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(Gunshots)

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(Man speaking indistinctly on radio)

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(Alarm blaring)

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(Dramatic music playing)

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(Gunshot)

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(Gunshots)

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(Man grunts)

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(Guns firing)

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(Watch beeps)

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(Engine roaring)

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(Aircraft engine whirring)

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(Grunting)

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(Groaning)

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(Groaning)

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(Engine roaring)

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(Thuds)

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(Engine starting)

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(Tyres screeching)

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(Tank gun firing)

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(Tyres screeching)

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(Beeping)

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(Engine roaring)

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(Beeping rapidly)

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Great job guys, nice fall.

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Ah, lovely.
Didn't need that one.

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-Thanks a lot.
-Thanks, Ben.

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Ah, cheers, Andy.
Sweet, thanks.

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l'm Ben Collins.
l've been a stunt driver on

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Batman, Bond,
Fast and Furious.

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l've also played
the masked racing driver

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on a popular motoring
programme called Top...

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(Thudding)

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(Barry) Hello, Ben.

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Thanks forjoining me
at such short notice.

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Oh, it's,
it's an absolute pleasure.

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Uh, do you not think this
would be easier on the phone?

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You will soon understand
the need for precautions.

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Yep, you're a known
paranoid and, uh...

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We've known each other
for years, anyway.

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-And you're certain of this?
-Your name's Bary.

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You're the psychotic
stunt coordinator,

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uh, whose got, sort of
this massively overblown sense of secrecy.

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l brought you here
because l need someone

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with a vey specific
set of skills.

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OK, go on.

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lt's a high-profile
feature film

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that requires
a high-speed car chase.

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Well, you have cable-tied
the right man for the job.

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(Beeping)

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(Barry) The scene is set
at a high-security weapons store,

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at a top secret location,
manned by heavily-armed mercenaries.

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Some of the guards hear
the sound of an engine roaring to life,

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and our hero car,
with you driving, naturally,

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leaps up from
an underground bay

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and the chase is on.

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The guards, realising
it's a rogue vehicle,

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open fire on the car
that's racing through the weapons store,

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avoiding other vehicles
and gun fire.

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Armed with blanks?

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(Barry) ln the main, yes.

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-ln the main?
-With the alarm raised...

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A guard triggers
the electric gate to seal the facility.

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You, in the hero car,
must make it through

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before the gates close.

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Providing you get through,
you'll begin to make your escape

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off-road around the outer
perimeter of the store.

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After avoiding further gunfire,
you will then be pursued by a 4x4.

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This means that the hero car
must run well off-road.

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OK, l think l can handle that.

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Could you just rewind
to the part about the blanks?

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(Barry) Once you have made your way
onto the main road,

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the car needs the speed
to outrun the 4x4.

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After this, you'll then
be pursued by two further vehicles,

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yet to be decided
by the director.

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Any idea what they are, or...

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The last attack
will be from the air,

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either by plane, helicopter
or by attack drones.

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Naturally, the aircraft
will be armed.

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With blanks?

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The feature film is set
in the present day,

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so no old stuff.

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You have 48 hours
to get out there

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and find me the perfect car
for this stunt.

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Great. You've got
yourself a stunt driver.

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(Theme music playing)

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(Engine roaring)

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Now, although Bary the stunt
coordinator's recruitment techniques

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are a bit unorthodox, to say the least,
he does have an exciting mission.

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But it's quite a tough one
because it's not that straightforward,

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picking a car that performs
just as well off-road as it does on it.

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And, l'll tell you now,
l'm not picking an SUV.

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They claim to be masters
of everything, but really,

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they don't do
anything that well.

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And the other thing
that is playing on my mind

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is this aerial attack,

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because whether it's
a plane, a heli or a drone,

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all of them have
a massive top speed,

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and l need something
that can outrun it.

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But l do know a place
where top speed is almost unlimited.

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(Ben) This is Rockingham
Motor Speedway,

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a 1 .5-mile piece of Americana

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that looks like it crash landed in the
middle of the English countryside.

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This seven-degree
banked super speedway

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is the fastest
of its kind in Europe.

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But, it's not just the track that makes it feel
like you're in the deep south.

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Because Rockingham has a fleet

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of America's greatest gift
to the motorsport world,

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NASCARs.

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Born out of the days
of moonshiners,

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running illegal whisky
at high speed

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across the southern states.

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lt's now a multibillion dollar
global motorsport empire.

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(Engine roaring)

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Now, the secret of NASCAR's
success is its sheer simplicity.

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Because, here l am, sitting
inside a space frame cage,

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basically covered
in steel sheeting.

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Up front is a bellowing
V8 push rod engine

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that kicks out 600 horsepower,

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slaved to the rear axle

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by this gigantic prop shaft.

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lt sits on these great,
big Goodyear bags of rubber

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that's gluing me to the track
when l wind the engine up.

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(Thundering)

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Given an open stretch,

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easily l can bust it past 200.

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And that's enough to keep
a helicopter or a drone

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or pretty much whatever it is
that is coming at me

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from an aerial attack,
on its toes.

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(Engine roaring)

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Gonna get
the hammer down, baby!

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Shake and Bake!
Shake and Bake!

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l just love this car.

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lt reminds me of the good
old days l had here

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racing in the ASCAR series,

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when l won
the European championship,

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and set the lap record,
which still stands.

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So, this NASCAR
has super speed,

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so it gets a massive
tick in the box,

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in terms of evading
aerial attack.

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And it can maintain
those speeds for extended periods,

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so, another
important tick there.

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The only thing
that is troubling me,

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when l'm travelling
in a straight line,

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l have to turn the steering
wheel quite a long way to the right.

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That's because
this car is built

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to turn left
and kind of only left.

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So, what l'm gonna do is
take it onto the infield

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and see how it fares
when l turn right.

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lt's so unstable
and the brake pedal is so stiff.

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(Tyres screeching)

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Jeez.

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OK, that wasn't
vey good or dignified.

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(Engine roaring)

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The brakes just aren't
designed to be leant on that hard,

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because you hardly
brake on the oval.

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Because the wheels are
pointing the wrong way,

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when l turn right,

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you just get this
massive understeer,

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touch the throttle
and the back end lights up,

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because the axle's pointing
the wrong way as well.

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lt's like driving,
l don't know...

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A wheelie bin.

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Here we go.
There's another tight hairpin.

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l'm dreading this.

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Keep turning, keep turning,
nothing's happening.

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-(Tyres screeching)
-Sh...

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(Laughing)

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l think l'll be doing that
all day long.

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l love this baby, but l think l'll have to
retire it and find something else.

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Something like that
looks pretty nice.

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(Groans)

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Now, l know Bary said
no old cars,

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but if it was good enough for
Steve McQueen in Bullitt,

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it'd be rude not to.

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Now, this is a bit more like it!

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A proper American muscle car.

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The 1 965 Ford Mustang was built to
chew up road courses like this one.

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Now l should have no problem
tackling a few lefts and rights.

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l love these old cars.

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You can feel the heritage of it.
You can smell the leather.

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You can smell some gasoline,
actually, to be honest.

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You've got lots of
movement in the tyre

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that, really, you can
embrace it and drive the car to its limit.

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l drove a carjust like this one
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chasing through
the streets of London.

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Now, that high-pitched
sound you're hearing

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is the inside wheel spinning,

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so there's obviously...

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There's no lock diff
in the back putting traction

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through both rear tyres, which is
not good for making forward progress.

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lt's, uh, pretty spongy
and not really that stable,

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and the jelly-like
suspension...

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Well, you can't exactly say
it corners like it's on rails.

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(Tyres screeching)

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Oh!

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lt's all right, granddad.

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The beauty of
the '65 Mustang, though,

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is it does look the part,
and l'll give it that.

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But l don't think
l'll get many points for that

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when l'm under attack
from live rounds,

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from whatever it is that
Bary's got in store for me.

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And as much
as l love this track and these machines,

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my search is going to
have to cary on elsewhere,

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because l think that when
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these old boys are
going to let me down.

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(Engine revving)

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(Phone ringing)

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(Woman) You have
one new message.

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(Answering machine beeps)

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(Barry) Ben, don't think
l'm not monitoring your every move.

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l told you, no old cars.

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Stop disobeying orders
and carry out the mission.

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Otherwise, I wiII be forced
to take extreme measures.

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(Answering machine beeps)

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Now, as much as
l love old school American muscle cars,

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those ones just threw up far
more questions than answers.

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They are totally impractical,
fragile even by modern standards.

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But, what l do still need is something
with the NASCAR top speed

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that corners like
it's on rails.

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ln short, what l think
l need is a supercar.

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And there's none
more capable or more loaded with technology

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than the one l'm driving next.

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(Ben) Welcome to the future.

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This is the 650S,
the latest creation from McLaren

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and a quantum leap
in terms of car design.

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Every inch of this
technical marvel

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has been engineered
to make it go faster than its rivals.

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From the integrated
front splitter that creates downforce,

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to these unique door blades

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that help generate
incredible grip and balance.

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And then, there's the engine,

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a twin-turbo V8 warp drive

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that propels the 650S to
a top speed of 207 miles per hour.

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Now, that really is
flying machine speed.

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(Engine roaring)

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(Tyres screeching)

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Now, l'm fortunate enough
to have driven

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well, nearly evey
supercar in the modern era,

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from Bugatti to Ferrari,

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Aston Martin to Lamborghini,
all of them.

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And they all have one thing
vey much in common,

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which is that they're
different to this McLaren,

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because this car is truly unique,

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in that it has liquid suspension,
and l'm not joking.

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lt's got hydraulic fluid that rushes
across the suspension vey, vey quickly,

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and responds when you need to shore up
some support in a corner.

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And it's absolutely incredible to drive,
because it's so responsive.

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And if you're wondering
where this mythical technology comes from,

249
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well, of course,
it comes from Formula 1 .

250
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McLaren have been involved
at the sharp end since the '60s,

251
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and a lot of the active
technology on this car

252
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was banned from Formula 1 ,
because it was an unfair advantage.

253
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But all is fair in
love, war, supercars and stunt sequences.

254
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So their loss is my gain.

255
00:20:02.560 --> 00:20:06.039
And the other good thing about
Formula 1 technology is that it's tough.

256
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This car is made from
a carbon fibre mono cell body

257
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that sits around
the driver like a cocoon.

258
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So it's fantastically
protective in a crash,

259
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as well as giving you
the support in the corners.

260
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Now, that should be good for
taking a bullet or five,

261
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if it comes to that.

262
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(Engine roaring)

263
00:20:23.440 --> 00:20:24.799
(Ben) With this
kind of technology,

264
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the 650S can accelerate to
60 miles per hour in 2.9 seconds,

265
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and come to a dead stop
in just under 29 meters.

266
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Now, some of those figures
are a little bit hard to comprehend,

267
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so what l need to do
is a practical experiment

268
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to show you just
how mind-blowing the McLaren really is.

269
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This is an Audi A4 S Line,

270
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the kind of car that
typically flashes you to get out of the way

271
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of the fast lane
on a motorway.

272
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lt's a tidy little car.

273
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What l'm gonna do
is accelerate from 0 to 60,

274
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and back to 0
as fast as l can,

275
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and l'll jump in the 650S
and we'll compare the difference.

276
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So, into sport mode.

277
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Off we go.

278
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(Engine revving)

279
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Here we go it's 40, 50...

280
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And 60!

281
00:21:13.680 --> 00:21:15.279
(Tyres screeching)

282
00:21:15.760 --> 00:21:18.359
Ah, pretty good for
German engineering.

283
00:21:18.440 --> 00:21:19.999
Vey impressive braking.

284
00:21:20.360 --> 00:21:23.399
Now, it's time to hop in
the McLaren and see the difference.

285
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(Engine revving)

286
00:21:31.360 --> 00:21:32.639
Now, in the Audi, that launch

287
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was similar to a sort of
fast getaway from the traffic lights.

288
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But in the McLaren, when this launches,
its gonna be like a space shuttle.

289
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Apollo 13. No, lnterstellar
is a better example.

290
00:21:43.000 --> 00:21:46.639
So, get it into D,
set the launch control on.

291
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OK, so it's ready.
All l have to do is floor it.

292
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And the turbo spools up,
it's ready,

293
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and l just dump the brake
and we're off!

294
00:21:54.200 --> 00:21:55.959
(Engine roaring)

295
00:21:56.760 --> 00:21:57.759
(Ben) 60.

296
00:21:58.400 --> 00:22:00.119
Oh, the braking, blimey.

297
00:22:00.560 --> 00:22:03.119
Literally, you're peeling
the back of your head off the chair,

298
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and the next thing is you're tying to
keep your nose off the dashboard.

299
00:22:06.360 --> 00:22:09.519
And the distance compared to the Audi,
this is half the space.

300
00:22:09.600 --> 00:22:12.479
0 to 60, back to naught
in hardly any space at all.

301
00:22:15.040 --> 00:22:17.439
(Ben) The McLaren certainly
has the straight line speed

302
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to escape an aerial threat.

303
00:22:19.600 --> 00:22:22.359
But, does it have
the manoeuvrability l need as well?

304
00:22:25.800 --> 00:22:28.359
A striking feature of this car
is the aerodynamics.

305
00:22:28.680 --> 00:22:31.719
Of course, McLaren
calls it the Active Aero.

306
00:22:32.240 --> 00:22:35.759
Get on the brakes,
it pops up like a barn door,

307
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acting as an air brake and stabilising the car
with extra downforce

308
00:22:40.640 --> 00:22:44.559
to push the rear into the deck
and give you maximum braking force.

309
00:22:45.280 --> 00:22:50.039
lt's like having an R2-D2 on your shoulder,
setting X Foils into attack position.

310
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Really incredible.

311
00:22:51.840 --> 00:22:54.719
And it gives you
the confidence to attack these corners.

312
00:22:55.840 --> 00:22:57.639
(Tyres squealing)

313
00:23:07.320 --> 00:23:11.039
At the heart of this ship
is an ultra lightweight V8 engine,

314
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powered with two turbochargers.

315
00:23:14.120 --> 00:23:16.239
You just hear those
spooling up behind you,

316
00:23:16.320 --> 00:23:19.359
there's this beautiful whistling sound
when you lay down the power.

317
00:23:19.440 --> 00:23:21.359
(Whirring)

318
00:23:22.040 --> 00:23:27.079
This car only takes 5.7 seconds
to reach 1 00 miles an hour.

319
00:23:27.320 --> 00:23:29.159
lt's ridiculously fast.

320
00:23:29.400 --> 00:23:33.559
The supercars of yesteyear
took that long to get from 0 to 60.

321
00:23:36.880 --> 00:23:42.959
That engine just keeps on pushing
this car all the way up to 207 miles an hour.

322
00:23:43.040 --> 00:23:44.799
So l love it.

323
00:23:49.360 --> 00:23:51.199
lt seems to be almost unbreakable.

324
00:23:51.320 --> 00:23:54.279
Of course the question is,
will it be good enough for Bary?

325
00:23:54.360 --> 00:24:00.599
Well, stopping power is, well, unbelievable,
acceleration, yep, phenomenal.

326
00:24:01.280 --> 00:24:03.679
Handling-wise,
it's totally out of this world.

327
00:24:07.520 --> 00:24:10.159
l think the other thing to
think about is, uh, off road.

328
00:24:10.240 --> 00:24:11.999
Hmm, that could be interesting.

329
00:24:20.360 --> 00:24:23.559
Right, now, there's an off-road course
around here somewhere.

330
00:24:23.640 --> 00:24:27.999
Here we go. Bit of a ski jump.
Let's give this a ty.

331
00:24:28.160 --> 00:24:29.879
Whoa, there's some nasty gravel.

332
00:24:29.960 --> 00:24:31.719
Don't want to chip the paint on this baby.

333
00:24:32.000 --> 00:24:34.799
And l don't want
the dust going in the air intake either.

334
00:24:35.360 --> 00:24:38.599
The ride height on the McLaren
is not exactly high.

335
00:24:39.520 --> 00:24:41.959
There's a bit of a dip,
let's have a... Whoa!

336
00:24:42.320 --> 00:24:44.639
-(Beeping noise)
-Oh, oh...

337
00:24:44.800 --> 00:24:45.879
Well, that's enough.

338
00:24:45.960 --> 00:24:49.319
That's going to rip the splitter off.
Right, l can't get over that.

339
00:24:51.320 --> 00:24:52.799
As painful as it is to admit,

340
00:24:52.880 --> 00:24:57.119
the McLaren 650S may not be
the ideal tool for off-roading.

341
00:24:57.200 --> 00:25:00.279
So, l think this is going to
have to come off the menu.

342
00:25:02.040 --> 00:25:03.039
(Sighs)

343
00:25:04.560 --> 00:25:07.719
Sory, baby,
let's get you back off here.

344
00:25:15.640 --> 00:25:17.599
What an amazing car.

345
00:25:17.920 --> 00:25:20.839
The McLaren is just
a feat of engineering and design.

346
00:25:20.920 --> 00:25:24.599
lt's as good as anything l've ever driven
in terms of balance and performance.

347
00:25:24.760 --> 00:25:27.119
And if this chase sequence
was purely on the road,

348
00:25:27.200 --> 00:25:30.239
with no evasive manoeuvres
or hand brake turns,

349
00:25:30.440 --> 00:25:32.239
the 650S would be my choice.

350
00:25:32.440 --> 00:25:36.959
But l think l need something
with just a bit more all-round capability.

351
00:25:37.080 --> 00:25:39.199
ln fact, l think if
l drove it up on to the set,

352
00:25:39.280 --> 00:25:42.119
Bary would probably kill me,
and then he'd steal the keys.

353
00:25:45.080 --> 00:25:49.119
The thing that is starting to nag me a bit,
though, is this aerial attack business.

354
00:25:49.280 --> 00:25:53.079
l really haven't got a clue
what l'm up against or how to evade it.

355
00:25:53.360 --> 00:25:56.199
l think l'm gonna have to do
some serious research.

356
00:25:56.280 --> 00:25:57.919
(Engine revving)

357
00:26:15.600 --> 00:26:19.159
(Ben) This is the Extra 300
aerobatic stunt plane.

358
00:26:22.640 --> 00:26:25.559
Powered by
a 300 brake horsepower engine,

359
00:26:25.920 --> 00:26:29.639
it has a top speed
in excess of 250 miles per hour.

360
00:26:33.680 --> 00:26:35.359
But it's the sheer
manoeuvrability

361
00:26:35.440 --> 00:26:39.959
and handling of this thing
that makes it the F1 car of air race planes.

362
00:26:49.400 --> 00:26:51.919
And this one has been
fitted with two seats.

363
00:26:52.520 --> 00:26:55.039
l think you can probably
see where this is going.

364
00:26:59.120 --> 00:27:00.439
My wingman for the day

365
00:27:00.520 --> 00:27:03.679
is former RAF fast jet pilot
Mark Greenfield.

366
00:27:04.800 --> 00:27:07.679
With over 20 years of
aerobatics coaching under his belt,

367
00:27:07.840 --> 00:27:12.159
including a stint running the world-famous
Empire Test Pilot school,

368
00:27:12.240 --> 00:27:14.039
he's a real-life top gun.

369
00:27:15.120 --> 00:27:17.119
(Engine starting)

370
00:27:19.880 --> 00:27:21.799
-Are you ready?
-l'm ready. Let's do it.

371
00:27:21.880 --> 00:27:23.119
OK, power's coming on.

372
00:27:32.120 --> 00:27:33.199
So, that's us airborne.

373
00:27:34.080 --> 00:27:35.519
That did not take long,
did it?

374
00:27:35.640 --> 00:27:36.919
No, not at all.

375
00:27:39.480 --> 00:27:43.519
(Ben) Once airborne, Mark doesn't hesitate
to show me what the plane can do.

376
00:27:46.120 --> 00:27:47.279
(Bleep)

377
00:27:47.520 --> 00:27:48.559
(Ben) Ah...

378
00:27:48.960 --> 00:27:51.239
(Ben screaming)
l hate you already.

379
00:27:51.760 --> 00:27:52.919
(Bleep)

380
00:27:55.400 --> 00:27:58.279
Well, l admit l was, uh...

381
00:27:58.400 --> 00:28:01.959
Obviously the whole reason
of coming up here is to ty and gauge

382
00:28:02.080 --> 00:28:05.239
how l'm going to fare in a car
against something in the air.

383
00:28:05.640 --> 00:28:08.919
And, uh, l'm not
sure if l'm feeling as confident after that.

384
00:28:11.920 --> 00:28:14.479
(Ben) And things generally
got worse from there.

385
00:28:17.840 --> 00:28:18.839
Oh, my God.

386
00:28:18.960 --> 00:28:21.679
l don't know what just happened,
but l'm glad that it's over.

387
00:28:24.480 --> 00:28:27.959
(Ben) l was starting to realise
l could be in serious trouble.

388
00:28:28.640 --> 00:28:32.319
But, the whole thing with a car is that
l can stop, whereas you can't.

389
00:28:32.400 --> 00:28:34.879
(Mark) Well, it depends
what you mean by stopping.

390
00:28:35.160 --> 00:28:38.399
lf you can brace yourself and
l'll show you how we'll stop

391
00:28:38.480 --> 00:28:40.439
relative to the ground
in three seconds.

392
00:28:40.720 --> 00:28:42.439
l don't know if
l'm gonna like this.

393
00:28:47.000 --> 00:28:49.759
(Mark) OK, so that's effectively
a right angle turn there.

394
00:28:49.880 --> 00:28:51.799
-Yeah
-(Mark) And so, the movement

395
00:28:51.880 --> 00:28:55.879
over the ground was...
uh, pretty much 0.

396
00:28:58.240 --> 00:29:00.719
l just feel like
you've got a whole range of tools

397
00:29:00.880 --> 00:29:03.119
with which to punish me
while we're up here, and...

398
00:29:03.280 --> 00:29:06.559
l don't think that l did anything to you
in a former life to justify that.

399
00:29:08.920 --> 00:29:13.439
(Ben) As it turned out, though,
Mark had been saving the best until last.

400
00:29:16.480 --> 00:29:19.679
The Cravat, a highly-dangerous
aerobatic manoeuvre

401
00:29:19.760 --> 00:29:21.999
which sends the plane
into a wild spin,

402
00:29:22.080 --> 00:29:26.439
twisting around and around in the vertical
whilst tumbling at the same time.

403
00:29:29.560 --> 00:29:32.999
OK, so, we're gonna pull up
gently into the vertical,

404
00:29:33.240 --> 00:29:35.159
and we're about
to go direct...

405
00:29:47.520 --> 00:29:48.759
(Mark) How was that?

406
00:29:49.200 --> 00:29:51.239
l think, what you've
done there is,

407
00:29:52.040 --> 00:29:54.999
you've taken a boy's dream
and you've turned that into a nightmare.

408
00:29:55.080 --> 00:29:56.599
(Mark laughing)

409
00:29:56.800 --> 00:29:58.279
l have your best
interests at heart,

410
00:29:58.360 --> 00:30:02.599
but l do want to make sure you understand
the capabilities of an aeroplane.

411
00:30:08.880 --> 00:30:11.039
(Ben) Mark's demonstration
has proven to me

412
00:30:11.160 --> 00:30:13.799
just how formidable
this aerial attack might be.

413
00:30:14.120 --> 00:30:17.159
lf we reverse the roles,
and you had to choose a car

414
00:30:17.240 --> 00:30:19.359
to get away from an aeroplane,
what would you choose?

415
00:30:19.440 --> 00:30:22.559
Well, l'd want something that
is vey manoeuvrable

416
00:30:22.640 --> 00:30:25.479
and vey agile
and tight turning circle would be good.

417
00:30:25.720 --> 00:30:30.479
Lots of power and something that's
camouflaged to match its surroundings.

418
00:30:31.760 --> 00:30:33.759
(Ben) Next,
Mark decided to show me

419
00:30:33.840 --> 00:30:37.559
how devastating
a strafing run would be at 250 miles per hour.

420
00:30:38.080 --> 00:30:40.319
Here we go, rolling in.

421
00:30:41.520 --> 00:30:44.559
Wow, that's amazing,
when you see the ground open up like that.

422
00:30:49.600 --> 00:30:50.599
This is quite low!

423
00:30:52.560 --> 00:30:54.199
(Vocalising)

424
00:30:56.720 --> 00:30:57.719
(Laughing)

425
00:31:00.840 --> 00:31:04.799
(Ben) There's just no denying it.
A plane is faster, more agile

426
00:31:04.920 --> 00:31:07.599
and more lethal than
l could ever have imagined.

427
00:31:08.440 --> 00:31:09.479
(Exhaling)

428
00:31:10.560 --> 00:31:14.599
lf Mark had been hunting me in the plane,
l would have had nowhere to hide.

429
00:31:18.400 --> 00:31:19.439
Well, thank you vey much.

430
00:31:19.520 --> 00:31:22.319
l think l've learned
all l need to know about...

431
00:31:22.440 --> 00:31:25.679
An acrobatic, aerobatic
wizard like yourself.

432
00:31:25.880 --> 00:31:27.919
-So, l hope l never meet you again.
-(Laughs)

433
00:31:28.000 --> 00:31:30.879
Cos if you're working for the other
side, l'm in deep trouble.

434
00:31:31.120 --> 00:31:32.119
Oh...

435
00:31:34.720 --> 00:31:36.879
The ground is still moving under my feet.

436
00:31:36.960 --> 00:31:39.359
-You're a horrible, horrible man.
-lt might do that for a little while.

437
00:31:39.440 --> 00:31:42.839
(Sighs) Yeah, l'm not doing that again.

438
00:31:46.880 --> 00:31:49.319
(Woman) You have
one new message.

439
00:31:51.440 --> 00:31:56.319
(Barry) Ben, l hired you
to find me a car, not a damn plane.

440
00:31:56.800 --> 00:32:01.199
Stop trying to second-guess me.
That just makes me angry.

441
00:32:01.280 --> 00:32:04.799
And trust me,
you do not want that.

442
00:32:04.880 --> 00:32:05.879
(Answering machine beeps)

443
00:32:07.760 --> 00:32:08.759
(Timer beeping)

444
00:32:13.800 --> 00:32:15.799
As unpleasant as that
experience was,

445
00:32:16.120 --> 00:32:19.519
it has given me some idea
of what l might be facing out there.

446
00:32:19.640 --> 00:32:21.959
But l need to get on with this
because the clock is ticking.

447
00:32:22.160 --> 00:32:25.159
And it's not helping me
with Bary's anger management issues.

448
00:32:26.360 --> 00:32:30.479
Now, the stunt plane has given me an idea
about the type of car l might want to choose.

449
00:32:30.560 --> 00:32:33.159
l've got one in mind now
for the underground scene

450
00:32:33.240 --> 00:32:36.599
that could fit the bill and just about
give my attackers the slip.

451
00:32:53.520 --> 00:32:58.639
lt's 6:30 in the morning and, as instructed,
l've arrived on foot at this dockside,

452
00:32:58.720 --> 00:33:02.519
where, apparently,
l'll be met by someone, hopefully.

453
00:33:05.640 --> 00:33:08.319
(Tyres screeching)

454
00:33:17.440 --> 00:33:19.599
(Ben) And that someone is
Michelle Westby,

455
00:33:19.680 --> 00:33:23.039
a Drift Cup Competitor,
and my guide into the world of drifting,

456
00:33:23.120 --> 00:33:25.679
the motorsport that's
taking the world by storm.

457
00:33:28.040 --> 00:33:29.479
-Hi, Michelle. That's mega.
-Hi.

458
00:33:29.560 --> 00:33:30.919
-Thank you.
-lt's a great location...

459
00:33:31.000 --> 00:33:33.999
And great big space.
lt's just like San Tropez, but with concrete.

460
00:33:34.080 --> 00:33:36.439
Beautiful location,
lovely smooth surface here...

461
00:33:36.520 --> 00:33:38.319
-Perfect for drifting.
-Excellent.

462
00:33:38.400 --> 00:33:39.479
l've got a first lesson
for you as well.

463
00:33:39.560 --> 00:33:41.599
l'm gonna take you
over now to meet the British Drift Champions,

464
00:33:41.720 --> 00:33:43.679
and they're going to
give you quick crash course in drifting.

465
00:33:43.760 --> 00:33:45.479
-Beauty. Cool. Cool.
-Let's go.

466
00:33:46.200 --> 00:33:47.359
(Tyres screeching)

467
00:34:05.800 --> 00:34:09.759
So, let me introduce you
to JapSpeed Drift Team and their drivers.

468
00:34:11.080 --> 00:34:13.159
(Michelle) First up,
we have Paul "Smokey" Smith,

469
00:34:13.240 --> 00:34:16.039
Super Pro Drift British
Champion of 2012

470
00:34:16.120 --> 00:34:18.559
and one of the hardest
competitors on the scene.

471
00:34:19.520 --> 00:34:21.079
Next up, we have Shane Lynch.

472
00:34:21.200 --> 00:34:23.759
lrishman Shane made the switch
from circuit racing

473
00:34:23.840 --> 00:34:26.999
to drifting in 2007 and
has not looked back since.

474
00:34:28.600 --> 00:34:30.879
So, what l've arranged for you
is for Smokey to let you know

475
00:34:30.960 --> 00:34:32.359
all you need to know
about drifting.

476
00:34:32.440 --> 00:34:33.999
-Smashing.
-And then you'll be battling it out

477
00:34:34.080 --> 00:34:37.599
with Shane after, whilst me
and Smokey look on and judge a winner.

478
00:34:37.680 --> 00:34:38.959
Sweet, let's do it.

479
00:34:39.560 --> 00:34:40.599
-Smoke.
-All right.

480
00:34:40.800 --> 00:34:43.119
Lovely stuff, good to
meet you, yeah. Brilliant.

481
00:34:43.280 --> 00:34:46.719
Shane.
Looks like a biter. So...

482
00:34:46.800 --> 00:34:49.159
But we will tangle later,
me and you.

483
00:34:49.240 --> 00:34:51.599
Teach you some manners, boy.
Oh, yeah.

484
00:34:52.000 --> 00:34:53.679
(Engine revving)

485
00:35:02.200 --> 00:35:04.919
(Ben) Although my dayjob
involves quite a lot of drifting,

486
00:35:05.000 --> 00:35:06.439
l've never done it
competitively.

487
00:35:06.520 --> 00:35:08.839
So l need to know what
the judges are looking for.

488
00:35:08.920 --> 00:35:10.839
(Engine roaring)

489
00:35:11.000 --> 00:35:13.839
That's mega. And what kind of
things are you doing

490
00:35:13.920 --> 00:35:17.119
to sort of, like, unseat the other driver,
cos you're in attack mode.

491
00:35:17.200 --> 00:35:20.319
You're both in a tandem drift
and it's judged by a pair ofjudges.

492
00:35:20.400 --> 00:35:21.479
So what are they looking for?

493
00:35:21.560 --> 00:35:24.519
Well, they are looking for
general speed around the course.

494
00:35:24.600 --> 00:35:25.599
-lt's not a race.
-Yeah.

495
00:35:25.680 --> 00:35:29.519
But they do like to see you going through
the course as fast as you possibly can.

496
00:35:29.600 --> 00:35:31.719
(Engine roaring
and tyres squealing)

497
00:35:34.200 --> 00:35:36.359
So speed is important,
so it's not all about sliding.

498
00:35:36.440 --> 00:35:37.759
lt's not all about sliding.

499
00:35:37.840 --> 00:35:41.679
lt's controlling the power
and getting that power to the ground...

500
00:35:41.760 --> 00:35:45.199
Yes, you're spinning the wheels, but you want
to be constantly moving forward.

501
00:35:45.280 --> 00:35:48.079
(Engine roaring
and tyres squealing)

502
00:35:48.280 --> 00:35:51.359
And what about Shane, then? Do you know
any tricks to making him uncomfortable?

503
00:35:51.760 --> 00:35:55.199
-lf you go in and you're on his door...
-Yeah.

504
00:35:55.280 --> 00:35:59.279
...he'll know you mean business.
And l think that could take the win.

505
00:35:59.360 --> 00:36:01.199
(Engine roaring)

506
00:36:05.160 --> 00:36:07.119
-That's mega. Vey cool.
-Yeah.

507
00:36:07.200 --> 00:36:11.159
Now, when l do this with Shane,
can l tap him out the way, knock him off?

508
00:36:11.240 --> 00:36:13.679
Don't crash into him,
judges don't like that...

509
00:36:13.760 --> 00:36:15.159
-But you can rub him...
-ls it against the rules?

510
00:36:15.280 --> 00:36:16.839
-Against the rules.
-lt's not against my rules.

511
00:36:16.920 --> 00:36:18.399
-l do it all the time on the track.
-(Chuckles)

512
00:36:18.480 --> 00:36:19.559
-Really?
-Yeah.

513
00:36:19.640 --> 00:36:21.319
All right, all right.
So, l have to do it fair and square,

514
00:36:21.400 --> 00:36:23.639
loads of grip, loads of speed
and ty and intimidate him.

515
00:36:23.720 --> 00:36:26.439
Yeah, get as close as you can,
but don't hit him.

516
00:36:26.520 --> 00:36:27.799
All right.

517
00:36:28.400 --> 00:36:32.159
(Ben) With the demonstration over,
it's time to take the wheel.

518
00:36:32.640 --> 00:36:34.239
(Tyres squealing)

519
00:36:46.400 --> 00:36:49.839
Well, l don't know
how many points l'm going to get for style,

520
00:36:50.200 --> 00:36:52.439
but l'm just about
making it around this course.

521
00:36:53.280 --> 00:36:56.679
But l don't feel l'm doing it
quite as neatly as Smokey.

522
00:36:57.840 --> 00:36:59.279
(Tyres squealing)

523
00:36:59.400 --> 00:37:02.199
Quayside, loads of toys.

524
00:37:05.040 --> 00:37:06.679
(Tyres squealing)

525
00:37:09.760 --> 00:37:14.559
This car is just
so drivable, it's unreal.

526
00:37:14.840 --> 00:37:16.119
(Engine roaring)

527
00:37:16.760 --> 00:37:19.599
lt feels like you can just
kick this thing anywhere.

528
00:37:23.240 --> 00:37:26.959
550 horsepower,
it's just so precise.

529
00:37:27.040 --> 00:37:29.439
(Engine roaring
and tyres squealing)

530
00:37:30.480 --> 00:37:34.999
You can see why they tune these cars
so specifically for drifting.

531
00:37:35.280 --> 00:37:37.559
Everything is just
perfectly tuned,

532
00:37:39.440 --> 00:37:40.999
but l can't stop sliding.

533
00:37:41.120 --> 00:37:42.999
(Engine roaring)

534
00:37:43.520 --> 00:37:47.119
This doesn't feel vey fast,
but it does feel spectacular.

535
00:37:47.600 --> 00:37:49.399
Does feel like l could
take it anywhere,

536
00:37:49.600 --> 00:37:51.919
maybe even under that truck,
give it a go.

537
00:37:56.280 --> 00:37:57.319
lmpressive.

538
00:37:59.320 --> 00:38:01.039
This could be the baby.

539
00:38:02.120 --> 00:38:05.719
lt's definitely the most
fun car l have ever driven, without a doubt.

540
00:38:06.480 --> 00:38:09.999
Loads of power,
super precise, l'm sold.

541
00:38:14.440 --> 00:38:15.799
-ls that all right?
-That'll do.

542
00:38:16.000 --> 00:38:19.039
Let's take him on, man.
l'm gonna take Shane down the town.

543
00:38:19.120 --> 00:38:20.319
-l think you can do it.
-You reckon?

544
00:38:20.400 --> 00:38:21.799
-Yeah
-Really?

545
00:38:22.720 --> 00:38:24.559
l think it's different with
one than with two, isn't it?

546
00:38:24.640 --> 00:38:26.279
-Yeah, it's a little bit different.
-All right.

547
00:38:26.360 --> 00:38:27.719
-We'll see how you get on.
-Fair enough.

548
00:38:27.800 --> 00:38:29.999
-Where is he? That way?
-Over there.

549
00:38:30.080 --> 00:38:31.399
Mystey man.

550
00:38:41.280 --> 00:38:43.159
(Exhaust roaring)

551
00:38:45.400 --> 00:38:48.439
Guys. Shane, you're to lead.

552
00:38:48.520 --> 00:38:51.879
Ben, you must follow
as close to Shane's rear quarter as possible.

553
00:38:52.520 --> 00:38:54.759
Shane, you ready?
Ben, you ready?

554
00:38:55.880 --> 00:38:57.439
-Go!
-(Tyres squealing)

555
00:39:19.560 --> 00:39:23.519
(Ben) Just when our epic battle
was heating up, disaster struck.

556
00:39:24.080 --> 00:39:28.879
Shane's super charger
on his modified Nissan 370Z disintegrated,

557
00:39:29.400 --> 00:39:34.079
resulting in catastrophic engine failure,
bringing our competition to an end.

558
00:39:39.720 --> 00:39:44.559
lt was just as well, really, because my Silvia
wasn't sounding too clever either.

559
00:39:44.640 --> 00:39:46.319
(Differential clanking)

560
00:39:53.360 --> 00:39:57.639
Broken the diff.
Mind you, my pain is not as bad as Shane's.

561
00:39:58.560 --> 00:40:02.519
This looks like a super charger belt,
another piece here.

562
00:40:02.640 --> 00:40:04.639
We could ty and knit
this together, mate.

563
00:40:05.440 --> 00:40:07.399
That would make
a lovely paperweight.

564
00:40:08.480 --> 00:40:10.519
Technically...
What about that?

565
00:40:10.600 --> 00:40:11.599
That's default win, isn't it?

566
00:40:11.880 --> 00:40:13.759
-No.
-His breakage is worse than mine.

567
00:40:13.840 --> 00:40:15.319
-No.
-What do you mean "no"?

568
00:40:15.400 --> 00:40:16.959
Do these things really
break this often?

569
00:40:17.120 --> 00:40:19.119
They do, unfortunately.
That's why we cary spares.

570
00:40:19.200 --> 00:40:20.959
Spares... What do
you mean "spares"?

571
00:40:21.040 --> 00:40:22.919
-Spares?
-(Engine revs)

572
00:40:24.840 --> 00:40:27.879
Bary hasn't got time for spares.
Where's he going?

573
00:40:27.960 --> 00:40:29.159
(Car engine roaring)

574
00:40:29.240 --> 00:40:33.839
These things are vey unreliable, clearly.
And that's not gonna work well.

575
00:40:33.920 --> 00:40:36.279
They're also quite slow,
because...

576
00:40:36.360 --> 00:40:38.439
lt's great, their drifting,
they're amazing, they're spectacular

577
00:40:38.520 --> 00:40:40.719
but you're going sideways,
you're not going forwards that quickly.

578
00:40:40.800 --> 00:40:42.319
Top speed,
80 miles an hour...

579
00:40:42.640 --> 00:40:47.599
Where is he... Where am l supposed to go?
Broken car. l'll follow him.

580
00:40:50.280 --> 00:40:51.719
(Timer beeping)

581
00:40:55.240 --> 00:40:57.799
That came close, but no cigar.

582
00:40:57.880 --> 00:40:59.879
The drift car made
all the right noises,

583
00:41:00.040 --> 00:41:02.519
but with that lack of
top speed and dodgy reliability,

584
00:41:02.880 --> 00:41:04.199
l'd just be dead meat.

585
00:41:04.920 --> 00:41:06.399
(Engine roars)

586
00:41:07.200 --> 00:41:09.039
Adding some heat
to the situation

587
00:41:09.320 --> 00:41:11.479
is the abusive messages
l'm getting on my phone

588
00:41:11.560 --> 00:41:13.639
from Bary, and the
elephant in the room

589
00:41:13.720 --> 00:41:19.279
is the small matter of finding a car
that actually can go fast off-road.

590
00:41:20.000 --> 00:41:21.639
lt's time to head west.

591
00:41:21.720 --> 00:41:23.079
(Engine roars)

592
00:41:37.320 --> 00:41:40.159
(Ben) Hidden deep within
a rural valley in mid-Wales

593
00:41:40.240 --> 00:41:43.679
lies over 10 miles
of demanding off-road track,

594
00:41:44.000 --> 00:41:46.559
a network of punishing
gravel roads,

595
00:41:46.640 --> 00:41:49.719
which makes the perfect
testing ground for this...

596
00:41:53.880 --> 00:41:55.159
The Ariel Nomad,

597
00:41:55.360 --> 00:41:57.999
an insane creation that
wouldn't look out of place

598
00:41:58.080 --> 00:42:00.039
on the set of
a Mad Max movie.

599
00:42:00.520 --> 00:42:03.519
Ten years in the making,
this is the latest offering

600
00:42:03.600 --> 00:42:05.719
from track day
heroes, Ariel,

601
00:42:05.800 --> 00:42:09.279
famous for their road-based
rocket ship, the Atom.

602
00:42:09.360 --> 00:42:13.159
This machine is their
idea of what an off-road vehicle should be,

603
00:42:13.240 --> 00:42:15.319
and it might just fit the bill.

604
00:42:17.320 --> 00:42:21.239
Ariel will say that this car
will accelerate from 0 to 60 miles an hour

605
00:42:21.320 --> 00:42:23.439
in just 3.4 seconds.

606
00:42:23.560 --> 00:42:25.799
Now, that's Ferrari Enzo territoy,

607
00:42:25.880 --> 00:42:30.759
and if that's the case, these baddy soldier
people are in for some serious trouble.

608
00:42:31.040 --> 00:42:33.319
(Engine starts and revs)

609
00:42:38.720 --> 00:42:39.719
That's first.

610
00:42:41.560 --> 00:42:45.079
And that's second,
and that's straight to 62 miles an hour.

611
00:42:47.040 --> 00:42:49.719
Like me, you're probably wondering
how the hell it does that.

612
00:42:49.800 --> 00:42:51.639
Well, it's not doing it
with brute force,

613
00:42:51.720 --> 00:42:55.719
because this engine
only pops out 235 horsepower,

614
00:42:55.800 --> 00:42:57.679
which is practically
a lawnmower.

615
00:42:57.800 --> 00:42:59.559
(Engine roars)

616
00:43:00.400 --> 00:43:03.559
Powered by a 2.4 litre
Honda engine,

617
00:43:04.120 --> 00:43:06.439
and it doesn't have a
supercharger or a turbo.

618
00:43:06.520 --> 00:43:09.159
lt's just good,
old-fashioned torque.

619
00:43:12.080 --> 00:43:15.799
The beauty of it is in
the power-to-weight ratio,

620
00:43:15.920 --> 00:43:19.279
because the car
only weighs 570 kilograms,

621
00:43:20.000 --> 00:43:22.639
which is about
half a Ford Focus.

622
00:43:26.640 --> 00:43:30.159
65% of that weight
is over the rear axle,

623
00:43:30.240 --> 00:43:33.759
where you need it for traction because
this is rear-wheel-drive only.

624
00:43:34.280 --> 00:43:36.999
l really thought that
would kill the steering,

625
00:43:37.440 --> 00:43:38.639
but it doesn't.

626
00:43:38.720 --> 00:43:40.159
This thing is so agile,

627
00:43:40.240 --> 00:43:43.279
and just fires you
out of these corners, it's ridiculous.

628
00:43:55.440 --> 00:43:59.759
Part of the grip stoy
is from these three-way adjustable dampers,

629
00:43:59.840 --> 00:44:01.839
and these amazing
all-terrain tyres,

630
00:44:01.920 --> 00:44:05.079
that just eat the landscape
and spit it out the back.

631
00:44:05.920 --> 00:44:06.919
Whoo!

632
00:44:28.240 --> 00:44:30.999
lt's almost easy to forget
why l came here in the first place,

633
00:44:31.080 --> 00:44:33.399
which is to assess
whether this baby

634
00:44:33.480 --> 00:44:37.199
has got what it takes
to escape an aerial assault.

635
00:44:37.640 --> 00:44:41.959
ln terms of sheer straight line speed,
1 36 miles an hour...

636
00:44:42.040 --> 00:44:44.119
OK, it's not the
fastest thing in the world,

637
00:44:44.200 --> 00:44:48.319
but you could pretty much
drive over anything at 80 miles an hour.

638
00:44:49.520 --> 00:44:51.039
The thing that lets
it down though,

639
00:44:51.120 --> 00:44:53.599
there's just
nothing protecting the car's vital parts.

640
00:44:53.680 --> 00:44:56.559
The engine is just covered
in the same plastic they use

641
00:44:56.640 --> 00:45:00.039
to build traffic cones.
lt's hardly bulletproof.

642
00:45:00.400 --> 00:45:03.519
And l'm expecting some
serious flak from the sky.

643
00:45:06.760 --> 00:45:08.439
lt's with a vey heavy heart,

644
00:45:08.520 --> 00:45:10.359
but l'm gonna have to
say no to the Nomad.

645
00:45:10.440 --> 00:45:14.159
However, l've got
one more supercar from the off-road world

646
00:45:14.240 --> 00:45:16.159
that might just
do the job.

647
00:45:17.560 --> 00:45:19.879
(Ben) This, as you can
probably tell, is a Mini,

648
00:45:20.040 --> 00:45:23.719
but it couldn't be further away
from the run-of-mill estate agent chariot

649
00:45:23.800 --> 00:45:25.559
you see every day
in the High Street.

650
00:45:27.280 --> 00:45:30.519
This one competes in
the World Rally Cross Championship,

651
00:45:30.600 --> 00:45:33.799
one of the roughest
and toughest race series on the planet.

652
00:45:36.040 --> 00:45:38.599
(Engine starts and revs)

653
00:45:38.920 --> 00:45:41.679
OK, it's time to unleash
the fuy of this baby.

654
00:45:41.760 --> 00:45:43.759
There's quite a complicated
launch procedure.

655
00:45:43.840 --> 00:45:46.399
l've got to hold of my
finger over the launch button.

656
00:45:46.480 --> 00:45:49.879
OK, l've got first gear,
gonna turn the anti-lag on.

657
00:45:49.960 --> 00:45:52.479
There we go, l can already
feel the power surge.

658
00:45:52.560 --> 00:45:54.199
-Here we go.
-(Engine whirring)

659
00:45:56.240 --> 00:45:59.159
Oh, my God,
it's unbelievable power.

660
00:46:02.080 --> 00:46:04.879
The kick in the back you get
is like from a Formula 1 car,

661
00:46:04.960 --> 00:46:07.799
that does 0 to 60
in 2.5 seconds,

662
00:46:07.880 --> 00:46:11.119
up to 1 00 in five.
Absolutely ridiculous.

663
00:46:11.200 --> 00:46:12.479
(Engine roaring)

664
00:46:12.720 --> 00:46:16.559
This model was originally designed
for the World Rally Championship,

665
00:46:16.640 --> 00:46:21.239
but then they added an
enormous turbo so big...

666
00:46:21.880 --> 00:46:22.879
Whoa!

667
00:46:22.960 --> 00:46:24.439
...they had to give it a name.

668
00:46:24.520 --> 00:46:28.439
lts name is Gerrard,
and when Gerrard gets angy,

669
00:46:28.520 --> 00:46:30.119
you go vey, vey fast.

670
00:46:39.560 --> 00:46:42.279
lt kicks out 500 horsepower,

671
00:46:42.360 --> 00:46:44.039
which is twice the Nomad had,

672
00:46:44.120 --> 00:46:46.679
lancing itself vey neatly

673
00:46:47.400 --> 00:46:50.079
through this
four-wheel-drive system,

674
00:46:50.400 --> 00:46:52.639
just hammering me
down this road.

675
00:46:56.320 --> 00:46:57.319
Whoo!

676
00:46:59.960 --> 00:47:02.079
lt's also got this
wonderful handbrake,

677
00:47:02.160 --> 00:47:03.799
which has rear diff release,

678
00:47:03.880 --> 00:47:07.359
which l admit, sounds like some kind
of bowel control problem.

679
00:47:08.800 --> 00:47:10.159
What it allows me to do is

680
00:47:10.240 --> 00:47:12.639
lock up the rear wheels
whilst applying the power

681
00:47:12.720 --> 00:47:16.079
and just trim the nose
of the car into the corner

682
00:47:16.480 --> 00:47:19.439
whilst accelerating,
and it's just incredible.

683
00:47:19.560 --> 00:47:20.559
(Engine roaring)

684
00:47:22.640 --> 00:47:27.319
l'm vey reassured by the fact that
this car is covered in Kevlar,

685
00:47:27.400 --> 00:47:29.879
the stuff they make
bulletproofjackets from.

686
00:47:30.000 --> 00:47:32.119
There's a whole shield
in front of the engine bay

687
00:47:33.000 --> 00:47:34.159
and in the rear
quarter panels,

688
00:47:34.240 --> 00:47:38.279
so if l do come under fire,
l've got some pretty good protection there.

689
00:47:39.960 --> 00:47:44.359
l've got a good feeling about this Mini.
l think this is the one.

690
00:47:44.440 --> 00:47:48.439
Oh, hang on a minute.
Team are calling me in.

691
00:47:59.840 --> 00:48:02.159
That was awesome.
Thank you so much.

692
00:48:02.240 --> 00:48:04.159
-ls everything ok?
-No, we need to refuel.

693
00:48:05.600 --> 00:48:07.759
What, did you half fill it or
something, or was that a full tank?

694
00:48:07.880 --> 00:48:09.559
-That is a full tank.
-You serious?

695
00:48:09.640 --> 00:48:10.639
l'm serious.

696
00:48:11.800 --> 00:48:14.319
Well, five minutes isn't
going to cut a car chase. There's no way.

697
00:48:14.560 --> 00:48:16.039
This car had
everything l wanted,

698
00:48:16.120 --> 00:48:18.679
and now l've got to
start completely from scratch.

699
00:48:19.240 --> 00:48:20.239
Ugh!

700
00:48:22.520 --> 00:48:23.519
(Timer beeping)

701
00:48:27.120 --> 00:48:28.119
(Phone rings)

702
00:48:31.160 --> 00:48:32.159
Hi, Bary.

703
00:48:32.240 --> 00:48:35.119
Ben, don't mention names
over a cellular phone!

704
00:48:35.680 --> 00:48:38.479
And you know why l'm calling.
Have you found me a car?

705
00:48:38.800 --> 00:48:40.239
Uh, no, not quite.

706
00:48:40.320 --> 00:48:42.879
(Barry) What do you mean,
"Not quite"?

707
00:48:43.240 --> 00:48:47.079
Well, l've tested some amazing stuff
but nothing that's quite right for the job.

708
00:48:47.160 --> 00:48:52.319
(Barry) You really need to sort this.
Fourteen hours, find me that car!

709
00:48:52.400 --> 00:48:54.359
l will, l promise.
l've got a plan.

710
00:48:55.600 --> 00:48:57.759
Bary... Hello?

711
00:48:58.560 --> 00:49:00.439
Bye... Bye, Bary.

712
00:49:00.520 --> 00:49:02.039
Thanks for calling.

713
00:49:21.960 --> 00:49:25.719
(Ben) Here are the final four cars
l'm assessing for this mission.

714
00:49:25.800 --> 00:49:27.919
And to help me make
the big decision,

715
00:49:29.200 --> 00:49:33.039
l've brought in stunt driving heavyweight,
Martin lvanov,

716
00:49:34.080 --> 00:49:36.119
known as "the Russian."

717
00:49:38.400 --> 00:49:41.559
A multiple-award-winning stunt
performer and driver,

718
00:49:41.680 --> 00:49:43.679
we met on the set of
Quantum of Solace,

719
00:49:43.760 --> 00:49:46.839
and he's the one man l trust
when it comes to a car chase.

720
00:49:49.240 --> 00:49:51.759
Martin, thanks for coming all the way from
Moscow to test these cars out.

721
00:49:51.840 --> 00:49:52.839
You know the brief.

722
00:49:52.920 --> 00:49:55.119
The first one we've got
is the Audi S8,

723
00:49:55.440 --> 00:49:57.159
and it should be good
because it's, you know,

724
00:49:57.280 --> 00:49:58.919
a true action movie favourite.

725
00:49:59.000 --> 00:50:01.759
Yeah, perfect, this is the car.
No more searching needed.

726
00:50:01.840 --> 00:50:04.159
OK, great,
that's good confidence

727
00:50:04.240 --> 00:50:07.399
but we have got more in the car park,
so, this is just one of the four.

728
00:50:07.480 --> 00:50:09.319
No, no, no, no.
This is the car.

729
00:50:11.080 --> 00:50:15.559
(Ben) Now, to settle this argument,
we need to get out on the track.

730
00:50:23.680 --> 00:50:25.599
The amazing thing with this car
is when you get into it,

731
00:50:25.680 --> 00:50:29.999
it feels really big, it's like being in a tank
but it's so fast with it.

732
00:50:33.840 --> 00:50:37.159
lt's got twin-turbocharged,
V8 engine, 520 horsepower.

733
00:50:39.680 --> 00:50:40.759
And because it's Quattro,

734
00:50:40.840 --> 00:50:42.759
l thinks it's gonna be
almost as good off-road

735
00:50:42.840 --> 00:50:44.479
as putting its power
down on the tarmac.

736
00:50:44.560 --> 00:50:47.799
So l think you've got a point.
This could be a fantastic car.

737
00:50:51.800 --> 00:50:53.399
But we are gonna test
some more cars

738
00:50:53.480 --> 00:50:56.359
because l still think
one of those ones in the garage

739
00:50:56.440 --> 00:50:57.759
could be better
than this one.

740
00:50:57.840 --> 00:50:58.919
Yeah. Let's see.

741
00:51:09.400 --> 00:51:11.639
(Ben) And here's
the next contender.

742
00:51:13.360 --> 00:51:16.079
From super saloon
to super car,

743
00:51:16.160 --> 00:51:18.679
this is the Noble M600.

744
00:51:20.760 --> 00:51:24.679
This could be a hero
or a villain's car with its mean looks.

745
00:51:26.520 --> 00:51:29.919
But this beast is all
about killer performance.

746
00:51:43.160 --> 00:51:46.959
Now, the reason l've chosen this Noble
is because it delivers true performance

747
00:51:47.040 --> 00:51:49.359
in a vey, vey simple
old-fashioned way

748
00:51:49.440 --> 00:51:51.879
and l'm talking as basic
as horse and cart.

749
00:51:58.680 --> 00:52:02.759
lt goes from 0 to 60 in three seconds,
and just keeps going

750
00:52:02.840 --> 00:52:05.519
until you get to
225 miles per hour,

751
00:52:05.960 --> 00:52:09.399
which surely is enough to defeat
anything by land, sea or air.

752
00:52:13.400 --> 00:52:17.599
l have to admit, aerodynamics are a
little bit light on the Noble,

753
00:52:17.680 --> 00:52:19.679
which does make it quite
skittish at high speed

754
00:52:19.760 --> 00:52:22.519
but it's also what
makes it so fast.

755
00:52:25.280 --> 00:52:27.319
Just look what it's
like in the corners.

756
00:52:27.400 --> 00:52:28.919
lt's just balletic.

757
00:52:30.360 --> 00:52:33.319
And the harder you drive it,
the more you get out of it.

758
00:52:34.400 --> 00:52:36.599
l love this car.
l think this could be a winner.

759
00:52:40.600 --> 00:52:41.999
Release the Russian.

760
00:52:46.280 --> 00:52:47.279
l am coming.

761
00:52:57.040 --> 00:52:58.759
l almost feel sory for Martin,

762
00:52:58.840 --> 00:53:01.239
in that l'm going to break his
spirit right at the beginning

763
00:53:01.320 --> 00:53:05.119
because the advantage this
car is pulling on the Audi is sizeable.

764
00:53:05.200 --> 00:53:06.239
lt's killing it.

765
00:53:11.600 --> 00:53:15.199
The poise in these chicanes is where
l really seem to break away from him.

766
00:53:15.720 --> 00:53:20.959
Martin's car is leaning heavily,
blistering its front tyres no doubt,

767
00:53:21.040 --> 00:53:22.799
as it tries to keep up
with the Noble.

768
00:53:25.960 --> 00:53:28.479
l'm sure he'll get over it
on his flight home.

769
00:53:29.440 --> 00:53:30.439
Bye-bye, Martin.

770
00:53:40.720 --> 00:53:43.359
Ugh! So much for
catching me, Martin. Where were you?

771
00:53:43.880 --> 00:53:44.879
This car is a joke.

772
00:53:45.280 --> 00:53:47.439
-What do you mean?
-Look at the ground clearance.

773
00:53:48.360 --> 00:53:49.359
(Ben) lt's not that low, is it?

774
00:53:49.440 --> 00:53:51.599
Your chase will end
at first speed bump.

775
00:53:52.240 --> 00:53:53.839
Well let's go ty
another one then. Come on.

776
00:53:53.920 --> 00:53:55.399
-Yeah, let's do it.
-Grumpy.

777
00:54:03.720 --> 00:54:06.039
(Ben) Next is the Jaguar F-Type.

778
00:54:09.240 --> 00:54:13.119
A stunning GT, which is giving
Aston Martin a run for its money.

779
00:54:15.480 --> 00:54:19.239
lt certainly looks the part,
but does it have it where it counts?

780
00:54:31.800 --> 00:54:36.159
This is the Jaguar F-Type S,
a supercharged version of the V6 engine,

781
00:54:36.240 --> 00:54:39.999
knocking out
374 brake horsepower.

782
00:54:40.080 --> 00:54:41.079
(Tyres screech)

783
00:54:42.160 --> 00:54:44.879
lt's got a shorter wheelbase
than that massive Audi,

784
00:54:45.000 --> 00:54:48.599
which should give this the advantage
in the off-road part of the chase,

785
00:54:48.680 --> 00:54:52.399
and it's got some ground clearance,
which was the Achilles heel for the Noble.

786
00:54:52.480 --> 00:54:54.759
So, this has got to be
a strong candidate.

787
00:55:01.600 --> 00:55:02.599
(Tyres screech)

788
00:55:03.560 --> 00:55:05.559
Now, unbelievably,
in terms of acceleration,

789
00:55:05.640 --> 00:55:08.559
the Audi actually has
the edge over this Jag,

790
00:55:08.720 --> 00:55:10.679
but this has longer legs,

791
00:55:10.760 --> 00:55:13.399
and it can stretch them
to 1 71 miles an hour.

792
00:55:14.360 --> 00:55:17.759
-And it's great at drifting.
-(Tyres screech)

793
00:55:17.840 --> 00:55:22.759
Which means l can throw loads of smoke
in the face of my would-be pursuers.

794
00:55:25.320 --> 00:55:28.119
lt's just so much fun, this car.
Ahhh!

795
00:55:31.680 --> 00:55:33.039
Release the Russian.

796
00:55:41.680 --> 00:55:42.959
Come to papa.

797
00:55:46.760 --> 00:55:49.599
lt's much, much more
evenly-matched this time.

798
00:55:49.920 --> 00:55:50.919
(Tyres screeching)

799
00:55:52.200 --> 00:55:56.359
l've got a little bit more pick-up and traction,
just coming out of the corners

800
00:55:56.440 --> 00:56:00.199
but as soon as we get on these straights,
he is closing right up on me.

801
00:56:00.640 --> 00:56:02.079
This does not bode well.

802
00:56:04.520 --> 00:56:08.759
Let's ty the old smoking-tyre manoeuvre
and see if l can push him back a little bit.

803
00:56:10.960 --> 00:56:12.359
Come on, Jag!

804
00:56:12.440 --> 00:56:15.679
l've got my foot to the floor.
l can't stop him.

805
00:56:15.760 --> 00:56:17.679
Ahhh, Martin!

806
00:56:24.800 --> 00:56:26.079
Oh, l thought you'd be smug.

807
00:56:26.160 --> 00:56:27.959
-Victoy!
-l know what you're gonna say.

808
00:56:28.080 --> 00:56:30.519
l mean, you kind of won,
but only in the straight bit.

809
00:56:30.640 --> 00:56:33.759
-This is still a good car.
-But l won.

810
00:56:34.480 --> 00:56:37.719
-All right, well, l've got one more, yeah?
-Yeah, your last chance.

811
00:56:38.120 --> 00:56:39.279
Yeah, you're so tough.

812
00:56:42.440 --> 00:56:44.559
(Ben) l've saved the best till last.

813
00:56:44.640 --> 00:56:48.479
The BMW M3 is a legend
of Teutonic performance.

814
00:56:48.720 --> 00:56:50.999
The M3 has been
trouncing its rivals,

815
00:56:51.080 --> 00:56:54.519
on and off the race track,
for nearly four decades,

816
00:56:54.600 --> 00:56:57.119
but is it the all-rounder l need?

817
00:57:08.160 --> 00:57:13.559
Now this is BMW's brand new M3,
the pinnacle of German engineering,

818
00:57:13.640 --> 00:57:15.679
a car that even Martin
would approve of.

819
00:57:18.920 --> 00:57:21.599
BMW have given this M3
a brand new engine.

820
00:57:21.680 --> 00:57:26.239
They ditched the V8
for a lighter straight 6 turbocharged unit,

821
00:57:26.680 --> 00:57:29.879
firing out 425 horsepower.

822
00:57:29.960 --> 00:57:31.359
lt's an incredible car
to drive.

823
00:57:31.440 --> 00:57:33.599
You've got so much control
under your right foot.

824
00:57:36.480 --> 00:57:38.039
Fantastic cornering.

825
00:57:41.000 --> 00:57:45.719
And you can still drive it
like an absolute hooligan when you want to.

826
00:57:48.120 --> 00:57:49.679
This car is great.

827
00:57:54.200 --> 00:57:55.519
Deploy the Russian.

828
00:58:00.320 --> 00:58:03.439
You don't know
the power of dark side.

829
00:58:06.320 --> 00:58:09.559
Now, instantly, l get the feeling that we're
much more closely-matched.

830
00:58:10.160 --> 00:58:13.599
Both these cars have got
incredible poise through the corners.

831
00:58:14.800 --> 00:58:18.519
He's hanging on, but it's nothing like
as deadly as it was with the Jag.

832
00:58:24.600 --> 00:58:28.839
Even in this big straight, the Audi,
l can just see him closing in.

833
00:58:28.920 --> 00:58:30.519
Argh! Braked a bit late.

834
00:58:32.560 --> 00:58:35.679
Oh, you're close, Martin,
but you're not quite close enough.

835
00:58:37.240 --> 00:58:38.239
Yeah.

836
00:58:42.040 --> 00:58:46.079
Well, that was a workout,
but one of these cars definitely is a winner,

837
00:58:46.160 --> 00:58:47.399
and l think l'm sitting in it.

838
00:58:52.240 --> 00:58:54.239
Well, l think that was draw, yes?

839
00:58:54.720 --> 00:58:56.159
l think even you'd agree with that.

840
00:58:56.840 --> 00:58:58.639
Well, hallelujah,
let's break out the champagne.

841
00:58:58.960 --> 00:59:00.319
l think this is the winner.

842
00:59:00.600 --> 00:59:01.599
No.

843
00:59:01.720 --> 00:59:02.719
Why?

844
00:59:03.080 --> 00:59:04.079
Look at the colour.

845
00:59:04.880 --> 00:59:07.239
Under aerial attack, it's perfect target.

846
00:59:08.680 --> 00:59:10.159
(Laughs) Well, thanks.

847
00:59:10.440 --> 00:59:11.599
l'm not sure l agree.

848
00:59:12.280 --> 00:59:13.479
Well, l've got to pick something.

849
00:59:13.560 --> 00:59:15.919
lf you had to pick
any car other than the Audi,

850
00:59:16.000 --> 00:59:17.119
which one would you pick?

851
00:59:17.320 --> 00:59:18.319
Audi.

852
00:59:18.400 --> 00:59:20.879
That's not helpful, is it?
Because l need to pick one.

853
00:59:21.560 --> 00:59:23.559
(Ben) This is it,
this is the final reckoning.

854
00:59:23.640 --> 00:59:27.279
l think l've made a decision, though,
which is it's got to be something else.

855
00:59:29.160 --> 00:59:30.279
(Timer beeping)

856
00:59:33.520 --> 00:59:34.519
(Ben) Today is the day
of reckoning.

857
00:59:34.600 --> 00:59:39.919
l really thought the BMW had it all,
but it just doesn't cover evey base,

858
00:59:40.000 --> 00:59:43.239
and now l'm gonna go
with a car, in my gut,

859
00:59:43.320 --> 00:59:45.119
l'm convinced is the right one.

860
00:59:45.200 --> 00:59:46.679
No more second-guessing.

861
00:59:48.320 --> 00:59:49.319
Let's do this.

862
00:59:53.600 --> 00:59:55.479
(Camera clicks)

863
00:59:57.400 --> 01:00:00.759
(Ben) My final choice
is quite simply an icon,

864
01:00:01.720 --> 01:00:04.959
a thoroughbred sports car
that's pure Hollywood.

865
01:00:06.160 --> 01:00:10.399
The Ford Mustang combines
European handling with American muscle,

866
01:00:11.040 --> 01:00:14.999
making it the ultimate all-rounder,
and an unstoppable force.

867
01:00:22.960 --> 01:00:27.239
(Timer beeping)

868
01:00:47.160 --> 01:00:49.079
(Car engine roars and tyres screeching)

869
01:00:57.400 --> 01:00:59.039
Rogue vehicle, rogue vehicle!

870
01:00:59.120 --> 01:01:00.519
(Alarm blaring)

871
01:01:09.760 --> 01:01:10.759
(Gunshots)

872
01:01:16.600 --> 01:01:17.599
(Gunfire)

873
01:01:29.520 --> 01:01:30.519
(Engine roaring)

874
01:02:17.120 --> 01:02:18.119
(Tyres screech)

875
01:02:22.960 --> 01:02:23.959
(Tyres screech)

876
01:02:35.760 --> 01:02:36.759
(Tyres screeching)

877
01:02:40.840 --> 01:02:42.159
(Dirt bike engine revs)

878
01:03:29.560 --> 01:03:30.559
(Tyres screech)

879
01:03:48.520 --> 01:03:49.519
(lndicators beep)

880
01:04:20.200 --> 01:04:21.319
(Tyres screech)

881
01:04:58.320 --> 01:05:01.079
So there you have it, folks,
the Ford Mustang GT.

882
01:05:01.160 --> 01:05:03.239
Loads of grunt for getting
yourself out of trouble.

883
01:05:03.320 --> 01:05:06.119
lt's got a clutch
and a handbrake for evasive measures,

884
01:05:06.200 --> 01:05:08.439
ample space in
the trunk for an RPG 7

885
01:05:08.520 --> 01:05:11.239
and it's super fast off-road
as well as on it.

886
01:05:11.640 --> 01:05:13.999
l just hope the sequence
was enough to keep Bary... Oh!

887
01:05:14.560 --> 01:05:15.839
(Thud)

888
01:05:16.560 --> 01:05:18.199
(Theme music playing)

889
01:05:24.440 --> 01:05:27.599
(Engine starts and revs)

890
01:07:16.320 --> 01:07:17.319
(Tyres screech)