"We are, in fact, on the cutting edge of cocking about" summises this era of Top Gear very well.

@raven_of_zoso455

7 ай бұрын

It absolutely does. It is probably one of my favourite quotes from the trio, at least on regarding themselves. I also love how Clarkson says "what an unintelligent man" when they talk about launch control. Can't recall what episode, but the bit is on KZread here somewhere.

@chihazit

2 ай бұрын

The time for cocking about, however, is over

So is this the British space program?

@warfan1302

5 жыл бұрын

No it is a recreation if you get bored in kerbal

@TheDemocrab

5 жыл бұрын

The actual British space program isn't far off of this in terms of cocking about. Design and build your own launcher, get it to Australia to launch it aaaaaand then just got for an inferior US design "because its cheaper" (but ends up costing way more in reality)

@weltmeister

4 жыл бұрын

after consuming a lot of tea while researching about this matter, I'm afraid that there's no such thing as British space program, there's the tailgating white van program if you're interested.

@kingasher8655

4 жыл бұрын

ohhh hell yeahhhhh mateeeeeeeeee

@BHALT0S

4 жыл бұрын

yeah that was a different episode, using a reliant robin.

0:36 Top Gear's front-of-the-box quote to sum up the series.

@lukewarmwater6412

5 жыл бұрын

"we are in fact, on the cutting edge of cocking about..." meh. been there done that.

@MaxwellAerialPhotography

3 жыл бұрын

That’s such a perfect description of the show.

@Daggy898

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, fancy seeing you here! :P

@thebassboostedchannel1251

2 жыл бұрын

How are you not verified

@scsutton1

2 жыл бұрын

A quote so good they included it in the final Grand Tour montage.

Top Gear: "The Cutting Edge of Cocking About"

@jereruotsalainen9635

8 жыл бұрын

scjones25 I thought he said ''cooking about''

@bluefoxy6478

4 жыл бұрын

@@jereruotsalainen9635 hammond cant cook.

@towerX-

3 жыл бұрын

@@bluefoxy6478 the makeshift passenger train is plenty evidence of that😂

They should remove the Engine, Seats and other useless weight! And add Wings. Yeahh Wings

@siemensohm

9 жыл бұрын

removing the engine would have been enough to get a proper weight distribution

@jc854R

9 жыл бұрын

It could be too light for the rockets would send it literally flying in the air

@siemensohm

9 жыл бұрын

Alienated Drift certainly not :D

@jc854R

9 жыл бұрын

Oh ok I just thought that but I'm not no doctor of engineering twice LOL

@siemensohm

9 жыл бұрын

Alienated Drift :D

Stuff like this, they're like Europe's version of Mythbusters only its not breaking myths. Its still for the fun.

@404pluto

6 жыл бұрын

different concept but very similar vibe

@hansgruber788

6 жыл бұрын

Please just say the British version

@JamesTilsley1

5 жыл бұрын

Europe? 🧐

@653j521

5 жыл бұрын

Reminds of Mythbusters' replicating the results at the end of each project, particularly with jato rockets.

@lordofexaggeration6881

4 жыл бұрын

Lol europe

All of that math, physics and calculating... and they end up short. They should have used bigger rockets like Jeremy said.

@linelotr

10 жыл бұрын

Nu-uh. They should have removed the engine because the car was very front-heavy. You can clearly see the nose dip down first. I can't disagree with that bigger rockets would have been more fun, though.

@gazzxr

10 жыл бұрын

Skallagrim1 They should have thought about that before lol.

@djlapio93litlebro

10 жыл бұрын

The mini has rear engine, so they removed the engine block and replaced it whit rockets boosters, but they didn't calculate the gain and loss of the weight, the loss comes from burning rocket fuel.

@Corkoth55

10 жыл бұрын

gazzxr why did i read this before i watched the vid -_-

@gazzxr

10 жыл бұрын

Corkoth55 Ohhh damn, didn't think about spoilers... sorry mate. You can get your mate to hit you at the back of the head so you forget last 1 hour of your life, then watch the video again.

2:04 James' best laugh in Top Gear history.

@semitruck8116

4 жыл бұрын

Its like that on eyething epsiode like if a agree

@elliot7753

3 жыл бұрын

Same laugh is used at 1:43 🤭😏🤭🤔

@ChodeMaster

3 жыл бұрын

Campervan.

@Name-wm6tq

3 жыл бұрын

Best laugh in history

@MrEvan312

2 жыл бұрын

I do love how he apparently laughs like an aging velociraptor or something

That wall crash was so unexpected. Looked like the car was not damaged at all.

@EirikXL

5 жыл бұрын

Don't get that damaged from hitting hey bales lol

@auraknight98

3 жыл бұрын

@@EirikXL you would bei surprised how damaging hey bales can be

@jeffjohnson8531

3 жыл бұрын

0:36 Top Gear's front-of-the-box quote to sum up the series.

@slurpii4669

3 жыл бұрын

original mini is as undestructible as a horcrux, or a nokia

@djpemb

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeffjohnson8531 man took a 7 year old comment and reposted it in the reply section

I love how the madness, noise and spectacle of the rocket-run is beautifully offset by the anticlimactic “boomph” as it hits the barrier!

1:26 - 1:39 is perfect; the camera angles, the sound, it’s just awesome

I wish there were fewer edits on the jump itself. I would've preferred to see at least one single take from top to bottom.

@Ryan-qn6qf

4 жыл бұрын

I think it was remarkably unimpressive, hence the edits.

0:36 That's basically Top Gear explained in 1 scentence

1:43 can we appreciate that laugh 😂 lmao

@rndmzr153

4 жыл бұрын

Hhhhhehhhhhehhhehhhh

at 0:10 is that Gordon Ramsey?

@najmussakib8973

7 жыл бұрын

underrated

@anthrax456852

7 жыл бұрын

Najmus Sakib

@mrniceguy9373

5 жыл бұрын

Ey. Thats my Grandpa

@khalifaalmzroie9423

4 жыл бұрын

Holly crap Gordon. You now homeless or something or did you just lose your job

@abramo7700

4 жыл бұрын

gordon ramsey’s european’er cousin?

Love how the top gear trio contributed about as much as the bears in the forest who were probably laughing as they watched the progress.

@User-jk8wq

7 ай бұрын

Wrong. How could the rocket engineers have possibly done their job without Jeremy providing them with a steady supply of tea?

Garry's Mod IRL

@jc854R

9 жыл бұрын

True

@herbderbler1585

4 жыл бұрын

This is also very similar to what goes on in BeamNG.

That was amazing how the Mini flew perfectly, landed perfectly and skied perfectly right into the barrier. Just brilliant.

My favorite thing about this stunt is that it appears to be survivable! the largest G's would probably be hitting the buffer at the end. Other than that, I think that someone seated in that rocket mini could have survived! Lets hope for a manned mission in the future! :D

@tedioussugar384

2 жыл бұрын

THIS time it was survivable, but imagine if a bit more power caused the Mini to hit the snow bumper-first and rolled over down the slope. No chance of surviving that, they were right not to put someone inside for safety.

@jakejuracka

2 жыл бұрын

@@tedioussugar384 of course, no one in their right minds world actually attempt this. I was simply marveling at how well executed this particular run was!

@HappyBeezerStudios

7 ай бұрын

The stop could be more gentle if they forced into a curve and back up the hill.

“On the cutting edge…of cocking about.” About sums up the entirety of top gear tbh

Alaska (America): On the 4th of July, we celebrate by throwing cars off a cliff. Great Britain: Hold my beer. Great Britain: 1:27

Am I the only one imagining Mr Bean in there just looking so scared XD Someone should make a video about that!

@atlasinc2814

8 жыл бұрын

+Shortround551 You are not the only one, I imagine the Mini was green in colour with a black hood..LOL...

@herbderbler1585

4 жыл бұрын

And at the bottom of the slope he knocks over a Reliant Robin. That keeps well the spirit of Mr. Bean & Top Gear.

@tomsterbg8130

3 жыл бұрын

Rowand is the best F1 crew member I've ever seen, wdym scared?

I don't know why, but that thump when the Mini hits the wall cracks me up.

1:33 I love that view from the front of the car, you see the foreground and background moving seperatly and with the quality of the camera wich is grainy it's really a nice shot

Their genuine happiness is priceless .

The legendary Finnish stunt driver Arto Nyqvist jumped the Lahti ski jumping hill with a Citroen 2Cv in 1987 (but it was the smallest hill, this was more spectacular).

2:04 will make your day

"We are on the cutting edge of cocking about" I nearly died... XD

This has never been done before We are in fact on the cutting edge... of cocking about 🤣🤣🤣

It's a shame it didn't go just about 5 meters more, to clear the top and follow the curve smoothly down hill, before touching down. Then again, judging from its forward pitch when it leaves the ramp, it would've flipped on its roof if it hadn't touched down and stopped the rotation, exactly when it did. Doubt it could've pulled a full 360° somersault, if it had gone further. lol

@summushieremiasclarkson4700

8 жыл бұрын

+Daniel Renard It's like you read my mind.... 2 months ago.

@shanezenmusic

6 жыл бұрын

If they used just a bit more fuel for the rockets to burn a second longer, it would have propelled the car forward and kept the front end upward long enough to clear the top of the landing ramp.

@devilzhachiroku

5 жыл бұрын

Cant believe you are a top gear fan

@theregalproletariat

3 жыл бұрын

@@shanezenmusic No, what they needed to do was remove the engine. The weight distribution was not even, that's why the calculations failed.

This is still one of the funniest thing out there. Laugh every time

0:30 insert suspenseful music from old Thomas the tank engine cartoon

Thank you for posting the rest of the video. The first half was such a cliffhanger.

@CWINDOWSsystem32

8 жыл бұрын

+TopGear You aren't even the real Top Gear, even if you're verified...

@HnnsK

8 жыл бұрын

+CWINDOWSsystem32 illuminati confirmed

These blokes have the most fun. I love 'em.

I absolutely Love this And still watch this from time to time..!

wow the mini survived thats amazing...

Aaaahhhh.... There is a part 2. Thank you.

@innit_yt

8 жыл бұрын

+TopGear ok

Classic Top Gear, delightful

definitely one of their best bits ever lmao

Absolutely brilliant! It is the best show on British television!

@littlefrank90

9 жыл бұрын

In the world.

@ShadowlordDio

9 жыл бұрын

brilliant? Mythbusters do this stupid things all the time

@littlefrank90

9 жыл бұрын

Claudioman2009 Mythbusters is pretty cool too. I don't see why it can't be brilliant.

@rutter1ify

4 жыл бұрын

@@ShadowlordDio different sense of humor

@kcgunesq

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know about best. Funniest, sure. But I'm a huge fan of Foyle's War. One of my favorite series ever.

1:10 the guy there who is closer to the screen is the same guy from series 9, episode 4, Robin space shuttle thing!

This video never gets old!

Jeremy, James and Richard. The all-time Kings of mucking about.

That went surprisingly well.

I do not remember seeing this stunt when it was on TV, but that was awesome.

scary

@CabbageChad25

3 жыл бұрын

You may say it's spoopy

Another crazy action- wonderful !

Let's hear it for "cocking about" on a ski jump - *YAY Cocking About!*

That mini ski jumps Is Insane!

This should be a Olympic sport

JUST BRILLIANT ! LOVE IT !

Eddie "Eagle" Edwards should pilot that Mini!

Gotta admit, when the nose came down almost perfectly level with the slope was badass.

The rocket guys were fantastic 😊 Worked perfectly.

I wish you guys still did stuff like this, any plans for series 22?

This is much more scientific and civil than any other top gear episode ever

just the most awesome sound right before take off

"We are in fact on the cutting edge of "screwing around".... THIS is what made this show... LEGENDARY!

I didn't expect to hear parts of the Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory Soundtrack :D 0:58

A privilige to watch! Thx!!!!!

Almost fell over laughing! 🤣 Glad they got the rocket men in because I thought it was blowing up for sure if they did it on their own! 😂

This is the problem of making something too good. and when it ends everybody's sad

@aimanazrie8944

3 жыл бұрын

F off

@slavicnonatho8062

2 жыл бұрын

@@aimanazrie8944 no

Skis hit the bales before the bumper...perfect.

"At the cutting edge of cocking about" That is just pure solid 24k GOLD!!!! HAHAHAHA

1:42 One of Most Funny Laugh i've ever heard.. James May Everyone 😂

2000s was the peak of TV shows. It can't be like that ever again.

I've been to Lillehammer in my classic mini last summer.... Should have given it a try haha

Honestly the greatest thing i have seen all damn day.

I love. These guys

jeremy- it was nice having you here. thank you. bye. richard- wlaks off without a wors james- laughing the whole time

Fantastic!

Man... I forgot how much I loved top gear

I'm amazed it went straight after the jump

The world is a better place because of these 3 men.

@EddstoneOfficial

Жыл бұрын

I confirm

That launch sequence looked like something out of a 1970s bond film!

This gave me a HUGE smile

This is an exercise in absolute futility . Bravo!

THAT WAS AWESOME!

1:43 Everyone: YES COME ON! James: Turkey noises

Everyone at 1:42: "WOOHOO...YEAH!!" James May at 1:44 & 2:04: 🦆🦆🦆

@EddstoneOfficial

Жыл бұрын

goose.

BEST video ever!

The first minute of this video really looks like some sort of James Bond villain world-destruction preparations, with Roger Moore ready to pounce in a few minutes.

The laugh always gets me

That is amazingly balanced!

That went WAYYYYY TOO well

0:15 James's scream of scary of height is funny, especially followed by his fear of his collegue would be push him of the edge of ski bank 😂

I’m so glad that the Mini survived

Massaging James May be like 0:23

Gah, 2014! 2014 and still as brilliant to watch as when it released! XD

Superb!

This was uploaded on my birthday

Wow, I didn't think it'd land on the skis!

Brilliantly put mate cocking about at its finest !!!

This needs to become a sport

Just too cool!

best job ever

best show ever

What grown men do for a laugh,,,,love it,,,,well done

WoW that pretty cool I am glad the Mini made it through that to funny

That needs to be in a museum. It’s in good nick