1 00:00:01,443 --> 00:00:06,743 <font color="#3399CC">Subtitles by MemoryOnSmells http://UKsubtitles.ru</font> 2 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:15,439 Tonight, Maserati brings some V8 thunder to our track, 3 00:00:16,132 --> 00:00:18,291 Mercedes brings some smoke 4 00:00:18,292 --> 00:00:21,372 and we wave goodbye to Saab. 5 00:00:27,732 --> 00:00:32,011 Hello... Hello, everybody and good evening. 6 00:00:32,012 --> 00:00:35,091 Hello and welcome - thank you so much. 7 00:00:35,092 --> 00:00:36,732 We begin... 8 00:00:39,172 --> 00:00:41,691 We begin with a letter - thank you, everybody. 9 00:00:41,692 --> 00:00:44,931 It's from a Swiss gentleman and it says, 10 00:00:44,932 --> 00:00:47,491 "Dear Si Appelli, Top Gear. 11 00:00:47,492 --> 00:00:50,331 "You're more than halfway through this series 12 00:00:50,332 --> 00:00:53,291 "and yet you still haven't raced a car 13 00:00:53,292 --> 00:00:56,251 "against something that isn't a car." 14 00:00:56,252 --> 00:00:59,252 He's right, we haven't - and we should! 15 00:01:04,132 --> 00:01:10,131 As with our off-road scooters last week, this race will take place in Wales. 16 00:01:10,132 --> 00:01:13,571 And this is the rally car we'll be fielding... 17 00:01:13,572 --> 00:01:16,211 a Skoda Fabia Super 2000. 18 00:01:16,212 --> 00:01:19,611 Last season, this car dominated the championship, 19 00:01:19,612 --> 00:01:24,371 winning seven of the 12 rallies and locking out the entire podium 20 00:01:24,372 --> 00:01:26,731 with a 1-2-3 on four of those occasions. 21 00:01:26,732 --> 00:01:31,411 But although the car is clearly no slouch, is it any kind of match 22 00:01:31,412 --> 00:01:34,612 for the non-car thing we've got lined up for today? 23 00:01:36,452 --> 00:01:38,851 In fact, if I were the car, 24 00:01:38,852 --> 00:01:42,611 I might possibly be weeing myself right now. 25 00:01:42,612 --> 00:01:46,411 Because today, it will be taking on Yves Rossy, 26 00:01:46,412 --> 00:01:49,412 the world's first jet-powered flying man. 27 00:01:51,212 --> 00:01:53,491 Yves, I have many questions. 28 00:01:53,492 --> 00:01:56,771 Starting with, what exactly is this thing? 29 00:01:56,772 --> 00:02:02,971 That's a wing, and to push me in the air, four engines. It's very simple. 30 00:02:02,972 --> 00:02:10,171 Four jets? Yes. And you steer just with your moves of arms and legs... 31 00:02:10,172 --> 00:02:13,291 So you haven't got like, levers to control the...? Nothing. 32 00:02:13,292 --> 00:02:18,571 The only thing is a little throttle that I have here. 33 00:02:18,572 --> 00:02:25,011 That's the only thing that command. Well, look, all the best. 34 00:02:25,012 --> 00:02:28,291 Mm-hm. I'll be on the ground. Yeah! 35 00:02:28,292 --> 00:02:32,332 'And THAT brings us neatly to the actual driving of the car.' 36 00:02:33,772 --> 00:02:37,011 Now obviously, I could take the wheel of that thing myself 37 00:02:37,012 --> 00:02:39,731 and show that Swiss cuckoo clock some real talent, 38 00:02:39,732 --> 00:02:42,691 but under the Top Gear apprentice driver training scheme, 39 00:02:42,692 --> 00:02:47,531 I've agreed to let the guy behind me, Toni Gardemeister, cut his teeth on this one. 40 00:02:47,532 --> 00:02:50,451 To be fair, he's pretty good already. 41 00:02:50,452 --> 00:02:51,931 Finnish rally champion. 42 00:02:51,932 --> 00:02:56,051 Many, many World Rally podiums to his name. 43 00:02:56,052 --> 00:03:00,211 But still keen to get some tips from me. 44 00:03:00,212 --> 00:03:02,332 So, let's see how this race will work. 45 00:03:06,412 --> 00:03:10,731 This is the course the car will be racing around. 46 00:03:10,732 --> 00:03:14,211 Eight miles of prime Welsh rally stage. 47 00:03:14,212 --> 00:03:19,571 As the car sets off, Yves will climb to 8,000 feet in a helicopter, 48 00:03:19,572 --> 00:03:22,772 jump out, and then follow the course from above. 49 00:03:25,772 --> 00:03:29,731 Now, Rocket Man can travel at a steady 120 miles an hour 50 00:03:29,732 --> 00:03:31,331 and we can't. 51 00:03:31,332 --> 00:03:34,251 Well, I could, but I'm not sure yet about our novice driver. 52 00:03:34,252 --> 00:03:38,411 Anyway, you might think because of his cruising speed, we don't stand a chance, 53 00:03:38,412 --> 00:03:42,491 but there's more to it than that. At the end of the race, Yves has to land, 54 00:03:42,492 --> 00:03:44,972 so he has to cut his engines, deploy his parachute 55 00:03:44,973 --> 00:03:49,171 and all sorts of technical rocket-man stuff has to happen. 56 00:03:49,172 --> 00:03:51,851 So, trust me, we're in with a shout here. 57 00:03:51,852 --> 00:03:56,371 'And also, we will be busy covering precious miles 58 00:03:56,372 --> 00:04:00,091 'whilst his chopper is still climbing to launch height.' 59 00:04:00,092 --> 00:04:02,532 Just relax, Toni, I'm here if you need me. 60 00:04:05,172 --> 00:04:09,371 Obviously, Yves could cut a corner up there, but don't worry, 61 00:04:09,372 --> 00:04:12,171 we've thought of that - we've put a farmer out there 62 00:04:12,172 --> 00:04:17,211 with an air rifle with strict orders to shoot him down if he sees any infringement. 63 00:04:17,212 --> 00:04:19,492 That's FIA rules all sorted. 64 00:04:21,012 --> 00:04:23,772 As the chopper lifted, the flag dropped. 65 00:04:26,332 --> 00:04:28,211 We're off! 66 00:04:28,212 --> 00:04:29,652 Oh-hoh! 67 00:04:35,452 --> 00:04:37,572 Oh, my God, he's quite confident. 68 00:04:42,812 --> 00:04:44,692 Ye Gods! 69 00:04:52,692 --> 00:04:54,212 Yeah, just as you are. 70 00:05:00,572 --> 00:05:03,572 We are absolutely monstering this course! 71 00:05:07,532 --> 00:05:12,811 We've got 265bhp down here. Toni is using, I'd say, all of them! 72 00:05:12,812 --> 00:05:14,332 Yeah - whoaah! 73 00:05:15,812 --> 00:05:20,172 'However, as we passed the three-mile mark, Yves was ready to jump.' 74 00:05:32,692 --> 00:05:35,132 He's jumped! 75 00:05:40,412 --> 00:05:43,092 Engines are good. 76 00:05:56,972 --> 00:06:00,811 Well, he's dropped, I can't see him out of the car. 77 00:06:00,812 --> 00:06:04,771 'But somewhere up there, he was following our course 78 00:06:04,772 --> 00:06:06,372 'and closing the gap.' 79 00:06:08,372 --> 00:06:11,012 Aaargh! 80 00:06:13,572 --> 00:06:16,211 Hello! Just concentrate! OK! 81 00:06:16,212 --> 00:06:21,292 As a new driver, you get giddy, you show off and it goes wrong. Oh... 82 00:06:28,252 --> 00:06:35,091 Up there, Yves is hitting speeds of 120, 150, 80 miles an hour. 83 00:06:35,092 --> 00:06:38,931 In just, well, a lycra suit a small crash helmet 84 00:06:38,932 --> 00:06:41,412 and a kitchen table on his back. 85 00:06:49,772 --> 00:06:54,132 How the hell did I get mixed up in this? I mean, I'm just baggage now. 86 00:06:55,932 --> 00:06:59,092 'Within seconds, Yves had caught up.' 87 00:07:03,852 --> 00:07:05,852 There he is, there he is! 88 00:07:06,932 --> 00:07:09,092 He's ahead of us, he is ahead. 89 00:07:10,572 --> 00:07:12,132 Ow! 90 00:07:14,212 --> 00:07:16,931 'As Yves streaked into the lead, 91 00:07:16,932 --> 00:07:20,691 'we still had just under four miles to go.' 92 00:07:20,692 --> 00:07:22,172 Aaaaargh! 93 00:07:26,252 --> 00:07:29,052 In the air... Ooh-argh! 94 00:07:33,292 --> 00:07:34,372 Ye Gods. 95 00:07:44,852 --> 00:07:46,092 Right, OK! 96 00:07:47,572 --> 00:07:52,612 'Up ahead, Yves's journey was, unfortunately, almost done.' 97 00:08:06,812 --> 00:08:10,012 There he is. There's his parachute. 98 00:08:15,532 --> 00:08:17,531 We've got to just take advantage 99 00:08:17,532 --> 00:08:22,892 while he's slowing through the air to land. We've got to give it everything we can. 100 00:08:26,532 --> 00:08:30,211 We've got about two minutes now. Absolutely... 101 00:08:30,212 --> 00:08:33,211 This is going to be so close! 102 00:08:33,212 --> 00:08:34,212 Oh, my God. 103 00:08:35,572 --> 00:08:36,852 There he is. 104 00:08:42,812 --> 00:08:44,612 He's behind the hill. 105 00:08:46,572 --> 00:08:51,051 He's behind the trees, I don't know, he's not down yet. 106 00:08:51,052 --> 00:08:52,972 We still have a chance here. 107 00:08:54,292 --> 00:08:58,132 This is it. Where is he? Where is he? Is he there? 108 00:09:00,252 --> 00:09:04,172 Oh no! After all that! 109 00:09:05,532 --> 00:09:07,931 Whoo! Whoo! Whoo! 110 00:09:07,932 --> 00:09:12,731 Don't blame yourself. That's the main thing, man - don't blame yourself. 111 00:09:12,732 --> 00:09:16,571 You did a great job. Thanks for the guiding. I was there for you. 112 00:09:16,572 --> 00:09:19,651 Thank you. I'm going to sit here for a little bit now, just... 113 00:09:19,652 --> 00:09:21,571 You look a little bit dark now. 114 00:09:21,572 --> 00:09:24,532 Yeah, do you know, I'm just going to sit here for a minute. 115 00:09:28,012 --> 00:09:29,852 BLEEP! 116 00:09:37,692 --> 00:09:42,771 Was that a bit scary? Yes! Very. It's so f...
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