The Official "The Grand Tour" Thread.

Fold out house. It was great!

 

Yeah, until it got windy that evening

 

Clarkson driving over the windy bridge




aaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

 

Yeah she’s amazing on that track. I watched a documentary on her and it’s pretty amazing how she started and just what she can do on the Nurburgring.

 

Speaking of the Nurburgring... I know it's not really the topic of this thread but that is about the only track I run on. I've gone around the Nurburgring (in a video game lol) thousands and thousands of times starting with Project Gotham Racing 2 on the Xbox back in 2004, all the Forza games, and Gran Turismo. I know every single corner and bump of that track.
But if you put me in an actual car and told me to push the limits I'd shit myself if I were going that fast. In a video game you can always restart, in real life??? Not so much.

Here's a damn good replication of the track. This was a lap for gold in Gran Turismo Sport on the PS4 and you can't change anything on the car. You have to race it as it is set up. But this lap was good enough for 16th in the world. I don't know where I am right now since I haven't played in a while.

BMW M6 GT3. Time 6:43.984

 

That race in the end was great. Also... that racing suit on abby...

 

You got your wish. That airport race was fun.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eivrK9xjRNg

 

Sorry bud, she plays for our team...

 

In all fairness, JC tried to kill him in the Africa special with that recovery strap that slammed his head into the rocks.

 

So for those that haven't seen the last episode it is great. It ranks right below the Africa special of Top Gear but it is damn good.

John is fucking amazing.

 

I agree. I loved the way John hopped up hills. Great episode.

 

I think I am 2 episodes behind. I know what I am doing tonight!

 

I kept waiting for John to blow up it's front diff. That bouncing is no bueno.

 

The front was definitely too light. Some axle tramp going on there.

 

I noticed the same. Maybe it seemed that the front was pulling way more because most of the weight was rearward so the back tires weren’t spinning as much as the front? I don’t know. I was trying to figure it out.

 

Well... one way or another, John was a beast

 

Agreed! Haha.

 

anyone find out who made the kit that become John? made just for this show or does someone produce that?

 

I believe it's a one-off frame kit from Howard Marshall Engineering in the UK.