In his book "The man in the White suit" former Stig Ben Collins explained all the logistics that went into the preparation of this. Collins had to teach Clarkson and May how to get the endurance going needed for a race like this. Seeing as how neither of them is exactly in peak physical condition. He also mentioned how of the three, Hammond was the most capable racing driver. When it was brought to Collins that they were going to do this, he made good use of his Endorsements with Alpinestars and Sparco racing gear, to fully kit the presenters out. Clarkson Hammond and May wore the brands' latest suits which were identical to the Stig suit save for the color. He said that it was by far the most glorious of all the shoots he did for Top Gear, the team was like a well oiled machine and everybody had the camaraderie going. But he also mentioned how this race basically was the end for The Stig because he had to register for the race in his own name and was on the list of drivers for everybody to see. So when people went "Collins, who's that, I only know of Clarkson, Hammond and May..." and then to see the Stig taking the wheel it was very easy to put two and two together.
That's all well and good but bear in mind Hammond had never driven Silverstone (I don't know why the BBC didn't get a PlayStation or something so he could learn the track) and was the cause of the incident with the Mosler. Every team's lap times are available from that race. Clarkson was faster than Hammond, if I remember rightly.
Yeah I don't care for them acting all cutesey. I like it like this where they're seriously involved in racing. Dakar would be unreal, and so would LeMans. Hell a go cart race would be good.
I love this race, but whoever edited this missed two great moments at the end: 1) Jeremy madly going on and shedding tears ("YOU BRILLIANT LITTLE CAR!") 2) A brief shot of Hammond smiling the widest, best, happiest smile ever To me, those two things show us the real people we're looking at and maybe when all is said and done, why it is we all love Top Gear so much.
The ending was a pure expression of joy and victory and every emotion balled into one. Its the best part of the entire race and the idiot who edited this should be flogged.
There is also the machine. Most of the time a car will be configured to last long but rarely touch it's limit or peaking out all the time but for a short burst. Endurance race ignore those, they need to get as close as possible to the car's limit but last as long as possible.
I think this is honestly one of their best episodes. It has all the heart of one of their cheap car specials, but the lack of an exotic location and the sheer brutality on the presenters makes this quite a special part of top gear to me.
I've watched Top gear since I was about 6, on a thursday night at 8.30 on bbc2, I was allowed to stay up until 9 so I could watch. I'm now 28, so for the last 22 years I have grown up with it. These days the program gets a lot of stick some of it rightly for being just the presenters fecking about trying to be funny. I think they should show how good they can be sometimes, not just pretending to be "ambitious but rubbish". This episode and Rallycross on a budget are my two favourite episodes. The Chaps actually like cars and motorsport, the whole trio of bumbling old men stuff is just an act, when its time to get serious they very much do, look at them. I'd love to see more of this type of episode, real racing, real enthusiasm and no bullshit.
Shame they cut Clarkson calling the BMW “you brilliant little car” before shedding a few tears. It’s a real testament to the team that they took a car with little to no soul and gave it all the soul in the world.
@ Calling a BMW soulless is maybe the stupidest comment I ever heard. The ultimate driving machine ... Soulless, r u f***king high? The personality and sole in every BMW is clear as day to me, if you do not see it, it is your loss. Stay away from the brand. Together with Alfa Romeo, they come jam packed with soul and character.
Idk what you people are on but BMWs DO have soul! I literally grew up in a 1971 BMW 1602, I know, not the greatest car ever, but even that little car had soul. It did its job for over 40 years, was gorgeous with an one hell of an interior (imo) and it was hard when it was time to say goodbye to it. And is the sole reason I got into cars and then started watching Top Gear/ the e blokes above! All cars have "Heart And Soul" (like that Huey Lewis & The News song) guys. From that Yaris/Prius that every neighbourhood seems to have, to Doc Brown's DeLorean, Hasselhof's Trans Am etc.
Those guys have the best job in the world.. Seriously, even if you don't like cars, you have to admit that very few people enjoy their passion as much as they do. That's why I love Top Gear, because they love what their doing and that makes the show incredible.
I've seen every episode and special, and this episode is one of my faves. It doesn't show it here, but seeing Jeremy cry when he finishes is really something. It shows just how far you have to push yourself for a 24h race.
+Terry B Thanks. They took everything below episode 17 off of Netflix, so missing a lot of the good stuff now. Seasons 4,6,10,16 were my favorites. Cheap car challenges were always my favorites. Thanks again.
+Terry B It's not Le Mans. Le Mans is held at Circuit de la Sarthe in France, not Sliverstone in the UK. Also this is Britcar, you don't see a Diesel-powered BMW in the 24h Le Mans
Just watched the whole episode (S10 E09) for the first time and came here to comment: that might be one of if not the best episodes in TG history (for me). It was just perfect. I didn't cry at the end like Clarkson, but i was tremendously engaged during the whole thing. Loved it. May i just say what a brilliant job the editors of TG do, especially on this one. The moment when Richard crashed was done so well, not much was said, but we understood everything. Brilliant episode.
1:20: silver 330d rolls over part of the front splitter. 1:43 Front splitter comes off..... COINCIDENCE? I THINK NOT! Edit: In fact the shot of it on the track at 1:43 shows the splitter coming off on that side where it was run over.
Actually cried when i watched this episode especially when that guy rams the back end of the car while hammond was driving the night shift. Then i heard him say " its game over guys" i started crying the whole time
How's you stay up all night, in a very competitive race and you see 3 very likable guys who you are supporting crash and almost go out of the race. I'm pretty sure you would be upset.
This was one of the best episodes ever, they got an old second hand car, turned her into a racer and even though she was bruised, broken and falling apart she still made it to the end. That car had a soul.
This is just the most satisfaction i have ever had watching a top gear video. This challenge is one of the only ones where they worked as a team and accomplished their goals. This one will forever be a classic.
One of the greatest Top Gear episode ever. And it's quite amazing to see how so many automotive youtubers now replicate TG challenges, whether it's buying cheap cars and doing certain challenges with it, filling up a car and hypermiling them or buying crappy cars, upgrade them on a budget and go racing with them. Top Gear truly paved the way for so many people and so much content for us to enjoy. And that's why, Clarkson, Hammond and May would always, always be the "Holy Trinity" of the automotive world.
I can't believe that no one, not the scriptwriters nor the editors picked up on the fact they told Jeremy to say "This speeded the Stig up even more." (2:27)
Started: 59th (last, because although they qualified 42nd James managed to damage the clutch, inlet manifold, turbo, and the flywheel, which resulted starting in the pit lane due to the repairs on the car) Finished: 39th and 3rd in class
I love these types of series. Seems very similar to AER (American Endurance Racing) here in the states. Broken up into a class system based primarily on Power to Weight ratio and no I don’t understand why they did that either. It’s fun because of the duality of it. You have all the way from former dirt track racers with a crappy little Dodge Neon with the doors welded shut, which completely pisses off everyone because they’re always the fastest in their class for no adequate reason. All the way up to professional M4 GT4 cars, Wide body LS swapped E46 BMWs and everything in between. Basically if you have a car, you know how to build race cars and drive them, have a racing license and a few hundred dollars, you can enter.
This is one episode that made me tear up a bit. That lil' BM'er really wanted to cross the checkered flag regardless of what shape or form it is in. Gotta respect that car.
2:21 I love how they put in this line about “computers tell us the Stig is having a wee” which is clearly bollocks because there’s no such thing as piss sensors in a racing car, and even if there was they definitely wouldn’t be installed in a budget-made diesel racer
This was such a good God damn episode. I really like watching them do some serious racing. Since you already have a feeling of companionship from all the years of watching them supporting them just feels so wholesome. And it doesn't even matter when they finish, as long as they finish there's a feeling of pride for the team. I'll miss them dearly whenever they feel it's right to retire. Or whenever they pass, whichever comes first. I've more respect for these 3 middle aged idiots than I do my own politicians.
That M57 is a bloody reliable engine! Yes it only had 45k miles on it, but that car was probably treated horribly when it had a previous owner, and was most likely never serviced, so the components around the engine failed catastrophically just after a few laps. The engine may have even been worn when they bought it. But I'm surprised the factory engine lasted for such a long time being driven this hard, and that it seized up after the crash, and with some incredibly rushed repair jobs it managed to turn over, getting the stig 8 places up at night! BMW may have made some terrible engines such as the N47, N20, N63 and the prince engine collab with PSA, while a lot of decent engines were plagued with weak auxiliary parts such as the N54 and the M57 as shown here, but the performance of this most likely neglected M57 shows how BMW is also incredible at making motors with bulletproof durability and longevity, up to the likes of Honda and Toyota!
Why cut the bit with Jeremy crying?! This was one of if not the best episode of top gear ever. Never formed an attachment with one of the top gear cars but this one was special, the entire episode had me on edge!
Anyone who doesn’t understand cars or is a Prius or Tesla owner, tell them to watch this. This shows an ICE (internal combustion engine) car has a personality and can go far.
In his book "The man in the White suit" former Stig Ben Collins explained all the logistics that went into the preparation of this. Collins had to teach Clarkson and May how to get the endurance going needed for a race like this. Seeing as how neither of them is exactly in peak physical condition. He also mentioned how of the three, Hammond was the most capable racing driver.
When it was brought to Collins that they were going to do this, he made good use of his Endorsements with Alpinestars and Sparco racing gear, to fully kit the presenters out. Clarkson Hammond and May wore the brands' latest suits which were identical to the Stig suit save for the color.
He said that it was by far the most glorious of all the shoots he did for Top Gear, the team was like a well oiled machine and everybody had the camaraderie going.
But he also mentioned how this race basically was the end for The Stig because he had to register for the race in his own name and was on the list of drivers for everybody to see. So when people went "Collins, who's that, I only know of Clarkson, Hammond and May..." and then to see the Stig taking the wheel it was very easy to put two and two together.
Thx for that
But Jeremy was wearing OMP gear
Bear in mind, Hammond actually had a racing license at the time.
Surprising that he couldn't enter under a nom de course.
That's all well and good but bear in mind Hammond had never driven Silverstone (I don't know why the BBC didn't get a PlayStation or something so he could learn the track) and was the cause of the incident with the Mosler. Every team's lap times are available from that race. Clarkson was faster than Hammond, if I remember rightly.
Hamond: Jeremy had to preserve his tires. Unfortunately this was Jeremy
Jeremy: yeaaaasss
*_Jeremy had destroyed the tyres._*
MORE POWER!
my tires are dead
If Bono loses his job, Hammond would be a perfect match for Lewis Hamilton.
One of the best challenges ever. No cocking about (decals aside of course), just pure dramatic racing. Just like the Rallycross episode!
Shut up.
KBABZ I
KBABZ I liked this one too
There was docking about when Jeremy said James it's Jeremy MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Yeah I don't care for them acting all cutesey. I like it like this where they're seriously involved in racing. Dakar would be unreal, and so would LeMans. Hell a go cart race would be good.
"James it's Jeremy"
*drives into the gravel*
“Valteri it’s James”
@Zach Bell Zach, it's james
“uowwahahaahahahah”
Zach Bell Jeremy managed to make a joke about Bottas a decade before he even drove for Mercedes? That’s crazy!
*earrape F1 music starts to play*
I love this race, but whoever edited this missed two great moments at the end:
1) Jeremy madly going on and shedding tears ("YOU BRILLIANT LITTLE CAR!")
2) A brief shot of Hammond smiling the widest, best, happiest smile ever
To me, those two things show us the real people we're looking at and maybe when all is said and done, why it is we all love Top Gear so much.
Troubleshooter125 Jeremy’s reaction was what I was looking for
Always a shame when they cut out too much!!
I noticed the same thing with a bunchh of topgear on youtube :(
I think they missed most of the race never mind the two moments you mentioned!
The ending was a pure expression of joy and victory and every emotion balled into one. Its the best part of the entire race and the idiot who edited this should be flogged.
I also watched this clip again purely for the teams reactions at the end. Useless editing.
This was such a big deal for them, and when you see them truly working together, these blokes can accomplish anything.
How hard could it be?
Tristan Maloney
It's 24 hours dude. People will loose concentration and crash, or at the very least make mistakes.
Logan Stair You don't get it. Do you?
AsboJunior
I did.
Logan Stair It's such a great spectacle watching these guys work together.
Also let's meet up for a drink sometime Wrex.
24 hour race...done in 8:14! That must be a new world record :D
that's 8:15
pdmmdk its cut okay
minecrafterdave it's a joke okay
Agniv Borah I
If you do 24 hours in 8 minutes it means you got DNF
5:44
Hammond: Worried about the tires and the race
May: *MUNCH*
Endurance racing is so stupid yet so good. Put a bunch of sleep deprived drivers on a track trying to go as fast as they can. Amazing
anyone can do well at their peak, but to do well for 24 hours while sleeping in a plastic chair? that shows your true skills as a driver.
There is also the machine. Most of the time a car will be configured to last long but rarely touch it's limit or peaking out all the time but for a short burst. Endurance race ignore those, they need to get as close as possible to the car's limit but last as long as possible.
Just go onto the interstate and you can play this game in any state.
@@questionablecaptaineraits
I think this is honestly one of their best episodes. It has all the heart of one of their cheap car specials, but the lack of an exotic location and the sheer brutality on the presenters makes this quite a special part of top gear to me.
I've watched Top gear since I was about 6, on a thursday night at 8.30 on bbc2, I was allowed to stay up until 9 so I could watch. I'm now 28, so for the last 22 years I have grown up with it. These days the program gets a lot of stick some of it rightly for being just the presenters fecking about trying to be funny. I think they should show how good they can be sometimes, not just pretending to be "ambitious but rubbish".
This episode and Rallycross on a budget are my two favourite episodes. The Chaps actually like cars and motorsport, the whole trio of bumbling old men stuff is just an act, when its time to get serious they very much do, look at them.
I'd love to see more of this type of episode, real racing, real enthusiasm and no bullshit.
Yes it still makes me sad, so much rubbish and stupid nonsense when they should just be showing their true love for cars
This episode is my favorite to I remember watching this
This show is a cars show, and a comedy show. That’s the whole point, you can’t take all the comedy out of it
I stand by it, and I’m about to turn 35. ✌️
0:01 so we’re just not gonna talk about this
The otherside says arse biscuits
no
...oh cock.
Definitely no accident knowing their sense of humour! :-D
Stig the absolute Madman racing at night with a tinted/mirrored visor..
Some say he uses echolocation to see, like a bat. And that he wasn't programmed to feel the human emotion 'fear'.
@@Pro_Butcher_Amateur_Human All we know is HE’S CALLED THE STIG
Some say he's DNA test came back only 75% man
And gaining places
Shame they cut Clarkson calling the BMW “you brilliant little car” before shedding a few tears. It’s a real testament to the team that they took a car with little to no soul and gave it all the soul in the world.
Only few, mostly British people will think that way. The team did indeed did great job but saying that BMW is soulless it's a bad joke.
jonny j Imagine calling the E60 M5 a car with a soul, the car fucking breakdowns all the time
@@ronneperpheads8012 so what. You calling alfas soulless for the same reason?
@ Calling a BMW soulless is maybe the stupidest comment I ever heard. The ultimate driving machine ... Soulless, r u f***king high? The personality and sole in every BMW is clear as day to me, if you do not see it, it is your loss. Stay away from the brand. Together with Alfa Romeo, they come jam packed with soul and character.
Idk what you people are on but BMWs DO have soul!
I literally grew up in a 1971 BMW 1602, I know, not the greatest car ever, but even that little car had soul. It did its job for over 40 years, was gorgeous with an one hell of an interior (imo) and it was hard when it was time to say goodbye to it. And is the sole reason I got into cars and then started watching Top Gear/ the e blokes above!
All cars have "Heart And Soul" (like that Huey Lewis & The News song) guys. From that Yaris/Prius that every neighbourhood seems to have, to Doc Brown's DeLorean, Hasselhof's Trans Am etc.
5:44 look in the background.
oh wow, he ate a banana!
if you look closely you can see james eating a banana
Omg James ate a banana I can't believe it
May eating banana
It's a great shot
To finish 3rd in Class with no prior endurance racing experience, in a second-hand ex-road car...is just amazing.
To be fair, they had a helping hand from God himself.
This is by far my favorite top gear moment. I would absolutely love if the show did this again. (but i understand the reasons why it can't)
TerraHawkX5 why not?
@@thesnackthatsmilesback6408 they are getting old
Oh, man... you shouldn't have cut the last seconds when Jeremy burst into tears... that was by far the best Top Gear moment ever...
James eating a banana
5:43
He need the energy
I was looking for comments like this
Wow
@Boner Jamz I may be wrong, but for me, the humor in it is from the way he takes a bite.
When Jeremy shed tears at the end of this race, it showed the sheer amount of mental endurance and strength it takes to win this race.
IMO, this is by far the best episode ever by a mile!
0:41 lolol, Jeremy was just hilarious!!
LOL I was just looking on youtube for this clip.
I wanted to re watch it.
Thanks Top Gear
Stupid editing they cutout the best bits specially hammond and mays reactions
+micheal bithi They cut out the nighttime crashes too. lol
+micheal bithi well that would be their way of saying: buy the dvd for the best bits. Their challenges on youtube aren't full length either
They do it cause they want you to probably go to there website to watch so they'll get money or some shit.
+ThatGuy Who'sEverywhere it isn't on the site
Dilip Tien shit... Lol
Those guys have the best job in the world.. Seriously, even if you don't like cars, you have to admit that very few people enjoy their passion as much as they do. That's why I love Top Gear, because they love what their doing and that makes the show incredible.
"James it's Jeremy"
Sounds familiar...
Jeremy you will not have the drink
"Valterri, it's James" ?
“Shut up Jeremy I know what I’m doing”
"James, it's Valtteri"
F1 theme plays
I've seen every episode and special, and this episode is one of my faves. It doesn't show it here, but seeing Jeremy cry when he finishes is really something. It shows just how far you have to push yourself for a 24h race.
Le mans top gear edition
+Terry B Thanks. They took everything below episode 17 off of Netflix, so missing a lot of the good stuff now.
Seasons 4,6,10,16 were my favorites. Cheap car challenges were always my favorites.
Thanks again.
+Terry B It's not Le Mans. Le Mans is held at Circuit de la Sarthe in France, not Sliverstone in the UK. Also this is Britcar, you don't see a Diesel-powered BMW in the 24h Le Mans
why did you cut off crying jeremy?
Just watched the whole episode (S10 E09) for the first time and came here to comment: that might be one of if not the best episodes in TG history (for me). It was just perfect. I didn't cry at the end like Clarkson, but i was tremendously engaged during the whole thing. Loved it. May i just say what a brilliant job the editors of TG do, especially on this one. The moment when Richard crashed was done so well, not much was said, but we understood everything. Brilliant episode.
1:20: silver 330d rolls over part of the front splitter.
1:43 Front splitter comes off.....
COINCIDENCE? I THINK NOT!
Edit: In fact the shot of it on the track at 1:43 shows the splitter coming off on that side where it was run over.
OOF
THey didn’t run it over. THey nearly hit it
It doesn't run it over though
did anyone else feel like this was the most intense challenge? especially the part at night.
Actually cried when i watched this episode especially when that guy rams the back end of the car while hammond was driving the night shift. Then i heard him say " its game over guys" i started crying the whole time
MOHCOOL 69 Get a grip, for God sake!
How's you stay up all night, in a very competitive race and you see 3 very likable guys who you are supporting crash and almost go out of the race. I'm pretty sure you would be upset.
This was one of the best episodes ever, they got an old second hand car, turned her into a racer and even though she was bruised, broken and falling apart she still made it to the end. That car had a soul.
This is just the most satisfaction i have ever had watching a top gear video. This challenge is one of the only ones where they worked as a team and accomplished their goals. This one will forever be a classic.
I love how you can see the Stig has his visor up so he can see.
Wherw?
@@ishaqrazaak 2:10 you can see his visor a tad bit up
One of the greatest Top Gear episode ever. And it's quite amazing to see how so many automotive youtubers now replicate TG challenges, whether it's buying cheap cars and doing certain challenges with it, filling up a car and hypermiling them or buying crappy cars, upgrade them on a budget and go racing with them. Top Gear truly paved the way for so many people and so much content for us to enjoy.
And that's why, Clarkson, Hammond and May would always, always be the "Holy Trinity" of the automotive world.
Jeremy when told to preserve the tires: “Just leave me alone I know what I’m doing”
James yelling 'I'VE OVERTAKEN SOMEONE', will never not warm my heart
3:29 "where are bollocks?"
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"James? It's Jeremy. Bwahahah"
The bad news is you jokes just had me stray off.
my favorite episode on Top Gear, EVER !
Myself as well, I miss the Stig. He was such a mysterious legendary super hero type character. I want more racing in my Top Gear / Grand Tour.
Gosh I miss this show with these 3... best show I’ll ever watch in my life. Grand tour is okay, but this was truly special.
I've watched every season of Top Gear probably 10 times, and I just noticed James' helmet at 1:08 😂
I can't believe that no one, not the scriptwriters nor the editors picked up on the fact they told Jeremy to say "This speeded the Stig up even more." (2:27)
A foggy 24 hour race is so cinematic and cool it's ridiculous. This show was just absolute perfection.
DO A MEXICAN WAVE!!!!
Eeeeeeh!! P...
No.
🇲🇽
🌊
👊✊🤚🤚🤚✊👊
Aw you guys didn't show Hammond and May's reaction, those were awesome!
***** Indeed - Hammond's ear-to-ear grin at the finish says it ALL!
Started: 59th (last, because although they qualified 42nd James managed to damage the clutch, inlet manifold, turbo, and the flywheel, which resulted starting in the pit lane due to the repairs on the car)
Finished: 39th and 3rd in class
Stigs a hell of a driver
this was the best challenge they ever did, in my opinion
yea they should do it again... oh wait.... :(
+Jonathan Vandagriff New show, no restrictions. They might.
+David M at le mans would be great
i was quite surprised to know that the entire thing is not staged
@@ajemajh most of the things they're doing are actually not staged which makes it all even better
0:01 LMAO! XD
Imran Sawar
FreezeBurn 1 Lol good one :-)
Penis
And on the other side, "Arse Biscuits"
XXXDDDD FUNNY LMAO ROFL IT SAID PENIS AHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH XDDDDDDD
Why would someone dislike this? :/
most people hate le mans because your staying up all night they also have it in gt5 and gt6
+Daniel Horceag Because they thought the video is 24hrs long.
+Daniel Horceag Because he doesn't know what a car is. Let alone a race.
+Terry B It Isn't Le Mans also most people love Le Mans this race is Britcar 24h
fifth gear fans
Did anybody else see that team saxondale drove over the splitter of top gear?
Where?
+The Stig's German Cousin at 1:20 when james stopped in front of the wrong garage, and saxondale pushed their car out of the pit garage
+thecommentator300 Oh yeah, now I saw it 😂
haha wow...never saw that
They just missed it
0:40 I'm gonna do that to my friend on a road trip 😂
The Stig in this race is like that one high ELO friend smurfing with a bunch of low ELO homies.
0:38 the precursor to Valtteri it's James
"That's a feature"
- _Richard Hammond_
2:02
Ben Collins really kept the team in the race what a legend in disguise
1:22 when you realise that the Saxondale team break the splitter by running it over
I love the balance between cocking about and proper drama, this is why I love top gear.
This is my favorite TG episode of all time!
I love these types of series. Seems very similar to AER (American Endurance Racing) here in the states. Broken up into a class system based primarily on Power to Weight ratio and no I don’t understand why they did that either. It’s fun because of the duality of it. You have all the way from former dirt track racers with a crappy little Dodge Neon with the doors welded shut, which completely pisses off everyone because they’re always the fastest in their class for no adequate reason. All the way up to professional M4 GT4 cars, Wide body LS swapped E46 BMWs and everything in between. Basically if you have a car, you know how to build race cars and drive them, have a racing license and a few hundred dollars, you can enter.
This is perhaps my favorite episode.
This is one episode that made me tear up a bit. That lil' BM'er really wanted to cross the checkered flag regardless of what shape or form it is in. Gotta respect that car.
If this was shown on Norwegian TV it would actually be shown 24 hours long
I dont Get the joke (but i am Norwegian)
Hurtigruttens livefeed...
Hahahahaha
Disappointed to see how this compressed edit doesn't do this episode justice; quite possibly one of my favorite episodes!
5:43
Richard almost dying.
no one:
absolutely no one:
james: *eating a banana*
@Boner Jamz cringe
5:03 Jeremy showing how to overtake at Copse.
one of the best top gear episodes..
if richard hammond didn't crash; they would place 10th..
I wish they would do another episode like this!! BRING BACK ANOTHER 24 HOUR SILVERSTONE
0:01 I see what you were doing there, camera guy. Very clever
Race decals on side are fab. Well done JC. We love you so much.
2:21 I love how they put in this line about “computers tell us the Stig is having a wee” which is clearly bollocks because there’s no such thing as piss sensors in a racing car, and even if there was they definitely wouldn’t be installed in a budget-made diesel racer
I think the joke has gone way over your head lol
Hammond couldn't have said "Stig told us he is having a wee" could he?
That WAS a beautiful moment for them. I enjoyed that episode immensely.😃
This was such a good God damn episode. I really like watching them do some serious racing. Since you already have a feeling of companionship from all the years of watching them supporting them just feels so wholesome. And it doesn't even matter when they finish, as long as they finish there's a feeling of pride for the team.
I'll miss them dearly whenever they feel it's right to retire. Or whenever they pass, whichever comes first. I've more respect for these 3 middle aged idiots than I do my own politicians.
One of Top Gears coolest episodes in my opinion, and it only happens because James bought the wrong type of seed
0:01 nice one !
Top Gear is one of the greatest television programmes ever made.
Ben Collins is one hell of a driver.
That M57 is a bloody reliable engine!
Yes it only had 45k miles on it, but that car was probably treated horribly when it had a previous owner, and was most likely never serviced, so the components around the engine failed catastrophically just after a few laps. The engine may have even been worn when they bought it. But I'm surprised the factory engine lasted for such a long time being driven this hard, and that it seized up after the crash, and with some incredibly rushed repair jobs it managed to turn over, getting the stig 8 places up at night!
BMW may have made some terrible engines such as the N47, N20, N63 and the prince engine collab with PSA, while a lot of decent engines were plagued with weak auxiliary parts such as the N54 and the M57 as shown here, but the performance of this most likely neglected M57 shows how BMW is also incredible at making motors with bulletproof durability and longevity, up to the likes of Honda and Toyota!
This bmw was a beautiful car. Even the decals as a joke make it look amazing
2:43 haha the way the stig is just sitting there staring at the camera
0:07
you can almost see the stig.
Why cut the bit with Jeremy crying?! This was one of if not the best episode of top gear ever. Never formed an attachment with one of the top gear cars but this one was special, the entire episode had me on edge!
Are we ever going to get the full version? The short version annoys me
Not on YT
It's on dave all the time
2:43 Me after a well done job 😎😂😂👌
This must've been one of toughest thing the trio had ever went through. 24 hour of anything isn't easy, nevermind a full race.
Stig the absolute Madman racing at night with a tinted/mirrored visor... IMO, this is by far the best episode ever by a mile!.
0:12 does anybody else think that BMW looks like it's pleading sadly?
0:54 is that a Cadillac!? Fantastic!
How to be more awake to procrastinate (Tips from a Top gear video):
1. Have a wee
2. Thats it.
Anyone who doesn’t understand cars or is a Prius or Tesla owner, tell them to watch this. This shows an ICE (internal combustion engine) car has a personality and can go far.
6:11, wild Mosler OMG.
I loved this episode! Great episode in my opinion
this has to be a blast doing. hanging out with your mates, while doing proper racing!
This gotta be one the most legendary episodes ever made.
This one hit so much harder with the original soundtrack, not this new Royalty Free one...
This was one of the best episodes of top gear
Anyone else noticed the gay flag on James's helmet? At 1:09?
Thelivestreamer lol and yes I did
Thelivestreamer h
Thats the country he is supposedly from, I think the others had Union Jacks
Theres a gay flag? Lel
kuro neko i swear that made me vomit 🤮🤮🤮🤮
1:55 "Hey there's something wrong with your ride! You left a huge oil spill at the start line, you have to end the race fast!"
0:02 that went quick