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Clarkson - The Italian Job

Just a reminder of what Clarkson
looked like the last time he drove
an Atom. And this one is slower.

Something to hold us over until the next series of Top Gear starts: A new Clarkson special. The special features a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, a Ferrari 458 Italia, a Ferrari 599 GTO, a Porsche 911 GT3, a Porsche 911 GT3 RS, a Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Superleggera, an Ariel Atom 500 V8 and the icing on the cake? The Pagani Zonda R. The car that has just destroyed the lap record at the Nürburgring. This special also includes the Top 5 greatest Clarkson/TG explosions of all time, and and bonus content of outtakes and behind the scenes footage.



















From Jezza himself:

Disc One 

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?

Disc Two

The making of The Italian Job is revealed. Yes, we lift the lid – and blow the doors off – all the behind the scenes action. A team of fifteen on the road for ten days . Blistering Italian sun, mechanical problems and technical headaches plus tricks of the trade...It’s all here is an exclusive tell-all video diary.

Then of course, everything else explodes. Over the past 15 years I’ve destroyed some hateful cars in some ingenious ways. Now, for the first time ever, the best five of those destructions – as voted for by you – are brought together on this second disc.

Enjoy….

Clarkson - The Italian Job will be showing at Chez Fuj the usual time tonight. Next week however, Tog Gear Night is being moved because of...

Top Gear America

Top Gear America debuts next week on the History Channel. A sneak peak:



How will the new hosts Adam Ferrara, Tanner Foust, and Rutledge Wood do? Who knows. As long as it's better than the recently rebooted Top Gear Australia, color me interested.

Top Gear Night next week will be delayed to coincide with the release of Gran Turismo 5. If someone wants to bring another PS3 and another copy of the game, I will entertain the idea of hooking up the other TV on the dinner table or basement and get some one on one shit going. The same goes for Black Ops. Also, since we're not going out for Thanksgiving Eve, let's do this right and get some food and drinks going on in this bitch. And maybe drink some Four Loco. Let's talk menu in the comments. If any of you bring chips and dip I will murder you and your family. Thanks.