The one with The barrel-rolling Ford Sierra
Series 6, Episode 9 (2005)
James and Richard play road-test Russian Roulette, Jeremy kicks off a big hot hatch group test, and we try to get into the Guiness Book of Records with a battered old Sierra.
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TestsButton moon 1
He’s not too fired up by the ugly looks and scoffs at its reliance on technology. So it’s not looking good. And then he hits the M-button and all hell breaks loose.
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ChallengesScooterman test
James and Richard play road-test Russian roulette by spending a Friday night working for a firm that sends scooters to meet drunk people and then drive them home in their cars.
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Other-StuffDriving Song 5
Hard to imagine James as a Freddie Mercury fan, but here he does a sterling job of making the case for Queen’s Don’t Stop Me Now as the all-time top driving tune.
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CelebsTFI Top Gear
The gingermeister establishes his creds by talking us through his big car collection, and then underlines the point under the TG lid in our track-loving Suzuki.
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TestsGolf GTI vs rivals
Jeremy loves the hot Golf MkV but he’s intrigued by the serious challenge provided by the Vauxhall Astra VXR and Renaultsport Megane. Which rules?
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StuntsSierra on a roll
TG makes a bid for Guinness Book of Records infamy by attempting to break the record for the most number of barrel rolls in a car.

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hichardrammond commented on this article
10 September 2009
the ///M5 is my favourite car. for ever
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