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No idea who either of them are
She is an actress I think she was in Silent Witness years ago, I’ve heard of him but no idea what he was in.
What he was in was sat next to him.
Shame the Baja feature was let down by the buggy, was shaping up to be great telly that. Megane was awesome but silly money (as are most hot hatches these days) I'd have standard RS300, fit a fancy diff and keep the change.
No clue who the posh Fox bunch were but he was a decent driver to be fair.
She is an actress I think she was in Silent Witness years ago, I’ve heard of him but no idea what he was in.
She still is, the latest run has just finished. He was in Lewis, the follow-up to Morse, with Kevin Whateley, playing DS, later DI Hathaway.
I’m a sucker for police and forensics tv series, and I particularly enjoyed Morse, Lewis, and now Endeavour.
No clue who the posh Fox bunch were but he was a decent driver to be fair.
Do the names James Fox and Edward Fox not ring any bells at all? They have had small parts in a few movies...
If they could just give Paddy the boot and bring in somebody who isn’t a complete **** it would be much better.
I think he's been pretty entertaining in the series.
he was a decent driver to be fair.
He wasn’t, he was on the edge of control because his ego wouldn’t let him take his foot of the gas. Hence, Several barely controlled drifts and only mid way up the board.
Do the names James Fox and Edward Fox not ring any bells at all? They have had small parts in a few movies…
And the rest of the family Michael J Fox, Dr Fox and of course their Auntie, Megan Fox.
I was very confused watching the Fox couple. I said to the Mrs that they looked like brother and sister but I honestly thought they were a married couple. It was only because of this thread that I found out that they are cousins! Very weird.
Dirty incestuous buggers.
That's the last time I but their biscuits.
Or mints.
She still is, the latest run has just finished.
I thought it finished ages ago. 😂
He wasn’t, he was on the edge of control because his ego wouldn’t let him take his foot of the gas. Hence, Several barely controlled drifts and only mid way up the board.
Mid-table, but I thought it was the fastest wet lap on the board? Which doesn't seem too shabby.
Do the normal teams usually drive in relay?
Yes unless they're in a solo class.
Not sure where they went wrong with the SxS.
Speed (Robby Gordon's team) is one of the top outfits in desert racing so know how to put a finishing car together.
But interestingly Freddie said at the end that they’ll be back next year in a proper car. It did seem a bit last minute, not sure why, but just got the impression that from Robby Gordon’s perspective they weren’t overly prepared.
Watching it now, the faux spontaneity is particularly annoying.
‘Here I am in a hot hatch, oh what’s this, Freddie in a Porsche’
Then Paddy pulls up in a Lamborghini, ‘oh, shall we have a drag race!’
Is this your first Top Gear?
Pmsl, tbf it annoyed me when the original incumbents did it too!
Speed (Robby Gordon’s team) is one of the top outfits in desert racing so know how to put a finishing car together.
Yes, this. Quite surprised at the failures given the experience/past of Robby Gordon. After all, he also gave us Stadium Super Trucks so I'm very definitely a fan. Ooooh that would be a good experience for the TG boys to have a go at for a future episode.
And Cayman GT4 > that Lambo. Lush.
You're all being a bit harsh on the Speed team, it's a brutally rough race and any small issues quickly become big ones. The unprotected belt could have come off due to a stone getting in and the wiring can happen to anyone.
So hope they go back next year, will be brilliant TV for anyone remotely interested in engineering and adventure.
Also the newby driver may not have helped matters. I used to work in motorsport, including Dakar stuff, and we built things to be strong enough rather than bomb proof. Make it as light as you can and still function. There was a big difference in the life of components from driver to driver. Some could make certain components last a season, others only a few races. Doesn't explain the dodgy GPS though, but that was probably just a loose connection to the aerial.
The unprotected belt could have come off due to a stone getting in
Why wouldn't you pop a cover plate over it then? That's got to be a measurable risk in that terrain. And the battery? Maybe that car was just income for them with most of the resource going towards a crew that was likely to be podium bothering. The driver skill is a reasonable point, but Harris does have a lot of experience. How much as an off-road racer I'm not sure. Wonder how many miles the car would have survived once Flintoff got his hands on it! 😁
Well another cracking episode I thought. This series has been then best on for year.
Did Damon Hill let slip the Stig's name when he was lapping in the 911? Sure he referred to 'Christian' in the Aston.
I would like to have seen Damon vs Stig vs Sabine round Cadwell. But otherwise its good entertainment.
Yup another great episode.
As silly as it was, Freddie’s motivational speech to Stig, and the reaction, had me in fits.
Paddy ramped up some quite overbearing ****tery IMO. Much better car content this week, loved that Porsche.
Paddy ramped up some quite overbearing ****tery IMO. Much better car content this week, loved that Porsche.
Yea, he's the new Hammond. But then you kinda need that otherwise it would turn into a serious consumer show for the 52 lottery winners who'll actually buy a Ferrari/911/vantage each year and dull for the other x million viewers.
Still feels like the production team are finding their feet, felt like a bad 90 minute edited down to a bearable 58. nothing happened at the track other than a few good shots of cars getting their wheels off the ground and the sat-nav challenge was just too scripted.
The iD-R segment was awesome though, genuinely looked like Harris was about to bin it at any moment, and the acceleration looking out the windows was just mental! Kinda how it looks/feels when normal people get into a go-kart and every corner becomes a twitchy nightmare!
McGuinness is killing it for me, he can't help but comes across as the sort of bloke you'd go out of your way to avoid on holiday only to discover that he's got the room next door. His showboating gets on my nerves to the point that I fast forward his segments to avoid him.
I thought I heard Christian as well, maybe Christian Klien, he was fast but maybe has time on his hands... didn't ben collins sign up.for formula e where he was racing.....
Not seen last night's yet as we had been binge-watching The Fall so only managed to watch last week's episode and really enjoyed it - a shame about the retirement as it had the potential to be a great piece of TV. As they said, they are going to try it again and I hope they do.
Christijan Albers, maybe?
Christian Horner?
Liked Chris Harris before he was on Top Gear. The other two are just woeful really. Haven’t managed a full episode since Clarkson and co left. The Grand Tour was always a compromise. No Stig, no Star in a car etc. The best Top Gear ever was the 24hr race in the BMW 330D. Happy Days.
I was entertained by Flintoff shouting that he couldn't stop while the onboard camera clearly showed that he wasn't applying the brakes. Harris pointed this out at the end of the show but they just moved on. Someone must have just assumed that he would know that those lever things were brakes, but I don't think it's wise to assume that Freddie knows anything.
Didn’t Damon Hill just say, “let’s see if Chris can beat this” as in Chris Harris, when they swapped back? I didn’t pick up any slip up implying who the Stig was, but I’ve only watched it the once.
I enjoyed it. It was clear the Porsche was the best car. My only criticism was they need to get rid of the guest. When you are down to having youtubers you really have run out of guests
YouTuber, singing and boxer KSI?
Even just as YouTuber he’s a pretty big star media has moved on.
They all met up at the lion Inn carpark above Rosedale. Brilliant riding round there.
I enjoyed it. It was clear the Porsche was the best car. My only criticism was they need to get rid of the guest. When you are down to having youtubers you really have run out of guests
Ok Boomer.
I'm not one of them, but his monthly viewing figures (~85million) kinda make him a big deal. Or put another way and in some sort of context, he's bigger than Top Gear (~2.5-3 million/episode).
I didn't have a problem with them having a YouTuber as a guest, but by god KSI was boring and his laugh made me want to punch him. And talking of punches - it appeared to me that Flintoff didn't quite connect with his punch (he went over the top a bit - which is natural given his height) yet still punched harder.
Didn’t Damon Hill just say, “let’s see if Chris can beat this” as in Chris Harris, when they swapped back?
Ah, maybe, that'd make sense. I'll maybe review it on the iPlayer later.
I'm mostly liking it, the presenters are good as is their chemistry, no gammony or bike hating stuff, though having challenges/trips every episode shows they are running out of ideas.
Some guests have been pretty dire too, Lawrence Fox FFS? (presumably filmed before his debacle).
Tried watching again this week… but didn’t get through much of it before giving up.
I'm not in to motorbikes ..but the clip of the night was that guy wheelie-ing his way down the track at two zillion mph ..
..oh and yeah the 911 all day long !
I’m not one of them, but his monthly viewing figures (~85million) kinda make him a big deal. Or put another way and in some sort of context, he’s bigger than Top Gear (~2.5-3 million/episode).
Bit unfair to compare worldwide viewing figures with UK ones though? Assuming TG is sold around the world still?