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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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It's like the QE2.
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McGuinness, let's hear yours.
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What's that?! What's that? "Meep!"
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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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Oh!
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That's proper!
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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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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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You're in my bay, you clown.
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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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I'm blocking him in.
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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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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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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.
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Two for the Professor.
Three.
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What were yours for,
Chris? Not reaching the pedals?
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What about the theory?
First time?
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A first-time pass
for the Professor,
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but that was just a given.
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Well played, Pad. I must admit,
second time for me.
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What about the Chopper?
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I technically passed
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the first time that I took
the examination.
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Explain, Christopher.
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The first time, I didn't have
my licence with me
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and they sent me home.
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I drove four hours to London
and they sent me home.
253
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It's a cursory lesson
254
00:14:57,140 --> 00:14:59,059
to everyone out there -
follow the rules.
255
00:14:59,060 --> 00:15:01,619
And as I'm realising with
the whole world of trucking,
256
00:15:01,620 --> 00:15:04,420
it's a more grown-up world
than driving a car, isn't it?
257
00:15:05,460 --> 00:15:06,899
Oh, yes, it is,
258
00:15:06,900 --> 00:15:10,339
especially when you're driving
259
00:15:10,340 --> 00:15:13,380
the world's most powerful truck.
260
00:15:15,460 --> 00:15:19,659
Welcome to the Scania 770S,
261
00:15:19,660 --> 00:15:21,939
the big dog of the trucking world.
262
00:15:21,940 --> 00:15:28,419
770 horsepower and
a turbo-charged 16-litre V8.
263
00:15:28,420 --> 00:15:29,819
What I'm driving here
264
00:15:29,820 --> 00:15:32,459
is the Bugatti Chiron
of the trucking world.
265
00:15:32,460 --> 00:15:35,219
Ohhh...
266
00:15:35,220 --> 00:15:37,779
The envious looks
I get off the other truckers!
267
00:15:37,780 --> 00:15:41,140
They all want to be behind
the wheel of the big ol' Scania.
268
00:15:42,740 --> 00:15:44,459
Do they, though?
269
00:15:44,460 --> 00:15:46,899
Because when you're hauling
serious miles,
270
00:15:46,900 --> 00:15:51,180
real truckers
know that comfort is king.
271
00:15:53,620 --> 00:15:57,219
You're a trucker, you're in this
for hours and hours every day.
272
00:15:57,220 --> 00:15:59,059
You don't need 700 horsepower,
273
00:15:59,060 --> 00:16:01,539
what you need is space,
274
00:16:01,540 --> 00:16:02,979
somewhere to stretch out.
275
00:16:02,980 --> 00:16:06,539
This is the biggest, most spacious,
276
00:16:06,540 --> 00:16:09,820
most comfortable cab money can buy.
277
00:16:10,900 --> 00:16:14,739
This is the DAF XG+,
278
00:16:14,740 --> 00:16:18,020
the Rolls-Royce Phantom
of the trucking world.
279
00:16:19,860 --> 00:16:22,260
I've gone tech.
280
00:16:24,500 --> 00:16:28,139
This is the new
Mercedes-Benz Actros,
281
00:16:28,140 --> 00:16:31,180
and it really is
the Tomorrow's World of HGVs.
282
00:16:33,980 --> 00:16:37,019
All the tech you see here,
the camera mirrors,
283
00:16:37,020 --> 00:16:38,099
all the screens,
284
00:16:38,100 --> 00:16:40,859
all the self-driving help
for the HGV driver,
285
00:16:40,860 --> 00:16:42,739
it's going to percolate down
286
00:16:42,740 --> 00:16:46,219
into HGVs over the next five years.
287
00:16:46,220 --> 00:16:49,260
I am driving, quite literally,
the future.
288
00:16:50,740 --> 00:16:52,659
In fact, forget Actros,
289
00:16:52,660 --> 00:16:56,140
this is the Mercedes S-Class
of the trucking world.
290
00:16:57,100 --> 00:16:58,859
And I tell you what,
291
00:16:58,860 --> 00:17:01,740
it's naffing comfortable
and very, very quiet.
292
00:17:07,140 --> 00:17:11,700
So, three proper truckers
in three proper trucks.
293
00:17:13,220 --> 00:17:15,459
It was just as well
that we'd been given
294
00:17:15,460 --> 00:17:17,100
our first trucking mission.
295
00:17:18,540 --> 00:17:20,739
Each of our trailers
had been loaded
296
00:17:20,740 --> 00:17:23,739
with a mystery cargo
that we'd have to deliver
297
00:17:23,740 --> 00:17:27,260
to the south coast of Wales
by early the next morning.
298
00:17:30,540 --> 00:17:33,019
And that meant
we had plenty of time
299
00:17:33,020 --> 00:17:37,179
to squeeze in that
new trucker's rite of passage,
300
00:17:37,180 --> 00:17:41,659
taking a break at a good
old-fashioned truck stop.
301
00:17:41,660 --> 00:17:42,899
I tell you what, they look well,
302
00:17:42,900 --> 00:17:44,339
the three of them together,
don't they?
303
00:17:44,340 --> 00:17:45,619
They do.
304
00:17:45,620 --> 00:17:47,139
I can't believe you boys
haven't embraced
305
00:17:47,140 --> 00:17:48,619
the trucking attire.
306
00:17:48,620 --> 00:17:50,219
That's not trucking attire!
307
00:17:50,220 --> 00:17:51,419
It is!
308
00:17:51,420 --> 00:17:53,059
Can we walk in a bit behind him?
309
00:17:53,060 --> 00:17:57,339
The thing is, though,
truck stops these days...
310
00:17:57,340 --> 00:17:58,779
This is way too nice!
311
00:17:58,780 --> 00:18:02,499
Aren't quite as
old-fashioned as you'd think.
312
00:18:02,500 --> 00:18:03,700
Oh...
313
00:18:06,060 --> 00:18:07,260
Oh, very nice.
314
00:18:08,660 --> 00:18:10,099
Chris?
Yes?
315
00:18:10,100 --> 00:18:11,739
I don't want to stereotype
truckers,
316
00:18:11,740 --> 00:18:13,699
but I didn't realise
they wore cufflinks.
317
00:18:13,700 --> 00:18:15,379
I know.
This is...
318
00:18:15,380 --> 00:18:17,219
This is... This is next-gen.
319
00:18:17,220 --> 00:18:19,859
Hello, I'm sorry to ask,
but do you do
320
00:18:19,860 --> 00:18:21,219
an oat-milk latte?
I do.
321
00:18:23,740 --> 00:18:25,379
Hey!
322
00:18:25,380 --> 00:18:27,379
They only do the oat-milk lattes!
323
00:18:27,380 --> 00:18:28,780
Do they?
I can't believe it!
324
00:18:30,220 --> 00:18:31,580
I've got to say...
325
00:18:32,980 --> 00:18:34,459
this isn't what I expected.
326
00:18:34,460 --> 00:18:36,539
I thought it was going to be
a greasy-spoon job.
327
00:18:36,540 --> 00:18:38,340
No, this is...
This is proper.
328
00:18:41,300 --> 00:18:43,219
I tell you, I'm spoilt for choice.
329
00:18:43,220 --> 00:18:44,859
Buy a TV!
330
00:18:44,860 --> 00:18:46,660
Look at this, here! Pillows!
331
00:18:48,620 --> 00:18:50,739
What tractors do you drive, anyhow?
332
00:18:50,740 --> 00:18:53,779
I've got the Scania.
The Scania R450.
333
00:18:53,780 --> 00:18:55,859
Ooh.
I'm a 770S man.
334
00:18:55,860 --> 00:18:58,059
Ooh, Scania's quick.
It is quick.
335
00:18:58,060 --> 00:19:00,459
They've got some really nice
ratchet straps here.
336
00:19:00,460 --> 00:19:01,979
I'm thinking of doing
a big shop.
337
00:19:01,980 --> 00:19:04,540
Very civilised. This is lovely.
338
00:19:06,580 --> 00:19:09,019
Lads, if this is trucking,
I'm in.
339
00:19:09,020 --> 00:19:11,499
This is a nice coffee.
If this is trucking, I'm in!
340
00:19:11,500 --> 00:19:12,899
That's a lovely coffee.
341
00:19:12,900 --> 00:19:15,499
I can't understand why there's
a shortage in the industry.
342
00:19:15,500 --> 00:19:17,779
What a way to live!
Best job ever.
343
00:19:17,780 --> 00:19:20,699
And, once we'd fully brimmed
344
00:19:20,700 --> 00:19:23,460
on foamy milk
and freshly baked goods...
345
00:19:26,420 --> 00:19:27,499
back on the road,
346
00:19:27,500 --> 00:19:31,859
we were soon discovering
that real-world trucking comes
347
00:19:31,860 --> 00:19:33,819
with even more unexpected perks.
348
00:19:33,820 --> 00:19:36,179
I tell you one thing all car drivers
349
00:19:36,180 --> 00:19:38,459
would appreciate about trucks -
350
00:19:38,460 --> 00:19:40,660
the windscreen wipers
are fantastic.
351
00:19:43,060 --> 00:19:46,539
They just give you
the cleanest, crispest wipe -
352
00:19:46,540 --> 00:19:48,299
for want of a better phrase.
353
00:19:48,300 --> 00:19:49,419
And the washers.
354
00:19:49,420 --> 00:19:50,859
Watch this.
355
00:19:50,860 --> 00:19:52,579
Look at that!
356
00:19:52,580 --> 00:19:55,540
Just... perfect sweeping!
357
00:19:56,740 --> 00:19:59,140
Joyous! I love a good wiper.
358
00:20:06,700 --> 00:20:09,139
Do you know what else is lovely
about driving these trucks?
359
00:20:09,140 --> 00:20:10,779
When you're driving past cars,
360
00:20:10,780 --> 00:20:13,619
you can have a good nosey down
at inside the cab.
361
00:20:13,620 --> 00:20:15,779
You get a glimpse into
someone's life, don't you,
362
00:20:15,780 --> 00:20:17,659
when you look into
the car from this angle?
363
00:20:17,660 --> 00:20:19,299
Each to their own.
364
00:20:19,300 --> 00:20:20,819
I'm easily pleased.
365
00:20:23,740 --> 00:20:26,220
And it turns out
so are the producers...
366
00:20:27,300 --> 00:20:31,459
because since we were making
such effortless progress,
367
00:20:31,460 --> 00:20:34,939
they'd decided it was time
to see who had really come out
368
00:20:34,940 --> 00:20:37,580
top of the trucking class.
369
00:20:38,700 --> 00:20:42,060
And that meant making a stop
at an RAF base.
370
00:20:44,260 --> 00:20:47,339
Lads, that looks
like two helicopters.
371
00:20:47,340 --> 00:20:50,660
That's a wide load, that is!
372
00:20:51,860 --> 00:20:52,900
Yes, it was.
373
00:20:56,140 --> 00:20:59,499
To test our precision
truck-driving skills,
374
00:20:59,500 --> 00:21:01,019
we'd now take turns towing
375
00:21:01,020 --> 00:21:04,099
an inconveniently arranged
pair of helicopters
376
00:21:04,100 --> 00:21:06,420
through a twisty slalom course.
377
00:21:08,700 --> 00:21:11,299
With a time penalty
for any gates clipped,
378
00:21:11,300 --> 00:21:14,419
the cleanest, fastest run would win,
379
00:21:14,420 --> 00:21:18,419
which meant I'd need
to summon all 625 horsepower
380
00:21:18,420 --> 00:21:22,060
from the mighty Mercedes
15.6-litre straight six.
381
00:21:25,140 --> 00:21:28,779
Yeah, before I set off,
and in advance of you doing it,
382
00:21:28,780 --> 00:21:30,019
I can tell you
383
00:21:30,020 --> 00:21:33,419
that the old camera mirrors
weren't designed for this!
384
00:21:35,460 --> 00:21:37,139
Well, good luck.
385
00:21:37,140 --> 00:21:40,780
Three, two, one, go!
386
00:21:42,180 --> 00:21:44,019
Hoh!
Ho-hooo!
387
00:21:44,020 --> 00:21:45,619
That's a slow start.
388
00:21:45,620 --> 00:21:47,339
Wowsers!
389
00:21:47,340 --> 00:21:49,579
Why's he going so slow?
I don't know.
390
00:21:49,580 --> 00:21:53,219
Towing two helicopters.
I'm not aware of the weight.
391
00:21:53,220 --> 00:21:55,379
I've got over
2,000 foot-pound of torque.
392
00:21:55,380 --> 00:21:57,819
That's a penalty.
The state of it!
393
00:21:57,820 --> 00:21:59,019
Is that about the middle?
394
00:21:59,020 --> 00:22:00,419
Oh, he's panicking.
Oh, here we go.
395
00:22:00,420 --> 00:22:01,699
This is him now.
Oh, he's at an angle.
396
00:22:01,700 --> 00:22:03,580
Oh, it's at an angle, that,
as well. Look at it!
397
00:22:08,020 --> 00:22:09,179
There we go. That's one over.
398
00:22:09,180 --> 00:22:12,219
First one, bosh!
Knocked it over.
399
00:22:12,220 --> 00:22:13,459
I'm going to give it beans.
400
00:22:13,460 --> 00:22:15,699
We're going to save some time.
I'm giving it beans.
401
00:22:15,700 --> 00:22:17,739
Go on, hit it, hit it,
hit it, hit it, hit it, hit it!
402
00:22:17,740 --> 00:22:19,539
He's got to get through this one.
403
00:22:19,540 --> 00:22:21,299
Wah-ho!
404
00:22:21,300 --> 00:22:22,579
Straight through at speed!
405
00:22:22,580 --> 00:22:23,980
THEY GROAN That's disappointing.
406
00:22:25,420 --> 00:22:27,259
I've got to say,
407
00:22:27,260 --> 00:22:29,899
this place, like a penthouse.
408
00:22:29,900 --> 00:22:31,379
It's lovely, innit?
I tell you what,
409
00:22:31,380 --> 00:22:33,660
you've not seen any of it.
Absolutely fantastic!
410
00:22:35,540 --> 00:22:37,620
Right, again,
I'm going flat-out.
411
00:22:39,260 --> 00:22:41,260
Oh, hit that one.
412
00:22:42,700 --> 00:22:44,539
Ohhh!
413
00:22:47,500 --> 00:22:49,219
Oh!
I tell ya. Look at it all.
414
00:22:49,220 --> 00:22:51,099
You've got everything...
I could get into it.
415
00:22:51,100 --> 00:22:53,460
Everything's digital.
On screens. Apple CarPlay.
416
00:22:55,060 --> 00:22:57,140
Have a try at the
driving seat. How comfy?
417
00:22:59,981 --> 00:23:01,579
Ohhhh! Oh, he's here!
418
00:23:01,580 --> 00:23:03,420
He's back! We forgot about him!
419
00:23:04,500 --> 00:23:07,059
Over the line! For glory!
420
00:23:07,060 --> 00:23:08,499
That... Ohh!
421
00:23:08,500 --> 00:23:10,339
I tell you what, we loved that.
422
00:23:10,340 --> 00:23:12,979
That bit you did down there
and round the back?
423
00:23:12,980 --> 00:23:14,580
Oh, fantastic.
424
00:23:17,420 --> 00:23:20,099
Next, time to see
what Flintoff could do
425
00:23:20,100 --> 00:23:22,940
with 100 less horsepower
in his DAF.
426
00:23:23,940 --> 00:23:26,579
I've got to be honest, Fred,
being back
427
00:23:26,580 --> 00:23:29,139
in the old Scania,
I'm a bit envious of yours.
428
00:23:29,140 --> 00:23:31,459
I tell you what,
the DAF is lovely, isn't it?
429
00:23:31,460 --> 00:23:32,659
And what's that?
430
00:23:32,660 --> 00:23:33,819
I can stand up.
431
00:23:33,820 --> 00:23:35,539
I can stand up with my arms up.
432
00:23:35,540 --> 00:23:36,740
This is my tummy out.
433
00:23:38,420 --> 00:23:39,779
Here we go!
434
00:23:39,780 --> 00:23:42,339
Three, two, one...
435
00:23:42,340 --> 00:23:44,899
Go!
Whoa...
436
00:23:44,900 --> 00:23:47,299
Oh, I expected more
off the line.
437
00:23:47,300 --> 00:23:48,739
Foot's on the floor.
438
00:23:48,740 --> 00:23:51,179
Now, let's watch him
on the first bend, as per.
439
00:23:51,180 --> 00:23:53,859
Now, this is where you caught
one, Christopher.
440
00:23:53,860 --> 00:23:55,059
I caught one on the right.
441
00:23:55,060 --> 00:23:57,459
I'm just guessing.
Just guessing.
442
00:23:58,580 --> 00:24:00,339
Oh, same one!
443
00:24:00,340 --> 00:24:02,739
He's knocked it over.
Same one. So, there you go.
444
00:24:02,740 --> 00:24:03,819
Oh, I tell you what,
445
00:24:03,820 --> 00:24:06,059
it's a different beast
with a bit of weight.
446
00:24:06,060 --> 00:24:09,139
I've got to say,
being in that DAF,
447
00:24:09,140 --> 00:24:12,299
there's loads of room,
all the tech on it.
448
00:24:12,300 --> 00:24:13,579
The bed, it was electric...
449
00:24:13,580 --> 00:24:15,339
Although I have got
a fridge, here.
450
00:24:15,340 --> 00:24:16,740
Can I show you me fridge?
451
00:24:20,300 --> 00:24:22,020
Why have you got almond milk?
452
00:24:23,300 --> 00:24:25,619
Oh, oh, oh, not too fast!
453
00:24:25,620 --> 00:24:27,099
Oh, it's cutting in on me.
454
00:24:27,100 --> 00:24:28,899
That wasn't me, that.
It was braking for me.
455
00:24:28,900 --> 00:24:31,380
Oh, he's winged that through,
hasn't he?
456
00:24:32,380 --> 00:24:35,419
Come on.
Straight, straight, straight!
457
00:24:35,420 --> 00:24:38,059
Oh, no!
458
00:24:38,060 --> 00:24:40,939
Knocked the last one.
Ohhhh!
459
00:24:40,940 --> 00:24:42,139
On the left, there!
460
00:24:42,140 --> 00:24:44,699
HORN HONKS Ho-hooo!
461
00:24:44,700 --> 00:24:45,739
Two down.
462
00:24:45,740 --> 00:24:47,259
Well done, the Fiddler.
463
00:24:49,060 --> 00:24:51,299
I am not the Fiddler.
I'm the Admiral.
464
00:24:51,300 --> 00:24:53,019
And I don't want a roof neither.
465
00:24:56,380 --> 00:24:59,419
Finally, the Professor
466
00:24:59,420 --> 00:25:03,659
in the world's
most powerful truck.
467
00:25:03,660 --> 00:25:05,419
You're under
a bit of pressure here, Paddy,
468
00:25:05,420 --> 00:25:06,499
with your 700 horsepower.
469
00:25:06,500 --> 00:25:07,979
Watch the power.
470
00:25:07,980 --> 00:25:09,299
OK, here we go!
471
00:25:09,300 --> 00:25:12,620
Three, two, one, go!
472
00:25:13,820 --> 00:25:15,660
Phwoar! Come on!
473
00:25:17,500 --> 00:25:19,859
Whoa. Ooh.
474
00:25:19,860 --> 00:25:21,180
Here we go.
475
00:25:23,780 --> 00:25:24,819
He's clattered it.
476
00:25:24,820 --> 00:25:26,619
I don't even know
if I took one out or not.
477
00:25:26,620 --> 00:25:31,340
I literally cannot see
the end of these propellers.
478
00:25:32,700 --> 00:25:34,139
Oh, he's through.
He's through.
479
00:25:34,140 --> 00:25:35,779
He's not getting
through this one.
480
00:25:35,780 --> 00:25:38,620
He's going to panic.
Oh! Jesus, where am I?
481
00:25:40,540 --> 00:25:42,259
Ho-ho!
482
00:25:42,260 --> 00:25:46,339
The Scania might not be
as luxurious inside,
483
00:25:46,340 --> 00:25:48,340
but, by God, she can go.
484
00:25:49,980 --> 00:25:51,419
Bosh!
485
00:25:51,420 --> 00:25:53,219
Got to have made that through.
He's through there!
486
00:25:53,220 --> 00:25:54,659
He's through there.
Ooh, he's through!
487
00:25:54,660 --> 00:25:56,699
Whoa...!
488
00:25:56,700 --> 00:25:58,099
Whoa!
489
00:25:58,100 --> 00:25:59,339
We don't need this.
490
00:25:59,340 --> 00:26:01,779
OK. It's always a better day
when he doesn't win.
491
00:26:01,780 --> 00:26:03,339
Go! Go! Go!
492
00:26:03,340 --> 00:26:05,299
Oh, I took that quick.
493
00:26:05,300 --> 00:26:07,179
Ho-ho-ho! Hey-hey!
494
00:26:07,180 --> 00:26:08,659
Oh, he's smashed that!
495
00:26:08,660 --> 00:26:11,099
Yea-ah. Yeah!
496
00:26:11,100 --> 00:26:12,739
Come on, the Scania!
497
00:26:12,740 --> 00:26:14,339
Go on, son!
498
00:26:16,820 --> 00:26:19,140
We're over.
499
00:26:20,940 --> 00:26:23,579
I went for speed over precision.
500
00:26:23,580 --> 00:26:25,739
It's an odd look seeing a man
501
00:26:25,740 --> 00:26:27,139
wearing a cheap cowboy hat,
502
00:26:27,140 --> 00:26:28,539
towing two helicopters
503
00:26:28,540 --> 00:26:31,419
in the world's most powerful truck.
504
00:26:31,420 --> 00:26:33,660
Welcome to the BBC!
505
00:26:35,860 --> 00:26:37,899
Where the results were in.
506
00:26:37,900 --> 00:26:39,140
Ah!
507
00:26:40,180 --> 00:26:41,379
Thank you, sir.
508
00:26:41,380 --> 00:26:43,019
Thank you.
509
00:26:43,020 --> 00:26:44,859
Christopher Harris.
510
00:26:44,860 --> 00:26:47,819
Ooh!
Two minutes, 15 seconds,
511
00:26:47,820 --> 00:26:49,499
and that's including
512
00:26:49,500 --> 00:26:53,379
a 15-second penalty
for three hits. Shoddy.
513
00:26:53,380 --> 00:26:55,339
Freddie Flintoff...
514
00:26:55,340 --> 00:26:57,019
two minutes,
515
00:26:57,020 --> 00:27:02,259
plus a ten-second penalty
for two hits in the DAF.
516
00:27:02,260 --> 00:27:03,539
But...
517
00:27:03,540 --> 00:27:05,859
Oh, no...
in first place, boys,
518
00:27:05,860 --> 00:27:08,019
was there ever any doubt,
519
00:27:08,020 --> 00:27:11,979
with the 770 horsepower
of the Scania?
520
00:27:11,980 --> 00:27:15,859
One minute, 47 seconds.
521
00:27:15,860 --> 00:27:18,139
Plus a ten-second penalty
522
00:27:18,140 --> 00:27:19,219
for the two hits.
523
00:27:19,220 --> 00:27:22,019
Thank you, boys, giving me
the big... I love that.
524
00:27:22,020 --> 00:27:24,139
That's the truckers' salute.
525
00:27:24,140 --> 00:27:25,699
They recognise...
526
00:27:25,700 --> 00:27:27,299
They recognise a winner.
527
00:27:27,300 --> 00:27:31,259
I've got to say,
he might have been the slowest,
528
00:27:31,260 --> 00:27:33,579
but Chris Harris wins
for that horn.
529
00:27:33,580 --> 00:27:35,539
Let's hear yours, Pad.
530
00:27:36,740 --> 00:27:38,179
Ohhhh!
No!
531
00:27:39,820 --> 00:27:42,099
700 horsepower and a little squeak!
532
00:27:42,100 --> 00:27:44,339
No! No!
533
00:27:53,820 --> 00:27:56,539
You're thinking what?
World Championship!
534
00:27:57,740 --> 00:27:58,979
Hey!
535
00:27:58,980 --> 00:28:02,019
Trucking's in the blood, lads.
536
00:28:02,020 --> 00:28:03,419
I was born to do it.
537
00:28:03,420 --> 00:28:05,579
That Scania V8, what a machine!
538
00:28:05,580 --> 00:28:08,179
Everywhere I went in that thing,
539
00:28:08,180 --> 00:28:10,739
truckers would come over
to me like, "Respect."
540
00:28:10,740 --> 00:28:13,179
Respect. It was a beast
of a thing, that, a beast.
541
00:28:13,180 --> 00:28:15,179
I must say, I did like
the comfort of the DAF.
542
00:28:15,180 --> 00:28:18,699
That was some truck. And
we found your motorsport, Pad.
543
00:28:18,700 --> 00:28:21,339
Helicopter transportation.
544
00:28:21,340 --> 00:28:22,939
I've found a niche, Fred.
545
00:28:22,940 --> 00:28:24,459
And I'm going to fill it.
546
00:28:24,460 --> 00:28:26,699
Can I say that on the telly?
I think you just did.
547
00:28:26,700 --> 00:28:27,899
I did, yeah!
548
00:28:27,900 --> 00:28:30,099
Anyway, we'll get back to
that film later in the show,
549
00:28:30,100 --> 00:28:32,939
when things get
a whole lot stormier.
550
00:28:32,940 --> 00:28:34,299
But now, we must move on
551
00:28:34,300 --> 00:28:36,540
to big Chrissie Harris
and a very small car.
552
00:28:37,780 --> 00:28:40,259
Yes, this is the Lotus Elise,
553
00:28:40,260 --> 00:28:44,259
the back-to-basics British
sports car that arrived in 1996
554
00:28:44,260 --> 00:28:46,259
and has been on sale ever since.
555
00:28:46,260 --> 00:28:48,059
Until now,
556
00:28:48,060 --> 00:28:50,259
because Lotus has finally
killed off the Elise
557
00:28:50,260 --> 00:28:54,460
and, in its place, given us
something completely new.
558
00:28:59,860 --> 00:29:03,379
Straight out of Norfolk comes...
559
00:29:03,380 --> 00:29:04,579
the Emira.
560
00:29:04,580 --> 00:29:07,779
And first impressions are,
561
00:29:07,780 --> 00:29:10,260
it's not what you'd call ugly.
562
00:29:12,300 --> 00:29:16,459
In fact, this two-seat,
mid-engine sports car
563
00:29:16,460 --> 00:29:19,620
looks a million dollars.
564
00:29:23,460 --> 00:29:27,939
But thankfully, this Lotus
doesn't cost $1 million,
565
00:29:27,940 --> 00:29:30,300
or anything close.
566
00:29:36,620 --> 00:29:40,139
The car I'm driving right now -
75 grand.
567
00:29:40,140 --> 00:29:42,219
I know that's not chicken feed,
568
00:29:42,220 --> 00:29:44,819
but you tell me anything
near the same price
569
00:29:44,820 --> 00:29:46,819
that is anything near as good.
570
00:29:46,820 --> 00:29:48,459
There isn't one!
571
00:29:48,460 --> 00:29:52,740
This is supercar looks
for half the supercar price.
572
00:29:54,220 --> 00:29:56,819
And it's from Norfolk.
573
00:29:56,820 --> 00:29:58,460
I love it.
574
00:30:00,860 --> 00:30:03,900
And the good news
doesn't end there.
575
00:30:05,500 --> 00:30:07,219
I hate the word,
but look at it -
576
00:30:07,220 --> 00:30:09,179
it's nice in here.
It's pleasant.
577
00:30:09,180 --> 00:30:12,659
I've got modern screens,
I've got padding on the seats.
578
00:30:12,660 --> 00:30:14,459
There's no water
coming through the roof.
579
00:30:14,460 --> 00:30:16,699
I'm not whacking my elbow
against bits of metal.
580
00:30:16,700 --> 00:30:20,180
This is bold new territory
for Lotus.
581
00:30:21,380 --> 00:30:24,019
Yes, on the road
it's bigger than an Elise,
582
00:30:24,020 --> 00:30:26,459
but, frankly,
there are pencil cases
583
00:30:26,460 --> 00:30:28,299
that are bigger than an Elise.
584
00:30:28,300 --> 00:30:31,339
But I'm on a damp Welsh road,
585
00:30:31,340 --> 00:30:33,179
and this is Lotus territory.
586
00:30:33,180 --> 00:30:36,299
This car is sublime
in these conditions.
587
00:30:36,300 --> 00:30:38,819
It just glides over the surface.
588
00:30:38,820 --> 00:30:40,420
It breathes with the road.
589
00:30:41,540 --> 00:30:43,939
Lotus is better at making cars
590
00:30:43,940 --> 00:30:46,940
for bumpy British roads than
any other sports car company.
591
00:30:51,420 --> 00:30:54,859
But it's not enough
for this new Emira
592
00:30:54,860 --> 00:30:57,979
just to do the business
on the road. Lotus's history,
593
00:30:57,980 --> 00:31:00,339
its very DNA,
594
00:31:00,340 --> 00:31:01,819
is racing.
595
00:31:01,820 --> 00:31:03,219
And that means
596
00:31:03,220 --> 00:31:06,620
the Emira really has to do
the business on the track...
597
00:31:10,140 --> 00:31:12,739
where at first glance
you'd be forgiven
598
00:31:12,740 --> 00:31:15,419
for thinking
they've missed a trick.
599
00:31:15,420 --> 00:31:17,619
The engine is a supercharged V6
600
00:31:17,620 --> 00:31:19,260
with about 400 horsepower.
601
00:31:26,420 --> 00:31:28,779
0-60 - four and a half seconds,
602
00:31:28,780 --> 00:31:30,180
and over 180mph.
603
00:31:32,220 --> 00:31:35,379
I know. Hardly
tear-your-face-off quick
604
00:31:35,380 --> 00:31:36,619
in this day and age.
605
00:31:36,620 --> 00:31:40,779
The truth is, though, Lotus has
never really been too obsessed
606
00:31:40,780 --> 00:31:43,259
with those big numbers.
Lotus's obsession
607
00:31:43,260 --> 00:31:46,059
has always been
what makes the difference
608
00:31:46,060 --> 00:31:48,979
between a car
that's good to drive
609
00:31:48,980 --> 00:31:50,940
and a car that's great to drive.
610
00:31:56,620 --> 00:31:59,059
The steering is just razor-sharp.
611
00:31:59,060 --> 00:32:00,499
The front of the car
follows the direction
612
00:32:00,500 --> 00:32:02,940
exactly you want it to do.
613
00:32:04,380 --> 00:32:07,219
Every other sports car maker
now electric.
614
00:32:07,220 --> 00:32:11,060
But Lotus has a hydraulic power
steering rack purely for feel.
615
00:32:12,300 --> 00:32:14,259
Boy, does it make a difference!
616
00:32:14,260 --> 00:32:17,020
The steering on this car
is sublime.
617
00:32:18,580 --> 00:32:20,539
Especially as it's been paired with,
618
00:32:20,540 --> 00:32:24,059
yes, that manual gearbox.
619
00:32:24,060 --> 00:32:26,499
Lotus's founder, Colin Chapman,
620
00:32:26,500 --> 00:32:29,539
always insisted
that the gear lever be no more
621
00:32:29,540 --> 00:32:31,979
than a hand's width away
from the steering wheel.
622
00:32:31,980 --> 00:32:35,099
And, look, in the Emira -
perfection!
623
00:32:35,100 --> 00:32:37,060
Perfection.
624
00:32:59,220 --> 00:33:00,819
For price and power,
625
00:33:00,820 --> 00:33:02,939
this thing is bang on
a Porsche Cayman rival.
626
00:33:02,940 --> 00:33:05,460
And that is some stiff competition.
627
00:33:08,740 --> 00:33:11,379
Would I really choose
one of these over the Porsche?
628
00:33:11,380 --> 00:33:14,019
Well, I think, as a road car,
629
00:33:14,020 --> 00:33:15,699
the chassis
is more comfortable in this.
630
00:33:15,700 --> 00:33:17,899
It's probably got it licked.
631
00:33:17,900 --> 00:33:19,539
And it looks better
to my eyes as well.
632
00:33:19,540 --> 00:33:22,980
I can make a very good argument
for having one of these.
633
00:33:32,500 --> 00:33:35,339
The Emira, then, looks great,
it goes great,
634
00:33:35,340 --> 00:33:39,259
it costs a not insane amount
of money.
635
00:33:39,260 --> 00:33:40,940
So what's the catch?
636
00:33:42,260 --> 00:33:44,859
The catch is...
this all-new Lotus
637
00:33:44,860 --> 00:33:47,899
isn't quite so all new as
Lotus would have you believe.
638
00:33:47,900 --> 00:33:49,979
The engine,
borrowed from Toyota -
639
00:33:49,980 --> 00:33:53,019
basically the same as the one
from the old Evora.
640
00:33:53,020 --> 00:33:54,499
Same with the gearbox.
641
00:33:54,500 --> 00:33:55,659
Under the skin,
642
00:33:55,660 --> 00:33:57,699
this is the same
old Lotus formula
643
00:33:57,700 --> 00:34:00,740
wearing designer sunglasses
and a fancy new scarf.
644
00:34:02,580 --> 00:34:07,180
But you know what -
that doesn't matter one bit.
645
00:34:09,900 --> 00:34:11,500
The old Lotus formula was great.
646
00:34:13,340 --> 00:34:16,339
You don't want your local
chippy pivoting towards
647
00:34:16,340 --> 00:34:18,419
Mongolian fusion cuisine, do you?
648
00:34:18,420 --> 00:34:21,300
You want an honest
lump of battered cod.
649
00:34:22,700 --> 00:34:25,339
It might be an old recipe,
650
00:34:25,340 --> 00:34:28,899
but it is still a classic.
651
00:34:28,900 --> 00:34:30,739
I don't need more
than 400 horsepower.
652
00:34:30,740 --> 00:34:33,260
How fast can you actually go
on the road?
653
00:34:34,460 --> 00:34:36,499
You can enjoy more
of a car like this...
654
00:34:36,500 --> 00:34:38,860
in more places, more often.
655
00:34:39,820 --> 00:34:42,260
It's fit for Britain.
656
00:34:44,340 --> 00:34:46,859
And we need to enjoy it
while we can,
657
00:34:46,860 --> 00:34:50,139
because the Emira
might just be...
658
00:34:50,140 --> 00:34:52,539
the end of an era.
659
00:34:52,540 --> 00:34:55,419
They say this is the last
petrol-powered Lotus.
660
00:34:55,420 --> 00:34:57,659
From here on in, it's electric.
661
00:34:57,660 --> 00:35:00,339
I'm OK with that. Times change.
662
00:35:00,340 --> 00:35:02,299
But when it is all electric,
let's not forget
663
00:35:02,300 --> 00:35:04,740
how good this car was.
664
00:35:06,580 --> 00:35:08,139
I said last year
665
00:35:08,140 --> 00:35:09,819
that this was one of the cars
666
00:35:09,820 --> 00:35:12,460
I was most looking forward
to driving in 2022.
667
00:35:13,740 --> 00:35:16,300
So, does it live up to expectations?
668
00:35:17,340 --> 00:35:18,820
Absolutely!
669
00:35:25,060 --> 00:35:27,260
Absolutely!
670
00:35:39,900 --> 00:35:42,499
Do you know, I've got to say,
671
00:35:42,500 --> 00:35:45,899
for the money,
that is a beautiful car.
672
00:35:45,900 --> 00:35:47,859
And it gets even better.
This one that I drove -
673
00:35:47,860 --> 00:35:49,459
75 grand.
674
00:35:49,460 --> 00:35:51,859
Next year, there's going
to be a cheaper one,
675
00:35:51,860 --> 00:35:53,259
under 60 grand,
676
00:35:53,260 --> 00:35:54,899
with a turbo-charged
four-cylinder engine
677
00:35:54,900 --> 00:35:56,939
from the Mercedes A 45 hot hatch.
678
00:35:56,940 --> 00:35:59,179
I cannot wait to drive that one!
679
00:35:59,180 --> 00:36:00,579
My problem with Lotuses...
680
00:36:00,580 --> 00:36:02,819
I can never get in 'em. I'm too big.
681
00:36:02,820 --> 00:36:04,419
You struggled with the HGV!
682
00:36:06,500 --> 00:36:07,579
And I'm looking at this
683
00:36:07,580 --> 00:36:09,179
thinking there might be
a chance.
684
00:36:09,180 --> 00:36:11,139
Do you mind if I...?
Slip on in, Fred.
685
00:36:11,140 --> 00:36:14,459
New idea for a show here,
Pad. Can Fred Fit In It?
686
00:36:16,060 --> 00:36:19,179
Ooh! No problem.
I cannot believe it.
687
00:36:19,180 --> 00:36:20,819
I thought we were gonna
have to put lard
688
00:36:20,820 --> 00:36:22,539
round the doorframes
or summat like that.
689
00:36:22,540 --> 00:36:23,939
It's like a TARDIS.
It is.
690
00:36:23,940 --> 00:36:26,179
I tell you what this is.
I want one.
691
00:36:26,180 --> 00:36:28,179
Are you enjoying it?
Genuinely, I want one.
692
00:36:28,180 --> 00:36:30,659
OK. All right. Well, while
Fred makes himself comfy,
693
00:36:30,660 --> 00:36:32,699
it's time to batten down
the hatches
694
00:36:32,700 --> 00:36:35,740
and get back
to our big HGV adventure.
695
00:36:40,660 --> 00:36:43,099
BBC News at ten
o'clock. This is Nick Quraishi.
696
00:36:43,100 --> 00:36:46,299
The Met Office has issued
a rare red weather warning
697
00:36:46,300 --> 00:36:48,379
for parts of South West England
and South Wales
698
00:36:48,380 --> 00:36:49,739
tomorrow morning,
699
00:36:49,740 --> 00:36:53,020
as Storm Eunice moves in
from the Atlantic.
700
00:36:54,420 --> 00:36:57,660
Our mighty convoy
was closing in on Wales.
701
00:36:59,100 --> 00:37:00,500
Look at this, boys!
702
00:37:01,740 --> 00:37:04,179
But with our destination
on the south coast
703
00:37:04,180 --> 00:37:05,779
now within easy reach,
704
00:37:05,780 --> 00:37:07,459
approaching the Severn
705
00:37:07,460 --> 00:37:09,339
we were bracing ourselves
706
00:37:09,340 --> 00:37:13,499
for another
of trucking's rites of passage.
707
00:37:13,500 --> 00:37:14,939
Feel it now, Chris.
We're coming onto it.
708
00:37:14,940 --> 00:37:17,179
I can feel the wind.
709
00:37:35,740 --> 00:37:37,259
The back of your trailer's
710
00:37:37,260 --> 00:37:40,059
having a little sway there, Chris.
711
00:37:40,060 --> 00:37:42,419
Even though I'm getting
blown around a bit,
712
00:37:42,420 --> 00:37:44,219
the whole thing does feel
very stable, though.
713
00:37:44,220 --> 00:37:46,019
I don't feel I'm having
to steer into it much.
714
00:37:46,020 --> 00:37:47,659
What about you?
715
00:37:47,660 --> 00:37:49,660
Not even deviated off
the straight, this thing.
716
00:37:53,500 --> 00:37:54,739
Truth be told,
717
00:37:54,740 --> 00:37:57,379
our modern HGV masterpieces
718
00:37:57,380 --> 00:38:00,379
weren't in the least bit
bothered about the breeze.
719
00:38:00,380 --> 00:38:01,459
Tell you what, though,
720
00:38:01,460 --> 00:38:04,460
being this high up,
the views are amazing.
721
00:38:06,180 --> 00:38:08,019
But if you're starting to think
722
00:38:08,020 --> 00:38:09,899
this trucking game
might be for you,
723
00:38:09,900 --> 00:38:14,659
it's worth mentioning that life
isn't just about mega-machinery
724
00:38:14,660 --> 00:38:16,180
and comfy cabs.
725
00:38:18,300 --> 00:38:20,219
When you're a trucker,
726
00:38:20,220 --> 00:38:23,179
your life is ruled by the tacho.
727
00:38:23,180 --> 00:38:25,619
And I'm not on about
the tasty Mexican snack either.
728
00:38:25,620 --> 00:38:27,539
I'm on about
this bit of kit up here.
729
00:38:27,540 --> 00:38:28,979
That's a tachograph.
730
00:38:28,980 --> 00:38:32,739
And a tachograph logs all
your hours behind the wheel
731
00:38:32,740 --> 00:38:35,140
to make sure
you stick within the rules.
732
00:38:37,380 --> 00:38:41,259
Rules like you've got nine
hours of driving every day,
733
00:38:41,260 --> 00:38:44,420
apart from twice a week,
where you've got ten hours.
734
00:38:45,740 --> 00:38:48,779
Then you've got 11 hours
of consecutive rest,
735
00:38:48,780 --> 00:38:50,779
apart from three times a week,
736
00:38:50,780 --> 00:38:52,419
where it can be nine hours.
737
00:38:52,420 --> 00:38:55,259
Then you've got
56 driving hours a week,
738
00:38:55,260 --> 00:38:58,379
or no more than 90 hours
every two weeks.
739
00:38:58,380 --> 00:39:01,219
Oh, and every
four and a half hours,
740
00:39:01,220 --> 00:39:03,260
you've got to take
a 45-minute break.
741
00:39:04,220 --> 00:39:06,979
And trust me,
if you don't know those rules,
742
00:39:06,980 --> 00:39:10,300
they'll come down on you
like a ton of Yorkies.
743
00:39:13,380 --> 00:39:15,579
Of course,
you do soon become familiar
744
00:39:15,580 --> 00:39:17,700
with all the rules and regs.
745
00:39:19,460 --> 00:39:22,940
You might even start
to have a bit of fun.
746
00:39:24,540 --> 00:39:28,619
OK, I'm coming past,
Frederick. I'm coming past.
747
00:39:28,620 --> 00:39:30,419
Oh, he's making a move.
Go on, Chris,
748
00:39:30,420 --> 00:39:31,899
I'll flash you in, Chris.
749
00:39:31,900 --> 00:39:34,700
Not yet, not yet.
Double flash, please.
750
00:39:35,740 --> 00:39:37,740
In you come. In you come.
751
00:39:39,740 --> 00:39:43,579
Tell you what, boys,
we are making such good time,
752
00:39:43,580 --> 00:39:45,459
I think we might need to head off
753
00:39:45,460 --> 00:39:48,099
and find some proper,
open trucking roads.
754
00:39:48,100 --> 00:39:49,339
What do you reckon?
755
00:39:49,340 --> 00:39:50,540
Well up for that.
756
00:39:55,020 --> 00:39:58,459
But in the world of trucking,
757
00:39:58,460 --> 00:40:01,500
it turns out
nothing is straightforward...
758
00:40:03,340 --> 00:40:06,780
least of all when you leave
the motorway behind.
759
00:40:10,140 --> 00:40:11,259
Remember I told you
760
00:40:11,260 --> 00:40:13,779
we were gonna find
some nice open roads?
761
00:40:13,780 --> 00:40:15,299
I'm not sure this is
762
00:40:15,300 --> 00:40:17,979
what I had in mind, Chris,
to be honest.
763
00:40:17,980 --> 00:40:19,459
This is tight!
764
00:40:19,460 --> 00:40:22,019
This is where I really
admire seasoned truckers.
765
00:40:22,020 --> 00:40:25,259
The way they navigate these
small towns is very impressive.
766
00:40:25,260 --> 00:40:28,939
You're testing
our skills here, Christopher.
767
00:40:28,940 --> 00:40:31,980
I feel like I'm on a constant
hazard perception test.
768
00:40:41,300 --> 00:40:44,379
That right-hander
is hideous. Be careful.
769
00:40:44,380 --> 00:40:47,620
Nice and wide, Paddy, lad.
Nice and wide.
770
00:40:53,300 --> 00:40:54,500
Go on, Paddy!
771
00:40:58,980 --> 00:41:01,539
Driving through Abergavenny there,
772
00:41:01,540 --> 00:41:04,299
if I'd have done that in a car,
I'd have swore blind
773
00:41:04,300 --> 00:41:07,259
you'd have never have got
an HGV through there.
774
00:41:07,260 --> 00:41:10,699
I mean, it is a bit tight,
don't get me wrong,
775
00:41:10,700 --> 00:41:14,899
but it's amazing the roads
you can get along and through -
776
00:41:14,900 --> 00:41:17,259
providing everyone
moves out of the way.
777
00:41:17,260 --> 00:41:21,540
Which, of course,
you soon find they often don't.
778
00:41:22,740 --> 00:41:24,779
Bit of a div parked
his Kia right here
779
00:41:24,780 --> 00:41:25,980
on a double yellow.
780
00:41:27,100 --> 00:41:28,220
Where?
781
00:41:30,460 --> 00:41:32,340
Bloomin' heck,
it's tight round here.
782
00:41:41,060 --> 00:41:43,499
Watch this little white car coming
towards you an' all.
783
00:41:43,500 --> 00:41:45,499
This is actually
one of the advantages
784
00:41:45,500 --> 00:41:46,739
of being at the back.
785
00:41:46,740 --> 00:41:49,859
Jeez, that was tight.
That wasn't fun there.
786
00:41:49,860 --> 00:41:51,900
That was tense.
787
00:41:55,100 --> 00:41:58,899
But stick with
the trucking game long enough,
788
00:41:58,900 --> 00:42:03,860
and every now and again you'll
discover a little bit of magic.
789
00:42:07,620 --> 00:42:09,460
Wales is beautiful.
Look at those hills.
790
00:42:14,940 --> 00:42:18,340
I've got to say, this is proper.
791
00:42:23,900 --> 00:42:26,139
Welsh hills, sunshine's out,
792
00:42:26,140 --> 00:42:29,179
and I've got over 600 horsepower.
793
00:42:29,180 --> 00:42:30,700
What a recipe!
794
00:42:35,060 --> 00:42:37,339
Genuinely strange, coming on
all the roads that I've used
795
00:42:37,340 --> 00:42:40,619
for 20 years to test
supercars... in a truck.
796
00:42:40,620 --> 00:42:41,780
It's really quite pleasant.
797
00:42:42,980 --> 00:42:45,619
What a machine this is!
798
00:42:45,620 --> 00:42:48,459
The DAF is loving it.
Absolutely loving it.
799
00:42:48,460 --> 00:42:50,100
Just skipping up the hills.
800
00:42:51,740 --> 00:42:52,899
Tell you what, boys,
801
00:42:52,900 --> 00:42:54,339
when we did the time trial
before,
802
00:42:54,340 --> 00:42:56,379
with the old helicopters
on the back,
803
00:42:56,380 --> 00:42:58,339
and you started having
a go at me about me horn,
804
00:42:58,340 --> 00:42:59,899
well, I've found a little button
805
00:42:59,900 --> 00:43:05,139
in the Scania cab which turns
the average horn
806
00:43:05,140 --> 00:43:07,579
into a super-horn. Do you want to
have a little listen?
807
00:43:07,580 --> 00:43:08,859
Fire away.
808
00:43:15,300 --> 00:43:16,900
Lovely stuff.
809
00:43:22,380 --> 00:43:24,619
It is stunning, though.
What a day to see it.
810
00:43:24,620 --> 00:43:26,339
I know there's a bit
of wind knocking about
811
00:43:26,340 --> 00:43:28,300
but the sun's out. Beautiful.
812
00:43:29,500 --> 00:43:31,060
It really was.
813
00:43:32,540 --> 00:43:34,979
But as we climbed higher
into the Brecon Beacons,
814
00:43:34,980 --> 00:43:38,499
that "bit of wind
knocking about"
815
00:43:38,500 --> 00:43:40,940
was definitely getting stronger.
816
00:43:43,620 --> 00:43:45,940
Oh, it's blowing now!
817
00:43:47,180 --> 00:43:49,899
Ho-ho, dear me!
818
00:43:49,900 --> 00:43:52,460
Having to concentrate
a bit harder now, aren't we?
819
00:43:53,460 --> 00:43:55,700
They are amazing
bits of engineering.
820
00:43:57,020 --> 00:43:58,539
I know we're saying it's tough,
821
00:43:58,540 --> 00:44:01,419
but just twirling a wheel,
foot on the brake,
822
00:44:01,420 --> 00:44:02,819
the vehicle does the rest.
823
00:44:02,820 --> 00:44:05,379
Just incredible bits of engineering.
824
00:44:05,380 --> 00:44:08,299
Although on a narrow,
winding road,
825
00:44:08,300 --> 00:44:11,659
in increasingly blustery conditions,
826
00:44:11,660 --> 00:44:15,019
things soon become less
incredible when one of those
827
00:44:15,020 --> 00:44:20,019
"bits of engineering"
comes the other way.
828
00:44:22,500 --> 00:44:23,620
Whoa!
829
00:44:26,380 --> 00:44:27,979
That was horrible. Did you see that?
830
00:44:27,980 --> 00:44:30,299
Literally that come from nowhere.
831
00:44:30,300 --> 00:44:31,860
That was a close one, that.
832
00:44:33,500 --> 00:44:36,139
And it was just another
timely reminder
833
00:44:36,140 --> 00:44:41,020
of what truck driving
is really all about.
834
00:44:43,860 --> 00:44:46,220
So much responsibility
in driving one of these.
835
00:44:47,380 --> 00:44:50,339
You've got to be on it
all the time.
836
00:44:50,340 --> 00:44:51,659
And you think about that
837
00:44:51,660 --> 00:44:53,820
day after day
after day after day.
838
00:44:56,460 --> 00:44:57,860
This is hard graft.
839
00:44:59,220 --> 00:45:02,139
Truckers watching this,
they'll know what I'm on about.
840
00:45:02,140 --> 00:45:04,340
I'm not sure I've got it in me,
to be honest.
841
00:45:07,220 --> 00:45:11,859
With the day drawing in
and the weather deteriorating,
842
00:45:11,860 --> 00:45:13,099
it was time to leave
843
00:45:13,100 --> 00:45:14,540
the scenic detour behind.
844
00:45:15,980 --> 00:45:18,379
The priority now
was to get as close
845
00:45:18,380 --> 00:45:20,820
to our final destination
as we could...
846
00:45:22,420 --> 00:45:23,860
..before this.
847
00:45:25,780 --> 00:45:27,539
Storm Eunice hits the UK,
848
00:45:27,540 --> 00:45:30,379
with powerful winds causing
injury, damage and destruction.
849
00:45:30,380 --> 00:45:32,339
Oh, my God!
850
00:45:32,340 --> 00:45:35,339
For what's thought
to be the first time ever,
851
00:45:35,340 --> 00:45:37,659
both bridges here across
the Severn Estuary have closed
852
00:45:37,660 --> 00:45:39,140
because of the high winds.
853
00:45:41,340 --> 00:45:45,820
Storm Eunice had been giving
Britain a bashing.
854
00:45:47,620 --> 00:45:50,899
And once the worst had passed,
855
00:45:50,900 --> 00:45:54,940
how grateful we were to reach
the end of the road.
856
00:45:56,980 --> 00:46:03,739
Oh, there she is. Pembrey
Circuit. We made it, boys.
857
00:46:03,740 --> 00:46:06,300
I've had easier drives than that
in me life.
858
00:46:08,940 --> 00:46:13,340
A lot of sympathy for HGV drivers
in these conditions. It's horrible.
859
00:46:16,100 --> 00:46:18,299
But we weren't done yet,
860
00:46:18,300 --> 00:46:20,739
because we had finally pulled up
861
00:46:20,740 --> 00:46:23,379
at the home of Welsh motorsport,
862
00:46:23,380 --> 00:46:27,299
where it turned out, all this time,
863
00:46:27,300 --> 00:46:31,059
we'd been hauling everything
we needed to go...
864
00:46:31,060 --> 00:46:32,740
truck racing.
865
00:46:34,260 --> 00:46:36,779
With over 1,000 horsepower,
866
00:46:36,780 --> 00:46:40,459
ten times the torque
of your average supercar,
867
00:46:40,460 --> 00:46:41,659
all reined in by enormous,
868
00:46:41,660 --> 00:46:44,099
steam-billowing,
water-cooled brakes,
869
00:46:44,100 --> 00:46:46,339
these five-tonne,
870
00:46:46,340 --> 00:46:49,779
rear-wheel-drive,
custom-built monsters
871
00:46:49,780 --> 00:46:52,420
are not for the faint of heart.
872
00:46:54,460 --> 00:46:58,739
A typical race sees grids
of up to 20 trucks
873
00:46:58,740 --> 00:47:01,420
doing battle
at speeds of 100mph.
874
00:47:03,820 --> 00:47:05,579
And because
on an unfamiliar track during
875
00:47:05,580 --> 00:47:07,459
an extreme weather event,
876
00:47:07,460 --> 00:47:09,699
diving straight
into this kind of action
877
00:47:09,700 --> 00:47:12,139
would be just plain stupid...
878
00:47:12,140 --> 00:47:14,780
What a lovely day
for a truck race!
879
00:47:16,660 --> 00:47:18,499
Before giving it a go ourselves,
880
00:47:18,500 --> 00:47:20,699
we'd generously been given
a couple of laps
881
00:47:20,700 --> 00:47:22,899
to get to grips...
882
00:47:22,900 --> 00:47:25,419
with our new rigs.
883
00:47:25,420 --> 00:47:26,819
These things are huge.
884
00:47:26,820 --> 00:47:28,820
Tell you what, though,
it's exciting.
885
00:47:30,540 --> 00:47:32,060
Here we go.
886
00:47:37,820 --> 00:47:40,340
Pad, Pad, Pad, no, Pad!
887
00:47:43,580 --> 00:47:44,659
Ohhh!
888
00:47:47,900 --> 00:47:51,619
These racing trucks
are tough old birds.
889
00:47:51,620 --> 00:47:53,379
And with no harm done...
890
00:47:53,380 --> 00:47:55,139
apart from that bit,
891
00:47:55,140 --> 00:47:58,379
back at the pits,
it was just a case of waiting
892
00:47:58,380 --> 00:48:02,619
for Eunice to pepper
the track with a hailstorm,
893
00:48:02,620 --> 00:48:05,820
and then, apparently,
it was time to go racing.
894
00:48:09,020 --> 00:48:11,820
Here we go, little bit
of damp on the road.
895
00:48:13,060 --> 00:48:15,139
Practise, don't you, in the dry,
896
00:48:15,140 --> 00:48:17,979
then it's hailstones
and we're in the damp.
897
00:48:17,980 --> 00:48:20,259
Oh, and just for good measure,
898
00:48:20,260 --> 00:48:23,819
we'd be starting from
the front of the grid.
899
00:48:23,820 --> 00:48:24,859
Got to be honest, I...
900
00:48:24,860 --> 00:48:27,099
I'd have sooner have been
at the back of the grid.
901
00:48:27,100 --> 00:48:30,900
Now I've got the cast of Convoy
hurtling past me.
902
00:48:32,460 --> 00:48:35,939
Yes, truck racing
traditionally plays out
903
00:48:35,940 --> 00:48:37,579
in 15-minute bouts,
904
00:48:37,580 --> 00:48:40,940
often using a reverse grid system.
905
00:48:42,460 --> 00:48:44,579
Putting the slowest drivers
at the front
906
00:48:44,580 --> 00:48:45,979
is a good way to ensure
907
00:48:45,980 --> 00:48:49,539
lots of high-octane action.
908
00:48:49,540 --> 00:48:51,419
Never thought I'd do
a formation lap behind
909
00:48:51,420 --> 00:48:53,499
Flintoff and McGuinness.
910
00:48:53,500 --> 00:48:56,139
Putting us lot at the front,
911
00:48:56,140 --> 00:48:58,539
on the other hand, is madness.
912
00:48:58,540 --> 00:49:01,219
Paddy, what you doing?
913
00:49:01,220 --> 00:49:02,819
Formation, Pad.
914
00:49:02,820 --> 00:49:04,659
Fred needs to get by
the side of him.
915
00:49:04,660 --> 00:49:06,859
What is Paddy doing?
916
00:49:06,860 --> 00:49:09,219
This is the only time
I'll be at the front.
917
00:49:09,220 --> 00:49:10,900
So, I'm just enjoying it!
918
00:49:12,980 --> 00:49:15,220
Here we go, lead car's pulling out.
919
00:49:16,460 --> 00:49:17,460
Let's go.
920
00:49:19,300 --> 00:49:20,540
Come on!
921
00:49:26,460 --> 00:49:28,940
Ohhh, I'm all over the bloody shop.
922
00:49:32,300 --> 00:49:35,340
Blooming heck, he's muscled me
out already, Pad.
923
00:49:36,980 --> 00:49:39,060
Let's try and get away from him.
924
00:49:42,460 --> 00:49:44,460
This is sketchy.
925
00:49:45,860 --> 00:49:47,099
I'll tell you what,
926
00:49:47,100 --> 00:49:48,979
it's completely different
in the wet.
927
00:49:48,980 --> 00:49:50,899
Slow down.
928
00:49:50,900 --> 00:49:53,020
Into the hairpin.
929
00:49:56,660 --> 00:49:58,620
Whoooo-ho-ho!
930
00:50:00,300 --> 00:50:01,620
Lost it.
931
00:50:04,380 --> 00:50:06,979
Oh, Paddy's off again.
932
00:50:06,980 --> 00:50:08,059
Can I get back out?
933
00:50:08,060 --> 00:50:10,259
Oh, no!
934
00:50:10,260 --> 00:50:13,059
No. Come on!
935
00:50:13,060 --> 00:50:15,819
Paddy McGuinness is off.
936
00:50:15,820 --> 00:50:19,980
Oh, absolutely devastated!
937
00:50:21,460 --> 00:50:24,379
Just one minute
into our 15-minute race...
938
00:50:24,380 --> 00:50:26,019
It's a red flag.
939
00:50:26,020 --> 00:50:28,099
It's a red flag!
940
00:50:28,100 --> 00:50:30,379
We'd all been told
941
00:50:30,380 --> 00:50:31,820
to stop.
942
00:50:32,900 --> 00:50:35,379
And while McGuinness's truck
was recovered to safety,
943
00:50:35,380 --> 00:50:37,299
we headed back to the grid,
944
00:50:37,300 --> 00:50:38,739
ready to restart
945
00:50:38,740 --> 00:50:43,379
from where we were sitting
when the race was red-flagged.
946
00:50:43,380 --> 00:50:47,059
That meant Harris was up front,
I was in fourth,
947
00:50:47,060 --> 00:50:50,659
and McGuinness would be
at the back.
948
00:50:50,660 --> 00:50:51,939
And I've got to be honest,
949
00:50:51,940 --> 00:50:56,180
it feels nicer here.
It feels a lot nicer.
950
00:51:03,260 --> 00:51:06,740
Here we go. And we're away again.
951
00:51:09,020 --> 00:51:11,019
So we now appear to be in P-1,
952
00:51:11,020 --> 00:51:12,379
which in my experience
953
00:51:12,380 --> 00:51:14,259
is exactly where
you don't want to be for
954
00:51:14,260 --> 00:51:17,340
a restart, cos you've just got
a massive target on your back.
955
00:51:18,540 --> 00:51:21,379
With 14 minutes left
to survive...
956
00:51:21,380 --> 00:51:22,380
Get your wipers on,
957
00:51:22,381 --> 00:51:23,739
it's starting to rain.
958
00:51:23,740 --> 00:51:28,500
It was time to go racing again.
959
00:51:31,740 --> 00:51:34,459
Bloody hell.
I say it's better at the back,
960
00:51:34,460 --> 00:51:36,339
but it actually feels worse.
961
00:51:36,340 --> 00:51:37,859
Cor blimey,
962
00:51:37,860 --> 00:51:39,499
look at the congestion here.
963
00:51:39,500 --> 00:51:41,300
Go, go, go, go, go.
964
00:51:44,340 --> 00:51:45,939
Dear me.
965
00:51:45,940 --> 00:51:48,140
I've got someone
right up my chuff now.
966
00:51:50,540 --> 00:51:52,459
Oh, I went wide.
967
00:51:52,460 --> 00:51:56,060
Oh, there's one coming up
the inside there, he's got me.
968
00:51:58,140 --> 00:52:00,339
Get the windscreens on,
get the windscreens on.
969
00:52:00,340 --> 00:52:02,820
I can barely see.
970
00:52:04,780 --> 00:52:06,899
Ohh, got it back.
971
00:52:06,900 --> 00:52:08,700
My word.
972
00:52:10,540 --> 00:52:13,380
He's coming for me,
he's coming for me.
973
00:52:15,580 --> 00:52:17,420
I've got to cover
that inside line.
974
00:52:19,060 --> 00:52:21,300
This is tricky.
975
00:52:22,740 --> 00:52:25,179
Jeez, come on, keep going.
976
00:52:25,180 --> 00:52:28,219
Yes, Fred, that's better.
977
00:52:28,220 --> 00:52:30,260
Not too fast round here.
No, no, stay on.
978
00:52:33,940 --> 00:52:36,139
As the minutes ticked away,
979
00:52:36,140 --> 00:52:39,179
the midfield were
gradually picking me off.
980
00:52:39,180 --> 00:52:41,619
Going up me inside.
981
00:52:41,620 --> 00:52:43,019
Keep going, Fred.
982
00:52:43,020 --> 00:52:46,459
And it's safe to say
me and McGuinness were really
983
00:52:46,460 --> 00:52:49,739
just trying to bring
our 150-grand racing rigs
984
00:52:49,740 --> 00:52:51,700
back in one piece.
985
00:52:52,780 --> 00:52:56,620
The windscreen wipers
have gone. I can't see.
986
00:52:58,260 --> 00:52:59,899
My word!
987
00:52:59,900 --> 00:53:02,739
But up at the front,
988
00:53:02,740 --> 00:53:06,939
Harris had spent most
of his first-ever truck race
989
00:53:06,940 --> 00:53:08,019
in the lead.
990
00:53:08,020 --> 00:53:09,500
Come on!
991
00:53:10,860 --> 00:53:13,139
And now, with just
a few minutes left
992
00:53:13,140 --> 00:53:14,939
to the chequered flag,
993
00:53:14,940 --> 00:53:18,860
the fight for the podium was on.
994
00:53:22,100 --> 00:53:24,299
Sliding everywhere now.
995
00:53:24,300 --> 00:53:27,779
They've got a surprising amount
of grip,
996
00:53:27,780 --> 00:53:29,059
but if ever the grip goes away,
997
00:53:29,060 --> 00:53:30,900
it's catastrophic.
998
00:53:33,180 --> 00:53:34,819
No, no, no, no, no,
999
00:53:34,820 --> 00:53:37,139
not this time.
No, no, no, come on.
1000
00:53:37,140 --> 00:53:39,699
Get it back, get it back,
get it back.
1001
00:53:39,700 --> 00:53:41,939
Get it back. Yes, yes,
1002
00:53:41,940 --> 00:53:45,139
yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
1003
00:53:45,140 --> 00:53:47,220
Ohhh. Got it back.
1004
00:53:49,660 --> 00:53:51,700
Come on, old girl.
1005
00:53:53,300 --> 00:53:55,659
This big fella's coming through.
1006
00:53:55,660 --> 00:53:57,820
Come on!
1007
00:54:04,860 --> 00:54:06,659
Oh, a bit of a lock-up.
1008
00:54:06,660 --> 00:54:09,140
BLEEP! I let him through.
1009
00:54:15,460 --> 00:54:16,659
Whoa.
1010
00:54:16,660 --> 00:54:19,459
Didn't really think
that was gonna happen.
1011
00:54:19,460 --> 00:54:20,820
Got thumped out the way.
1012
00:54:23,060 --> 00:54:25,220
Come on, keep going, keep working.
1013
00:54:26,980 --> 00:54:28,820
I can stay with them,
but I can't catch them.
1014
00:54:34,140 --> 00:54:35,580
Bit of oversteer there.
1015
00:54:41,660 --> 00:54:44,500
P-3. I'll take that.
1016
00:54:45,500 --> 00:54:47,019
I'll take that.
1017
00:54:47,020 --> 00:54:50,300
Wow. Wonder where the others are.
1018
00:54:52,940 --> 00:54:54,460
There we go.
1019
00:54:56,220 --> 00:54:58,379
Tell you what,
1020
00:54:58,380 --> 00:55:00,580
concentrated so hard, jeez!
1021
00:55:05,140 --> 00:55:08,139
Woooo!
1022
00:55:08,140 --> 00:55:09,299
Wow, that was sketchy.
1023
00:55:09,300 --> 00:55:10,900
That...
1024
00:55:14,980 --> 00:55:17,420
was trucking.
1025
00:55:24,260 --> 00:55:25,419
That was intense.
1026
00:55:25,420 --> 00:55:26,659
That was intense. It was, it was.
1027
00:55:26,660 --> 00:55:28,979
But, congratulations, Chris Harris,
1028
00:55:28,980 --> 00:55:32,059
a podium on your very first outing!
1029
00:55:32,060 --> 00:55:33,459
Go on, Chrissie!
1030
00:55:37,260 --> 00:55:38,739
They were not messing about.
1031
00:55:38,740 --> 00:55:40,779
I had many more love taps
than I expected.
1032
00:55:40,780 --> 00:55:42,819
They were, they were aggressive.
They really were.
1033
00:55:42,820 --> 00:55:44,819
So we set out to learn more
about the trucking life.
1034
00:55:44,820 --> 00:55:47,899
We certainly did that.
We got the full experience,
1035
00:55:47,900 --> 00:55:49,979
all the highs and all the lows.
1036
00:55:49,980 --> 00:55:51,939
We did indeed, and when
everything's going well,
1037
00:55:51,940 --> 00:55:53,699
trucking's great.
You're king of the road.
1038
00:55:53,700 --> 00:55:56,699
But as soon as the weather turns,
it's a different story.
1039
00:55:56,700 --> 00:55:57,819
Oh, the wind.
1040
00:55:57,820 --> 00:55:59,499
Yeah, the wind, yeah.
1041
00:55:59,500 --> 00:56:01,459
Jeez. And it has changed
how I see trucks on the road.
1042
00:56:01,460 --> 00:56:04,739
Now, every time I see one,
I think, "Big respect."
1043
00:56:04,740 --> 00:56:06,059
Absolutely.
1044
00:56:06,060 --> 00:56:07,899
Yeah, hats off to the truckers,
that is a tough job.
1045
00:56:07,900 --> 00:56:09,699
It is indeed,
and if anyone wants
1046
00:56:09,700 --> 00:56:12,499
a couple of disused military
helicopters shifting,
1047
00:56:12,500 --> 00:56:14,539
give us a call!
That's it for tonight.
1048
00:56:14,540 --> 00:56:16,739
We'll be back next week,
when Chris drives
1049
00:56:16,740 --> 00:56:17,819
a very fast Maserati,
1050
00:56:17,820 --> 00:56:20,459
Fred drives a very futuristic
pick-up truck,
1051
00:56:20,460 --> 00:56:23,619
and I drive
a cheap old Honda Civic.
1052
00:56:23,620 --> 00:56:25,059
Living the dream.
1053
00:56:25,060 --> 00:56:27,299
Thanks so much for watching.
See you, then, goodnight.
1054
00:56:30,204 --> 00:56:32,204
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