0:00:02 > 0:00:04Now on Top Gear:
0:00:04 > 0:00:05What's up, Top Gear?
0:00:05 > 0:00:09Stay off the streets cos Rutledge is taking control of the show.
0:00:09 > 0:00:10That is a big bus!
0:00:10 > 0:00:14And we finally get a glimpse inside that big, bearded head.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17Gotchaa! I got it!
0:00:43 > 0:00:46This is Top Gear's 25th show.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52'And to celebrate, they've given me control of the entire episode.'
0:00:52 > 0:00:54Oh, that's scary.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57'Now we've done a lot of cool stuff
0:00:57 > 0:00:59'but there are a few things I've always wanted to try.'
0:00:59 > 0:01:01- Whoa!- How do I look?
0:01:03 > 0:01:05Like driving in a professional race.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08Tanner trained for years to get to his level
0:01:08 > 0:01:10but who has that kind of time?
0:01:12 > 0:01:14I was determined to find a way.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20'There are thousands of professional race events in the US
0:01:20 > 0:01:23'but only one that didn't require
0:01:23 > 0:01:26'more than a few hours' training before competitive racing
0:01:26 > 0:01:30'so Adam and I headed to a dirt track in California.'
0:01:34 > 0:01:37BOTH: WOAH! THEY LAUGH
0:01:37 > 0:01:40We were going to get our shot in these.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44160,000 off-road machines called superlite trucks.
0:01:44 > 0:01:5031-inch tyres, a mid-mounted 250 horsepower rotary engine
0:01:50 > 0:01:52and 18 inches of suspension travel.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57Today was about training,
0:01:57 > 0:02:00but in 24 hours, we would be driving in a real race
0:02:00 > 0:02:06with real girls watching, real beer and real racecar drivers.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Clearly, we were going to need a little help.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11Luckily, we had an expert on hand.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15Ricky Johnson, off-road racing god.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17As the piston travels through the shock,
0:02:17 > 0:02:20you can adjust positions to make it ride better.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22I've no idea what you just said.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25So I'm going to say if one of you guys is bigger than the other,
0:02:25 > 0:02:28they might want to lean towards the Jack Link car.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30Did you tell him to say that?
0:02:30 > 0:02:35- I don't have to tell him anything, the man has eyes.- That's real funny. I'll gladly take old snow camo here.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37'But there was a catch.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40'Ricky told us there was only one place in tomorrow's race
0:02:40 > 0:02:42'so Adam and I would have to compete for it
0:02:42 > 0:02:45'and the competition started right away.'
0:02:46 > 0:02:50- Oh, there they are!- Oh, oh! - I'm going to get them!- Really?
0:02:50 > 0:02:53I'm going to get dressed faster than you!
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- Come on, Rut. Hurry up!- I'm going! I'm going!- Almost done.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Full dressed, helmets and everything.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00- You are not!- Almost! Done!
0:03:02 > 0:03:03You're a moron.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06- Still going to win. - You're an awkward looking moron.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10Concerned a little bit about my visibility today.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12Fogging up just a touch.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18Rutledge managed to squeeze into his racing suit,
0:03:18 > 0:03:20but his truck was another thing.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24- Like a glove!- Ooh! That's how I would describe it!
0:03:24 > 0:03:28Son of a bitch! My poor nuts.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31This thing's like a cheap motel, there's no ball room.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34That's not metal. That's not metal!
0:03:34 > 0:03:37First up was a trip round the parking lot,
0:03:37 > 0:03:41preparing for the head to head race.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44The superlites were surprisingly easy to control.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46This is awesome!
0:03:47 > 0:03:49Unless, of course, you're Adam.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51Adam, where the hell are you going?
0:03:51 > 0:03:53I have no idea!
0:03:55 > 0:04:00The hardest thing was getting used to driving what felt like a metal mattress.
0:04:00 > 0:04:05When you cornered it tipped so much it seemed you were going to roll.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07Whoa! Ah!
0:04:07 > 0:04:08That's not good.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12'I was off to a slow start but I soon got the hang of it.'
0:04:17 > 0:04:19This is great!
0:04:22 > 0:04:26After ten minutes, Ricky had seen enough.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28It was time for me and Adam to race head-to-head.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31But he had forgotten to mention one little thing.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34If there is a problem, if you do flip,
0:04:34 > 0:04:36remember where your power switches are.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39- "If you do flip?"- If you do flip. That happens on off-road.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41If you crash, flip, if there's fire or if there's a problem,
0:04:41 > 0:04:44you've got to reach over to that far left switch
0:04:44 > 0:04:47and shut the power down first.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49This was it,
0:04:49 > 0:04:53the moment that we had trained literally dozens of minutes for.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56It was race time.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59We would do three laps around the track
0:04:59 > 0:05:02and only the winner would qualify for the professional race.
0:05:04 > 0:05:05On your mark, get set...
0:05:07 > 0:05:09..go!
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Eat my... Whoa! HE LAUGHS
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Rutledge was screaming like a little girl.
0:05:19 > 0:05:20Woooah!
0:05:20 > 0:05:23I soon found out why.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27ENGINE NOISE
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Halfway through the race my confidence was high.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38Maybe too high.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40'I spun out in a corner.'
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Oh! The Rutter spins out.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46I took advantage of Rut's mistake and took the lead.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48The race was mine!
0:05:54 > 0:05:59I had just one lap to catch Adam or my racing dreams would be over.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Got any room on your outside?
0:06:02 > 0:06:05I swung wide on the last corner and we were
0:06:05 > 0:06:08neck and neck on the final straight.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Rutledge is the champion! Whoo!
0:06:18 > 0:06:21I won something for once!
0:06:21 > 0:06:23Whoo!
0:06:23 > 0:06:28That was awesome! Be honest, how did the back of my truck look?
0:06:28 > 0:06:32I don't usually win so I'm trying to remember what gloating feels like.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35- Gloating or bloating?- Erm, gloating.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37Hey. It was a good game, man.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39A good race. Good, clean race.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43I want to thank all my sponsors, my driving coach Ricky Johnson...
0:06:43 > 0:06:45Erm...
0:06:47 > 0:06:49The next day it was race time.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51This is what I was looking for,
0:06:51 > 0:06:55a taste of the glamour that Tanner gets on a daily basis.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57There were fans, there were flags
0:06:57 > 0:06:59and the intoxicating sound of supercharged lawnmowers.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02ENGINES ROAR
0:07:02 > 0:07:04The rules were simple, drive as fast as I could
0:07:04 > 0:07:07and jump as far as I could for 14 laps
0:07:07 > 0:07:11and try to beat the other dozen vehicles trying to land on my head.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15I brought Adam along to give him a taste of my glory.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17This is nuts!
0:07:17 > 0:07:20'Unfortunately, he decided to try and help.'
0:07:20 > 0:07:23- Hey, pal. Ready?- I'm ready to race! I can't wait to get in there!- Great.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25- I've got information for you. - OK, good.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29- This track is faster than the one we were on before.- OK.- By 80mph.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32Don't worry, you're going to be fine.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36I'll be right there with you. I'll be your spotter.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- OK.- All right.- Let's go race. - Lip balm?
0:07:39 > 0:07:41Thank you.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46The track was prepped and excitement was in the air.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49It was close to the start of the race when Rutledge finally realised
0:07:49 > 0:07:53'his idea of being a professional racer may have been a bit stupid.'
0:07:53 > 0:07:55- What am I doing? - You're going to be fine.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Look, you've got a race suit, your name's on the truck!
0:07:58 > 0:08:00How cool is this?
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- I've got wood.- See that? - I've got wood.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09Move my junk around a little bit.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13If something happens it keeps the brains from spilling out.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17- Man, this- BLEEP- neck restraint is so creepy.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20- I feel like I can't see- BLEEP. It's normal.
0:08:20 > 0:08:25That's what your spotter's for. We're just trying to keep your head straight if anything happens.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27ENGINE NOISE DROWNS SPEECH
0:08:27 > 0:08:30'Rut may have been nervous and looked like a home-made superhero
0:08:30 > 0:08:32'but he was pumped up and ready to win.'
0:08:32 > 0:08:34ENGINE CUTS OUT
0:08:35 > 0:08:37'If he could just stop stalling.'
0:08:37 > 0:08:39It's OK! Now I got it!
0:08:40 > 0:08:43ENGINE CUTS OUT
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Oh.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49'My time driving a superlite was now stretching to a whole hour
0:08:49 > 0:08:52'and I was beginning to feel like a pro.'
0:08:54 > 0:08:55Oh, crap!
0:08:57 > 0:09:02- Lord, please be with me here. - All right, pal. Just breathe.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05- You're going to be great. - Time to go big or go home!
0:09:05 > 0:09:07I'm not worried at all!
0:09:07 > 0:09:12'The race had a rolling start. It was go time.'
0:09:16 > 0:09:20- Yeah, come on!- That's it!
0:09:20 > 0:09:22'There was no turning back.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24'It was time to show them what I was made of.'
0:09:26 > 0:09:30That's all right, there's another gear. Find a gear, you'll be fine.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33This is awesome!
0:09:33 > 0:09:36All right, here come the whoops now, no fear. No fear.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46'I'd gotten through the most treacherous part of the track
0:09:46 > 0:09:50'so I set my sights on making my way through the field.'
0:09:54 > 0:09:59- Watch it as you come in at the turn. - You're going the wrong way, genius!
0:10:03 > 0:10:05Careful, now.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07Watch this.
0:10:12 > 0:10:17- Whoo-hoo!- Hang on, hang on, hang on, hang on!
0:10:17 > 0:10:20He flipped over!
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Rut, are you all right? Rut?
0:10:30 > 0:10:32Rut!
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Ah, good. He's moving, standing up.
0:10:52 > 0:10:53You all right?
0:10:53 > 0:10:56INDISTINCT SPEECH
0:10:59 > 0:11:01- What the- BLEEP- am I doing?
0:11:05 > 0:11:07How'd it look?
0:11:07 > 0:11:11- Be honest!- It looked great! It looked really cool!
0:11:11 > 0:11:14We need another angle, can you do it again?
0:11:16 > 0:11:20- My leg hurts. Feel like someone just hit me with a bat.- God.
0:11:20 > 0:11:25- Did anyone hit me once I rolled? - No. that was all you.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28- That sucked. - CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:11:29 > 0:11:32You finally get to race in a real race and you crash.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34It's a lot harder to wreck than it is to race.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36People don't know that.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39- Yeah, and I'm OK, thank you for the concern. - LAUGHTER
0:11:39 > 0:11:42Bruised my tailbone a little bit, I hurt my shin.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45I think the problem is you lifted out on the gas on the bumps.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48Oh, so you want to give me advice now?
0:11:48 > 0:11:51Now that I'm never, ever going to do that again, you want to help me.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54It's probably a good thing you're not going to do it again
0:11:54 > 0:11:57cos you mowed Adam's lawn by crashing a perfectly good car.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00- That's true.- What's next? You launching out of a cannon?- No!
0:12:00 > 0:12:03- Jumping the Snake River?- No! - Wrestling an alligator?
0:12:03 > 0:12:06Come on! Look, I may not be great at racing cars on a track
0:12:06 > 0:12:09but I do love to drive cars and I found a job in San Francisco
0:12:09 > 0:12:12where you get to drive lots of people's cars
0:12:12 > 0:12:15and I figured what's better than one dude in San Francisco?
0:12:15 > 0:12:17Two dudes. So I took Adam with me.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28Turns out there's a service that'll pay you to drive other people's cars.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31To me that sounded like we were going to be valet parkers,
0:12:31 > 0:12:35but Rut got us a job with a company called Zingo.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37Zingo. This is Andrew, how can I help you?
0:12:37 > 0:12:42'A designated driver service that'll bring you home in your own car after a night out.'
0:12:42 > 0:12:47- So how does this work? - OK, let's say you're out with your family or friends.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Next thing you know it's either, "I've had too much to drink,"
0:12:49 > 0:12:52or, "I want to stay more and enjoy myself a little longer."
0:12:52 > 0:12:55You give us a call and we dispatch a driver to you on a folding minibike.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59He folds it up, puts it in your car, drives you in your car home safely.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02'Rutledge forgot to mention we were going to be riding scooters
0:13:02 > 0:13:05'to pick up our drunks.'
0:13:05 > 0:13:08These kiddie bikes had no horsepower and were somehow supposed to
0:13:08 > 0:13:12get us around one of the hilliest cities in the world.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14- Is there any rules we should know? - Plenty of rules.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16OK, so what are the rules?
0:13:16 > 0:13:20The first thing you want to do is just avoid getting involved in the arguments of others.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22Husband and wife, they've had a rough night...
0:13:22 > 0:13:25What if, clearly, she's wrong?
0:13:25 > 0:13:28- You need to keep a serious face and just drive on.- OK.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32What's the company policy on like a smoky burn out on the stop sign?
0:13:32 > 0:13:35- No-go.- What if the customer says, "I bet you can't light 'em up?"
0:13:35 > 0:13:39- Don't do it.- Do we have to drive electric cars if they have them?
0:13:39 > 0:13:43- You have to drive any car that we despatch to, yeah.- A Daewoo?
0:13:43 > 0:13:45- Absolutely.- A Dasher?- Yes.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48- A Daihatsu?- Absolutely.- No. Come on. - Camry?- Yeah.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52- An old Peugeot?- Yes.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54Our drivers make good tips.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56You guys will go out tonight and people will tip you.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58We get tips?
0:13:58 > 0:14:01You get tips and so the way to get tips is by providing
0:14:01 > 0:14:03an excellent level of service.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05'This was a great idea.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08'Not only would we be keeping the streets safe
0:14:08 > 0:14:10'and driving different cars, we'd also make cash.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13'So Adam and I decided to make a side bet
0:14:13 > 0:14:15'to see who could make the most tips.'
0:14:15 > 0:14:21Watch out for the birds. Oh, they pooped! They're pooping!
0:14:26 > 0:14:30Oh, this is nice! One and a half horsepower, all electric.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33'I was excited about driving a bunch of different cars...'
0:14:33 > 0:14:35That is a big bus!
0:14:35 > 0:14:37Oh, crap!
0:14:37 > 0:14:39'..but riding around San Francisco on a scooter
0:14:39 > 0:14:41'wasn't part of my plan.'
0:14:42 > 0:14:45It's a pretty decent little scooter.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47It's called a Diblasi,
0:14:47 > 0:14:51which is Italian for 'don't go up a big hill'.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54Oh, come on baby. You can do it.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58Oh sh-! There's a car!
0:14:58 > 0:15:00HORN SOUNDS
0:15:00 > 0:15:02Seemed like such a good idea.
0:15:02 > 0:15:07As Rut's scooter was begging for mercy, night fell.
0:15:07 > 0:15:08Get outta the way!
0:15:08 > 0:15:11I got drunks to take home!
0:15:11 > 0:15:13'I was ready to go.'
0:15:13 > 0:15:16Let's go! Pick it up! These guys are will sober up!
0:15:16 > 0:15:19'I got the first call from Andrew.' Ha-ha-ha!
0:15:19 > 0:15:23'And that put me one step ahead of beating Rut in our tip competition.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26'Till I realised...
0:15:26 > 0:15:28'I was lost.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30'And something told me, this wasn't the neighbourhood
0:15:30 > 0:15:34'to be wearing bright colours and cruising around on a scooter.'
0:15:34 > 0:15:36The Bead Store?
0:15:36 > 0:15:39What kind of beads are they selling there?
0:15:40 > 0:15:42If you need a ride later, call me!
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Oh, yeah!
0:15:45 > 0:15:46There it is!
0:15:46 > 0:15:49'It was around 9 o'clock when I received my first call.'
0:15:49 > 0:15:52- Is somebody here Matt? - Yeah, how's it going?
0:15:52 > 0:15:54Hey, man, I'm Rutledge. I think I'm your ride.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Hey, how's it going?! Awesome!
0:15:56 > 0:15:59- Did you call us?- Yeah, I called you guys a little bit ago.- Fantastic!
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- Is this your car here?- That's mine!
0:16:02 > 0:16:04Get out! Oh, this is awesome!
0:16:04 > 0:16:08'My first car was an Armageddon-inspired VW Beetle.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11'Getting to drive this kind of unique ride
0:16:11 > 0:16:13'was exactly why I wanted to work for this service.'
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Did you model this after Mad Max?
0:16:21 > 0:16:24No.
0:16:24 > 0:16:25- Really?- Really.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28'Turned out it wasn't only the outside of the car
0:16:28 > 0:16:29'that was ready for battle.'
0:16:29 > 0:16:32There's a machete in here. There is within reach...
0:16:32 > 0:16:36- Where did that other huge knife go? - There's a knife here.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38There's a machete there. There are some brass...uh...
0:16:38 > 0:16:42Because people keep stuff like that in their cars.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45Hey! I have to drive through West Oakland!
0:16:45 > 0:16:48'My great idea to drive cool cars was backfiring.'
0:16:48 > 0:16:50Just run the red light. It's fine.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52Cut off all those cars.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54I thought it was very, very yellow.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58'My first client was NOT a happy drunk.'
0:17:00 > 0:17:02Come on! Come on!
0:17:02 > 0:17:06'On the other side of town, I finally arrived at my first pick up...
0:17:06 > 0:17:0820 minutes late.'
0:17:08 > 0:17:09No Camry, no Camry, no Camry.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16- Hi, are you Doug?- Yeah.- Hi, I'm Adam from Zingo. Nice to meet you.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19- Hey, Adam. Nice to meet you. - So, which way's your car?
0:17:19 > 0:17:21- I'm right over here.- Great.
0:17:21 > 0:17:22'I'd hit the jackpot!
0:17:22 > 0:17:25'A Bentley Continental Flying Spur.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29'170,000 of luxury and performance.'
0:17:29 > 0:17:30Let me get that for you, sir!
0:17:30 > 0:17:33I'm just going to put the bike in the trunk, and then we're ready to go.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35- Yeah, no problem.- All right!
0:17:35 > 0:17:38'This guy was definitely a big tipper.
0:17:38 > 0:17:43'All I had to do was get him home quickly and safely, and I'd be set.'
0:17:48 > 0:17:50HORN BEEPS
0:17:52 > 0:17:54That's not...
0:17:56 > 0:17:57..there you go. Ah-ha!
0:18:00 > 0:18:02- CLUTCH GRINDS - Come on, baby.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05- Yeah, break the clutch. - Sorry, just a hair!
0:18:05 > 0:18:07That little pedal over there? Press that. There you go.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09You're doing good! You're doing good!
0:18:09 > 0:18:13I'll send your company a bill for the clutch.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15TYRES SCREECH, CLUTCH GRINDS
0:18:15 > 0:18:16Excuse me!
0:18:16 > 0:18:18'I wasn't sure how Adam was doing,
0:18:18 > 0:18:20'but he couldn't be doing any worse than me.'
0:18:20 > 0:18:22Easy!
0:18:22 > 0:18:24HORN BEEPS Oops! That's not good.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27OK! All right, Doug, we're off.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29Let's do it.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31Wow, look at this thing!
0:18:31 > 0:18:33Silver Spur, huh?
0:18:33 > 0:18:36- Yeah.- This has the W12 in it?
0:18:36 > 0:18:37Yeah, it does.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40- Great car. - How much horsepower is this?
0:18:40 > 0:18:43Uh, it's 500 and...60?
0:18:43 > 0:18:45560 horsepower?
0:18:45 > 0:18:46Wow!
0:18:46 > 0:18:49God knows what my buddy's driving right now!
0:18:49 > 0:18:52There you go! Sorry, these hills! I'm telling you!
0:18:52 > 0:18:55- Whee!- I think a cop's going to pull you over.
0:18:55 > 0:18:56It's OK. It's OK.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00You don't know what's in this car. There might be a firearm in here...
0:19:00 > 0:19:03Suddenly, suddenly it's my car, right?!
0:19:03 > 0:19:04Yeah, I've never seen this car before.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07"I don't know this guy, officer. He said, 'Hey, do you need a lift?
0:19:07 > 0:19:09"'You look like you've been drinking.'"
0:19:09 > 0:19:13I soon realised there was a drawback to the Bentley.
0:19:13 > 0:19:14The owner.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17- Yeah, you touch this button right here...- Yeah?
0:19:17 > 0:19:21Each individual person in here has the same exact temperature.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24- So if you... - Have you done a burn out in this?
0:19:24 > 0:19:25Uh...
0:19:25 > 0:19:27Cos they only chase after the guy...
0:19:27 > 0:19:31I'm not going to say, "The fat guy", cos that would be rude.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33But the guy driving.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36'Things were going from bad to worse.'
0:19:36 > 0:19:37Oh, gosh!
0:19:37 > 0:19:40'I had to get the owner back on my side to get a tip
0:19:40 > 0:19:43'so I could beat Adam in our competition.'
0:19:43 > 0:19:45- What year is this?- 2000.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47A good friend of mine give it to me,
0:19:47 > 0:19:49because I'd cut the roof off every other vehicle I owned.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51He kind of felt bad for me driving in the rain.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53So you got this car totally free,
0:19:53 > 0:19:55- just keep the roof on? - That was the deal.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57I've gotten cars for free before.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59- Because you're willing to fix them up?- Right!
0:19:59 > 0:20:02Because someone else doesn't want to deal with them.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04They think it's a piece of crap. You see, free car!
0:20:04 > 0:20:08And they want to see their vehicle live on
0:20:08 > 0:20:10in a more interesting way than just going to a scrap yard.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Thank you. Car nerds, unite!
0:20:13 > 0:20:16'Our mutual love for fixing up cars brought him back around.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18'Over in the Bentley,
0:20:18 > 0:20:21'Adam was still trying to convince his passenger
0:20:21 > 0:20:22'to let him do a burn out.'
0:20:22 > 0:20:24It's real easy. See this traction control button?
0:20:24 > 0:20:28If you hold it down...take it off and hold the button down.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31This car will not do a burn out.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37You know, I'm an open-minded kind of guy, and they ARE talented actors.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39You know you're in trouble
0:20:39 > 0:20:42when your religion is based...and created by a sci-fi writer.
0:20:42 > 0:20:43That's all I'm saying.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46'John and I got along so well that we exchanged numbers
0:20:46 > 0:20:49'and agreed to meet up at the next Comic-Con.'
0:20:49 > 0:20:52They say it's the biggest helmet they make, but I don't believe them.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55- All right.- All right, sir.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57- That's for you.- Oh! A 20!- Yeah! Pow!
0:20:57 > 0:20:59- Yeah! Thanks, man! - Thank you, sir!
0:20:59 > 0:21:01You saved me a lot of money tonight, so...
0:21:01 > 0:21:03- you take care.- You too.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06I'm off. Like a prom dress.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09HORN BEEPS
0:21:13 > 0:21:15All right, my friend. You are home.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17- You are safe.- I'm so glad. I mean it.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19It was a pleasure to meet you.
0:21:19 > 0:21:20- Thanks a lot. - Have a good night, pal.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22All right, man. I'll see you.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29Let's say some guy drives you home, because you were too drunk,
0:21:29 > 0:21:31and you could kill yourself or somebody else.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33What do you think that's worth?
0:21:33 > 0:21:35Nothing! Nothing!
0:21:35 > 0:21:36Don't give him a dime!
0:21:36 > 0:21:39And one day, you too will be driving a Bentley!
0:21:39 > 0:21:41HE SIGHS
0:21:41 > 0:21:45It's our 25th episode, and to celebrate,
0:21:45 > 0:21:47they've given me control of the show.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50Now, OK. Admittedly, it started out with a bang with the crash,
0:21:50 > 0:21:52but now you're driving around San Francisco
0:21:52 > 0:21:54on a pink scooter. What's up with that?!
0:21:54 > 0:21:56It's not a pink scooter!
0:21:56 > 0:21:57And what could be better?
0:21:57 > 0:21:59You get to drive around in these amazing cars
0:21:59 > 0:22:01and get paid for it!
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Amazing cars? You're in a Beetle!
0:22:03 > 0:22:05At least Adam got to drive a Bentley.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07Yeah, but the whole goal was to make money,
0:22:07 > 0:22:09and I was 20 bucks up,
0:22:09 > 0:22:11AND the night was still young.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21MUSIC: "When The Saints Go Marching In"
0:22:23 > 0:22:30- Yo.- Yeah.- What's up, guys? Hey, I'm Rutledge.- Hi, I'm Farrah.- Farrah.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32- Here are the keys. Don't- BLEEP- it up.- Oh, OK.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36I'm just going to pack this up. I'll see you there in a minute.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40'The owner seemed a bit punchy, but his ride was great.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44'A 45,000 2009 Grand Cherokee Hemi.
0:22:44 > 0:22:45'I knew a lot about this Jeep
0:22:45 > 0:22:49'and I had a feeling my knowledge was about to get me a big tip.'
0:22:49 > 0:22:51Jeep really started, like,
0:22:51 > 0:22:57the luxury SUV with these in America in '93, I think it was.
0:22:57 > 0:22:58Great cars.
0:22:58 > 0:22:59You know, it's kind of strange
0:22:59 > 0:23:02because the car has a lot of power for...
0:23:02 > 0:23:04Oh, jeez. Hello.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08Erm, you know, for what it is, it's a strong car,
0:23:08 > 0:23:12it just doesn't get the power down.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16'At around 11, I got a call for my next pick up.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18'I hadn't made any money yet
0:23:18 > 0:23:20'and hoped my next passenger would be more generous
0:23:20 > 0:23:22'than Captain Climate Control.'
0:23:22 > 0:23:23Andrew?
0:23:23 > 0:23:25- Andrew.- Adam.- Adam, nice to meet you. All right.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29- I'm going to get you home safely, my friend.- Good, good.- After you.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33- Which way's your car? - My car is right over there.
0:23:33 > 0:23:39'This was a dream come true. I'd landed a custom '66 Mustang.'
0:23:39 > 0:23:41- There you go.- All right, thank you.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45ENGINE STARTS
0:23:45 > 0:23:46There you go.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49'I knew I had to go easy on her if I wanted a good tip,
0:23:49 > 0:23:50'but I had to take a shot.'
0:23:50 > 0:23:51How drunk are you?
0:23:51 > 0:23:53ANDREW LAUGHS
0:23:53 > 0:23:55Had a few, I'd say, at least.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00- Oh, I will have you home in no time, my friend.- Done.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04- Ha-ha-ha.- I don't want you to baby this thing, all right?
0:24:04 > 0:24:06- You have nothing to worry about. - Seriously.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08ADAM LAUGHS
0:24:08 > 0:24:11Oh, that's sweet.
0:24:11 > 0:24:12'This was great.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15'If I could just keep him happy and not wreck his car,
0:24:15 > 0:24:17'a healthy tip would be in my future.'
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Don't baby that clutch. Come on, give it a little gas.
0:24:21 > 0:24:22- Ah.- Good.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25- Perfect.- Ha-ha-ha-ha.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32'There's no way Rutledge was having this much fun.'
0:24:32 > 0:24:34I think you're the best driver that I have had yet.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43OK, you guys, well, this has just been wonderful.
0:24:43 > 0:24:48I'm just going to get my scooter and be on my way. So...
0:24:49 > 0:24:52..thank you, guys, I hope you have a great night.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58Wow. Get a room.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01I did such a good job setting the mood for this guy,
0:25:01 > 0:25:03he was too busy getting busy to give me a tip.
0:25:03 > 0:25:08So I still only had 20 and I hoped Adam hadn't been doing any better.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14- Listen to the sound right now. - Yeah.- 40 bucks, burn out, right now.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17- Extra tip. Do it.- You know what, I work for you.- You work for me.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20ENGINE REVS
0:25:22 > 0:25:24Oh, I like it when you drink.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26- Ha-ha.- He-he!
0:25:31 > 0:25:33- Nice work.- That was fun. - That was really fun.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35- Have fun.- All right, dude.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42'Where else can you drive cool cars and get paid for doing a burn out?
0:25:42 > 0:25:47'40 richer, I headed back into the city for my next pick up.
0:25:47 > 0:25:51'I was 20 bucks up, but with only enough time for one more pick up
0:25:51 > 0:25:55'before the bars closed, I needed to make sure I chose a wealthy client.'
0:25:55 > 0:25:57"Honda Civic."
0:25:59 > 0:26:00We'll forward that to Rut.
0:26:00 > 0:26:05I wanted a bigger tip, so I held out for another car. And I'm glad I did.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07Oh, my gosh.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11THE GIRLS ALL TALK AT ONCE
0:26:14 > 0:26:19I can't even begin to guess what they're talking about.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21I'm just saying, look, I don't wear toe socks around town.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25I am out of my element.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28'While Rut was off driving a cheap Civic, my last pick up took me
0:26:28 > 0:26:29'to the Castro district.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31'And I was looking for a big tipper.'
0:26:31 > 0:26:33Hi, did you guys call Zingo?
0:26:33 > 0:26:37- We did call Zingo.- I'm Adam. - Oh, Bobby Pin.- Bobby Pin.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39I called 1-800-BABE.
0:26:39 > 0:26:45- Is that you?- No, but thanks for asking.- OK.- Where's your...? OK.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48- I'm going to wear the hat. - Oh, you are.- This way, ladies.
0:26:48 > 0:26:49Thank you.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52- Do I look like a lady? - It's tough to tell in this light.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55HE LAUGHS
0:26:55 > 0:27:00'Bobby Pin and Rutledge's lost brother had a Ram, which was ironic,
0:27:00 > 0:27:02'yet somehow fitting.'
0:27:02 > 0:27:04Which door are you getting in, Bob?
0:27:05 > 0:27:08- I'm in over here.- Are you going to roll my fat ass in here?
0:27:08 > 0:27:09No, not if I can help it.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11Oh. What did that mean?
0:27:11 > 0:27:14- Are you calling me fat?- I didn't call you fat, I just agreed with you.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17- Which part? - We're doing fine. Leg up.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21Where did my other purse go? Oh, right here.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24- Can I have my glasses?- Sure. - And my jacket?- And your jacket.- OK.
0:27:26 > 0:27:27OK.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30I want to know more about this boy that you say you like.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33- I am not sure about this. - He's really nice.- I don't know.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35- Why did...? He was nice. - I thought he was nice.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38- Really?- You don't like him cos he's chubby and nerdy.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40No, that's not true. I'll be honest with you, I did not like him.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44- There's something wrong with chubby and nerdy?- I like chubby and nerdy.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47- No, that has nothing to do with it. - I was on Scholars' Bowl in eighth grade.
0:27:47 > 0:27:48THEY ALL LAUGH
0:27:48 > 0:27:50'Things were looking up.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52'If these girls liked nerdy, I was in business.'
0:27:52 > 0:27:55This is where I sound... I'm a little bit of a Honda nerd.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58- If you notice, you guys, the floor back there is flat.- Ah, it is flat.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00That was a big design point.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02- What?- Cos normally cars have the little hump.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04- Oh.- Yeah, there's no hump so there's...
0:28:04 > 0:28:05- Nobody has to...- Oh, my gosh.
0:28:05 > 0:28:10- When you're riding bitch, you're not really riding bitch. - I never noticed that.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15- So, Clark, this is your truck? - Yeah, this is my truck.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17How did you arrive at buying a truck like this?
0:28:17 > 0:28:21- I mean, I like it. It's a Hemi. - What's a Hemi?
0:28:21 > 0:28:24Hemi is the top of the, it's a hemispherical,
0:28:24 > 0:28:27the top of the valve, it's not flat.
0:28:27 > 0:28:28- Show me that again. - The top of the...
0:28:28 > 0:28:33Let me just point out why chunky guys are great for hot girls.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36- We'll always appreciate you, not like skinny dudes.- It's true.
0:28:36 > 0:28:37- It's true.- Skinny dudes...
0:28:37 > 0:28:40- My sister married down for that exact reason.- Seriously.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44- Married down?- We were just having this conversation.- Married down!
0:28:44 > 0:28:46- No, chunky is like marrying... - Up.- ..sideways.
0:28:46 > 0:28:47THEY LAUGH
0:28:47 > 0:28:50Like, drag race to me means something totally different to you guys.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52It's true.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54And I'm guessing tranny means something different to me
0:28:54 > 0:28:56- than it does to you. - What does tranny mean to you?
0:28:56 > 0:29:01- Tranny means the, er, transmission. - Ha-ha.- Really?
0:29:01 > 0:29:03I think we need to get you a drag name.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06- Oh, no.- You're in San Francisco, I mean,
0:29:06 > 0:29:07everybody has a drag name here.
0:29:07 > 0:29:12Wait, we're naming her Miss Tess Tosterone.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15Miss Tess Tosterone, that's, you know what, that's pretty funny.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19You know what, you should come in and check out the view.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22- I really, I've got so many other calls.- Yeah, whatever.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25- But you guys have a great night. - That's what they all say.
0:29:25 > 0:29:30'Adam was given a 20 tip, bringing his total for the evening
0:29:30 > 0:29:31'to 60 bucks.'
0:29:31 > 0:29:34Gentlemen, you guys have a good night.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37'And even though I laid on the charm with the ladies,
0:29:37 > 0:29:42'they only gave me ten, making my tip total for the night 30,
0:29:42 > 0:29:45'which meant Adam beat me at my own game.'
0:29:45 > 0:29:48- Thanks for getting us home safe.- I hope you find a nice, chubby fella.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50- Thank you. Thank you for that. - See you guys later.
0:29:50 > 0:29:51HORN BEEPS
0:29:51 > 0:29:54- Woah.- Oh, OK.
0:29:54 > 0:30:00- Our neighbours, not OK with that. - Sorry. OK, well.- OK, OK.
0:30:00 > 0:30:01- Good night.- Good night.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04HORN BEEPS
0:30:04 > 0:30:05THEY LAUGH
0:30:05 > 0:30:07CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:30:07 > 0:30:10Have you ever ridden a scooter in San Francisco?
0:30:10 > 0:30:13- Why would I do a stupid thing like that?- It's pretty fun.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15Now it's time for Big Star, Small Car
0:30:15 > 0:30:18and our star today is the actress Lake Bell.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:30:20 > 0:30:24- Thank you so much for being here. - Thank you for having me.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26Are you ready to get out there and turn some laps?
0:30:26 > 0:30:27I'm ready as I'll ever be.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30- Is that fair?- Cos I know you like to drive fast on your own.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34Yeah. I mean, in my own car, in my own, sort of, in the safety
0:30:34 > 0:30:37and dangerousness of real traffic.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39We will see you in the hanger when you're done.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41- Good luck.- Thank you.- Lake Bell.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:30:44 > 0:30:46Let's get some air going here.
0:30:46 > 0:30:51'Now, the fastest lap time is 1.39.3, set by Stephen Moyer.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54'Let's see how Lake can do.'
0:30:54 > 0:30:55And now to shift gears.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00'Looking good so far. Little tap on the brakes.'
0:31:00 > 0:31:03Keep it serious. Keep it really serious.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06'Good focus. Car looks composed so far,
0:31:06 > 0:31:08'heading down, in towards the tear drop.'
0:31:08 > 0:31:09BLEEP.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12'Looking good. Not super fast through there.'
0:31:12 > 0:31:14And there's a thousand people there, I hope I don't...
0:31:14 > 0:31:16Oh, my God, that's a lot of people
0:31:16 > 0:31:21to be looking right at me as I don't shift.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24'Now, this is where people make up a lot of time.'
0:31:24 > 0:31:28So, do you have radio stations in here?
0:31:28 > 0:31:30A little KDAY, a little old school rap for me.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33'Definitely the first person to check out the radio
0:31:33 > 0:31:35'on the back stretch, which is the fastest part of the course.'
0:31:35 > 0:31:37Oh, my God.
0:31:38 > 0:31:39'There it is.'
0:31:39 > 0:31:40A happy tyre's a squealing tyre.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43'That's right, making Stig proud.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46'Good speed on the back stretch.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50'Right, coming through the last turn here.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52'Nice and smooth and across the line.'
0:31:52 > 0:31:54CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:31:54 > 0:31:56Lake, come on up.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59CHEERING
0:32:00 > 0:32:02So, so lovely.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04How are you? Have a seat, please.
0:32:08 > 0:32:09It's nice, right?
0:32:11 > 0:32:13How did it go in the Suzuki?
0:32:13 > 0:32:16It's fun to say the word, Suzuki, you know?
0:32:16 > 0:32:17LAUGHTER
0:32:17 > 0:32:19- So that's, like, good news.- Right.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23Erm, but otherwise, in terms of fastness and times
0:32:23 > 0:32:26and all that, I hope I didn't let you down.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28- Oh, you didn't.- I'm going to be...
0:32:28 > 0:32:34Let's just get comfortable with being in the lower echelons
0:32:34 > 0:32:36and then I'll be more comfortable with it.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38Everyone's going to be comfortable
0:32:38 > 0:32:40because you are a beautiful woman that loves cars.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43- So they already love you.- I love cars.- How'd you get into cars?
0:32:43 > 0:32:48- My padre, which is Spanish for father...- Oh, I see.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52..owns and built race car tracks.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55So, every since I was a little girl, we'd go to the auto shows
0:32:55 > 0:32:57and, you know, he would show me about cars.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00And I always pretended that, I mean, this was our big bonding moment...
0:33:00 > 0:33:01- Right.- ..in the year.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04I'd get really into it and then I realised, as I got older,
0:33:04 > 0:33:06he'd be like, "Why don't you want to race?"
0:33:06 > 0:33:09I'd be like, "I'm the actress, I'm not going to do that."
0:33:09 > 0:33:11You know. But really, I think I was just really scared,
0:33:11 > 0:33:14which is why today is so tough.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18Erm, so, so I just was always really interested in them,
0:33:18 > 0:33:21had an opinion about what I liked, what I didn't like.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23So if you know what you like in a car, what is it?
0:33:23 > 0:33:25What makes a great car to you?
0:33:25 > 0:33:28I am definitely attracted to... We're talking aesthetics, too.
0:33:28 > 0:33:34I drive a Mini, I've driven a Mini, now I've had three Minis.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37And what kind of driver would you say you are in that Mini?
0:33:37 > 0:33:39Yeah, I drive really aggressively.
0:33:39 > 0:33:40It's like a video game to you, right?
0:33:40 > 0:33:43It's Tetris. I call it Tetris driving. It's basically...
0:33:43 > 0:33:45LAUGHTER
0:33:45 > 0:33:47Erm, I love traffic Tetris driving
0:33:47 > 0:33:49because you have to make traffic fun.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52- Right. And traffic out here is awful.- It's so bad.
0:33:52 > 0:33:56So you have to look for the open spaces. It's really dangerous.
0:33:56 > 0:33:57Erm, but basically...
0:33:57 > 0:33:58LAUGHTER
0:33:58 > 0:33:59..you have to like, vrrrmm.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02You have to just get aggressive in there. You know how it is.
0:34:02 > 0:34:03You're like, "This guy's going to lag back,
0:34:03 > 0:34:06"I will totally get in there, you're taunting me."
0:34:06 > 0:34:07It's all this stuff.
0:34:07 > 0:34:08Do you watch to see who's on the phone
0:34:08 > 0:34:11- because you know you can jump in front of them?- Yeah.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14I take photos of, like, licence plates when I see people on the phone.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16- "Amateur hour, get the- BLEEP- out of my way."
0:34:16 > 0:34:17That's what I would have said.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20- You can edit that out. - Now, as a woman with style,
0:34:20 > 0:34:25I feel like you probably can tell a lot about a guy by his car.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29- Right.- What would you think about a guy in a Corvette?
0:34:29 > 0:34:31What kind? What year?
0:34:31 > 0:34:33Let's say a Corvette convertible.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35Yellow. 2010.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38It's not going to be for me. That's OK.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41Erm, a little older and then it's sort of ironic and funny
0:34:41 > 0:34:43and I'm like, "This guy's got a great sense of humour."
0:34:43 > 0:34:45Is he wearing...?
0:34:45 > 0:34:46LAUGHTER
0:34:46 > 0:34:50- "He's got a great sense of humour." - Yeah.- Is he wearing a chain?
0:34:50 > 0:34:52- Is he in an athletic tank?- Erm.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56- An athletic tank?- Yeah. - Is that now...?
0:34:56 > 0:34:58I believe that's the nice way to say wife beater.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00- The new way of saying the WB. - Yeah.- OK.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02Where I'm from, they call them wife beaters
0:35:02 > 0:35:04because everyone on COPS was wearing them.
0:35:04 > 0:35:10Everyone calls them wife beaters. What's the new thing? Athletic tank!
0:35:10 > 0:35:12Athletic tank is what it says on the package.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14- Is that a Net word? - LAUGHTER
0:35:14 > 0:35:18So if a guy had, let's say, a classic Land Cruiser,
0:35:18 > 0:35:19what would you think?
0:35:19 > 0:35:22- I love that car.- Like FJ40? - Yeah.- I had one.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24Really? Is it for sale?
0:35:24 > 0:35:26LAUGHTER
0:35:26 > 0:35:29The last one I can think of, and this is just off the top of my head,
0:35:29 > 0:35:34a guy with, say, a 1983 Honda Civic wagon.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36LAUGHTER
0:35:36 > 0:35:39Just picked that out of thin air. Totally re-done.
0:35:39 > 0:35:43- No? Right, interior and exterior? - Yeah, plaid interior.- Plaid?
0:35:43 > 0:35:44LAUGHTER
0:35:44 > 0:35:46- I just picked that out of thin air, too.- Right.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49- Plaid, button-down interior. - Hm-mm. Maybe.
0:35:49 > 0:35:53- Erm, yeah, he's a keeper. - You'd think sensible?
0:35:53 > 0:35:56- He's a keeper.- Good dancer. - He's a great guy.
0:35:56 > 0:36:00Great dancer, kind of suave, knows his way around a kitchen.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03- "Knows his way around a kitchen." Was that a fat joke?- Erm...
0:36:03 > 0:36:06LAUGHTER
0:36:06 > 0:36:07No!
0:36:07 > 0:36:10- You could have said anything. - Aw.- A kitchen!
0:36:10 > 0:36:14- No, that was like sexy chef. - Oh, is that what it was?- Yeah.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16Your lap.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18Fast? Slow? How did it feel?
0:36:18 > 0:36:21When you got out of the car, you thought, that was...?
0:36:22 > 0:36:23Slow.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25- Slow?- Yes.
0:36:25 > 0:36:26Let's take a look at the board
0:36:26 > 0:36:31because, the last show, Stephen Moyer blazed through with a 1.39.3.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34- Well, he's on True Blood. - Yeah, he's a vampire.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36So they can do stuff like that.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40Er, Tony Hawk is on there, Bret Michaels still.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42Now this is mid-pack, this could be really good. Now...
0:36:42 > 0:36:44No, just go down, it's fine.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48Just follow me here, way down here Buzz Aldrin, Bridget Marquardt.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51Still enjoying being underneath an old man.
0:36:51 > 0:36:52LAUGHTER
0:36:52 > 0:36:54- You guys want to know her time? - ALL: Yeah!
0:36:54 > 0:36:57CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:37:02 > 0:37:05Lake Bell, you did it in one minute...
0:37:06 > 0:37:07f....
0:37:08 > 0:37:11- 50...- Oh, dear.- ..5.4.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13Bumping Buzz Aldrin.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15CHEERING
0:37:15 > 0:37:17LAKE MOUTHS
0:37:17 > 0:37:19Congratulations.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23Listen, you did a wonderful job.
0:37:23 > 0:37:24Lake Bell, everybody.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26Congratulations.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29CHEERING
0:37:32 > 0:37:35Welcome back to a very special episode of Top Gear
0:37:35 > 0:37:37where we have given complete control to our very own man in plaid,
0:37:37 > 0:37:39Mr Rutledge Wood.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41- Thank you.- Yes, now, just to recap,
0:37:41 > 0:37:44- you've almost killed yourself. - Right.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47So far, you've lost a competition that you came up with.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50- Yes.- I cannot wait to see what you've got planned next.
0:37:50 > 0:37:54- It's actually pretty cool. Have you ever heard of range anxiety?- I have.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57That is when you're more than one mile from a waffle house, right?
0:37:57 > 0:37:58LAUGHTER
0:37:58 > 0:38:01- No!- I'm just saying. - That is not what range anxiety is.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04Range anxiety is where people who drive electric cars start to get
0:38:04 > 0:38:06nervous that their car won't have enough battery life
0:38:06 > 0:38:09- to get them to their destination. - OK.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12So the other day, I'm watching the movie Top Gun and it hits me,
0:38:12 > 0:38:15I know how to end range anxiety forever.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17- You're kidding? - No. Here's all I need.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20I need a retro-fitted, electric British sports car,
0:38:20 > 0:38:23a power cable, a generator, a pick up and...
0:38:25 > 0:38:26..Adam Ferrara.
0:38:26 > 0:38:27LAUGHTER
0:38:27 > 0:38:30- That's Adam Ferrara?- Yup. - No, no, no.
0:38:32 > 0:38:33LAUGHTER
0:38:33 > 0:38:34Now it's Adam Ferrara.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39'I thought the best place to conduct my experiment
0:38:39 > 0:38:42'would be an airport runway in Compton.
0:38:42 > 0:38:46'All I needed was a 2,000 watt generator, a test vehicle
0:38:46 > 0:38:50'and someone willing to risk their life for science.'
0:38:51 > 0:38:53You look great.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56Look at this, I have cameras all over the place.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58- Ha-ha!- Very good. All right, so here's the plan.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01- You're going to be in the back of the truck.- Got it.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03When I get a little low on juice, I want you to throw me
0:39:03 > 0:39:06- the power cord, right through the open top.- Perfect.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09- Charge it up, be good to go.- Got it.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11Who's driving the truck?
0:39:11 > 0:39:12He is.
0:39:15 > 0:39:16Oh.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18That's why we got you the harness.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22'I was pretty sure we were about to make history,
0:39:22 > 0:39:25'continuing the American tradition of bold innovation.'
0:39:25 > 0:39:28All right, Adam, here's what I want you to do.
0:39:28 > 0:39:33Throw me that football. It's got a plug in there, and I'll catch it.
0:39:33 > 0:39:34We're just two kids playing football.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36RUTLEDGE CHUCKLES
0:39:36 > 0:39:38All right, Stig, nice and easy, don't....
0:39:38 > 0:39:39TYRES SCREECH
0:39:39 > 0:39:41Jeez.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45- Wait up, I can't catch up. - He only knows one speed.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47HE LAUGHS
0:39:47 > 0:39:49Stig, slow down.
0:39:49 > 0:39:50Too much.
0:39:50 > 0:39:54All right, we can do it. Hit it.
0:39:54 > 0:39:55Stig, nice and easy.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57TYRES SCREECH
0:39:57 > 0:39:59'I didn't factor into this experiment
0:39:59 > 0:40:01'that the Stig only knows how to drive fast.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03'Eventually, he got bored with the truck,
0:40:03 > 0:40:06'so I took advantage of his window of low-speed driving
0:40:06 > 0:40:07'and gave it my best shot.'
0:40:09 > 0:40:11- All right. You ready?- I'm ready.
0:40:11 > 0:40:15This is the slowest the Stig has ever driven. Don't let him down.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19Wait a minute. Wait.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21The plane threw me.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25Come on. Just like a football.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27Throw it. I'm coming!
0:40:31 > 0:40:33All right, that didn't work.
0:40:33 > 0:40:34- Are you ready?- I'm ready.
0:40:36 > 0:40:37TYRES SCREECH
0:40:44 > 0:40:46- Yeah!- Yeah!
0:40:46 > 0:40:48You can... Oh, come on, you unplugged it.
0:40:48 > 0:40:49You ready?
0:40:49 > 0:40:51Oh, I got it, I got it. Oh, crap.
0:40:53 > 0:40:54All right.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57Now, listen, we're going to do it this time, I feel good about it.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00Right here. Right in the old bread basket.
0:41:01 > 0:41:02Hit it.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04Touch down! I got it.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06I got it.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10- 'Thankfully, range anxiety would be a thing of the past.'- Oh, yeah!
0:41:10 > 0:41:14- Plug it in.- Hold on, stay with me. I'm plugging.
0:41:14 > 0:41:19- We got it!- We got it.- I'm charging! - Yes!- I'm charging while driving.
0:41:19 > 0:41:24- Great.- How many amps is that? - 15.- I need 400.
0:41:24 > 0:41:25Couple of days, you should be fine.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28We could do this as a service for people.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32Rut and Adam's Electro Re-fuelling.
0:41:32 > 0:41:33I knew it would work.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35You're a man of science, Rutledge Wood.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38- This is genius. - Well, it's something.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41It only takes a truck getting 17 miles a gallon
0:41:41 > 0:41:42for an electric car to charge.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46- You're saving the Earth. - One charge at a time. Excellent.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:41:50 > 0:41:54- Thank you.- I don't know why you keep encouraging our man Rutledge.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57I mean, so your solution for everybody who owns an electric car
0:41:57 > 0:41:59is to buy a gas-powered truck,
0:41:59 > 0:42:02a gas-powered generator and have it lead you round everywhere you go.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04- It's genius. - LAUGHTER
0:42:04 > 0:42:05It's about as good an idea
0:42:05 > 0:42:08- as you getting behind the wheel of a race truck.- Aw.
0:42:08 > 0:42:09- I'm just saying. - All right, all right.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12The important thing is we've all learned something here today.
0:42:12 > 0:42:13Thank you.
0:42:13 > 0:42:17We've learnt never to let you be in charge of this programme again.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19That's all the time we have, we'll see you next time.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21That is not....
0:42:21 > 0:42:23CHEERING