Top Gear

[Glom]

Here's (http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/) the website for those who don't know. Particular favourites:

The £1500 Porsches. The race to Switzerland. The blind man in the reasonably priced car. Football with Asian cars.

This week they had Jeremy driving a restored 70s Rolls Royce to open a swimming pool in Chipping Norton and ended up "accidentally" driving into the pool. Thankfully, there was a camera conveniently located under water to record Jeremy egressing the car and swimming to the surface just to convince us it was not a preplanned stunt.

[lti]

im not sure what season its up to where u guys are. but over here we just had their awards for 2004, so we're a wee way behind.

Last night a formula1 car got around their track in under a minute! just incredible.

[captain swoop]

I liked their sop to the Environemntalists in their first show of the season. They had a Green car in the studio. A green Lamborghini =D>

[captain swoop]

Also the Range Rover Sport V Challenger 2 Tank across country was good

[lti]

i like the study they showed saying trains were more polluting than cars per person. even when fully loaded.

not sure if that goes for flash electric trains elsewhere in the world. but the diesel clunkers down here i can agree with.

they also busted claims that the toyota prius gets better mileage than other cars.

[darkhunter]

i like the study they showed saying trains were more polluting than cars per person. even when fully loaded.

not sure if that goes for flash electric trains elsewhere in the world. but the diesel clunkers down here i can agree with.

they also busted claims that the toyota prius gets better mileage than other cars.The electricity forthe flash electric trains has to come from somewhere...most likely a coal or oil plant that pollutes....seeing as no one* wants a nuclear plant or wind turbine in their back yard.

*To listen to all the protesters** when they start planning one.

**Who figure it's okay in someone elses backyard***

***Yes, I've been reading Terry Pratchet again :D

[papageno]

I loved the challenge between car and plane.

And last night Chris Eccleston was the celebrity driver! (You know, the guy that plays the new Doctor Who.)
Now I have no longer an inferiority complex for not having a driving license. :D

[captain swoop]

In the first show they chained themselves to a bus to protest against diesel pollution and the fact that busses slow traffic and cause jams. They cleared off sharp when a copper arrived on the scene.

[scotsman]

As far as I'm concerned its one of the few Must See programs on TV, almost always a delight , and at its best its so Un-PC its like a breath of fresh air

The two races , DB-9 Vs Trains and Ferrari 612 Vs Airlines were Top Gear at its very best - mad ,crazy and brilliant all at the same time - long may it continue!

[captain swoop]

I like the 'Cool Wall' as well. It's not based on price or performance just on how cool a car is., you can see them all on the website. I like the vote on the best driving song ever.
We gotta go and vote, it can't be Bat out of Hell!