I can't decide whether James May being able to pilot a Cessna is surprising or completely expected

@raymondha1897

3 жыл бұрын

ooooohhh you wanna subscribe soooooooo bad

@dsdy1205

2 жыл бұрын

He has his own plane eith registration "G-OCOK"

@PetrolPatrol

2 жыл бұрын

both

@CommentFrom

2 жыл бұрын

He used to fly coke for the Colombians so I'm not suprised

@harleyb7880

2 жыл бұрын

@@CommentFrom Bruh 😂

"The new 840,000 pound Bugatti Veyron" ... That's a heavy car.

@ishida22222

5 жыл бұрын

no actually that's the weight of an american butt cheek

@Avetho

5 жыл бұрын

@@ishida22222 I want to feel insulted but I'm busting my gut too hard to XP

@nedinnis6752

5 жыл бұрын

@@ishida22222 Just the one

@MTM532

4 жыл бұрын

American's ffs 🤦🏽‍♂️

@kartoffelwillipeter3067

4 жыл бұрын

Take your like and get the hell out of here

Hammond acts as if he doesn't understand how flying works, but he himself is an excellent pilot with a personal helicopter collection.

@jeremymerrifield7244

7 жыл бұрын

It is entertainment, Not to be taken seriously me olde mucker

@dipro001

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, I understand that, but the naiveness here was too much for me to not laugh at. Thanks for the enlightenment!

@dipro001

7 жыл бұрын

As I said, its too much here specifically for me to tolerate. It is generally okay for me.

@WildfireX

7 жыл бұрын

How do you know he's an "excellent pilot?"

@jeremymerrifield7244

7 жыл бұрын

It is entertainment . They are funny . Car programmes are normally petty dull but these guys are terrific. 3 guys at the cutting edge of cocking about, More power to them I say

I just realised Jeremy has a boat license, James has a plane license and Richard has a motorbike license

@hornetgags

4 жыл бұрын

Hammond has a helicopter licence as well.

@johnmuir7435

4 жыл бұрын

James also had a bike license

@jotunn6891

4 жыл бұрын

@@johnmuir7435 everyone has that mate

@Zak-ob5ze

4 жыл бұрын

Hammond can also fly aswell

@Firemarioflower

4 жыл бұрын

They flew old aircrafts of WW 2 in the competition against German TopGear

The hills are alive with the sound of VVVRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!

@ajajaaukka

10 жыл бұрын

4:48

@elijahmurray6094

10 жыл бұрын

ajajaaukka lmfao my favorite part

@RyoooPT

6 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/qHuYzbKkcrXNZLA.html&t

@stormhawk7153

5 жыл бұрын

HAHAAH nice one!!!

@WASIURPA

5 жыл бұрын

NEOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

To be fair, Mays OCDness is justified when it comes to flying a plane... If there's one place you want someone to make sure everything is checked it's when you're getting into a plane haha.

@ddan1781

4 жыл бұрын

Wildfire And then fly with flaps down... 🤦‍♂️

@Silenthunter199

4 жыл бұрын

And he still failed to retract flaps after take-off... 3:05

@jorisvermeulen7175

4 жыл бұрын

@@Silenthunter199 that is to keep in formation with the camera aircraft...

@dave131

4 жыл бұрын

Imagine Clarkson as your pilot.

@MrPerfect2000Z

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah if I was on a flight and the pilot said "Sorry but we will need to delay takeoff to perform checks on the plane before we depart" I would say "Do all the checks you want just please don't let me end up at the bottom of the ocean"

4:49 "The Hills are alive with the sound of VROOM VROOM" lmao nice one Top Gear

@ciobanumihai4366

6 жыл бұрын

Shaf Hoque

@Alex-jy9dr

5 жыл бұрын

@@ciobanumihai4366 shut up

@SakuraIsayeki

5 жыл бұрын

Nobody noticed the horrendous montage/edit on the "welcoming party" ?

@0mn0m15

3 жыл бұрын

That was hilarious lol

@alecgurdon5197

3 жыл бұрын

Stolen

9:26 I love how he comes from around the corner, says “you unbearable man”, then turns and walks out.

@TheArcher101

Жыл бұрын

I can't stand it!

@DrewSavo

5 ай бұрын

Shh. Dignity.

Hell yeah James! It's the coolest thing in the world to have a pilots license!

@trashmasterj

9 жыл бұрын

Yeah, a pilot's license that can only let you fly during the day. That's why they took the train.

@FLIGHTCOMPANY

9 жыл бұрын

Angelman180 ppl licenses is good for day and night flying. I had to do 3 hrs of night flying in order to get my license. Maybe James took the train because flying at night in an area you are not familiar with is not fun and the work load is a bit more. I guess he just didn't want to do all of that.

@trashmasterj

9 жыл бұрын

Mark Batarina He claimed in the race that he hasn't done the test in order to be ALLOWED to fly at night.

@samdekker90

9 жыл бұрын

Haha a night VFR rating is a separate thing to getting a PPL licence, it's normal not to be allowed to fly at night until you've done the training

@Dilandau3000

8 жыл бұрын

I had to do night flying as part of my part 141 training for PPL. It's possible James just wasn't night current (which means he couldn't fly with passengers at night)? Or maybe it works differently in Europe?

JAMES MAY RAN ON TELEVISION

@pAirA_

8 жыл бұрын

+Regan Wagteveld No, that's a stuntman ;)

@GXOngXW

8 жыл бұрын

+Faiyaz Murshed 😂 omg...hahha

@FireInFlamezNO

8 жыл бұрын

Way too dangerous to do on television! There could be a pane of glass coming!

@WASIURPA

5 жыл бұрын

@@FireInFlamezNO oh noooooo

@MrHeroicDemon

4 жыл бұрын

@@pAirA_ 4 years later and still good

James: 'I ought to tell you that I've only actually done 2 and 1/2 hours of this type of aircraft' Hammond: Opens a novel called PLANE OF DEATH

@adamp.3739

5 жыл бұрын

*dies of laughter*

@lowkeyafroggo8545

4 жыл бұрын

Lol just saw it

@boo_

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, it's like we watched the same video :O

You know I love Hammond Clarkson and May but I don't think that the camera crew gets enough credit they are absolutely spectacular 👌

@RajKumar-gg2ig

2 жыл бұрын

Minus this camera crew, scripting, and sound design, we’ve just got three blokes. 🥃

@applejuice5272

2 жыл бұрын

...and Ben Collins for driving in the pick up shots

@Traggel

Жыл бұрын

@@RajKumar-gg2ig three incredibly hilarious blokes but yes.

@Luke_-_

Жыл бұрын

@@RajKumar-gg2ig only the news, and various segments they have are scripted only around 40% was scripted and the rest was just them being entertaining…the specials they produced are more scripted but not by much certain countries they done the specials in were heavily scripted

James May flies very well in this. Very smooth take off and landing with such little flight time in that plane.

@aretheyzombies8112

9 жыл бұрын

You're going to make a good pilot.

@chrisbeddows7099

5 жыл бұрын

He's a legend

@MicroageHD

3 жыл бұрын

He forgot the flaps tho

@robloxiscancer3343

3 жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful landing too

@CaptBoone

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not convinced the flying scenes with a chase plane were May. Neither Cuneo or Lille have a runway 17. The landing scene for "Lille" is the exact runway they used for takeoff from "Cuneo". Anyone know what airport they used for the chase plane scenes?

If Jeremy was on the Autobahn, the defeat would be MASSIVE!!

@or2kr

9 жыл бұрын

Extreme Tutorials He had to tank fuel at least once…

@XTrollxArchX

9 жыл бұрын

Well duhh... its a V16 Engine.

@or2kr

9 жыл бұрын

a W16 (lol) with four turbochargers (I think)

@joonaskoponen8904

9 жыл бұрын

Otto Knabe yes it does

@Freakschwimmer

8 жыл бұрын

Otto Knabe well VW calls it a W16 but tecnically from an engineer's point of view it much closer resembles a V-VR 16

For those of you unfamiliar with the Mont Blanc Fire, it occurred on March 24, 1999 (just 9 years before the air date of this episode). The cause was a Belgian transport truck carrying flour and margarine catching fire, though what exactly sparked it remains disputed to this day, with theories ranging from careless cigarette disposal to mechanical or electric faults. 39 people died and 14 were injured.

@prodyung829

Жыл бұрын

Wow man I'm just now finding that out and I watch this episode when it first came out

@bobholness203

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated

@MattAutoMotive

8 ай бұрын

I would have thought it was something to do with speed as why else would they have "ferocious speed rules and a million speed cameras"

This is still one of the most iconic races in TG history, and I seriously don't think that will ever change.

The irony in Hammond saying it looked cheap when it's actually one of the most expensive simple single engine planes on the market haha

@mariodacostamosteiro7262

5 жыл бұрын

How many cost?(Just for curiosity)

@paulgraham4567

5 жыл бұрын

$515,000

@Shawnsrobloxworld

4 жыл бұрын

And the best built.My father and grandfather had worked a combined 91 years at Cessna Aircraft.

@Zak-ob5ze

4 жыл бұрын

Still a LOT less than a Veyron

@JaidenJimenez86

4 жыл бұрын

I dunno, they could have taken a caravan, it would eat enough fuel to buy a fleet of 182's lol

Watch the cows move at 5:04. Top Gear editing at its best folks. Make it look like he was being held up

@82fire28

9 жыл бұрын

macpac22 lol nice catch I love this show.

@Zacho789

9 жыл бұрын

macpac22 Or... teleporting cows.

@farhanmahalludin

8 жыл бұрын

+macpac22 took me awhile to catch that

@ZakRas

8 жыл бұрын

+macpac22 That and the Liebherr blips out of existence.

@ParthaDey97

8 жыл бұрын

Woah! That was seriously good!

The hills are alive with the sound of BRRAAAAAAAAAAP

@WembleyGaming

7 жыл бұрын

Stop with ur life

@WASIURPA

5 жыл бұрын

Come on.....

@teamdrivealot8441

5 жыл бұрын

An w16 engine not a wankel ....

@Fuffcat

5 жыл бұрын

@@teamdrivealot8441 "it's a W16"***. not "an w16". who tf says that.

@teamdrivealot8441

5 жыл бұрын

@@Fuffcat like all the people in germany sweden denmark norway finland and so on 😙

7:00 "Cleared to land runway 18..." 7:05 lands on runway 17....

@rock3tcatU233

6 жыл бұрын

Cpt. Accurate Navigation strikes again.

@ayeshjayawardene7894

6 жыл бұрын

Runway 03 cleared for take off. Takes off of 17..

@user-sm3dh2zy3g

6 жыл бұрын

Did he got a report?

@antonove-1752

5 жыл бұрын

6:35 he hasn’t done the test that allows him to (DRIVE) the plane at night

@WASIURPA

5 жыл бұрын

6 mins and then hamster read plane of death its like watching ACI on your flight

I love how Jeremy twitters the license plates of drivers he doesn't like. My hero.

@MrStark-up6fi

Жыл бұрын

Wait he does that? Lol

@LukSter18998

11 ай бұрын

lol like the radio show

@MCO18

11 ай бұрын

This episode aired in 2005, a year before Twitter even existed

This was legendary television. They don't make 'em like this anymore.

i really like this lamborghini veyron

@wizkid01

8 жыл бұрын

i think you mean volkswagen veryron

@chiron9536

8 жыл бұрын

wizkid01 XD

@AlpacaDoge

8 жыл бұрын

+Mr.sprinkles 458 it's definetly an opal veyron

@thedarkaffliction8121

8 жыл бұрын

Honda civic veyron

@chiron9536

8 жыл бұрын

lolglitchmaster UHC XD

The introduction music when we first see the Veyron is spine tingling. Absolute masterpiece editing and narration.

@tomhubbard8510

3 жыл бұрын

What is it, do you know?

@ThepPixel

3 жыл бұрын

@@tomhubbard8510 yulunga spirit dance

4:47 The hiiiiiiills are alive with the sound of VRoooooom VROOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!! LMAOO!!

@ineedbeanz7555

4 жыл бұрын

kai ironic

@Zak-ob5ze

4 жыл бұрын

@@codywalters8234 *you're You spastic

@sant340

4 жыл бұрын

Cody Walters you’re gay

Probably the best of the challenges. All the exchanges so natural. Only decent programme over Christmas.

@dinocasa6396

9 жыл бұрын

F

These three on top gear is a high point of British TV. Of the many great races, this was my favourite. BBC's quest to replace these 3 is similar to Man Utds' quest to replace Sir Alex.

@bghoody5665

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if these three realized, when they started, the heroes they'd become or if they only thought, "We'll talk about cars and cock about a bit."

@nez9751

Жыл бұрын

Their era of top gear was so good.

When James was on final approach, he stated to the controller "Landing Runway 18." But if you look at the runway threshold (at 7:17), it says "17"

9:26 when James meets Chris Evans

@Punktrick1259

7 ай бұрын

"You UNBEARABLE Man"

Anyone else notice the sequence at 5:02 was completely pieced together? You can see the camera cut shots between the tractor and the bugatti.

@hasoonnine

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah i didn't notice it until you pointed it out.

@maximedeclerck4838

8 жыл бұрын

why would he leave the motorway in the first place?

@dr.debajyotibose2928

7 жыл бұрын

Scripted obviously

@user-kn4ce8mw4k

6 жыл бұрын

Are you from roblox, your picture is roblox.

@m1co294

2 жыл бұрын

The executive producer Andy Wilman said the show is partially scripted, only the dialogue and the driving is improvised

The Bugatti Veyron was truly an *ICON* of the Clarkson, Hammond and May era of Top Gear 🖤

This was the very first episode of Top Gear that I've seen in my life :P

@henriquedematos

9 жыл бұрын

A great start :)

@lifecinematography

9 жыл бұрын

henriquedematos hehehe Indeed

@shax232

8 жыл бұрын

Haha me too!

@NotAHero98

6 жыл бұрын

FastCarsNoRules220 Not the last I bet...

@lindseyhill3354

6 жыл бұрын

lol u are a begginer

Richard is the cutest thing in the plane when he is laughing at James.

@visionist7

5 жыл бұрын

Plane of DEATH

I was 17 years old when I first saw this video back in 2009, still captivated by this car as I was back then. The Veron was & is still a master piece

@RJALEXANDER777

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. If money wasn't a concern it'd be my dream car for sure.

4:47 “The hills are alive, with the sound of *[Bugatti Noise]”*

These races were peak Top Gear. Absolutely brilliant. Loved the SLR one also.

"YOU UNBEARABLE MAN!" I love James

“Drive the plane” Hammond says lol

"The hills are alive with the sound of VROOM VROOM"hahahahaha nice one top gear 4:54

James May is RUNNING on TV :o

@thelastjediknight1

6 жыл бұрын

JangoFett220 jango! Your head grew back

I love James. He’s a racing driver, a musician, and a pilot. What else is he?

@de_snuts3264

3 жыл бұрын

slow

@MorgueOfficialMusic

5 ай бұрын

A pianist

Clarkson's face at 9:29 is the very definition of 'u mad bro?' :P

Greetings from South Africa. I love Jeremy's reaction when he starts up the Veyron at the beginning of the video.

Best way to describe the Veyron 5:35

..with the sound of VRRRRRRRRRRROWM

Have we got our own plane? EXCELLENT. **sees the cessna** xD

@JetFalcon710

2 жыл бұрын

"Hang on, is that it?! It looks like something a builder would leave behind!"

I feel so old now. At the same time, I don't feel bad about it since this trio is still rocking it.

2:37 "Roger, line up 03, report when ready" *Lines up on 17*

i love how he calls Richard a hampster. ''hampster, are you really hammering along now''?

@knut761

10 жыл бұрын

Kamil K. Yeah but "hampster" is the way the English pronounce it, at least these guys, I know there's around 40 different accents in England so other English people might pronounce it differently.

@julienfoss3201

10 жыл бұрын

lol i think they call him hamster because he short

@PapiAndrey

10 жыл бұрын

Julien Foss *small

@ksam96trini

10 жыл бұрын

Hamster* as in a small rodented or gerbel or what the hell you call it.

@davidmcclellan1470

10 жыл бұрын

Calling Richard a hamster is rather cruel, I note Jemery is highly offended when he is called 'The Orangutan, Orangutan is quite clever and refers to the role of Orangutans in the film, 'The Planet of the Apes'.

They cut the part where Jeremy tired to get an insurance for the Bugatti. That was funny.

I remember this like it was yesterday. There was something about the fact they were racing towards London, rather than away from it as they had done in the three big races they'd done before this, that made it really exciting.

I know we all make fun of James, but something tells me he's the only one that can fly a plane

@ajf104

2 жыл бұрын

He's also wearing the exact white sunglasses he mocked jezza for in another episode 😂

@JetFalcon710

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, and also, Hammond has a helicopter license and several copters of his own

“I will not be beaten by a washing machine!” -Jeremy Clarkson

I just looked up the Cessna that Captain Slow and Hamster were flying in (G-BXZM). Sadly, the aircraft they flew in was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident in February 2011 at White Waltham airfield. :(

7:19 what was that 😂😂

I like how James never put the flaps back up after takeoff.

I love how they delay the plane so much too keep the car in front.

May requested permission for landing on runway 18, but the runway he landed on had a bearing of 17...

I remember when I was a kid, I saw the commercial saying this episode is about to be aired in a week, I'd been waiting that whole week and counting days till the very end... Great times

I'd just like to say how smoothly he was flying and landing the plane.

The laugh after Jeremy starts the enormous engine is just awesome :D

"The hills are alive with the sound of... Veryon engine." lol 4:40

@m1co294

2 жыл бұрын

The joke was great, but the execution wasn't

Only in Top Gear you could see footage of a Bugatti Veyron speeding up, back to back with footage of two dudes running, and still feel like it was a damn close race so you are still watching at the edge of your seat

@jakesaddo

Жыл бұрын

It would've only been 20 minutes or so in it. Not bad for a race that would've gone for 18 Hours

This is one of the best films Top Gear made in a normal episode. Just so well done.

_Were they flying the whole time with flaps?!_

@muhammadyahya8392

5 жыл бұрын

Hahahahahaahahahahahaha

@B4R0N.

5 жыл бұрын

That was just for the b-roll footage.

Title: “The Bugatti Veyron Race” First ten seconds: “we began by sending a dog into some woods for our truffles.”

I didnt know May has a pilot licence... very nice!

I so hope the new Amazon show brings these challenges over, Car vs other modes of transport in a race to the finish. LOVE these challenges

this is cut down footage

The editing quality is top notch, i genuinely prefer it over today's edits.

7:50 viui viui viui viui

For me, this and the DB9, Zonda, Enzo, Aventador and 458 Italia are the icons of the early 2000s

@robben896

3 жыл бұрын

carrera gt

@l_t_ry.z___k.6304

2 жыл бұрын

Aventador is in 2011

@l_t_ry.z___k.6304

2 жыл бұрын

@@VideosTubeCh ik

@Lifeisgood479

8 ай бұрын

⁠@@l_t_ry.z___k.6304The 2012 Aventador is the only lamborghini I like. The Ferrarri 458 italia is the only Ferrari I like. Finally the only hypercar I like is the 2005 bugatti veryon we grew up with these cars and I have fun memories seeing the 2012 Aventadors, Mclaren 12c and the 458.

I absolutely love this episode, I remember being excited when it used to aired through BBC Knowledge.

What a design, what a speed, what a looks, what a price, what a colour, what a engine, what a specs idk how vw design this car what a idea. she is still my fav car i was 14 when i was saw this car on tv now iam 25 and still this is my dream car i want to see this car in real life but idk is this possible or not😢

The hills are alive with the sound of a quad turbocharged W16 😂

The aesthetic of that Veyron under the lights in the Mont Blanc tunnel and the night-time streets of London, coupled with its baritone W16, is a sensation from my childhood I'll always remember

I'm almost crying, I love you BBC for posting these up. Thank you very much!

I still remember watching this as a child being completely awe struck by the veyron, and honestly I still am

🎶 The HILLS are aliiive, with the sound of *nyooooom* 🎶

I love Hammond's chuckle in the back of the plane with May, it was adorable

James said in an interview (I think it was absolute radio) that they openly admit that some of the footage is not entirely real to make it look the best in the edit. However he said the results of the races are always completely true.

The 182 is a brilliant thing, it's very stable

@-caesarian-6078

5 жыл бұрын

Howard Lau / I flew one just last week, one scary plane compared to a 150

@prodigalsun1678

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely for such a bargain it's a great plane my dad was flying them for years it's like a dream

@elmin2323

4 жыл бұрын

Yuck buy a real plane

@novemberdelta1282

3 жыл бұрын

@@elmin2323 you haven't flown one, it's a great plane you uncultured swine.

This is probably the greatest Top Gear challenge/race ever.

i love these races he always is doing something funny by the time others arrive

never knew james had a pilots licence!

5:06 "Hey, it's Rachel I want my car back, now!"

Love the races and challenges

twelve years later, countless replays later and I just realised that as a classic VW, in 1:04-1:05, it has its engine light on

@stephanopapadimitriou4789

2 жыл бұрын

The CEL in a VW is just a reminder light letting you know your driving a VW

YOU UNBEARABLE MAN!!

YOU UNBEARABLE MAN!!!!

@u1z19

2 жыл бұрын

hhhhh

@JetFalcon710

Жыл бұрын

_"I can't stand it!"_

I will never get tired of watching this

I remember recording and watching this episode over and over. I love it...

@louieselvage5692

2 жыл бұрын

what series and episode is this

"the new 840000 Pound bugatti veyron" americans: damn thats a heavy car

James can fly! I had no idea he had a pilot's license. Go James!!

6:10: The answer is an actual plane

@rolopolo7975

7 жыл бұрын

Or a bike

"You unbearable man! I can't stand this!" Hahahahah i know that frustration, James.

9:18 Best Bit! 😃 Richard: ‘That’s a shadow!’ (laughs from realisation) James: ‘What’s that reflection in the window of a ghostly figure!?’ (Richard giggles in disbelief) James: ‘Surely Not!’ Richard: (laughs in pity) ‘That’s horrible!’ James: ‘YOU UNBEARABLE MAN! I CAN’T STAND IT!’ ROFL! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Clean that Cessna up...lift the darn flaps already! No wonder Capt'n Slow lost.

@MadsKjerulff

9 жыл бұрын

did he fly the whole way while having his flaps down? Lol

@Mrbfgray

9 жыл бұрын

Mads Kjerulff I suspect they were filming from a helicopter or other slow craft and so had the flaps down anytime the cam was in position to slow the Cessna for easier filming.

@MadsKjerulff

9 жыл бұрын

Bo McGillacutty or the race would have been to unfair if the plane could fly full speed the all the way?

@Mrbfgray

9 жыл бұрын

Mads Kjerulff There is a lot of ways to even it up, I don't think 'crippling' the plane is necessary.

@30769s

9 жыл бұрын

He needs to make sure every thing is in order. I did it several times at a small areodrome with my dad (Because im 13)

I am just watching this 3 legends in summer 2021. Such an iconic episode and such an iconic car.

🎶The hills are alive with the sound of🎶 VRROOM VROOOM! 🤣🤣🤣 best edit ever.