they've missed a trick.
635
00:31:15,760 --> 00:31:18,000
The engine is
a supercharged V6
636
00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:19,600
with about 400 horsepower.
637
00:31:21,400 --> 00:31:24,000
ENGINE ROARS
638
00:31:26,760 --> 00:31:29,200
0-60 -
four and a half seconds,
639
00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:30,520
and over 180mph.
640
00:31:32,520 --> 00:31:35,760
I know. Hardly
tear-your-face-off quick
641
00:31:35,760 --> 00:31:36,920
in this day and age.
642
00:31:36,920 --> 00:31:41,080
The truth is, though, Lotus has
never really been too obsessed
643
00:31:41,080 --> 00:31:43,600
with those big numbers.
Lotus's obsession
644
00:31:43,600 --> 00:31:46,320
has always been
what makes the difference
645
00:31:46,320 --> 00:31:49,320
between a car
that's good to drive
646
00:31:49,320 --> 00:31:51,280
and a car that's great to drive.
647
00:31:57,000 --> 00:31:59,360
The steering is just razor-sharp.
648
00:31:59,360 --> 00:32:00,920
The front of the car
follows the direction
649
00:32:00,920 --> 00:32:03,320
exactly you want it to do.
650
00:32:04,640 --> 00:32:07,520
Every other sports car maker
now electric.
651
00:32:07,520 --> 00:32:11,440
But Lotus has a hydraulic power
steering rack purely for feel.
652
00:32:12,640 --> 00:32:14,560
Boy, does it make a difference!
653
00:32:14,560 --> 00:32:17,400
The steering on this car
is sublime.
654
00:32:18,920 --> 00:32:20,880
Especially as it's been paired with,
655
00:32:20,880 --> 00:32:24,360
yes, that manual gearbox.
656
00:32:24,360 --> 00:32:26,800
Lotus's founder, Colin Chapman,
657
00:32:26,800 --> 00:32:29,880
always insisted
that the gear lever be no more
658
00:32:29,880 --> 00:32:32,320
than a hand's width away
from the steering wheel.
659
00:32:32,320 --> 00:32:35,480
And, look, in the Emira -
perfection!
660
00:32:35,480 --> 00:32:37,480
Perfection.
661
00:32:41,360 --> 00:32:44,440
TYRES SCREECH
662
00:32:44,440 --> 00:32:47,600
HE LAUGHS
663
00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:01,200
For price and power,
664
00:33:01,200 --> 00:33:03,280
this thing is bang on
a Porsche Cayman rival.
665
00:33:03,280 --> 00:33:05,800
And that is some stiff competition.
666
00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:11,760
Would I really choose
one of these over the Porsche?
667
00:33:11,760 --> 00:33:14,360
Well, I think, as a road car,
668
00:33:14,360 --> 00:33:16,080
the chassis
is more comfortable in this.
669
00:33:16,080 --> 00:33:18,160
It's probably got it licked.
670
00:33:18,160 --> 00:33:19,800
And it looks better
to my eyes as well.
671
00:33:19,800 --> 00:33:23,240
I can make a very good argument
for having one of these.
672
00:33:27,000 --> 00:33:29,280
TYRES SCREECH
673
00:33:32,880 --> 00:33:35,680
The Emira, then, looks great,
it goes great,
674
00:33:35,680 --> 00:33:39,640
it costs a not insane amount
of money.
675
00:33:39,640 --> 00:33:41,240
So what's the catch?
676
00:33:42,560 --> 00:33:45,120
The catch is...
this all-new Lotus
677
00:33:45,120 --> 00:33:48,200
isn't quite so all new as
Lotus would have you believe.
678
00:33:48,200 --> 00:33:50,280
The engine,
borrowed from Toyota -
679
00:33:50,280 --> 00:33:53,360
basically the same as the one
from the old Evora.
680
00:33:53,360 --> 00:33:54,840
Same with the gearbox.
681
00:33:54,840 --> 00:33:55,920
Under the skin,
682
00:33:55,920 --> 00:33:57,960
this is the same
old Lotus formula
683
00:33:57,960 --> 00:34:01,160
wearing designer sunglasses
and a fancy new scarf.
684
00:34:02,880 --> 00:34:07,520
But you know what -
that doesn't matter one bit.
685
00:34:10,160 --> 00:34:11,880
The old Lotus formula
was great.
686
00:34:13,720 --> 00:34:16,680
You don't want your local
chippy pivoting towards
687
00:34:16,680 --> 00:34:18,760
Mongolian fusion cuisine, do you?
688
00:34:18,760 --> 00:34:21,680
You want an honest
lump of battered cod.
689
00:34:22,960 --> 00:34:25,640
It might be an old recipe,
690
00:34:25,640 --> 00:34:29,240
but it is still a classic.
691
00:34:29,240 --> 00:34:31,080
I don't need more
than 400 horsepower.
692
00:34:31,080 --> 00:34:33,600
How fast can you actually go
on the road?
693
00:34:34,760 --> 00:34:36,840
You can enjoy more
of a car like this...
694
00:34:36,840 --> 00:34:39,200
...in more places, more often.
695
00:34:40,200 --> 00:34:42,640
It's fit for Britain.
696
00:34:44,680 --> 00:34:47,120
And we need to enjoy it
while we can,
697
00:34:47,120 --> 00:34:50,480
because the Emira
might just be...
698
00:34:50,480 --> 00:34:52,800
...the end of an era.
699
00:34:52,800 --> 00:34:55,800
They say this is the last
petrol-powered Lotus.
700
00:34:55,800 --> 00:34:58,080
From here on in, it's electric.
701
00:34:58,080 --> 00:35:00,640
I'm OK with that. Times change.
702
00:35:00,640 --> 00:35:02,720
But when it is all electric,
let's not forget
703
00:35:02,720 --> 00:35:05,040
how good this car was.
704
00:35:06,960 --> 00:35:08,480
I said last year
705
00:35:08,480 --> 00:35:10,160
that this was one of the cars
706
00:35:10,160 --> 00:35:12,840
I was most looking forward
to driving in 2022.
707
00:35:14,160 --> 00:35:16,680
So, does it live up to expectations?
708
00:35:17,680 --> 00:35:19,160
Absolutely!
709
00:35:25,400 --> 00:35:27,640
Absolutely!
710
00:35:29,240 --> 00:35:30,480
HE LAUGHS
711
00:35:35,920 --> 00:35:38,200
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
712
00:35:40,240 --> 00:35:42,800
Do you know, I've got to say,
713
00:35:42,800 --> 00:35:46,160
for the money,
that is a beautiful car.
714
00:35:46,160 --> 00:35:48,240
And it gets even better.
This one that I drove -
715
00:35:48,240 --> 00:35:49,840
75 grand.
716
00:35:49,840 --> 00:35:52,240
Next year, there's going
to be a cheaper one,
717
00:35:52,240 --> 00:35:53,600
under 60 grand,
718
00:35:53,600 --> 00:35:55,240
with a turbo-charged
four-cylinder engine
719
00:35:55,240 --> 00:35:57,320
from the Mercedes A 45 hot hatch.
720
00:35:57,320 --> 00:35:59,560
I cannot wait to drive that one!
721
00:35:59,560 --> 00:36:00,960
My problem with Lotuses...
722
00:36:00,960 --> 00:36:03,160
I can never get in 'em. I'm too big.
723
00:36:03,160 --> 00:36:04,720
You struggled with the HGV!
724
00:36:04,720 --> 00:36:06,840
LAUGHTER
725
00:36:06,840 --> 00:36:07,920
And I'm looking at this
726
00:36:07,920 --> 00:36:09,560
thinking there might be
a chance.
727
00:36:09,560 --> 00:36:11,480
Do you mind if I...?
Slip on in, Fred.
728
00:36:11,480 --> 00:36:14,840
New idea for a show here,
Pad. Can Fred Fit In It?
729
00:36:14,840 --> 00:36:16,320
LAUGHTER
730
00:36:16,320 --> 00:36:19,480
Ooh! No problem.
I cannot believe it.
731
00:36:19,480 --> 00:36:21,120
I thought we were gonna
have to put lard
732
00:36:21,120 --> 00:36:22,840
round the doorframes
or summat like that.
733
00:36:22,840 --> 00:36:24,280
It's like a TARDIS.
It is.
734
00:36:24,280 --> 00:36:26,520
I tell you what this is.
I want one.
735
00:36:26,520 --> 00:36:28,480
Are you enjoying it?
Genuinely, I want one.
736
00:36:28,480 --> 00:36:30,960
OK. All right. Well, while
Fred makes himself comfy,
737
00:36:30,960 --> 00:36:33,080
it's time to batten down
the hatches
738
00:36:33,080 --> 00:36:36,040
and get back
to our big HGV adventure.
739
00:36:38,160 --> 00:36:41,000
NEWS THEME MUSIC
740
00:36:41,000 --> 00:36:43,400
NEWSREADER: BBC News at ten
o'clock. This is Nick Quraishi.
741
00:36:43,400 --> 00:36:46,600
The Met Office has issued
a rare red weather warning
742
00:36:46,600 --> 00:36:48,760
for parts of South West England
and South Wales
743
00:36:48,760 --> 00:36:50,040
tomorrow morning,
744
00:36:50,040 --> 00:36:53,320
as Storm Eunice moves in
from the Atlantic.
745
00:36:54,720 --> 00:36:58,000
Our mighty convoy
was closing in on Wales.
746
00:36:59,480 --> 00:37:00,840
Look at this, boys!
747
00:37:02,040 --> 00:37:04,600
But with our destination
on the south coast
748
00:37:04,600 --> 00:37:06,040
now within easy reach,
749
00:37:06,040 --> 00:37:07,840
approaching the Severn
750
00:37:07,840 --> 00:37:09,680
we were bracing ourselves
751
00:37:09,680 --> 00:37:13,840
for another
of trucking's rites of passage.
752
00:37:13,840 --> 00:37:15,320
Feel it now, Chris.
We're coming onto it.
753
00:37:15,320 --> 00:37:17,520
I can feel the wind.
754
00:37:17,520 --> 00:37:18,680
WIND GUSTS
755
00:37:18,680 --> 00:37:20,000
HE CHUCKLES
756
00:37:20,000 --> 00:37:21,360
HE LAUGHS
757
00:37:36,080 --> 00:37:37,560
The back of your trailer's
758
00:37:37,560 --> 00:37:40,400
having a little sway there, Chris.
759
00:37:40,400 --> 00:37:42,760
Even though I'm getting
blown around a bit,
760
00:37:42,760 --> 00:37:44,560
the whole thing does feel
very stable, though.
761
00:37:44,560 --> 00:37:46,440
I don't feel I'm having
to steer into it much.
762
00:37:46,440 --> 00:37:48,040
What about you?
763
00:37:48,040 --> 00:37:50,000
Not even deviated off
the straight, this thing.
764
00:37:53,840 --> 00:37:55,120
Truth be told,
765
00:37:55,120 --> 00:37:57,720
our modern HGV masterpieces
766
00:37:57,720 --> 00:38:00,720
weren't in the least bit
bothered about the breeze.
767
00:38:00,720 --> 00:38:01,800
Tell you what, though,
768
00:38:01,800 --> 00:38:04,760
being this high up,
the views are amazing.
769
00:38:06,520 --> 00:38:08,360
But if you're starting to think
770
00:38:08,360 --> 00:38:10,240
this trucking game
might be for you,
771
00:38:10,240 --> 00:38:14,920
it's worth mentioning that life
isn't just about mega-machinery
772
00:38:14,920 --> 00:38:16,480
and comfy cabs.
773
00:38:18,680 --> 00:38:20,560
When you're a trucker,
774
00:38:20,560 --> 00:38:23,480
your life is ruled
by the tacho.
775
00:38:23,480 --> 00:38:25,960
And I'm not on about
the tasty Mexican snack either.
776
00:38:25,960 --> 00:38:27,920
I'm on about
this bit of kit up here.
777
00:38:27,920 --> 00:38:29,280
That's a tachograph.
778
00:38:29,280 --> 00:38:32,960
And a tachograph logs all
your hours behind the wheel
779
00:38:32,960 --> 00:38:35,440
to make sure
you stick within the rules.
780
00:38:37,760 --> 00:38:41,640
Rules like you've got nine
hours of driving every day,
781
00:38:41,640 --> 00:38:44,760
apart from twice a week,
where you've got ten hours.
782
00:38:46,040 --> 00:38:49,200
Then you've got 11 hours
of consecutive rest,
783
00:38:49,200 --> 00:38:51,120
apart from three times a week,
784
00:38:51,120 --> 00:38:52,680
where it can be nine hours.
785
00:38:52,680 --> 00:38:55,560
Then you've got
56 driving hours a week,
786
00:38:55,560 --> 00:38:58,760
or no more than 90 hours
every two weeks.
787
00:38:58,760 --> 00:39:01,560
Oh, and every
four and a half hours,
788
00:39:01,560 --> 00:39:03,600
you've got to take
a 45-minute break.
789
00:39:04,600 --> 00:39:07,320
And trust me,
if you don't know those rules,
790
00:39:07,320 --> 00:39:10,600
they'll come down on you
like a ton of Yorkies.
791
00:39:13,680 --> 00:39:16,000
Of course,
you do soon become familiar
792
00:39:16,000 --> 00:39:18,080
with all the rules and regs.
793
00:39:19,720 --> 00:39:23,360
You might even start
to have a bit of fun.
794
00:39:24,760 --> 00:39:28,880
OK, I'm coming past,
Frederick. I'm coming past.
795
00:39:28,880 --> 00:39:30,840
Oh, he's making a move.
Go on, Chris,
796
00:39:30,840 --> 00:39:32,280
I'll flash you in, Chris.
797
00:39:32,280 --> 00:39:35,000
Not yet, not yet.
Double flash, please.
798
00:39:36,120 --> 00:39:38,080
In you come. In you come.
799
00:39:40,040 --> 00:39:43,920
Tell you what, boys,
we are making such good time,
800
00:39:43,920 --> 00:39:45,760
I think we might need to head off
801
00:39:45,760 --> 00:39:48,440
and find some proper,
open trucking roads.
802
00:39:48,440 --> 00:39:49,720
What do you reckon?
803
00:39:49,720 --> 00:39:50,880
Well up for that.
804
00:39:55,400 --> 00:39:58,760
But in the world of trucking,
805
00:39:58,760 --> 00:40:01,920
it turns out
nothing is straightforward...
806
00:40:03,640 --> 00:40:07,160
...least of all when you leave
the motorway behind.
807
00:40:10,520 --> 00:40:11,560
Remember I told you
808
00:40:11,560 --> 00:40:14,160
we were gonna find
some nice open roads?
809
00:40:14,160 --> 00:40:15,640
I'm not sure this is
810
00:40:15,640 --> 00:40:18,360
what I had in mind, Chris,
to be honest.
811
00:40:18,360 --> 00:40:19,760
This is tight!
812
00:40:19,760 --> 00:40:22,280
This is where I really
admire seasoned truckers.
813
00:40:22,280 --> 00:40:25,640
The way they navigate these
small towns is very impressive.
814
00:40:25,640 --> 00:40:29,280
You're testing
our skills here, Christopher.
815
00:40:29,280 --> 00:40:32,400
I feel like I'm on a constant
hazard perception test.
816
00:40:41,600 --> 00:40:44,680
That right-hander
is hideous. Be careful.
817
00:40:44,680 --> 00:40:48,000
Nice and wide, Paddy, lad.
Nice and wide.
818
00:40:53,720 --> 00:40:54,840
BYSTANDER: Go on, Paddy!
819
00:40:59,400 --> 00:41:01,840
Driving through Abergavenny there,
820
00:41:01,840 --> 00:41:04,640
if I'd have done that in a car,
I'd have swore blind
821
00:41:04,640 --> 00:41:07,520
you'd have never have got
an HGV through there.
822
00:41:07,520 --> 00:41:11,000
I mean, it is a bit tight,
don't get me wrong,
823
00:41:11,000 --> 00:41:15,200
but it's amazing the roads
you can get along and through -
824
00:41:15,200 --> 00:41:17,480
providing everyone
moves out of the way.
825
00:41:17,480 --> 00:41:21,880
Which, of course,
you soon find they often don't.
826
00:41:23,080 --> 00:41:25,080
Bit of a div parked
his Kia right here
827
00:41:25,080 --> 00:41:26,280
on a double yellow.
828
00:41:27,440 --> 00:41:28,560
Where?
829
00:41:30,800 --> 00:41:32,720
Bloomin' heck,
it's tight round here.
830
00:41:41,440 --> 00:41:43,840
Watch this little white car coming
towards you an' all.
831
00:41:43,840 --> 00:41:45,880
This is actually
one of the advantages
832
00:41:45,880 --> 00:41:47,080
of being at the back.
833
00:41:47,080 --> 00:41:50,240
Jeez, that was tight.
That wasn't fun there.
834
00:41:50,240 --> 00:41:52,240
That was tense.
835
00:41:55,440 --> 00:41:59,280
But stick with
the trucking game long enough,
836
00:41:59,280 --> 00:42:04,240
and every now and again you'll
discover a little bit of magic.
837
00:42:07,880 --> 00:42:09,800
Wales is beautiful.
Look at those hills.
838
00:42:15,280 --> 00:42:18,680
I've got to say, this is proper.
839
00:42:24,280 --> 00:42:26,440
Welsh hills, sunshine's out,
840
00:42:26,440 --> 00:42:29,560
and I've got over 600 horsepower.
841
00:42:29,560 --> 00:42:31,040
What a recipe!
842
00:42:35,440 --> 00:42:37,680
Genuinely strange, coming on
all the roads that I've used
843
00:42:37,680 --> 00:42:41,000
for 20 years to test
supercars...in a truck.
844
00:42:41,000 --> 00:42:42,160
It's really quite pleasant.
845
00:42:43,320 --> 00:42:45,920
What a machine this is!
846
00:42:45,920 --> 00:42:48,840
The DAF is loving it.
Absolutely loving it.
847
00:42:48,840 --> 00:42:50,360
Just skipping up the hills.
848
00:42:52,120 --> 00:42:53,200
Tell you what, boys,
849
00:42:53,200 --> 00:42:54,600
when we did the time trial
before,
850
00:42:54,600 --> 00:42:56,680
with the old helicopters
on the back,
851
00:42:56,680 --> 00:42:58,720
and you started having
a go at me about me horn,
852
00:42:58,720 --> 00:43:00,240
well, I've found a little button
853
00:43:00,240 --> 00:43:05,440
in the Scania cab which turns
the average horn
854
00:43:05,440 --> 00:43:07,920
into a super-horn. Do you want to
have a little listen?
855
00:43:07,920 --> 00:43:09,240
Fire away.
856
00:43:09,240 --> 00:43:13,640
HORN BLARES
857
00:43:15,640 --> 00:43:17,320
Lovely stuff.
858
00:43:22,760 --> 00:43:24,920
It is stunning, though.
What a day to see it.
859
00:43:24,920 --> 00:43:26,680
I know there's a bit
of wind knocking about
860
00:43:26,680 --> 00:43:28,600
but the sun's out. Beautiful.
861
00:43:29,920 --> 00:43:31,400
It really was.
862
00:43:32,880 --> 00:43:35,320
But as we climbed higher
into the Brecon Beacons,
863
00:43:35,320 --> 00:43:38,880
that "bit of wind
knocking about"
864
00:43:38,880 --> 00:43:41,320
was definitely getting stronger.
865
00:43:42,760 --> 00:43:44,000
WIND GUSTS
866
00:43:44,000 --> 00:43:46,240
Oh, it's blowing now!
867
00:43:47,560 --> 00:43:50,240
Ho-ho, dear me!
868
00:43:50,240 --> 00:43:52,800
Having to concentrate
a bit harder now, aren't we?
869
00:43:53,800 --> 00:43:56,040
They are amazing
bits of engineering.
870
00:43:57,360 --> 00:43:58,800
I know we're saying it's tough,
871
00:43:58,800 --> 00:44:01,680
but just twirling a wheel,
foot on the brake,
872
00:44:01,680 --> 00:44:03,160
the vehicle does the rest.
873
00:44:03,160 --> 00:44:05,640
Just incredible bits of engineering.
874
00:44:05,640 --> 00:44:08,640
Although on a narrow,
winding road,
875
00:44:08,640 --> 00:44:12,000
in increasingly blustery conditions,
876
00:44:12,000 --> 00:44:15,320
things soon become less
incredible when one of those
877
00:44:15,320 --> 00:44:20,320
"bits of engineering"
comes the other way.
878
00:44:20,320 --> 00:44:21,360
BLEEP!
879
00:44:22,920 --> 00:44:24,000
Whoa!
880
00:44:26,680 --> 00:44:28,320
That was horrible. Did you see that?
881
00:44:28,320 --> 00:44:30,680
Literally that come from nowhere.
882
00:44:30,680 --> 00:44:32,160
That was a close one, that.
883
00:44:33,800 --> 00:44:36,440
And it was just another
timely reminder
884
00:44:36,440 --> 00:44:41,400
of what truck driving
is really all about.
885
00:44:44,160 --> 00:44:46,560
So much responsibility
in driving one of these.
886
00:44:47,720 --> 00:44:50,680
You've got to be on it
all the time.
887
00:44:50,680 --> 00:44:51,960
And you think about that
888
00:44:51,960 --> 00:44:54,240
day after day
after day after day.
889
00:44:56,760 --> 00:44:58,240
This is hard graft.
890
00:44:59,520 --> 00:45:02,440
Truckers watching this,
they'll know what I'm on about.
891
00:45:02,440 --> 00:45:04,680
I'm not sure I've got it in me,
to be honest.
892
00:45:07,600 --> 00:45:12,200
With the day drawing in
and the weather deteriorating,
893
00:45:12,200 --> 00:45:13,520
it was time to leave
894
00:45:13,520 --> 00:45:14,920
the scenic detour behind.
895
00:45:16,320 --> 00:45:18,640
The priority now
was to get as close
896
00:45:18,640 --> 00:45:21,160
to our final destination
as we could...
897
00:45:22,800 --> 00:45:24,240
..before this.
898
00:45:26,120 --> 00:45:27,800
NEWSREADER: Storm Eunice
hits the UK,
899
00:45:27,800 --> 00:45:30,680
with powerful winds causing
injury, damage and destruction.
900
00:45:30,680 --> 00:45:32,680
Oh, my God!
901
00:45:32,680 --> 00:45:35,640
For what's thought
to be the first time ever,
902
00:45:35,640 --> 00:45:38,000
both bridges here across
the Severn Estuary have closed
903
00:45:38,000 --> 00:45:39,560
because of the high winds.
904
00:45:41,720 --> 00:45:46,200
Storm Eunice had been giving
Britain a bashing.
905
00:45:48,040 --> 00:45:51,240
And once the worst had passed,
906
00:45:51,240 --> 00:45:55,280
how grateful we were to reach
the end of the road.
907
00:45:57,280 --> 00:46:04,080
Oh, there she is. Pembrey
Circuit. We made it, boys.
908
00:46:04,080 --> 00:46:06,720
I've had easier drives than that
in me life.
909
00:46:09,240 --> 00:46:13,720
A lot of sympathy for HGV drivers
in these conditions. It's horrible.
910
00:46:16,400 --> 00:46:18,680
But we weren't done yet,
911
00:46:18,680 --> 00:46:21,120
because we had finally pulled up
912
00:46:21,120 --> 00:46:23,760
at the home of Welsh motorsport,
913
00:46:23,760 --> 00:46:27,640
where it turned out, all this time,
914
00:46:27,640 --> 00:46:31,400
we'd been hauling everything
we needed to go...
915
00:46:31,400 --> 00:46:33,120
...truck racing.
916
00:46:34,640 --> 00:46:37,080
With over 1,000 horsepower,
917
00:46:37,080 --> 00:46:40,720
ten times the torque
of your average supercar,
918
00:46:40,720 --> 00:46:42,000
all reined in by enormous,
919
00:46:42,000 --> 00:46:44,440
steam-billowing,
water-cooled brakes,
920
00:46:44,440 --> 00:46:46,560
these five-tonne,
921
00:46:46,560 --> 00:46:50,120
rear-wheel-drive,
custom-built monsters
922
00:46:50,120 --> 00:46:52,800
are not for the faint of heart.
923
00:46:54,800 --> 00:46:59,040
A typical race sees grids
of up to 20 trucks
924
00:46:59,040 --> 00:47:01,800
doing battle
at speeds of 100mph.
925
00:47:04,120 --> 00:47:05,880
And because
on an unfamiliar track during
926
00:47:05,880 --> 00:47:07,720
an extreme weather event,
927
00:47:07,720 --> 00:47:10,080
diving straight
into this kind of action
928
00:47:10,080 --> 00:47:12,480
would be just plain stupid...
929
00:47:12,480 --> 00:47:15,200
What a lovely day
for a truck race!
930
00:47:17,000 --> 00:47:18,800
...before giving it
a go ourselves,
931
00:47:18,800 --> 00:47:21,080
we'd generously been given
a couple of laps
932
00:47:21,080 --> 00:47:23,200
to get to grips...
933
00:47:23,200 --> 00:47:25,760
...with our new rigs.
934
00:47:25,760 --> 00:47:27,120
These things are huge.
935
00:47:27,120 --> 00:47:29,160
Tell you what, though,
it's exciting.
936
00:47:30,920 --> 00:47:32,360
Here we go.
937
00:47:38,200 --> 00:47:40,640
Pad, Pad, Pad, no, Pad!
938
00:47:42,840 --> 00:47:43,920
CRASH!
939
00:47:43,920 --> 00:47:45,040
Ohhh!
940
00:47:45,040 --> 00:47:46,440
BLEEP!
941
00:47:48,200 --> 00:47:52,000
These racing trucks
are tough old birds.
942
00:47:52,000 --> 00:47:53,720
And with no harm done...
943
00:47:53,720 --> 00:47:55,440
...apart from that bit,
944
00:47:55,440 --> 00:47:58,640
back at the pits,
it was just a case of waiting
945
00:47:58,640 --> 00:48:02,960
for Eunice to pepper
the track with a hailstorm,
946
00:48:02,960 --> 00:48:06,200
and then, apparently,
it was time to go racing.
947
00:48:09,360 --> 00:48:12,160
Here we go, little bit
of damp on the road.
948
00:48:13,360 --> 00:48:15,400
Practise, don't you, in the dry,
949
00:48:15,400 --> 00:48:18,400
then it's hailstones
and we're in the damp.
950
00:48:18,400 --> 00:48:20,600
Oh, and just for good measure,
951
00:48:20,600 --> 00:48:24,160
we'd be starting from
the front of the grid.
952
00:48:24,160 --> 00:48:25,200
Got to be honest, I...
953
00:48:25,200 --> 00:48:27,320
...I'd have sooner have been
at the back of the grid.
954
00:48:27,320 --> 00:48:31,240
Now I've got the cast of Convoy
hurtling past me.
955
00:48:32,760 --> 00:48:36,280
Yes, truck racing
traditionally plays out
956
00:48:36,280 --> 00:48:37,920
in 15-minute bouts,
957
00:48:37,920 --> 00:48:41,280
often using a reverse grid system.
958
00:48:42,760 --> 00:48:44,880
Putting the slowest drivers
at the front
959
00:48:44,880 --> 00:48:46,400
is a good way to ensure
960
00:48:46,400 --> 00:48:49,840
lots of high-octane action.
961
00:48:49,840 --> 00:48:51,720
Never thought I'd do
a formation lap behind
962
00:48:51,720 --> 00:48:53,880
Flintoff and McGuinness.
963
00:48:53,880 --> 00:48:56,400
Putting us lot at the front,
964
00:48:56,400 --> 00:48:58,840
on the other hand, is madness.
965
00:48:58,840 --> 00:49:01,600
Paddy, what you doing?
966
00:49:01,600 --> 00:49:03,160
Formation, Pad.
967
00:49:03,160 --> 00:49:05,040
Fred needs to get by
the side of him.
968
00:49:05,040 --> 00:49:07,160
What is Paddy doing?
969
00:49:07,160 --> 00:49:09,600
This is the only time
I'll be at the front.
970
00:49:09,600 --> 00:49:11,240
So, I'm just enjoying it!
971
00:49:13,400 --> 00:49:15,600
Here we go, lead car's pulling out.
972
00:49:16,800 --> 00:49:17,880
Let's go.
973
00:49:19,640 --> 00:49:20,880
Come on!
974
00:49:26,800 --> 00:49:29,280
Ohhh, I'm all over the bloody shop.
975
00:49:32,560 --> 00:49:35,680
Blooming heck, he's muscled me
out already, Pad.
976
00:49:37,280 --> 00:49:39,440
Let's try and get away from him.
977
00:49:42,840 --> 00:49:44,800
This is sketchy.
978
00:49:46,200 --> 00:49:47,480
I'll tell you what,
979
00:49:47,480 --> 00:49:49,280
it's completely different
in the wet.
980
00:49:49,280 --> 00:49:51,240
Slow down.
981
00:49:51,240 --> 00:49:53,400
Into the hairpin.
982
00:49:56,960 --> 00:49:58,960
Whoooo-ho-ho!
983
00:50:00,600 --> 00:50:02,000
Lost it.
984
00:50:04,800 --> 00:50:07,280
Oh, Paddy's off again.
985
00:50:07,280 --> 00:50:08,360
Can I get back out?
986
00:50:08,360 --> 00:50:10,680
Oh, no!
987
00:50:10,680 --> 00:50:13,440
No. Come on!
988
00:50:13,440 --> 00:50:16,200
Paddy McGuinness is off.
989
00:50:16,200 --> 00:50:20,320
Oh, absolutely devastated!
990
00:50:21,760 --> 00:50:24,760
Just one minute
into our 15-minute race...
991
00:50:24,760 --> 00:50:26,360
It's a red flag.
992
00:50:26,360 --> 00:50:28,400
It's a red flag!
993
00:50:28,400 --> 00:50:30,720
...we'd all been told
994
00:50:30,720 --> 00:50:32,200
to stop.
995
00:50:33,200 --> 00:50:35,720
And while McGuinness's truck
was recovered to safety,
996
00:50:35,720 --> 00:50:37,720
we headed back to the grid,
997
00:50:37,720 --> 00:50:39,040
ready to restart
998
00:50:39,040 --> 00:50:43,600
from where we were sitting
when the race was red-flagged.
999
00:50:43,600 --> 00:50:47,400
That meant Harris was up front,
I was in fourth,
1000
00:50:47,400 --> 00:50:51,000
and McGuinness would be
at the back.
1001
00:50:51,000 --> 00:50:52,280
And I've got to be honest,
1002
00:50:52,280 --> 00:50:56,480
it feels nicer here.
It feels a lot nicer.
1003
00:51:03,560 --> 00:51:07,080
Here we go. And we're away again.
1004
00:51:09,440 --> 00:51:11,360
So we now appear to be in P-1,
1005
00:51:11,360 --> 00:51:12,680
which in my experience
1006
00:51:12,680 --> 00:51:14,600
is exactly where
you don't want to be for
1007
00:51:14,600 --> 00:51:17,680
a restart, cos you've just got
a massive target on your back.
1008
00:51:18,840 --> 00:51:21,760
With 14 minutes left
to survive...
1009
00:51:21,760 --> 00:51:22,800
Get your wipers on,
1010
00:51:22,800 --> 00:51:24,080
it's starting to rain.
1011
00:51:24,080 --> 00:51:28,840
...it was time to go racing again.
1012
00:51:32,000 --> 00:51:34,840
Bloody hell.
I say it's better at the back,
1013
00:51:34,840 --> 00:51:36,680
but it actually feels worse.
1014
00:51:36,680 --> 00:51:38,200
Cor blimey,
1015
00:51:38,200 --> 00:51:39,840
look at the congestion here.
1016
00:51:39,840 --> 00:51:41,680
Go, go, go, go, go.
1017
00:51:44,720 --> 00:51:46,240
Dear me.
1018
00:51:46,240 --> 00:51:48,520
I've got someone
right up my chuff now.
1019
00:51:50,920 --> 00:51:52,800
Oh, I went wide.
1020
00:51:52,800 --> 00:51:56,360
Oh, there's one coming up
the inside there, he's got me.
1021
00:51:58,480 --> 00:52:00,640
Get the windscreens on,
get the windscreens on.
1022
00:52:00,640 --> 00:52:03,240
I can barely see.
1023
00:52:05,160 --> 00:52:07,280
Ohh, got it back.
1024
00:52:07,280 --> 00:52:09,080
My word.
1025
00:52:10,880 --> 00:52:13,680
He's coming for me,
he's coming for me.
1026
00:52:15,880 --> 00:52:17,720
I've got to cover
that inside line.
1027
00:52:19,400 --> 00:52:21,640
This is tricky.
1028
00:52:23,120 --> 00:52:25,520
Jeez, come on, keep going.
1029
00:52:25,520 --> 00:52:28,520
Yes, Fred, that's better.
1030
00:52:28,520 --> 00:52:30,640
Not too fast round here.
No, no, stay on.
1031
00:52:34,320 --> 00:52:36,400
As the minutes ticked away,
1032
00:52:36,400 --> 00:52:39,600
the midfield were
gradually picking me off.
1033
00:52:39,600 --> 00:52:41,960
Going up me inside.
1034
00:52:41,960 --> 00:52:43,360
Keep going, Fred.
1035
00:52:43,360 --> 00:52:46,720
And it's safe to say
me and McGuinness were really
1036
00:52:46,720 --> 00:52:50,160
just trying to bring
our 150-grand racing rigs
1037
00:52:50,160 --> 00:52:52,040
back in one piece.
1038
00:52:53,120 --> 00:52:57,040
The windscreen wipers
have gone. I can't see.
1039
00:52:58,560 --> 00:53:00,280
My word!
1040
00:53:00,280 --> 00:53:03,080
But up at the front,
1041
00:53:03,080 --> 00:53:07,280
Harris had spent most
of his first-ever truck race
1042
00:53:07,280 --> 00:53:08,360
in the lead.
1043
00:53:08,360 --> 00:53:09,920
Come on!
1044
00:53:11,200 --> 00:53:13,480
And now, with just
a few minutes left
1045
00:53:13,480 --> 00:53:15,280
to the chequered flag,
1046
00:53:15,280 --> 00:53:19,200
the fight for the podium was on.
1047
00:53:22,480 --> 00:53:24,680
Sliding everywhere now.
1048
00:53:24,680 --> 00:53:28,160
They've got a surprising amount
of grip,
1049
00:53:28,160 --> 00:53:29,400
but if ever the grip goes away,
1050
00:53:29,400 --> 00:53:31,240
it's catastrophic.
1051
00:53:33,560 --> 00:53:35,080
No, no, no, no, no,
1052
00:53:35,080 --> 00:53:37,440
not this time.
No, no, no, come on.
1053
00:53:37,440 --> 00:53:40,000
Get it back, get it back,
get it back.
1054
00:53:40,000 --> 00:53:42,320
Get it back. Yes, yes,
1055
00:53:42,320 --> 00:53:45,480
yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
1056
00:53:45,480 --> 00:53:47,600
Ohhh. Got it back.
1057
00:53:50,040 --> 00:53:52,000
Come on, old girl.
1058
00:53:53,680 --> 00:53:56,000
This big fella's coming through.
1059
00:53:56,000 --> 00:53:58,200
Come on!
1060
00:54:05,200 --> 00:54:06,960
Oh, a bit of a lock-up.
1061
00:54:06,960 --> 00:54:09,520
BLEEP! I let him through.
1062
00:54:15,760 --> 00:54:17,000
Whoa.
1063
00:54:17,000 --> 00:54:19,800
Didn't really think
that was gonna happen.
1064
00:54:19,800 --> 00:54:21,200
Got thumped out the way.
1065
00:54:23,440 --> 00:54:25,600
Come on, keep going, keep working.
1066
00:54:27,240 --> 00:54:29,160
I can stay with them,
but I can't catch them.
1067
00:54:34,520 --> 00:54:35,920
Bit of oversteer there.
1068
00:54:42,040 --> 00:54:44,840
P-3. I'll take that.
1069
00:54:45,840 --> 00:54:47,400
I'll take that.
1070
00:54:47,400 --> 00:54:50,680
Wow. Wonder where the others are.
1071
00:54:53,280 --> 00:54:54,800
There we go.
1072
00:54:56,520 --> 00:54:58,760
Tell you what,
1073
00:54:58,760 --> 00:55:00,960
concentrated so hard, jeez!
1074
00:55:05,480 --> 00:55:08,520
Woooo!
1075
00:55:08,520 --> 00:55:09,640
Wow, that was sketchy.
1076
00:55:09,640 --> 00:55:11,240
That...
1077
00:55:15,320 --> 00:55:17,760
...was trucking.
1078
00:55:18,960 --> 00:55:20,920
CHEERING
1079
00:55:24,560 --> 00:55:25,800
That was intense.
1080
00:55:25,800 --> 00:55:27,040
That was intense. It was, it was.
1081
00:55:27,040 --> 00:55:29,320
But, congratulations, Chris Harris,
1082
00:55:29,320 --> 00:55:32,400
a podium on your very first outing!
1083
00:55:32,400 --> 00:55:33,760
Go on, Chrissie!
1084
00:55:33,760 --> 00:55:35,120
CHEERING
1085
00:55:37,600 --> 00:55:39,000
They were not messing about.
1086
00:55:39,000 --> 00:55:41,120
I had many more love taps
than I expected.
1087
00:55:41,120 --> 00:55:43,120
They were, they were aggressive.
They really were.
1088
00:55:43,120 --> 00:55:45,080
So we set out to learn more
about the trucking life.
1089
00:55:45,080 --> 00:55:48,280
We certainly did that.
We got the full experience,
1090
00:55:48,280 --> 00:55:50,280
all the highs and all the lows.
1091
00:55:50,280 --> 00:55:52,240
We did indeed, and when
everything's going well,
1092
00:55:52,240 --> 00:55:54,000
trucking's great.
You're king of the road.
1093
00:55:54,000 --> 00:55:57,080
But as soon as the weather turns,
it's a different story.
1094
00:55:57,080 --> 00:55:58,200
Oh, the wind.
1095
00:55:58,200 --> 00:55:59,840
Yeah, the wind, yeah.
1096
00:55:59,840 --> 00:56:01,800
Jeez. And it has changed
how I see trucks on the road.
1097
00:56:01,800 --> 00:56:05,120
Now, every time I see one,
I think, "Big respect."
1098
00:56:05,120 --> 00:56:06,360
Absolutely.
1099
00:56:06,360 --> 00:56:08,200
Yeah, hats off to the truckers,
that is a tough job.
1100
00:56:08,200 --> 00:56:10,000
It is indeed,
and if anyone wants
1101
00:56:10,000 --> 00:56:12,880
a couple of disused military
helicopters shifting,
1102
00:56:12,880 --> 00:56:14,880
give us a call!
That's it for tonight.
1103
00:56:14,880 --> 00:56:17,000
We'll be back next week,
when Chris drives
1104
00:56:17,000 --> 00:56:18,120
a very fast Maserati,
1105
00:56:18,120 --> 00:56:20,760
Fred drives a very futuristic
pick-up truck,
1106
00:56:20,760 --> 00:56:24,040
and I drive
a cheap old Honda Civic.
1107
00:56:24,040 --> 00:56:25,440
Living the dream.
1108
00:56:25,440 --> 00:56:27,640
Thanks so much for watching.
See you, then, goodnight.
1109
00:56:27,640 --> 00:56:30,560
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