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Heaven and Hell
"And so, this is the big one.
I trawl the whole of cardom to bring you seven great cars and
truffle the undergrowth looking for seven automotive disasters. The
good ones - the Ferraris, the Porches and the Aston Martins are
driven to within an inch of their lives on the track. Some are even
handed over to the Stig who makes a guest appearance. The bad ones
are killed. Sawn in half. Hung, drawn and quartered. They're
hammered and blown to pieces with dynamite and their skeletons left
in the open to rot. I even find time for a game of car jousting.
It's Heaven then, and Hell.
Enjoy."
Supercar Showdown
"I’ve travelled the planet – from Spain via Strasbourg to Swindon –
for Supercar Showdown and my aim is simple - find the ultimate
Supercar.
I start a fight between a prancing horse and a raging bull as
topless versions of the Ferrari 430 and Lamborghini Gallardo slug it
out.
The Gallardo’s big cousin, the Murcielago, weighs in too.
The Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano struts its stuff and Audi’s R8 faces up
to the Porsche GT3 as my special guest, Nurburgring-know-all Sabine
Schmitz takes on The Stig.
I turn into a Formula 1 hero thanks to a Radical SR3. And I have a
fantastic time in the Aston Martin Vantage V8 Roadster.
Plus there’s a new kid on the block in the shape of the stunning
Ascari A10.
And the line-up would not be complete without the 1000 horsepower,
252 miles per hour Bugatti Veyron. So I blast off in one of those
too.
Meanwhile, everything else explodes as I find out if there is such a
thing as "Too much" turbo power, a Renault Alpine A610 comes to the
end of the road and I answer the big question – "Which is stronger,
the electric G-Wiz or a table?"
Enjoy…"
Duel
"Welcome to my new DVD,
Duel - it's all about challenges and some big questions. Which car
makes the most smoke while going sideways - a Lamborghini Murcielago
SuperVeloce or a Vauxhall VXR8 Bathurst S? What is best at drifting?
- the Jaguar XKR, the Lotus Evora, Audi's R8 V10 or BMW's M3? To
find out, I globe-trot from sun-drenched Spain to Silverstone via
Oxfordshire and Swindon.
There is serious science too. Can The Stig drift a car while wearing
wellies? Can I corner in flippers? Can Formula One ace Anthony
Davidson slide a car - in ice skates? Who is the best at off road
driving? - Newswoman Kate Silverton, rugby's Matt Dawson, singer
Ronan Keating - or me? Which is fastest - a car or a man? Find out
as the Aston Martin v12 Vantage sprints against flying rugby winger
Tom Varndell in a 100 metre drag race.
And at last, The Stig goes head to helmet against The Tiff. The
white-suited racing driver and I join forces against Vicki
Butler-Henderson and Tiff Needell. There's carnage in an auto-test
and I push the 190mph Aston Martin DBS Volante to the limit against
Vicki in a £150,000 Ferrari California. I also pick a Ford Focus RS
for a road race against his'Stigness in a Lamborghini Gallardo
Spyder. Who will win?
There's more. What will hit the ground first from 150 feet up a
penny or a Ford Scorpio? Can the Stig ride a bicycle? And can a man
with a rubbish car get it home using no fuel at all. just a
catapult. Meanwhile, there's a terrible accident with a Morris
Marina and a piano and everything else explodes including Ronan
Keating."
The Italian Job
"It’s The Italian Job so obviously, I head to Kent in England for
the race of a lifetime. But first I have to get ready. So, it’s the
Fiorano test track in Italy where I spend a while not getting ready
at all. I try the gym but it’s all rubbish so instead, I decide to
compare Ferrari’s 458 Italia and the limited edition 599 GTO. On
paper, that doesn’t seem fair. But in reality….
Next stop is the infamous Imola race circuit. The Stig joins me to
get the most out of the Porsche GT3 and its stripped out cousin the
GT3 RS. Also present are the Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4
Superleggera and the jaw-dropping Mercedes SLS AMG with its gullwing
doors.
My face gets a workout too, thanks to an Ariel Atom. With a V8
engine. Then, for some reason, The Stig does something terrible to
the face of Rubens Barrichello. My final Italian shake-down comes
from the £1.3 million, Nurburgring lap record holder – the Zonda R
with its 750 horsepower V12 and slick tyres.
Finally, I’m ready. So it’s back to England for my first ever
Classic Touring Car Race...I don’t know the car, I don’t know the
circuit and I’m up against 20 experienced rivals...What could
possibly go wrong?"
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