The one with The Olympic Long Jump Challenge
Series 4, Episode 10 (2004)
We build a big ramp and test cars from various nations to see who can jump the furthest. Richard uses a dull Peugeot as a pace car and James buys a sofa. Partick Kielty is our guest
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TestsPeugeot 407 pace car
Sounds unlikely, looks even weirder. Richard tries to get to the soul of the bland 407 by taking it to a Radical race as official pace car. Not as easy as it looks.
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Other-StuffA Volvo and a sofa
James wafts to an antiques fair in the sensible Volvo V50 estate, and takes advice from Bargain Hunt’s Tim Wonnacott on buying furniture. But will his choice fit?
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TestsX3 off-road
Refusing to allow SUV makers to get away with selling rugged lifestyles to go with cars that can’t cut it, JC takes a BMW X3 off road, with disastrous results.
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CelebsPatrick Kielty
Lucky to be here, having crashed into an army checkpoint in Northern Ireland, Irish comic Patrick Kielty finds that our Suzuki Liana handles quite well after his DeLorean.
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TestsSuper ’Vette
The fast, agile but agricultural Corvette is a handful on the track, but Richard has heaps of fun in it anyway. Don’t talk to him about chassis engineering, this is adrenaline.
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The-Big-FilmsTG Carlympics
Thanks to a high-tech ramp and a sand pit, five classics (sort of) – from Britain, Russia, Czech Republic, France and the USA – take part in our car long jump.
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why dont i remember the long jump?...
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i dont remember the car jump either. and y is it on the web site if i cant watch it?
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JT101 commented on this article
07 June 2009
Wasn't the best show because the bit when james may tries to get the sofa in the volvo is rubbish
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