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clonmult · 05-10-2004, 09:17 AM

Only caught the tail-end of the first episode in the new BBC series of Top Gear.

However, it was good.

Text from the BBC site :

<I>Now, remember last series when we had the STIG race a sea harrier in a SAAB, and before that when we accidentally killed the old STIG by launching him off the end of HMS Invincible. Well, we had to think of something even better for our return this series. So we invited the Army over for a cup of tea and asked if they would mind very much bringing an Apache gunship helicopter. The Apache has 12 hellfire missiles, two rocket launchers and a machine gun that can fire 650 rounds per minute. So, the challenge, Jeremy had to drive the Lotus Exige around our track, and stop the Apache from getting a weapons lock. Simple.</I>

So, he was driving a jet black Lotus Exige around the track, handbrake turning, etc. etc, with the Apache trying to get weapons lock. They couldn't do it. The Exige could turn faster and out-maneouvre the darned Apache. Awesome.

However, when the Apache was a distance away, it was easy - locked on no probs.

And to cap it off, the Exige with its 1.8 liter Toyota engine was the 5th (or was it sixth) fastest all-time around their circuit. Faster even than the 911GT3 ...

05-10-2004, 09:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
clonmult Crazy Location: Wherever I lay my hind quarters	Jeremy Clarkson goes mad ... Only caught the tail-end of the first episode in the new BBC series of Top Gear. However, it was good. Text from the BBC site : <I>Now, remember last series when we had the STIG race a sea harrier in a SAAB, and before that when we accidentally killed the old STIG by launching him off the end of HMS Invincible. Well, we had to think of something even better for our return this series. So we invited the Army over for a cup of tea and asked if they would mind very much bringing an Apache gunship helicopter. The Apache has 12 hellfire missiles, two rocket launchers and a machine gun that can fire 650 rounds per minute. So, the challenge, Jeremy had to drive the Lotus Exige around our track, and stop the Apache from getting a weapons lock. Simple.</I> So, he was driving a jet black Lotus Exige around the track, handbrake turning, etc. etc, with the Apache trying to get weapons lock. They couldn't do it. The Exige could turn faster and out-maneouvre the darned Apache. Awesome. However, when the Apache was a distance away, it was easy - locked on no probs. And to cap it off, the Exige with its 1.8 liter Toyota engine was the 5th (or was it sixth) fastest all-time around their circuit. Faster even than the 911GT3 ...