1 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:22,520 CHEERING AND APPLAUSE 2 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:36,960 Hello and welcome to Top Gear! We're back! 3 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:39,400 CHEERING 4 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:41,240 It's a brand-new series 5 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:43,800 and it's a very important one, 6 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:46,120 because this is a big year for the Beeb. 7 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:49,360 It is. 2022 is the centenary. 8 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:51,760 100 years of the BBC. 9 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:53,320 Go on, the Beeb! 10 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:55,240 Go on, the Beeb. 11 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:59,040 100 not out - now, that's a big innings, 12 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:01,600 but we've got the weight of history on our shoulders, boys. 13 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:03,040 We have indeed, Fred. 14 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:04,800 Did you see that trailer they put out? 15 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:06,000 HE GASPS 16 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:08,400 All the greatest moments of the BBC 17 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:10,880 from all over the years - Attenborough, Strictly, 18 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:12,680 Line Of Duty. 19 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:14,920 It was spine-tingling stuff. Were we in it? 20 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:16,160 No, we weren't. 21 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:17,400 LAUGHTER But don't worry, 22 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:19,920 because we've put our very own trailer together. 23 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:21,960 Forget 100 years of history - 24 00:01:21,960 --> 00:01:24,960 here's what we've got coming up over the next few weeks. 25 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:35,840 Open the taps, Christopher. See what she can do. 26 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:38,920 Oh, my Lord, it's fast. 27 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:40,760 PADDY: Spin it, Fred! LAUGHS 28 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:45,240 Yes! LAUGHS 29 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:48,120 Where does that jumper start and stop, and your chin finish? 30 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:49,800 Right, stop there. 31 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:55,320 I have turned a Sinclair C5 into a bobsled. 32 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:59,640 This is the one now - 12 into 13. 33 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:01,240 This looks terrifying. 34 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:04,040 Oh, my God! 35 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:06,040 Ohh-ohh... 36 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:07,880 BOTH CHEER 37 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:11,400 LAUGHS 38 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:13,480 Feels good! 39 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:17,320 Man, this is such a rush! 40 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:20,560 Go on, we're there! Go on, Chris! 41 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:23,640 Whoa-ho-ho! 42 00:02:23,640 --> 00:02:25,200 Ohh! 43 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:27,040 ENGINE ROARS 44 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:29,600 That's my theme tune right here! 45 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:33,880 Look at me - when I grab hold of that, do not pull it! 46 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:35,400 Have you got it? Yeah. 47 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:37,240 Oh... BLEEP! 48 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:39,000 TYRES SCREECH 49 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:40,760 Oh! Oh! 50 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:42,840 Oh! CHRIS LAUGHS 51 00:02:45,920 --> 00:02:47,000 Oh! 52 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:49,000 Ooh-hoo-hoo! 53 00:02:52,640 --> 00:02:54,400 OTHERS LAUGH Howzat? 54 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:57,320 CHEERING AND APPLAUSE 55 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:04,520 All that to come, 56 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:08,080 but tonight, we're kicking off by talking about motorsport. 57 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:09,320 Isn't that right, Fred? 58 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:10,760 That's right, Pad. 59 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:13,520 Because see here at Top Gear, we love a bit of racing. 60 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:15,880 But if we're being honest, we've not had much success. 61 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:18,640 We? It's you two. Not fair. 62 00:03:18,640 --> 00:03:21,520 Formula Off Road, Baja, the GT Cup - 63 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:25,200 barely ever a finish, definitely no silverware. 64 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:27,240 But we reckon the problem isn't us, 65 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:29,960 it's just we haven't found the right race yet. 66 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:32,440 Exactly. There's got to be something we're good at. 67 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:34,320 So, the producers said, "Fine. 68 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:37,560 "You want to fail at a load more motorsports? Go ahead." 69 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:39,600 And they packed us off to a corner of the world 70 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:41,600 that just loves a bit of wacky racing - 71 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:43,280 Florida! 72 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:47,080 MUSIC: Conga by Miami Sound Machine 73 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:58,080 PADDY: Welcome to the sun-soaked seaside playground that is Miami. 74 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:01,480 # Come on, shake your body, baby, do the conga... # 75 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:04,400 Oh, yes. For a mission to find a motorsport 76 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:06,400 we were actually good at, 77 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:10,000 there were definitely worse places to kick off from. 78 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:13,920 Miami, baby! 79 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:16,040 FREDDIE: Tell you what, it's all right, this, in't it? 80 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:18,680 Here to conquer the world of motorsport 81 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:21,800 and get a tan at the same time, Patrick! Oh, all over it! 82 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:23,840 Miami, Monaco... 83 00:04:23,840 --> 00:04:25,000 ..Morecambe. 84 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:28,120 It doesn't matter, boys, because we're going racing. 85 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:29,320 Oh-oh! 86 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:31,120 Yes, we were. 87 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:34,840 And because any professional race team 88 00:04:34,840 --> 00:04:37,840 needs a slick, sophisticated way of getting to the paddock, 89 00:04:37,840 --> 00:04:40,640 I'd taken the liberty of sorting out 90 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:44,080 a proper F1-inspired team bus. 91 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:48,040 CHRIS: What is that? 92 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:49,880 I'm glad you asked. This, my friends, 93 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:54,120 is the Holiday Rambler Aluma Lite XL. 94 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:56,080 FREDDIE: Wow. 95 00:04:56,080 --> 00:04:58,080 35ft of driving pleasure. 96 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:01,200 Ignore that. Right, let me talk you through the old girl. 97 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:02,240 Ignore that? 98 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:04,480 Where have you got this from? 99 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:07,560 Is that wee coming out of there? What's that? 100 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:09,120 Ignore that. Come round this side. 101 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:12,000 ALL CHUCKLE 102 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:13,400 Come on in! 103 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:15,400 Here we go. 104 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:17,280 Fred, this feels like a crime scene. 105 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:20,920 Eh? Now, let me just talk you through it. 106 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:23,560 Living area. 107 00:05:23,560 --> 00:05:25,320 Driving area. Yeah. 108 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:27,720 Dining table and... 109 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:29,600 You're going to love this, you two. 110 00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:30,720 ..your beds. 111 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:32,280 The kitchen turns into a bedroom. 112 00:05:32,280 --> 00:05:35,360 You've got all this to yourselves, you two. Ohh! 113 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:37,360 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! I've looked after you! 114 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:38,760 Who gets the master suite, then? 115 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:43,080 PADDY: Finders keepers. 116 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:48,720 And anyhow, the boys were about to get a little treat of their own - 117 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:55,840 two front-row seats on the Rambler's maiden voyage down Ocean Drive. 118 00:05:55,840 --> 00:05:59,640 MUSIC: Ocean Drive by Lighthouse Family 119 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:03,400 THEY HUM ALONG AND JOIN IN: # We'll live on Ocean Drive 120 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:06,440 # Don't know why 121 00:06:06,440 --> 00:06:09,720 # You're so blue So blue 122 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:13,560 # The sun's gonna shine on everything you do... # 123 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:16,400 THEY HUM ALONG # And the sky... # 124 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:18,400 Whoa! 125 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:20,080 PADDY: Oh, lively, Chris, innit? 126 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:22,640 I tell you what, Pad, you've chosen a beauty. She drives straight. 127 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:24,640 Thank you. A lot of power. 128 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:27,480 Eh - 7.4-litre V8... 7.4? 129 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:31,960 7.4 V8, big block, straight out of a Corvette Stingray. 130 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:34,360 It's got more grunt than it's got brakes. 131 00:06:36,920 --> 00:06:39,800 So, we've got the idea that we're going racing, 132 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:41,760 we've got our team, we've got our team truck. 133 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:43,560 Race team. Now what we need is... 134 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:45,320 ..team captain. 135 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:46,680 What are you thinking? 136 00:06:46,680 --> 00:06:49,720 Well, we've got an obvious candidate. 137 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:51,400 Which one of the three of us has captained 138 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:53,200 an international England side? 139 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:55,040 I understand why you're plumping for me, 140 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:57,520 but the captaincy... Don't think of yourself 141 00:06:57,520 --> 00:07:00,240 as a captain. Think of yourself more of a sacrificial lamb. 142 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:03,280 Oh, my word. Hands up Flintoff captain. 143 00:07:03,280 --> 00:07:05,120 Hands up Flintoff not captain. 144 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:07,680 Outvoted. Get your arm down! 145 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:13,080 Miami, baby! 146 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:14,880 Here we go, road trip! 147 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:19,760 Open the taps, Christopher. See what she can do. 148 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:21,000 ENGINE ROARS 149 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:22,960 FREDDIE CHEERS 150 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:24,840 Listen to that V8! 151 00:07:26,200 --> 00:07:29,320 Do you know what, Paddy? It's not what I expected, this RV, 152 00:07:29,320 --> 00:07:31,720 but it's perfect. Thank you. 153 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:33,360 '80s Americana. 154 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:34,920 FLAPPING 155 00:07:36,440 --> 00:07:39,080 What's that flapping about, Chris? What's that noise? 156 00:07:39,080 --> 00:07:41,320 That's that window... Windscreen rubber. 157 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:44,560 Do you know what I like about these '80s motors, like this? 158 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:47,400 They're proper. You get in and go, "That's comfortable." 159 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:50,240 They did know how to make comfort. 160 00:07:50,240 --> 00:07:52,960 I feel like Captain Kirk on the... 161 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:54,520 Is it the SS Enterprise? 162 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:56,120 Do you mean Kirk or Cook? 163 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:58,080 Kirk. Captain Kirk. The one that sailed a boat 164 00:07:58,080 --> 00:08:00,200 or the one that had a starship? Captain Kirk. 165 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:03,200 In the middle on the starship, sat in the seat... 166 00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:05,240 The one that discovered Botany Bay in Australia? 167 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:06,400 ..weighing it all up. 168 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:09,640 That's near Chorley, that... It is, yeah. ..Botany Bay! 169 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:14,440 CHRIS: At the risk of rambling too far off brief, 170 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:16,440 it was just as well 171 00:08:16,440 --> 00:08:19,640 that the first pit stop on our motorsport map of Florida 172 00:08:19,640 --> 00:08:21,920 was located just up the coast 173 00:08:21,920 --> 00:08:25,160 at the Palm Beach International Raceway... 174 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:29,440 Oh, Chris! Wa-hey, boys, here we are! 175 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:33,480 ..where we'd been told to get stuck in to something called... 176 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:34,920 ..donk racing. 177 00:08:39,360 --> 00:08:43,720 It started on the streets of Miami back in the late '80s, 178 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:48,520 taking the head-to-head, high-stakes world of illegal drag racing... 179 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:53,800 ..and giving it a uniquely outlandish edge. 180 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:07,440 Donk racing has become so popular 181 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:11,320 that it's now a fully legalised official motorsport. 182 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:21,200 A motorsport driven by a love of big old '70s Chevrolet barges, 183 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:23,800 modified with huge horsepower 184 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:27,160 and simply enormous wheels. 185 00:09:27,160 --> 00:09:29,360 Oh, look at this! Look at these things, Pad. 186 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:30,720 Are you all right, lads? 187 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:34,080 Some of the paint jobs are unbelievable. Look at that! 188 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:36,600 ALL: Spinners! 189 00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:38,480 Yay! Love a spinner! 190 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:42,040 ENGINE FIRES 191 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:44,280 How big are them wheels, Chris? What size? 192 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:46,040 26. 193 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:49,520 Imagine if you hit a British pothole in that. Wow! 194 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:52,720 This is proper Americana, though, innit? 195 00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:55,560 Noise! Power! That's what we want! 196 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:01,000 We weren't just here to spectate, though. 197 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:02,840 We'd been invited to compete. 198 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:07,160 So, to see about some cars, 199 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:09,760 we tracked down the big boss himself - 200 00:10:09,760 --> 00:10:11,200 Sage Thomas... 201 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:12,760 How are you? What's up? What's up? 202 00:10:12,760 --> 00:10:15,040 ..otherwise known as... How are you, boss? 203 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:16,880 ..the Donkmaster. Welcome to America, men. 204 00:10:16,880 --> 00:10:18,480 So, what's donking? 205 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:20,160 It's donk racing. 206 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:23,800 What we have here is the National Donk Racing Association. 207 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:25,240 You act a donkey in a donk. 208 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:27,120 You see how flamboyant it is and shiny it is. 209 00:10:27,120 --> 00:10:29,360 No, you've lost me. What? You act a donkey. 210 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:31,680 You act like a donkey. You got to be wild! 211 00:10:38,280 --> 00:10:41,480 So, a middleweight donk has speakers, AC, 212 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:43,200 cruise control, all this kind of stuff. 213 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:44,480 But it has to have that? 214 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:46,040 Yes, it has to have that. 215 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:48,360 And it has to have the 26-inch wheels that you see here. 216 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:49,880 They call this one Gold Digger. 217 00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:52,080 One question. How big is the engine in this? 218 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:53,840 Seven litres. BOTH: Seven litres? 219 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:57,320 This car here, it makes over 900 horsepower to the rear tyres. 220 00:10:57,320 --> 00:10:59,160 So 0 to 60 - how fast would that be? 221 00:10:59,160 --> 00:11:01,600 This'd go to 60mph in under two seconds. 222 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:03,800 These can run about 150mph in a quarter mile. 223 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:06,000 That's outrageous! Absolutely. 224 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:08,480 And better still, the Donkmaster 225 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:11,240 had been kind enough to line one up for each of us. 226 00:11:12,520 --> 00:11:13,960 This is a bit of me. 227 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:15,560 Is that you? That's me! 228 00:11:15,560 --> 00:11:16,720 Chris? That one. 229 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:18,440 I'll go Gold Digger. 230 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:20,080 Have they all got the same power? 231 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:22,080 Nah. So, this one makes about 1,000 horsepower, 232 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:24,440 so you picked the right one. That's what I want to tell you. 233 00:11:24,440 --> 00:11:26,560 PADDY CHUCKLES 234 00:11:26,560 --> 00:11:29,200 You ready for training? Yes! Here we go. 235 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:31,240 1,000 horsepower. 236 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:32,880 In a straight line. CHRIS LAUGHS 237 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:36,280 That's where he's worst - straight line. It's where he's at his worst. 238 00:11:37,640 --> 00:11:40,680 Suddenly very aware that all that horsepower 239 00:11:40,680 --> 00:11:42,880 sat inside someone else's pride and joy, 240 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:46,080 before hitting the track, we took a couple of minutes 241 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:48,680 to have a quick pootle around the car park... 242 00:11:49,880 --> 00:11:51,720 ENGINES ROAR 243 00:11:58,560 --> 00:12:01,480 Whoa! That has just got a mind of its own! 244 00:12:02,720 --> 00:12:05,960 ..which, unfortunately, was all the time Harris needed in HIS donk... 245 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:08,360 ..to kill it. 246 00:12:08,360 --> 00:12:09,720 CLATTER 247 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:14,000 That broke. 248 00:12:15,400 --> 00:12:16,720 That's gone. 249 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:20,480 So, that went well!? 250 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:22,440 The first time I put the throttle down... 251 00:12:22,440 --> 00:12:24,240 OTHERS: Oh, dear. ..the diff went bang. 252 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:26,680 Oh, no! And now this is the bit that I don't like. 253 00:12:26,680 --> 00:12:28,720 This is the bit... Racing driver... 254 00:12:28,720 --> 00:12:30,720 BOTH LAUGH AND CHEER 255 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:31,920 Well done! 256 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:35,240 Pro driver! What happened, Chris? 257 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:36,440 You pair of... 258 00:12:36,440 --> 00:12:38,200 BOTH CHEER 259 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:42,680 Am I not allowed to say anything? Go on, then. 260 00:12:42,680 --> 00:12:44,440 Um... FREDDIE CHEERS 261 00:12:48,480 --> 00:12:51,840 Suffice to say, with the competition already under way... 262 00:12:53,520 --> 00:12:56,760 ..I would now have to share a donk with Fred 263 00:12:56,760 --> 00:13:01,040 who, as team captain, had bravely volunteered to run first 264 00:13:01,040 --> 00:13:03,680 and show the locals what we were made of. 265 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:13,320 Thank you! Thank you! Thanks, lads. 266 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:15,760 Thanks for popping in. Thanks for coming. 267 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:26,040 I'm feeling quite nervous for him here. 268 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:28,880 I'm up against it here. 269 00:13:28,880 --> 00:13:30,680 I'm up against a bloke who does it every day of the week. 270 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:35,120 My main concern - not hitting a wall. 271 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:36,560 Keep it straight. Keep it straight! 272 00:13:36,560 --> 00:13:38,800 The Donkmaster's telling me to keep it straight. 273 00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:41,400 That's what I'm thinking. Yeah. That's what I'm thinking. 274 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:44,480 Let's go. Let's go. 275 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:48,960 Light on the throttle. Just...rrr-rrr! Mmm. 276 00:13:51,800 --> 00:13:55,240 It's one of the most ridiculous sights I've ever seen! 277 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:56,840 Come on, Fred! Take this fella. 278 00:13:56,840 --> 00:13:59,880 ENGINES ROAR 279 00:13:59,880 --> 00:14:02,160 Oh... Oh-oh. Oh, God. 280 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:13,920 Oh, you... BLEEP! 281 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:17,160 BOTH LAUGH 282 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:21,120 It spun out. 283 00:14:22,280 --> 00:14:24,080 TYRES SCREECH 284 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:26,120 PADDY GASPS 285 00:14:26,120 --> 00:14:27,920 Ohh! CHRIS LAUGHS 286 00:14:27,920 --> 00:14:29,360 Ah. 287 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:30,760 THEY LAUGH What is he doing? 288 00:14:38,520 --> 00:14:40,120 Who do you think won? 289 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:42,560 That was no good. No good. 290 00:14:42,560 --> 00:14:45,200 Hell, when he went sideways, my heart was beating. 291 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:47,240 LAUGHTER 292 00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:49,520 I went at it too hard. 293 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:52,520 I wanted to go and then was just too keen. 294 00:14:52,520 --> 00:14:55,120 At what point did you realise you were doing an 80mph burn-out? 295 00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:58,040 I was enjoying it for a minute and then I started seeing the wall. 296 00:14:58,040 --> 00:15:01,240 Hey, there was a bit, it went like that and we all went, "Ooh!" 297 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:03,240 Paddy, I'm here. I know. 298 00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:05,720 You came second. You're allowed to these days. You came second, 299 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:07,800 Where am I going here, now, then? 300 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:09,640 Uh... Am I reversing out? 301 00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:11,400 Just go sideways up there for 100 yards. 302 00:15:14,400 --> 00:15:17,120 So, the captain was out, 303 00:15:17,120 --> 00:15:22,200 and our American racing debut was off to a rocky start. 304 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:23,640 Well done, sir. 305 00:15:23,640 --> 00:15:25,440 I owe you $20. THEY LAUGH 306 00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:29,000 Let me tell you, the guy who owns this car, his ass, about this big. 307 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:31,040 Was he not happy? Listen, you were hanging the wall. 308 00:15:31,040 --> 00:15:33,160 No, I was all right with it. OK. 309 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:37,640 But for the next race, 310 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:40,800 me and Harris had been drawn against each other 311 00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:43,640 which meant, as long as we kept our noses clean, 312 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:46,480 at least one of us would be through to the next round. 313 00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:50,640 Woo! Yeah! 314 00:15:50,640 --> 00:15:51,840 Come on, boys. 315 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:55,600 EXCITED CHATTER 316 00:15:58,160 --> 00:16:00,160 ENGINES REV 317 00:16:08,160 --> 00:16:09,840 Ohh! 318 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:12,560 Oh-ho-ho! Whoo! 319 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:18,720 Ohh! Chrissy Harris! 320 00:16:18,720 --> 00:16:21,720 Woo! That's fast! 321 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:27,400 Woo! I think we might have beaten him! 322 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:29,040 LAUGHS EVILLY 323 00:16:29,040 --> 00:16:30,840 Paddy! 324 00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:37,920 That is outrageous! 325 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:41,000 Man, that donking's visceral. 326 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:47,520 Beating McGuinness had sent Harris straight into the quarterfinals. 327 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:51,760 Win the next round, and we'd be in with a shot at the podium. 328 00:16:53,160 --> 00:16:55,680 The only problem was, his next opponent... 329 00:16:57,360 --> 00:16:59,400 ..would be the Donkmaster himself. 330 00:17:01,080 --> 00:17:03,960 The Donkmaster's car has a parachute on the back of it. 331 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:07,240 I think you have to be going quite fast 332 00:17:07,240 --> 00:17:09,640 to require the services of a parachute to stop. 333 00:17:09,640 --> 00:17:10,680 Go on, Chrissy! 334 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:13,080 ENGINE REVS 335 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:19,000 CHEERING 336 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:21,640 Shall we have a bet on him? 337 00:17:21,640 --> 00:17:23,240 Who, the Donkmaster? Yeah, of course. 338 00:17:23,240 --> 00:17:24,480 Come on! Come on! 339 00:17:24,480 --> 00:17:27,320 No idea what I'm doing at all. 340 00:17:28,400 --> 00:17:30,000 Who do we come for for bets? 341 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:32,160 We're on the Donkmaster. Who are you going on? 342 00:17:32,160 --> 00:17:33,600 On the Gold Digger right here. 343 00:17:33,600 --> 00:17:35,040 100? Ooh! Ooh! 344 00:17:35,040 --> 00:17:37,400 BOTH LAUGH 345 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:39,080 SHOUTS: Come on, the Donkmaster! 346 00:17:39,080 --> 00:17:41,080 Oh, good luck, Chris. Chris, good on you, son. 347 00:17:41,080 --> 00:17:43,000 Good luck, Chris! Good luck, Chris! 348 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:44,160 BOTH LAUGH 349 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:45,480 That's lovely! 350 00:17:47,960 --> 00:17:49,800 HISSING 351 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:53,320 Here we go, here we go! Come on, Chris! Come on! 352 00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:54,720 ENGINE REVS 353 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:09,200 I think I cheated. 354 00:18:09,200 --> 00:18:11,240 He's cheating, he's gone at red light. 355 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:13,520 CHRIS GUFFAWS 356 00:18:15,960 --> 00:18:17,080 There he goes! 357 00:18:19,760 --> 00:18:21,360 He didn't beat me by that much. 358 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:24,400 Woo! Ohh! 359 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:25,840 Have we won? Yeah. 360 00:18:25,840 --> 00:18:27,000 Just clap. 361 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:29,080 SUBDUED CHEERING 362 00:18:29,080 --> 00:18:31,480 Oh, no... I'll get dinner. LAUGHS 363 00:18:31,480 --> 00:18:33,320 PADDY AND FREDDIE GIGGLE 364 00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:36,680 Oh, Chris, good effort, that. 365 00:18:36,680 --> 00:18:39,040 Unlucky, Chris. Well done. That was amazing. 366 00:18:39,040 --> 00:18:41,480 But I jumped the start so I was disqualified before I started. 367 00:18:41,480 --> 00:18:44,880 But you had to try. Looked good, though. You looked amazing. 368 00:18:44,880 --> 00:18:46,560 It was like the Bristol Donker... 369 00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:48,560 Look, we won! WHISPERS: Shh! Not now. 370 00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:51,200 Donkmaster won! Not now. Thank you. Thank you. 371 00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:53,840 So, our team spirit needed some work. 372 00:18:53,840 --> 00:18:57,480 And retreating back to the Holiday Rambler, 373 00:18:57,480 --> 00:19:01,360 it was time to conclude that when it comes to donk racing, 374 00:19:01,360 --> 00:19:05,680 we probably made better spectators than competitors. 375 00:19:05,680 --> 00:19:07,880 I were catching him at the end. 376 00:19:07,880 --> 00:19:10,640 No, you weren't. You nearly had me, Pad. 377 00:19:10,640 --> 00:19:13,040 If it had gone on for another six miles, you'd have caught me. 378 00:19:13,040 --> 00:19:15,400 No, I reckon about another four. 379 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:17,240 Joking aside, 380 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:19,680 I think, for our first attempt at something, 381 00:19:19,680 --> 00:19:22,760 we all got through it in one piece. Job's a good 'un. 382 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:24,520 That was a result. Job's a good 'un. 383 00:19:24,520 --> 00:19:26,160 And we won $100, didn't we, Pad? 384 00:19:26,160 --> 00:19:28,160 $100. Yes, we did. 385 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:32,240 Time to set our sights on our next race... 386 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:37,480 ..taking place the following morning over on Florida's west coast. 387 00:19:37,480 --> 00:19:41,600 To reach it, we'd be crossing the enormous tropical wilderness 388 00:19:41,600 --> 00:19:43,120 of the Everglades... 389 00:19:44,840 --> 00:19:46,840 ..which, in a highly reliable vehicle, 390 00:19:46,840 --> 00:19:49,480 driven by a highly skilled driver, 391 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:51,760 would be no problem at all. 392 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:56,200 Hang on, it just keeps... It's cut out. 393 00:19:56,200 --> 00:19:58,440 Have you got any power now? No. 394 00:19:58,440 --> 00:20:00,480 None. Freewheeling. 395 00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:02,440 What have you done to it? I haven't... 396 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:04,560 You've been in it two minutes, you've broken it. 397 00:20:04,560 --> 00:20:06,600 Exactly. You've had it for an hour-and-a-half... 398 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:09,000 No, no. It was absolutely fine. Was it fine when I was driving? 399 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:10,680 Don't bring me into this. 400 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:13,720 Was it fine when I was driving? Don't bring me into this squabble. 401 00:20:13,720 --> 00:20:15,720 Are you scared of his physicality? 402 00:20:15,720 --> 00:20:17,160 I'm having a nice time. 403 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:19,360 Do you know what you're forgetting here? 404 00:20:19,360 --> 00:20:21,040 I'm captain. OK. All right? 405 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:24,240 I'm beginning to understand why it didn't work for you, Andrew. 406 00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:26,440 You going to have a look at the engine, Chris? 407 00:20:26,440 --> 00:20:28,360 For what good it'll do! 408 00:20:28,360 --> 00:20:31,800 Oh, there he goes. Oh, here we go. Ohh, lovely. 409 00:20:31,800 --> 00:20:33,760 Flaming heck! Turn it off, turn it off. 410 00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:35,600 I've got no hairs on me legs! 411 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:37,720 My God! What are you doing? 412 00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:39,880 What are you going to do with that now? The heat! It's hot. 413 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:42,320 Get that open. 414 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:45,000 Ooh, pristine, that, innit? That looks lovely. 415 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:47,000 There's nothing wrong with that at all. 416 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:48,840 No, spotless. Put the lid back on it. 417 00:20:48,840 --> 00:20:50,440 WHIRRING 418 00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:52,080 Bit of throttle. 419 00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:53,680 WHIRRING SPEEDS UP 420 00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:54,760 Bit more. 421 00:20:54,760 --> 00:20:56,640 REVVING 422 00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:59,000 Not a lot of fuel there, Fred. Have you not filled it up? 423 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:01,600 What do you mean, I didn't fill it up? You've handed it to me empty. 424 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:03,480 Fuel gauge says full. Give it a... 425 00:21:04,760 --> 00:21:06,720 What are you doing now? It's broken. 426 00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:08,360 Put the fan cover back on. 427 00:21:08,360 --> 00:21:11,560 You've been driving it and you've not filled it up. 428 00:21:11,560 --> 00:21:12,800 You've handed it over empty. 429 00:21:12,800 --> 00:21:15,120 Let's just go and get some petrol, for God's sake! 430 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:19,280 Since neither of the two clowns had considered 431 00:21:19,280 --> 00:21:23,280 a 7.2-litre V8 might at some point need a top-up, 432 00:21:23,280 --> 00:21:26,600 we limped along to the next petrol station, 433 00:21:26,600 --> 00:21:30,680 and soon had the Rambler fully brimmed, back on track 434 00:21:30,680 --> 00:21:35,120 and ready to head straight into the Everglades... 435 00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:40,000 ..also known as alligator country. 436 00:21:54,640 --> 00:21:56,440 That's Gatorsville in there, innit? 437 00:21:57,920 --> 00:22:01,120 How much to swim across that? 438 00:22:01,120 --> 00:22:02,560 $100. 439 00:22:07,440 --> 00:22:09,680 I can't see... What's that over there? Where? 440 00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:12,600 There's something over there. Where? On the other side of the river. 441 00:22:12,600 --> 00:22:14,960 Where are you looking? Over there! 442 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:16,120 Oh, it's a heron. 443 00:22:18,760 --> 00:22:22,480 Truth be told, the further we rolled across the Everglades, 444 00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:26,120 the more it looked like the so-called alligator country 445 00:22:26,120 --> 00:22:28,560 was missing a crucial ingredient. 446 00:22:30,080 --> 00:22:33,240 Well, we've been in gator country for several hours now 447 00:22:33,240 --> 00:22:34,640 and I've not seen a sniff. 448 00:22:34,640 --> 00:22:37,640 I've seen a heron, both alive and dead. 449 00:22:37,640 --> 00:22:39,400 We've seen vultures. 450 00:22:39,400 --> 00:22:42,440 Snake! Snake! Is that a snake on the ground there? Where? Where? Where? 451 00:22:42,440 --> 00:22:44,680 What's that dead there? That? THUD 452 00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:47,200 That's a branch, Chris. Well done! 453 00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:52,760 But the day was wearing on, 454 00:22:52,760 --> 00:22:56,400 and it turned out the overnight campsite we were booked at 455 00:22:56,400 --> 00:22:58,440 was a bit more... 456 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:00,600 ..rural. 457 00:23:02,840 --> 00:23:04,200 Watch out on that tree. 458 00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:05,360 LEAVES RUSTLE 459 00:23:05,360 --> 00:23:06,720 Jesus! 460 00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:16,880 Slow it down round here. Yeah. Let's have a look. 461 00:23:16,880 --> 00:23:18,200 Got to be summat. 462 00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:26,440 There's one! Where? Where? There, there, there, there! 463 00:23:27,360 --> 00:23:29,640 Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Hey. Hey! 464 00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:31,960 Look at that lad. 465 00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:33,760 Tell you what, it's bigger than you think, that. 466 00:23:33,760 --> 00:23:35,560 How big is that? Five foot? No, it's bigger. 467 00:23:35,560 --> 00:23:37,840 Is it? It's bigger than you think. 468 00:23:40,280 --> 00:23:42,520 When it comes out of th'watter... 469 00:23:42,520 --> 00:23:45,960 Can you speak in...? "When it comes out of th'watter..."? 470 00:23:45,960 --> 00:23:47,240 They live in water. 471 00:23:47,240 --> 00:23:49,600 Whoa, Jesus Christ! Look at this lad here! 472 00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:52,240 Look at the size of this one! In here! 473 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:54,600 Look at this! Crikey, he's large. 474 00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:56,520 Oh, my God, this lad here! Right here, Fred. 475 00:23:56,520 --> 00:23:58,000 That's what I was looking at, that one. 476 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:02,960 Flintoff, what are you doing? 477 00:24:02,960 --> 00:24:05,440 That's it, Fred. Just open the door, invite him in. 478 00:24:05,440 --> 00:24:07,640 I'm straight in if he comes. 479 00:24:07,640 --> 00:24:10,120 Tell you what, they go quick, Fred. 480 00:24:10,120 --> 00:24:12,960 Do they? They come out quick, my friend. Is that more than 6'1"? 481 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:14,440 That's a big lad. 482 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:18,360 Look, there's one there! 483 00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:21,480 Oh, he's gone. 484 00:24:21,480 --> 00:24:24,080 Oh, where's he going now? 485 00:24:25,800 --> 00:24:30,120 With that in mind, we decided to get to our campsite before nightfall. 486 00:24:30,120 --> 00:24:32,400 So, we saddled back up... 487 00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:36,520 ..and hurried on deeper into the wild. 488 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:43,480 RATTLING AND RUMBLING 489 00:24:45,040 --> 00:24:46,080 Oh, no. 490 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:47,600 CLATTERING 491 00:24:47,600 --> 00:24:48,920 Fred? 492 00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:53,320 Right, Andrew... Chris, I'm doing 20mph. 493 00:24:53,320 --> 00:24:56,120 That is your first official warning. I'm doing 20mph. 494 00:24:56,120 --> 00:24:57,720 CLUNK 495 00:24:57,720 --> 00:24:58,880 Andrew! 496 00:25:05,800 --> 00:25:10,080 And thanks to Flintoff, we were soon rumbling up to 497 00:25:10,080 --> 00:25:15,200 the slightly unnervingly named Trail Lakes Camp Ground. 498 00:25:17,440 --> 00:25:21,360 So, we're camping at a place with lakes full of alligators. 499 00:25:21,360 --> 00:25:23,200 That's the one. 500 00:25:24,280 --> 00:25:26,280 Keep that Labrador on a lead. That's lunch! 501 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:29,880 Imagine bringing your kids here. 502 00:25:32,360 --> 00:25:33,720 What you've got to do... 503 00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:37,800 Apparently, their eyes are like cats' eyes, they're reflective. 504 00:25:37,800 --> 00:25:40,480 There's seriously alligators in that? Yeah. 505 00:25:40,480 --> 00:25:43,960 Proper big ones? Big 'uns. 506 00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:46,120 Why would you want to camp by a load of alligators? 507 00:25:46,120 --> 00:25:48,120 Why are we doing that? A bit of fun, innit? 508 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:51,840 We enjoyed the RV. Enjoyed it. I thoroughly enjoyed it. 509 00:25:51,840 --> 00:25:54,640 Hey! And come on, what do you reckon? 510 00:25:54,640 --> 00:25:57,200 I know we've had a few little technicals today. 511 00:25:57,200 --> 00:25:59,200 It has done us proud. Done us proud, hasn't it? 512 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:01,840 It's comfy. Extremely comfy. 513 00:26:01,840 --> 00:26:04,640 I'm slightly nervous about the sleeping situation. 514 00:26:04,640 --> 00:26:06,920 You don't have to be. I've told you. 515 00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:08,800 Master bedroom - that's mine. 516 00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:10,560 Dining table - that's you. 517 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:12,160 Couch - that's you. 518 00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:13,640 I'm not sleeping with him. 519 00:26:13,640 --> 00:26:15,480 You're not sleeping with him. He's in the dining room. 520 00:26:15,480 --> 00:26:17,480 Have you seen how long he is? It's the same room. 521 00:26:17,480 --> 00:26:19,520 Why am I going to sleep on a dining table or a couch? 522 00:26:19,520 --> 00:26:22,160 You're on the couch. It pulls out. Don't think of it as a couch, Fred. 523 00:26:23,400 --> 00:26:25,320 Are you naked or are you a pyjamas man? 524 00:26:25,320 --> 00:26:27,480 Absolutely in the buff, mate. Sorry? 525 00:26:33,240 --> 00:26:36,800 The next morning, we were back on the dusty trail 526 00:26:36,800 --> 00:26:40,080 where, having decided we'd missed a trick 527 00:26:40,080 --> 00:26:42,480 on the previous day's drive through Miami, 528 00:26:42,480 --> 00:26:46,920 McGuinness had generously opened up his holiday wardrobe. 529 00:26:53,440 --> 00:26:55,800 What do you think of the outfit, boys, eh? 530 00:26:55,800 --> 00:26:57,360 Miami Vice! 531 00:26:57,360 --> 00:26:59,400 Have I pulled it out the bag or what? 532 00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:01,120 Not in Miami, Pad. You what? 533 00:27:01,120 --> 00:27:03,000 We're not in Miami. Where are we? 534 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:04,480 Naples. 535 00:27:04,480 --> 00:27:06,320 Near enough, innit? 536 00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:08,560 Naples, baby! 537 00:27:08,560 --> 00:27:10,760 How many days more of this are there? 538 00:27:12,800 --> 00:27:17,400 At least one, because we'd been told our next motorsport test 539 00:27:17,400 --> 00:27:21,280 could be found somewhere in the nearby marshes. 540 00:27:21,280 --> 00:27:26,520 And, so far, tracking it down in the RV hadn't been easy. 541 00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:30,200 Here you are, Chris, what's this coming up here? 542 00:27:30,200 --> 00:27:31,920 Whoa, whoa, Pad, we've missed our turn, I think. 543 00:27:31,920 --> 00:27:33,640 What? Down there. 544 00:27:33,640 --> 00:27:36,640 How do you know that were it? Were it signposted? Just listen to me. 545 00:27:36,640 --> 00:27:38,520 Oh! Ohh! OK. 546 00:27:38,520 --> 00:27:40,560 Don't worry. I'll spin it round down here. 547 00:27:40,560 --> 00:27:42,800 I don't want to get us stuck, lads. 548 00:27:42,800 --> 00:27:44,920 I don't want to get us stuck. Nose down there and go back in there. 549 00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:47,040 I reckon you could drive just round... 550 00:27:47,040 --> 00:27:48,480 There she goes. 551 00:27:48,480 --> 00:27:50,160 Oh... Don't worry. 552 00:27:50,160 --> 00:27:52,400 CHRIS LAUGHS Ohh! 553 00:27:52,400 --> 00:27:55,000 We'll have a little run into it now. 554 00:27:55,000 --> 00:27:57,560 This is perfection. Oh, my word. 555 00:28:01,120 --> 00:28:03,080 WHEELS SPIN 556 00:28:03,080 --> 00:28:04,520 And we are... 557 00:28:04,520 --> 00:28:05,960 No, we're not. 558 00:28:07,800 --> 00:28:09,000 Oh, dear, we might be. 559 00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:11,800 I cannot believe you've gone into wet sand! 560 00:28:11,800 --> 00:28:13,480 We're in the middle... 561 00:28:13,480 --> 00:28:18,200 We are in the middle of nowhere dressed like three clowns... 562 00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:19,680 On private land! 563 00:28:19,680 --> 00:28:21,560 ..on private land, where we're going to get shot. 564 00:28:21,560 --> 00:28:23,040 WHEELS SPIN 565 00:28:23,040 --> 00:28:27,680 After a phone call to the nearby race venue, wherever it was, 566 00:28:27,680 --> 00:28:29,880 we were told someone had been sent out to look for us... 567 00:28:31,160 --> 00:28:35,720 ..which left plenty of time for a little more hopeless digging. 568 00:28:36,840 --> 00:28:38,920 No. No, no, throw more power at it. That'll help. 569 00:28:38,920 --> 00:28:41,280 Shut up a minute. Shut up a minute. 570 00:28:44,120 --> 00:28:46,000 Oh, dear. Oh, dear, Patrick. 571 00:28:46,000 --> 00:28:49,400 And once we were well and truly stuck... 572 00:28:49,400 --> 00:28:51,880 Gino D'Acampo don't have this problem with Gordon Ramsay. 573 00:28:51,880 --> 00:28:53,160 CHRIS LAUGHS 574 00:28:53,160 --> 00:28:56,040 ..we decided to pass the time some more 575 00:28:56,040 --> 00:28:59,760 by settling down to a friendly game of cards... 576 00:28:59,760 --> 00:29:01,320 Play snap. 577 00:29:01,320 --> 00:29:03,840 Snap it is! Is that what we're playing? 578 00:29:03,840 --> 00:29:06,760 ..although, if you'd like to play along at home, 579 00:29:06,760 --> 00:29:10,720 we do not recommend our optional house rule. 580 00:29:10,720 --> 00:29:13,000 Snap! Whoa! That's a nine and a seven! 581 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:14,440 Right, because you went early... Yeah. 582 00:29:14,440 --> 00:29:16,240 ..you've got to let us give you one of them on t'face. 583 00:29:16,240 --> 00:29:17,440 Ow! That was a punch! 584 00:29:17,440 --> 00:29:18,800 What about mine? Yeah, go on. 585 00:29:23,360 --> 00:29:24,960 So you don't do that! 586 00:29:31,840 --> 00:29:33,480 I'm taking me glasses off! 587 00:29:35,160 --> 00:29:37,600 Ohh! He's out. He's out. 588 00:29:44,680 --> 00:29:45,680 Ohh! 589 00:29:48,920 --> 00:29:49,960 ALL CHEER 590 00:29:55,240 --> 00:29:56,800 FREDDIE AND PADDY GROAN 591 00:29:56,800 --> 00:29:58,680 CHRIS GUFFAWS 592 00:29:58,680 --> 00:29:59,960 Ohh! 593 00:29:59,960 --> 00:30:01,960 Ow! Ow! 594 00:30:09,080 --> 00:30:11,720 Sadly, there was no time for another round, 595 00:30:11,720 --> 00:30:15,840 because the very American cavalry had arrived. 596 00:30:15,840 --> 00:30:18,400 Ha! One thing I will say, 597 00:30:18,400 --> 00:30:21,760 I don't think it'll struggle pulling us out. Look at it! 598 00:30:21,760 --> 00:30:23,040 All it took now... 599 00:30:23,040 --> 00:30:24,400 Oh, that's lovely. 600 00:30:24,400 --> 00:30:26,440 ..was a bit of good old-fashioned teamwork 601 00:30:26,440 --> 00:30:28,160 to get us hitched up... 602 00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:29,640 You comfy in there? 603 00:30:29,640 --> 00:30:31,360 I'm being the pilot. 604 00:30:31,360 --> 00:30:33,240 I'm going to drive us out of this thing. 605 00:30:33,240 --> 00:30:35,600 ..and a bit of good old-fashioned horsepower... 606 00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:37,120 Paddy? Yeah. 607 00:30:37,120 --> 00:30:38,440 ..to get us out. 608 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:43,160 ALL CHEER 609 00:30:43,160 --> 00:30:44,400 Yes, boss! 610 00:30:46,200 --> 00:30:48,120 Done well! 611 00:30:48,120 --> 00:30:50,280 How deep? Such a helmet. 612 00:30:53,240 --> 00:30:56,200 With the Rambler finally back on track, 613 00:30:56,200 --> 00:30:59,800 it was time to do the same with our motorsport adventure. 614 00:31:01,680 --> 00:31:05,560 And for our next taste of Florida's unique take on racing, 615 00:31:05,560 --> 00:31:09,440 we soon found ourselves arriving at what could only be described... 616 00:31:10,360 --> 00:31:11,400 ..as a swamp. 617 00:31:15,080 --> 00:31:16,400 Look at this, lads. 618 00:31:17,440 --> 00:31:20,160 Oh! Oh! Swamp buggy racing! 619 00:31:20,160 --> 00:31:24,080 Oh, that'd be fun. That'd be good. Oh, hello! Good Lord. 620 00:31:30,520 --> 00:31:34,160 Swamp buggy racing, as you can probably tell... 621 00:31:35,480 --> 00:31:38,520 ..sits firmly in the specialist interest corner 622 00:31:38,520 --> 00:31:39,880 of the racing community. 623 00:31:39,880 --> 00:31:43,120 In fact, it is so specialist 624 00:31:43,120 --> 00:31:45,920 that this is the only place in the world that does it. 625 00:31:48,320 --> 00:31:51,240 70 years of competition has seen 626 00:31:51,240 --> 00:31:53,600 traditional Everglades water transport 627 00:31:53,600 --> 00:31:56,720 evolve into bespoke high-performance machines 628 00:31:56,720 --> 00:31:58,720 that generate up to 1,000 horsepower... 629 00:31:58,720 --> 00:32:00,800 ENGINE REVS 630 00:32:00,800 --> 00:32:03,760 ..and hit speeds of up to 80mph... 631 00:32:04,800 --> 00:32:06,240 ..on muddy water. 632 00:32:08,840 --> 00:32:10,000 Fantastic! 633 00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:12,280 Are we still happy with the garments? 634 00:32:12,280 --> 00:32:14,400 Hey, how cool do we look? 635 00:32:14,400 --> 00:32:17,200 All we need is an explosion behind us now as we walk off. 636 00:32:17,200 --> 00:32:19,440 Look at these things. Look at 'em! 637 00:32:19,440 --> 00:32:21,400 I've never seen anything like 'em. 638 00:32:22,840 --> 00:32:27,880 And we were just in time to see how the seasoned pros wade into battle. 639 00:32:27,880 --> 00:32:30,480 Are you ready to see some swamp buggy racing? 640 00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:31,840 CHEERING 641 00:32:31,840 --> 00:32:33,720 ENGINES REV 642 00:32:35,280 --> 00:32:36,520 Let's go swamping! 643 00:32:36,520 --> 00:32:38,360 Look at the state...! Look at this thing. 644 00:32:38,360 --> 00:32:41,960 Good God! Why would you want to be strapped into it? 645 00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:43,480 Here we go! 646 00:32:49,720 --> 00:32:51,320 That's a tsunami! 647 00:32:51,320 --> 00:32:52,600 Whoa! 648 00:32:53,800 --> 00:32:55,600 I've never seen anything like this in my life. 649 00:32:55,600 --> 00:32:57,280 Can you smell how angry they are? 650 00:32:57,280 --> 00:33:00,040 Oh, he's took a bit of the bike! Wow. 651 00:33:08,200 --> 00:33:09,440 Yay! 652 00:33:14,920 --> 00:33:17,960 Wowsers. Hey, guys. What do you think of swamp buggy racing? 653 00:33:17,960 --> 00:33:20,200 That's outrageous! That is mega. 654 00:33:20,200 --> 00:33:22,960 What's the origins of it? It's over 70 years of doing this? 655 00:33:22,960 --> 00:33:24,880 Yeah. It started off as hunting buggies 656 00:33:24,880 --> 00:33:27,680 out of necessity to get into the swamp and hunt for food, 657 00:33:27,680 --> 00:33:29,520 and naturally, one guy's like, 658 00:33:29,520 --> 00:33:31,960 "I'm going to get to camp before you get there." 659 00:33:31,960 --> 00:33:33,840 And they raced to camp. I love that. 660 00:33:33,840 --> 00:33:36,040 Next thing you know... That's how it all starts. 661 00:33:36,040 --> 00:33:39,680 Can I just check, have we done an alligator scan of the water? 662 00:33:39,680 --> 00:33:42,120 Yeah. Are we alligator-free? Yeah. 663 00:33:42,120 --> 00:33:44,960 Well, we scanned it. We didn't say it was free of alligators. 664 00:33:44,960 --> 00:33:48,240 Do you race and there are sometimes alligators in there? Oh, yeah. 665 00:33:48,240 --> 00:33:50,480 There's one that lives under... If you're an alligator 666 00:33:50,480 --> 00:33:52,720 and one of them comes towards you, you're out of there. 667 00:33:52,720 --> 00:33:55,840 He usually stays hidden in his hole. Usually. 668 00:33:55,840 --> 00:34:01,080 And with that, it was time to get ready for the race... 669 00:34:01,080 --> 00:34:03,360 Come on, guys. Let's get you into the buggies. 670 00:34:03,360 --> 00:34:05,520 Here we go. They're over there. 671 00:34:05,520 --> 00:34:08,440 ..where, presumably, with our reputation at donk racing 672 00:34:08,440 --> 00:34:10,040 preceding us, 673 00:34:10,040 --> 00:34:12,760 it turned out we wouldn't be competing in the top-level buggies 674 00:34:12,760 --> 00:34:14,640 that the pros drive. 675 00:34:14,640 --> 00:34:19,560 Instead, we'd be cutting our teeth on something rather more... 676 00:34:19,560 --> 00:34:21,200 ..agricultural. 677 00:34:25,600 --> 00:34:29,960 Yes, swamp buggy racers begin their careers 678 00:34:29,960 --> 00:34:32,160 in clapped-out, jacked-up old Jeeps... 679 00:34:32,160 --> 00:34:33,960 Look at these things. Look at 'em. 680 00:34:33,960 --> 00:34:35,200 I'm not sure about this. 681 00:34:35,200 --> 00:34:38,160 ..complete with about 150 horsepower... 682 00:34:38,160 --> 00:34:40,240 ENGINE REVS Let's race. 683 00:34:40,240 --> 00:34:41,880 ..and no brakes. 684 00:34:44,280 --> 00:34:45,920 CLUNK 685 00:34:45,920 --> 00:34:47,600 CLUNK Look at his...! 686 00:34:48,960 --> 00:34:50,760 I forgot you don't brake. I forgot! 687 00:34:50,760 --> 00:34:52,320 Has he crashed into him? 688 00:34:52,320 --> 00:34:54,440 What on earth are you doing? 689 00:34:56,640 --> 00:34:58,720 The race itself would see 690 00:34:58,720 --> 00:35:01,520 seven buggies competing in a one-lap dash, 691 00:35:01,520 --> 00:35:04,800 with the top three finishers taking home silverware. 692 00:35:09,240 --> 00:35:10,880 Here we go. 693 00:35:12,360 --> 00:35:14,720 Seven cars in the field, three of us. 694 00:35:14,720 --> 00:35:17,600 This is our best chance of a podium. 695 00:35:17,600 --> 00:35:19,840 One of us has got to get on. 696 00:35:22,480 --> 00:35:24,280 Here we go, then. 697 00:35:26,240 --> 00:35:29,120 Swamp buggying, here we go. 698 00:35:32,840 --> 00:35:34,040 Ohh! 699 00:35:41,480 --> 00:35:42,960 LAUGHS 700 00:35:47,080 --> 00:35:51,120 Now, I had got off to a lightning start 701 00:35:51,120 --> 00:35:52,920 and was leading the field. 702 00:35:55,080 --> 00:35:57,880 Harris had found himself stuck in the middle... 703 00:36:00,520 --> 00:36:02,720 ..and the big lad... Go! Go! 704 00:36:02,720 --> 00:36:03,680 ..well... 705 00:36:05,120 --> 00:36:06,240 Ohh! 706 00:36:06,240 --> 00:36:10,200 ..he was busy getting just plain stuck. 707 00:36:10,200 --> 00:36:11,280 Come on! 708 00:36:11,280 --> 00:36:12,720 So, that was the captain out... 709 00:36:12,720 --> 00:36:14,880 ENGINE FAILS TO START ..again. 710 00:36:14,880 --> 00:36:17,920 But we still had two horses in the race. 711 00:36:21,160 --> 00:36:23,760 And right up at the front, 712 00:36:23,760 --> 00:36:27,440 I was locked in a do-or-die battle for glory! 713 00:36:32,040 --> 00:36:33,160 McGuinness is having a go. 714 00:36:36,600 --> 00:36:38,400 McGuinness might win! 715 00:36:49,840 --> 00:36:51,120 Go, Pad! 716 00:36:55,120 --> 00:36:57,080 TANNOY: First, General Lee. 717 00:36:57,080 --> 00:36:58,920 Second place - Mr Paddy McGuinness! 718 00:36:58,920 --> 00:37:01,640 And third place...Captain Bridges. PADDY CHEERS 719 00:37:01,640 --> 00:37:03,280 CHRIS GROANS 720 00:37:03,280 --> 00:37:05,480 Well, well, well... 721 00:37:09,880 --> 00:37:12,800 Nearly won it! First time I've ever done it! 722 00:37:12,800 --> 00:37:15,240 Fourth place I'll take that. I'm still alive. 723 00:37:15,240 --> 00:37:17,440 That is unlike anything I've done before. 724 00:37:17,440 --> 00:37:19,240 PADDY GASPS 725 00:37:19,240 --> 00:37:20,520 MAN: You OK? 726 00:37:20,520 --> 00:37:23,560 Yeah, fine. That's how you dismount a swamp buggy! 727 00:37:26,600 --> 00:37:28,640 Oh, what a day. 728 00:37:28,640 --> 00:37:30,680 I don't think I'm going to be a swamp racer. 729 00:37:31,680 --> 00:37:34,480 Oh, dear. Oh, dear, oh, dear. 730 00:37:42,640 --> 00:37:45,280 It's fair to say that was an anti-climax. 731 00:37:45,280 --> 00:37:48,200 I work with a gentleman, I'm going to use one of his favourite sayings. 732 00:37:48,200 --> 00:37:50,760 I was embarrassed for you. 733 00:37:50,760 --> 00:37:52,240 There's plenty to go round. 734 00:37:52,240 --> 00:37:54,680 There's plenty to... You'll be next. Anyhow, 735 00:37:54,680 --> 00:37:56,760 the main thing is... We got on a podium. 736 00:37:56,760 --> 00:37:58,680 We've got silverware. We have got silverware. 737 00:37:58,680 --> 00:38:01,160 We've got silverware, boy! Second. Where did you come? 738 00:38:01,160 --> 00:38:03,520 Fourth. Sorry. Couldn't do any more than that. 739 00:38:03,520 --> 00:38:05,800 Right, there's a podium to stand on. 740 00:38:05,800 --> 00:38:08,680 I'm not sure there is, Pad. I think you might be disappointed here. 741 00:38:08,680 --> 00:38:10,040 I'll make one. 742 00:38:12,120 --> 00:38:15,480 Having discovered, then, that McGuinness's racing future 743 00:38:15,480 --> 00:38:18,280 lay in a remote Floridian swamp, 744 00:38:18,280 --> 00:38:21,280 we had our very first trophy. 745 00:38:21,280 --> 00:38:24,320 TANNOY: Second place - Mr Paddy McGuinness. 746 00:38:24,320 --> 00:38:26,200 Thank you. CHEERING 747 00:38:28,600 --> 00:38:32,000 Once the hero of the hour had taken the dubious honour 748 00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:35,640 of joining the Queen of the Swamp for the traditional dip... 749 00:38:35,640 --> 00:38:36,840 What is happening here? 750 00:38:39,520 --> 00:38:44,480 ..and after another rummage through his wardrobe for some dry clothes... 751 00:38:46,160 --> 00:38:49,760 ..we got back on the road in the trusty Rambler... 752 00:38:52,400 --> 00:38:53,520 That cap is actually... 753 00:38:53,520 --> 00:38:54,880 It suits you. 754 00:38:54,880 --> 00:38:57,360 I'm very comfortable in my pink. 755 00:38:58,760 --> 00:39:02,080 And this would have fitted me in about 1993. 756 00:39:02,080 --> 00:39:04,040 ..which, as it turns out, 757 00:39:04,040 --> 00:39:09,160 may also have been the last time the Rambler had its oil changed. 758 00:39:09,160 --> 00:39:12,240 She's making some odd noises now. 759 00:39:12,240 --> 00:39:15,080 Yeah! Can you hear that knocking noise? 760 00:39:15,080 --> 00:39:17,920 I want the expert ear of McGuinness on this. Ready? He'll go... 761 00:39:17,920 --> 00:39:19,000 IMITATES JUDDERING 762 00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:20,960 LOW JUDDERING 763 00:39:20,960 --> 00:39:24,040 Be right. Just needs a little breather. 764 00:39:24,040 --> 00:39:26,440 Our great American adventure is in jeopardy here. It's not! 765 00:39:26,440 --> 00:39:28,680 Because this thing is knackered. Nowt wrong with it. 766 00:39:29,680 --> 00:39:30,800 Have the faith. 767 00:39:34,080 --> 00:39:36,600 You two just don't have any mechanical sympathy at all, do you? 768 00:39:36,600 --> 00:39:39,040 Car park over there. Oh, we're in a church! 769 00:39:39,040 --> 00:39:40,600 Oh, God. 770 00:39:41,600 --> 00:39:43,480 Oh, you can't say that now, Chris! 771 00:39:46,840 --> 00:39:48,240 Are you going to stay in the car 772 00:39:48,240 --> 00:39:50,320 and just oversee everything and do nothing? 773 00:39:50,320 --> 00:39:52,160 No, we're going to play Frisbee. 774 00:39:52,160 --> 00:39:53,680 ENGINE RATTLES 775 00:39:55,880 --> 00:39:57,520 Sounds awful. 776 00:39:57,520 --> 00:39:59,360 O ye of little faith, Christopher. 777 00:40:00,600 --> 00:40:02,000 So, your solution to this - 778 00:40:02,000 --> 00:40:04,440 we've got a dead vehicle and you're playing Frisbee. 779 00:40:04,440 --> 00:40:07,520 You've got it. What a shot, that, eh? 780 00:40:07,520 --> 00:40:09,040 Are you seeing this, Chris? 781 00:40:09,040 --> 00:40:12,760 To be fair, while the Rambler cooled down enough to top the oil up, 782 00:40:12,760 --> 00:40:14,400 we had to do something. 783 00:40:14,400 --> 00:40:17,600 Do you want to join in on the Frisbee? Might as well. 784 00:40:17,600 --> 00:40:19,000 Although, on balance... 785 00:40:19,000 --> 00:40:20,200 Lovely throw. 786 00:40:20,200 --> 00:40:21,280 Oh, he's done it before. 787 00:40:21,280 --> 00:40:23,720 ..we probably should have just played cards again. 788 00:40:23,720 --> 00:40:25,720 Lovely. Ooh... CRUNCH 789 00:40:25,720 --> 00:40:28,200 Oh, what's happened? 790 00:40:29,600 --> 00:40:31,040 Gone over, twist? 791 00:40:31,040 --> 00:40:33,440 I landed right on it and it did something very odd. 792 00:40:33,440 --> 00:40:35,080 Ooh... 793 00:40:35,080 --> 00:40:38,560 In fact, Harris had managed to badly damage his ankle. 794 00:40:38,560 --> 00:40:41,360 You get him in, Pad. I'll see what's in t'freezer, get some ice on it. 795 00:40:41,360 --> 00:40:43,480 Yeah, get in here, brother. 796 00:40:43,480 --> 00:40:44,680 Oh, listen. 797 00:40:44,680 --> 00:40:47,240 We should all know what happens when middle-aged men do sport. 798 00:40:47,240 --> 00:40:48,680 We shouldn't have done it. 799 00:40:48,680 --> 00:40:50,720 Can you reach? Right, put a towel on it. 800 00:40:50,720 --> 00:40:52,760 Go. Now... 801 00:40:52,760 --> 00:40:54,360 Mother...! 802 00:40:54,360 --> 00:40:56,440 Ooh, ooh... You all right? 803 00:40:56,440 --> 00:40:59,680 On the plus side, the Rambler had cooled off, 804 00:40:59,680 --> 00:41:04,720 and after a big slug of oil, was soon feeling much better. 805 00:41:07,120 --> 00:41:11,680 MUSIC: Take My Breath Away by Berlin 806 00:41:11,680 --> 00:41:15,080 I've got to say, boys, she's purring. She's purring. 807 00:41:15,080 --> 00:41:17,160 Here we go. 808 00:41:17,160 --> 00:41:19,360 Do us a favour, Fred. Cover his toes up. 809 00:41:19,360 --> 00:41:21,560 They need painting, them! What's wrong with my toes? 810 00:41:21,560 --> 00:41:23,240 You got your nail clippers, Paddy? 811 00:41:23,240 --> 00:41:25,240 I think that might be the more serious job! 812 00:41:29,520 --> 00:41:32,760 It had been an eventful day. 813 00:41:32,760 --> 00:41:36,640 I mean, who'd have thought that between 1,000-horsepower drag racing 814 00:41:36,640 --> 00:41:41,560 and ploughing rusty jeeps through chest-high, muddy swamp water, 815 00:41:41,560 --> 00:41:45,760 that our only injury would come from Frisbee in a church car park? 816 00:41:47,400 --> 00:41:50,200 I'm not sure I'm going to be much use for the rest of this adventure. 817 00:41:50,200 --> 00:41:51,960 Well, what's new?! 818 00:41:54,920 --> 00:41:58,240 But it wasn't all bad news. 819 00:41:58,240 --> 00:42:00,600 I tell you what, though. 820 00:42:00,600 --> 00:42:04,080 Once the children are out playing, it isn't half peaceful here. 821 00:42:04,080 --> 00:42:08,280 After all, we still had one last race ahead of us... 822 00:42:08,280 --> 00:42:10,720 BOTH: Wahey! 823 00:42:10,720 --> 00:42:13,240 Wahey! Oh...! Oh, no, get it! 824 00:42:13,240 --> 00:42:15,520 ..and to stand any chance of taking part, 825 00:42:15,520 --> 00:42:19,080 the doctors have mercifully prescribed taking a break 826 00:42:19,080 --> 00:42:21,520 from Maverick and Goose. 827 00:42:26,600 --> 00:42:29,640 # Take my breath away... # 828 00:42:38,400 --> 00:42:40,720 Our last morning on the road... 829 00:42:43,280 --> 00:42:46,960 ..and having now reached the very back of the McGuinness wardrobe, 830 00:42:46,960 --> 00:42:52,200 all we had to do was nurse the Rambler to our final race. 831 00:42:53,440 --> 00:42:55,840 Don't ask too much of her, Fred. Don't ask too much of her. 832 00:42:55,840 --> 00:42:57,600 No, I'm just backing off a bit there, Chris. 833 00:42:57,600 --> 00:43:01,080 I get a feeling she's on her last legs, this. Yeah, I know. 834 00:43:09,880 --> 00:43:12,560 We never did sort out that flapping windscreen thing, did we? 835 00:43:12,560 --> 00:43:15,560 I know, listen to it. Part of the character of the vehicle, that, Pad. 836 00:43:15,560 --> 00:43:18,200 Yeah. What's your state of play, here, Chris? 837 00:43:18,200 --> 00:43:20,240 Are you...on the sidelines now? Or are you...? 838 00:43:20,240 --> 00:43:23,320 Are we going to try and get the old sprained ankle into a boot? 839 00:43:23,320 --> 00:43:25,720 No, but we're in a good place. We've got one trophy. Yeah. 840 00:43:26,960 --> 00:43:28,120 We can win another. 841 00:43:28,120 --> 00:43:31,000 We'll find a way. We'll find a way. 842 00:43:32,840 --> 00:43:37,000 And we needed to, because after a few more hours of coaxing... 843 00:43:37,000 --> 00:43:38,520 She is still running, boys. 844 00:43:38,520 --> 00:43:40,920 I would not have had money on this still running now. Yeah. 845 00:43:40,920 --> 00:43:42,720 ..later that afternoon, 846 00:43:42,720 --> 00:43:46,240 we found ourselves pulling into our last stop... 847 00:43:46,240 --> 00:43:50,400 ..at somewhere called the Freedom Factory - 848 00:43:50,400 --> 00:43:53,960 an old-school oval race track with a twist. 849 00:43:57,640 --> 00:44:01,480 It's the brainchild of YouTube sensation Cleetus McFarland 850 00:44:01,480 --> 00:44:05,520 who set out to build the kind of place where anything goes 851 00:44:05,520 --> 00:44:08,360 in anything that goes. 852 00:44:10,440 --> 00:44:14,720 So, to see what madcap, made-up, just-for-the-fun-of-it race 853 00:44:14,720 --> 00:44:19,320 we'd be joining in on, the man himself stopped by for a chat. 854 00:44:20,720 --> 00:44:22,400 It's an Audi S3. 855 00:44:22,400 --> 00:44:24,000 KNOCKING Anybody home? 856 00:44:25,240 --> 00:44:26,840 Hello. Whoa, come on. 857 00:44:26,840 --> 00:44:28,720 Hello. Hey, guys! 858 00:44:28,720 --> 00:44:31,600 Nice machine you got here! THEY WELCOME HIM IN 859 00:44:32,800 --> 00:44:34,160 Wow. 860 00:44:34,160 --> 00:44:35,800 How are you? How are you doing? 861 00:44:35,800 --> 00:44:37,520 How are you? I'm Chris. Chris. 862 00:44:37,520 --> 00:44:40,320 Nice to meet you. I'm Fred, nice to meet you. Nice to meet you all. 863 00:44:40,320 --> 00:44:43,080 Cleetus. Yes, sir, Cleetus McFarland. That's the name. 864 00:44:43,080 --> 00:44:44,280 What a great name. Yes, sir. 865 00:44:44,280 --> 00:44:46,160 What are we racing today, Cleetus? 866 00:44:46,160 --> 00:44:48,400 We're going to be racing on the oval track 867 00:44:48,400 --> 00:44:51,600 in one of the most sought-after cars in America, 868 00:44:51,600 --> 00:44:53,680 and that's the Ford Crown Victoria. 869 00:44:53,680 --> 00:44:55,320 Yes! Police car? Yes. 870 00:44:55,320 --> 00:44:57,080 Yeah, retired police cars. Yes! 871 00:44:57,080 --> 00:44:59,760 Bought right from the auction, and we put tyres on it... 872 00:44:59,760 --> 00:45:02,200 Show us one. Come on, show us one. Come and check it out. 873 00:45:05,400 --> 00:45:07,560 All right. Look at these! 874 00:45:07,560 --> 00:45:10,360 This is what we're working with, guys. Yeah! 875 00:45:10,360 --> 00:45:14,520 So, these things average from 50 to 200,000 miles. 876 00:45:14,520 --> 00:45:16,920 They're little beat up, but we got them ready for you guys. 877 00:45:16,920 --> 00:45:18,880 They got a roll cage... Love that. 878 00:45:18,880 --> 00:45:20,480 ..like I said, nitrous. 879 00:45:20,480 --> 00:45:22,520 So, is it just the three of us racing? No, sir. 880 00:45:23,680 --> 00:45:26,040 We got 11 cars total racing tonight. 881 00:45:28,400 --> 00:45:32,880 You're up against a bunch of the best, finest team of rednecks... 882 00:45:32,880 --> 00:45:34,680 Love it! ..we could come up with. 883 00:45:37,120 --> 00:45:39,200 Just to be clear, then, 884 00:45:39,200 --> 00:45:41,600 our great American motorsport adventure 885 00:45:41,600 --> 00:45:43,680 would be ending that night 886 00:45:43,680 --> 00:45:47,040 on a packed grid of ex-police V8 Crown Vics, 887 00:45:47,040 --> 00:45:49,240 race-prepared and fitted out with tanks 888 00:45:49,240 --> 00:45:51,520 of performance-boosting nitrous oxide 889 00:45:51,520 --> 00:45:54,880 in a Nascar-inspired floodlit oval race 890 00:45:54,880 --> 00:45:56,840 called the Dirty 30. 891 00:45:58,080 --> 00:46:01,320 And, if that wasn't quite American enough for you, 892 00:46:01,320 --> 00:46:04,080 before our turn in the evening's main event, 893 00:46:04,080 --> 00:46:07,080 there was still time for a light hot dog supper 894 00:46:07,080 --> 00:46:11,040 in front of the monster truck tug-of-war. 895 00:46:13,720 --> 00:46:15,720 I'm going blue. 896 00:46:15,720 --> 00:46:17,120 Go on! 897 00:46:17,120 --> 00:46:18,360 HE LAUGHS 898 00:46:19,640 --> 00:46:21,840 Look at the little 'un. He's not moving him. 899 00:46:21,840 --> 00:46:23,360 Oh, he's going! 900 00:46:26,800 --> 00:46:29,120 It's like watching two chess grandmasters, isn't it? 901 00:46:29,120 --> 00:46:30,800 Tactics. 902 00:46:30,800 --> 00:46:33,200 With the crowd whipped up, 903 00:46:33,200 --> 00:46:36,440 it was time to prepare for the race. 904 00:46:38,120 --> 00:46:40,920 First, there was the highly technical grid draw 905 00:46:40,920 --> 00:46:46,080 where it looked like luck might finally be on our side... 906 00:46:46,080 --> 00:46:49,480 I got 11, dude. I'm in last! LAUGHTER 907 00:46:49,480 --> 00:46:52,400 Are you kidding me?! I literally got the worst one. 908 00:46:52,400 --> 00:46:55,360 ..because, while the big lad, Cleetus, 909 00:46:55,360 --> 00:46:56,760 would be starting at the back, 910 00:46:56,760 --> 00:46:59,840 I had taken eighth, Paddy fifth, 911 00:46:59,840 --> 00:47:04,360 and Harris would be starting all the way up in third. 912 00:47:04,360 --> 00:47:07,120 You got three? Unbelievable. 913 00:47:07,120 --> 00:47:09,760 This is the one guy I've got to worry about! 914 00:47:14,040 --> 00:47:19,320 # O say can you see 915 00:47:19,320 --> 00:47:24,720 # By the dawn's early light... # 916 00:47:24,720 --> 00:47:27,280 Chris Harris has drawn three. 917 00:47:27,280 --> 00:47:29,000 Cleetus is desperate to beat Chris - 918 00:47:29,000 --> 00:47:31,560 he's worried about Chris, I can see it in his eyes - 919 00:47:31,560 --> 00:47:33,920 and Harris, he's done his usual thing. 920 00:47:33,920 --> 00:47:37,200 Building up to a race, he gets a bit intense, a bit moody. 921 00:47:37,200 --> 00:47:43,520 # And the rocket's red glare 922 00:47:43,520 --> 00:47:48,760 # The bombs bursting in air... # 923 00:47:48,760 --> 00:47:52,440 Well, I'm in...I'm in fifth going out. 924 00:47:52,440 --> 00:47:54,080 Er... 925 00:47:54,080 --> 00:47:58,520 That will probably change to about 11th by lap 29, 926 00:47:58,520 --> 00:48:00,520 but we just want to get round in one piece. 927 00:48:00,520 --> 00:48:05,880 # O say does that star-spangled... 928 00:48:06,800 --> 00:48:14,560 # ..banner yet wave... # 929 00:48:14,560 --> 00:48:15,960 CHEERING 930 00:48:15,960 --> 00:48:22,880 # O'er the land of the free 931 00:48:23,920 --> 00:48:31,440 # And the home of the... 932 00:48:32,600 --> 00:48:35,400 # ..brave! # 933 00:48:36,680 --> 00:48:41,440 ANNOUNCER: Gentlemen, start your engines! 934 00:48:41,440 --> 00:48:43,360 ENGINES REV 935 00:48:43,360 --> 00:48:44,440 Yeah! 936 00:48:45,720 --> 00:48:47,480 Woo! 937 00:48:47,480 --> 00:48:49,720 Brother! Come on, Chrissy! 938 00:48:55,000 --> 00:48:58,480 ANNOUNCER: Chris Harris, battling an injury, is on crutches in his car. 939 00:48:58,480 --> 00:49:00,480 You know, maybe not driving with them, 940 00:49:00,480 --> 00:49:02,440 but he truly is using crutches to get around. 941 00:49:10,000 --> 00:49:12,160 Here we go! 942 00:49:12,160 --> 00:49:14,360 Wow. 943 00:49:14,360 --> 00:49:18,320 I've got to tell you, the adrenaline is pumping! 944 00:49:19,680 --> 00:49:22,000 This is a formation lap now, 945 00:49:22,000 --> 00:49:27,520 side by side, and then, we're just going to see 946 00:49:27,520 --> 00:49:30,720 what happens when it goes green. 947 00:49:34,000 --> 00:49:36,000 Come on, Chrissy Harris, get the win, lad. 948 00:49:37,200 --> 00:49:38,880 Dear Lord. 949 00:49:38,880 --> 00:49:42,320 My ankle absolutely bloody kills. 950 00:49:44,520 --> 00:49:46,600 Here goes to American racing. 951 00:49:46,600 --> 00:49:48,240 The pace car is coming off the track, 952 00:49:48,240 --> 00:49:50,440 making its way into the centre of the field. 953 00:49:50,440 --> 00:49:53,480 Stay calm, stay smooth, stay safe. 954 00:49:53,480 --> 00:49:55,480 ANNOUNCER: They are going to be off and under way 955 00:49:55,480 --> 00:49:57,320 here at the Dirty 30, the very first lap 956 00:49:57,320 --> 00:49:58,960 at the Freedom Factory. 957 00:49:58,960 --> 00:50:00,000 Fire me up. 958 00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:01,840 And they have the green. 959 00:50:01,840 --> 00:50:04,320 We're off! We are off! 960 00:50:15,440 --> 00:50:17,880 ANNOUNCER: I want to point out the number 188. 961 00:50:17,880 --> 00:50:20,240 That's Chris Harris. And he's actually squeezing his way 962 00:50:20,240 --> 00:50:22,320 right into second place here in the first lap, 963 00:50:22,320 --> 00:50:23,800 the first lap is not even over, 964 00:50:23,800 --> 00:50:25,760 and the man with crutches is in second place. 965 00:50:33,880 --> 00:50:36,120 Going high to begin with. 966 00:50:36,120 --> 00:50:38,400 Whoa! 967 00:50:38,400 --> 00:50:40,800 There's one gone. Nearly tucked in front of me there. 968 00:50:40,800 --> 00:50:44,840 Oh, this is such a rush! 969 00:50:46,280 --> 00:50:47,960 It's terrifying! 970 00:50:47,960 --> 00:50:50,400 ANNOUNCER: So, Paddy and Freddie are at the back of the pack, 971 00:50:50,400 --> 00:50:53,720 but Chris Harris, now passing lap traffic in the 188, 972 00:50:53,720 --> 00:50:57,600 going through Turn 3 and giving himself a clear, open shot. 973 00:50:58,880 --> 00:50:59,920 Right... 974 00:50:59,920 --> 00:51:03,160 I've got one right on my tail now. 975 00:51:03,160 --> 00:51:04,560 I've got a bit of understeer. 976 00:51:05,720 --> 00:51:07,760 ANNOUNCER: All these drivers are here to race, 977 00:51:07,760 --> 00:51:09,320 and there's been some clean racing, too. 978 00:51:09,320 --> 00:51:10,840 Come on, Pad! 979 00:51:13,880 --> 00:51:15,320 Come on, Pad! 980 00:51:17,600 --> 00:51:18,920 ANNOUNCER: Oh! 981 00:51:18,920 --> 00:51:19,960 BLEEP! 982 00:51:19,960 --> 00:51:21,440 Oh, Paddy! 983 00:51:21,440 --> 00:51:22,640 Paddy just spun out. 984 00:51:24,320 --> 00:51:26,200 Oh, I've knocked Paddy off. 985 00:51:26,200 --> 00:51:27,640 He is going to be fuming! 986 00:51:27,640 --> 00:51:29,600 Flintoff, you dick! 987 00:51:29,600 --> 00:51:31,800 ANNOUNCER: He's facing the wrong way! 988 00:51:31,800 --> 00:51:34,040 We've got the car of Cleetus avoiding contact. 989 00:51:34,040 --> 00:51:35,720 Oh, my gosh. 990 00:51:35,720 --> 00:51:37,120 The caution has come out. 991 00:51:37,120 --> 00:51:38,680 That was a close call. 992 00:51:40,120 --> 00:51:41,240 Under caution. 993 00:51:41,240 --> 00:51:43,800 Oh, I gave Paddy a nudge there. 994 00:51:43,800 --> 00:51:45,840 He is going to be after me now, that lad. 995 00:51:45,840 --> 00:51:48,760 Can you believe me own team-mate rammed me off? 996 00:51:48,760 --> 00:51:50,440 What a bell-end. 997 00:51:56,080 --> 00:51:58,800 I'm now being rubbed by Cleetus. 998 00:51:58,800 --> 00:52:01,840 That's a phrase I never thought I'd say in my life. 999 00:52:03,400 --> 00:52:04,720 ANNOUNCER: Here we go. 1000 00:52:04,720 --> 00:52:06,400 And it's green. 1001 00:52:07,960 --> 00:52:09,360 Who has the jump? 1002 00:52:13,440 --> 00:52:14,680 Oh, here comes Chris. 1003 00:52:14,680 --> 00:52:16,360 Oh, my gosh, look on the back straight. 1004 00:52:16,360 --> 00:52:19,160 Chris Harris transitions into the first position! 1005 00:52:19,160 --> 00:52:21,440 Is he going to be able to hold it through Turn 3? 1006 00:52:21,440 --> 00:52:22,600 And he does! 1007 00:52:22,600 --> 00:52:25,400 Through Turn 4, Chris Harris is now in first place. 1008 00:52:25,400 --> 00:52:27,440 Woohoo-hoo! 1009 00:52:28,520 --> 00:52:29,840 Come on, Chrissy Harris! 1010 00:52:29,840 --> 00:52:33,360 I can see him up there! 188. 1011 00:52:33,360 --> 00:52:34,440 He's our saving grace. 1012 00:52:36,200 --> 00:52:38,440 Come on now, boy. 1013 00:52:38,440 --> 00:52:41,240 ANNOUNCER: I think that was a total vet move by Chris 1014 00:52:41,240 --> 00:52:43,520 on a rookie, Zach. 1015 00:52:43,520 --> 00:52:46,360 Just passed him real quick and got up in front. 1016 00:52:48,680 --> 00:52:50,480 Now we are halfway through the race, folks. 1017 00:52:50,480 --> 00:52:52,960 We are lap number 14, about to start lap number 15. 1018 00:52:52,960 --> 00:52:54,080 Oh! 1019 00:52:54,080 --> 00:52:57,760 We have a spin-off. Carson spins into the infield. 1020 00:52:57,760 --> 00:53:00,120 We are still under green. There is no caution. 1021 00:53:00,120 --> 00:53:03,600 Man, this is crazy! 1022 00:53:05,400 --> 00:53:07,720 Chris Harris fighting for his life 1023 00:53:07,720 --> 00:53:09,400 to hold down the first position. 1024 00:53:09,400 --> 00:53:12,520 The veteran Cleetus McFarland coming up the inside in Turn 4. 1025 00:53:15,200 --> 00:53:17,680 Is he going to be able to get him on the main straight? 1026 00:53:17,680 --> 00:53:20,160 Oh, door-to-door racing. 1027 00:53:20,160 --> 00:53:23,400 Cleetus clinches the first-place position. 1028 00:53:26,600 --> 00:53:28,360 Whoa... 1029 00:53:28,360 --> 00:53:31,440 Whoa! Going through Paddy. 1030 00:53:31,440 --> 00:53:33,400 I'm taking another one, there we go. 1031 00:53:33,400 --> 00:53:35,680 That's what I'm talking about! Come on. 1032 00:53:46,280 --> 00:53:49,680 ANNOUNCER: Oh, and it looks like we have another spin-out. 1033 00:53:49,680 --> 00:53:52,360 Payback's a bitch, baby! 1034 00:53:52,360 --> 00:53:55,760 ANNOUNCER: Freddie, Freddie Flintoff hits the gate. 1035 00:53:56,840 --> 00:53:58,040 Paddy got me back there. 1036 00:53:59,880 --> 00:54:01,080 HEAVY THUD 1037 00:54:03,360 --> 00:54:05,560 ANNOUNCER: Oh, and there's a car spun around in Turn 2. 1038 00:54:05,560 --> 00:54:07,160 That's the menace, Freddie. 1039 00:54:08,840 --> 00:54:11,200 I've got a flat tyre. Flat tyre. 1040 00:54:13,080 --> 00:54:16,120 The blowout looked like it had taken me out of the race 1041 00:54:16,120 --> 00:54:19,360 with just nine laps to go. 1042 00:54:19,360 --> 00:54:21,000 We're going in. 1043 00:54:21,000 --> 00:54:23,000 ANNOUNCER: Unfortunately, 1044 00:54:23,000 --> 00:54:25,440 Freddie has had to come off the track due to car malfunction. 1045 00:54:25,440 --> 00:54:26,880 Where are my team-mates? 1046 00:54:28,120 --> 00:54:30,320 The red one back there... 1047 00:54:30,320 --> 00:54:31,760 Where's the blue one gone? 1048 00:54:34,040 --> 00:54:35,920 Did you see your buddy blew a tyre and spun out? 1049 00:54:37,680 --> 00:54:40,080 CHRIS CHUCKLES 1050 00:54:40,080 --> 00:54:43,480 But this is Florida racing. 1051 00:54:43,480 --> 00:54:45,800 Never had a conversation 1052 00:54:45,800 --> 00:54:48,240 with the other driver whilst I'm going round. 1053 00:54:48,240 --> 00:54:51,040 And it turns out, in the Dirty 30... 1054 00:54:52,520 --> 00:54:55,720 ..the show's not over until you run out of wheels. 1055 00:55:01,040 --> 00:55:03,080 ANNOUNCER: Freddie has come out in a new car 1056 00:55:03,080 --> 00:55:05,840 with orange spray paint on it, with the orange number 11. 1057 00:55:05,840 --> 00:55:09,120 It's the white Crown Vic that has come out there. 1058 00:55:09,120 --> 00:55:13,040 Rejoining the back of the pack, though, by this point, 1059 00:55:13,040 --> 00:55:17,320 a podium finish for me and McGuinness was out of the question. 1060 00:55:17,320 --> 00:55:21,400 The real race was all Harris. 1061 00:55:25,720 --> 00:55:28,040 ANNOUNCER: Number 99, he's very quick. 1062 00:55:28,040 --> 00:55:30,080 He's driving very aggressive as well. 1063 00:55:32,560 --> 00:55:34,960 What's he going to be able to do the inside? 1064 00:55:36,600 --> 00:55:40,040 Looks like Chris falling back to third place. 1065 00:55:40,040 --> 00:55:42,400 Come on, Harris has dropped to third. 1066 00:55:45,560 --> 00:55:47,360 ANNOUNCER: These cars are driving hot. 1067 00:55:54,200 --> 00:55:55,840 Oh! 1068 00:55:55,840 --> 00:55:56,880 Oh... 1069 00:56:03,840 --> 00:56:07,240 Bit of a tap there. Got away with it, I think. 1070 00:56:07,240 --> 00:56:09,560 ANNOUNCER: Did you see Chris Harris avoid that? 1071 00:56:09,560 --> 00:56:11,120 He shake left, shake right, 1072 00:56:11,120 --> 00:56:13,520 came on the inside, avoided the contact. 1073 00:56:13,520 --> 00:56:16,960 And here he is able to close the gap, potentially, on Cleetus. 1074 00:56:35,480 --> 00:56:38,600 Two to go, come on. Keep it going. 1075 00:56:39,760 --> 00:56:41,800 Ooh, Flintoff! 1076 00:56:42,800 --> 00:56:44,200 Just a tickle on the wall. 1077 00:56:45,640 --> 00:56:48,640 Woo! Man, this is knackering. 1078 00:56:48,640 --> 00:56:51,640 ANNOUNCER: These guys are driving on the wrong side of the car. 1079 00:56:51,640 --> 00:56:53,920 Can we talk about that? They are literally on 1080 00:56:53,920 --> 00:56:56,200 a steering wheel on the incorrect side of the vehicle. 1081 00:56:59,360 --> 00:57:00,840 Ooh! 1082 00:57:00,840 --> 00:57:02,120 Oh, contact! Oh! 1083 00:57:02,120 --> 00:57:05,720 Paddy riding along, he's smoking on the final lap. 1084 00:57:05,720 --> 00:57:07,320 We're going to avoid a caution. 1085 00:57:07,320 --> 00:57:10,440 Oh, that... That was intense. 1086 00:57:10,440 --> 00:57:12,200 Paddy is completely broken down. 1087 00:57:13,600 --> 00:57:16,320 Paddy is out. We've got Cleetus on the back straight. 1088 00:57:16,320 --> 00:57:17,920 This is the final lap. 1089 00:57:17,920 --> 00:57:22,000 Ladies and gentlemen, Chris and Cleetus 1090 00:57:22,000 --> 00:57:24,840 coming across for the finish line. 1091 00:57:24,840 --> 00:57:27,480 The race winner, Cleetus McFarland! 1092 00:57:28,680 --> 00:57:30,640 Oh, second! 1093 00:57:32,320 --> 00:57:34,400 LAUGHS 1094 00:57:34,400 --> 00:57:38,040 ANNOUNCER: Second place given to Chris Harris. 1095 00:57:38,040 --> 00:57:40,560 What an amazing performance from these guys. 1096 00:57:40,560 --> 00:57:42,120 Wow! 1097 00:57:42,120 --> 00:57:44,800 What an experience that was. 1098 00:57:46,920 --> 00:57:49,000 The Dirty 30 was done, 1099 00:57:49,000 --> 00:57:51,040 and with it was our voyage 1100 00:57:51,040 --> 00:57:55,800 to discover some of America's most brilliantly bonkers ways 1101 00:57:55,800 --> 00:57:57,560 of going racing... 1102 00:57:59,200 --> 00:58:03,440 ..and, rambling home with two trophies from three races, 1103 00:58:03,440 --> 00:58:07,440 Team Top Gear was a failure no more. 1104 00:58:09,120 --> 00:58:13,960 # I've never felt this way 1105 00:58:13,960 --> 00:58:19,040 # Oh, show me heaven 1106 00:58:19,040 --> 00:58:22,120 # Cover me 1107 00:58:22,120 --> 00:58:25,160 # Leave me breathless 1108 00:58:25,160 --> 00:58:29,000 # Oh-oh-oh 1109 00:58:29,000 --> 00:58:35,280 # Show me heaven, babe 1110 00:58:35,280 --> 00:58:38,760 # Leave me breathless. #