Top Gear in Japan!!!
24 Jan 2009 |Like many car fans, I love the British TV show Top Gear. I especially love the when they do crazy stuff with MINI Coopers like put rockets on them and jump them off ski jumps. Yeah! I think we could do that with our MINI too!!! Hmm… Maybe not!
Top Gear is always great, but I just saw an episode that takes the cake! The challenge? A 400 mile race across Japan in a new Nissan GTR. The competition? Efficient public transportation including the bullet train of course!!! Brilliant!!!
You can watch the episode by clicking here for part one and here for part two. Not only is the race great fun, but you get to learn a lot about driving in Japan and taking trains too! Oh, not to mention the GTR!
These videos are hosted on You Tube, so don’t forget to press the “watch in high quality” button just under the video!
Oh! By the way… I am the Stig!
January 26th, 2009 at 3:52 am
I watched this episode when it came out on the BBC. It was a great episode! The GTR is amazing and faster than the Shinkansen by three minutes in this race. I want one, but they are going for $86,000 here in the US.