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Hello, and welcome to Top Gear.
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It's the last show of the series,
but what a series it's been.
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We've scaled the Andes,
we've raced a fighter jet,
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and we've strapped Fred in a car
and thrown him off a dam.
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Couldn't have gone better,
folks, let me tell you.
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It could have gone better for you.
You bought the worst car
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in the history of Top Gear
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and you made the worst off-roader
in the history of...
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..anything.
True.
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You've not been the same since
we dressed you as a dinosaur
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and threw golf balls at you.
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Anyhow, tonight we are going out
in a blaze of flashing blue lights.
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We've got police, we've got fire,
we've got the Ambulance Service.
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Ooh! Are you doing
another bungee? Oh, no.
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Tonight, we've got
the emergency services showdown.
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Oh, yes, we have!
Ooh!
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But before that, there's a new
600-horsepower performance car out.
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And I'd had enough of Harris
snaffling all the shiny new
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stuff, so I went
to take a look for meself.
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This...
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..is the new BMW M8.
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And at over £120,000,
this Competition version is
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the most expensive car that BMW's
legendary M division has ever made,
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which means it should be
pretty special.
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Oh-ho-ho! Yes, indeed! I have been
looking forward to this!
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Now, this isn't just
a very expensive car,
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it's also a very fast car.
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In fact, they say this is
the fastest BMW ever.
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Shall we find out?
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Nice.
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Here we go.
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It's got a 4.4-litre V8 engine
that gives you 616 brake horsepower.
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That's just as much as a McLaren F1.
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It'll do 0-60 in just over three
seconds, and it just keeps going
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all the way up to 189mph!
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BMW, you've lost your minds!
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And like all fast BMWs, this kind of
pace means the M8 will easily
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find its natural place
on Britain's roads,
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planted firmly in the outside lane
of the motorway
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six inches from your back bumper.
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But the M8 isn't just
a top-speed hero.
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The good folk at BMW have been doing
this for a while. They're no mugs.
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They know roads and tracks
don't just have straight bits,
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they've got bendy bits, as well...
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..which means the M8 is more than
capable to do things like this.
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It's got a genius four-wheel-drive
system that puts the power
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exactly where you need it.
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And this isn't a light car.
It's almost two tonnes, this thing.
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Two tonnes!
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But there's so much grip
it feels so much smaller.
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And it's got all the good stuff
on it, as well -
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active differentials, adaptive
damping, carbon ceramic brakes...
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I mean, for 120 grand, it should do.
For 120 grand, actually,
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it should be ironing me shirts.
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Now, if you're feeling brave,
you can switch your M8 from
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sensible four-wheel drive to much
less sensible rear-wheel drive...
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..which does make things
a little bit livelier.
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It turns out 600 brake horsepower...
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..isn't that easy to control.
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Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
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Once that four-wheel drive
comes off,
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it's a lottery.
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Not so good for the ol' ticker,
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but a lot of fun.
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Whoa!
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This might look like immature fun,
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but trust me...
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..this is important
consumer testing!
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Yep! Definitely two-wheel drive.
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And when you've got all that
out of your system,
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you'll find the M8 is
a lovely place to kick back.
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It's very cushy in here.
It's all got all the mod cons.
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It's even got this thing
called gesture control.
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I'll show you how it works.
Just wiggle me finger that way.
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I mean, I've got to be honest,
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it's just as easy to do that,
but it's a bit of fun.
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All's you've got to do is get your
finger just in the right position.
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Weird finger thing aside...
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..the M8 is no question
an impressive piece of engineering.
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The trouble with it
is it's a piece of engineering
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with a serious identity crisis.
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You see, BMW reckon
this is a supercar,
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their answer to the Audi R8
and the Honda NSX.
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They've got a point.
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It's around about the same price,
and it's just as quick.
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But it's not a supercar.
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If you're in the car with the kids
and one of them drives past,
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they're at the window.
"What's that, Daddy?"
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"That, kids, is a supercar."
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This drives past, they're not
looking up from their iPads.
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Besides, supercars
really ought to have just two seats
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and their engine behind the driver.
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The M8 has four seats...ish,
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and its engine is up front.
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So maybe BMW's got it wrong.
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Maybe the M8 is actually
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a grand tourer.
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Well, yeah.
It's spacious, luxurious.
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I can see millionaires
driving this up to their big,
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fancy houses in Davos.
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If I knew where Davos was.
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But even as a grand tourer,
the M8's still got a problem...
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..because for around about
the same money,
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you could have one of these...
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..an Aston Martin DB11
or a Bentley Continental,
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properly grand grand tourers.
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And it's not as though this car
isn't as fast or has
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got as much tech as those cars,
because it has.
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The problem is the badge.
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For over £100,000,
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are you going to choose a BMW
over a Bentley or an Aston?
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Let me answer that for you.
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No, you're not.
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You're...You're definitely not.
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Don't get me wrong, this IS
a good car. It just doesn't add up.
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I mean, surely if they dropped
the whole supercar thing
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and just took the engine
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and all the four-wheel-drive bits
out of this
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and dropped it into
something a little bit bigger
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and a little bit more practical
and a lot cheaper,
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then surely that'd be a proper car.
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In fact, that IS a proper car.
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The BMW M5.
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Same engine,
same four-wheel-drive bits,
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but this has got space for five,
AND it's 20 grand cheaper.
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It's a no-brainer.
If you want one of these,
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get yourself one of these.
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Another McGuinness money-saving tip.
Thank me later, world.
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I like your Shabba.
Yeah!
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Shabba! Shabba.
Yeah. Yeah.
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Now, after all that, Paddy,
I'm actually none the wiser.
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Did you like it or not?
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Well, the thing with the M8...
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Yeah, I did like the car, but,
you know, the smart money, you get
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yourself an M5 and use
that loose change to put
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a conservatory
on the back of your house.
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A conservatory?! Absolutely.
Do they not have them down south?
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Oh, they're all the rage
where I am, let me tell you.
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I'm with you, Paddy.
I like the car.
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But the one thing
I can't get me head round
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is 120 grand for a BMW.
It doesn't compute.
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No. BMW has history here, as well.
It struggles over 100 grand.
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The badge just doesn't quite work.
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Actually, more bad news,
cos the one I tested in the film,
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not 120 grand.
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Yeah?
It was actually £165,000.
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Ooh!
Shut the front door!
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There's someone passed out
over there!
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That is... That's a lot of money.
That is ridiculous.
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All right, well, price aside,
it's now time to find out
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how fast it went round our track.
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Paddy, how surprised will you be
if it's near the top?
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Well, not really. I mean,
the car is an absolute beast,
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so it wouldn't be surprising me
if it's up there.
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It's just a beast dressed in
Colin-from-accounts clothing.
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Is it?
It's all trouble.
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So I reckon it's got to be...
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It's got to be kind of around
the Mercedes AMG GTS, I reckon.
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All right, well, the Stig
took it out earlier today.
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You can see the lap online, but
I can tell you the BMW - and you're
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going to be surprised at this,
Paddy, maybe for not the right
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reason... Oh, God.
..went round our track
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in one minute...
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..twenty-six...
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What?!
..point two,
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which puts it right down the bottom!
What?!
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Stop. Stop.
I did not expect that.
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165 grand!
Stop it. 165 grand!
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Stop it. All of you, stop clapping.
Right, there's some sensationalist
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journalism going on here. It's all
a bit tabloid from these two.
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The track... The track was soaking
wet, and it's still done a 26.2.
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I reckon there's ten seconds
to come off that,
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so you're up here
with the big guns.
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It's a fast car, but it was
a wet track, middle of December.
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Thank you, Christopher. Well saved.
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And now we must move on
to a celebration,
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because this year marks
the 25th anniversary of one
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of the greatest moments
in British sport, where one
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driver of otherworldly talent
beat the odds to make history.
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The year is 1995...
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..and the World Rally
Championship is rocking...
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..some of the coolest cars
in motorsport battling it
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out on mud, snow, ice and gravel...
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..Mitsubishi Evos...
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..Escort Cosworths...
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..Toyota Celicas,
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and a blue Subaru Impreza driven
by a ridiculously talented young
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Scot called Colin McRae.
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Whenever you went
to watch Colin on a rally,
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you knew that you were going to
get to see something spectacular.
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You knew he'd always be the highest
and the furthest on the jumps.
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Whatever the circumstances,
he was going flat out.
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The new kid on the block
had already gained a reputation
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for going hard...
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..or going home.
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He was a do-or-die driver.
You know, he would go for it.
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How much of a threat's Colin going
to be? Aye, he's not a threat yet.
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He's too young, inexperienced.
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He wouldn't let me have
a quick enough car!
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He used to have some spectacular
accidents, but, hell, he was fast!
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Colin was never more than
a few days away from another crash.
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In just his third season
in the World Rally Championship,
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McRae has one aim -
to become world champion.
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But two big hurdles
stand in McRae's way.
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First, Toyota. Winning four
of the last five championships,
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the Japanese company has dominated
rallying throughout the nineties and
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has a budget three times the size
of McRae's Prodrive Subaru team.
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At the start of the 1995 season,
Toyota had a wealth of experience.
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They'd won so many rallies.
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And Subaru, they were
a little behind in experience.
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Also in his way, Carlos Sainz,
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already a double world champion
and undisputed top dog at Subaru.
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Obviously, in the '95 season,
Carlos was the favourite.
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You know, Colin was
still the youngster,
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he was still learning the ropes.
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And the two Subaru drivers are as
distant in attitude as experience.
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Carlos would work all day long. He'd
be there first time in the morning,
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he'd be there at the end
of the afternoon,
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and Colin would get in the car
at four o'clock in the afternoon,
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five o'clock in the afternoon,
drive it once, say,
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"Yeah, that'll do for me.
Don't you worry about it."
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And off he'd go home. And I think
it used to really annoy Carlos!
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Everything was perfectly set up
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for one of the most exciting
motorsport seasons ever.
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The season starts badly for McRae.
At the first rally, in Monte Carlo,
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he crashes out, letting Sainz
take the win.
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Then, in Sweden, engine failure
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forces him to retire,
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while in Portugal,
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Sainz wins again,
with McRae back in third.
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By Corsica,
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with Toyota taking a dominant win,
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Sainz sits at the top
of the championship.
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And four races down, with no wins
on the board, Colin is on the ropes.
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McRae is now 30 points behind
in the championship.
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Halfway through the season,
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not even his own team thinks
he has a shot at the title.
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I don't really think
that we imagined Colin was
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a championship contender.
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It's probably the end
of any championship aspiration.
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So we're now clearly in a mind-set
of taking each rally as it comes.
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But McRae isn't giving up
that easily.
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You're never out of it
until the last event,
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until the season's finished.
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And his team-mate is about to
give him a lucky break.
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Riding his enduro bike
in the woods on a day off,
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Carlos hurts himself - badly.
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I fell off the bike,
and I have really a serious injury.
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Really, really very... One of the
worst injuries you can have, which
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is I tear all the rotator cuff,
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all the three tendons
in the shoulder.
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With Sainz temporarily
out of action,
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McRae can get back
in the title race,
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and the next rally is his favourite
of the bunch, New Zealand.
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New Zealand was always
one of Colin's favourite rallies.
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I don't know what it was about it,
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but nobody could get
anywhere near him.
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On the Kiwi gravel,
McRae is untouchable,
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winning by nearly a minute
from the chasing Toyotas.
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At last, the Scot and his Subaru
are up and running.
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His good fortune
is short-lived, though,
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because at the next rally,
in Australia, Sainz is back.
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I had to really, really fight
like crazy to recover, you know?
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Every day. I remember
long, long days.
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I was only focused, only, only,
only, only focusing on recovery.
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And worse still, rival team Toyota
has suddenly found
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an unbelievable turn of pace.
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The stage started with a drag race,
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two cars at a time
over about 250 metres.
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The lights turned to green.
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And after 200 metres, the Toyota
is two car lengths ahead.
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I can remember David Richards
giving me a hard time, you know,
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"How can our engine be so rubbish?"
and me saying to him,
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"Our engine can't be that rubbish.
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"There's got to be
another explanation."
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At the next race, in Catalunya,
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with Toyota now at the top
of the leaderboard
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and in pole position to win the
championship, the answer emerges.
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We're getting now down to
the last two events,
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so championship-critical now.
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Toyota could win
the World Championship.
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There are moments in your life
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when you remember where you were
at a particular time.
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That Toyota message was
one of those occasions,
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because it was like a bombshell.
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At the end of a day's racing,
as Toyota engineers
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are dismantling their engine, a race
official seizes a turbocharger.
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What he discovers inside
is the most ingenious,
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perfectly disguised device
to increase engine power.
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Now, I'd love to show you
one of those turbochargers,
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but, understandably,
Toyota's got rid of them all.
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However, in true BBC fashion,
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here's one we made earlier.
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Now, for the 1995
World Rally Championship,
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you had to run a 34-millimetre
intake restrictor.
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That restricts the amount of air
that can go into the turbocharger
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and restricts the power. That is
34 millimetres across there.
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However, when you tighten
the jubilee clip on this particular
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version, what happens is
this intake nozzle steps proud
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and allows air to go in
either side of the nozzle,
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therefore increasing
the amount of air that went
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into the turbocharger and giving
them about 50 horsepower more.
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Look at that. And then, when you
released it, it would go back down
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again. It's been referred to
as one of the most ingenious
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cheats in motorsport history.
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It was a fantastic way
of getting extra power.
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So once they'd nobbled Toyota
and got rid of that,
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it was a level playing field.
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Toyota and their drivers
are immediately kicked
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out of the championship,
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leaving Sainz and McRae
to battle it out for the title.
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But with two days of
the Catalunya rally to go
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and their nearest rivals
disqualified,
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team boss David Richards realises
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Subaru can wrap up
the constructors' championship
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simply by getting both cars
safely to the finish.
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So he tells his drivers,
"OK, you can
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"race until the end of the day,
but tomorrow you hold position.
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"No racing. It's team orders.
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"Whoever's in the lead tonight
wins the rally."
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That day, both Subaru drivers
give it everything.
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By nightfall, Sainz leads
by a few seconds,
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and, race settled, the next day
will be a procession.
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In theory.
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Carlos was a little bit in the lead,
and so I sat down with Colin.
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I said, "Look here, I'm sorry,
this has got to stop now.
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"We're going to make it safe.
I want you to get to the finish.
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"I want both cars to the finish,
manufacturers' title.
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"You'll go to the final round
of the championship on your home
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"territory on virtually equal points
and the best man will win."
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And, erm...the message got through,
but I think it, y'know,
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wasn't comfortably received.
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Clearly, drivers don't like
those sort of messages.
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As the last day
of the rally unfolded,
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it became apparent that the drivers
had a different view of it.
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Carlos had a view that, erm,
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it was agreed,
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and Colin had a view that Carlos
didn't actually agree to it.
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"And if he's not going to
agree to it, then nor am I."
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Believing Sainz is also
racing flat out,
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McRae sets a series of
blistering times on the final day.
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From sort of 20 seconds,
30 seconds down, whatever it was,
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he quietly inches away
and then goes into the lead.
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And this is not
according to the plan.
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"Radio, get people to slow him
down, get a message to him."
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The last stage, he has to slow down.
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Subaru mechanics line the road,
trying to slow McRae down.
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They fail. McRae crosses
the finish line ahead of Sainz.
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And then it all kicks off.
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Obviously, I was upset.
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And I said to Colin after the race,
I say, you know,
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"Man, we have been, you know,
five people in a room.
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"It was very clear what we say,
and now it is looking different,
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"and this is not..."
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"Yeah, but it's not fair!"
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I say, "It's fair -
we ALL said it's not fair."
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Subaru bosses order McRae
to take a one-minute time penalty,
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handing the win back to Sainz
at his home rally.
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This doesn't go down well.
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We've had to book in a minute
late now, so we're second.
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So this was categoric team orders?
Yeah, that's what it was.
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I don't agree with it,
but that's the way it is.
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He wasn't happy.
He wasn't a happy man.
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I think he kicked the first bucket
he saw on the way out!
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And didn't smile!
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I think that made him more
determined to win the championship.
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With McRae and Sainz
now level on points, it all comes
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down to the final event of the year,
here at Chatsworth House.
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It's Rally GB, McRae's home event
and, at the time, one
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of the biggest fixtures
on the British sporting calendar.
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The atmosphere was
just unbelievable.
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There were crowds everywhere
and there were people waving flags,
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and it was mind-boggling,
the people that came.
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Despite suffering an early puncture
and falling more than
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a minute behind Sainz, McRae is
on a higher plane of driving.
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I remember Carlos coming in
and saying, "That time is not real.
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"It's not possible."
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McRae is imperious, carving seconds
out of Sainz on every stage.
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When Sainz smashes his radiator
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on Chatsworth's infamous
water splash...
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..McRae pounces and takes the lead.
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The Scot is simply unstoppable.
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He put in some incredible times, and
the Subaru, it never missed a beat.
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After more than
five hours of battle,
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McRae takes victory over Sainz
by half a minute.
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In front of nearly two million
home spectators,
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he is world champion.
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Three cheers for
the new world champion!
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I can always remember
when he came out the car and said,
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"The world's a big place,
and I'm champion."
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Even today, I get goose bumps
thinking about it,
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because it was not just
the sports pages of newspapers,
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this was the front page
of newspapers.
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It was just tears,
and it was a special moment,
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a very special moment.
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McRae had become Britain's
first world rally champion,
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the youngest ever driver
to win the championship.
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1995 was the year the world
was introduced to a truly
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remarkable talent...
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..a remarkable talent that the world
tragically lost too soon.
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12 years later,
at the age of just 39,
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Colin McRae died.
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I can remember...
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I can remember it.
I don't want to talk about it.
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Erm...
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I have to
say that, for me,
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he was my best friend
in the World Rally Championship.
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And I want to say that very,
very, very often I remember him.
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For me, Colin McRae in an Impreza...
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..in THAT Impreza...
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..well, that's rallying.
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This is the actual
championship-winning car from 1995.
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It's still owned by Colin's family.
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I don't think it's been driven by
many people outside of the family.
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I think it is, for me,
the most important car in my...
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..motorsport history.
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In the 30 years
that I've loved racing,
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I can't think of a more significant
piece of automotive history.
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This was the last time, I think,
that motorsport showed that you
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could win on a Sunday
and sell on a Monday.
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It was an instant cult. People kept
buying them. They were everywhere!
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And it was all because
a Scottish driver went out
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and drove it like a madman
and they painted it blue.
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An instant icon.
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Well, it's here now.
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And I've been told
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that I can drive it.
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So, they say never meet your heroes.
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Oh!
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Already it's as good as I had hoped.
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The steering is so fast.
It's just between your shoulders.
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The gearbox is sensational.
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Oh, the traction! It's so short
wheelbase that it's just agile.
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I want one of these.
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Ohhh, ho-ho!
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Fourth.
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Fifth.
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Imagining I'm Colin on the RAC.
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00:30:27,250 --> 00:30:30,650
I think a lot of young drivers
want to be a Colin McRae.
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Ohhh! OK, this is up there, for me.
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This is one of the best things
I've ever done in a car.
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Colin was always 100% committed.
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There was no chance
that he was going to give up or
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he was going to slow down.
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And you wonder
what he'd be doing now.
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You could guarantee it'd be
something to do with four wheels.
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He would probably be
going sideways really quickly.
448
00:31:04,890 --> 00:31:06,250
Wow.
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00:31:07,730 --> 00:31:09,248
Well done.
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Lovely!
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Wow, Colin McRae,
what an absolute legend.
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Yeah, he's...
He's one of the greats, isn't he?
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And I think the key word
in that story's "commitment".
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You just knew
he was always flat out,
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regardless of the consequences,
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and it made the car
so exciting to watch.
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I can't believe it's 25 years
since he won that title,
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and it still...
It feels like yesterday.
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But like it said in the film there,
it was front-page news.
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When I was a kid, I used to have
Colin McRae's Rally.
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I used to play it on the console.
And that kind of got me into cars.
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Yeah. And also, watching
that film, as well,
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it was lovely to see you happy
for a couple of minutes,
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cos we don't normally see that.
There's two things there.
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I'm in the presence of my ultimate
hero, four-wheeled hero -
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in fact, any kind of hero -
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and you two goons
weren't around to spoil it.
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I was on my own!
It was just perfect.
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And you were the first person
outside the McRae family
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to drive this car.
471
00:32:04,210 --> 00:32:06,888
I can only imagine
what that means to you, Chris.
472
00:32:06,890 --> 00:32:10,648
It's the best thing I've ever done
or probably ever will do,
473
00:32:10,650 --> 00:32:13,088
and I want to say a big thank you
to Alison and Jimmy,
474
00:32:13,090 --> 00:32:15,088
who are over there, and the family.
475
00:32:24,650 --> 00:32:27,848
Lovely stuff. And now it's time
to meet our studio guest,
476
00:32:27,850 --> 00:32:30,048
who tonight is comedian Tom Allen.
477
00:32:30,050 --> 00:32:33,168
Here's what happened when we met him
out on the track earlier today.
478
00:32:33,170 --> 00:32:38,088
Tom! Hello, the lads! Hello! Good
to see you, sir! Good to see you.
479
00:32:38,090 --> 00:32:40,888
How are you? Nice to see you.
Thank you for having me. Hiya, Tom.
480
00:32:40,890 --> 00:32:43,928
Hi, babe. How's it going?
Good, thank you. This is nice here,
481
00:32:43,930 --> 00:32:45,128
isn't it?
The sun's out.
482
00:32:45,130 --> 00:32:48,168
Welcome to the Top Gear
width-restrictor challenge.
483
00:32:48,170 --> 00:32:51,208
We've got a classic Jag
and we've got some bollards.
484
00:32:51,210 --> 00:32:53,410
Oh, two of my favourite things.
485
00:32:55,050 --> 00:32:56,888
Very simple challenge, this.
486
00:32:56,890 --> 00:33:00,848
It's just basically what speed
you leave the bollards at.
487
00:33:00,850 --> 00:33:06,048
OK? Now, the series record
is 110mph, set by Laurence Fox,
488
00:33:06,050 --> 00:33:08,568
so pretty fast. How do you think
you're going to do?
489
00:33:08,570 --> 00:33:12,328
Oh, 112, at least. Oh, yes, Tom!
Just two miles an hour faster.
490
00:33:12,330 --> 00:33:14,688
Now, you've got to pick someone
to go into the car.
491
00:33:14,690 --> 00:33:17,288
You can pick anyone you like. Who
would you like to go in with you?
492
00:33:17,290 --> 00:33:19,088
Freddie. Oh, thank you, Tom.
Freddie,
493
00:33:19,090 --> 00:33:21,328
because I love the tennis,
and so...
494
00:33:21,330 --> 00:33:25,168
That'd be great.
Right, OK! Get yourself in.
495
00:33:25,170 --> 00:33:28,328
Do you drive fast?
No, I'm very good. Are you?
496
00:33:28,330 --> 00:33:31,848
I've only been driving for
about two years. What do you drive?
497
00:33:31,850 --> 00:33:34,528
My mum and dad's Ford Focus.
498
00:33:34,530 --> 00:33:36,688
Three, two, one!
499
00:33:36,690 --> 00:33:39,010
Right to the bottom.
Just floor it, go on.
500
00:33:40,290 --> 00:33:43,528
Ooh! Now, they're quite revvy.
This could be up there.
501
00:33:43,530 --> 00:33:46,968
The key is, Tom, do not
let off that accelerator.
502
00:33:46,970 --> 00:33:49,608
OK. You're up to 70 already. I
reckon we can do this, Tom. Come on,
503
00:33:49,610 --> 00:33:51,928
Tom! They're giving it some, mate.
He's giving it some
504
00:33:51,930 --> 00:33:54,168
beans here. Not leaving much
on the table, is he?
505
00:33:54,170 --> 00:33:56,928
Don't make me nervous, Freddie.
A bit further over.
506
00:33:56,930 --> 00:34:00,248
We're going through these ones here.
Just straighten up a little bit.
507
00:34:00,250 --> 00:34:02,248
On 100 already. 101.
508
00:34:02,250 --> 00:34:05,050
Don't let up! Don't let up!
Go on, Tom!
509
00:34:06,410 --> 00:34:08,008
Ohhh! Ooh!
510
00:34:09,570 --> 00:34:12,688
That was close!
That was good, right?
511
00:34:12,690 --> 00:34:15,088
Ah. That's not a wing mirror,
is it? That's a bit of...
512
00:34:15,090 --> 00:34:18,688
Is that a bit of Fred's tooth?
That's...
513
00:34:18,690 --> 00:34:21,448
He doesn't look too bothered,
Tom, does he? Look. Stop. Brake.
514
00:34:21,450 --> 00:34:25,008
Out you get. Thanks, everybody!
That was quick.
515
00:34:25,010 --> 00:34:27,208
That was quick.
It was quick! Very quick.
516
00:34:27,210 --> 00:34:29,688
At one point, though,
he was coming in this bit
517
00:34:29,690 --> 00:34:31,728
and half the car was
pointing at the bollard.
518
00:34:31,730 --> 00:34:33,808
You had a bit of a correction
at the end, didn't you?
519
00:34:33,810 --> 00:34:35,848
Well, you said,
"Don't steer," though.
520
00:34:35,850 --> 00:34:38,368
But, Tom, slight problem
what we didn't mention.
521
00:34:38,370 --> 00:34:40,928
If you lose any part of the car...
522
00:34:40,930 --> 00:34:44,088
Quite frankly, you've lost
quite a bit of the car!
523
00:34:44,090 --> 00:34:46,528
So, unfortunately,
the speed is void.
524
00:34:48,210 --> 00:34:49,968
Ohhh!
Chris?
525
00:34:49,970 --> 00:34:52,728
101 on the way in,
103 on the way out.
526
00:34:52,730 --> 00:34:55,208
Well done! That's impressive.
You got faster going through.
527
00:34:55,210 --> 00:34:57,608
We actually pushed ourselves along
using those bollards.
528
00:34:57,610 --> 00:35:00,248
Right, are you ready? You're
driving, McGuinness. Oh, here we go.
529
00:35:00,250 --> 00:35:01,528
There you go.
530
00:35:01,530 --> 00:35:04,568
OK, guys, give us the go, please.
We're ready. We're primed.
531
00:35:04,570 --> 00:35:08,048
That's it. All right, well,
go on, then, do it, then.
532
00:35:08,050 --> 00:35:11,288
Not a very motivational start,
that, is it? No.
533
00:35:11,290 --> 00:35:14,648
Three, two, one,
534
00:35:14,650 --> 00:35:16,170
go, go, go!
535
00:35:18,290 --> 00:35:20,928
Right, 50 already.
What's the strategy?
536
00:35:20,930 --> 00:35:22,808
We've just got to pin it,
haven't we?
537
00:35:22,810 --> 00:35:25,448
He'll be touching 100 here,
I reckon.
538
00:35:25,450 --> 00:35:26,968
She is moving.
539
00:35:26,970 --> 00:35:30,370
Here we go. 110.
Concentrate. 111.
540
00:35:31,770 --> 00:35:35,128
That was 120 on the thing,
Christopher!
541
00:35:35,130 --> 00:35:38,928
Right, lads. Paddy...
Oh! What a result! Chris... Whoo!
542
00:35:38,930 --> 00:35:42,968
What a result! To beat Laurence Fox,
110 on a clear run.
543
00:35:42,970 --> 00:35:45,568
I can tell you,
on the official gun,
544
00:35:45,570 --> 00:35:47,248
you went through
545
00:35:47,250 --> 00:35:49,168
in 113.
546
00:35:49,170 --> 00:35:52,648
Paddy, wait. Whoa, whoa, Paddy!
Paddy, Paddy, Paddy. What's up?
547
00:35:52,650 --> 00:35:54,768
What's up? That's what's up.
548
00:35:54,770 --> 00:35:58,448
What? Laurence went through clear.
You have lost...
549
00:35:58,450 --> 00:36:00,248
Ohhh!
550
00:36:00,250 --> 00:36:03,728
So, you do beat Tom today,
but unfortunately, Paddy,
551
00:36:03,730 --> 00:36:05,528
you've not got the Top Gear record.
552
00:36:05,530 --> 00:36:08,928
It's a clear run.
It's still owned by Laurence Fox.
553
00:36:12,090 --> 00:36:15,448
Tom? Tom... Tom, Tom...
554
00:36:15,450 --> 00:36:17,208
Don't lower yourself to his level.
555
00:36:17,210 --> 00:36:19,448
You've been in the car
and look what's happened to you.
556
00:36:19,450 --> 00:36:21,688
It was actually really fun
to be a lad for a moment there.
557
00:36:26,970 --> 00:36:29,568
Ladies and gentlemen,
give it up for Tom Allen!
558
00:36:31,490 --> 00:36:33,328
Hi! Hi!
559
00:36:33,330 --> 00:36:35,128
You guys!
560
00:36:35,130 --> 00:36:36,970
The lads! The lads!
561
00:36:38,050 --> 00:36:41,408
Are you all right? The lads!
562
00:36:46,650 --> 00:36:49,048
Tom, Tom, I've got to say,
563
00:36:49,050 --> 00:36:52,928
you've been on the show for two
minutes, you've already gone feral.
564
00:36:52,930 --> 00:36:56,288
You've gone quite laddy.
Yeah. I know.
565
00:36:56,290 --> 00:36:59,528
Well, as soon as I arrived,
I felt like I was one of the lads,
566
00:36:59,530 --> 00:37:01,968
taking the mickey out of you lot.
And how did you feel
567
00:37:01,970 --> 00:37:04,648
with the width restrictor?
Cos, I mean, it was a good speed.
568
00:37:04,650 --> 00:37:07,688
Cos I just saw it back,
and I really loved doing it,
569
00:37:07,690 --> 00:37:10,048
but do you know,
we were quite close.
570
00:37:10,050 --> 00:37:12,928
I say "we" - I was the one driving.
And it was just so close.
571
00:37:12,930 --> 00:37:15,648
We were probably, like, probably
six inches too far over.
572
00:37:15,650 --> 00:37:18,408
And what's six inches
between friends?
573
00:37:18,410 --> 00:37:20,848
Is that the fastest
you reckon you've driven?
574
00:37:20,850 --> 00:37:23,688
Definitely. Well, I only passed
my test two years ago.
575
00:37:23,690 --> 00:37:25,528
Yeah, you were quite late
to driving.
576
00:37:25,530 --> 00:37:27,128
Well, new, you might say, yeah.
577
00:37:27,130 --> 00:37:29,848
Right! And I was always
so underconfident.
578
00:37:29,850 --> 00:37:31,768
I thought, "I'll never be able
to do it." Yeah.
579
00:37:31,770 --> 00:37:34,648
And then I learned to drive.
But I'm always very diligent about
580
00:37:34,650 --> 00:37:37,488
driving within the speed limit.
I don't like to break the rules.
581
00:37:37,490 --> 00:37:39,688
I'm always scared that
I'll go to prison or something.
582
00:37:39,690 --> 00:37:42,568
Did you pick it up very quickly?
I know your parents are involved.
583
00:37:42,570 --> 00:37:46,168
Your dad used to sell cars.
My dad used to be a car salesman,
584
00:37:46,170 --> 00:37:49,128
and then, before he retired,
he was a coach driver.
585
00:37:49,130 --> 00:37:52,528
So one way or another, there's
always been driving in the family.
586
00:37:52,530 --> 00:37:55,288
Right, OK. So we always had, like,
the newest Nissan Primera,
587
00:37:55,290 --> 00:37:58,208
for example. Ooh!
Ooh!
588
00:37:58,210 --> 00:38:01,408
Tell us about your driving lessons,
the experience of learning to drive.
589
00:38:01,410 --> 00:38:04,088
Well, it took me about 500 years
to learn how to drive,
590
00:38:04,090 --> 00:38:06,488
and I do blame the teachers.
591
00:38:06,490 --> 00:38:09,168
And I'm quite a nervous driver.
I do like to have the seat
592
00:38:09,170 --> 00:38:12,208
quite close to the steering wheel,
cos it's important, isn't it?
593
00:38:12,210 --> 00:38:15,888
Yes, I noticed that. The closer to
the windshield, the closer to God...
594
00:38:15,890 --> 00:38:19,168
Yeah! ..literally, I think,
the way I drive.
595
00:38:19,170 --> 00:38:21,848
And as well, it's quite
an interesting experience,
596
00:38:21,850 --> 00:38:23,808
isn't it, when you learn to drive?
597
00:38:23,810 --> 00:38:26,368
And I'd have these moments
where I'd be with one driving
598
00:38:26,370 --> 00:38:29,568
instructor who'd tell me a lot
about her life and she'd be like,
599
00:38:29,570 --> 00:38:31,808
"Oh, you know, well,
my husband left me.
600
00:38:31,810 --> 00:38:33,888
"A lot of my friends were telling me
he was cheating,
601
00:38:33,890 --> 00:38:35,368
"but I wouldn't be told.
602
00:38:35,370 --> 00:38:37,010
"And up to third."
603
00:38:40,130 --> 00:38:42,888
So it was quite harrowing!
Did you pass first time?
604
00:38:42,890 --> 00:38:44,968
I did pass the first time
605
00:38:44,970 --> 00:38:47,570
after two practice tests.
Right!
606
00:38:50,890 --> 00:38:54,368
And I'm glad, I think if I'd passed
on my first time, I would have been,
607
00:38:54,370 --> 00:38:57,608
like, even more nervous than I am...
Right, OK. ..cos I am very nervous.
608
00:38:57,610 --> 00:39:00,168
I'm just always just scared.
I'm scared of road rage,
609
00:39:00,170 --> 00:39:03,648
I'm scared of roundabouts.
Sat navs are so confusing.
610
00:39:03,650 --> 00:39:05,088
You're scared of roundabouts?
611
00:39:05,090 --> 00:39:08,328
Well, because you go on a roundabout
in a place you don't know...
612
00:39:08,330 --> 00:39:10,608
A - how do they work?
How does a roundabout work?
613
00:39:10,610 --> 00:39:12,568
Don't think about it.
You'll never go on them.
614
00:39:12,570 --> 00:39:15,608
And then don't get me started
on a motorway.
615
00:39:15,610 --> 00:39:18,128
Why is there always a gap
when you come on? One of the days,
616
00:39:18,130 --> 00:39:20,608
I'm going to go down that ramp
and there's not going to be a gap,
617
00:39:20,610 --> 00:39:23,488
and then what's going to happen?
Do I stop? Do I give way? Who knows?
618
00:39:23,490 --> 00:39:26,608
You go on a roundabout, though,
and you've got all the signs up,
619
00:39:26,610 --> 00:39:28,608
and the sat nav goes,
"Take the third
620
00:39:28,610 --> 00:39:32,808
"exit for the B2173892
Barnsley via Dartford via..."
621
00:39:32,810 --> 00:39:34,408
You're going, "What's the sign?"
622
00:39:34,410 --> 00:39:38,088
You sort of slow down to read
all the signs, and then some...
623
00:39:38,090 --> 00:39:40,648
.."person" behind you...
624
00:39:40,650 --> 00:39:42,528
..will end up like,
"Beep! Beep-beep-beep!"
625
00:39:42,530 --> 00:39:45,168
If only I had a flashing sign,
I could press a button and go,
626
00:39:45,170 --> 00:39:47,808
"I'm sorry, I don't know my way
round your bloody roundabouts."
627
00:39:47,810 --> 00:39:50,128
Did you not do roundabouts
on your test?
628
00:39:50,130 --> 00:39:52,488
Actually, I did have to go
on a roundabout on my test,
629
00:39:52,490 --> 00:39:55,448
and that was when I saw
the examiner scrabbling at the door.
630
00:39:55,450 --> 00:39:57,768
And so I'd do it, and I went,
"Well, why have you...?
631
00:39:57,770 --> 00:39:59,928
"I've done it wrong, haven't I?
I've failed already.
632
00:39:59,930 --> 00:40:02,328
"We'll go back now.
I can't bear this. We'll go back."
633
00:40:02,330 --> 00:40:05,368
"It's all right, it's just that I
asked you to take the fifth exit off
634
00:40:05,370 --> 00:40:08,088
"the roundabout and you took
the fourth exit off the roundabout."
635
00:40:08,090 --> 00:40:10,328
I said, "I've failed, then,
haven't I? Let's go back."
636
00:40:10,330 --> 00:40:11,728
She said, "No, it's all right,
637
00:40:11,730 --> 00:40:14,130
"we can't fail you
for not being able to count."
638
00:40:16,090 --> 00:40:18,008
True. That happened.
639
00:40:18,010 --> 00:40:21,248
You did come here to do a lap
in our reasonably fast car, Tom.
640
00:40:21,250 --> 00:40:23,008
How did it go out there?
641
00:40:23,010 --> 00:40:25,648
You know what? I loved it.
642
00:40:25,650 --> 00:40:29,688
For somebody who out of instinct
mirrors, signals and manoeuvres,
643
00:40:29,690 --> 00:40:31,808
it's quite different when you're
644
00:40:31,810 --> 00:40:34,528
on a track, cos, you know,
you grow up watching motorsports.
645
00:40:34,530 --> 00:40:36,888
My dad always had it
on the television on Sundays,
646
00:40:36,890 --> 00:40:41,048
and I was always, like,
"It's so boring. Neow, neow, neow!"
647
00:40:41,050 --> 00:40:42,968
More like bees. And when
you do it, you realise,
648
00:40:42,970 --> 00:40:46,208
actually, it's quite clever,
isn't it? Yes!
649
00:40:46,210 --> 00:40:48,648
I think we've got to have
a look at Tom's lap.
650
00:40:48,650 --> 00:40:51,128
Well, this should be something else.
Here we go, off the line.
651
00:40:51,130 --> 00:40:55,248
Yeah, come on, come on!
Round we go!
652
00:40:55,250 --> 00:40:58,448
He's clearly loving it. And he's
using all the revs, as well.
653
00:40:58,450 --> 00:41:01,248
That's good entry speed.
It's a damp track, don't forget,
654
00:41:01,250 --> 00:41:05,328
not the easiest conditions.
Carrying good speed there, Tom.
655
00:41:05,330 --> 00:41:07,448
A bit of intervention
on the electronics.
656
00:41:07,450 --> 00:41:08,528
Saved.
657
00:41:08,530 --> 00:41:11,728
Yes, very calm, very calm.
658
00:41:11,730 --> 00:41:14,770
Now, this is a tricky
direction change into Chicago.
659
00:41:17,090 --> 00:41:21,008
It's so thrilling! I didn't know
life could be like this.
660
00:41:21,010 --> 00:41:23,930
Finally, I'm alive, I'm alive!
661
00:41:26,650 --> 00:41:28,568
This looks good. This looks...
662
00:41:28,570 --> 00:41:31,170
Oh, that's a bit wide there.
A little bit wide.
663
00:41:32,850 --> 00:41:35,768
I used to get very upset as a child
if I couldn't do something.
664
00:41:35,770 --> 00:41:39,568
I'd get terrible tantrums,
stamp my feet and everything.
665
00:41:39,570 --> 00:41:42,408
The follow-through, pretty good
speed. Now through the tyre wall.
666
00:41:42,410 --> 00:41:44,408
It's how we check
your speed and commitment.
667
00:41:44,410 --> 00:41:47,328
Cos no-one likes being made to think
they can't do something.
668
00:41:47,330 --> 00:41:49,410
Oh, it's so exciting, so thrilling.
669
00:41:50,970 --> 00:41:54,848
Then you realise you CAN do it.
You can, Tom, you can!
670
00:41:54,850 --> 00:41:57,008
You're just one of the lads, really.
671
00:41:57,010 --> 00:41:59,928
Really nasty surface change here.
The grip falls away from you,
672
00:41:59,930 --> 00:42:02,928
the car slides. Yes, come on,
come on, come on!
673
00:42:02,930 --> 00:42:05,570
You're going to do it.
Through Gambon.
674
00:42:11,690 --> 00:42:14,328
It's good.
675
00:42:14,330 --> 00:42:15,930
Good, Tom.
676
00:42:17,730 --> 00:42:21,288
So fun! And remember,
that was a wet lap, OK?
677
00:42:21,290 --> 00:42:24,688
It was a damp lap. It was damp,
right? Yeah, it was damp.
678
00:42:24,690 --> 00:42:28,208
You looked relaxed. I loved it.
I really... It's so thrilling.
679
00:42:28,210 --> 00:42:30,568
I mean, you do start talking
to yourself in a kind of...
680
00:42:30,570 --> 00:42:32,368
It is like an epiphany, like...
681
00:42:32,370 --> 00:42:36,168
Cos, in a sense, it might be
the last thing you say.
682
00:42:36,170 --> 00:42:39,808
So... But it's really exciting
to know that you can go really fast.
683
00:42:39,810 --> 00:42:41,928
"I can control a car.
I can do this."
684
00:42:41,930 --> 00:42:45,008
Where would you like to be?
Is there anybody you want to beat?
685
00:42:45,010 --> 00:42:46,808
I would like... I would like to...
686
00:42:46,810 --> 00:42:49,370
Ooh, I like Gregory Porter.
I'd like to be near him.
687
00:42:51,250 --> 00:42:54,928
My mum and dad have got all
his albums. So that would be nice.
688
00:42:54,930 --> 00:42:57,448
But I don't know, cos I know
I did slow down a bit,
689
00:42:57,450 --> 00:43:00,728
so I think I might have lost
a bit of speed there.
690
00:43:00,730 --> 00:43:04,488
Looked tidy. Yeah, it looked good.
OK. Are you ready, Tom?
691
00:43:04,490 --> 00:43:07,648
Yeah. I mean...
OK, Tom Allen...
692
00:43:07,650 --> 00:43:10,048
..I can tell you you went round...
693
00:43:10,050 --> 00:43:12,328
..in one minute...
694
00:43:12,330 --> 00:43:13,928
Oh, it's not Gregory Porter.
695
00:43:13,930 --> 00:43:15,768
..fifty...
696
00:43:15,770 --> 00:43:20,408
..1:51.1, but in the damp...
In the damp! ..which puts you...
697
00:43:20,410 --> 00:43:23,368
..just above Jon Culshaw.
698
00:43:23,370 --> 00:43:26,528
That's all right.
Good effort, Tom.
699
00:43:26,530 --> 00:43:29,168
Good effort.
Pleased I did it.
700
00:43:29,170 --> 00:43:31,208
Ladies and gentlemen,
give it up for Tom Allen!
701
00:43:31,210 --> 00:43:33,168
Thank you. Thank you.
702
00:43:33,170 --> 00:43:34,808
Thanks, Tom.
Thank you very much.
703
00:43:34,810 --> 00:43:37,608
And now it's time for
a little competition.
704
00:43:37,610 --> 00:43:41,088
Y'see, last series, we received a
tweet from a police officer, saying,
705
00:43:41,090 --> 00:43:45,128
"Why don't you find out which police
force is fastest round your track?"
706
00:43:45,130 --> 00:43:47,648
And then a load of firefighters
piled on, saying,
707
00:43:47,650 --> 00:43:50,288
"Hang on, what about us?
We're quicker than the police."
708
00:43:50,290 --> 00:43:52,288
And then the ambulance drivers
got involved,
709
00:43:52,290 --> 00:43:53,928
and it all got a bit fighty.
710
00:43:53,930 --> 00:43:56,808
Turns out there's quite a lot
of rivalry between the old blues
711
00:43:56,810 --> 00:43:58,768
and twos, so we decided
to settle once
712
00:43:58,770 --> 00:44:02,170
and for all which is
the fastest emergency service.
713
00:44:04,650 --> 00:44:07,808
Right. Police, fire...
714
00:44:07,810 --> 00:44:09,528
Fire!
Police.
715
00:44:09,530 --> 00:44:11,648
I didn't even... I didn't even...
You just... What?
716
00:44:11,650 --> 00:44:13,608
I've got the Ambulance Service,
then.
717
00:44:13,610 --> 00:44:16,888
Yeah, but if anything happens to me,
please, no mouth-to-mouth.
718
00:44:16,890 --> 00:44:19,728
Oh!
719
00:44:19,730 --> 00:44:22,368
That sound still scares me.
720
00:44:22,370 --> 00:44:24,568
You must have been in t'back
of one of them police vans!
721
00:44:24,570 --> 00:44:28,368
That used to get me to sleep
back in Bolton, as a child.
722
00:44:28,370 --> 00:44:30,328
Here they are.
723
00:44:30,330 --> 00:44:33,288
I think, actually, I think
you've got the short straw here.
724
00:44:33,290 --> 00:44:36,130
Look at the size of that thing.
Let's go and meet our teams, anyway.
725
00:44:38,410 --> 00:44:42,008
Our teams were the absolute best
of the best.
726
00:44:42,010 --> 00:44:44,368
Of those available at short notice.
727
00:44:44,370 --> 00:44:46,848
On a Wednesday afternoon.
728
00:44:46,850 --> 00:44:51,088
Representing the Fire Service,
Scottish Fire and Rescue.
729
00:44:51,090 --> 00:44:53,048
Representing the police,
730
00:44:53,050 --> 00:44:55,728
Surrey Police.
731
00:44:55,730 --> 00:44:58,768
And representing
the Ambulance Service,
732
00:44:58,770 --> 00:45:00,848
the North West...
733
00:45:00,850 --> 00:45:02,248
..Ambulance Service.
734
00:45:02,250 --> 00:45:06,328
Yes, the A team! Paddy. Stubbsy.
Stubbsy, nice to meet you.
735
00:45:06,330 --> 00:45:08,688
Steph. Steph,
nice to meet you, Steph.
736
00:45:08,690 --> 00:45:12,608
Chris Evans. I beg your pardon?
I know. Wow.
737
00:45:12,610 --> 00:45:14,688
Now, I chose the Fire Service
straight away,
738
00:45:14,690 --> 00:45:17,288
because everybody wants to be
a fire-engine driver.
739
00:45:17,290 --> 00:45:19,968
If they're not good at that, they
get the police and the ambulance.
740
00:45:19,970 --> 00:45:22,168
That's how it works.
Anybody can drive a van.
741
00:45:22,170 --> 00:45:24,728
You've got to get a licence
to drive a truck, haven't you?
742
00:45:24,730 --> 00:45:27,368
Police. Highest level of driver
training of any of the emergency
743
00:45:27,370 --> 00:45:29,888
services, and I knew you'd have
a smaller, lighter vehicle.
744
00:45:29,890 --> 00:45:32,208
Although...a bit disappointed
you've not come in a car.
745
00:45:32,210 --> 00:45:34,848
Why did you have to come in a riot
van? When you guys are together,
746
00:45:34,850 --> 00:45:37,328
do you comment about the other
emergency services' drivers?
747
00:45:37,330 --> 00:45:40,048
Do you ever see them on their own
and go, "Oh, what are they doing?"?
748
00:45:40,050 --> 00:45:43,208
The Fire Service are always
sleeping. They're always asleep!
749
00:45:43,210 --> 00:45:45,408
Yes, I like that. I've seen
London's Burning. I know.
750
00:45:45,410 --> 00:45:47,408
They're either asleep
751
00:45:47,410 --> 00:45:50,408
or they're in the canteen.
This is for proper bragging rights.
752
00:45:50,410 --> 00:45:53,128
Yeah. For me, as well.
I want to beat Paddy and Chris.
753
00:45:53,130 --> 00:45:56,808
What is the best police car ever?
For me, my generation, Volvo T5.
754
00:45:56,810 --> 00:45:59,968
Oh, yeah. Favourite car
that we use. Hello.
755
00:45:59,970 --> 00:46:02,928
Right, here we go.
Boys, got a challenge here.
756
00:46:02,930 --> 00:46:07,848
Emergency services, today
you will face three challenges
757
00:46:07,850 --> 00:46:10,968
designed to rigorously test
your driving abilities.
758
00:46:10,970 --> 00:46:12,928
First up, precision driving.
759
00:46:12,930 --> 00:46:14,328
Not your strength.
760
00:46:14,330 --> 00:46:16,128
A timed lap around the track,
761
00:46:16,130 --> 00:46:19,688
which has been littered with
urban obstacles. Fastest lap wins.
762
00:46:19,690 --> 00:46:22,128
Well, that's all well and good,
but look at the size of that.
763
00:46:22,130 --> 00:46:24,968
Ah-ah, there's more. All right.
But because the fire truck is
764
00:46:24,970 --> 00:46:28,768
considerably heavier, it will get
a ten-second time advantage.
765
00:46:28,770 --> 00:46:31,650
What?! Quite right, too, Paddy.
Ten seconds?!
766
00:46:33,330 --> 00:46:36,568
Yes, to test our services'
precision driving skills,
767
00:46:36,570 --> 00:46:39,808
they'd each take turns
to tackle one lap of our track,
768
00:46:39,810 --> 00:46:43,808
which had been scattered
with real-world driving hazards.
769
00:46:43,810 --> 00:46:47,088
And Team Fire and Rescue,
with our ten-second head start,
770
00:46:47,090 --> 00:46:48,568
would be up first.
771
00:46:48,570 --> 00:46:50,768
Three, two, one,
772
00:46:50,770 --> 00:46:53,088
go!
Go on, David.
773
00:46:55,090 --> 00:46:58,768
David, what happened? There's
your ten seconds! Go, go, go!
774
00:47:00,730 --> 00:47:02,808
It's an automatic, as well!
775
00:47:04,450 --> 00:47:06,008
First up, coming, the slalom.
776
00:47:06,010 --> 00:47:07,648
They're quite tight
in-between the...
777
00:47:07,650 --> 00:47:10,970
Whoa. Bloomin' heck,
they're surprisingly agile, these.
778
00:47:12,570 --> 00:47:14,968
Bloody hell, he was
confident through there.
779
00:47:16,290 --> 00:47:18,410
He's really chucking it about.
Look at it!
780
00:47:19,930 --> 00:47:22,408
Here we go. Whoa-ho-ho-ho!
781
00:47:22,410 --> 00:47:25,608
Got to get that back out.
Get that back out!
782
00:47:25,610 --> 00:47:28,088
See, there's a barrier coming up
here, but it's not moving.
783
00:47:28,090 --> 00:47:30,648
Let's just go through it.
Brace yourself.
784
00:47:30,650 --> 00:47:32,650
Oh-ho-ho-ho!
785
00:47:34,170 --> 00:47:37,608
Tyre wall? He'll just bash
the tyres out the way, won't he?
786
00:47:37,610 --> 00:47:41,208
Oh, he's gone! He's going for it!
Oh, look at him bouncing about!
787
00:47:41,210 --> 00:47:43,368
Here is the width restrictor.
788
00:47:43,370 --> 00:47:45,650
I don't know if we're going to
fit through this!
789
00:47:47,210 --> 00:47:49,328
Ohhh!
Whoa!
790
00:47:49,330 --> 00:47:51,968
He could easily be off here.
He could easily be off here.
791
00:47:53,490 --> 00:47:55,888
And the last turn
right round to the left.
792
00:47:55,890 --> 00:47:57,848
This is the one.
This is slippery.
793
00:47:57,850 --> 00:47:59,808
Oh, we're going round.
Go, go, go, go, go, go, go!
794
00:48:02,090 --> 00:48:03,970
There it is!
795
00:48:05,450 --> 00:48:09,088
Impressive. That is impressive.
I enjoyed that so much.
796
00:48:09,090 --> 00:48:12,088
And I've got to say, it needed
to be impressive after that start.
797
00:48:12,090 --> 00:48:15,448
What did we get? What did we get?
Three minutes...
798
00:48:15,450 --> 00:48:17,448
..four seconds.
799
00:48:17,450 --> 00:48:20,768
But we're going to knock ten seconds
off that. Two minutes 54.
800
00:48:20,770 --> 00:48:22,968
Can we just confirm
that it's an automatic, as well,
801
00:48:22,970 --> 00:48:24,688
so all you had to do
was put it in D?
802
00:48:24,690 --> 00:48:26,528
I was driving that in gears.
Were you?
803
00:48:26,530 --> 00:48:29,288
So, it's got an on-off shift box,
so I was using it to restrict
804
00:48:29,290 --> 00:48:31,888
the gears in the corners.
And did you restrict your own start?
805
00:48:31,890 --> 00:48:34,168
Pretty much.
806
00:48:34,170 --> 00:48:36,328
Right, who's up next?
807
00:48:36,330 --> 00:48:38,688
Me.
Right, good luck.
808
00:48:38,690 --> 00:48:40,768
It was time for my new friends
809
00:48:40,770 --> 00:48:44,368
in Surrey Police to show
what they were made of.
810
00:48:44,370 --> 00:48:46,928
Three, two, one, go!
811
00:48:46,930 --> 00:48:51,008
Oh, smoother start, Dave.
It's high-sided and it's very light.
812
00:48:51,010 --> 00:48:53,568
I reckon it might go over.
813
00:48:53,570 --> 00:48:55,968
Good work. Big, big!
814
00:48:55,970 --> 00:48:57,568
It's much faster.
815
00:48:57,570 --> 00:48:59,570
Faster?
Yeah, definitely.
816
00:49:01,050 --> 00:49:04,488
That's it. I've wanted to do this
with a police officer all my life.
817
00:49:04,490 --> 00:49:07,688
Fourth gear, straight through it.
For the Queen.
818
00:49:07,690 --> 00:49:10,128
Full gas now!
819
00:49:10,130 --> 00:49:12,008
Good work.
Width restrictor.
820
00:49:12,010 --> 00:49:14,728
Look at this accuracy,
look at this accuracy.
821
00:49:14,730 --> 00:49:17,568
Seamless!
Ohhh!
822
00:49:17,570 --> 00:49:20,650
Oh, he's done well there. Here he
comes, here he comes, here he comes.
823
00:49:21,650 --> 00:49:23,848
Great work, boss. Great work.
824
00:49:23,850 --> 00:49:28,288
Whoa! Now then...! Ah, here he is.
Very well done indeed.
825
00:49:28,290 --> 00:49:33,008
Impressive in these conditions.
2:54 to beat. Yes!
826
00:49:33,010 --> 00:49:34,888
You did it in...
827
00:49:34,890 --> 00:49:37,968
..2:38!
Smashed it! Smashed it!
828
00:49:37,970 --> 00:49:42,848
Off you go! That was the good news.
The bad news is I'm going to have to
829
00:49:42,850 --> 00:49:46,690
do a citizen's arrest for speeding.
Come on, son.
830
00:49:48,930 --> 00:49:51,888
And with the police
now the service to beat,
831
00:49:51,890 --> 00:49:54,050
last up were the paramedics.
832
00:49:55,210 --> 00:49:56,968
All good, fellas?
833
00:49:56,970 --> 00:49:59,090
Pair of gloves.
Pair of gloves.
834
00:50:00,130 --> 00:50:03,008
Oh, God.
Shall I start the clock?
835
00:50:03,010 --> 00:50:05,088
Are you doing a lap
or are you doing a cavity search?
836
00:50:05,090 --> 00:50:07,688
Safety first
with the paramedics, son.
837
00:50:07,690 --> 00:50:09,768
Three, two, one,
838
00:50:09,770 --> 00:50:11,968
go.
Go on!
839
00:50:11,970 --> 00:50:14,768
That's it! All with you,
this, now, Stubbsy.
840
00:50:14,770 --> 00:50:16,968
What are you expecting, Chris?
Is he going to be faster?
841
00:50:16,970 --> 00:50:18,648
I don't know. The driver looks like
842
00:50:18,650 --> 00:50:20,530
he could be capable of anything.
Lovely.
843
00:50:21,730 --> 00:50:23,768
Yes, lovely.
844
00:50:23,770 --> 00:50:27,488
Go on, Stubbsy! Get her round, get
her round. He's going slower here.
845
00:50:27,490 --> 00:50:29,128
Have a look
who he's being coached by.
846
00:50:29,130 --> 00:50:31,768
Gun it, gun it, gun it,
gun it, gun it.
847
00:50:31,770 --> 00:50:33,128
Lovely stuff.
848
00:50:33,130 --> 00:50:36,608
We're in the right vehicle
if we have an accident, anyhow.
849
00:50:36,610 --> 00:50:40,208
Don't let off. Don't let off. Go on!
850
00:50:40,210 --> 00:50:42,368
Yes!
851
00:50:46,530 --> 00:50:48,568
Yes!
852
00:50:48,570 --> 00:50:51,810
Doing me best, mate. It was
all right. It was OK. Steady.
853
00:50:53,850 --> 00:50:56,608
You reckon you beat them?
What was the two to beat?
854
00:50:56,610 --> 00:50:58,688
2:38 was the fastest.
855
00:50:58,690 --> 00:51:01,688
I'm going to hazard a guess,
Stubbsy, at about
856
00:51:01,690 --> 00:51:03,608
2:42.
857
00:51:03,610 --> 00:51:05,568
No, you're doing yourself down,
Paddy.
858
00:51:05,570 --> 00:51:08,368
2:29.97!
859
00:51:08,370 --> 00:51:11,808
Slow and steady! Get in, Stubbsy!
860
00:51:11,810 --> 00:51:15,208
That's what I say!
Fast and furious, boys.
861
00:51:15,210 --> 00:51:18,528
So it was round one
to the ambulance crew,
862
00:51:18,530 --> 00:51:21,408
and next up was a pursuit challenge.
863
00:51:21,410 --> 00:51:25,968
Top Gear's trusty old Suzuki Liana
would be driven by the Stig,
864
00:51:25,970 --> 00:51:28,608
who would get
a five-second head start.
865
00:51:28,610 --> 00:51:31,368
All we'd have to do
was catch and overtake him
866
00:51:31,370 --> 00:51:35,088
in the reasonably fast car
as quickly as possible.
867
00:51:35,090 --> 00:51:40,448
Although, of course, with the police
up first, they'd be chasing down...
868
00:51:40,450 --> 00:51:42,448
..Criminal Stig.
869
00:51:42,450 --> 00:51:45,528
OK, we've got this in the bag.
This is what you guys do, catching
870
00:51:45,530 --> 00:51:48,328
baddies. And we've got
a faster car. We're sorted.
871
00:51:48,330 --> 00:51:50,928
If they don't win this, that lad
at the side here'll never be able
872
00:51:50,930 --> 00:51:53,848
to show his face in the station
again. But no pressure.
873
00:51:53,850 --> 00:51:56,688
OK. Are there two of you
in that suit?
874
00:51:56,690 --> 00:52:00,608
It is a bit snug. Stig, you've got
a five-second head start.
875
00:52:00,610 --> 00:52:02,208
Go!
876
00:52:02,210 --> 00:52:06,928
Harris, five, four...
Rev it up. ..three, two...
877
00:52:06,930 --> 00:52:09,648
Go. Go.
..one, go!
878
00:52:09,650 --> 00:52:13,368
All right, third. Don't brake,
don't brake, just coax it through.
879
00:52:13,370 --> 00:52:18,448
Now, it's fair to say
this didn't go quite as expected...
880
00:52:18,450 --> 00:52:20,648
This is where the GT
makes up the time.
881
00:52:20,650 --> 00:52:23,848
Yeah, but he'll be faster
in the corners, I reckon, Stig.
882
00:52:23,850 --> 00:52:26,288
..because in spite of -
or perhaps thanks to -
883
00:52:26,290 --> 00:52:29,048
Harris's excellent driving tips...
884
00:52:29,050 --> 00:52:31,288
Now get on the gas, get on the gas.
885
00:52:31,290 --> 00:52:33,008
A bit of oversteer. You're fine.
886
00:52:33,010 --> 00:52:35,168
Third gear, third gear.
887
00:52:35,170 --> 00:52:38,608
..Surrey Police had
an absolute shocker.
888
00:52:38,610 --> 00:52:40,768
Bloody ASBO!
889
00:52:40,770 --> 00:52:44,408
I think he's getting away from us!
Right, keep going, keep going!
890
00:52:44,410 --> 00:52:47,688
Get your foot down!
He's getting away!
891
00:52:47,690 --> 00:52:51,288
He's off! He's going to be in Mexico
by the time he gets him.
892
00:52:51,290 --> 00:52:55,048
And with Criminal Stig
still very much at large...
893
00:52:55,050 --> 00:52:59,168
Is he your best driver?
No, the best driver was unavailable.
894
00:52:59,170 --> 00:53:02,250
..in the end, we had to
call off the chase.
895
00:53:03,490 --> 00:53:06,170
Halt. Halt.
896
00:53:07,330 --> 00:53:10,248
Er, listen, top tip
for the police force.
897
00:53:10,250 --> 00:53:12,288
Get yourself one of these Suzukis,
898
00:53:12,290 --> 00:53:16,608
cos he's actually going
further away. But he lives here...
899
00:53:16,610 --> 00:53:19,008
..and he's a racing driver.
900
00:53:19,010 --> 00:53:21,208
No! We've had to call it.
Come on. No!
901
00:53:21,210 --> 00:53:23,248
Come on, out you get.
902
00:53:23,250 --> 00:53:25,928
Before Harris could come up
with any more excuses,
903
00:53:25,930 --> 00:53:28,768
it was North West Ambulance's turn.
904
00:53:28,770 --> 00:53:31,088
And with ace driver Chris Evans
at the wheel,
905
00:53:31,090 --> 00:53:32,770
this time we'd be going after...
906
00:53:34,090 --> 00:53:36,528
..Badly Injured Stig.
907
00:53:36,530 --> 00:53:38,928
Three, two, one,
908
00:53:38,930 --> 00:53:40,488
go.
909
00:53:40,490 --> 00:53:44,008
Five, four, three, two...
910
00:53:44,010 --> 00:53:46,688
Go. Go.
..one. Go, Paddy!
911
00:53:46,690 --> 00:53:49,848
That's it, Chris! That's a better
start. That was a jump start.
912
00:53:49,850 --> 00:53:53,568
Right, the Stig is very poorly.
913
00:53:53,570 --> 00:53:56,408
We'll have him back on his feet
in no time.
914
00:53:56,410 --> 00:53:59,128
Now, straight away it was obvious.
915
00:53:59,130 --> 00:54:03,728
Ambulance drivers will stop
at nothing to get the job done.
916
00:54:03,730 --> 00:54:06,968
Yes, and we love that, Chris.
Nip that corner. Yes, yes.
917
00:54:06,970 --> 00:54:09,368
He's cut the bloody corner!
Cheating!
918
00:54:09,370 --> 00:54:11,648
Or, to put it another way, winning.
919
00:54:11,650 --> 00:54:14,130
He's going to get him, Chris.
He's going to get him!
920
00:54:16,090 --> 00:54:19,328
Stayed inside of the tyres.
Round we go.
921
00:54:19,330 --> 00:54:21,608
We've got him, we've got him.
He's just cut the corner.
922
00:54:21,610 --> 00:54:23,930
He's just cutting the corners.
You can't do that.
923
00:54:25,650 --> 00:54:28,808
We've got him! Whoohoo!
Love it!
924
00:54:28,810 --> 00:54:31,210
We stick to the law.
925
00:54:32,610 --> 00:54:36,208
The Ambulance Service, faster than
the police. Well, no, they're not.
926
00:54:36,210 --> 00:54:39,368
They're better at cheating.
He's on one. The paramedics!
927
00:54:39,370 --> 00:54:43,408
There's nothing we can't do!
Come on in here!
928
00:54:43,410 --> 00:54:46,728
Come on, get in! This is
where the police are going wrong.
929
00:54:46,730 --> 00:54:49,688
We should be getting the Ambulance
Service to catch the thieves!
930
00:54:49,690 --> 00:54:52,448
Did you use the circuit at any
point? All right, Fred, get yourself
931
00:54:52,450 --> 00:54:55,168
in. Did you use the circuit at any
point? Chris, when you're saving
932
00:54:55,170 --> 00:54:59,648
lives, you can't be nipping
and tucking. You're saving a life!
933
00:54:59,650 --> 00:55:03,168
Chris Evans! You are the best
Chris Evans we've ever had.
934
00:55:03,170 --> 00:55:05,968
Go on, lad! Go on, Chrissy!
Go on, Evans! Go on, son.
935
00:55:05,970 --> 00:55:10,648
Get in, Chris. Have an early night.
You've got t'radio in t'morning.
936
00:55:10,650 --> 00:55:13,928
So, with the Ambulance Service
the team to beat again,
937
00:55:13,930 --> 00:55:19,090
last up was Team Fire and Rescue,
this time chasing down...
938
00:55:20,690 --> 00:55:22,690
..Flaming Stig.
939
00:55:25,610 --> 00:55:27,928
Three, two, one, go!
940
00:55:27,930 --> 00:55:31,128
Oh, he's off! He's on fire!
Get behind him! Quick! Quick, Neil!
941
00:55:31,130 --> 00:55:33,448
Fire, fire!
942
00:55:33,450 --> 00:55:37,088
He's only gone, the cheating sod!
943
00:55:37,090 --> 00:55:40,408
An impressive start
from Scottish Fire and Rescue.
944
00:55:40,410 --> 00:55:43,168
Go on, Neil,
we've got the Stig here.
945
00:55:43,170 --> 00:55:44,888
There we are.
Nice.
946
00:55:44,890 --> 00:55:48,568
Oh, just feeling a little bit of
back end coming out then.
947
00:55:48,570 --> 00:55:52,008
But the problem with setting
a car on fire is things tend to
948
00:55:52,010 --> 00:55:54,608
escalate VERY quickly.
949
00:55:54,610 --> 00:55:59,128
Oh, look, he's melted. It's back on
fire properly! The bumper's melted!
950
00:55:59,130 --> 00:56:01,648
We might actually need
the Ambulance Service in a minute,
951
00:56:01,650 --> 00:56:03,968
cos he's still on fire.
952
00:56:03,970 --> 00:56:08,088
Despite Neil doing everything
he could to catch up to the blaze...
953
00:56:08,090 --> 00:56:11,168
Oh, Neil! Oh-ho!
954
00:56:11,170 --> 00:56:15,608
..with Flaming Stig
now in very real danger...
955
00:56:15,610 --> 00:56:18,568
..we were forced
to stop the pursuit...
956
00:56:18,570 --> 00:56:19,888
He's properly on fire!
957
00:56:19,890 --> 00:56:23,090
..and Team Fire and Rescue's
chances were extinguished.
958
00:56:26,210 --> 00:56:29,208
That's a win for the Ambulance
Service again! Come on!
959
00:56:29,210 --> 00:56:32,210
Suffice to say, my team was flying.
960
00:56:34,170 --> 00:56:37,370
But there was still the small
matter of the last challenge.
961
00:56:40,330 --> 00:56:45,128
Yes, to test our emergency services'
communication and teamwork,
962
00:56:45,130 --> 00:56:49,408
they'd now be competing
in Top Gear's favourite motorsport,
963
00:56:49,410 --> 00:56:52,728
figure-of-eight chain-car racing.
964
00:56:52,730 --> 00:56:56,648
Harris, Flintoff and I would each
be in charge of the brakes in our
965
00:56:56,650 --> 00:56:59,328
teams' rear cars,
while up front, our blues
966
00:56:59,330 --> 00:57:04,048
and twos team-mates would take care
of the steering and acceleration.
967
00:57:04,050 --> 00:57:06,288
Most laps in ten minutes wins.
968
00:57:06,290 --> 00:57:09,608
And to spice things up,
the producers had also
969
00:57:09,610 --> 00:57:13,930
invited along Stig
and his reprobate teenage cousins.
970
00:57:15,730 --> 00:57:18,208
Should be lively.
971
00:57:18,210 --> 00:57:23,048
Let's go! Go, go, go!
Go on, Steph! All right, Paddy!
972
00:57:23,050 --> 00:57:26,368
Now, things started out
gently enough.
973
00:57:26,370 --> 00:57:30,128
Look at that. Police officer
of the law being sensible.
974
00:57:30,130 --> 00:57:32,528
Go, Kerry. Go on, Kerry, go, go!
975
00:57:32,530 --> 00:57:35,768
But it wasn't long before
the Ambulance Service started to
976
00:57:35,770 --> 00:57:37,370
show their class.
977
00:57:40,410 --> 00:57:45,048
Whoa! Go on! Get a move on!
Go on, Steph, girl.
978
00:57:45,050 --> 00:57:47,648
Steph, we're undertaking the police!
979
00:57:49,130 --> 00:57:50,928
Yes, four minutes in,
980
00:57:50,930 --> 00:57:54,290
and once again it was Team Ambulance
laying down the gauntlet.
981
00:57:56,410 --> 00:58:00,770
And with the ASBO Stigs making life
difficult for the police...
982
00:58:06,530 --> 00:58:10,528
..and then deciding they didn't like
the Fire Service, either...
983
00:58:10,530 --> 00:58:12,448
Whoa! Getting rear-ended here!
984
00:58:12,450 --> 00:58:16,128
..it looked like we were heading for
another big win.
985
00:58:16,130 --> 00:58:20,448
The Ambulance Service
are flying here!
986
00:58:20,450 --> 00:58:22,528
Whoa-ho-ho!
987
00:58:22,530 --> 00:58:26,208
But with a few minutes
still left on the clock...
988
00:58:26,210 --> 00:58:28,368
Oh, God!
989
00:58:28,370 --> 00:58:31,008
..the young offenders stopped
toying with the backmarkers
990
00:58:31,010 --> 00:58:33,968
and came after the leaders instead.
991
00:58:33,970 --> 00:58:35,290
Whoa!
992
00:58:38,250 --> 00:58:41,568
Off the bloody... BLEEP hell!
993
00:58:41,570 --> 00:58:45,288
The police and Fire Service
were on the charge,
994
00:58:45,290 --> 00:58:48,010
and now it'd just be
a good old-fashioned brawl...
995
00:58:50,890 --> 00:58:52,770
..all the way to the finish.
996
00:58:55,130 --> 00:58:58,128
It's McGuinness!
Yes! What a knobhead!
997
00:58:58,130 --> 00:59:01,168
Whoa-ho-ho-ho!
998
00:59:01,170 --> 00:59:04,048
They're coming in
from all angles now.
999
00:59:04,050 --> 00:59:07,448
It's the coppers.
What are you doing? You're police!
1000
00:59:07,450 --> 00:59:09,528
What are you doing?
1001
00:59:09,530 --> 00:59:12,728
The emergency services,
we have got the best in the world,
1002
00:59:12,730 --> 00:59:14,610
let me tell you!
1003
00:59:15,610 --> 00:59:17,690
Come on, Officer.
1004
00:59:18,770 --> 00:59:20,048
This is barmy!
1005
00:59:22,890 --> 00:59:25,768
Well done, Kerry. Great effort.
1006
00:59:25,770 --> 00:59:28,688
Our teams had left it all
on the field.
1007
00:59:28,690 --> 00:59:32,448
But the question now
was who had triumphed.
1008
00:59:32,450 --> 00:59:37,368
Right! In third place,
with 15 and a half laps,
1009
00:59:37,370 --> 00:59:42,128
the Ambulance Service.
That's a surprise.
1010
00:59:42,130 --> 00:59:44,768
Doesn't matter about that.
Far superior driver.
1011
00:59:44,770 --> 00:59:46,648
I reckon most aggressive.
1012
00:59:46,650 --> 00:59:50,808
So, first and second place. Well, I
can tell you there's one lap in it.
1013
00:59:50,810 --> 00:59:54,168
One team had 17 laps,
the other team had 18 laps.
1014
00:59:54,170 --> 00:59:56,488
Come on! Come on.
1015
00:59:56,490 --> 00:59:59,168
In first place...
1016
00:59:59,170 --> 01:00:03,528
Book 'em, Danno! It's the police!
They've gone and done it!
1017
01:00:03,530 --> 01:00:07,210
Well done! Finally,
justice is served.
1018
01:00:17,370 --> 01:00:20,608
I genuinely think all disputes
1019
01:00:20,610 --> 01:00:23,288
should be settled
with chained-car racing.
1020
01:00:23,290 --> 01:00:25,208
I agree. You can forget
Judge Rinder.
1021
01:00:25,210 --> 01:00:27,968
Just strap a couple of cars together
and crash it out all day long.
1022
01:00:27,970 --> 01:00:31,008
Yeah, ladies and gentlemen, let's
have a massive round of applause
1023
01:00:31,010 --> 01:00:33,528
for our amazing
emergency services. Yes!
1024
01:00:33,530 --> 01:00:35,888
Absolute heroes!
1025
01:00:35,890 --> 01:00:39,010
Thank you very much.
Thank you. Thank you.
1026
01:00:41,690 --> 01:00:44,288
All right, everybody.
Down to business.
1027
01:00:44,290 --> 01:00:48,128
Can we please have the priceless
Top Gear blues and twos trophy?
1028
01:00:48,130 --> 01:00:51,008
There it is. Whoa, you've pushed
the boat out there, Paddy, lad!
1029
01:00:51,010 --> 01:00:52,848
Oh, 'ey, Fred, you've not seen
the best yet.
1030
01:00:52,850 --> 01:00:55,128
Ohhh!
1031
01:00:55,130 --> 01:00:57,048
I take it back. I take it back.
1032
01:00:57,050 --> 01:00:58,928
Who wants the F1 championship
1033
01:00:58,930 --> 01:01:01,288
when you can get your hands
on this bad boy?
1034
01:01:01,290 --> 01:01:06,448
OK. So, the fastest
emergency service is...
1035
01:01:06,450 --> 01:01:08,528
Obviously,
it's the Ambulance Service!
1036
01:01:10,010 --> 01:01:12,568
There you go! There you go!
1037
01:01:12,570 --> 01:01:14,810
Come on! Come on!
1038
01:01:20,170 --> 01:01:23,688
Come here. And that's the end of the
series. We've had an amazing time,
1039
01:01:23,690 --> 01:01:26,688
and we hope you've enjoyed it, too.
We'll be back later on in the year.
1040
01:01:26,690 --> 01:01:29,090
Thank you so much for watching.
Goodnight! Goodnight.
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