TeamDrugMoney

That was fun! Kind of you to post the link for others!

tkids

Here you go. Currently on YOUTUBE and I posted the links in Off Topic.

https://rennlist.com/forums/showthre...ferrerid=38866

Tacet-Conundrum

Stig Farm. Can't help it but I think each Stig they have ever had has been pretty talentless. Still faster than me but I know some of those cars they test can go faster around that airfield of theirs.

Now on to the US Top Gear. What a piece. If they want to make it anywhere entertaining they need to get some talented writers. I wonder how much they spend on that show? Does Tanner do most of the writing? Off topic me nose....

MJones

Thanks for the link! That was fun.

Clifton

Second that!! I cringe at the one-liners while watching the US episodes. I only watch in hopes that they actually get better. In the most recent episode, the guys seem to be developing a little chemistry, which is something they lack in comparison to the BBC version.

Reminds me when NBC piloted the US versions of the show "The Office". All they did was clone the BBC version and made them more politically correct. The US episodes were terrible at first, but eventually got better, albeit still not as good as the original.

CRex

The first season of the UK Top Gear was rather awful too but BBC corrected it quickly with a mid-season re-cast (May replaced some douche that reminded me of the three stooges on History Channel) plus good, original scriptwriting. The characters themselves obviously improved and developed their on-screen persona over time, and the rest the series as we know it.

Bit unlike the UK show, History Channel lacks a REAL character to build the show around. There's not half an entertainer among the summation of the three presenters...

john.ilacad

Saw this special last night and it was great! I still prefer the Bolivia/Rainforest special they had a few seasons ago, but this was worth the watch.

The more I see/hear the GT3 RS, the more I want it. One day I'll have one.

silverboy

Always entertaining to watch. Thanks.

CBejbl

Great episode! My wife has also become a big fan.

Nugget

Bah, they're both just a copy of the Japanese 'The Office'

Clifton

Bwhahahaa - had not seen that. Hilarious!

s4awd

hmmm. Hammond's off looks very familiar :P

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQLM-K9TwWM

Larry Cable

TOTALLY - looks like an off camber crest ... lifted I wonder?

Nugget

Yeah, I had the same thought. Watching Hammond's off I kept expecting him to say "please don't hit the wall! please don't hit the wall!"

TRAKCAR

Maybe lifted, but the car also gets very light there, it's kindof a dip and it's the tricky part of the S-es.. When in doubt always just ram straight over the curbs..
I've done so a few times, here in the Mustang: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ePEFYYpZMk FF to 1:15.