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  1. sainthoo

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    #1 sainthoo, Feb 5, 2011
    Episode will be aired Monday night on BBCA.

    Jeremy Clarkson in Merecedes SLS
    Richard Hammond in GT3 RS
    James "captain slow" May in 458
     
  2. f355red

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    #2 f355red, Feb 5, 2011
    saw it in parts on youtube. best episode in a while. look forward to seeing it in one piece
    wilkesboro part is hilarious
     
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    #3 Owens84QV, Feb 5, 2011
    I worked that day @ VIR!
     
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    #4 Steelton Keith, Feb 5, 2011
    dude, you're famous! even my wife thinks this show is hilarious
     
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    #5 Valenzo, Feb 6, 2011
    My wife too, its the only car show she watches with me. Dont care the for the US version, still dont understand the need for it.
     
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    #8 RedlineG60, Feb 7, 2011
    that's awesome!
     
  9. Brian Elliston

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    #9 Brian Elliston, Feb 8, 2011
    + 1
     
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    #10 junglistluder, Feb 8, 2011
    I love the pic with your e36 m3!! what a cool shot to have!!
     
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    #11 Jedi, Feb 8, 2011
    Watched the episode last night - it was really good! Amazes me how much
    Clarkson is allowed to thrash on expensive cars he doesn't own :D

    Jedi
     
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    #12 f355red, Feb 8, 2011
    was great but it was unfortunate that they cut out one whole section and filled it with 10 mins of commercials and previews of crapy vampire show
     
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    #13 BrianC, Feb 9, 2011
    Did they film anything with the Aerial Atoms at VIR? I'm hoping they did additional filming that will show up later in the season.
     
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    #14 Brian Elliston, Feb 9, 2011
    Allowed to?

    I assume they beg him to. I can only imagine the marketing budget of Mercedes but having Jeremy slide one around and hit a few bumps is probably as cheap as it gets for that kind of exposure.
     
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    Brian...they did not. Someone (private owner) had an Atom there early in the morning, but was gone by 10:30 - 11:00AM. The format for the day was 'hand selected' drivers on course from ~ 8:30AM - 10:30AM...this was to film the cars on track when the TG guys emerged from thier VIR "hotel room". There were about 20-25 cars on track including a couple of vehicles from the BMW Performance Driving School.

    The hand-selected drivers exited the course around 10:30AM and then Jeremy, James, Richard took to the track until ~ 5PM.

    I know there's a later episode of TG-UK where they make mention of the Ariel Atoms @ VIR.
     
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    #16 Owens84QV, Feb 9, 2011
    Every single time Jeremy came through Turn 1 (I would assume other turns as well...), he power slid the Merc...smoke every single time. They mounted new tires that morning and I know he chewed through a new set of rear tires that day because they were giving the Merc new shoes that afternoon.
     
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    #17 Ricambi America, Feb 9, 2011
    I watched it last night on Apple TV. No commercials.

    It kinda makes me sad that they portray NC as a bunch of inbred/backcountry morons. :(

    I have driven past that Wilkesboro speedway a million times, and always wondered how bad the decay inside had become. Now I know.

    Confession: I've never watched Top Gear before. I suspect I might not watch it again. What an odd show.
     
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    #18 Jedi, Feb 9, 2011
    The comment was tongue-in-cheek - hence the :D.... just makes me cringe seeing
    a beautiful expensive car get spun through the rough while tearing a $2000 tire
    (or whatever it costs) practically off the rim ... from the perspective of a "Joe F-Chat" guy.
    That's all.

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  19. sainthoo

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    #19 sainthoo, Feb 9, 2011
    The episode was not as good as most; they are generally quite entertaining. I did like seeing VIR featured; however, I do wish they had included a little more material from there.
     
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    #20 ECTurboGSX, Feb 9, 2011
    I watched it on Youtube a while ago. If you can't take a fair amount of American bashing, Top Gear probably would not be enjoyable. But once you get past that, it is highly entertaining and definitely the best produced car show around.
     
  21. jm3

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    #21 jm3, Feb 9, 2011
    You know, it appears the three Top Gear hosts genuinely like each other. I thought it was another great episode. You have to understand the humour. The mayor of Wilkesboro was awesome.
     
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    #22 Owens84QV, Feb 9, 2011
    What you see on-camera is the way they behave off-camera. Even when they weren't filming, Jeremy, James, and Richard acted the exact same way...laughing, joking, and genuinely good guys.
     
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    #23 gil308, Feb 10, 2011
    In my opinion, a much better show than Top Gear, USA...I still watch the UK version, but won't watch the US version (boring!)
     
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    #24 Purple6.0vt, Feb 10, 2011
    I agree +1
     

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