A selection of our most enjoyable videos from some amazing records and record holders. The new series of the worlds biggest motoring show sees matt leblanc, chris harris and rory reid at the helm, with appearances from german race ace sabine schmitz, f1. Top gears new team assembles as freddie flintoff and paddy mcguinness join as hosts. Top gear tractor sets world record of 87 mph autoblog. Read the latest guinness book of world records news and browse our full collection of guinness book of world records articles, photos, press releases and related videos. New top gear trailer features freddie flintoff, paddy. Paddy mcguinness and chris harris reunited on the red carpet at the premiere of the latest series of top gear but their copresenter freddie flintoff was missing. And that was enough for guy martin, top speed record holder in all things unconventional, to pilot it to 5 mph, setting a guinness world record for fastest modified tractor, and beating out the. The most widely watched factual programme in the world top gear break a world record. Top gear drives its way into into guinness world records 20 edition.
To see the stig hurtle past me in a tractor at 87mph was surreal, but hugely impressive. Paddy mcguinness has brought the top gear crew to bolton. In the guinness book of records, top gear is credited as the most watched factual programme insert clarksonian pause in the world. You may think its for some racing achievement, some super fast lap time, or most awesome cars every portrayed on a tv show, but youd be wrong. Equally as impressive is the engineering expertise of the top gear team that made this possible the combination of their skills makes for brilliant recordbreaking fun. Top gear has been in the guinness records a few times for 1 first ever double looptheloop in history, 2 longestever slot car track set by james may 3 jump in reverse world record, and 4 series 6s record attempt for number of times a car has rolled at high speeds. Sadly, it does not seem the live action show will come be coming to america any time soon. If you havent read clarksons articles in top gear or if you want to reread them in collected form, this books fine though. How many records have bbc top gear broken over the years. A volume containing 40 years of weekly pop singles charts in the uk, from the 1952 lists of 12 to todays top 40s. British engineer colin furze builds worlds fastest bumper. Polar special is a special edition episode of bbc motoring programme top gear that was first broadcast on 25 july 2007 on bbc two.
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And, in an exclusive first look at the upcoming series of top gear, freddie flintoff, 42. The grand tour is jeremy clarksons upcoming top gearlike tv show thatll stream exclusively on amazons prime video this fall. For the end credits of the second part, in homage to sir alec guinness and his role. Clarkson had been suspended earlier this month, and the shows 22nd series was taken off air with three episodes to run. Motoring show top gear has been crowned the worlds most widely watched factual tv programme in the new guinness world record 20 edition book.
Made with the help of actor and autoenthusiast matt leblanc, the famous shows latest creation has snatched the title of the worlds fastest tractor with a top speed of 87. The bbc show originally began life in 1977 as a conventional motoring magazine programme. Top gear set a new guinness world record for fastest modified tractor by driving its tracktor 87 mph. Top gear gets the guinness world record for most watched factual show cars news industry news auto shows funny celebrity topgear world record drivers by.
Beast takes on the ghost chili challenge and more incredible guinness world records titles. Top gears new team assembles as freddie flintoff and. The most widely watched factual programme in the world. The guinness book of world records has described top gear as the worlds most widely watched factual program. The stig hits a record top speed in our mad, bad, 500bhp modified tractor. Patricks day is the best day of the year for guinness drinkers worldwide. Meet the holder of the title for the tallest high top fade, the dog with the longest tongue, l. Built by engineers from british motoring tv show top gear, the tracktor has officially been named the worlds fastest tractor modified, after it was tested by the shows tame racing driver, the stig, in front of a guinness world records adjudicator. At the top of the product description it says the top gear years brings together jeremy clarksons collected magazine columns for the first time, so that should neither be a surprise nor a reason to mark it down. James had to cover 220 miles 350 km in the americas cup yacht. Top gear host paddy mcguinness has hit back at claims that the bbc motor show is set up for the cameras in a tellall interview about the show following the news its moving to bbc one.
Motoring show top gear has been crowned the worlds most widely watched factual tv programme in the new guinness world record 20. Challenged by the producers of bbcs motoring tv show top gear to transform something slow into something extremely fast, engineer and inventor colin furze uk has once again come up with another wacky, recordbreaking vehicle. The guinness book of world records calls top gear the worlds most widelywatched factual television program. Jeremy and james head to new zealand to take part in a race from the coromandel peninsula to the northern tip of the north island. Top 5 guinness world records with the wizard of odd youtube.
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Whether youre proud to be from the emerald isle or just happen to love the ol irish champagne, st. Clarkson suspended from top gear, new episode postponed. Bbc paddy mcguinness and freddie flintoff join chris. Paddy mcguinness and chris harris lead stars at top gear. The crew at bbcs top gear strapped the stig into its modified tractor, appropriately called the tracktor, and happened to set a guinness world record for fastest tractor in the world. Largely because top gear has just been crowned the worlds most widely. Top gear drives its way into into guinness world records. The motoring show is the most widely watched factual television program in the world, according to the guinness book of world records. Top gear 2019 paddy mcguinness and freddie flintoff star. More people watch top gear than any other factual show in the world thats in the world. Top gears tracktor sets a new guinness world records title. We could have just ended the story there, to be honest, but there is some motoring goodness contained within. The new guinness world records book is out today here are some of the best. Top gear plays in 214 territories worldwide and has an estimated global audience of 350 million.
The popular motoring programme returns in 2020 on bbc2 with series 28. Largely because top gear has just been crowned the worlds most widely watched factual tv programme in the world. Paddy mcguinness was caught up in an accident while filming in the jungle for bbcs top gear the 45yearold phoenix nights star suffered an engine failure in. Paddy mcguinness has brought the top gear crew to bolton for a 24hour car challenge starting off from le mans crescent. The 20 edition of the guinness book of world records has. The most widely viewed factual tv programme is the uks top gear bbc, which airs in 212 different territories around the world. The twentyfirst series of top gear aired during 2014 on bbc two and consisted of 5 episodes. According to the 20 edition of the guinness book of world records, series is the most widely watched factual tv programme. It has also made it into the guinness book of records as the most watched factual television program.
Did you know, for example, that the show originally began in 1977. The new guinness book of world records 2017 is out today, and it contains, quite literally, some amazing things. Jack brockbank, official guinness world records adjudicator commented. Top gear star paddy mcguinness has revealed he was offered a big part in a soap but saved his career by turning it down. The 20 edition of the guinness book of world records has certified that jezza, hamster, and captain slow have been watched by audiences in 212. The guinness book of top 40 charts gambaccini, paul, rice, tim, rice, jonathan on. The worlds fastest tractor hits 5 mph, sets guinness.
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Top gear series 21 set to premiere in america on february 10. Top gear is watched in over 100 countries and has a global audience of 350 million. At the time the record was set it was known that the customer cars were electronically limited to 415 kmh 257. Top gear will be filming in bolton tomorrow and paddy. Share this article via facebook share this article via twitter. A 600cc motorcycle engine in a vintage bumper car helped top gear secure a spot in the guinness book of world records. Top gears tracktor sets a new guinness world records. So far, top gear live has made its way through 24 counties. Thats what weve been singing all morning in the office. Here are some of the wizard of odd tvs best guinness world records or some would say. So fast, top gears very own tracktor complete with a stig on board has set a guinness world records title for the fastest tractor, thanks to a heady top speed of 87. Top gear 2019 presenters paddy mcguinness and freddie flintoff take the spotlight in the bbc motor shows new trailer for the upcoming series. The first ever double loop the loop in history james. Fastest car in the world vs yacht new zealand race.