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CHEERING AND APPLAUSE | 0:00:18 | 0:00:22 | |
Hello, and welcome to Top Gear. | 0:00:25 | 0:00:28 | |
Tonight, Chris and Rory head to Cuba to kick-start another revolution. | 0:00:28 | 0:00:32 | |
This time it's not communism, it's corners. | 0:00:32 | 0:00:34 | |
But first, I may have mentioned a time or two that I like | 0:00:34 | 0:00:38 | |
a Porsche 911. And I especially like this one, the GT3 RS. | 0:00:38 | 0:00:43 | |
It's less car, more surgical instrument. | 0:00:43 | 0:00:46 | |
See, for years, if you'd wanted something for the road AND | 0:00:46 | 0:00:49 | |
the track, this has been the answer. | 0:00:49 | 0:00:52 | |
The benchmark, the undisputed champion. | 0:00:52 | 0:00:56 | |
But now there's a new contender that quietly begs to differ. | 0:00:56 | 0:01:00 | |
It comes from Mercedes. And it's called the AMG GT R. | 0:01:03 | 0:01:08 | |
Like the 911 GT3 RS, it costs about £140,000. | 0:01:11 | 0:01:16 | |
But you get the sense that in creating the GT R, | 0:01:16 | 0:01:19 | |
the goal was less surgical instrument, | 0:01:19 | 0:01:23 | |
more the Hulk. | 0:01:23 | 0:01:25 | |
And, just like the Hulk, you wouldn't like it when it's angry. | 0:01:27 | 0:01:30 | |
Whoa! Whoa! I don't know what it's so upset about, but it seems really, | 0:01:36 | 0:01:40 | |
really mad. | 0:01:40 | 0:01:41 | |
This thing is alive. Oh, it's just brimming with energy. | 0:01:43 | 0:01:46 | |
Underneath that bonnet is a four-litre, twin-turbocharged V8. | 0:01:49 | 0:01:54 | |
I've got 580 horsepower. | 0:01:55 | 0:01:58 | |
I've got more than 500lb-ft of torque. | 0:01:58 | 0:02:01 | |
And in the exhaust is a trigger-happy firing squad. | 0:02:03 | 0:02:07 | |
EXHAUST RUMBLES Bang. | 0:02:07 | 0:02:09 | |
EXHAUST RUMBLES | 0:02:09 | 0:02:10 | |
There goes another one. | 0:02:10 | 0:02:12 | |
EXHAUST RUMBLES And another one. | 0:02:12 | 0:02:14 | |
And all that noise comes with plenty of speed. | 0:02:14 | 0:02:17 | |
Whoa-ho! | 0:02:23 | 0:02:25 | |
0 to 60 in 3.5 seconds. | 0:02:25 | 0:02:28 | |
But the GT R feels faster. | 0:02:28 | 0:02:31 | |
As for top speed... | 0:02:33 | 0:02:35 | |
Well, Mercedes says the GT R isn't really about | 0:02:36 | 0:02:40 | |
top speed, they're not bothered. So, flat out, it'll only do 198mph. | 0:02:40 | 0:02:46 | |
I know. I'll do my best to cope. | 0:02:47 | 0:02:50 | |
Fantastic! | 0:02:54 | 0:02:55 | |
But to be a true GT3 RS rival, the big question is, | 0:03:01 | 0:03:06 | |
how does it corner? | 0:03:06 | 0:03:07 | |
And to be honest, this is the bit I'm kind of nervous about. | 0:03:08 | 0:03:12 | |
Because the normal AMG GT, the car Mercedes put on | 0:03:12 | 0:03:16 | |
a Russian Olympic diet to make this GT R, that car has a lot of pitch | 0:03:16 | 0:03:21 | |
under braking, which makes it twitchy and unpredictable on corners. | 0:03:21 | 0:03:26 | |
It's basically... You never know when it's going to bite you in the ass. | 0:03:26 | 0:03:30 | |
And this car, they've given more power and less weight, | 0:03:30 | 0:03:34 | |
which essentially makes it even bitier. | 0:03:34 | 0:03:37 | |
This could be interesting. | 0:03:37 | 0:03:39 | |
Oh, that's not bitey! That's brilliant. | 0:03:53 | 0:03:56 | |
There's so much grip. | 0:04:01 | 0:04:03 | |
That's because underneath that Marvel Comics paint job, | 0:04:03 | 0:04:06 | |
there's a lightweight titanium exhaust, | 0:04:06 | 0:04:09 | |
a race-tuned suspension, a whole new track-focused aero package... | 0:04:09 | 0:04:14 | |
..and my favourite bit, rear-wheel steering. | 0:04:16 | 0:04:19 | |
See it? See it move? Cool, right? | 0:04:21 | 0:04:24 | |
And that makes the GT R super agile in the slow corners, | 0:04:25 | 0:04:29 | |
but super stable in the higher speed corners. | 0:04:29 | 0:04:32 | |
And the suspension keeps the car so flat, you can really tell | 0:04:32 | 0:04:35 | |
what the tyres are up to and know exactly how hard you can push it. | 0:04:35 | 0:04:39 | |
Oh, yeah! That is nice. | 0:04:41 | 0:04:44 | |
That's real nice. HE LAUGHS | 0:04:44 | 0:04:47 | |
I love it. | 0:04:47 | 0:04:49 | |
And at top speed, | 0:04:49 | 0:04:51 | |
this thing makes 155 kilos more downforce than the normal AMG GT. | 0:04:51 | 0:04:56 | |
I mean, me personally, I'd say it feels more like 153, 154, | 0:04:56 | 0:05:00 | |
but, you know, I don't want to nit-pick. | 0:05:00 | 0:05:02 | |
Now, as a rule, to be a serious track weapon, a car should have its | 0:05:02 | 0:05:07 | |
engine in the middle, not underneath a long bonnet way out in the front. | 0:05:07 | 0:05:11 | |
But with the GT R, looks can be deceiving. | 0:05:11 | 0:05:14 | |
Take a look at this. | 0:05:16 | 0:05:18 | |
This isn't the engine, | 0:05:18 | 0:05:20 | |
it's just a cover to hide a bunch of crap nobody wants to see. | 0:05:20 | 0:05:23 | |
This is the engine. Behind the front wheels. | 0:05:23 | 0:05:27 | |
So this IS a mid-engined car, | 0:05:27 | 0:05:30 | |
you just don't sit in front of the engine, you sit behind it. | 0:05:30 | 0:05:33 | |
All of which makes it pretty handy around a racetrack, | 0:05:36 | 0:05:39 | |
including, yes, that German racetrack. | 0:05:39 | 0:05:43 | |
Late last year, this car lapped the Nurburgring in 7 minutes, 11 seconds. | 0:05:43 | 0:05:48 | |
Now, say what you want about Nurburgring times, but that's way quicker | 0:05:48 | 0:05:52 | |
than a Ferrari 488, way quicker than a Corvette ZR1, | 0:05:52 | 0:05:57 | |
and, oh, yeah, way quicker than the Porsche GT3 RS. | 0:05:57 | 0:06:02 | |
Mercedes says no rear-drive road car has ever gone quicker. | 0:06:04 | 0:06:07 | |
So don't let its appearance fool you. | 0:06:09 | 0:06:12 | |
Yeah, the GT R might look like it wants to kick you in the cubes, | 0:06:12 | 0:06:16 | |
but this really is a sophisticated track machine. | 0:06:16 | 0:06:20 | |
A genuine Porsche rival. | 0:06:20 | 0:06:22 | |
And I've got to say, I think that's a shame. | 0:06:22 | 0:06:25 | |
Because Mercedes, well, AMG, has spent years and years making | 0:06:26 | 0:06:31 | |
tyre-smoking, socially unacceptable, nutjob cars. | 0:06:31 | 0:06:36 | |
And you don't want to throw away a reputation like that just for | 0:06:36 | 0:06:39 | |
a Nurburgring lap time and a little, tiny spat with Porsche. | 0:06:39 | 0:06:45 | |
And you know what, they haven't. | 0:06:45 | 0:06:48 | |
That AMG animal is still in there. | 0:06:48 | 0:06:52 | |
You just have to unlock the cage. | 0:06:52 | 0:06:54 | |
And the key is in the GT R's race-car spec, | 0:06:55 | 0:06:59 | |
nine-stage traction control system. | 0:06:59 | 0:07:02 | |
Here, in technical terms, is how it works. This end... | 0:07:03 | 0:07:06 | |
..Bruce Banner. | 0:07:07 | 0:07:09 | |
This end... | 0:07:09 | 0:07:11 | |
..the Hulk. | 0:07:11 | 0:07:13 | |
And so far today, I've been sticking to the Bruce Banner end. | 0:07:13 | 0:07:16 | |
But do you know what happens when you turn it to the Hulk end? | 0:07:16 | 0:07:20 | |
It gets mad. | 0:07:23 | 0:07:25 | |
HE CHUCKLES | 0:07:25 | 0:07:27 | |
ENGINE REVS | 0:07:27 | 0:07:28 | |
TYRES SCREECH | 0:07:28 | 0:07:30 | |
I'm out of control, and I love it. | 0:07:41 | 0:07:43 | |
OK, that's definitely not the fastest way around a corner, | 0:07:51 | 0:07:54 | |
but it sure is exhilarating. | 0:07:54 | 0:07:56 | |
This car is a hooligan, a hooligan. | 0:08:04 | 0:08:07 | |
This is an AMG. No doubt about it. | 0:08:17 | 0:08:22 | |
Troublemaker! You're a troublemaker. But I love you. | 0:08:22 | 0:08:26 | |
You know what, I was wrong. | 0:08:31 | 0:08:34 | |
I mean, yeah, sure, this car can play the part of a precise, sophisticated | 0:08:34 | 0:08:38 | |
rival to the GT3 RS, but what it really is | 0:08:38 | 0:08:43 | |
is a muscle car. | 0:08:43 | 0:08:45 | |
A muscle car built by the best F1 team on the planet, | 0:08:45 | 0:08:48 | |
and that is a very, very good thing. | 0:08:48 | 0:08:50 | |
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE | 0:09:05 | 0:09:07 | |
-Wow! I mean, just look at it. -Yeah. | 0:09:10 | 0:09:14 | |
Look at it! It's just so...green. | 0:09:14 | 0:09:17 | |
LAUGHTER | 0:09:17 | 0:09:19 | |
-Well, you're perceptive. -No, I've been doing this a while. | 0:09:19 | 0:09:22 | |
I tell you what, though, this is not going to impress Nissan. | 0:09:22 | 0:09:25 | |
OK, what has that have to do with them? | 0:09:25 | 0:09:26 | |
Nissan has built an entire brand around building a front engine, | 0:09:26 | 0:09:31 | |
turbo-charged sports car called the GT-R. | 0:09:31 | 0:09:34 | |
Yeah? AMG comes along, builds a front engine, | 0:09:34 | 0:09:37 | |
-turbo-charged sports car called the GT R. -No, no, no. | 0:09:37 | 0:09:40 | |
See, the Nissan GT-R, that's GT hyphen R. | 0:09:40 | 0:09:46 | |
This is a GT no hyphen R. | 0:09:46 | 0:09:49 | |
-Completely different. -Come on. | 0:09:49 | 0:09:51 | |
So, I choose to release a brown liquid beverage called | 0:09:51 | 0:09:55 | |
-Coca Cola, no hyphen, and that's absolutely fine? -No, no. | 0:09:55 | 0:09:59 | |
First of all, anything that starts with you releasing | 0:09:59 | 0:10:01 | |
a brown liquid is definitely not fine. No, no, no. | 0:10:01 | 0:10:04 | |
Right, now it's time for the big movement... Moment. Oh! | 0:10:04 | 0:10:07 | |
LAUGHTER | 0:10:07 | 0:10:08 | |
We need to find out how quick the GT no hyphen R is around our test track, | 0:10:08 | 0:10:12 | |
and you know what that means. It's time for...The Stig. | 0:10:12 | 0:10:16 | |
Off the line. | 0:10:16 | 0:10:18 | |
Managing traction, he short shifts to second quite quickly. | 0:10:18 | 0:10:21 | |
Now, this long run down to first corner. | 0:10:21 | 0:10:23 | |
Let's look what it looks like as it turns in. | 0:10:23 | 0:10:25 | |
Really flat, controlling all that roll, looks fast, | 0:10:25 | 0:10:28 | |
but oversteer on the exit, managing it. | 0:10:28 | 0:10:30 | |
Now blending left, into Chicago. | 0:10:32 | 0:10:35 | |
A tight line so he can get it opened up and get on the gas. | 0:10:37 | 0:10:40 | |
It just looks like it wants to oversteer everywhere, | 0:10:40 | 0:10:42 | |
but it looks stiff, doesn't it? It looks flat and it looks agile. | 0:10:42 | 0:10:47 | |
Braking hard, triggering those warning lights. | 0:10:47 | 0:10:49 | |
Hammerhead, what's it like through the right-hander direction change? | 0:10:49 | 0:10:52 | |
Really good, actually. | 0:10:52 | 0:10:54 | |
Turned well, coming out, managing oversteer again. | 0:10:54 | 0:10:57 | |
But it seems that once he gets through that initial slip, | 0:10:57 | 0:11:00 | |
he's got really good traction. Through the follow-through. | 0:11:00 | 0:11:04 | |
That's just fast and flat again. | 0:11:04 | 0:11:06 | |
What's it going to be like when it booms through the tyres? | 0:11:06 | 0:11:09 | |
Now, that was really, really fast. | 0:11:09 | 0:11:11 | |
Using all the circuit and the trail brake. Into second to last. | 0:11:11 | 0:11:15 | |
Look at that, good, controlled driving from Stig. | 0:11:15 | 0:11:18 | |
Now, rolling down towards Gambon and over the line. | 0:11:18 | 0:11:22 | |
I think that's going to be a really fast time. | 0:11:22 | 0:11:24 | |
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE | 0:11:24 | 0:11:27 | |
Quick. Quick. | 0:11:27 | 0:11:28 | |
OK, now... | 0:11:29 | 0:11:31 | |
The old AMG GTS did it in 1.17.5, which, that's pretty quick, too. | 0:11:31 | 0:11:36 | |
-That's a fast time. -That is a fast time. | 0:11:36 | 0:11:38 | |
So we're looking to be somewhere way up here. | 0:11:38 | 0:11:40 | |
Now, the new AMG GT R did it in | 0:11:40 | 0:11:44 | |
one minute... | 0:11:44 | 0:11:45 | |
16 flat. That's right there. | 0:11:45 | 0:11:49 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:11:49 | 0:11:51 | |
-That is seriously quick. -That's a quick time. And... | 0:11:51 | 0:11:56 | |
And in the same conditions, we got The Stig to lap the GT3 RS. OK. | 0:11:56 | 0:12:03 | |
Now, the GT3 RS did it in one minute... | 0:12:03 | 0:12:07 | |
16.1. | 0:12:07 | 0:12:10 | |
So...move that Veyron down. | 0:12:10 | 0:12:13 | |
Get that thing out of the way. | 0:12:13 | 0:12:15 | |
LAUGHTER | 0:12:15 | 0:12:16 | |
All right, there's that. | 0:12:16 | 0:12:18 | |
There it is, in black and white - | 0:12:18 | 0:12:20 | |
the Mercedes is faster. | 0:12:20 | 0:12:22 | |
It is faster. | 0:12:22 | 0:12:24 | |
-I'd still have the Porsche, though. -So would I. | 0:12:24 | 0:12:26 | |
I would too. Rory. | 0:12:26 | 0:12:28 | |
Loving that Merc. | 0:12:28 | 0:12:30 | |
Just to save you looking it up, | 0:12:30 | 0:12:31 | |
that's even faster than the Smart Fortwo went round our track | 0:12:31 | 0:12:34 | |
a couple of weeks ago. | 0:12:34 | 0:12:35 | |
I knew that Merc was quick. | 0:12:35 | 0:12:38 | |
All right. OK... | 0:12:38 | 0:12:40 | |
Now it's time to welcome this week's guest. | 0:12:40 | 0:12:43 | |
He's a stand-up comedian, he also loves off-roaders, | 0:12:43 | 0:12:46 | |
motorbikes and heavy machinery, | 0:12:46 | 0:12:48 | |
so you two can probably just take off now. Yeah. | 0:12:48 | 0:12:51 | |
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Ross Noble. | 0:12:51 | 0:12:54 | |
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE | 0:12:54 | 0:12:57 | |
Hello, hello! | 0:12:59 | 0:13:01 | |
-How are you doing? -Hello. | 0:13:04 | 0:13:06 | |
Thank you very much. | 0:13:07 | 0:13:09 | |
-All right. -Hi. | 0:13:12 | 0:13:13 | |
Now, you are into your bikes, I know, | 0:13:13 | 0:13:15 | |
so did you ride down or drive down? | 0:13:15 | 0:13:16 | |
No, I drove down today. | 0:13:16 | 0:13:18 | |
I brought my mate, so we came in the car. | 0:13:18 | 0:13:21 | |
I thought it best to turn up to Top Gear in a car. | 0:13:21 | 0:13:24 | |
OK. What did you drive? | 0:13:24 | 0:13:25 | |
My Land Rover Defender. | 0:13:25 | 0:13:27 | |
Defender, oh, OK. | 0:13:27 | 0:13:30 | |
Standard Defender or any tweaks? | 0:13:30 | 0:13:32 | |
No, massive tweaks. | 0:13:32 | 0:13:34 | |
It's a Kahn, a fully customed... | 0:13:34 | 0:13:37 | |
-What I've done, right, is I've taken... -Ooh... | 0:13:37 | 0:13:40 | |
I've taken a tin box and I've polished it up. | 0:13:40 | 0:13:43 | |
There it is, look. | 0:13:43 | 0:13:44 | |
That's my car. Look at it. | 0:13:44 | 0:13:46 | |
It's a beauty. I love the styling, too. | 0:13:46 | 0:13:49 | |
You've gone for the fully murdered-out look - | 0:13:49 | 0:13:51 | |
-black on black on black. That's gangster. -Proper gangster. | 0:13:51 | 0:13:54 | |
You've got to admit that is a cool-looking thing. | 0:13:54 | 0:13:56 | |
-Have I? -Come on! | 0:13:56 | 0:13:59 | |
I don't mind a Defender, | 0:13:59 | 0:14:00 | |
but, I mean, the wheel arch extensions seem a bit... | 0:14:00 | 0:14:04 | |
a bit much. | 0:14:04 | 0:14:05 | |
It does look like it's trying a bit too hard. | 0:14:05 | 0:14:08 | |
To be fair, I do live in the country. | 0:14:08 | 0:14:10 | |
But don't the countryside folks sneer | 0:14:10 | 0:14:12 | |
-at the fact that you've not got a normal Defender? -Yes. | 0:14:12 | 0:14:14 | |
They must see you as a bit arriviste | 0:14:14 | 0:14:16 | |
and a bit like a townie in the country. | 0:14:16 | 0:14:18 | |
Yeah. I like to annoy everyone. | 0:14:18 | 0:14:20 | |
Equally, at the same time. | 0:14:20 | 0:14:22 | |
Yes, it's... No, but the thing... | 0:14:22 | 0:14:24 | |
I had, like, proper cars. | 0:14:24 | 0:14:26 | |
I had a Golf GTI and we had a 1960 Karmann Ghia, | 0:14:26 | 0:14:31 | |
beautiful, wonderful cars... | 0:14:31 | 0:14:33 | |
The whole thing. It was like you were at the end of EastEnders. | 0:14:35 | 0:14:39 | |
-Driving down the drive... -LAUGHTER | 0:14:39 | 0:14:41 | |
..as you were heading down to the road. | 0:14:41 | 0:14:42 | |
HE IMITATES DOOF-DOOFS | 0:14:42 | 0:14:44 | |
I wind the window down | 0:14:44 | 0:14:46 | |
and start shouting Cockney things at people. | 0:14:46 | 0:14:48 | |
What about the driving position? I'm not a big man, | 0:14:48 | 0:14:50 | |
and I find myself in there and my elbow is just doing this. | 0:14:50 | 0:14:53 | |
There's just no room in it. | 0:14:53 | 0:14:54 | |
It's not comfortable at all. | 0:14:54 | 0:14:56 | |
You are like that... | 0:14:56 | 0:14:58 | |
You're sitting in it... | 0:14:58 | 0:14:59 | |
This is us, like that. Like that. | 0:14:59 | 0:15:02 | |
Then, I've got leather bucket seats in it as well, | 0:15:02 | 0:15:05 | |
so I've taken the most uncomfortable car | 0:15:05 | 0:15:07 | |
that money can buy | 0:15:07 | 0:15:09 | |
and I've made it more uncomfortable. | 0:15:09 | 0:15:11 | |
Short of paying a man to sit behind me and do this all day long... | 0:15:11 | 0:15:16 | |
LAUGHTER | 0:15:16 | 0:15:19 | |
You know... | 0:15:19 | 0:15:20 | |
So, what was your first car? | 0:15:20 | 0:15:23 | |
My first car, I had a... It was a Metro. | 0:15:23 | 0:15:27 | |
An MG Metro, it was. | 0:15:27 | 0:15:28 | |
I bought it off another comic for 150 quid. | 0:15:28 | 0:15:32 | |
He said to me, "That car is perfect. | 0:15:32 | 0:15:35 | |
"Just don't drive it over 70mph or it will go horribly wrong." | 0:15:35 | 0:15:41 | |
I thought, "That's fair enough." So I never drove it... | 0:15:41 | 0:15:43 | |
Then there was one night I was a bit late, | 0:15:43 | 0:15:46 | |
and I sort of maybe exceeded the speed limit a little bit. | 0:15:46 | 0:15:48 | |
I pulled up outside my house, | 0:15:48 | 0:15:50 | |
I closed the door... | 0:15:50 | 0:15:51 | |
and it burst into flames. | 0:15:51 | 0:15:52 | |
It just literally burst into flames. | 0:15:52 | 0:15:55 | |
But you do drive yourself to gigs? | 0:15:55 | 0:15:58 | |
Yeah, cos I had this instance... | 0:15:58 | 0:16:00 | |
This is one of the reasons why I thought it was important to drive. | 0:16:00 | 0:16:03 | |
I was at a train station and all the trains were delayed. | 0:16:03 | 0:16:07 | |
There was a replacement bus service. | 0:16:07 | 0:16:10 | |
This old woman was there... | 0:16:10 | 0:16:12 | |
It was a weird, strange old lady. She was wearing sandals. | 0:16:12 | 0:16:15 | |
She had long, claw-like nails, | 0:16:15 | 0:16:18 | |
which should have, sort of, rung alarm bells for me. | 0:16:18 | 0:16:22 | |
She said, "Where are you going?" | 0:16:22 | 0:16:24 | |
I said, "Wolverhampton", or somewhere. | 0:16:24 | 0:16:25 | |
She went, "I'll drive you. I'm going there anyway." | 0:16:25 | 0:16:28 | |
This woman got me in her car and she... | 0:16:28 | 0:16:32 | |
We drove to... | 0:16:32 | 0:16:33 | |
We started driving, and then she said... | 0:16:33 | 0:16:35 | |
You know, chatting away and all the rest of it. | 0:16:35 | 0:16:37 | |
She went, "I want you to meet my daughter." | 0:16:37 | 0:16:39 | |
She said, "Come and cheer her up." | 0:16:39 | 0:16:41 | |
So, basically, she kidnapped me and drove me to a house. | 0:16:41 | 0:16:45 | |
Then her daughter, who was sort of bleary eyed, | 0:16:45 | 0:16:47 | |
she dragged her out of bed and she went, | 0:16:47 | 0:16:49 | |
"Go on. Cheer her up." | 0:16:49 | 0:16:51 | |
So I was now... | 0:16:51 | 0:16:53 | |
"Or you'll get the claw." | 0:16:53 | 0:16:56 | |
"I'll rip your gizzards out." | 0:16:56 | 0:16:58 | |
So I was then just in this house, just in this... | 0:16:58 | 0:17:01 | |
I'm going, "No, no, I really have to... | 0:17:01 | 0:17:03 | |
"I have to get to where I'm going." | 0:17:03 | 0:17:04 | |
She went, "No, no, go on." | 0:17:04 | 0:17:06 | |
The daughter didn't want this to be happening, | 0:17:06 | 0:17:08 | |
I didn't want it to be happening. It was all horrible. | 0:17:08 | 0:17:10 | |
I went, "I will never get the train again." | 0:17:10 | 0:17:13 | |
Cos that's what happens - get the train, | 0:17:13 | 0:17:15 | |
you'll end up in someone's house with a woman with claws. | 0:17:15 | 0:17:19 | |
Have you been back to visit? | 0:17:19 | 0:17:20 | |
Yeah, we're engaged to be married. | 0:17:20 | 0:17:22 | |
She was most sensitive lover I've ever had. | 0:17:25 | 0:17:27 | |
-Not the daughter, the old woman. -Of course. | 0:17:29 | 0:17:31 | |
I took my clothes off. I didn't even have to take my own socks off. | 0:17:31 | 0:17:36 | |
She went... | 0:17:36 | 0:17:38 | |
-OK, all right, all right. -This is horrible. | 0:17:38 | 0:17:40 | |
Let's get down to business. | 0:17:40 | 0:17:41 | |
You've tackled the Top Gear track before | 0:17:41 | 0:17:43 | |
-in the famous KIA Cee'd, right? -Yes, I have. | 0:17:43 | 0:17:46 | |
You were quick, real quick. Like the fifth fastest, right? | 0:17:46 | 0:17:48 | |
Yeah, yeah. | 0:17:48 | 0:17:49 | |
The most important thing is I beat Tom Cruise, because I... | 0:17:49 | 0:17:53 | |
Not that I've become utterly insufferable since that day, | 0:17:53 | 0:17:56 | |
but I mention that, I would say, at least once a day. | 0:17:56 | 0:18:00 | |
He was in Days Of Thunder, | 0:18:00 | 0:18:01 | |
and my wife... It's got to the point now where - | 0:18:01 | 0:18:03 | |
since the last time I was on the show - | 0:18:03 | 0:18:05 | |
we're literally sat there, | 0:18:05 | 0:18:06 | |
if there's a new advert for a Tom Cruise film comes on... | 0:18:06 | 0:18:08 | |
It will go, "Tom Cruise..." I'll go, and she'll go, "I know." | 0:18:08 | 0:18:11 | |
I will sometimes say to complete strangers, "I beat Tom Cruise." | 0:18:13 | 0:18:17 | |
Yes, well, yes, you did. You certainly did. | 0:18:17 | 0:18:19 | |
A lot of people beat Tom Cruise. | 0:18:19 | 0:18:21 | |
All right, but now we've got the more challenging GT86. | 0:18:23 | 0:18:26 | |
That's a proper sports car. | 0:18:26 | 0:18:28 | |
How did it go there? How did your training with Chris go? | 0:18:28 | 0:18:31 | |
It was... You know what? It was incredible. It was such good fun. | 0:18:31 | 0:18:34 | |
It was great fun. | 0:18:34 | 0:18:35 | |
But that old car was just, "Come on." | 0:18:35 | 0:18:38 | |
This thing, it's got, like... | 0:18:38 | 0:18:41 | |
-It moves around and it's quite... -Yeah. | 0:18:41 | 0:18:46 | |
-Yeah, great. -Chris, what do you think? | 0:18:46 | 0:18:49 | |
What he said. | 0:18:49 | 0:18:51 | |
It was interesting. The training was interesting. | 0:18:51 | 0:18:54 | |
But I saw a kernel of talent in there. Let's see what happened. | 0:18:54 | 0:18:58 | |
All right, let's take a look. | 0:18:58 | 0:19:00 | |
Before we start, all I'm going to say, | 0:19:00 | 0:19:02 | |
these are the best conditions we've had all series. | 0:19:02 | 0:19:05 | |
Are we driving or going for a picnic? | 0:19:05 | 0:19:08 | |
Well, we will find out. Let's go. Come on. | 0:19:08 | 0:19:11 | |
Just remember that the slow-speed corners | 0:19:11 | 0:19:14 | |
give you a better chance to make time up. | 0:19:14 | 0:19:16 | |
Braking hard. Brake hard. Second gear, please. | 0:19:16 | 0:19:18 | |
Second gear. We're going round to the right. | 0:19:18 | 0:19:21 | |
You've got fourth, you've got forth. | 0:19:21 | 0:19:23 | |
BLEEP. | 0:19:23 | 0:19:24 | |
There's the white lines. | 0:19:24 | 0:19:26 | |
That way, then. | 0:19:26 | 0:19:28 | |
Round to the left. Second gear, please. Second gear. | 0:19:28 | 0:19:31 | |
Round to the right, round to the right. | 0:19:31 | 0:19:33 | |
Round to the right. Second gear. You're in fourth again. Second. | 0:19:33 | 0:19:35 | |
Oh, cock. | 0:19:35 | 0:19:37 | |
It's in there somewhere. It's in there. | 0:19:37 | 0:19:39 | |
-Third? -Third, over to left, over to the left. | 0:19:39 | 0:19:41 | |
-Don't worry, don't panic. -I'm not panicking. | 0:19:41 | 0:19:44 | |
A bit of third gear, a bit of third gear, please. | 0:19:44 | 0:19:46 | |
This could be interesting. | 0:19:48 | 0:19:50 | |
Brake, brake, brake. | 0:19:52 | 0:19:55 | |
Brake that hard? | 0:19:55 | 0:19:57 | |
Or not quite as hard. | 0:19:57 | 0:19:58 | |
CHRIS LAUGHS | 0:19:58 | 0:20:00 | |
-Just thrown a load of fuel there, hasn't it? -That's fine. | 0:20:00 | 0:20:03 | |
When you're strapped into a metal box, | 0:20:03 | 0:20:05 | |
it's nice to smell fuel just all around you. | 0:20:05 | 0:20:08 | |
It's fine. It's all part of the thrill. | 0:20:08 | 0:20:10 | |
Give it some gas. Over the line. | 0:20:12 | 0:20:14 | |
We didn't die. | 0:20:14 | 0:20:15 | |
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE | 0:20:18 | 0:20:19 | |
There was a moment there... | 0:20:27 | 0:20:29 | |
We spin and we were going backwards for quite a long time. 70pmh. | 0:20:29 | 0:20:33 | |
It was brilliant! | 0:20:33 | 0:20:34 | |
This is the thing, | 0:20:36 | 0:20:37 | |
it's not like a motorbike where if you come off a motorbike | 0:20:37 | 0:20:40 | |
you really hurt yourself, | 0:20:40 | 0:20:41 | |
whereas this, you know, | 0:20:41 | 0:20:43 | |
it's just a smell of petrol and another man's poo. | 0:20:43 | 0:20:47 | |
OK, time to talk about Cuba. | 0:20:50 | 0:20:52 | |
When you hear that name, you know what springs to mind - | 0:20:52 | 0:20:55 | |
all those incredible old American cars. | 0:20:55 | 0:20:57 | |
The ones that have kept going since Castro and communism took over | 0:20:57 | 0:21:00 | |
back in the '50s. | 0:21:00 | 0:21:01 | |
But over the past few years, | 0:21:01 | 0:21:02 | |
Cuba has been opening up to the West. | 0:21:02 | 0:21:04 | |
That means the days of those iconic cars could be numbered. | 0:21:04 | 0:21:08 | |
So, with a budget of £5,000 each, | 0:21:08 | 0:21:11 | |
Chris and I bought a couple of old sports cars, | 0:21:11 | 0:21:13 | |
that we thought would impress the locals, | 0:21:13 | 0:21:15 | |
and headed out to hunt down the Cuban classics. | 0:21:15 | 0:21:18 | |
Our landing spot in the world's most westerly communist state | 0:21:21 | 0:21:24 | |
was the Bay Of Pigs... | 0:21:24 | 0:21:25 | |
..site of an American-backed invasion | 0:21:27 | 0:21:29 | |
defeated by Fidel Castro's regime in 1961. | 0:21:29 | 0:21:34 | |
Since then, Cuba has shut its doors to the West. | 0:21:35 | 0:21:39 | |
A generation of '50s American cars left stranded inside. | 0:21:39 | 0:21:44 | |
The fight to maintain them has gone on ever since. | 0:21:44 | 0:21:47 | |
Those still running survive | 0:21:47 | 0:21:49 | |
thanks to the resourceful mechanical spirit of this unique nation. | 0:21:49 | 0:21:52 | |
That's what we had come for, | 0:21:55 | 0:21:57 | |
but what had we brought with us? | 0:21:57 | 0:21:59 | |
I'm not going to lie, I am so chuffed at what I've got here. | 0:22:03 | 0:22:06 | |
Right, let's see what you brought, then. | 0:22:06 | 0:22:08 | |
Come on. Look at this. | 0:22:08 | 0:22:09 | |
'Now, surely, in a nation with a passion for old American cars...' | 0:22:09 | 0:22:14 | |
Prepare to be amazed. | 0:22:14 | 0:22:15 | |
'..there is only one sensible choice.' | 0:22:15 | 0:22:18 | |
THEME FROM THE GODFATHER | 0:22:18 | 0:22:20 | |
-Oh, that's Italian. -Yes! | 0:22:20 | 0:22:23 | |
I present to you the Maserati Biturbo | 0:22:26 | 0:22:30 | |
or as they insist you call it, the BIH-turbo. | 0:22:30 | 0:22:34 | |
Amazing, eh? | 0:22:34 | 0:22:35 | |
Yes. It's amazing. | 0:22:35 | 0:22:37 | |
It's amazing that you managed to drive it out of the container | 0:22:37 | 0:22:39 | |
without it breaking down. | 0:22:39 | 0:22:41 | |
Oh, good, the old "Maseratis aren't reliable" gag. | 0:22:41 | 0:22:44 | |
Look, let me explain this to you. | 0:22:44 | 0:22:45 | |
This car is just plain fantastic. | 0:22:45 | 0:22:48 | |
First of all, it's a Maserati. | 0:22:48 | 0:22:49 | |
It has a 2.6 litre, twin-turbo V6, | 0:22:49 | 0:22:54 | |
styling, a manual gearbox, and... | 0:22:54 | 0:22:56 | |
and, in this country, Maseratis are racing royalty. | 0:22:56 | 0:23:01 | |
Racing royalty? | 0:23:01 | 0:23:02 | |
I'll explain that later on. What have you chosen? | 0:23:02 | 0:23:04 | |
Watch and learn. | 0:23:04 | 0:23:06 | |
How to outdo your Maserati in one fell swoop. | 0:23:06 | 0:23:10 | |
'Like I said...' | 0:23:10 | 0:23:12 | |
-ENGINE TURNS OVER -Oh, yeah. | 0:23:12 | 0:23:15 | |
ROCK MUSIC | 0:23:15 | 0:23:16 | |
-Huh? -Ah-hah. | 0:23:20 | 0:23:21 | |
What you are looking at is a Chevy Camaro, | 0:23:26 | 0:23:29 | |
the quintessential American muscle car. | 0:23:29 | 0:23:32 | |
-Start up front. Under the bonnet, a five-litre American V8. -Yes. | 0:23:35 | 0:23:40 | |
-170 horsepower. -Sorry, stop there. Repeat that. | 0:23:40 | 0:23:44 | |
170. | 0:23:44 | 0:23:46 | |
But the thing is, 170's still... | 0:23:46 | 0:23:47 | |
How do you try and get so little power from such a big engine? | 0:23:47 | 0:23:51 | |
Well, they're concentrating on torque | 0:23:51 | 0:23:53 | |
more than anything else, all right? | 0:23:53 | 0:23:54 | |
So it's all about the grunt. But that's not the only thing. | 0:23:54 | 0:23:57 | |
-Yes. -Check this out. Round the back. Come on. Watch this. | 0:23:57 | 0:24:00 | |
You don't slam the Camaro's boot. | 0:24:00 | 0:24:03 | |
You place it gently down. Soft close. | 0:24:03 | 0:24:06 | |
Straight out of a Mercedes S-Class. | 0:24:06 | 0:24:08 | |
So the best thing about your muscle car is the soft-close boot? | 0:24:08 | 0:24:12 | |
Well, it's ONE of the things about my muscle car. | 0:24:12 | 0:24:15 | |
I think we should go. Come on. | 0:24:15 | 0:24:17 | |
Childish. | 0:24:22 | 0:24:24 | |
If, admittedly, quite cool. | 0:24:24 | 0:24:25 | |
Let's roll. | 0:24:29 | 0:24:30 | |
Excited to see what the locals would make of our choices, | 0:24:36 | 0:24:38 | |
we decided to pick our way north-west, | 0:24:38 | 0:24:41 | |
towards the capital city, Havana. | 0:24:41 | 0:24:43 | |
And, as our Cuban adventure got under way, | 0:24:47 | 0:24:49 | |
we got better acquainted with our cars. | 0:24:49 | 0:24:52 | |
This is meant to be the less sophisticated car of the two, | 0:24:56 | 0:25:00 | |
and yet everything works. | 0:25:00 | 0:25:01 | |
My electric windows work, my cruise control works... | 0:25:01 | 0:25:05 | |
Well, nearly everything. | 0:25:05 | 0:25:07 | |
My knob has come off. | 0:25:07 | 0:25:09 | |
I won't tell Chris about that. | 0:25:09 | 0:25:11 | |
The Camaro is a kind of car that speaks to you on a base level. | 0:25:12 | 0:25:16 | |
It's all about that growl, it sounds good, it feels powerful. | 0:25:16 | 0:25:20 | |
It makes me feel cool. That's what muscle cars are all about. | 0:25:20 | 0:25:24 | |
That's what Cuba's all about. | 0:25:24 | 0:25:26 | |
It feels special to me. | 0:25:28 | 0:25:31 | |
Maybe it's just because it's got a Maserati badge, | 0:25:31 | 0:25:33 | |
but the dogleg gearbox feels great. | 0:25:33 | 0:25:35 | |
Really positive. | 0:25:35 | 0:25:36 | |
The engine has that suggestive V6 note, | 0:25:36 | 0:25:40 | |
which is so much more sophisticated | 0:25:40 | 0:25:42 | |
than Rory's loud, brash American car. | 0:25:42 | 0:25:45 | |
Yes. We're going to go on well, me and the Maserati. | 0:25:46 | 0:25:49 | |
Because, despite Rory's scepticism, | 0:25:51 | 0:25:54 | |
this was the perfect car to win over the locals. | 0:25:54 | 0:25:56 | |
You see, Cuba once had its own Grand Prix. | 0:26:00 | 0:26:03 | |
The first was staged in 1957 and won by none other | 0:26:03 | 0:26:07 | |
than Juan Manuel Fangio in a Maserati. | 0:26:07 | 0:26:11 | |
A year later, the five-time Formula 1 World Champion | 0:26:11 | 0:26:14 | |
returned to compete again, | 0:26:14 | 0:26:16 | |
but he never made the race. | 0:26:16 | 0:26:18 | |
-NEWSREEL: -Miguel Fangio was kidnapped by Cuban rebels | 0:26:18 | 0:26:20 | |
in a daring move to discredit the regime. | 0:26:20 | 0:26:23 | |
Yep, kidnapped. | 0:26:23 | 0:26:25 | |
In 1960, the last Grand Prix ever to be staged in Cuba | 0:26:25 | 0:26:29 | |
was won by Stirling Moss in...a Maserati. | 0:26:29 | 0:26:33 | |
So two thirds of all Grand Prix on this fair island | 0:26:37 | 0:26:40 | |
were won by Maserati. Isn't that amazing? | 0:26:40 | 0:26:43 | |
That is very cool. That kind of makes sense. | 0:26:43 | 0:26:46 | |
It's a classy move. I'll give you that. | 0:26:46 | 0:26:49 | |
'Soon we came across a town called Coliseo.' | 0:26:53 | 0:26:56 | |
Look at the architecture. This is incredible. | 0:26:56 | 0:26:59 | |
It's like being stuck in a time warp. | 0:26:59 | 0:27:02 | |
'And with our first Cubans to impress... | 0:27:02 | 0:27:05 | |
'Rory wasted no time.' | 0:27:05 | 0:27:07 | |
ENGINE REVS | 0:27:07 | 0:27:09 | |
Chris, I am speaking to the people of Cuba in | 0:27:11 | 0:27:14 | |
a language they understand - V8 pipes. | 0:27:14 | 0:27:17 | |
-CAR REVS REPEATEDLY -That means "Hello." | 0:27:17 | 0:27:20 | |
-CAR REVS REPEATEDLY -That means "How are you?" | 0:27:20 | 0:27:23 | |
CAR REVS REPEATEDLY | 0:27:23 | 0:27:24 | |
And that means, "Don't bother looking at the Maserati behind me." | 0:27:24 | 0:27:28 | |
I'm just going to hang back a little bit, | 0:27:28 | 0:27:30 | |
because it really is quite cringeworthy. | 0:27:30 | 0:27:32 | |
'Annoyingly, though, | 0:27:32 | 0:27:33 | |
'the people of Coliseo appeared to have forgotten | 0:27:33 | 0:27:36 | |
'their racing heritage.' | 0:27:36 | 0:27:38 | |
Quick question - is anyone gathered around your car having a look? | 0:27:38 | 0:27:43 | |
ENGINE REVS | 0:27:43 | 0:27:44 | |
It doesn't seem quite as popular as yours. | 0:27:48 | 0:27:51 | |
Bask in the glory of the V-ocho. | 0:27:51 | 0:27:55 | |
THEY EXCLAIM | 0:27:55 | 0:27:57 | |
'Although clearly misled by Reid, | 0:28:02 | 0:28:04 | |
'the locals were definitely car lovers. | 0:28:04 | 0:28:07 | |
'They told us of a secretive drag race taking place that afternoon | 0:28:07 | 0:28:11 | |
'in a town further north called Varadero. | 0:28:11 | 0:28:13 | |
'So, with our adventure starting to gather momentum, | 0:28:16 | 0:28:19 | |
'we got back on the road.' | 0:28:19 | 0:28:21 | |
There's a bloke here who can't stop his horse. | 0:28:25 | 0:28:27 | |
Have you spotted him? | 0:28:27 | 0:28:28 | |
He has no control over that animal at all. He's just gone left. | 0:28:28 | 0:28:31 | |
No, it's gone left with him on it. | 0:28:31 | 0:28:34 | |
'Yes, with every mile we drove deeper | 0:28:34 | 0:28:37 | |
'into the Cuban time capsule.' | 0:28:37 | 0:28:39 | |
We're starting to see some proper old American cars now. | 0:28:39 | 0:28:43 | |
This is more like it. | 0:28:43 | 0:28:45 | |
'And it wasn't just the number of old cars, | 0:28:45 | 0:28:47 | |
'it was the lack of almost any new ones at all.' | 0:28:47 | 0:28:51 | |
In the last few years, Cubans have been able to buy new cars. | 0:28:51 | 0:28:55 | |
As ever with Cuba, it's not as straightforward as that. | 0:28:55 | 0:28:58 | |
The average national wage here is about 20 a month, | 0:28:58 | 0:29:01 | |
but they are colossally expensive | 0:29:01 | 0:29:03 | |
because of import duties and other stuff. | 0:29:03 | 0:29:07 | |
So, for example, Peugeot 508 - in the UK, 20 grand-ish. | 0:29:07 | 0:29:12 | |
Here...£160,000. | 0:29:12 | 0:29:17 | |
Get your head round that. | 0:29:17 | 0:29:18 | |
'Which probably explained why the roads were lined | 0:29:19 | 0:29:22 | |
'with people needing a ride.' | 0:29:22 | 0:29:24 | |
You know the rules about hitchhiking here, mate. | 0:29:26 | 0:29:28 | |
If you are in a state-owned car, you have to pick them up. | 0:29:28 | 0:29:32 | |
I reckon we should join in with the local culture, | 0:29:33 | 0:29:37 | |
pick ourselves up some hitchhikers. | 0:29:37 | 0:29:39 | |
Why would we want to do that? | 0:29:39 | 0:29:41 | |
Because it's all about community spirit here. | 0:29:41 | 0:29:43 | |
People rely on each other to get things done. | 0:29:43 | 0:29:46 | |
I don't share my car with anyone. | 0:29:46 | 0:29:48 | |
When I go on holiday, everyone else goes in another car. | 0:29:48 | 0:29:51 | |
I go on my own. | 0:29:51 | 0:29:52 | |
'But since we weren't on holiday...' | 0:29:52 | 0:29:56 | |
Right, follow me. | 0:29:56 | 0:29:57 | |
Here we go. | 0:29:57 | 0:29:59 | |
Living the Cuban dream. | 0:29:59 | 0:30:00 | |
Hola. | 0:30:01 | 0:30:03 | |
Just two of you, yeah? | 0:30:03 | 0:30:04 | |
Thank you, thank you. | 0:30:05 | 0:30:07 | |
I thought we had two. | 0:30:08 | 0:30:09 | |
One, two... | 0:30:09 | 0:30:10 | |
All of you? | 0:30:13 | 0:30:14 | |
THEY EXCLAIM | 0:30:20 | 0:30:23 | |
Reid, what on earth have you done here? | 0:30:26 | 0:30:29 | |
How many have you got? | 0:30:29 | 0:30:30 | |
I've got four in the back, one in the front. | 0:30:30 | 0:30:33 | |
-MAN SPEAKS SPANISH -How far? How far? | 0:30:35 | 0:30:38 | |
The reason why we are here with the Maserati, | 0:30:38 | 0:30:40 | |
I need to teach you about this... | 0:30:40 | 0:30:41 | |
OVERLAPPING SPANISH CONVERSATIONS | 0:30:41 | 0:30:44 | |
OK, more Cuban people that won't listen to me. | 0:30:44 | 0:30:47 | |
'Still, could have been worse.' | 0:30:47 | 0:30:49 | |
No, no, no, no! | 0:30:49 | 0:30:51 | |
HE SCREAMS | 0:30:51 | 0:30:52 | |
-HE LAUGHS -No, no, no, no! | 0:30:52 | 0:30:54 | |
No, no, dude, dude, dude, please, please. | 0:30:54 | 0:30:56 | |
He's got a chicken! | 0:30:56 | 0:30:57 | |
SCREECHING AND RUMBLING | 0:30:57 | 0:31:00 | |
You are a complete fool, aren't you? | 0:31:00 | 0:31:04 | |
HE SCREAMS | 0:31:04 | 0:31:05 | |
-Loco! Loco! -HE SCREAMS | 0:31:05 | 0:31:09 | |
'A long time and not very far later...' | 0:31:11 | 0:31:15 | |
-OK, this is the end. -Yes, thank you. | 0:31:15 | 0:31:17 | |
It's been a pleasure. | 0:31:17 | 0:31:18 | |
HE SCREAMS | 0:31:18 | 0:31:19 | |
I think... Whoa... No, no, no, no. I'm done. Out of the car. I'm out. | 0:31:19 | 0:31:24 | |
I am out. | 0:31:24 | 0:31:26 | |
Chris, this was a bad idea. | 0:31:26 | 0:31:29 | |
Rory... | 0:31:34 | 0:31:35 | |
Yes. | 0:31:37 | 0:31:39 | |
If you have any other bright ideas for cultural exploration, | 0:31:39 | 0:31:43 | |
keep them to yourself, all right? | 0:31:43 | 0:31:45 | |
Yes. | 0:31:47 | 0:31:48 | |
'Back on the road, before long, we reached Varadero. | 0:31:53 | 0:31:57 | |
'And arriving at the drag race...' | 0:31:57 | 0:31:59 | |
Oh, yes. Look at this. | 0:31:59 | 0:32:02 | |
This is the place. | 0:32:02 | 0:32:03 | |
'..it didn't disappoint.' | 0:32:03 | 0:32:05 | |
'Motor racing has been illegal in Cuba since 1962, | 0:32:30 | 0:32:33 | |
'but with officials starting to turn a blind eye, | 0:32:33 | 0:32:36 | |
'in the last few years, | 0:32:36 | 0:32:37 | |
'gatherings like these have slowly begun to surface.' | 0:32:37 | 0:32:41 | |
'And now we'd found one, we had to see what they were running.' | 0:32:43 | 0:32:47 | |
-Look at this. -Is that a Chevy? | 0:32:47 | 0:32:49 | |
Wow. Look at that. | 0:32:49 | 0:32:51 | |
That is class. | 0:32:51 | 0:32:54 | |
-Hello. -Hello! | 0:32:54 | 0:32:56 | |
5.7. | 0:32:58 | 0:32:59 | |
5.7 litre. Did you do all of this work yourself? | 0:32:59 | 0:33:01 | |
-Yes, yes, yes. -How long did it take you to create this? -Ten years. | 0:33:01 | 0:33:05 | |
-Ten years? -Yes. -How much power? -400. -400? | 0:33:05 | 0:33:09 | |
-400 horsepower. -That is just beautiful, Rory. | 0:33:09 | 0:33:13 | |
'And the more cars we looked at...' | 0:33:13 | 0:33:16 | |
Look at that. | 0:33:16 | 0:33:18 | |
'..the weirder and more wonderful they became.' | 0:33:18 | 0:33:21 | |
What on earth did this used to be? | 0:33:21 | 0:33:23 | |
Are those teeth? | 0:33:23 | 0:33:24 | |
Buick 53. | 0:33:24 | 0:33:26 | |
Buick. | 0:33:26 | 0:33:28 | |
'68. '68 Camaro. | 0:33:28 | 0:33:31 | |
Ah, OK. | 0:33:31 | 0:33:33 | |
They sort of re-engineer them, don't they? What's over here? | 0:33:33 | 0:33:36 | |
This is Mecca, as far as I'm concerned. | 0:33:36 | 0:33:39 | |
Cuba is giving up the goods. | 0:33:39 | 0:33:40 | |
'Yes, here in Varadero we had found some real motoring spirit. | 0:33:40 | 0:33:45 | |
'And, in his excitement, Rory decided to compete with it.' | 0:33:47 | 0:33:51 | |
Er, 0-60 in 9 seconds. | 0:33:53 | 0:33:56 | |
This should go well. | 0:33:56 | 0:33:58 | |
Come off it! | 0:34:06 | 0:34:08 | |
He cheated! | 0:34:08 | 0:34:10 | |
Man, that thing is quick. | 0:34:10 | 0:34:11 | |
I am getting nowhere near this guy. | 0:34:12 | 0:34:14 | |
Oh, man. | 0:34:19 | 0:34:21 | |
I don't like losing, but I'll lose to that. | 0:34:24 | 0:34:27 | |
What a machine! | 0:34:27 | 0:34:28 | |
Did not stand a chance. | 0:34:30 | 0:34:32 | |
-Rory. -Yes. -Let's discuss some of the basic skills of drag racing. | 0:34:32 | 0:34:36 | |
-When the man says go, what do you do? -Well, he picked the start. | 0:34:36 | 0:34:39 | |
He left about half a second before me. | 0:34:39 | 0:34:41 | |
He left when the guy said, "G..." | 0:34:41 | 0:34:44 | |
That's what you're supposed to do in drag racing. | 0:34:44 | 0:34:46 | |
You go on the "G" of "Go"! | 0:34:46 | 0:34:48 | |
That was ridiculous. | 0:34:48 | 0:34:49 | |
'After Rory's shambolic effort, | 0:34:52 | 0:34:54 | |
'the stage was set for my thoroughbred to make its mark.' | 0:34:54 | 0:34:57 | |
Yes, it was time for a little reminder of what | 0:35:02 | 0:35:05 | |
the Maserati name really means. | 0:35:05 | 0:35:07 | |
LAUGHTER | 0:35:07 | 0:35:09 | |
ENGINES ROAR | 0:35:12 | 0:35:14 | |
Hey, come on! | 0:35:28 | 0:35:29 | |
Look at it go. | 0:35:31 | 0:35:32 | |
That is hopeless. | 0:35:36 | 0:35:37 | |
Aw... | 0:35:43 | 0:35:44 | |
It looked like you got destroyed, to me. | 0:35:46 | 0:35:48 | |
Oh, no, no, no, no. | 0:35:48 | 0:35:49 | |
It was a beating but it wasn't a drubbing, was it? | 0:35:49 | 0:35:52 | |
-How many car lengths? -Six. | 0:35:52 | 0:35:54 | |
You got killed, mate. You got killed. | 0:35:54 | 0:35:57 | |
OK, Cuba's racers had turned out to be a little quicker than expected, | 0:35:57 | 0:36:02 | |
but there was still one victory worth fighting for. | 0:36:02 | 0:36:05 | |
ENGINES ROAR | 0:36:05 | 0:36:07 | |
Terrible launch! Terrible launch! | 0:36:18 | 0:36:20 | |
Come on. | 0:36:23 | 0:36:24 | |
-Yeah, look at this! -CHRIS LAUGHS | 0:36:26 | 0:36:28 | |
Where's he gone? Where's he gone? | 0:36:28 | 0:36:31 | |
Ah! | 0:36:31 | 0:36:32 | |
Harris is gone. | 0:36:35 | 0:36:36 | |
Bye-bye, Rory Reid. | 0:36:36 | 0:36:37 | |
Oh, no! | 0:36:41 | 0:36:43 | |
Damn you! | 0:36:43 | 0:36:45 | |
That was a really ungracious way to win, wasn't it? | 0:36:46 | 0:36:50 | |
Oh, he's going to be unbearable! | 0:36:50 | 0:36:52 | |
-Here we go. -Now... | 0:36:59 | 0:37:00 | |
-Here we go. -Now, what exactly happened there, Rory? | 0:37:00 | 0:37:02 | |
-Well, you won the race. -OK. | 0:37:02 | 0:37:04 | |
-Congratulations. -Thank you. | 0:37:04 | 0:37:05 | |
But, look, I'm not here to compete. | 0:37:05 | 0:37:07 | |
I'm here to have a good time, meet some people, you know, | 0:37:07 | 0:37:10 | |
and win some friends with my V8 engine note, | 0:37:10 | 0:37:12 | |
drive with my top down and have a laugh. | 0:37:12 | 0:37:15 | |
Who are you and what have you done with the Rory Reid that I know, | 0:37:15 | 0:37:18 | |
-that is super-competitive and wants to win? -Calm down, Chris. | 0:37:18 | 0:37:20 | |
So, do you see this as a moral victory? | 0:37:20 | 0:37:22 | |
Well, I actually do, but I also see you as a sore winner. | 0:37:22 | 0:37:26 | |
-I've never seen that before. -I like that phrase. | 0:37:26 | 0:37:28 | |
I'll take that - a sore winner. | 0:37:28 | 0:37:30 | |
CHEERING | 0:37:35 | 0:37:37 | |
Oh, no. | 0:37:38 | 0:37:41 | |
You guys got destroyed. | 0:37:41 | 0:37:43 | |
Yeah, but at least I beat Rory. | 0:37:43 | 0:37:45 | |
Yeah, look, at least the Cubans liked my car. | 0:37:45 | 0:37:47 | |
Yeah, at least I didn't get mauled by a cock. | 0:37:47 | 0:37:50 | |
All right, OK, guys, guys... | 0:37:50 | 0:37:51 | |
Guys, come on, now. We're all friends. | 0:37:51 | 0:37:53 | |
You both made bad choices, OK? | 0:37:53 | 0:37:56 | |
We'll get back to the rest of that story a little later on, | 0:37:56 | 0:37:58 | |
but, right now, it is Dream Garage time. | 0:37:58 | 0:38:02 | |
OK, £350,000 you have to spend, | 0:38:02 | 0:38:05 | |
and you want something that's just awesome, right? | 0:38:05 | 0:38:09 | |
What do you get? Rory? | 0:38:09 | 0:38:11 | |
Is this the bit where we name a car and then you show us | 0:38:11 | 0:38:13 | |
a combine harvester or a massive blender for cows or something? | 0:38:13 | 0:38:17 | |
LAUGHTER | 0:38:17 | 0:38:19 | |
Why can't you just play the game? | 0:38:19 | 0:38:21 | |
Can't you just...? | 0:38:21 | 0:38:22 | |
Come on, £350,000, what do you get? Go. Come on. | 0:38:22 | 0:38:26 | |
All right, OK, I could go a Rolls-Royce Wraith. | 0:38:26 | 0:38:28 | |
I could go Ferrari 812 Superfast. | 0:38:28 | 0:38:30 | |
Yeah, you could. Yup, yup. Chris? | 0:38:30 | 0:38:33 | |
Short-wheelbase 1965 Porsche 911. | 0:38:33 | 0:38:36 | |
Ah. | 0:38:36 | 0:38:38 | |
Hey. See? Yeah, yeah. | 0:38:38 | 0:38:40 | |
Both good suggestions. | 0:38:40 | 0:38:42 | |
Both wrong suggestions... | 0:38:42 | 0:38:43 | |
LAUGHTER ..because, for £350,000, | 0:38:43 | 0:38:46 | |
you want one of these. | 0:38:46 | 0:38:48 | |
LAUGHTER That is the Terex Fuchs MHL360. | 0:38:48 | 0:38:53 | |
-Just look at it! -Yeah. | 0:38:53 | 0:38:54 | |
So, so, so... | 0:38:56 | 0:38:57 | |
So that's a crane. | 0:38:57 | 0:38:58 | |
What? What? No... | 0:38:58 | 0:39:01 | |
A crane? | 0:39:01 | 0:39:02 | |
No. Oh... | 0:39:02 | 0:39:04 | |
Ross, will you please enlighten them? | 0:39:04 | 0:39:06 | |
Yes, certainly. | 0:39:06 | 0:39:07 | |
It's a material handler. | 0:39:07 | 0:39:10 | |
Thank you. | 0:39:10 | 0:39:11 | |
LAUGHTER That's right - a material handler. | 0:39:11 | 0:39:13 | |
And do you know what it handles? | 0:39:13 | 0:39:15 | |
A melon, a shed and a Volvo. | 0:39:15 | 0:39:18 | |
Watch this. | 0:39:18 | 0:39:20 | |
Hello. This is the Terex Fuchs MHL360, | 0:39:20 | 0:39:24 | |
and it handles stuff really well. | 0:39:24 | 0:39:27 | |
Check this out. | 0:39:27 | 0:39:28 | |
OK, now, to help me with this, | 0:39:30 | 0:39:32 | |
I brought my trusty digger-mate Ross Noble. | 0:39:32 | 0:39:34 | |
He's going to help me play material handler bowling. | 0:39:34 | 0:39:38 | |
He's super-confident. | 0:39:38 | 0:39:39 | |
Ross, what did you bring to the table? | 0:39:39 | 0:39:41 | |
I brought the Sennebogen, the 830E eco version. | 0:39:41 | 0:39:46 | |
Basically, it can rip out trees without angering protesters. | 0:39:46 | 0:39:51 | |
OK, so the rules are pretty simple. | 0:39:52 | 0:39:55 | |
You've got a pile of scrap. | 0:39:55 | 0:39:56 | |
You've got to pick the stuff up and throw it at the shed. | 0:39:56 | 0:40:00 | |
Three turns each. | 0:40:00 | 0:40:02 | |
-Whoever knocks down the most sheds wins. -Sweet. | 0:40:02 | 0:40:05 | |
OK, you go first. | 0:40:05 | 0:40:07 | |
I'm ready. Go for it. | 0:40:07 | 0:40:08 | |
Ah, going for the washing machine. | 0:40:10 | 0:40:13 | |
Here we go! | 0:40:13 | 0:40:14 | |
Yeah! | 0:40:17 | 0:40:19 | |
I might have overshot a bit. | 0:40:19 | 0:40:21 | |
All right, one down. My turn. | 0:40:21 | 0:40:24 | |
All right, I've got a bathtub now. | 0:40:24 | 0:40:26 | |
Son of a bitch. I missed it. | 0:40:31 | 0:40:34 | |
That was not impressive. OK, your turn. | 0:40:34 | 0:40:37 | |
Ooh, you're going for the jet ski. Nice one. | 0:40:37 | 0:40:39 | |
Let her rip! | 0:40:41 | 0:40:42 | |
-Oh-ho-ho-ho! Beautiful! -Woohoo! | 0:40:45 | 0:40:48 | |
Beautiful! What are you, three sheds? | 0:40:48 | 0:40:51 | |
Three to nothing. You're winning. | 0:40:51 | 0:40:53 | |
I've got to make up for it here. | 0:40:53 | 0:40:55 | |
It's looking good. It's looking good. | 0:40:55 | 0:40:57 | |
Keep it going. Keep it... | 0:40:57 | 0:40:59 | |
Go round again. Go round again. | 0:40:59 | 0:41:00 | |
One more time. That's it. | 0:41:00 | 0:41:02 | |
Keep going. Keep going. You look like you work at the fair. | 0:41:02 | 0:41:05 | |
Whee! | 0:41:06 | 0:41:07 | |
Scream if you want to go faster! Go! | 0:41:07 | 0:41:09 | |
Yes! | 0:41:09 | 0:41:11 | |
Woohoo! | 0:41:11 | 0:41:13 | |
Got it! MATT LAUGHS | 0:41:13 | 0:41:16 | |
SIREN WAILS Hey, Ross, do you hear that siren? | 0:41:16 | 0:41:18 | |
That must mean it's half-time melons. | 0:41:18 | 0:41:20 | |
Let's have some. | 0:41:20 | 0:41:21 | |
It's a very civilised game. | 0:41:23 | 0:41:24 | |
SIREN WAILS | 0:41:29 | 0:41:30 | |
OK, I guess that means melon time's over. | 0:41:30 | 0:41:33 | |
Right, are we going for the cars? | 0:41:33 | 0:41:35 | |
Definitely. | 0:41:35 | 0:41:36 | |
All right, he's got the scrap Volvo. | 0:41:39 | 0:41:41 | |
Winding it up... | 0:41:41 | 0:41:42 | |
Here we go. | 0:41:42 | 0:41:43 | |
MACHINE HUMS | 0:41:43 | 0:41:46 | |
-Oh! -Oh, that was a miss. | 0:41:51 | 0:41:54 | |
I'm out of the game. That's me. | 0:41:54 | 0:41:56 | |
It's all down to you now. | 0:41:56 | 0:41:57 | |
I've got you! | 0:41:59 | 0:42:00 | |
Don't make my mistake. Go high. Go high. | 0:42:00 | 0:42:04 | |
OK, I need three sheds to win. | 0:42:04 | 0:42:06 | |
MATT CHUCKLES | 0:42:11 | 0:42:14 | |
That's got to be it. | 0:42:14 | 0:42:16 | |
Yep. You've definitely won. | 0:42:16 | 0:42:18 | |
All right, then, I think... | 0:42:18 | 0:42:19 | |
I think I'm going to have one more go at the car. | 0:42:20 | 0:42:23 | |
I can't get enough. | 0:42:23 | 0:42:25 | |
You can spin your claw... I didn't know you could spin the claw. | 0:42:25 | 0:42:28 | |
Spin it! | 0:42:28 | 0:42:30 | |
Got it! | 0:42:35 | 0:42:36 | |
Yay! | 0:42:36 | 0:42:38 | |
So there you have it - the Terex Fuchs MHL360. | 0:42:39 | 0:42:45 | |
It handles stuff. | 0:42:45 | 0:42:46 | |
It drops stuff. | 0:42:46 | 0:42:48 | |
It crushes stuff really well. | 0:42:48 | 0:42:50 | |
CHEERING | 0:42:53 | 0:42:55 | |
-Come on, how fun was that? -Yeah, yeah. Yeah. | 0:42:57 | 0:43:00 | |
And you... You drive a tractor as well, right? | 0:43:00 | 0:43:02 | |
Yeah, yeah, I drive a tractor, and whilst I think, you know, | 0:43:02 | 0:43:05 | |
you've got a load of digging machinery, | 0:43:05 | 0:43:07 | |
I bought a JCB, and that was a joy, the fact that... | 0:43:07 | 0:43:11 | |
Cos there's not... | 0:43:11 | 0:43:12 | |
I don't know many other people who are... | 0:43:12 | 0:43:14 | |
who are quite into, you know, | 0:43:14 | 0:43:15 | |
that sort of heavy plant machinery just for fun, | 0:43:15 | 0:43:19 | |
but, you know, people do it for a job. | 0:43:19 | 0:43:20 | |
-LAUGHTER I know. -They do it for a job. | 0:43:20 | 0:43:22 | |
I know, I think we're in the wrong line of work. | 0:43:22 | 0:43:24 | |
Yeah. Oh, it was great. | 0:43:24 | 0:43:25 | |
But just to... Just... Do you ever just, erm... | 0:43:25 | 0:43:28 | |
Do you ever just dig a big hole, just cos you can? | 0:43:30 | 0:43:35 | |
Yes! Yes! | 0:43:35 | 0:43:37 | |
-That's it. -Right? -Yeah, yeah, yeah. -Is that the best thing ever? | 0:43:37 | 0:43:40 | |
Have you ever gone out and started digging a hole, | 0:43:40 | 0:43:42 | |
and it's got, like, too big... | 0:43:42 | 0:43:44 | |
-Yeah. -..and it's got to the point where you're in the hole, | 0:43:44 | 0:43:47 | |
and you go, "Oh, no, I should have just..." | 0:43:47 | 0:43:49 | |
-And you hit water - did you ever do that? -Oh, yeah. | 0:43:49 | 0:43:51 | |
-There you go. That's... -Yeah. | 0:43:51 | 0:43:52 | |
"Did I break something? Ooh, let's fill that back in." | 0:43:52 | 0:43:54 | |
-Yeah, but it's fun. -I can't believe it. | 0:43:54 | 0:43:57 | |
Like, this is the only other man who I've ever met | 0:43:57 | 0:44:00 | |
who has also built a dirt track and also has the heavy machinery. | 0:44:00 | 0:44:03 | |
-It's like... -You make a lovely couple. -We do. | 0:44:03 | 0:44:05 | |
-This is the first time... -We do. -You know what? | 0:44:05 | 0:44:07 | |
Coming on this show feels like being part of a support group. | 0:44:07 | 0:44:10 | |
OK, I think it's time to see how you did on your timed lap. | 0:44:13 | 0:44:16 | |
How did it go out there? | 0:44:16 | 0:44:18 | |
It was a lot of fun. | 0:44:18 | 0:44:19 | |
It was a lot of fun, but, all day long, | 0:44:19 | 0:44:20 | |
people have just been talking about the Olympians. | 0:44:20 | 0:44:22 | |
You know, Max Whitlock... | 0:44:22 | 0:44:24 | |
They've been talking about Chris Hoy, just saying, | 0:44:24 | 0:44:26 | |
"They're focused. They're machines. They just... | 0:44:26 | 0:44:28 | |
"They're the most focused human beings on the planet." | 0:44:28 | 0:44:31 | |
Erm... | 0:44:31 | 0:44:33 | |
I'm not the most focused human being on the planet, so we'll see. | 0:44:33 | 0:44:37 | |
-But sometimes loose is fast. -OK. -You never know. | 0:44:37 | 0:44:39 | |
-All right, let's take a look. -Let's have a look. | 0:44:39 | 0:44:42 | |
-Here he goes, then. -TYRES SCREECH | 0:44:42 | 0:44:45 | |
Well, that wasn't the best start. | 0:44:45 | 0:44:46 | |
A bit of a fumble, there. | 0:44:46 | 0:44:48 | |
Nicolas Cage, Gone In 60 Seconds - think about that. Right, OK. | 0:44:48 | 0:44:52 | |
"OK, let's ride!" Oh, no. Hands on the wheel. | 0:44:52 | 0:44:53 | |
Hands on the wheel - that's quite important. | 0:44:53 | 0:44:55 | |
So what's it going to be like into this first corner? | 0:44:55 | 0:44:59 | |
Braking's pretty good. | 0:44:59 | 0:45:00 | |
And the line's pretty good too. | 0:45:00 | 0:45:03 | |
And you've hung on to third gear and, look, | 0:45:03 | 0:45:04 | |
you're using all the circuit, out on to the outside there. | 0:45:04 | 0:45:07 | |
It's impressive. | 0:45:07 | 0:45:08 | |
Braking into Chicago. | 0:45:08 | 0:45:11 | |
What's that? Ooh, and you've hooked second gear, | 0:45:11 | 0:45:13 | |
just locked the back up. Lost a bit of time. | 0:45:13 | 0:45:15 | |
Do it hard, da-ba, da-ba, da-ba! | 0:45:15 | 0:45:17 | |
What was that noise that just came out of my face? | 0:45:17 | 0:45:21 | |
Now down the right-hand side of the back straight. | 0:45:21 | 0:45:25 | |
What can you carry? | 0:45:25 | 0:45:26 | |
Fourth gear, we're going to get a trigger of brake light. | 0:45:26 | 0:45:29 | |
-Yes. -Oh, madam! | 0:45:29 | 0:45:31 | |
I've no idea what you're saying, but the line's good. | 0:45:32 | 0:45:35 | |
The line is good. | 0:45:35 | 0:45:37 | |
Oh, madam! | 0:45:37 | 0:45:38 | |
Why do I keep saying, "Oh, madam"? | 0:45:38 | 0:45:40 | |
Down to the follow-through. | 0:45:43 | 0:45:44 | |
Oh, a bit mobile at the rear there. | 0:45:44 | 0:45:46 | |
Mobile at the rear and a whoosh. | 0:45:46 | 0:45:48 | |
-Ooh, -BLEEP, -shu-hoo-hoo! | 0:45:48 | 0:45:50 | |
That was quite squirrely. | 0:45:50 | 0:45:53 | |
Now this is the trail brake | 0:45:53 | 0:45:55 | |
which you didn't get right last time. | 0:45:55 | 0:45:57 | |
OK. | 0:45:57 | 0:45:58 | |
That was neat and you've used all the circuit too. | 0:45:58 | 0:46:01 | |
Neat is fast, Ross. Neat is fast. | 0:46:01 | 0:46:03 | |
Over the line. | 0:46:03 | 0:46:05 | |
I think that looks quick. | 0:46:05 | 0:46:07 | |
APPLAUSE AND CHEERING | 0:46:07 | 0:46:10 | |
All right. Well... | 0:46:10 | 0:46:13 | |
-what do you think? -Ahh... -You feeling confident? | 0:46:13 | 0:46:15 | |
I think that it was... | 0:46:15 | 0:46:18 | |
That car, to be fair, that car really does just go | 0:46:18 | 0:46:22 | |
all over the place. And I think looking at that, | 0:46:22 | 0:46:24 | |
the start wasn't particularly good. It was a bit... | 0:46:24 | 0:46:27 | |
So, yeah, I'm... Yeah, I think if I could beat the Doctor, | 0:46:27 | 0:46:30 | |
if I could beat Tennant. | 0:46:30 | 0:46:33 | |
Imagine though, Max... If I got faster than Max Whitlock, | 0:46:33 | 0:46:36 | |
I mean, he's an Olympian. | 0:46:36 | 0:46:38 | |
That's going to crush his world. | 0:46:38 | 0:46:40 | |
He's going to be sat at home just going, "Him, that shabby Geordie?" | 0:46:41 | 0:46:45 | |
OK. Well... | 0:46:45 | 0:46:47 | |
you never know. | 0:46:47 | 0:46:49 | |
Ooh. | 0:46:49 | 0:46:50 | |
Erm... | 0:46:50 | 0:46:52 | |
OK. Ross Noble, you did it | 0:46:53 | 0:46:56 | |
-in one minute... -Yes! | 0:46:56 | 0:46:58 | |
-..30... -Yes! | 0:46:58 | 0:47:00 | |
-..seven... -Ooh! -Oh! | 0:47:03 | 0:47:06 | |
-..point five. Lovely. -Yes, yes! | 0:47:06 | 0:47:09 | |
That is a great effort. You should be happy. | 0:47:11 | 0:47:13 | |
He's an Olympian! | 0:47:13 | 0:47:16 | |
Oh, yes! | 0:47:16 | 0:47:18 | |
Ladies and gentlemen, Ross Noble. APPLAUSE | 0:47:18 | 0:47:21 | |
-Well done. -I've crushed an Olympian's dreams! | 0:47:21 | 0:47:23 | |
Right. | 0:47:31 | 0:47:32 | |
Right, earlier on, Rory and I were exploring Cuba | 0:47:32 | 0:47:36 | |
and its unique motoring culture. | 0:47:36 | 0:47:38 | |
That's right and after our first day on the island, | 0:47:38 | 0:47:40 | |
we managed to find some classic cars and some very passionate drag racers | 0:47:40 | 0:47:44 | |
who had, let's be honest, destroyed us. | 0:47:44 | 0:47:46 | |
Correct, but we weren't done with Cuba yet. | 0:47:46 | 0:47:49 | |
The next morning we continued our Cuban adventure | 0:47:52 | 0:47:55 | |
along the stunning north coast. | 0:47:55 | 0:47:58 | |
It's a new dawn, a new day, my car's running beautifully, | 0:47:58 | 0:48:02 | |
I've got the top down, the sun's rising. | 0:48:02 | 0:48:05 | |
Bring it on! | 0:48:05 | 0:48:06 | |
Having been thrashed once by our new drag racing friends, | 0:48:06 | 0:48:10 | |
we wanted a rematch and had arranged to meet them again that afternoon. | 0:48:10 | 0:48:14 | |
But first we were heading for the capital, | 0:48:14 | 0:48:17 | |
the beating heart of Cuba, to see what motoring curiosities | 0:48:17 | 0:48:21 | |
the legendary city had to offer. | 0:48:21 | 0:48:23 | |
Oh, yes! | 0:48:25 | 0:48:27 | |
This is it. Havana, baby. | 0:48:27 | 0:48:30 | |
A pretty special looking place, look at it. | 0:48:30 | 0:48:33 | |
It's falling down but magnificent at the same time. | 0:48:33 | 0:48:37 | |
'And the cars... | 0:48:37 | 0:48:39 | |
'oh, yeah, they were Cuban.' | 0:48:39 | 0:48:42 | |
Oh, now, this is cool. Tell me this isn't cool. | 0:48:44 | 0:48:48 | |
'Just like the drag race, | 0:48:48 | 0:48:49 | |
'this was another living museum of not quite right Americana.' | 0:48:49 | 0:48:54 | |
Well, that one's a Ford, that black thing. | 0:48:54 | 0:48:56 | |
This thing next to me is a Chevy, that's a Deluxe something. | 0:48:56 | 0:49:00 | |
The problem is they've all been slightly tweaked, haven't they? | 0:49:00 | 0:49:03 | |
So they don't always have the correct headlights | 0:49:03 | 0:49:06 | |
and sort of dressings and features. | 0:49:06 | 0:49:09 | |
The only thing you can be certain of is that they're not new. | 0:49:09 | 0:49:13 | |
OK. This green thing to my left. | 0:49:13 | 0:49:16 | |
-ON RADIO: -'I'm guessing a... | 0:49:16 | 0:49:19 | |
'Pontiac.' | 0:49:19 | 0:49:20 | |
Pontiac? Pontiac? | 0:49:20 | 0:49:23 | |
In fact, I think it's an Oldsmobile, I think it's an Oldsmobile. | 0:49:23 | 0:49:26 | |
Ah, he said it is a Pontiac "ocho-ocho". | 0:49:26 | 0:49:30 | |
I don't know, I don't know what that is. | 0:49:30 | 0:49:33 | |
Chris, these guys have just got married. | 0:49:39 | 0:49:42 | |
In years to come, they'll look back and say, | 0:49:42 | 0:49:44 | |
"Do you remember we got married | 0:49:44 | 0:49:45 | |
"and we saw the worst muscle car ever made?" | 0:49:45 | 0:49:48 | |
-Rev, rev, rev! -CAR REVS | 0:49:48 | 0:49:50 | |
Yeah! | 0:49:50 | 0:49:51 | |
'Undeterred, though, Rory set about winning over Havana. | 0:49:51 | 0:49:54 | |
'And, not being irritating enough already, | 0:49:56 | 0:49:59 | |
'had decided to start calling his car the 'Maro.' | 0:49:59 | 0:50:02 | |
-CAR REVS -'Maro! | 0:50:02 | 0:50:05 | |
Chevy. | 0:50:05 | 0:50:06 | |
Hola! I've made some friends, Chris. | 0:50:11 | 0:50:15 | |
He just wanted a closer look at the 'Maro! | 0:50:15 | 0:50:18 | |
Can you stop calling it the 'Maro? | 0:50:18 | 0:50:20 | |
-I'm a tourist attraction. -That's one word for it. | 0:50:20 | 0:50:24 | |
Honestly, though, Rory could have the limelight | 0:50:27 | 0:50:30 | |
because I'd found what I'd really come to Havana for. | 0:50:30 | 0:50:34 | |
This road I'm driving on is the Malecon, | 0:50:36 | 0:50:40 | |
and that's special because this is the place | 0:50:40 | 0:50:43 | |
where the first two Cuban Grand Prix took place, on this road. | 0:50:43 | 0:50:46 | |
I'm in a Maserati where Maseratis once raced. | 0:50:46 | 0:50:49 | |
This was a rare privilege. | 0:50:51 | 0:50:53 | |
60 years since Fangio won the first Cuban Grand Prix, | 0:50:53 | 0:50:57 | |
over 200,000 fans lining the streets, | 0:50:57 | 0:51:01 | |
it was a time of danger, of glamour, a national obsession. | 0:51:01 | 0:51:06 | |
Cuba had lost its love of racing but now, | 0:51:08 | 0:51:11 | |
through a handful of dedicated racers, it was back. | 0:51:11 | 0:51:14 | |
And as racers, they were very good... | 0:51:16 | 0:51:20 | |
in a straight line. | 0:51:20 | 0:51:21 | |
'It was time for the rematch.' | 0:51:27 | 0:51:29 | |
The boys are back in town. | 0:51:29 | 0:51:31 | |
'And this time we would be racing on our terms.' | 0:51:31 | 0:51:35 | |
OK, guys. You absolutely thrashed us in the drag races, | 0:51:35 | 0:51:39 | |
you owned us completely. | 0:51:39 | 0:51:41 | |
So we played by your rules | 0:51:41 | 0:51:42 | |
and I think it's time that you played by our rules. | 0:51:42 | 0:51:46 | |
We want to introduce... | 0:51:46 | 0:51:48 | |
-corners. -Oh, no, no. | 0:51:48 | 0:51:50 | |
Have you ever driven around corners before? | 0:51:50 | 0:51:52 | |
No, no, no! | 0:51:52 | 0:51:54 | |
-Ah. -No, no, no. -Never. -Never? | 0:51:54 | 0:51:57 | |
'With the playing field nicely levelled, then, | 0:51:57 | 0:52:00 | |
'I set about preparing the circuit | 0:52:00 | 0:52:03 | |
'while Chris gave the competition a bit of cornering 101.' | 0:52:03 | 0:52:07 | |
The anatomy of the corner. | 0:52:08 | 0:52:10 | |
Entry... | 0:52:10 | 0:52:12 | |
clip... | 0:52:12 | 0:52:14 | |
then the exit. | 0:52:14 | 0:52:16 | |
Arghhh! | 0:52:21 | 0:52:23 | |
We turn, get on the power. | 0:52:27 | 0:52:29 | |
-Whoa. -Whoopa! | 0:52:29 | 0:52:31 | |
-And then we get the exit. -OK! | 0:52:31 | 0:52:33 | |
So, do you understand corners now? Good? | 0:52:45 | 0:52:48 | |
-Bueno? -HE SPEAKS IN SPANISH | 0:52:48 | 0:52:50 | |
-That was easy. -You've passed your test. | 0:52:52 | 0:52:55 | |
Do you know what, mate? | 0:52:59 | 0:53:01 | |
This might not be the most hi-tech set-up | 0:53:01 | 0:53:04 | |
but, in our own messy little way, | 0:53:04 | 0:53:06 | |
we're about to make a bit of history here. | 0:53:06 | 0:53:09 | |
'Yes, with a few scattered tyres making up an oval track, | 0:53:09 | 0:53:13 | |
'complete with chicane, | 0:53:13 | 0:53:15 | |
'we were about to throw the first circuit race in Cuba for 57 years. | 0:53:15 | 0:53:19 | |
'Naturally, qualification for this historic event would be decided | 0:53:21 | 0:53:24 | |
'by the highly technical... | 0:53:24 | 0:53:25 | |
'..drawing of straws.' | 0:53:27 | 0:53:28 | |
Four. | 0:53:29 | 0:53:31 | |
Seven. | 0:53:31 | 0:53:33 | |
LAUGHTER | 0:53:33 | 0:53:35 | |
-It's a stitch up, isn't it? -Good luck. | 0:53:35 | 0:53:38 | |
Taking our places on the grid, then, | 0:53:41 | 0:53:45 | |
fourth Cuban Grand Prix would be contested over as many laps. | 0:53:45 | 0:53:50 | |
And starting from seventh place, | 0:53:50 | 0:53:52 | |
if I was going to prove the Maserati's racing pedigree, | 0:53:52 | 0:53:56 | |
I would have to come from the back of the pack. | 0:53:56 | 0:53:58 | |
Dear Lord, that Ford was making some noise then. | 0:54:00 | 0:54:04 | |
He also has a pair of testicles dangling down | 0:54:04 | 0:54:07 | |
from the back of his car. | 0:54:07 | 0:54:08 | |
Fangio, Moss, Reid, | 0:54:11 | 0:54:16 | |
got quite a nice ring to it. | 0:54:16 | 0:54:17 | |
This is just so cool. | 0:54:22 | 0:54:24 | |
Come on, baby. | 0:54:24 | 0:54:25 | |
I've passed one. I've passed one. | 0:54:32 | 0:54:35 | |
There's the big Ford, get up the inside of him. | 0:54:39 | 0:54:41 | |
He's quite quick. | 0:54:44 | 0:54:47 | |
Up the inside? | 0:54:47 | 0:54:48 | |
Yeah, why not? | 0:54:48 | 0:54:50 | |
'After one lap, Chris had already climbed up to fourth. | 0:54:50 | 0:54:54 | |
'The Maserati was on a mission but I was still ahead in third.' | 0:54:54 | 0:54:58 | |
OK! | 0:54:58 | 0:55:00 | |
Two Cubans in front of me. | 0:55:00 | 0:55:02 | |
RORY LAUGHS | 0:55:02 | 0:55:04 | |
Stay with them, 'Maro, stay with them. Stay with them, baby, come on. | 0:55:04 | 0:55:07 | |
Oh, they're quick in a straight line! | 0:55:07 | 0:55:10 | |
Oh, my goodness. | 0:55:10 | 0:55:11 | |
'While Rory focused on the cars in front, though...' | 0:55:11 | 0:55:15 | |
I've got Reid in front of me now. | 0:55:15 | 0:55:18 | |
Oh, Harris is right behind me! | 0:55:18 | 0:55:20 | |
Not sure I can do him here. | 0:55:24 | 0:55:26 | |
Oh, Harris is right up my inside! | 0:55:27 | 0:55:29 | |
No! | 0:55:31 | 0:55:33 | |
Oh, he's got me! | 0:55:33 | 0:55:34 | |
There we go, Reid. | 0:55:35 | 0:55:37 | |
Damn you, Harris! | 0:55:38 | 0:55:40 | |
My knob's come off! | 0:55:44 | 0:55:46 | |
Rory Reid's under pressure. | 0:55:47 | 0:55:49 | |
'Going into the last lap, | 0:55:53 | 0:55:55 | |
'Chris had just the two fastest Cubans in front.' | 0:55:55 | 0:55:58 | |
Right, let's catch the locals. | 0:55:59 | 0:56:01 | |
I've got one. I've done one, I've done one. | 0:56:06 | 0:56:09 | |
I've done one. | 0:56:09 | 0:56:10 | |
'And there was only one thing he had come for... | 0:56:14 | 0:56:18 | |
'to give his Maserati the win.' | 0:56:18 | 0:56:20 | |
Come on! Yeah, Maserati leads again! | 0:56:22 | 0:56:25 | |
Nice work, nice! | 0:56:25 | 0:56:27 | |
RORY LAUGHS | 0:56:30 | 0:56:32 | |
Once again, a Maserati leads in Cuba! | 0:56:34 | 0:56:37 | |
Oh, history, it's history. | 0:56:42 | 0:56:45 | |
'A tiny piece of history, perhaps, | 0:56:48 | 0:56:51 | |
'but this small collection of cars on this ragged assembly of corners | 0:56:51 | 0:56:56 | |
'had achieved something not seen for a generation.' | 0:56:56 | 0:56:59 | |
-Well done. -Well done. | 0:56:59 | 0:57:01 | |
Oh, my God. Well done, well done. | 0:57:01 | 0:57:04 | |
-Well done, man. -Fantastic. | 0:57:04 | 0:57:06 | |
Well done, man. Well done. | 0:57:06 | 0:57:08 | |
'Cuba had raced...' | 0:57:09 | 0:57:11 | |
Fantastic. Thank you, guys. Thank you. | 0:57:11 | 0:57:14 | |
'..and we had been there. | 0:57:14 | 0:57:16 | |
'And while it didn't look like much, it felt special.' | 0:57:16 | 0:57:20 | |
APPLAUSE AND CHEERING Yeah! | 0:57:22 | 0:57:24 | |
-That was great. That was great. -Amazing. | 0:57:24 | 0:57:27 | |
Also, can we please just say a huge thank you to the people of Cuba? | 0:57:27 | 0:57:31 | |
-Yep. -Great sports. -Mm-hm. -And good drivers too. -Yeah. | 0:57:31 | 0:57:34 | |
OK, so, let me get this straight now, | 0:57:34 | 0:57:36 | |
you had a race around corners on a course that you designed, | 0:57:36 | 0:57:41 | |
against a bunch of locals who've never raced around corners. | 0:57:41 | 0:57:45 | |
-Yeah. -Uh-huh. | 0:57:45 | 0:57:46 | |
And they were driving cars from the 1950s | 0:57:46 | 0:57:48 | |
and you beat them in your much newer Italian sports car. | 0:57:48 | 0:57:52 | |
-Correct. -Yeah, and then you celebrated | 0:57:52 | 0:57:54 | |
as if you'd just won the Monaco Grand Prix. | 0:57:54 | 0:57:57 | |
-Yes. -Yeah. | 0:57:58 | 0:58:00 | |
How do you feel about yourself? | 0:58:00 | 0:58:02 | |
-Not so great now. -Yeah. | 0:58:02 | 0:58:04 | |
Do you think you could have at least left the cars there | 0:58:04 | 0:58:06 | |
-for the Cubans? -Well... -Matt, I wanted to, honestly. | 0:58:06 | 0:58:08 | |
I was trying to tell him, anyway, | 0:58:08 | 0:58:10 | |
but it turned out the government would've charged them | 0:58:10 | 0:58:12 | |
like 20 grand in import duty | 0:58:12 | 0:58:13 | |
and it didn't quite seem the right thing to do, | 0:58:13 | 0:58:16 | |
-no matter how great the 'Maro is. -What? Stop, Rory. Please stop. | 0:58:16 | 0:58:19 | |
It's not called a 'Maro. | 0:58:19 | 0:58:21 | |
Listen, Matt, you're American, tell him. | 0:58:21 | 0:58:23 | |
Yeah, yeah, he's right, I am American and no one... | 0:58:23 | 0:58:26 | |
No one calls it a 'Maro, OK? | 0:58:26 | 0:58:30 | |
All right, next week's show, | 0:58:30 | 0:58:31 | |
I drive an eight-wheeled Russian thing. | 0:58:31 | 0:58:34 | |
I drive the new Porsche Cayman. | 0:58:34 | 0:58:36 | |
And we turn the world's ugliest car into a luxury yacht. | 0:58:36 | 0:58:39 | |
We'll see you then. | 0:58:39 | 0:58:40 | |
ALL: Goodnight! | 0:58:40 | 0:58:42 | |
APPLAUSE AND CHEERING | 0:58:42 | 0:58:45 |