1 00:00:12,374 --> 00:00:15,373 Tonight, we get very cold and wet... 2 00:00:15,374 --> 00:00:18,253 I re-enact the Battle of Britain... 3 00:00:18,254 --> 00:00:19,893 Oh, nuts. 4 00:00:19,894 --> 00:00:23,094 And there's a Blur in a reasonably-priced car. 5 00:00:23,119 --> 00:00:28,419 <font color="#3399CC">Subtitles by MemoryOnSmells http://UKsubtitles.ru</font> 6 00:00:31,454 --> 00:00:34,334 Hello. Thank you so much, everybody. Thank you. 7 00:00:35,814 --> 00:00:39,893 We will begin with track days. The idea behind them is simple. 8 00:00:39,894 --> 00:00:43,413 During the week, when there is no actual motor racing going on, 9 00:00:43,414 --> 00:00:46,293 the owners of race circuits allow people to rock up 10 00:00:46,294 --> 00:00:49,613 and spend the day whizzing around in their own cars. 11 00:00:49,614 --> 00:00:51,613 This is now so popular, 12 00:00:51,614 --> 00:00:55,893 you can even buy cars specifically designed with track days in mind. 13 00:00:55,894 --> 00:01:00,213 We decided to go down to the Simply Sausages Donnington race track 14 00:01:00,214 --> 00:01:02,774 to sort out which one is best. 15 00:01:12,494 --> 00:01:18,374 This is the original track-day car and, in my opinion, still the best. 16 00:01:27,894 --> 00:01:32,133 It's... the Caterham 7. But it is no ordinary Caterham 7. 17 00:01:32,134 --> 00:01:36,733 This is the R500 Superlight. It is less heavy. 18 00:01:36,734 --> 00:01:39,973 It has no frills, adornments, garnish, apart from a few stripes. 19 00:01:39,974 --> 00:01:42,333 It is simple, pure. 20 00:01:42,334 --> 00:01:46,213 It is an unadulterated driving experience and I absolutely love it. 21 00:01:46,214 --> 00:01:48,453 But - and this is a weird thing... 22 00:01:48,454 --> 00:01:52,414 Jeremy Clarkson believes he has come up with something better. 23 00:01:55,494 --> 00:01:58,813 Woo-hoo! 24 00:01:58,814 --> 00:02:03,093 Yes, I have. This is the KTM X-bow. 25 00:02:03,094 --> 00:02:08,094 Part insect, part terrain-following missile. 26 00:02:13,094 --> 00:02:14,493 Wait a minute. What? 27 00:02:14,494 --> 00:02:17,973 I thought you were bringing that new thing they were making in Cheshire. 28 00:02:17,974 --> 00:02:20,413 What, the BAC Mono? 29 00:02:20,414 --> 00:02:24,293 Yes. It broke down. Where did it break down? In the factory. 30 00:02:24,294 --> 00:02:26,693 It broke down while they were still building it? 31 00:02:26,694 --> 00:02:28,853 It really did. 32 00:02:28,854 --> 00:02:31,093 This is my second choice 33 00:02:31,094 --> 00:02:34,093 and, despite that, it is still better than yours. 34 00:02:34,094 --> 00:02:37,333 Is it? Yes. Why is that then? 35 00:02:37,334 --> 00:02:40,493 Because yours is from the 1950s and this is from this morning. 36 00:02:40,494 --> 00:02:46,253 Carbon-fibre panels, mid-engined, pushrod actuated double wishbone suspension. 37 00:02:46,254 --> 00:02:47,494 How much is it? 38 00:02:47,495 --> 00:02:52,253 49,000. You see, £41,000 so it is cheaper. And it is better. 39 00:02:52,254 --> 00:02:56,933 This was fine in 1961. It is not the same car any more. 40 00:02:56,934 --> 00:02:59,413 It has a better engine, suspension, materials, 41 00:02:59,414 --> 00:03:01,533 it has been made slightly wider. 42 00:03:01,534 --> 00:03:03,373 It has modern instruments. 43 00:03:03,374 --> 00:03:06,253 A sequential shift. 44 00:03:06,254 --> 00:03:08,813 'At this point, we were joined by our colleague.' 45 00:03:08,814 --> 00:03:13,014 What in the name of all that's holy...?! 46 00:03:15,574 --> 00:03:21,453 You see, if you want a car built purely for fun, you want this. 47 00:03:21,454 --> 00:03:25,613 It is made largely from aluminium which is mixed with wood, 48 00:03:25,614 --> 00:03:28,493 but that is the way Morgan build their cards. 49 00:03:28,494 --> 00:03:32,133 Why does it have RAF roundels on it? 50 00:03:32,134 --> 00:03:34,893 It has been styled to look like an aeroplane. 51 00:03:34,894 --> 00:03:38,173 It hasn't got wings! It has aeroplane-style gauges. 52 00:03:38,174 --> 00:03:43,293 Why is the engine not in the car? Because it is an air-cooled V twin. 53 00:03:43,294 --> 00:03:45,973 It needs to be outside because that is where the air is. 54 00:03:45,974 --> 00:03:48,573 What's in there? Oil tank. And the battery. 55 00:03:48,574 --> 00:03:52,493 I think, move to the back, Hammond. I have another question. 56 00:03:52,494 --> 00:03:55,973 The question I am going to ask is it doesn't have any back wheels. 57 00:03:55,974 --> 00:03:58,853 It has one in the middle, there. 58 00:03:58,854 --> 00:04:01,693 So it is a tricycle? It is a three wheeler. 59 00:04:01,694 --> 00:04:05,653 It is reminiscent of the original Morgan three wheeler. 60 00:04:05,654 --> 00:04:10,653 Ask me what it weighs. What does it weigh? 495 kilos. 61 00:04:10,654 --> 00:04:12,813 Less than 500 kilos. It is only half a car. 62 00:04:12,814 --> 00:04:16,893 If I sawed my leg off, I would weigh much less than I do now. 63 00:04:16,894 --> 00:04:18,933 I would keep falling over. 64 00:04:18,934 --> 00:04:21,853 You could pick this up and put it in your pocket. 65 00:04:21,854 --> 00:04:23,893 It looks like a coal scuttle. 66 00:04:23,894 --> 00:04:28,613 I have got to ask, how much? With taxes and things? Yes. £30,000. 67 00:04:28,614 --> 00:04:33,253 £30,000?! It would be 40 if it had four wheels. 68 00:04:33,254 --> 00:04:36,213 Did you say it is made from wood? 69 00:04:36,214 --> 00:04:39,333 That's how Morgan build cars. Traditional. 70 00:04:39,334 --> 00:04:43,013 I reckon if you went to Morgan and said would you like some diphtheria? 71 00:04:43,014 --> 00:04:45,053 They'd say, "Yes," cos that's traditional. 72 00:04:45,054 --> 00:04:47,853 Wood is light and flexible and endlessly renewable 73 00:04:47,854 --> 00:04:50,213 and an excellent material to build cars from. 74 00:04:50,214 --> 00:04:52,493 People don't do it cos you need craftsmen. 75 00:04:52,494 --> 00:04:55,733 You cannot have some oik pressing a button and stamping them out. 76 00:04:55,734 --> 00:04:58,214 The Nissan GTR would be worse if it was made of wood. 77 00:04:58,215 --> 00:05:03,653 The early aeroplanes were made from wood but the Boeing 747 isn't. There's no wood in it. 78 00:05:03,654 --> 00:05:10,373 Eventually, the producers told us to stop arguing about wood and get on with the first challenge. 79 00:05:10,374 --> 00:05:15,453 A simple straight-line race from nought to 100 then back to nought again. 80 00:05:15,454 --> 00:05:18,973 Sadly, this led to another dispute. 81 00:05:18,974 --> 00:05:26,653 What do you mean, "a Le Mans start"? On go, we run to our cars, jump in, start them and drive off. 82 00:05:26,654 --> 00:05:32,013 Running? It is not a school sports day. Will you have an egg and spoon? 83 00:05:32,014 --> 00:05:37,133 It is two against one. Be ready. Three, two, one, go. 84 00:05:37,134 --> 00:05:40,133 This is stupid. 85 00:05:40,134 --> 00:05:43,494 We could have been finished by now. 86 00:05:46,254 --> 00:05:48,693 Hammond has already begun. 87 00:05:48,694 --> 00:05:53,613 The 1.9 litre V twin! 88 00:05:53,614 --> 00:05:58,973 'Sadly, my elderly colleagues were struggling to get going.' 89 00:05:58,974 --> 00:06:01,653 Very complicated starting procedure. 90 00:06:01,654 --> 00:06:02,733 Mode. 91 00:06:02,734 --> 00:06:05,293 'Eventually, James was belted in place, 92 00:06:05,294 --> 00:06:08,294 'a bit too tightly as it turned out.' 93 00:06:09,414 --> 00:06:13,373 Oh, bloody hell! 94 00:06:13,374 --> 00:06:15,013 Why don't you start? 95 00:06:15,014 --> 00:06:17,214 Stop saying ready to race! 96 00:06:19,574 --> 00:06:24,173 Out of pity for their incompetence, I decided to abort. 97 00:06:24,174 --> 00:06:27,333 Can I make a suggestion? What? We are here to test the cars. 98 00:06:27,334 --> 00:06:29,693 We're not here to find out who is the fattest. 99 00:06:29,694 --> 00:06:32,573 Or which has the most complicated starting procedure. 100 00:06:32,574 --> 00:06:34,493 Or whose belts are badly adjusted. 101 00:06:34,494 --> 00:06:38,133 Let's do it normally. But with the Le Mans start, I won. 102 00:06:38,134 --> 00:06:41,053 Yes, but that is just because you are the fittest. 103 00:06:41,054 --> 00:06:44,334 I won the Le Mans start. Let's do an old man's version. 104 00:06:45,454 --> 00:06:49,654 Do I have to have my feet on the break? Yes! 105 00:06:55,254 --> 00:06:59,533 I should be all right here. I have the best power-to-weight ratio. I have the fastest car. 106 00:06:59,534 --> 00:07:03,494 Sequential gearbox, good view ahead. 107 00:07:06,094 --> 00:07:08,974 And three, two, one... 108 00:07:12,414 --> 00:07:15,053 Great start into second. 109 00:07:15,054 --> 00:07:17,814 Boy, did they get away! 110 00:07:19,054 --> 00:07:21,653 100. 111 00:07:21,654 --> 00:07:24,894 Jeremy has stopped on the way. I will have to go past. 112 ...
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