Clarkson Island

**PNWbrit** · 03-29-2019, 01:39 PM

Latest episode with modernized Lancie Integrale and Stratos and May's 917 feature was pretty damn good.

**PNWbrit** · 04-05-2019, 10:08 AM

Mongolia special season finale was one for the ages... brilliant stuff.

**I've seen black diamonds!** · 04-05-2019, 10:10 AM

Originally Posted by PNWbrit

Mongolia special season finale was one for the ages... brilliant stuff.

Yup. Made up for some bad episodes.

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**This End Up** · 04-06-2019, 08:45 PM

Originally Posted by PNWbrit

Mongolia special season finale was one for the ages... brilliant stuff.

Definitely.

Notice how they never let their driver, Abby, talk to the hosts for too long. I think all hell might break loose if they did.

**Bruce Springskiin** · 04-06-2019, 10:49 PM

Originally Posted by This End Up

Notice how they never let their driver, Abby, talk to the hosts for too long. I think all hell might break loose if they did.

True, I’d dig seeing a segment where she gets to voice an opinion or bring a fourth car to a three car shoot out. But considering where they came from with the Stig being a faceless driver with no opinion, to the American. I think they are slowly changing with the times, even if they won’t admit it. I think her role in the sea to sea film was progression in that direction. From the few interviews I have seen she seems pretty happy with the job. Her line racing the Porsches on the lake. “I’ve raced some dick in my day, but never on one” made me cringe and hope it was her idea and not something they scripted for her.

- I am here for the stoke

**PNWbrit** · 04-10-2019, 02:21 PM

Originally Posted by PNWbrit

season finale was one for the ages... brilliant stuff.

My bad. One more episode to go.

Odd... Would have thought Mongolia would be.

Rather than a particularly British centric episode. (which does look like it might be good)

New season of BBC's Top Gear airs in US starting April 25th.

**DJSapp** · 04-10-2019, 03:30 PM

Originally Posted by Bruce Springskiin

True, I’d dig seeing a segment where she gets to voice an opinion or bring a fourth car to a three car shoot out. But considering where they came from with the Stig being a faceless driver with no opinion, to the American. I think they are slowly changing with the times, even if they won’t admit it. I think her role in the sea to sea film was progression in that direction. From the few interviews I have seen she seems pretty happy with the job. Her line racing the Porsches on the lake. “I’ve raced some dick in my day, but never on one” made me cringe and hope it was her idea and not something they scripted for her.

- I am here for the stoke

I'm not too sure they'll give Abby too much voice while she's still a sponsored driver out in the racing world. There's a lot of potential conflict of interest there and losing sponsors wouldn't be worth it to her. IIRC, the trio made a gag of it a while back in the Top Gear days with one of the F-1 drivers trying to put down a fast lap on the track in his sponsor's rival (I fell like it was Schumacher, can't recall if it was ferrari or porche), and he was going just abysmally slow. It was good for a one time gag, but that was it.

**PNWbrit** · 04-10-2019, 03:31 PM

Originally Posted by DJSapp

I'm not too sure they'll give Abby too much voice while she's still a sponsored driver out in the racing world. There's a lot of potential conflict of interest there and losing sponsors wouldn't be worth it to her. IIRC, the trio made a gag of it a while back in the Top Gear days with one of the F-1 drivers trying to put down a fast lap on the track in his sponsor's rival (I fell like it was Schumacher, can't recall if it was ferrari or porche), and he was going just abysmally slow. It was good for a one time gag, but that was it.

Mark Webber

**DJSapp** · 04-10-2019, 03:33 PM

I thought they did this back during the top gear days as well, but that's the shtick

**PNWbrit** · 04-10-2019, 03:34 PM

Originally Posted by DJSapp

I thought they did this back during the top gear days as well, but that's the shtick

They had Schumacher drive a Ferrari while disguised as the stig.

**LHutz Esq** · 04-10-2019, 05:04 PM

Originally Posted by PNWbrit

My bad. One more episode to go.

Odd... Would have thought Mongolia would be.

Rather than a particularly British centric episode. (which does look like it might be good)

New season of BBC's Top Gear airs in US starting April 25th.

One of the things I think that went downhill earlier in the season was their focus on the good 'ol USA.
Nothing wrong (well more to the point who wants to make a list of what is wrong) with USA - but one thing I liked about the old BBC version is that it felt well - foreign, British. The great bulk of what we get is just so American - it stood out. The Mongolia episode was a nice reprieve. - no jeep, no monster truck, no pretending to like the mustang

**AdironRider** · 04-10-2019, 06:53 PM

I always thought they had a solid take on the Mustang, given they are brits and don’t really see the connection between Mustangs and white trash that most Americans do.

**PNWbrit** · 04-11-2019, 10:29 PM

Last episode is a bit of tear jerker

**Svengali** · 04-12-2019, 04:29 AM

your father had a cortina!

**glademaster** · 04-12-2019, 08:47 AM

Originally Posted by PNWbrit

Last episode is a bit of tear jerker

Short of James May dying in an accident, I don't think there is a single thing those three could do that would bring a tear to my eye.

**PNWbrit** · 04-12-2019, 09:44 AM

Originally Posted by Svengali

your father had a cortina!

Nope.

didn't have an Allegro estate either.

Originally Posted by glademaster

Short of James May dying in an accident, I don't think there is a single thing those three could do that would bring a tear to my eye.

Watch to the very end and see.

**DJSapp** · 04-12-2019, 09:59 AM

Just getting caught back up. The Mongolia special was one of the top 5 in the trio's history for sure.

'No, you drove yesterday! Don't you remember?'

**HankScorpio** · 04-12-2019, 12:36 PM

Originally Posted by DJSapp

Just getting caught back up. The Mongolia special was one of the top 5 in the trio's history for sure.

'No, you drove yesterday! Don't you remember?'

Yep, easily a top 5. At times, I think the Grand Tour falls bit short but they really killed it with this special.

Was that the finale? I haven't checked Amazon for new episode yet.

**Bruce Springskiin** · 04-12-2019, 12:49 PM

One more last night, also a good one

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**::: :::** · 04-13-2019, 07:23 PM

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**Gcooker** · 04-16-2019, 10:28 PM

I feel compelled to start at season 1 all over again before starting the new iteration which will no doubt be the best. Their specials have always been the highlight, I’m stoked to see the big trips get the focus!

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**BmillsSkier** · 04-19-2019, 11:23 PM

Just caught up.

Mongolia was awesome. Amazed that car survived.

The Ford Mondeo episode was fantastic top to bottom. Unapologetically British and the close got things all misty for sure. Made me realize how many years I’ve loved this trio.

**ill-advised strategy** · 04-20-2019, 07:37 AM

Originally Posted by AdironRider

I always thought they had a solid take on the Mustang, given they are brits and don’t really see the connection between Mustangs and white trash that most Americans do.

the skeeziest, trailer-parkiest lifty at our little bump went from "the bus" to driving a convertible Mustang on summer tires this winter. Fucking epic.

The whole thing appeared to shape up as an exercise in shaming anyone who didn't show up to work on time....like "hey, look at this guy, he's here with his convertible mustang. Where were you?" or something along those lines. Juicy tactic I must say.