1 00:00:01,171 --> 00:00:03,771 (static music) 2 00:00:06,291 --> 00:00:08,891 (upbeat music) 3 00:00:25,291 --> 00:00:28,011 (crowd Cheering) 4 00:00:33,651 --> 00:00:37,831 - [PM] (laughs) Yes, yes, yes. 5 00:00:37,931 --> 00:00:40,031 Hello, and welcome to Top Gear. 6 00:00:40,131 --> 00:00:41,431 We are back! 7 00:00:41,531 --> 00:00:44,511 (crowd cheering) 8 00:00:44,611 --> 00:00:49,590 - [PM] Love it, and we are still here at BBC Television Centre, 9 00:00:49,690 --> 00:00:51,430 and I've gotta say boys, it's good to be here. 10 00:00:51,530 --> 00:00:53,350 The history of this place, 11 00:00:53,450 --> 00:00:54,950 the shows that have been made here, 12 00:00:55,050 --> 00:00:56,710 and there's a lovely Greggs 13 00:00:56,810 --> 00:00:58,510 on the corner down there, fantastic! 14 00:00:58,610 --> 00:00:59,830 - Oh, love a steak bake, Paddy . 15 00:00:59,930 --> 00:01:00,630 - Love one, love one. 16 00:01:00,730 --> 00:01:02,670 - And we've got a cracking series coming up, 17 00:01:02,770 --> 00:01:06,750 so much good stuff, super cars, paint bombs, spicy chillies. 18 00:01:06,850 --> 00:01:09,350 - And his face when he saw that sheep brains pate, 19 00:01:09,450 --> 00:01:10,570 and when you ran him over with the big ball. 20 00:01:10,650 --> 00:01:12,350 - Yeah, no, listen this is all well and good, 21 00:01:12,450 --> 00:01:14,390 but no one's got a clue what we're talking about. 22 00:01:14,490 --> 00:01:15,910 Do you wanna see a sizzle? 23 00:01:16,010 --> 00:01:17,790 (crowd cheering) 24 00:01:17,890 --> 00:01:19,750 - Roll the VT. 25 00:01:19,850 --> 00:01:22,450 (static music) 26 00:01:26,290 --> 00:01:29,390 (engine revving) 27 00:01:29,490 --> 00:01:30,790 - Huh, right, I'm- 28 00:01:30,890 --> 00:01:32,229 (beep) 29 00:01:32,329 --> 00:01:34,669 (laughing) 30 00:01:34,769 --> 00:01:36,749 (engine revving) 31 00:01:36,849 --> 00:01:38,849 - [PM] Woo hoo hoo. 32 00:01:39,729 --> 00:01:40,669 - Are you gonna go for a habanero? 33 00:01:40,769 --> 00:01:43,269 - [PM] Get it in you, Flintoff. 34 00:01:43,369 --> 00:01:45,269 - I'm in trouble. 35 00:01:45,369 --> 00:01:46,109 - Come on. 36 00:01:46,209 --> 00:01:48,209 Ahhh, ahhh. 37 00:01:49,009 --> 00:01:50,429 - I think I've pulled summat. 38 00:01:50,529 --> 00:01:52,029 (engine revving) 39 00:01:52,129 --> 00:01:53,669 - Go on, Jeff. 40 00:01:53,769 --> 00:01:54,789 - Oh, that's a good shot, Jeff. 41 00:01:54,889 --> 00:01:55,829 - Go on, Jeff, hit it. 42 00:01:55,929 --> 00:01:57,069 (engine revving) 43 00:01:57,169 --> 00:01:58,669 - Oh, now we're moving. 44 00:01:58,769 --> 00:01:59,949 (engine revving) 45 00:02:00,049 --> 00:02:00,869 (laughs) 46 00:02:00,969 --> 00:02:01,709 - Shot it. 47 00:02:01,809 --> 00:02:02,669 (all laughing) 48 00:02:02,769 --> 00:02:04,789 - I've seen the end (laughs). 49 00:02:04,889 --> 00:02:07,429 (laughs) 50 00:02:07,529 --> 00:02:08,629 - Ohhh! 51 00:02:08,729 --> 00:02:09,509 - That's Fairy liquid! 52 00:02:09,609 --> 00:02:12,549 (laughing) 53 00:02:12,649 --> 00:02:15,789 (engine revving) 54 00:02:15,889 --> 00:02:18,328 - Now this is my kind of day. 55 00:02:19,448 --> 00:02:22,108 (engine revving) 56 00:02:22,208 --> 00:02:26,728 - (laughs) You're milking it now Pad. 57 00:02:27,768 --> 00:02:29,028 You're milking it! 58 00:02:29,128 --> 00:02:31,728 (all laughing) 59 00:02:35,368 --> 00:02:37,988 (crowd applauding) 60 00:02:38,088 --> 00:02:40,088 - Woo, hoo hoo! 61 00:02:41,528 --> 00:02:43,588 - Exciting, that's all to come. 62 00:02:43,688 --> 00:02:46,228 But what are we kicking things off with tonight with, Fred? 63 00:02:46,328 --> 00:02:47,348 - It's a good one, Pad. 64 00:02:47,448 --> 00:02:51,908 Track specials, sports cars made even faster, even sharper, 65 00:02:52,008 --> 00:02:54,748 to make you feel like a hero around a race circuit. 66 00:02:54,848 --> 00:02:56,468 - And since pretty much well, forever, 67 00:02:56,568 --> 00:03:00,588 the best of the bunch has been this, the Porsche 911 GT3. 68 00:03:00,688 --> 00:03:01,788 Here's the new one. 69 00:03:01,888 --> 00:03:05,107 And surprise, surprise, it is brilliant. 70 00:03:05,207 --> 00:03:07,587 - It really is, it's a beauty. 71 00:03:07,687 --> 00:03:10,147 But there's some serious opposition out there, 72 00:03:10,247 --> 00:03:13,507 who are gonna give this little rascal, a run for its money. 73 00:03:13,607 --> 00:03:16,167 So, the three of us went to try some of them out. 74 00:03:17,207 --> 00:03:19,767 (static music) 75 00:03:23,087 --> 00:03:25,087 - [ Freddie] First onto the grid, 76 00:03:25,567 --> 00:03:29,447 is the Aston Martin Vantage, F1 edition. 77 00:03:32,807 --> 00:03:36,267 It's based on the latest Formula 1 safety car, 78 00:03:36,367 --> 00:03:39,107 which for a road-going track special, 79 00:03:39,207 --> 00:03:41,207 is a pretty good place to start. 80 00:03:43,687 --> 00:03:46,587 But beneath the fancy paint job and big wing, 81 00:03:46,687 --> 00:03:47,787 what this is really, 82 00:03:47,887 --> 00:03:51,886 is the car the Vantage should always have been. 83 00:03:53,326 --> 00:03:55,906 (engine revving) 84 00:03:56,006 --> 00:03:58,626 - Now the V8 Vantage has been around a while. 85 00:03:58,726 --> 00:04:00,626 I drove one on the show a couple of years ago, 86 00:04:00,726 --> 00:04:02,426 and it was good, 87 00:04:02,526 --> 00:04:04,306 but it wasn't this good. 88 00:04:04,406 --> 00:04:06,746 (engine revving) 89 00:04:06,846 --> 00:04:09,506 Everything possible to turn a decent sports car 90 00:04:09,606 --> 00:04:11,306 into a track monster. 91 00:04:11,406 --> 00:04:15,506 More downforce, more power, more everything. 92 00:04:15,606 --> 00:04:18,066 (engine revving) 93 00:04:18,166 --> 00:04:20,466 The twin turbo V8 has been upgraded 94 00:04:20,566 --> 00:04:24,586 to produce 527 horsepower, 95 00:04:24,686 --> 00:04:28,246 so it'll now get to 60 in just three and a half seconds. 96 00:04:29,126 --> 00:04:31,906 And to make sure you can use that extra shove, 97 00:04:32,006 --> 00:04:34,166 they've gone to town on the chassis too. 98 00:04:35,126 --> 00:04:39,305 It's got stiffer bump stops, more negative camber, 99 00:04:39,405 --> 00:04:41,405 and increased compression damping. 100 00:04:42,805 --> 00:04:45,305 Now I don't know what all that means, 101 00:04:45,405 --> 00:04:48,665 but what I will tell you, it helps me do this. 102 00:04:48,765 --> 00:04:50,985 (engine revving) 103 00:04:51,085 --> 00:04:54,225 (car screeching) 104 00:04:54,325 --> 00:04:56,565 Oh yeah, this is a day out. 105 00:04:57,765 --> 00:04:59,745 (car screeching) 106 00:04:59,845 --> 00:05:01,625 Yeah, ha haaa! (laughs) 107 00:05:01,725 --> 00:05:03,345 Never mind the old Vantage. 108 00:05:03,445 --> 00:05:04,865 Thing of the past, 109 00:05:04,965 --> 00:05:06,065 you want the F1 edition. 110 00:05:06,165 --> 00:05:08,925 (car screeching) 111 00:05:10,885 --> 00:05:12,625 All right, the satnav's still rubbish, 112 00:05:12,725 --> 00:05:15,705 but a good thing about this car is you're having so much fun 113 00:05:15,805 --> 00:05:17,225 you don't even notice. 114 00:05:17,325 --> 00:05:18,985 (engine revving) 115 00:05:19,085 --> 00:05:22,144 And you're basically driving the only car 116 00:05:22,244 --> 00:05:24,244 Lewis Hamilton can't overtake. 117 00:05:25,444 --> 00:05:27,444 Who knew safety could so much fun? 118 00:05:29,564 --> 00:05:31,824 (car screeching) 119 00:05:31,924 --> 00:05:36,924 - [Paddy] Very nice, but for my money, not quite nice as this. 120 00:05:40,404 --> 00:05:43,604 The Alpha Romeo Giulia GTAm, 121 00:05:45,204 --> 00:05:47,824 based on the already brilliant top 122 00:05:47,924 --> 00:05:49,924 of the range Giulia Quadrifogolio, 123 00:05:51,044 --> 00:05:54,424 thanks to a whole load of performance-enhancing upgrades, 124 00:05:54,524 --> 00:05:58,184 this is now a completely different animal. 125 00:05:58,284 --> 00:06:00,304 (engine revving) 126 00:06:00,404 --> 00:06:02,144 - Ha ha ha! 127 00:06:02,244 --> 00:06:04,584 0-60 this thing in less than four seconds 128 00:06:04,684 --> 00:06:06,424 and it's a four-door saloon. 129 00:06:06,524 --> 00:06:09,283 (engine revving) 130 00:06:11,923 --> 00:06:14,823 There we go-hoho! 131 00:06:14,923 --> 00:06:17,183 Alfa's F1 team even had a hand 132 00:06:17,283 --> 00:06:21,303 in making sure it goes round a track like it should 133 00:06:21,403 --> 00:06:22,983 and it definitely does. 134 00:06:23,083 --> 00:06:25,303 (engine revving) 135 00:06:25,403 --> 00:06:26,543 - And that's because they didn't stop 136 00:06:26,643 --> 00:06:28,943 at the upgraded twin turbo V6 137 00:06:29,043 --> 00:06:33,023 that now makes over 530 horsepower. 138 00:06:33,123 --> 00:06:35,143 They also went to town 139 00:06:35,243 --> 00:06:37,783 stripping out every bit of weight they could find. 140 00:06:37,883 --> 00:06:39,143 (engine revving) 141 00:06:39,243 --> 00:06:42,463 It's got a titanium exhaust, polycarbonate windows, 142 00:06:42,563 --> 00:06:45,823 and inside there's aluminium and carbon fibre 143 00:06:45,923 --> 00:06:47,983 as far as the eye can see. 144 00:06:48,083 --> 00:06:50,623 They've even taken the rear seats out of the back. 145 00:06:50,723 --> 00:06:53,502 It's proper geeky Chris Harris stuff. 146 00:06:53,602 --> 00:06:56,142 (engine revving) 147 00:06:56,242 --> 00:07:01,342 The point is, this four-door saloon is now quite simply 148 00:07:01,442 --> 00:07:05,822 the most extreme Alfa road car in decades. 149 00:07:05,922 --> 00:07:10,942 Whoa, there we go, we've got it back! 150 00:07:11,042 --> 00:07:11,782 Get on that. 151 00:07:11,882 --> 00:07:14,422 (engine revving) 152 00:07:14,522 --> 00:07:17,862 It really does feel special, this. 153 00:07:17,962 --> 00:07:20,042 The steering, the brakes. 154 00:07:21,042 --> 00:07:23,142 You just think it, it does it! 155 00:07:23,242 --> 00:07:26,802 And all that aside, just look at it. 156 00:07:28,282 --> 00:07:30,222 It's the Giulia but beefed up. 157 00:07:30,322 --> 00:07:32,262 (engine revving) 158 00:07:32,362 --> 00:07:34,702 It takes your breath away this car! 159 00:07:34,802 --> 00:07:38,182 (engine revving) 160 00:07:38,282 --> 00:07:41,361 - Oh, Paddy (claps). 161 00:07:44,561 --> 00:07:46,381 Wow, I'm clapping the car, not the driving. 162 00:07:46,481 --> 00:07:50,381 - Ooh, I don't mind. 163 00:07:50,481 --> 00:07:53,061 - Think I've got a bit of car envy there. 164 00:07:53,161 --> 00:07:55,661 - I'm seriously thinking of proposing to this car, 165 00:07:55,761 --> 00:07:56,541 I love it! 166 00:07:56,641 --> 00:07:57,861 - I'll tell you, it's crass, it's in your face, 167 00:07:57,961 --> 00:08:00,141 but it's brilliant, look at it! 168 00:08:00,241 --> 00:08:03,261 - It's absolutely amazing. 169 00:08:03,361 --> 00:08:05,661 155 grand, how much? 170 00:08:05,761 --> 00:08:06,661 - 155 grand? 171 00:08:06,761 --> 00:08:07,501 - [PM] Yeah. 172 00:08:07,601 --> 00:08:09,021 - Maybe I've not got car envy. 173 00:08:09,121 --> 00:08:09,861 - Go on. 174 00:08:09,961 --> 00:08:10,701 - 155 grand? 175 00:08:10,801 --> 00:08:11,901 - Yeah. - For an Alfa? 176 00:08:12,001 --> 00:08:12,901 - What's yours? 177 00:08:13,001 --> 00:08:14,341 - 150. 178 00:08:14,441 --> 00:08:15,701 - Not much difference. 179 00:08:15,801 --> 00:08:18,181 - The Atson's cheaper than the Alfa. 180 00:08:18,281 --> 00:08:20,901 - Well, you've gotta remember, Fred, these are rare cars. 181 00:08:21,001 --> 00:08:22,941 You turn up to a track day in these, 182 00:08:23,041 --> 00:08:24,541 people come out of the woodwork, they wanna talk to you. 183 00:08:24,641 --> 00:08:26,660 - Yeah, but you know what, Paddy, you don't want them to. 184 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:28,300 They come out of the woodwork. 185 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:31,980 It'll be tyre compound, it's about the springs. 186 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:33,660 Mate, you don't wanna talk to them. 187 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:35,260 Just wanna drive it, enjoy it. 188 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:38,260 - Speaking of tire compounds, where is Chris Harris? 189 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:40,700 - Skidding around somewhere, you know how he's like. 190 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:45,800 - Now that is completely, and utterly correct. 191 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:49,140 (car skidding) 192 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:50,380 Have some of that! 193 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:53,340 (engine revving) 194 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:55,060 Come on! 195 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:59,900 Oh, look, put simply, for the money, 196 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:03,500 you can't beat a Porsche 911 GT3 as a track special. 197 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:07,380 If you wanna better it, you've gotta go up a price bracket, 198 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:10,020 or two, or three. 199 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:12,219 (engine revving) 200 00:09:12,319 --> 00:09:15,059 (static music) 201 00:09:15,159 --> 00:09:17,659 Meet the reassuringly expensive, 202 00:09:17,759 --> 00:09:22,519 reassuringly outrageous, McLaren 765LT. 203 00:09:24,519 --> 00:09:26,899 With over 750 horsepower, 204 00:09:26,999 --> 00:09:30,219 and a top speed north of 200 miles an hour, 205 00:09:30,319 --> 00:09:32,579 this isn't just one of the very fastest cars 206 00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:37,279 McLaren has ever made, it's also one of the most intense. 207 00:09:38,439 --> 00:09:41,199 (engine revving) 208 00:09:42,519 --> 00:09:44,299 - This isn't some friendly, 209 00:09:44,399 --> 00:09:47,099 let me help you with that skid, sir super car. 210 00:09:47,199 --> 00:09:50,159 This thing is spiky, you really are on your own. 211 00:09:51,119 --> 00:09:53,819 But that just adds to the sense of... 212 00:09:53,919 --> 00:09:56,099 (car skidding) 213 00:09:56,199 --> 00:09:58,198 Whoa ho ho, excitement! 214 00:09:59,678 --> 00:10:01,018 What a monster. 215 00:10:01,118 --> 00:10:03,858 (engine revving) 216 00:10:03,958 --> 00:10:07,338 Track day specials are not meant to be relaxing and kind. 217 00:10:07,438 --> 00:10:10,218 They're supposed to keep you right on your toes, 218 00:10:10,318 --> 00:10:13,338 and this thing, boy, does it do that. 219 00:10:13,438 --> 00:10:16,578 (car skidding) 220 00:10:16,678 --> 00:10:20,058 And that's because the 765LT sees 221 00:10:20,158 --> 00:10:22,498 all of McLaren's racing pedigree 222 00:10:22,598 --> 00:10:26,378 distilled into one very potent cocktail. 223 00:10:26,478 --> 00:10:30,098 Apart from the uprated ceramic brakes, titanium exhaust, 224 00:10:30,198 --> 00:10:33,578 active rear wing and acres of carbon fibre, 225 00:10:33,678 --> 00:10:37,018 the 765 is now lighter and more powerful 226 00:10:37,118 --> 00:10:40,498 than the already lightning-quick 720S it's based on. 227 00:10:40,598 --> 00:10:42,218 (engine revving) 228 00:10:42,318 --> 00:10:43,297 - And what this all adds up to, 229 00:10:43,397 --> 00:10:46,297 is a car that is shockingly first. 230 00:10:46,397 --> 00:10:49,157 (engine revving) 231 00:10:51,157 --> 00:10:53,157 Too fast for the road? 232 00:10:53,877 --> 00:10:55,697 I'd say so. 233 00:10:55,797 --> 00:10:58,017 To really get close to what it's capable of, 234 00:10:58,117 --> 00:10:59,177 you've got to be on a circuit. 235 00:10:59,277 --> 00:11:02,337 (car skidding) 236 00:11:02,437 --> 00:11:03,657 And you'd better bring your A-game, 237 00:11:03,757 --> 00:11:08,757 and probably a spare pair of boxer shorts. 238 00:11:10,357 --> 00:11:12,017 Good lord! 239 00:11:12,117 --> 00:11:14,017 - Oh. 240 00:11:14,117 --> 00:11:16,717 (car skidding) 241 00:11:19,637 --> 00:11:21,657 - Yes, boys. 242 00:11:21,757 --> 00:11:24,537 - Don't tell him, that was pretty good. 243 00:11:24,637 --> 00:11:28,457 - All right, lads, now this is my kind of day. 244 00:11:28,557 --> 00:11:31,176 Proper geeky track day specials, look at that! 245 00:11:31,276 --> 00:11:31,976 (laughs) 246 00:11:32,076 --> 00:11:33,816 - It's a bit of you, innit, this. 247 00:11:33,916 --> 00:11:34,656 - Ahh. 248 00:11:34,756 --> 00:11:35,496 - How much? 249 00:11:35,596 --> 00:11:39,456 - 280 grand, because to beat a GT3 Porsche, 250 00:11:39,556 --> 00:11:41,056 you've gotta spend 280 grand. 251 00:11:41,156 --> 00:11:42,016 - Yeah, but with you 252 00:11:42,116 --> 00:11:44,256 there's always a few extras, isn't there? 253 00:11:44,356 --> 00:11:45,816 - 400. 254 00:11:45,916 --> 00:11:49,096 - 400 thousand pounds? 255 00:11:49,196 --> 00:11:50,576 - So, more than a few extras, that, 400 grand? 256 00:11:50,676 --> 00:11:51,416 - 400? 257 00:11:51,516 --> 00:11:53,816 - It looks like a 400-thousand-pound car, look at it. 258 00:11:53,916 --> 00:11:55,776 - For 400 grand you could buy both of these 259 00:11:55,876 --> 00:11:58,876 and still have enough over to get some decent T-shirts. 260 00:11:59,756 --> 00:12:01,456 Right, 400 thousand pounds. 261 00:12:01,556 --> 00:12:03,536 Let's see what that'll buy you. 262 00:12:03,636 --> 00:12:05,336 Time for a drag race. 263 00:12:05,436 --> 00:12:06,496 - A drag race? 264 00:12:06,596 --> 00:12:07,416 Totally irrelevant. 265 00:12:07,516 --> 00:12:09,576 - I know, but bit of fun innit? 266 00:12:09,676 --> 00:12:11,676 Bit of fun! 267 00:12:12,076 --> 00:12:14,836 (suspense music) 268 00:12:18,635 --> 00:12:21,135 - So gentlemen, basic drag race, and Chris, 269 00:12:21,235 --> 00:12:22,775 if by the time and Fred get up there, 270 00:12:22,875 --> 00:12:23,695 you have not pulled up, 271 00:12:23,795 --> 00:12:26,055 got out and had a cup of tea, there's something wrong. 272 00:12:26,155 --> 00:12:29,915 - This will do 0-120 miles an hour in seven seconds. 273 00:12:31,595 --> 00:12:33,695 - Come on, Harris, let's see what you've got. 274 00:12:33,795 --> 00:12:36,795 (suspenseful music) 275 00:12:44,875 --> 00:12:47,055 (engine revving) 276 00:12:47,155 --> 00:12:49,555 - [Crew] Three, two, one, go! 277 00:12:51,235 --> 00:12:52,655 (engine revving) 278 00:12:52,755 --> 00:12:53,855 - Oh, he's off! 279 00:12:53,955 --> 00:12:56,035 (laughs) 280 00:12:57,795 --> 00:13:00,115 - Ohh, that McLaren is gone! 281 00:13:02,474 --> 00:13:04,174 - Come on, the Aston. 282 00:13:04,274 --> 00:13:06,254 I can't even see them! 283 00:13:06,354 --> 00:13:08,734 - Oh, coming back on the Aston! 284 00:13:08,834 --> 00:13:09,774 - Come on. 285 00:13:09,874 --> 00:13:11,574 - Here we go. 286 00:13:11,674 --> 00:13:13,674 - Look at the McLaren. 287 00:13:14,434 --> 00:13:19,434 - 160, 170,180, dearie me, the speed is outrageous. 288 00:13:24,514 --> 00:13:27,274 (engine revving) 289 00:13:30,874 --> 00:13:34,054 - Pretty much 200 over the line, wow! 290 00:13:34,154 --> 00:13:35,774 - First loser, baby! 291 00:13:35,874 --> 00:13:37,874 - Jeez! 292 00:13:39,594 --> 00:13:41,494 - [Paddy] In surprise order then, 293 00:13:41,594 --> 00:13:45,094 the Alfa had beaten the Aston to second place. 294 00:13:45,194 --> 00:13:46,734 - [FF] Magnifico! 295 00:13:46,834 --> 00:13:48,173 - [FF] Do you know what, Pad? 296 00:13:48,273 --> 00:13:50,293 I can't even be unhappy for you. 297 00:13:50,393 --> 00:13:52,933 - [Paddy] Harris's McLaren had smashed the both of us. 298 00:13:53,033 --> 00:13:56,093 - Sometimes straight-line speed is boring, 299 00:13:56,193 --> 00:13:58,453 but not when it's that fast. 300 00:13:58,553 --> 00:14:01,533 - [Paddy] And the producers had decided a drag race 301 00:14:01,633 --> 00:14:05,873 was not the best way to test our three track specialists. 302 00:14:07,433 --> 00:14:08,413 - Challenge, Pad. 303 00:14:08,513 --> 00:14:10,053 - Can we just confirm who won? 304 00:14:10,153 --> 00:14:11,813 - Yeah, but it was obvious that was gonna happen. 305 00:14:11,913 --> 00:14:12,653 Shall I read this? 306 00:14:12,753 --> 00:14:15,893 - Can we just say as well, he won by about three seconds, 307 00:14:15,993 --> 00:14:17,253 but if you put that into pounds and pence, 308 00:14:17,353 --> 00:14:20,653 so he's paid 245 thousand pounds more than my car 309 00:14:20,753 --> 00:14:22,333 and it gave him three seconds back. 310 00:14:22,433 --> 00:14:23,653 Value for money, that. 311 00:14:23,753 --> 00:14:24,533 - Here we go. 312 00:14:24,633 --> 00:14:25,893 Since the best track special 313 00:14:25,993 --> 00:14:28,333 should make you feel like a hero around the circuit, 314 00:14:28,433 --> 00:14:32,013 you will now find out what yours can do, at a track day. 315 00:14:32,113 --> 00:14:33,452 - Yes, very nice. 316 00:14:33,552 --> 00:14:34,612 That is more like it. 317 00:14:34,712 --> 00:14:36,092 None of this drag race nonsense. 318 00:14:36,192 --> 00:14:37,772 - Well, he's got an advantage on the track, 319 00:14:37,872 --> 00:14:38,632 'cause everyone will be behind him going, 320 00:14:38,712 --> 00:14:41,532 oh, it's the safety car, let's go slow. 321 00:14:41,632 --> 00:14:42,772 So he can hold everyone back 322 00:14:42,872 --> 00:14:46,132 while me and you have a good razz around, Christopher. 323 00:14:46,232 --> 00:14:48,552 - [Chris] Well, yes and no, 324 00:14:51,112 --> 00:14:55,652 because it turned out the track day we'd been sent to, 325 00:14:55,752 --> 00:14:58,712 was the Formula 1 British Grand Prix. 326 00:15:01,032 --> 00:15:02,212 (engine revving) 327 00:15:02,312 --> 00:15:04,812 Every year, Silverstone circuit plays host 328 00:15:04,912 --> 00:15:07,732 to the fastest cars on the planet, 329 00:15:07,832 --> 00:15:09,252 all racing for glory 330 00:15:09,352 --> 00:15:12,192 in front of hundreds of thousands of fans. 331 00:15:14,352 --> 00:15:17,972 The jewel in the crown of the British Motorsport calendar. 332 00:15:18,072 --> 00:15:21,831 As track days go, this is a big one. 333 00:15:26,111 --> 00:15:27,891 - F1 weekend at Silverstone boys. 334 00:15:27,991 --> 00:15:30,651 This is serious stuff. 335 00:15:30,751 --> 00:15:33,211 - I feel like we've signed up for a game of five aside 336 00:15:33,311 --> 00:15:37,111 and somehow ended up in an FA Cup final at Wembley. 337 00:15:38,351 --> 00:15:39,411 - [FF] How excited are you, Chris? 338 00:15:39,511 --> 00:15:40,531 You love the F1. 339 00:15:40,631 --> 00:15:43,251 - Any driver that can handle one of those machines, 340 00:15:43,351 --> 00:15:46,611 surrounded by 20 similar nutcases is a hero in my book. 341 00:15:46,711 --> 00:15:48,991 They're all heroes, even the ones at the back. 342 00:15:51,591 --> 00:15:54,351 (engine revving) 343 00:15:57,511 --> 00:15:59,211 The question was though, 344 00:15:59,311 --> 00:16:02,711 what on earth were we even doing there. 345 00:16:04,431 --> 00:16:09,210 - [PM] Oh lads, we're only rolling onto the track! 346 00:16:09,310 --> 00:16:10,890 - Are you sure we should be on here, Paddy? 347 00:16:10,990 --> 00:16:13,370 - I'm not, Fred, I'm really not. 348 00:16:13,470 --> 00:16:15,790 - [Fred] I feel like I'm trespassing. 349 00:16:19,030 --> 00:16:21,030 - There's a crowd on for our track day. 350 00:16:27,030 --> 00:16:29,910 - Formula 1 drivers, three of them. 351 00:16:32,910 --> 00:16:36,210 So, because our track specials were all made by companies 352 00:16:36,310 --> 00:16:38,850 that also happen to run F1 teams, 353 00:16:38,950 --> 00:16:42,370 we'd been told we'd be taking on their drivers 354 00:16:42,470 --> 00:16:44,970 in a relay race. 355 00:16:45,070 --> 00:16:47,830 From Aston Martin, Sebastian Vettel. 356 00:16:49,990 --> 00:16:53,229 From Alfa Romeo, Antonio Giovinazzi. 357 00:16:55,189 --> 00:16:57,869 And from McLaren, Lando Norris. 358 00:16:59,389 --> 00:17:02,289 Three of the finest racing drivers in the world, 359 00:17:02,389 --> 00:17:04,389 against us lot. 360 00:17:05,589 --> 00:17:06,809 - [PM] Ahh. 361 00:17:06,909 --> 00:17:09,409 (crowd cheering) 362 00:17:09,509 --> 00:17:11,509 - [FF] Wow. 363 00:17:11,949 --> 00:17:13,649 - [PM] Lads. 364 00:17:13,749 --> 00:17:15,769 - Gents, thank you so much for taking time 365 00:17:15,869 --> 00:17:20,409 out of your busy weekend to presumably humiliate us. 366 00:17:20,509 --> 00:17:21,249 - No worries. 367 00:17:21,349 --> 00:17:22,729 - Are you looking forward to driving these cars? 368 00:17:22,829 --> 00:17:24,889 - Yes, of course, if you warm them up. 369 00:17:24,989 --> 00:17:26,969 - Very, very simple, lads. 370 00:17:27,069 --> 00:17:28,409 It's a relay race. 371 00:17:28,509 --> 00:17:31,049 Sebastian, you'll start us off in the Aston. 372 00:17:31,149 --> 00:17:33,609 One lap of the track, you'll come back in here, 373 00:17:33,709 --> 00:17:35,369 and you'll touch the bonnet of the Alfa. 374 00:17:35,469 --> 00:17:37,368 This is the important part. 375 00:17:37,468 --> 00:17:38,848 - Don't get run over. 376 00:17:38,948 --> 00:17:41,648 Antonio, you'll then set off, you'll do your lap, 377 00:17:41,748 --> 00:17:42,528 you'll come back in, 378 00:17:42,628 --> 00:17:44,888 come over to your McLaren touch the bonnet. 379 00:17:44,988 --> 00:17:47,768 Lando, you will then setoff my friend, 380 00:17:47,868 --> 00:17:49,328 do your lap come in here, 381 00:17:49,428 --> 00:17:52,088 and that's when we stop the clock, simple enough? 382 00:17:52,188 --> 00:17:52,928 - Think so. 383 00:17:53,028 --> 00:17:55,248 - Right lads, you're gonna lay down the benchmark, 384 00:17:55,348 --> 00:17:59,568 and us three are gonna see how close we can get to you. 385 00:17:59,668 --> 00:18:01,768 - All right, Sebastian, get yourself in Cocker. 386 00:18:01,868 --> 00:18:03,368 - I've gotta start. All right. 387 00:18:03,468 --> 00:18:05,528 - Here we go, come on. 388 00:18:05,628 --> 00:18:06,928 - Have you seen how thin they are? 389 00:18:07,028 --> 00:18:07,768 - Very thin. - Yeah. 390 00:18:07,868 --> 00:18:08,608 - Seen how thin they... 391 00:18:08,708 --> 00:18:09,408 Seen how thin they are? 392 00:18:09,508 --> 00:18:11,508 - Very thin. 393 00:18:16,508 --> 00:18:19,668 - I think this old men have no chance. 394 00:18:23,067 --> 00:18:24,967 - [PM] Sebastian, are you ready? 395 00:18:25,067 --> 00:18:27,067 - I'm ready. 396 00:18:27,547 --> 00:18:29,547 - Three, two, one, go! 397 00:18:33,147 --> 00:18:34,807 (engine revving) 398 00:18:34,907 --> 00:18:36,327 - Oh, he's off, he's off. 399 00:18:36,427 --> 00:18:38,047 - Good start. 400 00:18:38,147 --> 00:18:39,727 - Oh my word. 401 00:18:39,827 --> 00:18:40,647 - Follow that line. 402 00:18:40,747 --> 00:18:42,167 - Have you been round here before? 403 00:18:42,267 --> 00:18:43,007 - Never, have you? 404 00:18:43,107 --> 00:18:44,207 - Never. 405 00:18:44,307 --> 00:18:47,067 (engine revving) 406 00:18:50,227 --> 00:18:51,407 - Get yourself ready, Antonio. 407 00:18:51,507 --> 00:18:54,407 - Lando, what would you go round in an F1 car? 408 00:18:54,507 --> 00:18:56,207 - 1.26. 409 00:18:56,307 --> 00:18:57,007 - Oh dear God. 410 00:18:57,107 --> 00:18:59,087 - Oh Jesus Christ. 411 00:18:59,187 --> 00:19:03,407 - Here we go, Cobbs Corner, my favourite round here. 412 00:19:03,507 --> 00:19:06,767 (engine revving) 413 00:19:06,867 --> 00:19:07,767 - God, he's not messing about is he? 414 00:19:07,867 --> 00:19:09,966 - We won't be going round quite as quick as that. 415 00:19:10,066 --> 00:19:11,166 - He's not messing about. 416 00:19:11,266 --> 00:19:14,446 - Now is the best section ever. 417 00:19:14,546 --> 00:19:19,546 Maggots (indistinct) Becketts, and Chapel. 418 00:19:21,466 --> 00:19:22,686 - High-speed corners. 419 00:19:22,786 --> 00:19:23,606 What G do you pull? 420 00:19:23,706 --> 00:19:25,206 - Er five. 421 00:19:25,306 --> 00:19:26,406 - Five, five Gs? 422 00:19:26,506 --> 00:19:28,506 - Five and a half? 423 00:19:29,266 --> 00:19:30,286 - Here he comes. 424 00:19:30,386 --> 00:19:32,466 Don't forget, he's gotta tap the bonnet. 425 00:19:34,306 --> 00:19:35,286 - Oh, it's the change over. 426 00:19:35,386 --> 00:19:36,446 This is where we get our time back. 427 00:19:36,546 --> 00:19:37,966 - That's not the bonnet! 428 00:19:38,066 --> 00:19:40,166 That's not the bonnet! (indistinct). 429 00:19:40,266 --> 00:19:41,166 - 10 seconds! 430 00:19:41,266 --> 00:19:43,266 - He thought it was rear-engined. 431 00:19:46,226 --> 00:19:48,086 - Whoa. 432 00:19:48,186 --> 00:19:50,906 (engine revving) 433 00:19:57,225 --> 00:19:58,445 Look at the Alpha. 434 00:19:58,545 --> 00:19:59,245 How beautiful is that? 435 00:19:59,345 --> 00:20:00,205 - Good car, ain't it? 436 00:20:00,305 --> 00:20:01,045 Go on, Lando. 437 00:20:01,145 --> 00:20:01,885 - Get yourself ready, Lando. 438 00:20:01,985 --> 00:20:03,985 Go on, son. 439 00:20:07,705 --> 00:20:09,905 - Those tyres are suitably warmed up now. 440 00:20:11,265 --> 00:20:13,265 - It's a good lap. 441 00:20:13,825 --> 00:20:14,565 - Here he comes. 442 00:20:14,665 --> 00:20:15,365 - Here he comes. 443 00:20:15,465 --> 00:20:16,685 - [All] Ohh! 444 00:20:16,785 --> 00:20:18,005 - It's all about the change over. 445 00:20:18,105 --> 00:20:22,245 - It's all about the baton, all about the baton. 446 00:20:22,345 --> 00:20:24,345 - He's done it again! 447 00:20:25,625 --> 00:20:27,285 - Oh my word. 448 00:20:27,385 --> 00:20:28,565 - He's gone. 449 00:20:28,665 --> 00:20:32,585 - Oh my god, I've never driven this car before. 450 00:20:34,225 --> 00:20:36,545 It's quicker than I thought. 451 00:20:39,665 --> 00:20:41,664 - How was that, pal? 452 00:20:42,104 --> 00:20:43,364 - How was it? 453 00:20:43,464 --> 00:20:44,404 - It's hard, but... 454 00:20:44,504 --> 00:20:45,204 - It's hard, huh? 455 00:20:45,304 --> 00:20:46,404 - Yeah. - It's heavy? 456 00:20:46,504 --> 00:20:48,804 You drive like this. 457 00:20:48,904 --> 00:20:49,644 - Oh what a beast. 458 00:20:49,744 --> 00:20:52,504 (engine revving) 459 00:21:01,424 --> 00:21:02,924 - That does look quick. 460 00:21:03,024 --> 00:21:05,024 - 'Cause he is quick. 461 00:21:07,984 --> 00:21:08,684 Oh, he's using it all. 462 00:21:08,784 --> 00:21:10,844 - Right over there. 463 00:21:10,944 --> 00:21:12,944 - Holy moley. 464 00:21:15,944 --> 00:21:16,804 - Oh, here he comes. 465 00:21:16,904 --> 00:21:18,904 - Let's cheer him on. 466 00:21:19,584 --> 00:21:21,584 - Whoa, whoa, bloody hell! (indistinct). 467 00:21:23,384 --> 00:21:25,164 - Ohh! 468 00:21:25,264 --> 00:21:27,483 - See how fast that was going? 469 00:21:27,583 --> 00:21:29,743 - Ohh, that looked lively. 470 00:21:32,423 --> 00:21:35,183 (car screeching) 471 00:21:38,943 --> 00:21:40,603 - What's he doing? 472 00:21:40,703 --> 00:21:42,003 - Oh, you see. 473 00:21:42,103 --> 00:21:44,103 - I've gotta drive that. 474 00:21:47,263 --> 00:21:50,023 (crowd cheering) 475 00:21:53,223 --> 00:21:55,223 - Ah. 476 00:21:56,463 --> 00:21:58,463 - Ah, well done. 477 00:21:59,983 --> 00:22:00,843 - Easy. 478 00:22:00,943 --> 00:22:03,083 - Lando, what is it with young lads and donuts? 479 00:22:03,183 --> 00:22:04,403 You can't resist, can you? 480 00:22:04,503 --> 00:22:06,503 - No man, I couldn't. 481 00:22:07,343 --> 00:22:08,043 - Ok, got the times lads. 482 00:22:08,143 --> 00:22:08,903 - Come on then, what have you got? 483 00:22:08,983 --> 00:22:10,203 - What have we got? 484 00:22:10,303 --> 00:22:15,362 - Team F1, your combined time was 7.31.62. 485 00:22:15,462 --> 00:22:17,642 - To be honest, for three laps that's not too bad, yeah. 486 00:22:17,742 --> 00:22:19,082 - Not so bad. - Yeah. 487 00:22:19,182 --> 00:22:20,602 - Obviously we are not going to beat that. 488 00:22:20,702 --> 00:22:21,562 We are two middle-aged men 489 00:22:21,662 --> 00:22:23,082 from Lancashire and one from Bristol. 490 00:22:23,182 --> 00:22:24,042 - Yeah exactly. 491 00:22:24,142 --> 00:22:24,882 - How we doing that? 492 00:22:24,982 --> 00:22:26,802 - We are gonna need five or 10 seconds or something. 493 00:22:26,902 --> 00:22:27,842 What will you give us? 494 00:22:27,942 --> 00:22:29,882 - What are we going to give them? 495 00:22:29,982 --> 00:22:30,962 10 seconds each? 496 00:22:31,062 --> 00:22:32,682 - How much older are they? 497 00:22:32,782 --> 00:22:34,202 - A lot, a lot, a lot. 498 00:22:34,302 --> 00:22:35,202 - A lot, and fatter. 499 00:22:35,302 --> 00:22:36,922 - 30 seconds is embarrassing. 500 00:22:37,022 --> 00:22:38,562 - Shut it, we'll take it. 501 00:22:38,662 --> 00:22:39,402 - We wanted 40. 502 00:22:39,502 --> 00:22:40,282 - 31. 503 00:22:40,382 --> 00:22:43,442 (all cheering) 504 00:22:43,542 --> 00:22:45,362 - Let's see what they think, 31? 505 00:22:45,462 --> 00:22:46,602 (crowd cheering) 506 00:22:46,702 --> 00:22:47,442 - Yeah, there you go. 507 00:22:47,542 --> 00:22:48,922 31, that's a good one. 508 00:22:49,022 --> 00:22:50,042 - Right, we know what we've gotta do. 509 00:22:50,142 --> 00:22:51,242 Fred, you're up first, son. 510 00:22:51,342 --> 00:22:53,162 Go on, knock them dead, knock them dead. 511 00:22:53,262 --> 00:22:54,082 - I'm nervous. 512 00:22:54,182 --> 00:22:56,942 (crowd cheering) 513 00:22:59,701 --> 00:23:04,161 - Just to be clear in a sport where every hundredth counts, 514 00:23:04,261 --> 00:23:08,261 a 31-second handicap is a shamefully long time. 515 00:23:09,501 --> 00:23:11,361 But while eight minutes and two seconds, 516 00:23:11,461 --> 00:23:13,601 was now the target to beat, 517 00:23:13,701 --> 00:23:17,281 with two of our team having never driven the track before, 518 00:23:17,381 --> 00:23:19,561 there was also the very real question 519 00:23:19,661 --> 00:23:21,661 of whether we'd even finish. 520 00:23:24,781 --> 00:23:26,781 - Okay, Freddy, are you ready, son? 521 00:23:27,621 --> 00:23:29,441 - I think so, Pad. 522 00:23:29,541 --> 00:23:32,201 - (laughs) All right, do it for the middle-aged men. 523 00:23:32,301 --> 00:23:34,321 Here we go. 524 00:23:34,421 --> 00:23:36,421 - Three, two, one, go. 525 00:23:41,141 --> 00:23:43,781 First corner's and right-hander, it's a right-hander. 526 00:23:45,380 --> 00:23:46,320 - [FF] I've no idea where I'm going. 527 00:23:46,420 --> 00:23:48,200 - [CH] The next corner's a left-hander. 528 00:23:48,300 --> 00:23:49,560 - I'm gonna get in already. 529 00:23:49,660 --> 00:23:51,660 - After the right, there's a left. 530 00:23:54,300 --> 00:23:55,280 - Come on keep going. 531 00:23:55,380 --> 00:23:57,380 I'm only up against Sebastian Vettel. 532 00:24:02,980 --> 00:24:04,480 - I think he's doing really well. 533 00:24:04,580 --> 00:24:05,320 - Do you? 534 00:24:05,420 --> 00:24:07,040 - Yeah. 535 00:24:07,140 --> 00:24:08,360 - Come on! 536 00:24:08,460 --> 00:24:10,800 Get on, get on, get on. 537 00:24:10,900 --> 00:24:12,900 Get some speed up. 538 00:24:15,740 --> 00:24:19,640 - All of a sudden, the suit feels a lot tighter, 539 00:24:19,740 --> 00:24:21,740 and the car feels a lot heavier. 540 00:24:26,180 --> 00:24:28,180 - Get round. 541 00:24:29,620 --> 00:24:30,359 - Come on, Fred. 542 00:24:30,459 --> 00:24:31,439 Come on, Fred. 543 00:24:31,539 --> 00:24:33,399 - Brake, brake, brake. 544 00:24:33,499 --> 00:24:37,939 - Oh, he's not going in the back of me, that's alright. 545 00:24:42,539 --> 00:24:44,759 - What's the (bleep) going on? 546 00:24:44,859 --> 00:24:45,599 - Go! Go! 547 00:24:45,699 --> 00:24:47,399 - The breaks! 548 00:24:47,499 --> 00:24:50,599 - Oh my god, He can't get the handbrake off. 549 00:24:50,699 --> 00:24:52,699 - What's going on? 550 00:24:53,939 --> 00:24:55,239 - Ho, ho, ho! 551 00:24:55,339 --> 00:24:57,339 - What's going on? 552 00:25:01,539 --> 00:25:05,019 (laughs) 553 00:25:08,219 --> 00:25:10,799 - He is a clown. - Absolute muppet, that lad. 554 00:25:12,899 --> 00:25:15,919 - What was going on with that parking brake? 555 00:25:16,019 --> 00:25:20,478 Oh, that nearly caught me out. 556 00:25:20,578 --> 00:25:22,578 - Come on Chris. 557 00:25:26,258 --> 00:25:27,398 - 140, I'm in the wrong gear. 558 00:25:27,498 --> 00:25:30,938 Oh god, oh, come on Alfa. 559 00:25:32,378 --> 00:25:34,558 Right let's get flat out here. 560 00:25:34,658 --> 00:25:36,658 Get some time back, for god's sake. 561 00:25:38,458 --> 00:25:43,458 Harris needs to be absolutely mustard now. 562 00:25:43,898 --> 00:25:45,638 - Come on, Pad. 563 00:25:45,738 --> 00:25:47,738 Where is he now? 564 00:25:49,578 --> 00:25:50,998 - Chris will be good. 565 00:25:51,098 --> 00:25:56,098 - Oh my god. 566 00:26:01,618 --> 00:26:02,917 - Oi, oi, oi. 567 00:26:03,017 --> 00:26:03,877 - It wouldn't go! 568 00:26:03,977 --> 00:26:05,677 Not the parking brake, I'm like, what's going on? 569 00:26:05,777 --> 00:26:06,477 - Handbrake, handbrake. 570 00:26:06,577 --> 00:26:07,337 You just embarrassed yourself 571 00:26:07,417 --> 00:26:08,217 in front of three world-class drivers. 572 00:26:08,297 --> 00:26:10,377 - Sorry about that, lads. 573 00:26:12,497 --> 00:26:14,557 - [FF] McGuinness's issues on the start line 574 00:26:14,657 --> 00:26:17,357 had cost a whole heap of time. 575 00:26:17,457 --> 00:26:20,837 - I couldn't believe that (indistinct). 576 00:26:20,937 --> 00:26:22,077 - Really high-pitched voice. 577 00:26:22,177 --> 00:26:23,397 It wouldn't go mate. 578 00:26:23,497 --> 00:26:24,557 - Why won't it go? 579 00:26:24,657 --> 00:26:26,317 - I took my foot off the brakes, it wouldn't go. 580 00:26:26,417 --> 00:26:29,117 (all laughing) 581 00:26:29,217 --> 00:26:30,797 - Antonio stitched me up! 582 00:26:30,897 --> 00:26:34,157 (audience laughing) 583 00:26:34,257 --> 00:26:37,117 - [FF] It was now all on Harris to wring everything he could 584 00:26:37,217 --> 00:26:40,217 out of his McLaren to keep us in the running. 585 00:26:43,977 --> 00:26:45,517 - I think he's made up for some of your lost I'm here. 586 00:26:45,617 --> 00:26:46,397 - Yeah, thank God. 587 00:26:46,497 --> 00:26:48,676 - Right, here he comes. 588 00:26:48,776 --> 00:26:50,776 - Get back everyone. 589 00:26:54,936 --> 00:26:55,716 Fast uh? 590 00:26:55,816 --> 00:26:56,556 - Yeah. 591 00:26:56,656 --> 00:26:58,656 - That was close to you. 592 00:26:59,496 --> 00:27:03,356 - We'd all made it round, which was a result in itself. 593 00:27:03,456 --> 00:27:06,316 - Go on, Chrissie Harris. 594 00:27:06,416 --> 00:27:09,836 (crowd applauding) 595 00:27:09,936 --> 00:27:13,036 - [FF] But that did of course leave the small matter 596 00:27:13,136 --> 00:27:15,116 of our time. 597 00:27:15,216 --> 00:27:17,316 - Oh, come on, Pad, here we go. 598 00:27:17,416 --> 00:27:18,276 - Here we go. 599 00:27:18,376 --> 00:27:19,756 - Come on, Pad. - Right now. 600 00:27:19,856 --> 00:27:20,716 - Yeah. 601 00:27:20,816 --> 00:27:24,036 - So lads, you did it in 7.31.62. 602 00:27:24,136 --> 00:27:27,496 You give us 31, that takes you to 8.02.62. 603 00:27:28,656 --> 00:27:31,256 We did it in 8.24.34, ahh! 604 00:27:35,615 --> 00:27:36,715 - Miles off! 605 00:27:36,815 --> 00:27:37,615 - I feel as though that 10 seconds, 606 00:27:37,695 --> 00:27:39,035 I were trying to get the handbrake off. 607 00:27:39,135 --> 00:27:40,835 - 10, that was like at least 30 seconds. 608 00:27:40,935 --> 00:27:42,475 - But what a pleasure to be beat by these guys. 609 00:27:42,575 --> 00:27:43,635 (crowd applauding) 610 00:27:43,735 --> 00:27:44,475 - Yeah, thanks so much. 611 00:27:44,575 --> 00:27:45,455 - Cheers, boys. - Thank you very much. 612 00:27:45,535 --> 00:27:47,875 - Thank you very much. - Thank you so much, lads. 613 00:27:47,975 --> 00:27:50,775 (crowd cheering) 614 00:28:05,215 --> 00:28:07,835 - I was dying for you there, Pad, dying. 615 00:28:07,935 --> 00:28:09,755 - I was until I thought, if that had been me, 616 00:28:09,855 --> 00:28:12,475 McGuinness would have just dined out on it forever. 617 00:28:14,575 --> 00:28:18,045 - (laughs) I still think Antonio stiffed me. 618 00:28:18,055 --> 00:28:20,154 (all laughing) 619 00:28:20,254 --> 00:28:23,154 (crowd cheering) 620 00:28:23,254 --> 00:28:25,514 - Oh, we got hammered, boys. 621 00:28:25,614 --> 00:28:27,074 - We did, but what a day, come on. 622 00:28:27,174 --> 00:28:27,874 - Unbelievable. 623 00:28:27,974 --> 00:28:28,714 - F1 weekend. 624 00:28:28,814 --> 00:28:31,954 - We got to drive F1 weekend at Silverstone. 625 00:28:32,054 --> 00:28:33,394 People would give their right hand for that. 626 00:28:33,494 --> 00:28:34,234 It was an amazing day. 627 00:28:34,334 --> 00:28:35,154 - It was a treat. 628 00:28:35,254 --> 00:28:36,514 - It was spectacular. 629 00:28:36,614 --> 00:28:39,154 - Although I was packed into that suit, I've gotta say. 630 00:28:39,254 --> 00:28:40,194 - No one noticed, Pad. 631 00:28:40,294 --> 00:28:42,074 Now, we might have lost to the F1 guys, 632 00:28:42,174 --> 00:28:44,354 but I've been drilling into the data. 633 00:28:44,454 --> 00:28:45,634 - Ooh. - Really? 634 00:28:45,734 --> 00:28:47,434 - You know I love a bit of data. 635 00:28:47,534 --> 00:28:48,714 You know what caught my eye? 636 00:28:48,814 --> 00:28:49,554 - Go on. 637 00:28:49,654 --> 00:28:52,314 - The two lap times of the McLaren. 638 00:28:52,414 --> 00:28:55,874 Lando Norris, F1 ace, future world champion, 639 00:28:55,974 --> 00:28:58,554 against our very own Chrissie Harris, 640 00:28:58,654 --> 00:29:00,474 sturdy lad from Bristol, 641 00:29:00,574 --> 00:29:01,474 oh look at that. 642 00:29:01,574 --> 00:29:02,954 (all laughing) 643 00:29:03,054 --> 00:29:06,113 - Who wants to know how close the lap times were? 644 00:29:06,213 --> 00:29:07,473 - Yeah. 645 00:29:07,573 --> 00:29:08,593 - [Audience] Yeah. 646 00:29:08,693 --> 00:29:09,393 - Yes. 647 00:29:09,493 --> 00:29:10,233 - Not sure Chris does. - No. 648 00:29:10,333 --> 00:29:15,473 - But Lando's lap, two minutes 17 seconds. 649 00:29:15,573 --> 00:29:16,513 - Wow. 650 00:29:16,613 --> 00:29:17,793 - [Audience] Ohh. 651 00:29:17,893 --> 00:29:22,653 - Now, Chris' lap, two minutes 18 seconds. 652 00:29:24,533 --> 00:29:27,153 He only beat him by one second. 653 00:29:27,253 --> 00:29:28,753 - Wow, one second, one second. 654 00:29:28,853 --> 00:29:29,753 (crowd cheering) 655 00:29:29,853 --> 00:29:31,273 - Pound for pound you're faster. 656 00:29:31,373 --> 00:29:32,153 - Wow. 657 00:29:32,253 --> 00:29:34,273 - Adjusted for weight, it's panto season. 658 00:29:34,373 --> 00:29:37,133 (crowd cheering) 659 00:29:38,293 --> 00:29:39,313 - He's milking it. 660 00:29:39,413 --> 00:29:42,673 - Let's hear it for fat lads everywhere. 661 00:29:42,773 --> 00:29:43,593 - Never hear end of it. 662 00:29:43,693 --> 00:29:45,153 - Let's hear it for fat lads (laughs). 663 00:29:45,253 --> 00:29:46,073 - Never hear end of it. 664 00:29:46,173 --> 00:29:48,033 - Adjusted for weight, I'm claiming that as a draw. 665 00:29:48,133 --> 00:29:52,872 - Oh, I say one second, that my friend is proper impressive. 666 00:29:52,972 --> 00:29:55,032 Which baffles me why he doesn't win many challenges. 667 00:29:55,132 --> 00:29:57,212 (laughs) 668 00:29:58,372 --> 00:29:59,792 - Handbrake. 669 00:29:59,892 --> 00:30:02,192 - Yeah, yeah, bit of a technical, I'm gutted. 670 00:30:02,292 --> 00:30:03,032 - Really? 671 00:30:03,132 --> 00:30:05,232 - But it's not as though it was at Silverstone 672 00:30:05,332 --> 00:30:08,752 in front of three F1 drivers and thousands of people, 673 00:30:08,852 --> 00:30:09,592 so it was all right. 674 00:30:09,692 --> 00:30:10,632 I got away with that one. 675 00:30:10,732 --> 00:30:12,512 - We should finally put the Diablo to bed. 676 00:30:12,612 --> 00:30:15,312 - Yes, every cloud has a- 677 00:30:15,412 --> 00:30:17,152 - That is a burn! 678 00:30:17,252 --> 00:30:18,552 - See the one thing I will give you tough, 679 00:30:18,652 --> 00:30:20,432 Pad, is your choice of car. 680 00:30:20,532 --> 00:30:22,592 The Aston, it's all right. 681 00:30:22,692 --> 00:30:23,432 - Yeah. 682 00:30:23,532 --> 00:30:25,712 - But the Alfa, I love it, absolutely love it. 683 00:30:25,812 --> 00:30:26,552 - This is what I mean. 684 00:30:26,652 --> 00:30:27,912 You're saying the Aston it's kind of... 685 00:30:28,012 --> 00:30:30,632 It's all right, you're dismissing it because of this. 686 00:30:30,732 --> 00:30:32,672 - Come on, don't forget this, it's a monster. 687 00:30:32,772 --> 00:30:34,752 - That is unbelievably fast. 688 00:30:34,852 --> 00:30:35,592 - A weapon. 689 00:30:35,692 --> 00:30:36,752 - Absolute weapon. 690 00:30:36,852 --> 00:30:37,991 Right, it's time to move on 691 00:30:38,091 --> 00:30:39,831 to something a little bit more personal. 692 00:30:39,931 --> 00:30:42,111 They say never meet your heroes. 693 00:30:42,211 --> 00:30:45,151 Well I did and it was one of the best things I've ever done. 694 00:30:45,251 --> 00:30:47,251 Take a look at this. 695 00:30:48,691 --> 00:30:50,191 (television buzzing) 696 00:30:50,291 --> 00:30:58,291 - [Kid] It's an Evel Knievel rally, far out. Wow! 697 00:30:59,171 --> 00:31:01,851 (kids cheering) 698 00:31:03,091 --> 00:31:07,751 - (chuckles) Now, back in the day when I was a little lad, 699 00:31:07,851 --> 00:31:10,191 this was the toy to have. 700 00:31:10,291 --> 00:31:12,991 The Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle. 701 00:31:13,091 --> 00:31:14,751 And I know it doesn't look much now, 702 00:31:14,851 --> 00:31:18,311 but this could turn any living room or any pavement 703 00:31:18,411 --> 00:31:20,551 into your very own stunt show. 704 00:31:20,651 --> 00:31:23,211 (upbeat music) 705 00:31:25,930 --> 00:31:27,790 Evel Knievel, was the world's 706 00:31:27,890 --> 00:31:30,430 most famous motorcycle daredevil. 707 00:31:30,530 --> 00:31:33,090 (upbeat music) 708 00:31:38,410 --> 00:31:41,550 Known for his huge death-defying jumps, 709 00:31:41,650 --> 00:31:43,550 every time he got on a bike, 710 00:31:43,650 --> 00:31:45,870 he would either break a new world record, 711 00:31:45,970 --> 00:31:48,970 or break himself trying. 712 00:31:54,490 --> 00:31:56,830 But the truth was growing up here in Bolton, 713 00:31:56,930 --> 00:31:59,630 Evel Knievel wasn't really real. 714 00:31:59,730 --> 00:32:00,950 He wasn't on British TV. 715 00:32:01,050 --> 00:32:02,350 There was no YouTube. 716 00:32:02,450 --> 00:32:03,710 And he lived in America, 717 00:32:03,810 --> 00:32:07,230 which to me and my mates was a completely different world. 718 00:32:07,330 --> 00:32:09,190 What we needed in this country 719 00:32:09,290 --> 00:32:12,069 was a true blue daredevil superstar 720 00:32:12,169 --> 00:32:14,169 that we could call our own. 721 00:32:15,009 --> 00:32:16,269 - [Announcer] Here comes Eddie Kidd. 722 00:32:16,369 --> 00:32:17,269 (kids cheering) 723 00:32:17,369 --> 00:32:19,309 He's done it, incredible! 724 00:32:19,409 --> 00:32:21,269 - [Announcer 2] Daredevil champion of the world, 725 00:32:21,369 --> 00:32:22,829 Britain's Eddie Kidd! 726 00:32:22,929 --> 00:32:24,309 - [Paddy] How are you doing? 727 00:32:24,409 --> 00:32:25,149 - [Man] Good mate, how are you? 728 00:32:25,249 --> 00:32:27,709 - I'm good, my name is Stephen Flaherty. 729 00:32:27,809 --> 00:32:29,349 I'm from London. 730 00:32:29,449 --> 00:32:31,449 And I grew up with Eddie Kidd. 731 00:32:33,249 --> 00:32:36,429 - I'm Christine Morris, Eddie's sister. 732 00:32:36,529 --> 00:32:40,109 - I'm Marjorie Kidd and I'm Eddie Kidd's mum 733 00:32:40,209 --> 00:32:42,929 for the last 61 years (laughs). 734 00:32:44,729 --> 00:32:46,429 (suspenseful music) 735 00:32:46,529 --> 00:32:50,329 He always had a little bike, he used to cycle everywhere. 736 00:32:52,249 --> 00:32:56,188 He was always sort of climbing and running and jumping. 737 00:32:56,288 --> 00:32:57,828 - We used to go to the cinema quite a lot, 738 00:32:57,928 --> 00:32:59,348 used to go late night cinema. 739 00:32:59,448 --> 00:33:01,768 We went to see a film on Evel Knievel. 740 00:33:03,008 --> 00:33:04,628 - [Christine] And that was it, 741 00:33:04,728 --> 00:33:07,828 they were absolutely hooked on it. 742 00:33:07,928 --> 00:33:10,188 - That's just something that we both wanted to be. 743 00:33:10,288 --> 00:33:12,288 We just both wanted to be Evel Knievel. 744 00:33:14,968 --> 00:33:17,428 - So this young lad, Eddie Kidd, 745 00:33:17,528 --> 00:33:19,988 he's riding around North London on his BMX 746 00:33:20,088 --> 00:33:21,428 with all his mates, 747 00:33:21,528 --> 00:33:24,468 doing jumps and pretending to be a daredevil. 748 00:33:24,568 --> 00:33:27,708 And then one day, he gets on a motorcycle. 749 00:33:27,808 --> 00:33:31,108 And then everything changes. 750 00:33:31,208 --> 00:33:33,628 (suspenseful music) 751 00:33:33,728 --> 00:33:35,548 - [Christine] He was never frightened, Eddie. 752 00:33:35,648 --> 00:33:40,168 He never, ever showed fear at all, never. 753 00:33:41,927 --> 00:33:45,827 - We used to go to a place in East London called Eton Manor, 754 00:33:45,927 --> 00:33:47,187 we used to practice there. 755 00:33:47,287 --> 00:33:49,867 We'd had a couple of guys come from the Royal Artillery, 756 00:33:49,967 --> 00:33:51,427 the manager at the time, the owner, 757 00:33:51,527 --> 00:33:53,707 he had some T-shirts made up 758 00:33:53,807 --> 00:33:56,027 of somebody jumping a bus long ways. 759 00:33:56,127 --> 00:33:59,067 Us being kids we always said no no one can do that, 760 00:33:59,167 --> 00:34:01,267 only Evel Knievel, he's the only one. 761 00:34:01,367 --> 00:34:03,547 The guy that was doing it at the time, 762 00:34:03,647 --> 00:34:06,147 he came up short a couple of times. 763 00:34:06,247 --> 00:34:09,447 - So, Eddie was sitting there on his little bike. 764 00:34:10,887 --> 00:34:12,547 And he said, "I'll do that." 765 00:34:12,647 --> 00:34:14,647 Oh, shut up, don't be silly. 766 00:34:15,207 --> 00:34:17,987 But he kept saying, can I do it? 767 00:34:18,087 --> 00:34:18,827 Can I do it? 768 00:34:18,927 --> 00:34:20,107 - And he said yeah, go on then, 769 00:34:20,207 --> 00:34:22,527 as a joke. 770 00:34:25,646 --> 00:34:28,626 And Eddie did it. 771 00:34:28,726 --> 00:34:33,026 He'd done it. It was amazing, we couldn't believe it. 772 00:34:33,126 --> 00:34:33,866 - And from then, 773 00:34:33,966 --> 00:34:36,126 he became the star of the show from then on. 774 00:34:37,646 --> 00:34:39,846 - [Paddy] Eddie was unleashed. 775 00:34:41,366 --> 00:34:45,746 In 1975, still just 16 years old, 776 00:34:45,846 --> 00:34:50,406 he jumped 13 double decker buses, a new world record. 777 00:34:51,526 --> 00:34:54,286 (engine revving) 778 00:34:55,406 --> 00:34:58,686 Three years later, he cleared 14 buses. 779 00:34:59,846 --> 00:35:02,406 (upbeat music) 780 00:35:04,206 --> 00:35:06,706 Eddie was quickly proving himself 781 00:35:06,806 --> 00:35:11,806 to be one of the most skilful riders ever to wield a bike. 782 00:35:12,606 --> 00:35:16,505 - He just had hand-to-eye coordination that was phenomenal. 783 00:35:16,605 --> 00:35:19,265 He could have been a top golfer, tennis player, 784 00:35:19,365 --> 00:35:20,985 anything else he'd set his mind to. 785 00:35:21,085 --> 00:35:23,685 (upbeat music) 786 00:35:24,565 --> 00:35:26,785 - So here, we have this super talented lad 787 00:35:26,885 --> 00:35:30,385 doing things on a bike the world had never seen before. 788 00:35:30,485 --> 00:35:32,905 But that wasn't the end of the story for Eddie, 789 00:35:33,005 --> 00:35:35,545 this was a bloke, who had it all. 790 00:35:35,645 --> 00:35:38,245 (upbeat music) 791 00:35:42,325 --> 00:35:45,025 - He was a pinup of such proportions. 792 00:35:45,125 --> 00:35:47,385 I mean, he was over all the girls' bedrooms 793 00:35:47,485 --> 00:35:49,745 and he was on every magazine. 794 00:35:49,845 --> 00:35:51,845 He was as big as the pop stars. 795 00:35:53,645 --> 00:35:56,145 - If I say hordes of girls, I'm not exaggerating. 796 00:35:56,245 --> 00:35:57,545 Everywhere you went it was, 797 00:35:57,645 --> 00:35:58,865 "Eddie Kidd, Eddie Kidd, Eddie Kidd." 798 00:35:58,965 --> 00:35:59,944 - Eddie Kidd. - Eddie Kidd. 799 00:36:00,044 --> 00:36:02,044 - Eddie Kidd. 800 00:36:02,364 --> 00:36:04,864 - [Paddy] His rise was meteoric. 801 00:36:04,964 --> 00:36:06,664 - I don't really think I'm sexy. 802 00:36:06,764 --> 00:36:07,704 - Oh, come on. 803 00:36:07,804 --> 00:36:09,304 - [Paddy] Eddie became the face, 804 00:36:09,404 --> 00:36:11,984 or rather the rear, of Levi jeans. 805 00:36:12,084 --> 00:36:14,784 Vivienne Westwood designed his bike leathers. 806 00:36:14,884 --> 00:36:17,904 And of course, those looks and a talent like none other, 807 00:36:18,004 --> 00:36:22,264 meant Hollywood wanted a piece of the Kidd too. 808 00:36:22,364 --> 00:36:26,384 - Double for James Bond, Harrison Ford, Michael Douglas. 809 00:36:26,484 --> 00:36:30,364 Doubled for Richard Gere in "First Knight" on the horse. 810 00:36:32,124 --> 00:36:36,584 - [Paddy] Eddie even starred in 1981's "Riding High", 811 00:36:36,684 --> 00:36:40,144 where naturally, his first full silver screen debut 812 00:36:40,244 --> 00:36:43,424 called for another incredible stunt. 813 00:36:43,524 --> 00:36:46,123 (upbeat music) 814 00:36:49,683 --> 00:36:53,503 - From motorcycle stuntman, to model, to actor, 815 00:36:53,603 --> 00:36:54,943 and I dare say it, 816 00:36:55,043 --> 00:36:57,323 even had a go at the singing as well (laughs). 817 00:36:59,883 --> 00:37:02,303 - Throughout the eighties and early nineties, 818 00:37:02,403 --> 00:37:03,983 Eddie was everywhere. 819 00:37:04,083 --> 00:37:05,143 He had the looks, 820 00:37:05,243 --> 00:37:09,063 he had the style, and me and all my mates wanted to be him. 821 00:37:09,163 --> 00:37:14,163 And then in 1993, he did a stunt that blew us all away. 822 00:37:14,843 --> 00:37:17,843 (suspenseful music) 823 00:37:23,483 --> 00:37:26,903 - I think to be a motorcycle jumper, you have to be brave. 824 00:37:27,003 --> 00:37:29,143 You have to be confident. 825 00:37:29,243 --> 00:37:32,002 The drop off the side was hundreds of feet. 826 00:37:34,082 --> 00:37:35,542 - [Paddy] By Eddie's standards, 827 00:37:35,642 --> 00:37:39,502 the Great Wall wasn't an especially long jump, 828 00:37:39,602 --> 00:37:43,562 but it was insanely dangerous. 829 00:37:44,682 --> 00:37:46,182 - You're setting yourself off 830 00:37:46,282 --> 00:37:48,022 knowing that this could be 831 00:37:48,122 --> 00:37:51,062 the last time you're gonna be able to walk, 832 00:37:51,162 --> 00:37:52,222 and breathe, and run. 833 00:37:52,322 --> 00:37:55,082 (engine revving) 834 00:37:58,482 --> 00:38:00,482 Off he goes down the ramp. 835 00:38:03,562 --> 00:38:06,622 He takes off, disappears from my view. 836 00:38:06,722 --> 00:38:11,722 I can't see him. 837 00:38:17,122 --> 00:38:17,861 - Yeah? 838 00:38:17,961 --> 00:38:19,781 - Yeah, yeah. 839 00:38:19,881 --> 00:38:20,621 - You alright? 840 00:38:20,721 --> 00:38:22,301 - All right, yeah. 841 00:38:22,401 --> 00:38:23,421 (crowd cheering) 842 00:38:23,521 --> 00:38:27,381 - To have that straight bottle to do that, 843 00:38:27,481 --> 00:38:30,581 to get on the bike and kill that stunt, 844 00:38:30,681 --> 00:38:34,621 and nail it, is a phenomenal talent 845 00:38:34,721 --> 00:38:36,881 that you don't come across very often. 846 00:38:38,281 --> 00:38:39,181 (crowd cheering) 847 00:38:39,281 --> 00:38:42,601 - It was impressive to a guy like me. 848 00:38:45,081 --> 00:38:46,541 'Cause I never did it. 849 00:38:46,641 --> 00:38:48,941 But when you walk into a brand new jump 850 00:38:49,041 --> 00:38:50,621 and there's this much room for error, 851 00:38:50,721 --> 00:38:54,341 which is none, it's like be real spot on, 852 00:38:54,441 --> 00:38:56,221 or you're in trouble. 853 00:38:56,321 --> 00:38:58,321 And he did it spot-on. 854 00:39:00,641 --> 00:39:03,700 - For years, Eddie had tried to lure his old rival, 855 00:39:03,800 --> 00:39:06,420 Evel Knievel into a jump-off, 856 00:39:06,520 --> 00:39:08,220 but he didn't take that bait. 857 00:39:08,320 --> 00:39:11,500 And by '93, he'd long since retired. 858 00:39:11,600 --> 00:39:16,340 But Evel's son Robbie was now also a daredevil rider. 859 00:39:16,440 --> 00:39:19,240 In fact, he was even better than his dad. 860 00:39:23,600 --> 00:39:26,380 - I was like, this is only worthy challenger 861 00:39:26,480 --> 00:39:29,740 that I've seen that looks like me, 862 00:39:29,840 --> 00:39:33,380 focused on that jump that I wanna jump against. 863 00:39:33,480 --> 00:39:34,300 - I was like, what? 864 00:39:34,400 --> 00:39:36,260 You're gonna have a Knievel versus Kidd at last? 865 00:39:36,360 --> 00:39:38,360 This thing is a dream come true. 866 00:39:39,560 --> 00:39:42,560 - They called it the Daredevil Duel. 867 00:39:43,440 --> 00:39:46,660 Robbie in the trademark Knievel white suit, 868 00:39:46,760 --> 00:39:49,099 versus Eddie all in black. 869 00:39:49,199 --> 00:39:51,939 (engine revving) 870 00:39:52,039 --> 00:39:56,159 - What I remember is just total competition. 871 00:39:57,039 --> 00:40:01,559 - [Announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, Robbie Knievel. 872 00:40:03,159 --> 00:40:07,339 - I thought I was the best, and he thought he was the best. 873 00:40:07,439 --> 00:40:09,919 - [Announcer] From London, England , Eddie Kidd! 874 00:40:13,559 --> 00:40:16,419 - [Paddy] Each rider had three jumps. 875 00:40:16,519 --> 00:40:18,379 Furthest combined distance, 876 00:40:18,479 --> 00:40:23,479 would be crowned daredevil champion of the world. 877 00:40:24,999 --> 00:40:25,899 (engine revving) 878 00:40:25,999 --> 00:40:28,459 - It's the craziest thing every time, 879 00:40:28,559 --> 00:40:30,679 because you're risking your life. 880 00:40:31,519 --> 00:40:34,939 (engine revving) 881 00:40:35,039 --> 00:40:37,038 - [Announcer] He's got it lined up. 882 00:40:39,438 --> 00:40:43,278 - My first jump was small, like 192 feet. 883 00:40:44,318 --> 00:40:48,538 - [Announcer] I believe Eddie Kidd is ready to go. 884 00:40:48,638 --> 00:40:51,398 (engine revving) 885 00:40:53,558 --> 00:40:56,458 - Then Eddie comes out and does 214. 886 00:40:56,558 --> 00:40:58,018 - [Announcer] Eddie Kidd is letting it rip, 887 00:40:58,118 --> 00:41:00,178 nearing 90 miles an hour. 888 00:41:00,278 --> 00:41:03,338 (crowd cheering) 889 00:41:03,438 --> 00:41:05,578 214 ft. 890 00:41:05,678 --> 00:41:06,418 - Yeah! 891 00:41:06,518 --> 00:41:08,518 - I'm like oh, man, I'm in trouble. 892 00:41:10,478 --> 00:41:14,738 My next jump, I just said this is it, I'm going to risk it all. 893 00:41:14,838 --> 00:41:16,538 (engine revving) 894 00:41:16,638 --> 00:41:18,418 - I watched that thing with bated breath. 895 00:41:18,518 --> 00:41:20,218 Because these were world record, 896 00:41:20,318 --> 00:41:22,377 everyone was a world record jump. 897 00:41:22,477 --> 00:41:24,297 - [Announcer] That's Robbie airborne. 898 00:41:24,397 --> 00:41:25,697 This was a big one. 899 00:41:25,797 --> 00:41:27,417 Oh it's a huge jump! 900 00:41:27,517 --> 00:41:29,177 - I was like, yeah. 901 00:41:29,277 --> 00:41:32,377 - That could well be the biggest jump of the night. 902 00:41:32,477 --> 00:41:37,237 - That whole jump competition went on the last jump. 903 00:41:38,877 --> 00:41:39,857 Knievel had done his three jumps. 904 00:41:39,957 --> 00:41:41,957 Eddie was doing this last jump. 905 00:41:43,437 --> 00:41:48,437 - [Announcer] The biggest jump of Eddie Kidd's career. 906 00:41:49,357 --> 00:41:52,417 (breathing) 907 00:41:52,517 --> 00:41:55,277 (engine revving) 908 00:41:58,317 --> 00:42:00,457 He needs 210 feet. 909 00:42:00,557 --> 00:42:02,857 Kidd is coming, and he's off the launch ramp. 910 00:42:02,957 --> 00:42:04,297 - Eddie comes right back like that, 911 00:42:04,397 --> 00:42:06,397 and you think no, no, no, no, no. 912 00:42:16,916 --> 00:42:19,636 Bang, somehow he brings it back. 913 00:42:23,236 --> 00:42:26,656 - Yes! - [Announcer] 215 feet for Eddie Kidd. 914 00:42:28,156 --> 00:42:29,896 - That was a massive achievement for Eddie. 915 00:42:29,996 --> 00:42:33,436 The son of Evel Knievel and he beats him. 916 00:42:34,876 --> 00:42:37,636 - When I saw him grab that belt, 917 00:42:39,956 --> 00:42:41,956 I go, he deserves it. 918 00:42:46,996 --> 00:42:48,096 - At last he's gotten that recognition, 919 00:42:48,196 --> 00:42:50,716 where he surpassed the Knievel legend. 920 00:42:51,596 --> 00:42:55,955 - The best jumper for sure that I ever seen in my life. 921 00:43:11,555 --> 00:43:14,075 - I never worried about Eddie. 922 00:43:14,915 --> 00:43:16,415 Why? 923 00:43:16,515 --> 00:43:18,515 Why did I not worry about it? 924 00:43:19,635 --> 00:43:23,475 Because he had so much confidence in himself. 925 00:43:26,355 --> 00:43:28,855 - Eddie never had any bad accidents. 926 00:43:28,955 --> 00:43:31,135 Never broke a bone in his body. 927 00:43:31,235 --> 00:43:32,455 - He was almost... 928 00:43:32,555 --> 00:43:34,855 Teflon Eddie, he just bounced back. 929 00:43:34,955 --> 00:43:36,955 He was indestructible. 930 00:43:40,114 --> 00:43:42,214 - Three years after the Daredevil Duel, 931 00:43:42,314 --> 00:43:44,734 Eddie was back in Britain performing here, 932 00:43:44,834 --> 00:43:48,214 at a motorcycle festival called The Bulldog Bash. 933 00:43:48,314 --> 00:43:49,774 Now the jump was pretty standard 934 00:43:49,874 --> 00:43:51,414 for someone as skilled as Eddie. 935 00:43:51,514 --> 00:43:53,374 50 odd feet over the drag strip. 936 00:43:53,474 --> 00:43:55,214 But the landing, 937 00:43:55,314 --> 00:43:58,094 that was going to be a little bit more tricky. 938 00:43:58,194 --> 00:44:00,934 - He got there and I said, 939 00:44:01,034 --> 00:44:02,734 you're jumping into a hill, 940 00:44:02,834 --> 00:44:04,214 and there's no way you can do that. 941 00:44:04,314 --> 00:44:06,534 All my ears of experience following Motocross 942 00:44:06,634 --> 00:44:10,174 and being involved in it, you will injure yourself. 943 00:44:10,274 --> 00:44:12,014 - When you have a landing ramp, 944 00:44:12,114 --> 00:44:12,894 you come down, 945 00:44:12,994 --> 00:44:16,174 the landing ramp brings you down nice and slowly to gravity. 946 00:44:16,274 --> 00:44:19,074 You know, it's a smooth transition down. 947 00:44:19,994 --> 00:44:21,134 You cannot land uphill. 948 00:44:21,234 --> 00:44:24,853 - I did really try and talk him out of it, 949 00:44:24,953 --> 00:44:27,833 but he said he'd committed himself and he was gonna do it. 950 00:44:28,753 --> 00:44:31,513 (engine revving) 951 00:44:33,433 --> 00:44:34,693 - He lands and he's straight into an uphill, 952 00:44:34,793 --> 00:44:37,173 so bike does that, literally, bang, 953 00:44:37,273 --> 00:44:39,273 and his head hit the petrol tank. 954 00:44:42,113 --> 00:44:43,573 - His body went limp. 955 00:44:43,673 --> 00:44:45,213 Straight away you could see, 956 00:44:45,313 --> 00:44:46,813 that he was knocked unconscious, 957 00:44:46,913 --> 00:44:49,613 didn't make any attempt to put any breaks on. 958 00:44:49,713 --> 00:44:51,213 - You think he's got control of the bike 959 00:44:51,313 --> 00:44:53,013 even though he's unconscious, 960 00:44:53,113 --> 00:44:55,293 'cause he seems to slow as he goes to the top. 961 00:44:55,393 --> 00:44:57,813 And you're thinking, he's got it, he's got it, he's got it. 962 00:44:57,913 --> 00:44:59,253 And then almost in slow motion, if you watch it back, 963 00:44:59,353 --> 00:45:01,553 almost in slow motion, he drops of the edge. 964 00:45:04,353 --> 00:45:07,233 And that's when I knew, it wasn't a simple accident. 965 00:45:10,713 --> 00:45:12,572 - When I managed to get around there, 966 00:45:12,672 --> 00:45:14,252 he was at the bottom of this bank 967 00:45:14,352 --> 00:45:17,332 laid there with two Hell's Angels close to him, 968 00:45:17,432 --> 00:45:19,432 and they were calling the ambulance. 969 00:45:22,792 --> 00:45:24,792 I thought he was dead. 970 00:45:29,072 --> 00:45:33,432 - We got a phone call saying that Eddie was in the hospital. 971 00:45:36,112 --> 00:45:39,392 When we got there, he was in a coma. 972 00:45:40,352 --> 00:45:42,512 They told us that he was in a coma. 973 00:45:44,832 --> 00:45:48,712 I couldn't believe it, that he'd had this accident. 974 00:45:52,632 --> 00:45:55,392 - I remember going in and the doctor saying, 975 00:45:58,151 --> 00:46:00,411 the next 72 hours or whatever it was, 976 00:46:00,511 --> 00:46:02,511 dunno know what it was. 977 00:46:02,991 --> 00:46:04,931 Well, I thought, and then I walked out. 978 00:46:05,031 --> 00:46:07,031 In fact it's making me emotional now. 979 00:46:11,431 --> 00:46:14,071 Because I thought they were telling me he was gonna die. 980 00:46:17,111 --> 00:46:20,471 - Eddie survived, but it was a close-run thing. 981 00:46:21,391 --> 00:46:23,811 He spent three months in a coma. 982 00:46:23,911 --> 00:46:25,731 And when he finally awoke, 983 00:46:25,831 --> 00:46:28,731 he was left with life-changing brain injuries. 984 00:46:28,831 --> 00:46:33,731 That was 25 years ago but here's the thing. 985 00:46:33,831 --> 00:46:35,651 When I set out to make this film, 986 00:46:35,751 --> 00:46:39,011 I didn't just wanna tell you the story of my childhood hero, 987 00:46:39,111 --> 00:46:41,171 I wanted to meet him. 988 00:46:41,271 --> 00:46:44,410 To pay my respects to a great British legend, 989 00:46:44,510 --> 00:46:47,350 and show him just what a trail he blazed. 990 00:46:50,590 --> 00:46:53,350 (birds chirping) 991 00:46:54,230 --> 00:46:56,950 - Eddie now lives on the south coast. 992 00:46:57,830 --> 00:47:00,170 He has a carer, Glenn. 993 00:47:00,270 --> 00:47:01,030 - [Paddy] Hello, pal, how are you? 994 00:47:01,110 --> 00:47:01,850 - [Glen] Hey, Pally how are ya? 995 00:47:01,950 --> 00:47:02,690 - [Paddy] Good to see you. 996 00:47:02,790 --> 00:47:04,050 - [Glen] Glad to see ya. 997 00:47:04,150 --> 00:47:08,090 - And they were good enough to let me stop by for a chat. 998 00:47:08,190 --> 00:47:11,790 The governor, the absolute governor. 999 00:47:13,070 --> 00:47:16,490 Eddie, pleased to meet you, sir. 1000 00:47:16,590 --> 00:47:18,130 Pleased to meet you. 1001 00:47:18,230 --> 00:47:20,490 - I know he said "Paddy". 1002 00:47:20,590 --> 00:47:25,590 - (laughs) Eddie I cannot believe I'm here with you. 1003 00:47:29,309 --> 00:47:32,449 My mates will be so jealous. 1004 00:47:32,549 --> 00:47:35,569 Honestly, when I was a kid, I had your posters 1005 00:47:35,669 --> 00:47:36,849 up in my bedroom, 1006 00:47:36,949 --> 00:47:39,329 until my mum took them for her own bedroom. 1007 00:47:39,429 --> 00:47:41,649 But I don't wanna talk about that on camera. 1008 00:47:41,749 --> 00:47:43,849 But it's an absolute thrill. 1009 00:47:43,949 --> 00:47:46,889 I'm so glad you've let me come and see you down here. 1010 00:47:46,989 --> 00:47:49,969 Would you mind if I just get rid of my nervous energy, 1011 00:47:50,069 --> 00:47:51,089 and just have a little bit of a look 1012 00:47:51,189 --> 00:47:52,769 at some of your items around? 1013 00:47:52,869 --> 00:47:53,969 - Go, go, go. 1014 00:47:54,069 --> 00:47:54,769 - Go, go, go. 1015 00:47:54,869 --> 00:47:56,729 - Right, I'm on it, I'm on it. 1016 00:47:56,829 --> 00:47:58,929 I've gotta come over here first. 1017 00:47:59,029 --> 00:48:02,329 Oh, wow, these the Vivienne Westwood ones? 1018 00:48:02,429 --> 00:48:03,529 - [Glen] Some weight on them. 1019 00:48:03,629 --> 00:48:06,089 - Look at the weight! 1020 00:48:06,189 --> 00:48:07,169 Am I okay- 1021 00:48:07,269 --> 00:48:09,249 I was gonna say, am I okay to touch your helmet, Eddie? 1022 00:48:09,349 --> 00:48:11,349 So that's- 1023 00:48:13,109 --> 00:48:15,528 - Look on the back. 1024 00:48:15,628 --> 00:48:16,608 - The back? 1025 00:48:16,708 --> 00:48:18,708 It ain't easy being this good (laughs). 1026 00:48:22,548 --> 00:48:24,548 - Can you spell it? - Fear no Evel. 1027 00:48:25,828 --> 00:48:27,828 Look at that. 1028 00:48:29,828 --> 00:48:32,568 So this is the actual bike then? 1029 00:48:32,668 --> 00:48:35,128 - [Glen] Look at the tank, Paddy. 1030 00:48:35,228 --> 00:48:36,728 That's from the crash. 1031 00:48:36,828 --> 00:48:38,808 - Oh, this here. 1032 00:48:38,908 --> 00:48:42,328 I mean, this is for me a real surprise 1033 00:48:42,428 --> 00:48:44,688 at seeing the damage caused. 1034 00:48:44,788 --> 00:48:46,788 Because it's just as quick as that. 1035 00:48:48,068 --> 00:48:50,788 - So this bike you nicknamed Sid. 1036 00:48:51,948 --> 00:48:54,248 Because they say it was so vicious. 1037 00:48:54,348 --> 00:48:56,348 - Yeah. 1038 00:48:56,708 --> 00:48:59,428 - That is mad. 1039 00:49:01,067 --> 00:49:05,227 So this is the Great Wall of China jump, oh. 1040 00:49:10,107 --> 00:49:14,267 - It was the hardest jump he's done. 1041 00:49:16,067 --> 00:49:20,527 And the mayor, he was down the bottom speaking to people. 1042 00:49:20,627 --> 00:49:21,327 He missed it. 1043 00:49:21,427 --> 00:49:23,287 He asked Eddie to do it again (laughs). 1044 00:49:23,387 --> 00:49:25,287 - No way. 1045 00:49:25,387 --> 00:49:26,447 - I don't think- 1046 00:49:26,547 --> 00:49:30,207 - I don't think so. 1047 00:49:30,307 --> 00:49:32,007 (all laughing) 1048 00:49:32,107 --> 00:49:35,607 - So, I noticed Sid out in the hall there, Eddie. 1049 00:49:35,707 --> 00:49:37,527 Who else drove that bike apart from you? 1050 00:49:37,627 --> 00:49:38,647 Was anyone- 1051 00:49:38,747 --> 00:49:39,647 (Eddie gasps) 1052 00:49:39,747 --> 00:49:41,007 - [Glen] What's he done, what's he done? 1053 00:49:41,107 --> 00:49:41,847 - What have I done? 1054 00:49:41,947 --> 00:49:42,647 What? 1055 00:49:42,747 --> 00:49:44,127 Ride, ride! 1056 00:49:44,227 --> 00:49:46,646 Oh no, no! 1057 00:49:46,746 --> 00:49:47,486 - [Glen] He drove a bike! 1058 00:49:47,586 --> 00:49:48,846 - No, how have I done it? 1059 00:49:48,946 --> 00:49:50,886 How have I done that in front of the gaffer? 1060 00:49:50,986 --> 00:49:52,086 - That is the worst thing 1061 00:49:52,186 --> 00:49:55,266 you can ever say, ever (laughs). 1062 00:49:56,426 --> 00:49:59,046 - I've upset myself. I've upset my family name. 1063 00:49:59,146 --> 00:50:02,206 I won't be allowed back up in Bolton after this, Eddie. 1064 00:50:02,306 --> 00:50:03,646 Oh, god, you want to be doing- 1065 00:50:03,746 --> 00:50:04,966 (laughing) 1066 00:50:06,766 --> 00:50:09,326 Pack it in, Eddie! 1067 00:50:12,026 --> 00:50:14,586 (upbeat music) 1068 00:50:17,146 --> 00:50:19,886 Now, it's probably just as well for me, 1069 00:50:19,986 --> 00:50:22,466 the story doesn't end there. 1070 00:50:23,546 --> 00:50:27,386 Because it was time to show Eddie that trail he blazed. 1071 00:50:30,426 --> 00:50:33,745 And that meant taking a little drive. 1072 00:50:34,625 --> 00:50:37,045 The Black Knights ride again! 1073 00:50:37,145 --> 00:50:39,225 (laughs) 1074 00:50:40,825 --> 00:50:43,105 What a way to travel, lads. 1075 00:50:46,265 --> 00:50:49,445 Check this boys out now, Eddie. 1076 00:50:49,545 --> 00:50:52,265 (engine revving) 1077 00:51:01,465 --> 00:51:03,465 Go on boys! 1078 00:51:05,505 --> 00:51:08,105 Yeah, all for you, Eddie! 1079 00:51:16,425 --> 00:51:21,424 Yes, wow. 1080 00:51:22,544 --> 00:51:25,304 (engine revving) 1081 00:51:39,824 --> 00:51:44,824 That little trike at the back. 1082 00:51:47,224 --> 00:51:49,224 Wow, wow. 1083 00:51:51,104 --> 00:51:54,104 (melancholic music) 1084 00:52:15,023 --> 00:52:18,623 I've got a little surprise for you up here, Eddie. 1085 00:52:20,423 --> 00:52:25,583 (crowd cheering) 1086 00:52:35,223 --> 00:52:36,843 Eddie, while you get yourself acquainted 1087 00:52:36,943 --> 00:52:38,283 with your friends and family, 1088 00:52:38,383 --> 00:52:40,363 I'm gonna get out 'cause I've got a bit of something special 1089 00:52:40,463 --> 00:52:42,463 lined up for you, pal. 1090 00:52:43,183 --> 00:52:45,183 Here we go. 1091 00:52:48,463 --> 00:52:51,022 (upbeat music) 1092 00:52:54,942 --> 00:52:57,042 You all right, Eddie? 1093 00:52:57,142 --> 00:53:00,042 Paddy Kidd at your service. 1094 00:53:00,142 --> 00:53:03,242 And this is a bit of something I've done just for you, pal. 1095 00:53:03,342 --> 00:53:04,562 (crowd cheering) 1096 00:53:04,662 --> 00:53:07,422 (engine revving) 1097 00:53:19,222 --> 00:53:25,982 (crowd cheering) - Come on, Paddy! 1098 00:53:29,942 --> 00:53:31,642 Just for you, that, pal. 1099 00:53:31,742 --> 00:53:33,482 (all laughing) 1100 00:53:33,582 --> 00:53:36,022 Oh, what are you laughing at? 1101 00:53:37,101 --> 00:53:39,921 It took me a month to practice that. 1102 00:53:40,021 --> 00:53:40,961 (all laughing) 1103 00:53:41,061 --> 00:53:42,281 Let me get this off, here. 1104 00:53:42,381 --> 00:53:46,681 - Where is the fire? 1105 00:53:46,781 --> 00:53:49,681 (all laughing) 1106 00:53:49,781 --> 00:53:54,561 - Well, listen, that was just the appetiser. 1107 00:53:54,661 --> 00:53:56,561 Now it's time for the main course. 1108 00:53:56,661 --> 00:53:58,661 Hit it! 1109 00:53:59,061 --> 00:54:01,621 (upbeat music) 1110 00:54:04,061 --> 00:54:09,061 Yes, for Britain's best, we brought together the best. 1111 00:54:10,381 --> 00:54:11,481 - This is for you, Eddie. 1112 00:54:11,581 --> 00:54:13,521 - Some of this great nation's 1113 00:54:13,621 --> 00:54:16,441 most talented performers on wheels. 1114 00:54:16,541 --> 00:54:18,001 - This is for you, Eddie. 1115 00:54:18,101 --> 00:54:21,281 - Everyone dedicating their lives 1116 00:54:21,381 --> 00:54:26,380 to pure daredevil showmanship. 1117 00:54:27,100 --> 00:54:28,800 - This is for you. 1118 00:54:28,900 --> 00:54:30,520 (engine revving) 1119 00:54:30,620 --> 00:54:35,620 - Oh, oh, here we go! 1120 00:54:37,420 --> 00:54:40,180 (crowd cheering) 1121 00:55:31,539 --> 00:55:33,539 Here he is. 1122 00:55:38,019 --> 00:55:40,279 Oh (laughs). 1123 00:55:40,379 --> 00:55:43,139 (engine revving) 1124 00:55:48,699 --> 00:55:50,779 (cheers) 1125 00:56:12,298 --> 00:56:15,778 Oh, bloody hell, I were convinced he were off then! 1126 00:56:21,858 --> 00:56:27,178 Oh, yeah! Oh, here we go! 1127 00:57:00,417 --> 00:57:02,417 - Eddie was the pioneer. 1128 00:57:02,977 --> 00:57:05,837 He paved the way and inspired a generation of kids 1129 00:57:05,937 --> 00:57:07,937 that are doing it now. 1130 00:57:11,097 --> 00:57:12,917 - He was the king of jumps. 1131 00:57:13,017 --> 00:57:14,357 He would push it to the extreme, 1132 00:57:14,457 --> 00:57:16,937 every time he would get on his motorcycle. 1133 00:57:20,937 --> 00:57:23,437 - The fact that he started doing this when he was just 14, 1134 00:57:23,537 --> 00:57:25,717 and jumping over buses in just a helmet, 1135 00:57:25,817 --> 00:57:28,316 and a leather jacket, is insane. 1136 00:57:28,416 --> 00:57:30,916 It takes that one person to do it 1137 00:57:31,016 --> 00:57:33,856 and then everyone else thinks, oh yeah, we could do that. 1138 00:57:34,736 --> 00:57:37,876 - Everything that he did was gnarly and without Eddie, 1139 00:57:37,976 --> 00:57:40,216 I, you know, God knows where we'd be. 1140 00:57:41,776 --> 00:57:44,956 - You pioneered for all of us to have a fantastic career 1141 00:57:45,056 --> 00:57:46,676 in this industry. 1142 00:57:46,776 --> 00:57:49,796 Thanks, Eddie. 1143 00:57:49,896 --> 00:57:51,896 Keep smiling, buddy. 1144 00:58:00,136 --> 00:58:02,856 (crowd cheering) 1145 00:58:25,695 --> 00:58:29,015 - Don't make him cry, he'll make me cry. 1146 00:58:32,695 --> 00:58:34,875 - Bloody hell, we're all at it. 1147 00:58:34,975 --> 00:58:37,115 (all laughing) 1148 00:58:37,215 --> 00:58:39,215 I think it were the petrol fumes. 1149 00:58:41,775 --> 00:58:44,935 (audience applauding) 1150 00:58:47,175 --> 00:58:49,635 - That was a special film. 1151 00:58:49,735 --> 00:58:50,435 - For sure. 1152 00:58:50,535 --> 00:58:52,195 - What are hero he is. 1153 00:58:52,295 --> 00:58:53,275 And what a privilege to meet, 1154 00:58:53,375 --> 00:58:56,435 the man is an absolute legend. 1155 00:58:56,535 --> 00:58:57,715 - Yep. - Fair play, Paddy, 1156 00:58:57,815 --> 00:58:59,194 that was different class. 1157 00:58:59,294 --> 00:59:02,434 Proper tribute to a proper British hero. 1158 00:59:02,534 --> 00:59:03,594 Well played. - Correct, correct. 1159 00:59:03,694 --> 00:59:04,994 - One of the all-time greats. 1160 00:59:05,094 --> 00:59:06,354 Look how many people wanted to come out 1161 00:59:06,454 --> 00:59:08,234 and say thank you to Eddie. 1162 00:59:08,334 --> 00:59:10,514 He was an inspiration to so many people. 1163 00:59:10,614 --> 00:59:12,834 - He definitely was and God bless you, Eddie. 1164 00:59:12,934 --> 00:59:13,754 That's it for tonight. 1165 00:59:13,854 --> 00:59:16,554 We'll be back next week, when we fast forward to the future 1166 00:59:16,654 --> 00:59:19,794 with some brand new, state-of-the-art electric cars. 1167 00:59:19,894 --> 00:59:21,234 - And some tiny caravans. 1168 00:59:21,334 --> 00:59:24,354 - Very tiny, very small. perfect for you, Chris. 1169 00:59:24,454 --> 00:59:25,394 - Harsh. 1170 00:59:25,494 --> 00:59:28,334 - Thanks so much for watching, goodnight.