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Old 08-08-2007, 02:47 PM   #21
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Does anybody know When the episode will appear on Tv ?
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Old 11-08-2007, 03:14 AM   #22
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watched that north pole trip...got to say thou for once I kinda wished the car had failed not in a bad way to injure, just failed. I know like most stunts they have done it's just to entertain, but many people have come unstuck on this north pole challenge, I think I would feel horrified if I had trekked to the pole and only just survived...then seen on tv it being done so cavalier in a truck, one hand on the wheel the other on your glass containing your favorite tipple...I know behined the screens there is an armada of helpers plus perhaps some cheating going on plus a nuclear sub sat on the cap, but..........................

Just remember there is a huge difference between reaching magnetic North and Geographical North - what most people know as the North Pole. A distance of about 900 miles actually so Polar exploration isn't as easy as it seems....
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Old 11-08-2007, 09:05 PM   #23
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I wondered about that when i watched the program, when the Top Gear team where right on the North Pole, I could'nt see any sign of Santa or the Elves,
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"The stunt, on BBC2 this autumn, did not amuse coastguards who branded it “totally irresponsible”."

Top Gear On tonight @ 8pm BBC2
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Old 14-10-2007, 04:53 PM   #25
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anyone know if it's the cross-channel one?
who saw last weeks?
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