Extras
Extras
Reliant space-shuttle
The birth of the Top Gear space program
The idea seemed so ridiculous that Jeremy point-blank refused to have anything to do with it. This left Richard and James in charge of one of Top Gear's most ambitious challenges ever.
Find out what happened when we turned a tired old three-wheeler into the biggest non-commercial rocket launch in European history
James, planes and automobiles
May puts his pilot's licence to good use
When we found out we were finally going to get our hands on the world's fastest, most powerful and most expensive car, the hunt was immediately on for something to race it against.
At that moment, James wandered into the TG office with his brand new provisional pilot's licence. The ink was barely dry, but it started us thinking...
Boys toys go large
Giant radio-controlled cars
For years now, top boffins have been working at Cranfield University using radio controlled technology to do clever tests for the motor industry and the military.
We asked them if they wouldn't mind stopping all their important research and coming along to muck about in a big quarry for a few days. Naturally, they said 'yeah, alright'.
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