Excellent driver, very friendly and conversational. I did not need to give any directions, very polite and experienced. 8/10

@motorclaimguru

2 ай бұрын

Cooler than a cucumber Adam, totally unfazed and clearly enjoying it. Ben, puckering slightly

@BenCollinsDrives

2 ай бұрын

You'd better find the other 2/10 before I see you

@ZacValentine

2 ай бұрын

You mistyped 18/10 😂

@TheLabLimited

2 ай бұрын

you lads should hop down here to NZ, I have something that would give you RSI from checking the belts :)

That Atom is the epitome of ‘Your engineers were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should’. 😂

Nothing better than seeing the man him self drive your car.. a true gentleman in person 👍🏼

@BenCollinsDrives

2 ай бұрын

I worry for you Rick get that turbo tweaked ;) great meeting you

@wideshadyy

Ай бұрын

I beg that you make some videos on your unbelievable machine. Maybe talking about the build process/why you decided this was something you wanted to try and pull off? This is just one of the coolest and most insane creations i've ever seen

Someone managed to make an Ariel Atom less driveable than an Apé with a busa engine.. that deserves a medal

@zakelwe

2 ай бұрын

The conditions didn't help, the understeer was immense, but then you couldn't drive it quick enough to get any heat into the fronts because the boost would spin you off backwards so had to always mother it. It would be tricky doing a straight quarter mile never mind corners.

@jordanfc8181

2 ай бұрын

It defiently needs some aero to help it.

More unhinged car videos please. That was a lot of fun to watch.

@BenCollinsDrives

2 ай бұрын

glad you enjoyed it - glad we survived - more to come!

Telling Ben off for doing donuts.... lol.... I bet that would never happened at Dunsfold.

@BenCollinsDrives

2 ай бұрын

always getting in trouble

@Hells_Gate

2 ай бұрын

@@BenCollinsDrives Who told you off? Im sure it wasnt the owner of the car was it...... A track official?

@mini_steve

2 ай бұрын

​@@BenCollinsDrives Maybe wear a white race suit and helmet next time. You know, to not draw attention.

@AB-80X

2 ай бұрын

@@Hells_Gate Track official.

@R56TurboCharged

2 ай бұрын

Gave him a sense of self importance by telling someone off AFTER they've already done something. Hahaha. Give him a pat on the back for such a job well done! 🤣🤣🤣

Love seeing Ben and Misha in the same vid, it's like a crossover of your favourite cartoons as a kid ♥

@BenCollinsDrives

2 ай бұрын

lovely guy - more to follow there for sure

He is not the Stig, He is the Stig's Tuk tuk driving cousin! 😂

Misha saying never again was hella funny! LMAO

I think you can "look forward to short life" in either one of those! Brave man. :)

@Maksimov1337

2 ай бұрын

Here for a good time, not a long time!

Lads on Motor Addicts drove it a couple of months back, it's absolutely mental power

Were Hammond behind the wheel of this thing instead of Ben, I'm sure we'd get at least one declaration of 'I AM A DRIVING GOD!!' before Hamster came to the scene of yet another accident.

A vehicle so sketchy that I’d be scared even with the Stig at the wheel. Wouldn’t even trust the door to stay closed on that thing.

"This is all Mazda (MX5)", yup, that'll be all the bits that are all covered in rust!

I am very disappointed that his suit is not white anymore

Great collaboration! Mark looked absolutely terrified in that TukTuk, understandably so. Also like that you had time to look at Adams feet while driving that car, absolutely mad! Great fun!

4:38 literally made me "LOL" =)

Incredibly jealous of both those lucky chaps who got to joyride with the man, the myth, the legend, the Stig! The Ariel was just absolute insanity on 4 wheels, well at least part of the time on 4 anyway. Love the channel Ben, you have great content and guests.

I genuinely sat with my hands over my mouth from 4:00 to 8:00, I'm sitting in the comfort of my chair watching this and still terrified for Ben!

“Well done and welcome to a short life!” Says it all 😂

Bloody Lunatic! 💚😎 Going into production? I hope not! 😁

Showing your skills while showing those machines what they are built to do. I must say Mark McCann was close to having babies with the Oh hell handle.

Brilliant 👌 love this bunch

1000hp in an Atom is just insane!! Who looks at an Atom and thinks "Needs more power"? It looks so unassuming as well. Definitely love to see that thing on a track it can stretch it's legs on. The Stig getting told off for doing donuts is hilarious.

Stig: Hoonigan Edition!!!!! This was fantastic to watch. Only you could get me to form the sentence “I think that Tuk-Tuk sounded better than that Ariel Atom!” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

What a cracking video! Absolutely in stiches with you two in the tuktuk 😂 heard you over the tannoy at donington today selling your youtube stuff lol, you're an absolute legend tho love watching your vids i grew up watching top gear, loving the persona and the skills of the stig!

I was just thinking 'I wonder if Misha has seen this video?' then he walked into the shot 😅

Thank you everyone. I loved that video from beginning to end.

Gauge the speed by looking through the floor. Ha ha, love it!

I thought I recognised that little circuit ! One of my locals. 40 mins up the road from me. A tad small for the Atom to stretch its legs properly though! Thanks for sharing. 🚘👍🏻

@AB-80X

2 ай бұрын

Sounds like the people running the place are not much fun.

Thos channel is off to an amazing start!

For example can ams had races in sunny desert having over 30 degrees heat and track surface being quite hot. It's totally different to drive on a cold tarmac in damp British isles. Way to go Stig!

Haha... This is class.! Well done, Ben Collins.! 😁 Most exiting 19 minutes 18 seconds ever. I was just waiting for mat Armstrong to come flying past on his bmx lol Definitely loved the Honda - 1000hp.! Wow.. Quality Ben

Imagine being the fella who told the Stig off for doing a couple donuts 😂😂. He shouldve been privileged to see the master at work 😆😆😆

"... bench mark of speed..." 😂😂

The sound of the wastegate on the atom :DDDDD Sounds like stomping a trucks pneumatic brake

incredible driving to handle that thing like you did! I honestly didn't think that level of throttle would be possible. Great video!

"Look forward to a short life!" 😂 At least the TucTuc had a roof for a little protection.

More please. Great to see Mark & Adam.

Pure and total awesomeness!! I felt the energy of that TukTuk, that Ariel though God above… it was like Thor had a baby with Godzilla - eesh

Some say he is the third member of the Daft Punk all we know is that you have conkers made of something unreal in throwing that beast about . your a legend as always

Mark has probably already ordered a turbo Busa tuk tuk to jump on his track. 😂

The donuts at the end 😂👌 Bloody Legend Mate 👍

Good to see stiggy being polite and apologetic to marshalls. A proper gent and a true hotshoe. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 🙌🏼🙌🏼

The Tuk Tuk can be amazing fun. I work in Asia, where we have come out of work late in the evening after a long day and had our Tuk Tuk drives race each other to the restaurant with us in the back and with a fraction of the power you have here. You can imagine the fun where we are working like sidecar passengers transferring weight. You can imagine we are killing ourselves laughing before we get to the first cold beer. It's not even fast but it is super unstable especially as traffic is coming at you from all angles. It's not about reading the track of the road but what's moving around you, making a gap and changing direction on three wheels in an instant. It's a;sp about seckond guessing what you Tuk Tuk driver is about to do and what gap he is going for. PS, this message comes with a health warning! Watching you guys trying to peel yourselves out of the Tuk Tuk at the end of the drive was seriously funny.

Well done Ben great vid, glad you enjoyed the cars and the day

@BenCollinsDrives

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely

First honest opinion, Sketchy as hell but 100% adrenaline rush!... Misha came out OMG im in love!

This kinda proves the pirelli advert.... "Power is nothing without control"

Lol why did i only find this now

Ben mate everyone wants to see you thrash cars about straight up its what you best at. Love the interviews but your the proper stig

This thing needs an LSD more than any vehicle ever created. A diff would just transform the cornering. Easy fix for an MX5 rear end. Crazy machine !!!!

THE STIG!!!! I found you finally! Subed and liked!

So much fun to watch!

A little blue coffin, you guys are nuts 😆😆😆

Things an animal, wonder what be like on a straighter track, or less turns, get the power down, bet its frightening lol ❤❤

The Stig, Ben Collins who I hero- worshippe and admired since being a teenager and as of it wasn't enough rolling a Bedford van , getting into a CCX without a back wing , takes on a modified Tuk tuk and an Ariel Atom with a 1000hp ...rather you than me...😂😂😂 ..I thought the turbos on an F40 are bad enough when it comes on boost

I know APE 50 back in the day. It looked similar to this tuk-tuk. But setting up all that new junk on it and giving it 100x the performance of an APE 50... is just ridiculously hilarious and insane.

Loved the Atom, shame the guy had to put a bad tone to the video at the end.

I just love Ben's dry witt! Such a cool dude.

That atom just shows the potential of the K20C platform from the modern CTR/Accord, would love to swap my SI someday if the engines get cheaper

This is wild

Poor mans Deltawing

I’ve seen this little gem before, one of the best sleepers I have ever seen 🤙

That start setting the tone of the video is golden already

Even stig gets in trouble

Love it

that poor ariel atom. amazing build but its quite obvious it is not suited for such a track. I reckon the stock amount of power would have been faster on that day.

10:20 Good thing you have the rain tires on the Atom !

1:34... I REMEMBER THIS THANG!^^ It was on some show, like, 3 different dudes took it for a spin, they got into it with a Ford ST or sumn lol. That thing is WILD!! I get to see STIG DRIVE IT?! LET'S GO!! \O>

Ben, thank you for your service 😂

What a dangerous, irresponsible use of a utility vehicle. I'm unsubbing if I dont see more content like this.

@Carl-op1gp

2 ай бұрын

No different than what top gear use to do 😂

@mayhem035

Ай бұрын

He drove that much better than mat Armstrong's car! 🤷‍♂️💁‍♂️🤣🤣

@iwanevans607

Ай бұрын

@@Carl-op1gpRead the comment again.

@goednieuwskrantje-nl

Ай бұрын

Bye :)

@Carl-op1gp

Ай бұрын

@@iwanevans607 read my comment again 🤪

Ben and Misha! what an awesome Combo!

@junatah5903

2 ай бұрын

What point did he show up? Never saw or heard him.

@pistonfury

2 ай бұрын

@@junatah5903 bruh... these 2 make videos together look at the videos!

@nicholascanjuga6000

2 ай бұрын

@@junatah5903 11:05

@Nick-fg4dq

2 ай бұрын

Nowhere near as awesome as sabine and tiff on 5th gear driving a 3 wheeler,like poor old Freddie crashed.how he flipped it I have no idea.

That piaggio busa is a machine Ben glad you liked driving it Top video Mick

Ben not saying a word while driving that thing, says it all.

such a great video, also all the crazy car builds are so interesting.

Not enough Misha 😋

the higher camera while stif driving is ace should do that one everytime

I’d of loved to be passenger in that 😁

these two nutters in a vespacar.. 04.30 gotta watch.. you should have got my buddy Sparky down to drift his fireblade round as well.. Ben please say hello, ex stig vs bike drift king!! would make a great video

Awesome video. I wonder, as a 55 year old novice in these things, if the tuk-tuk / Ape would have benefited with a bit of weight, in the bed, over the rear axle? Help keep the wheels planted.

On wet pavement even. Bonkers!!! 😂😂😂

Some of my favourite KZreadrs at my local circuit.... wish I'd of known 😏

That's an amazing job o with the tuk

Lol I love the fact that you are using Mark McCann as a ballast boy love mark such a good guy hes new to the youtube game but his videos seem like he's been doing it for years . if you subscribe to anyone today Let It Be Mark McCann😊

The Rita Coolidge music was clever....;-)

Well I'll be danged....!!...that fella working for Nissan copied that design for the deltawing no doubt....you could've beeen much quicker....😬🤣

misha at 17.23... love that )

I would love to see that Aerial Atom when it's dialed in so it can handle corners.

@liberatumplox625

Ай бұрын

1000 kg of downforce should do it.

Mark should've got in the back and done more of a sidecar stance ! 😅😂

Checking my seat belt nah, I'd be checking my pants!!! Wow what a RUSH. Lucky Adam C. 😅

Come drive my Ariel Atom in the US, less power at around 600 whp, but fully sorted suspension and aero for track use. I think you'd love it!

That ariel is effing insane. I dream to one day own an ariel in its stock configuration for its pure bad@$$ery. I imagine trying to drive this would be 0 to 60 to wall.

Ape FTW The Ariel is interesting but, 1000hp barely half used. Needs serious aero and suspension setup. Always Amazing driving skill. 👍👍

@BenCollinsDrives

2 ай бұрын

Thanks! 👍

can see why ben was best stig they should of just let him speak would of done brilliantly

That modified Atom looks like absolutely no fun at all to drive in a twisty damp track. My heart rate was way up just watching... No thanks!

What an astonishing driver Collins is. His level of skill is breathtaking.

lol if you keep it one gear up, you can manage the boost and power a bit better and it wont surge so much. i dont think he ever left third... seeing that trike go fast was like bannas on a pbj sandwich... thats not right, but its good lol!

It says something that Ben is almost completely silent when driving this beast. He needed to concentrate to keep it well mannered.

That car is outrageous 😂

Would be fun to have the tuktuk sorted better for turning and with a limited slip so it could try and really make laps. And the Atom could do with a little smaller turbo. Would make less peak power, but would also be drive-able instead of just lag, wheel spin, and limiter.