BBC: The Bugatti Veyron Race – Jeremy v Hammond with Pilot James May – Top Gear

April 5th, 2010 | by admin |

One of the most infamous Top Gear challenges, check out the moment when Jeremy Clarkson challenges James May and Richard Hammond to a cross-continent race using the legendary Bugatti Veyron. Jeremy Clarkson picks up the Bugatti Veyron in Italy – the most powerful, most expensive and fastest road car in the world. Can he beat Richard Hammond and James May, who are racing him back to England by alternative modes of transport including a plane?

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  1. 25 Responses to “BBC: The Bugatti Veyron Race – Jeremy v Hammond with Pilot James May – Top Gear”

  2. By stillcannotfly on Apr 5, 2010 | Reply

    And then when he …
    And then when he lands at “Lille” he arrives at the same runway 17. Which is not Lille or Cuneo or St Etienne. To be fair to the BBC they have the race, then film it at a later date that why the flaps are down during the flying shots to allow the helicopter to keep up and why what you are watching does not match the race. To get the race close they had to route the plane the wrong way and also put an extra stop in. But I still think that it’s the best TV program on at the moment.

  3. By stfergus608 on Apr 5, 2010 | Reply

    when james calls …
    when james calls the controller first and asks for clearence the controller says line up runway 03 but the runway was 17 hummm strange

  4. By SClassFinalFlash on Apr 5, 2010 | Reply

    @stefankocken its …
    @stefankocken its actually not that far at all lol its only 81km per tank lol but in 12 mins thats just ridiculous still very fast

  5. By ImageSuck on Apr 5, 2010 | Reply

    The hills are alive …
    The hills are alive with the sound of

    VRRRROOOM
    VROOOOEEOM

  6. By stillcannotfly on Apr 5, 2010 | Reply

    Yes it is quite far …
    Yes it is quite far, lets do the maths, 253 mph =4.2 miles per min but he has to speed up and slow down so lets be generous and call it 4 miles a minute, still very good, and then he needs to put fuel in, lets say 3 mins so every 15 mins he does 48 miles. But then every 4 runs he needs to change the tyres lets say 10 mins. So in 70 mins he travels 192 miles or an average speed of 164 mph which is about 142 knots about the speed of the cessna. If I had the choice? take the car but arrive 2nd

  7. By stefankocken on Apr 5, 2010 | Reply

    sure he would have …
    sure he would have to refuel every 20 minutes. In fact, i heard that flat out, the tank drains in about 12 minutes. 12 is not very long. However, if you floor the pedal this thing will do 407 km/h. 407 km/h in 12 minutes is quiet far

  8. By nogodgiveslemons on Apr 5, 2010 | Reply

    mumified testicle …
    mumified testicle lol

  9. By soody577 on Apr 5, 2010 | Reply

    U UNBEARABLE MAN! …
    U UNBEARABLE MAN! LMAO

  10. By stillcannotfly on Apr 5, 2010 | Reply

    Yes you are right …
    Yes you are right both planes did fly down IFR, I am not sure which version of the cirrus they used but realistically they would have been about 25 knots quicker. My point is that to make a good program they design the route and methods to be competitive. The Cessna would not have to refuel to get to Lille even with a cameraman aboard. I believe that it is possible to fly VFR in the Alps. Did you notice that he takes off and lands at the same airport and its not any of the ones on the route.

  11. By enivrinai on Apr 5, 2010 | Reply

    when ya think about …
    when ya think about it tho, both those will cruise 50+knots quicker, since there professional they’re probably IFR rated which would allow them to pass over the alps (I’ve got no clue of the European airspace tbh) whereas james would only be VFR, even then the refuel stop @ st etienne would probly be 40 mins or so? It stacks up.

  12. By stillcannotfly on Apr 5, 2010 | Reply

    Continued. that …
    Continued. that would mean no stops required would indicate a clear winner. I like Top Gear it is an amusing intelligent program, but it cannot be called factual. Whenever they have a race I would go with the camera crew, they do not have any trouble keeping up

  13. By stillcannotfly on Apr 5, 2010 | Reply

    to supermarioliam, …
    to supermarioliam, I would accept that they design the route to give the car a better chance and when public transport is involved this means using buses, which have a very slow average speed, or trains where making connections means losing time; but when comparing two types of personal transport one which is limited to roads and speeds around 80 mph and the other travelling (normally) in straight lines, cruising at 150 mph with a range on full tanks. continued

  14. By supermarioliam on Apr 5, 2010 | Reply

    @stillcannotfly …
    @stillcannotfly they don’t, It’s just skill in racing.

  15. By stillcannotfly on Apr 5, 2010 | Reply

    If only this race …
    If only this race was real, a flying magazine did a similar race using a Cirrus(single engine piston), Diamond star twin (twin engined piston) and an Aston Martin with professional pilots who were able to halve the time the car took (and used less fuel) The Veryon is a good car, but on public roads cannot be used to its full potenial. If it could run at full speed then it would have to stop every 20 to 30 minutes to refuel. They rig the race and so makes good television.

  16. By Grimripper on Apr 5, 2010 | Reply

    Well it was limited …
    Well it was limited to that speed. But yeah I am Happy

  17. By Grimripper on Apr 5, 2010 | Reply

    sorry mybad, Would …
    sorry mybad, Would be bad though if that happens

  18. By Grimripper on Apr 5, 2010 | Reply

    sorry my mistake
    sorry my mistake

  19. By bigM10231 on Apr 5, 2010 | Reply

    @Grimripper no car …
    @Grimripper no car that uses gasoline or was in production can go that fast. if you KM/H then this would be true

  20. By JoaoMario24 on Apr 5, 2010 | Reply

    then you must feel …
    then you must feel happy, because it only goes up to 250mph.

  21. By heka90 on Apr 5, 2010 | Reply

    4:53
    “with the …
    4:53
    “with the sound of ROAR” :D

  22. By TheClipEvent on Apr 5, 2010 | Reply

    Yes of course and I …
    Yes of course and I bought 4 veyrons, 17 Lamborghinis, 5 Ferrari F50s, 12 Ferarri F40s and one Enzo. I’m going to buy some planes and trains an maybe some UFOs now. LIER, CABJsoccer 28

  23. By CABJsoccer28 on Apr 5, 2010 | Reply

    i just bought a …
    i just bought a buggati

  24. By Bahamuttiamat on Apr 5, 2010 | Reply

    @TigerX5 pounds is …
    @TigerX5 pounds is strictly British currency.

  25. By DocWolph on Apr 5, 2010 | Reply

    @TigerX5

    The …
    @TigerX5

    The Veyron weighs 4200lbs

  26. By Grimripper on Apr 5, 2010 | Reply

    I’d really hate to …
    I’d really hate to see that car into a wall at 450mph

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