Top gear, Cruise and Diaz

[faithhealer]

worth watching if you missed it, they actually can really drive!

 

[united]

that was a great episode

loved the bit about Senna

 

[Ken Bruty]

With you on that one united. Good program

 

[Alan.P]

I missed it, I'll check it out on iplayer

 

[starmsy]

both really quick what you all think about that new bugati:yikes:

 

[DHTiling]

You can watch it here>> BBC iPlayer - Top Gear: Series 15: Episode 5

 

[jimmy495]

HOW FAST WAS THAT CAR OH SH..E I WOULD LOVE IT OR JUST A GO IN IT GREAT:drool5::drool5::drool5:

 

[Scott]

That was a great episode, id also highly recommend last weeks with the camper vans. My missus was wetting herself laughing

 

[Dan]

Top Gear is mint. And I think the new Senna style piece is the new style of top gear as they were getting a few complaints about it being too 'out there?' or something. So they're trying to bring it back down to earth I think.

Brilliant driver Senna was. I was a young lad when he was in his peak but I still remember the commentators getting well worked up when senna was in view of the camera.

 

[Lenny]

You only had to see the way Hamilton was talking about him and how he was when he drove Senna's McLaren to see how much of an impression he made on F1.

The finest driver F1 has had by a long way.

 

[Dan]

Apparently it was in the news that Jeremy Clarkson has denied the star in a new reasonably priced car was a fix as both Cruise and Diaz got the two top lap times.

Though Clarkson has said that they were simply practising a lot before hand.

So, if you want to get to the top of the board, you simply need to keep practising until you beat the top person and they'll take that time!

I thought they used to have several practise laps and then one actual go at this?! I remember Clarkson saying a series or two ago to a contestant "you did faster in your practise laps but we have to take the actual final lap time".

 

[SandyFloor]

I'm just pleased little Tom could reach the pedals.

 

[Scott]

I think they changed it after that dan to the best time in a number of laps? I could be wrong of course

 

[Dan]

Well he had two hours practising. I hope they just offer as much practise time to other guests to enable a fair play.

I know its all for entertainment and you shouldn't believe anything they do or say unless it's a normal fact about a car (in which they one 'the most factual program with the most facts per show' some time ago). Though when it takes as much time and effort to get any laptime on the board, why not let this be really fair and equal for the sake of us being able to banter honestly about what we thought and who was better.

The JK lark got me in the last series. When he came back and won top spot again. I bet he spent all day practising until he got the time.

And apparently they offer cars to drive on their air strip to stars to get them to come. Cruise got the veyron for a few hours. I wonder what some lesser stars got to play in, which also sort of makes me think they'd give a lot more practise time and effort for the stars they get really expensive cars in compared to stars like jordan who just got a go in a TVR or something cheap like that.

Perhaps I'm looking into it too much, but I've loved the show for years, still do, but I think they need to keep their unique things fair, like the score boards.

 

[chris.tiling]

Thought it was one of their best episodes. The Senna tribute was fantastic - what a legend. Remember watching the accident live on TV and was gutted. Lived in the town where Williams was based and their were loads of bouquets etc around their gates.

And I love Cameron Diaz a liitle bit more now too!!

 

[LJH Tiling]

i went to the filming of this episode, been to 5 or 6 now, this was the best for a long time...

good to see some new faces on TG, maybe they are now realising that its getting too samey

 

[Ken Bruty]

i went to the filming of this episode, been to 5 or 6 now, this was the best for a long time...

good to see some new faces on TG, maybe they are now realising that its getting too samey

How do you get to see them, do you buy tickets, or do you know someone in the Beeb who can get you them?

 

[united]

How do you get to see them, do you buy tickets, or do you know someone in the Beeb who can get you them?

There is a waiting list for top gear tickets Here

 

[mikebidd]

I thougth it was on tonight:incazzato:

 

[White Room]

It was at 9-30