James May Races Clarkson on the Steepest Banked Track in Europe | The Grand Tour
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2 жыл бұрынCaptain Slow...can go fast? On a visit to the Autódromo de Sitges-Terramar in Spain, The Grand Tour trio decide to race along the 78 degree incline. Clarkson drives the classic Aston Martin DB4, whilst May races a modern Honda Civic Type R.
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@thegrandtour 2 жыл бұрын
It might be good to get some racing advice from Abbie Eaton before trying this again 😅 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jamAdcdo1JvUeGQ.html
@delli5608 2 жыл бұрын
Btw which is episode is this? Can I watch it on india🥲
@ElPatron42069 2 жыл бұрын
Are we finally going to get a new episode? Or is Amazon still going to do this bullshit releasing one episode every two to three years?
@SeektheLordsface 2 жыл бұрын
Would you use your mother's name as a cuss word? Yet you use the Creator who have you your mum's as a word of disgust?
@jordibell 2 жыл бұрын
@@delli5608 it s an old circuit near Barcelona. I think is in the first season.
@DerekHartley 2 жыл бұрын
@@ElPatron42069 Nothing to do with Amazon. The boys just don't want to do series any more, just the occasional special.
@BoberMcBoberson 2 жыл бұрын
Man these guys really do risk their lives for our entertainment. I don't blame Hammond a bit for passing 🤣🤣
@dbunik44 2 жыл бұрын
and he's the one with an actual racing certification
@BoberMcBoberson 2 жыл бұрын
@@dbunik44 True, you know it's risky when the guy who genuinely knows what he's doing is uncomfortable with a situation lol!
@richieb7692 2 жыл бұрын
If Hammond had stacked it.. His wife Mindy would have bloody killed him
@Metal-Possum 2 жыл бұрын
@@richieb7692 If it hadn't killed him already.
@nixd0rf356 Жыл бұрын
I’m pretty sure there were stunt doubles in the car
@ministryofwrongthink6962 Жыл бұрын
You know Jeremy and James were honestly terrified because they literally didn’t mock Hammond at all for opting out.. 😂
@cheapdrunk8531 3 ай бұрын
I can’t remember if this was before or after he flew off the hillside in the electric car on the grand tour, but even ignoring that Hammond has had the largest share of their crashes. He felt those bumps in the convertible and said nope not this one and I don’t blame him lol. Nothing between his head and whatever is on the other side of that bank
@sillieww 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks to James May, Richard Hammond and Jeromy Clarkson for their entertainment, they helped me and I'm sure millions of other people tremendously get through this pandemic.
@imadrifter 2 жыл бұрын
*extended flu season
@markyboy531 2 жыл бұрын
They stuck covid in whenever they could during the scamdemic 99.85% survivable bs! So thats a no from me.
@computerbob06 2 жыл бұрын
@@markyboy531 I feel sorry for your elderly relatives, that you're still here for them to feel sorry for!
@shotlite8762 2 жыл бұрын
Jeromy is awesome
@stejer211 2 жыл бұрын
@@shotlite8762 Don't forget Jamos and Richord.
@JakeFromYoutube 2 жыл бұрын
3:30 what an insane shot.
@digitalcamaro9708 2 жыл бұрын
Makes me wonder what kind of shots they really put together. It's fascinating.
@JakeFromYoutube 2 жыл бұрын
@@digitalcamaro9708 it really is. Their cinematography on Grand Your is something else
@digitalcamaro9708 2 жыл бұрын
@@JakeFromKZfaq Ever seen the Penzoil commercials? The magic behind the shots is so cool.
@JakeFromYoutube 2 жыл бұрын
@@digitalcamaro9708 oh yeah Pennzoil has some of the best commercials ever 🤣 one of my favorites is the BMW on the frozen lake
@digitalcamaro9708 2 жыл бұрын
@@JakeFromKZfaq and the sounds are so over the top I love it
@stusoldcars4248 2 жыл бұрын
Gotta have some balls to go that fast round that bumpy old track. Things can go wrong in an instant and for Hammond it normally does. 😅 🤪👍👍👍
@brain8484 2 жыл бұрын
stop being a drama queen
@AstroPC96 2 жыл бұрын
That's why they didn't let Hammond on that Track!
@stusoldcars4248 2 жыл бұрын
@@brain8484 😮😮😮😮😮
@MerkhVision Жыл бұрын
@@AstroPC96 it’s not that they didn’t let him, he (wisely) CHOSE not to! Lol
@logandarklighter Жыл бұрын
May - "If you go off the edge... " Clarkson - "Yeah?" May - "It's oblivion." Clarkson - "Well the tree will stop us, won't it?" Hammond - "NO." Hamster - the absolute AUTHORITY on going over the edge. Listen to the voice of experience. He's done all the worst mistakes so that you don't have to! 😅
@RandomRothbardian Жыл бұрын
The thing that’s funny is it corrected Hammond to hamster
@TaikaJamppa Жыл бұрын
@@RandomRothbardian And it IS Hammond’s nickname, just as Captain Slow is James’ and Jezza or Orangutan is Jeremy’s…
@hattorihonzo8340 Жыл бұрын
Clarkson was genuinely terrified. He usually has jokes in the middle of whatever he’s doing/driving but he was thinking about not dying and not dying ONLY lmao
@underworldguardian704 2 жыл бұрын
You know a track is dangerous when Jermey is scared to drive on it!
@thegrandtour 2 жыл бұрын
You know it's EXTRA dangerous when Hammond outright refuses to race on it 😅
@GXEmrEXG 2 жыл бұрын
@@thegrandtour 😄
@underworldguardian704 2 жыл бұрын
@@thegrandtour In fairness, they all agreed to do a practice lap!
@countluke2334 Жыл бұрын
And he looked genuinely scared most of the time.
@Lord_Foxy13 Жыл бұрын
@@thegrandtour I mean Hammond was in a convertible... On a high banked turn...I wouldn't want to either
@angryzombie8088 2 жыл бұрын
Out of all people, Civic Type R have awoken the racing spirit of James May. Truly a thing of beauty!
@J8den Жыл бұрын
Civics arent my thing, although I would never buy one I do think thats a beautiful looking civic
@IRLTheGreatZarquon Жыл бұрын
Let us not forget that James May has not only driven faster than Clarkson and Hammond (259 mph in a Bugatti Veyron), he's also been to space in a U-2 spy plane, and, despite his overwhelming fear of heights, once flew a tow-behind caravan across England. James May is easily the most extreme member of the trio hands down.
@phillipvissering6391 Жыл бұрын
@@IRLTheGreatZarquonru forgetting when Hammond crashed a rocket drag car at 315mph? Hammond has gone by far the fastest on land
@regsparkes6507 2 жыл бұрын
I'd bow to Hammond's intelligence in this one,... again!
@supersonicsid5930 2 жыл бұрын
Couldn’t get insured ,,,, no one would touch him apparently.
@PrismZet Жыл бұрын
Man I don't think I'd be too scared if the track was smooth, but those bumps were making me clench up pretty tight just watching.
@SoulKingBK Жыл бұрын
a bump can make you go over 4 feet is a terrifying statement, considering you die if you go off the edge
@tundramanq 2 жыл бұрын
The bumps in the corners where the suspension is under heavy load already is just begging something to break.
@supersonicsid5930 2 жыл бұрын
It didn’t look like it had any suspension, I’ve got more suspension in my mattress
@paulsayman3069 Жыл бұрын
@@supersonicsid5930 oh it does have a suspension the chassis itself
@StriderEX9 2 жыл бұрын
I love the sheer terror in their faces as they drive and hit bumps
@Paul-pj5qu 2 жыл бұрын
That DBR is gorgeous! I think I would rather go slow in that car, then fast in the civic type r.
@ferrumignis Жыл бұрын
It sounds amazing, real goose-bumps noise.
@ShaunHensley Жыл бұрын
It's more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow
@BVonBuescher Жыл бұрын
Yeah that sounds amazing.
@Felrock12 Жыл бұрын
@@ShaunHensley well.. Even the civic isn't all that fast lol.
@MerkhVision Жыл бұрын
It’s really got a great lookin paint job!
@daniesalex7073 2 жыл бұрын
You can here the transmission more than the engine in Jezzas car
@CRUISR-ib4nj Жыл бұрын
God old straight cut
@Lieutenant_Dude Жыл бұрын
It’s such a cool sound.
@restojon1 Жыл бұрын
I've driven that exact car and others of the same and similar models, I have a feeling that this one may have gone back to the Aston Heritage workshop and had a new set of gears chucked in the box because it seems a bit more prominent than when I drove it. They all whine, and have that lovely geary sound when you lift but what's more to the point is, to be honest, they're a bit of a blancmange to drive and whilst the drum brakes are very good for their era you'll be making clench marks in the seat covers if you find yourself leaning on them. What an old Classic Aston does best, is "spirited wafting" with a bit of A road fun thrown in here and there. Lovely smooth old tubs to drive, bags of character and charm in spadefuls but driving one as hard as Jeremy did here really took some doing and isn't their forté without serious sorting.
@daniesalex7073 Жыл бұрын
@@restojon1 yo , I had to Google what blancmange was to understand your comment, You know quite a lot about these cars . Thank you for giving out the details. The first time I have heard the sound of Straight cut gears is from a video game ( 2005 NFS most wanted , from the M3 GTR) and I have to say it is a sweet sound .
@bagusfauzi9417 Жыл бұрын
0:28 "not if it's swapping it for DB11" 🤣🤣🤣
@joedirt9600 Жыл бұрын
Practice laps told me one thing, I don't want to do it.😂😂 Priceless and don't blame him
@tauqeeriqbal124 Жыл бұрын
Who's here after watching a short
@Marc_It_Down Жыл бұрын
4:04 My heart dropped for him. Couldn't imagine that rush
@joe.5103 Жыл бұрын
That back end jumping out scared me too. 😅
@nikerailfanningttm9046 11 ай бұрын
*”ITS OBLIVION”* Outstanding Captain Slow, outstanding.
@harshu346 10 ай бұрын
The racing video felt like a movie, the cute were amazing and was done nicely. The editors deserve some praise
@HighLevelPlayer Жыл бұрын
The bumps causing jumps four feet to the right reminds me of the crosswinds on the NJTP. Absolutely terrifying when I'm driving 70+ in my little Corolla and I feel the wind trying to blow me to the side, but I don't think it's by four feet.
@mylittledarkworldjohn4289 Жыл бұрын
The "No" was so genuine that it could be replaced with " i wouldn't want to try it" and it still would have the same enegy
@CluelessAnon Жыл бұрын
3:23 "It's made the windscreen wipers come on!" Yes, because that's the most interesting part of the absolutely absurd speed bumps they're hitting. Imagine going at speeds like this and you graze a bump and suddenly your left blinker is flashing.
@thexunseen Жыл бұрын
I miss these grand tours. Wish we could have them back.
@thecrazy8888 Жыл бұрын
Seeing you crazy guys having so much fun gives me hope for the future :)
@jakescott7749 Жыл бұрын
Oh man have these guys always made me excited to watch them race straight up stig level stuff!!!
@AnggieHarygustia 2 жыл бұрын
I like the way Clarksond and May looks while driving on such track. Their faces were not gimmicks at all indeed I can tell you.
@ausomeaspie 2 жыл бұрын
I Love that! "Having decided he didn't want to buy the farm, he went to buy a farmhouse instead!"
@thaqifazumi4001 2 жыл бұрын
0:00 I've seen it so many times, but still manage to give me a laugh every time I rewatching this part.. 3 fat old men doing Michael Jackson anti gravity lean...😂
@danielseelye6005 2 жыл бұрын
"Annie, you OK You Ok You OK, Annie? You've been hit by You've been struck by A Smooth Criminal."
@Ali-bd5hp Жыл бұрын
At first I thought it was the banked part of old Monza... Anyway, one of the greatest videos I've seen of this trio.
@EyebrowsMahoney Жыл бұрын
God I love the sound of that Aston. Glorious.
@literallyalois2966 Жыл бұрын
These three are my favorite comedic trio.
@AtheistOrphan 2 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of that famous period photo of the Napier-Railton on the Brooklands banking with all four wheels off the deck.
@Coarvus Жыл бұрын
I was raggin on the bumps till his windshield wipers went on, absolutely love these three
@tony66au 2 жыл бұрын
That Poor Aston........ I'm surprised there wasn't an oil or fuel starvation issue.... nice to see Richard had the good sense to leave the Jagwah out of the shenanigans too. That said.... 4 or so MPH difference between the Honda and the Aston is pretty impressive considering the massive gap in technology between the 2. Wuh.... Wuhllll ........ Well Done James! (There I said it)
@anoia7783 2 жыл бұрын
I think at that angle it was more like who dares to go faster
@tony66au 2 жыл бұрын
@@anoia7783 Nahhh, just rattling drawers as they thunder past :-P
@plap. 2 жыл бұрын
Aston sounds awesome also
@cbiltcliffe Жыл бұрын
When you're doing 90MPH on a banked oval, the forces involved would be pulling oil and fuel outwards like the rest of the car, into the "bottom" of the oil pan and fuel tank. The car would think that's the direction gravity is pulling everything, so no starvation problems. Having said that, it's not impossible that the race prepped Aston has been converted to a dry sump oiling system, so the entire discussion may be moot.
@richardmillhousenixon Жыл бұрын
@@cbiltcliffe Yes, but at the same time it would be likely experiencing more than 1G of acceleration, and that's where the pumps might have become an issue
@r.g.o3879 2 жыл бұрын
It's nice to know they are making a new episode, I've gotten addicted to these three old codgers(they're actually my age) hope they can do a few more now that most of the covid restrictions have eased up. It would be nice if they could use Abby again if she heals up right
@historyman9436 Жыл бұрын
Wait, we are finally getting more?
@smogdanoff7053 2 жыл бұрын
This is the most awesome thing I’ve seen in like a week
@restojon1 Жыл бұрын
That took some real driving there, I've driven that Aston and many others of the same era and they're a great big blancmange. The drum brakes are enough to turn your upholstery a funny colour too, if you lean on them too much your seat will end up looking like the exit of Clearways, that said I'm pretty sure that this one's been through the Aston Martin Heritage workshop which may explain the slightly louder than usual gear whine and very standard looking suspension setup.
@BatLB 10 ай бұрын
Dude never EVER would I do it. These guys have balls of steel
@JordiPlanasFernandez Жыл бұрын
yooo this is Sitges in Spain i've been there lots of times!! I spent many days there when i was a child!! Love to see you guys there!
@nolo2gogo Жыл бұрын
These are shot so brilliantly
@JETZcorp 8 ай бұрын
"If you go off the edge... it's oblivion." I tell that line to myself when I'm driving in certain canyon roads. One I'm thinking of in particular is 1 lane, 2-way, very bumpy, and no guard rail before a massive sheer drop. It's a really fun road, but nooooo thankyou!
@vortex925 2 жыл бұрын
I loved when Clarkson says the trees will stop you, won't that. Hammond pipes up no 🤣🤣
@charlotted6247 2 жыл бұрын
Love love love James May ♥️♥️♥️
@ampuzzler2317 2 жыл бұрын
You guys are vicious!! 🔥👍👍
@Muzammil_Hussain0123 Жыл бұрын
Fair fuckinh play James! That bank actually looked scary. I can imagine an F1 car losing control at 320kmph and flying off that end.
@ethanleyland901 Жыл бұрын
The tree will stop us wont it?😂😂😂sounds solid
@cesargzz8290 Жыл бұрын
The race was epic
@slavabtomat Жыл бұрын
Damn. That Aston sounds absolutely gorgeous!
@Lemau 10 ай бұрын
Yeah, this was already terrifying *before* I was made aware that when your car loses traction there you shift *to the right* instead of downward... 😱
@bravobullz7475 Жыл бұрын
Who doesn’t love these guys Awesome
@The_journeyy 2 жыл бұрын
*The beginning of this video made me think what's this video about these guys are so funny* 🤣
@bvc100 2 жыл бұрын
Although i did not manage to get in and be on the track, the sight of the track (especially the banked curve) from a hill near it was unbelievable.
@JnManuelAG Жыл бұрын
Why not? Is there security guardas or something?
@bvc100 Жыл бұрын
@@JnManuelAG There was some sort of private event or something at the time in the centre
@aaronjennings8547 2 жыл бұрын
Hammond was like...no hospital for me this time I'm good lol
@RT-xj3of Жыл бұрын
Honestly, that looks so fun. Scary as hell, but fun.
@spacechimp3199 Жыл бұрын
The look of terror on Jeremy’s face the whole time
@CRUISR-ib4nj Жыл бұрын
That db sounds amazing
@jasonchenoweth4343 Жыл бұрын
Maaannn!!- id love to have a run at that track!!!
@ScottJoshi-jf8qr Жыл бұрын
Richard Hammond knows from experience that the tree won’t stop you.😂
@fruitygranulizer540 Жыл бұрын
ok but the beautiful sound of the straight cut gears
@soppingclam Жыл бұрын
The interior of the DB4 looks so fricken nice
@Tortman18 10 ай бұрын
These guys are absolutely mad. And I love every bit of it.
@francismcketty6872 Жыл бұрын
It's amazing, I live right next to it
@TheSpiritombsableye Жыл бұрын
Got to love the potholes
@unclewilbur8976 Жыл бұрын
DAMB!!! THAT'S 😁 FUNNY!!!! Sure do miss these blokes!!!
@geoffreyzziwambazza7862 Жыл бұрын
100% want to try this!
@angeldominguez6325 Жыл бұрын
That looks like sm fun
@robleary3353 7 ай бұрын
Considering the 'modern day' suspension and other improved bits n bobs on Mays car, I think Jezza did well in that older car!. 🙂 Nuff said.
@rodney5623 Жыл бұрын
The Three ******** LEGENDS :D
@Felrock12 Жыл бұрын
I love this because it really shows how bad the Honda civic suspension is for a 2020s car compared to an older car's suspension.
@ihategoogle6766 Жыл бұрын
For anyone that's interested, it's season 2 episode 8, blasts from the past.
@JohnDoeC78 Жыл бұрын
Legend 🤙🏻 was looking for this comment
@michaelmullen3923 Жыл бұрын
the Aston sounds incredible
@electricpaisy6045 Жыл бұрын
bruh that supercharger in the Aston sounds awesome!
@bghoody5665 2 жыл бұрын
That Aston made a nice noise. Or should I say the engine noise was nice because there was also some banging lol.
@Nevaeh_Archangel Жыл бұрын
I can’t imagine the terror but it looks so fun
@sdslofi1107 2 жыл бұрын
Downforce is a blessing and a curse on a track like that
@nchia Жыл бұрын
Kudos to the camera crew.
@hybridAbsol 2 жыл бұрын
There goes the alignments
@cockeversteen4360 Жыл бұрын
champions for linking this from the shorts 🏆
@josecamacho5522 Жыл бұрын
Those straight cut gears of the Aston Martin
@firewalker1372 Жыл бұрын
Has anybody seen this man’s show where he is running a farm? 🤣 😂. It’s great!
@vetobandito2635 Жыл бұрын
That guy with the speedometer was really brave
@HECKproductions 2 жыл бұрын
that aston sounds absolutely devine
@DavidDavid-ip1xf 7 ай бұрын
The whine from the Aston Martins straight cut gears is like music
@christiancodplayer797 Жыл бұрын
"Let's see how fast I can make this thing go" famous last words
@skyler9988 Жыл бұрын
That Aston Martin sounds beautiful
@TezcatlipocaMountyRailfan Жыл бұрын
The transmission whine on that Aston is heavenly.
@render8 Жыл бұрын
Were those possibly straight cut gears? They sound all business...👍
@TheMattc999 2 жыл бұрын
Man, that would be great on a motorcycle, you can ride completely parallel with the ground without having wrecked
@davisjohnson5688 Жыл бұрын
James May's victory dance lol
@maruftim 2 жыл бұрын
hammond made a good choice
@NicolasChiribelo 2 жыл бұрын
Hammond's car (Jaguar XKSS) was literally a "continuation" series of an older car. Built exactly like the originals, with the same materials and outdated processes. Jeremy's car was too, but it was made with newer safety standards. The Hamster made a wise choice, he already knew what it feels to cheat death.
@jareda3106 Жыл бұрын
He said God I'm so brave.🤣
@isaacsrandomvideos667 2 жыл бұрын
It’s funny that the “DB4 GT” is just a DB5. It looks absolutely amazing and sounds absolutely amazing though
@MerkhVision Жыл бұрын
Hammond says he’s “gone right off” huge motoring accidents at the moment, just like that one time he went “right off” the edge of that Swiss mountain! Lol 😂
@raynalwickremeratne783 2 жыл бұрын
The trio should do a special with Rowen Atkinson. That would be hilarious, plus he is a car guy.
@ooaak21 2 жыл бұрын
they already it in top gear
@viron6734 Жыл бұрын
Apparently, they have asked him many times but he never responded. The only reason he made a brief appearance on Top Gear was to promote a Johnny English film.
@walkerwhitley1781 Жыл бұрын
No cause the tree will stop it won’t it 😂
@demon420rekt 2 жыл бұрын
Monza banking next!
@Tacsmoker Жыл бұрын
weird how this show creates more tension than the fast and furious stunt teams with their millions
@tarelsun4025 Жыл бұрын
POV: you searched the full Version after seeing the Short.
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