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Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 1
The reason for that is they've given this car a bespoke suspension,
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 2
German racetrack as fast as possible,
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 3
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 4
It's a bit like a dog running round with a frisbee in its mouth going
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 5
You see, according to the newspapers,
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 6
more than half as much again.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 7
I'm always getting you two muddled up.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 8
of course, handing it over to our tame racing driver.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 9
Right, unleashing all it's got. Chucking snow on to the follow-through.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 10
It's not like a normal photocopier. Normally, you select the size.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 11
But the interesting thing about it,
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 12
I bet you any money that they have wilted
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 13
Good news, chaps. No, what? There's a new Dacia.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 14
Well, then you've got whiplash.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 15
I've got a picture here of the hard-top one. It's so secret, this.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 16
That's a bit like saying they should make a song called Blue Suede Shoes.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 17
a Ford Granada very briskly across some waste ground in Saaf London.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 18
you want to be up close and maybe see the driver's face,
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 19
'Since we weren't getting anywhere...' No!
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 20
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 21
It's a 1.6-litre eco boost with ST badges,
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 22
The idea is, get this... That's bollocks.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 23
And to get round the speed difference,
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 24
I'd love it if they use the actual shot with me doing it.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 25
OK, we're ready.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 26
Over the years, we've had many guests on this programme.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 27
all of whom were kicked out of this very same school,
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 28
but reading through your notes, also clumsiest man alive.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 29
was skydiving the perfect hobby to take up?
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 30
but I just landed next to a dead horse.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 31
I play a guy who's what's called a safe house operator, a housekeeper.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 32
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 33
I have an old Paul Smart Ducati, which is a nice little bike.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 34
That smells exactly like clutch.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 35
'Look at it gripping. That's nicely done. Not too cheaty on the cutting.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 36
Wow! All right!
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 37
and so far, well, there have been a few disagreements.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 38
Three million quid - what's an engine?
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 39
then he lands, he's back on the Harley again.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 40
Richard, I don't feel like you're giving me enough direction.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 41
I want to catch just a whispering trace of those emotions from the sky.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 42
Yes. That means you're going to have to have a line of dialogue
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 43
'This altercation meant the director was not in the best of moods
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 44
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 45
You go, "How many horsepower has that Ford got?" OK, right.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 46
It depends how you deliver it.
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 47
'because a piece of equipment called a Russian arm,
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 48
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 49
You ripped its arse off. "... because then Jaguar could repair it
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 50
'how much of his money had gone up in smoke.

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Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 2
German racetrack as fast as possible,
#2
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 3 #3 Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 4
It's a bit like a dog running round with a frisbee in its mouth going
#4
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 5
You see, according to the newspapers,
#5
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 6
more than half as much again.
#6
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 7
I'm always getting you two muddled up.
#7
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 8
of course, handing it over to our tame racing driver.
#8
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 9
Right, unleashing all it's got. Chucking snow on to the follow-through.
#9
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 10
It's not like a normal photocopier. Normally, you select the size.
#10
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 11
But the interesting thing about it,
#11
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 12
I bet you any money that they have wilted
#12
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 13
Good news, chaps. No, what? There's a new Dacia.
#13
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 14
Well, then you've got whiplash.
#14
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 15
I've got a picture here of the hard-top one. It's so secret, this.
#15
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 16
That's a bit like saying they should make a song called Blue Suede Shoes.
#16
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 17
a Ford Granada very briskly across some waste ground in Saaf London.
#17
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 18
you want to be up close and maybe see the driver's face,
#18
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 19
'Since we weren't getting anywhere...' No!
#19
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 20 #20 Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 21
It's a 1.6-litre eco boost with ST badges,
#21
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 22
The idea is, get this... That's bollocks.
#22
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 23
And to get round the speed difference,
#23
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 24
I'd love it if they use the actual shot with me doing it.
#24
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 25
OK, we're ready.
#25
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 26
Over the years, we've had many guests on this programme.
#26
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 27
all of whom were kicked out of this very same school,
#27
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 28
but reading through your notes, also clumsiest man alive.
#28
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 29
was skydiving the perfect hobby to take up?
#29
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 30
but I just landed next to a dead horse.
#30
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 31
I play a guy who's what's called a safe house operator, a housekeeper.
#31
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 32 #32 Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 33
I have an old Paul Smart Ducati, which is a nice little bike.
#33
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 34
That smells exactly like clutch.
#34
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 35
'Look at it gripping. That's nicely done. Not too cheaty on the cutting.
#35
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 36
Wow! All right!
#36
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 37
and so far, well, there have been a few disagreements.
#37
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 38
Three million quid - what's an engine?
#38
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 39
then he lands, he's back on the Harley again.
#39
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 40
Richard, I don't feel like you're giving me enough direction.
#40
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 41
I want to catch just a whispering trace of those emotions from the sky.
#41
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 42
Yes. That means you're going to have to have a line of dialogue
#42
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 43
'This altercation meant the director was not in the best of moods
#43
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 44 #44 Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 45
You go, "How many horsepower has that Ford got?" OK, right.
#45
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 46
It depends how you deliver it.
#46
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 47
'because a piece of equipment called a Russian arm,
#47
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 48 #48 Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 49
You ripped its arse off. "... because then Jaguar could repair it
#49
Recap of Top Gear Season 18 Episode 8 (S18E08) - 50
'how much of his money had gone up in smoke.
#50