Coolow at 15:48, 17 December 2010

2010-12-17T15:48:29Z

Red marquis: /* Road trip special — used American car for $1000 challenge */

2010-05-01T16:21:59Z

Road trip special — used American car for $1000 challenge

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	===Road trip special — used American car for $1000 challenge===		===Road trip special — used American car for $1000 challenge===
	The presenters wanted to find out if it was easier to buy a car for a holiday rather than rent one, so each of them was given a budget of $1000 to purchase a car which they would take on a road trip across four US states, From Florida to New Orleans, Louisiana. Clarkson bought a [[Chevrolet Camaro]], May got a [[Cadillac Brougham]] Sedan, while Hammond ended up with a [[Dodge Ram]] pick-up truck. During their journey they were given a series of challenges, which included the cars being driven around a track by The Stig's overweight "American cousin", doing 0 to 50 to 0 without over-running the track and crashing into a river full of alligators, and camping a night in a field eating only roadkill. They also had to paint slogans on each other's car in order to get them shot at or arrested as they drove across Alabama. When the three pulled into a gas station to refuel, they claimed a gang of 'rednecks' attacked them with stones and chased them out of town. Upon arrival at New Orleans, the three presenters found the city was taking a long time to recover from [[Hurricane Katrina]] and thus couldn't bring themselves to ask for money for their cars. They instead gave them away to people who needed them. '''Winner: Unknown''' Clarkson declared himself the winner ''Series Nine, Episode Three''		The presenters wanted to find out if it was easier to buy a car for a holiday rather than rent one, so each of them was given a budget of $1000 to purchase a car which they would take on a road trip across four US states, From Florida to New Orleans, Louisiana. Clarkson bought a [[Chevrolet Camaro]], May got a [[Cadillac Brougham]] Sedan, while Hammond ended up with a [[Dodge Ram]] pick-up truck. During their journey they were given a series of challenges, which included the cars being driven around a track by The Stig's overweight "American cousin", doing 0 to 50 to 0 without over-running the track and crashing into a river full of alligators, and camping a night in a field eating only roadkill. They also had to paint slogans on each other's car in order to get them shot at or arrested as they drove across Alabama. When the three pulled into a gas station to refuel, they claimed a gang of 'rednecks' attacked them with stones and chased them out of town. Upon arrival at New Orleans, the three presenters found the city was taking a long time to recover from Hurricane Katrina and thus couldn't bring themselves to ask for money for their cars. They instead gave them away to people who needed them. '''Winner: Unknown''' Clarkson declared himself the winner ''Series Nine, Episode Three''

	===£1,500 two-wheel drive African cross-country car challenge===		===£1,500 two-wheel drive African cross-country car challenge===

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	Novelty challenges and short stunt films are typically based on absurd premises, such as a bus jumping over motorcycles (as opposed to the more typical scenario of a motorcycle jumping over buses) or a nun driving a monster truck. These features have become much less prominent over the life of the programme (they were much more regular during the first four series), being replaced or superseded in later series by the [[Top Gear challenges#How_hard_can_it_be.3F\|"How hard can it be?"]] and [[Top Gear challenges#Cheap_cars\|"Cheap car"]] challenges which are much larger in scope.		Novelty challenges and short stunt films are typically based on absurd premises, such as a bus jumping over motorcycles (as opposed to the more typical scenario of a motorcycle jumping over buses) or a nun driving a monster truck. These features have become much less prominent over the life of the programme (they were much more regular during the first four series), being replaced or superseded in later series by the [[Top Gear challenges#How_hard_can_it_be.3F\|"How hard can it be?"]] and [[Top Gear challenges#Cheap_cars\|"Cheap car"]] challenges which are much larger in scope.

	* '''How fast do you have to drive to be undetected by a speed camera?''' ''Series One, Episode One''		* '''How fast do you have to drive to be undetected by a [[speed camera]]?''' ''Series One, Episode One''
	* '''How many motorcycles can a double-decker bus jump over?''' ''Series One, Episode Two''		* '''How many motorcycles can a double-decker bus jump over?''' ''Series One, Episode Two''
	* '''Can Grannies do donuts?''' ''Series One, Episode Three''		* '''Can Grannies do donuts?''' ''Series One, Episode Three''
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	* '''What is Britain's fastest faith?''' ''Series One, Episode Seven & Ten''		* '''What is Britain's fastest faith?''' ''Series One, Episode Seven & Ten''
	* '''Who is Britain's fastest white van man?''' ''Series One, Episode Eight''		* '''Who is Britain's fastest white van man?''' ''Series One, Episode Eight''
	* '''Lotus give a Lada Riva a £100,000 makeover''' ''Series One, Episode Eight''		* '''Lotus give a [[Lada Riva]] a £100,000 makeover''' ''Series One, Episode Eight''
	* '''How much faster will a car go if you strip it to save weight?''' ''Series One, Episode Nine''		* '''How much faster will a car go if you strip it to save weight?''' ''Series One, Episode Nine''
	* '''What to do with the worst car of all time, the Nissan Sunny?''' ''Series Two, Episode One''		* '''What to do with the worst car of all time, the Nissan Sunny?''' ''Series Two, Episode One''
	* '''What is Britain's fastest political party?''' ''Series Two, Episode Two''		* '''What is Britain's fastest political party?''' ''Series Two, Episode Two''
	* '''What country makes the fastest supercar?''' ''Series Two, Episode Three''		* '''What country makes the fastest [[supercar]]?''' ''Series Two, Episode Three''
	* '''Can Ford's World Rally Championship pit team dismantle and rebuild a rally car faster than four women can get ready for a night out?''' ''Series Two, Episode Five''		* '''Can Ford's [[World Rally Championship]] pit team dismantle and rebuild a rally car faster than four women can get ready for a night out?''' ''Series Two, Episode Five''
	* '''May oversees an attempt at the land-speed record for a caravan''' ''Series Two, Episode Six''		* '''May oversees an attempt at the land-speed record for a caravan''' ''Series Two, Episode Six''
	* '''A "race for the universe": Sci-Fi characters race around the Top Gear track''' ''Series Two, Episode Eight''		* '''A "race for the universe": Sci-Fi characters race around the Top Gear track''' ''Series Two, Episode Eight''
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	* '''Can a nun drive a monster truck?''' ''Series Four, Episode Two''		* '''Can a nun drive a monster truck?''' ''Series Four, Episode Two''
	* '''Hammond and May play darts using real cars''' ''Series Four, Episode Four''		* '''Hammond and May play darts using real cars''' ''Series Four, Episode Four''
	* '''Hammond makes fun of motorists that block yellow boxes''' ''Series Four, Episode Eight''		* '''Hammond makes fun of [[motorists]] that block yellow boxes''' ''Series Four, Episode Eight''
	* '''Is the jet from a 747 enough to blow a car over?''' ''Series Four, Episode Eight''		* '''Is the jet from a 747 enough to blow a car over?''' ''Series Four, Episode Eight''
	* '''Can you parachute into a moving car?''' ''Series Four, Episode Nine''		* '''Can you parachute into a moving car?''' ''Series Four, Episode Nine''
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	* '''How many bouncy castles can an ice cream van jump?''' ''Series Five, Episode One''		* '''How many bouncy castles can an ice cream van jump?''' ''Series Five, Episode One''
	* '''Hammond and May play conkers with caravans''' ''Series Five, Episode Four''		* '''Hammond and May play conkers with caravans''' ''Series Five, Episode Four''
	* '''Historic People Carrier Racing Championship''' ''Series Five, Episode Five''		* '''Historic [[People Carrier]] Racing Championship''' ''Series Five, Episode Five''
	* '''Can a stretch limo jump over a wedding party?''' ''Series Six, Episode Four''		* '''Can a stretch [[limo]] jump over a wedding party?''' ''Series Six, Episode Four''
	* '''Hammond oversees an attempt at the world record for the number of complete sideways rolls in a car''' ''Series Six, Episode Nine''		* '''Hammond oversees an attempt at the world record for the number of complete sideways rolls in a car''' ''Series Six, Episode Nine''
	* '''Hammond and May play with life-size radio control cars made from real cars''' ''Series Seven, Episode Two''		* '''Hammond and May play with life-size radio control cars made from real cars''' ''Series Seven, Episode Two''
	* '''The Team try to get a [[Mini]] to beat a skier down a ski slope at Lillehammer''' ''Winter Olympic Special''		* '''The Team try to get a [[Mini]] to beat a skier down a ski slope at Lillehammer''' ''Winter Olympic Special''
	* '''Hammond oversees an attempt by the Stig at the nonexistent indoor world speed record''' ''Series Eight, Episode Six''		* '''Hammond oversees an attempt by the Stig at the nonexistent indoor world speed record''' ''Series Eight, Episode Six''
	* '''Motorhome Racing''' ''Series Ten, Episode Six''		* '''[[Motorhome]] Racing''' ''Series Ten, Episode Six''
	* '''Hammond converts a G-Wiz into a full-sized remote-controlled car''' ''Series Ten, Episode Ten''		* '''Hammond converts a G-Wiz into a full-sized remote-controlled car''' ''Series Ten, Episode Ten''
	* '''May oversees an attempt by Top Gear Stuntman at the nonexistent world record for car jumping in reverse''' ''Series Eleven, Episode One''		* '''May oversees an attempt by Top Gear Stuntman at the nonexistent world record for car jumping in reverse''' ''Series Eleven, Episode One''

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Coolow at 15:48, 17 December 2010

Red marquis: /* Road trip special — used American car for $1000 challenge */

Red marquis at 16:12, 1 May 2010