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The Italian Job

 

 

 

Welcome to my first double disc release. That's two discs in one box.

 

It's The Italian Job so obviously, I head to Kent in England for the race of a lifetime. But first I have to get ready. So, it's the Fiorano test track in Italy where I spend a while not getting ready at all. I try the gym but it's all rubbish so instead, I decide to compare Ferrari's 458 Italia and the limited edition 599 GTO. On paper, that doesn't seem fair. But in reality....

 

Next stop is the infamous Imola race circuit. The Stig joins me to get the most out of the Porsche GT3 and its stripped out cousin the GT3 RS. Also present are the Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera and the jaw-dropping Mercedes SLS AMG with its gullwing doors.

 

My face gets a workout too, thanks to an Ariel Atom. With a V8 engine. Then, for some reason, The Stig does something terrible to the face of Rubens Barrichello. My final Italian shake-down comes from the £1.3 million, Nurburgring lap record holder -- the Zonda R with its 750 horsepower V12 and slick tyres.

 

Finally, I'm ready. So it's back to England for my first ever Classic Touring Car Race...I don't know the car, I don't know the circuit and I'm up against 20 experienced rivals...What could possibly go wrong?

 

TLDR version:

 

Ferrari's 458 Italia and the limited edition 599 GTO.

Porsche GT3 and its stripped out cousin the GT3 RS

Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera and the jaw-dropping Mercedes SLS AMG with its gullwing doors

Ariel Atom. With a V8 engine.

£1.3 million, Nurburgring lap record holder -- the Zonda R with its 750 horsepower V12 and slick tyres.

Classic Touring Car Race

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cant wait 4 dat disc 2 release... but m tired of watching dem test drive porsches... its just like DEJA-VU... n da thing dey mentioned in topgear, "dey charge u more 4 giving less" :rofl: dats one of my fav lines on dat show...

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Isnt it the same for every supercar maker who strip out stuff and charge u more??

TG is a *bit* harsh on Porsches, they are brilliant cars.....

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Reporters Stumble Upon 'Stig Farm'

 

The Sun – a popular newspaper in Great Britain – are today reporting that they have discovered what they call ‘a Stig Farm’. Employing their full range of investigative powers, they seem to have got their hands on the pictures below.

 

We’re saying nothing. But as we all know, anything can happen in Stig world. You’ll just have to wait and see.

 

 

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There a STIG'ette as well..... :O

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In a special extended edition of Top Gear, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May embark on an appropriately seasonal road trip as they attempt to follow the path of the three wise men across the Middle East in a range of top sports cars wholly unsuited to the terrain.

 

 

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