The best top gear episodes of all time digital trends. Here is the top gear inspired rocket reliant robin. In reality the 65 was a slightly modified robin mk3, which had also been sold as the robin slx. Simpleplanes top gear reliant robin space shuttle update. They were given 12 days to build it1 and help from the british amateur rocket society. Clarksons metaphors the lotus exige is like putting a saturn 5 rocket in a food blender and insane showdowns. Turning the threewheeler into a rocket is hard work and dangerous, but goes surprisingly well despite the short 12day development window. Difficult to give a real figure, as there are so many peripheral costs involved wages, prefilming planning, purchases, time spent organising licences and facilities. Robin reliant space shuttle challenge top gear bbc. Even casual viewers of top gear will remember the famous episode where jeremy clarksons tiny little reliant robin toppled over at every turn. Top gear actually sent a reliant robin into high altitude, dummy. Each was sold with a gold plaque stuck onto the central console, engraved with the vehicles first owner and build number from 1 to 65. Top gear robin reliant space shuttle challenge top gear bbc roman gridin. In march 2007, perhaps one of the most ambitious things was to create a space shuttle using a reliant robin and launch it into space.
The reliant robin was chosen for the top gear space on account of its. You control the trust of each of the two rocket propellers strapped to your robin. Reliant robin football that was a feature of many of the top gear live shows. The tenth series of top gear was aired during 2007 and consisted of 10 episodes, beginning on 7 october and concluding on 23 december. As if the folks at top gear didnt already have the best job in the world, they recently went and completely outdid themselves, building their own space shuttle out of a reliant robin, roughly the. Top gear drives a reliant robin to find out why it was so. Top gear and the robin reliant space transport system.
They approach the uk rocket association, owing to their previous success with the rocket mini, for their creation. Reliant robin rocket are one of my favorite top gear episodes. Reliant robin space shuttle top gear series 9 bbc video. Nov 26, 2010 jeremy takes the extreme sport of reliant robin rolling to the streets of barnsley, aided by a string of celebrities who just happen to be on hand to help keep the fabled threewheeler upright. Granted, top gear isnt trying to place the robin into orbit. Balance your left and right rockets, detatch at the optimum moment and go for the highest altitude you can. It was offered in several versions mk1, mk2 and mk3 over a period of 30 years. It is rather hard to flip, but even so, dont take it too fast. On this episode of the british automobile show top gear, the cohost of the show drives the formerly popular plastic car, the reliant robin. Top gear whether youre searching for a caravan challenge, ken block in the. Did top gear really build and launch a reliant robin space shuttle. The robin orbiter and ex tank were mangled and below surface level. Hammond and may, preposterously, try to convert a 1992 reliant robin into a space shuttle, on the orders of john f. Hammond and may discover if the robin reliant would make for a viable space shuttle.
And watch the complete original reliant robin segment from top gear now on. James may and hamster try to turn a reliant robin into a space shuttle. The reliant robin challenge was a challenge set to jeremy clarkson that was featured in the 15th series of top gear. Top gear, clarkson blamed for reliant robin prank wvideo. Did top gear really build and launch a reliant robin space. Mar 26, 2020 the best top gear episodes of all time. Jan 27, 2020 in 18 february 2007 episode of top gear series 9, episode 4, a reliant robin was used by richard hammond and james may in an attempt to modify a normal kreg robin into a reusable space shuttle.
Series 15, episode 1 2010 jeremy tips over a reliant robin in deepest yorkshire, james drives tgs volcanoproof car up that volcano in iceland, and. Directed by brian klein, james bryce, phil churchward. Richard hammond and james may opted to see if they could convert the failed reliant robin into the most complicated of all spacecraft, the space shuttle. Perhaps even more difficult, theyre going to launch it a few thousand feet and then try to land the thingautonomously. Rolling a reliant robin top gear bbc topgear november 26, 2010 3,087 likes, 15 dislikes jeremy clarkson takes the extreme sport of reliant robin rolling to the streets of barnsley aided by a string of celebrities who just happen to be on hand to help keep the fabled threewheeler upright. Oh my gosh, that was the best, most hilarious top gear episode see that thing explode into the ground and into a billion pieces was priceless, especially after all the intensity of the launch and the earnestness of those rocket guys who really, really, really wanted to fly that thing. Search, discover and share your favorite reliant robin gifs. Getting it off the ground wont be a problem, but can.
This is the one thats even better, though, because instead of repeatedlyand hilariouslyrolling the little three. The rocket experts they used, are some of the top guys in the country. This episode combines two of top gears best features. Of course, thats not the case when clarkson goes to the north to try to drive a reliant robin from sheffield to rotherham, and rolling it over in the process, while on the track he roadtests the heavy bentley continental supersports. Top gear reliant robin space shuttle challenge tv episode. Featuring phil oakey singer, peter stringfellow club owner, dickie bird cricket umpire and harry gration tv presenter. Jeremy was challenged to drive the reliant robin from sheffield to rotherham, a journey of 14 miles. In 18 february 2007 episode of top gear series 9, episode 4, a reliant robin was used by richard hammond and james may in an attempt to modify a normal kreg robin into a reusable space shuttle. With 8 tonnes of thrust behind it to take the reliant to 3,000ft, this was the largest noncommercial rocket launch attempt in european history and the. Dec 18, 2008 hammond and may discover if the robin reliant would make for a viable space shuttle. James may and the hamster try to turn a reliant robin into a space shuttle.
Replacement top gear host continue to feature reliants in the top gear series with a challenge featuring two reliant rialtos. Reliant robin space shuttle, england, uk this is the actua flickr. The reliant robin is a small three wheeled car manufactured in the uk from 1973 2001. On this episode of the british automobile show top gear, the cohost of the show drives the. The robin itself drives, and it can sorta fly when above 300 ms, but the boosters are a bit wonky. The reliant robin is a small threewheeled car produced by the reliant motor company in tamworth, england. How much money did top gear spend trying to send a reliant. It is the secondmost popular fibreglass car in history, with reliant being the secondbiggest ukowned car manufacturer for a time. I drove it around sheffield and it kept falling over. Top gear drives a reliant robin to find out why it was.
The last robin sold by reliant was the 65 to commemorate 65 years of reliant vehicle production. Its the reliant robin used in the top gear episode where clarckson put training wheels on it. Reliant robin shuttle challenge season 9, episode 4. The former presenter of the bbc motoring series asked the crew to fix the motor. Owing to the fact, that it probably wouldnt work, the reliant shuttle was unmanned and attached to the main booster and. As top gear hits motortrend on demand on august 30 more details at the bottom of this post, were naming some of the cantmiss episodes to check out first. Ill fix it later once we get mods like overload working, since then ill be able to change the weight of the right parts to make it actually work. The reliant robin space shuttle top gear bbc america. If you only watch one episode of top gear in your entire life, make sure its this one. Top gear drives a reliant robin to find out why it was so popular. Its a bit tippy as expected for being a reliant robin. The booster rockets separated cleanly, but the fuel tank did not detach, and the robin crashed into the ground.
Top gear robin reliant space shuttle challenge top gear. Series 15, episode 1 2010 jeremy tips over a reliant robin in deepest yorkshire, james drives tgs volcanoproof car up that volcano in iceland, and richard says goodbye to our old reasonably. The reliant robin received some time in the spotlight recently when top gear superstar jeremy clarkson took the threewheeled auto on a precarious 14mile journey through the laws of physics. Getting it off the ground wont be a problem, but can they get it to saf. I suspect the construction was closer to a year if not more an. Feb 27, 2014 rolling a reliant robin top gear bbc topgear november 26, 2010 3,087 likes, 15 dislikes jeremy clarkson takes the extreme sport of reliant robin rolling to the streets of barnsley aided by a string of celebrities who just happen to be on hand to help keep the fabled threewheeler upright. The misleading part, is probably, how quickly they claimed it was built a few weeks. Jeremy clarkson admits top gears reliant robin rollovers.
The robin is permanently attached, and is just a frame with a skin on it. Relive a great moment in top gear history season 9s reliant robin rocket into space with an exclusive interview with presenter james may. What season and episode is top gear reliant robin answers. The reliant robin challenge was a challenge set to jeremy clarkson that was featured in the 15th. Feb 22, 2007 as if the folks at top gear didnt already have the best job in the world, they recently went and completely outdid themselves, building their own space shuttle out of a reliant robin, roughly the. Even people who arent huge fans of top gear have probably seen the clip of jeremy clarkson attempting to drive the threewheeled reliant robin and rolling over every time he took a turn. Challenge overview jeremy set off from a garage in sheffield and immediately rolled the robin 20 feet away from the garage.
Top gear builds, launches space shuttle car engadget. Jeremy finds out why the mercedesbenz brabus sl65 is the most powerful convertible yet. The srbs recovered intact under x2 large xform parachutes. Reliant robin space shuttle, season 9, episode 4 sometimes success isnt the best result. Jan, 2016 even casual viewers of top gear will remember the famous episode where jeremy clarksons tiny little reliant robin toppled over at every turn.
Season 9 episode 4 the reliant robin space shuttle. With jeremy clarkson, richard hammond, james may, ben collins. They approach the uk rocket association, owing to their previous success with the rocket mini. An episode of top gear featured reliant robin banger racing. From top gear series 15 episode 1 aired 27 june 2010. Never in del boy trotters wildest dreams would he have imagined a beloved reliant robin soaring into space. Jeremy clarkson has revealed that a famous top gear scene involving his rolling reliant robin was faked for laughs. Top gear season two, episode three americas strongest pick up is not listed. The vehicle utilised elevons on the orbiter reliant robin for glide recovery. This particular one isnt that reliant robin episode, although rest assured, that one is also a favorite. The misleading part, is probably, how quickly they claimed it was. In this topgear game, you will launch your own modified robin car into space. But, for now, it works about as well as the original top gear space programs rocket worked. Get seriously good and youll even reach the outer atmosphere.
My dad was a reallife rocket scientist, so i was transfixed by. The original top gear trio with their relant robin company cars whilst filming the series the grand tour for amazon prime. Difficult to give a real figure, as there are so many peripheral costs involved wages, prefilming planning, purchases, time spent organising licences and facilities and so on. During the journey jeremy rolled the robin 7 times. Richard, james and the british amateur rocket society send a reliant robin into space on a rocket and turn it into a reusable shuttle. It was subsequently followed by four best of top gear specials during january 2008, and a sport relief special titled top ground gear force that aired on 14 march 2008. Jan, 2016 jeremy clarkson has revealed that a famous top gear scene involving his rolling reliant robin was faked for laughs. Hammond and may see if it is possible to convert a 1992 reliant robin into a space shuttle. Jeremy tips over a reliant robin in deepest yorkshire, james drives tgs volcanoproof car up that volcano in iceland, and richard says goodbye to our old. The best, most hilarious top gear episodes ever aired digital. On one episode of bbcs top gear they sent a car into space.
Top gear is back and the presenters are trying to be sensible. The one with the reliant robin space shuttle series 9, episode 4 2007 surely you know this one richard and james try to launch a reliant robin into orbit. The o motors were recovered plus various bits of hardware. Simplerockets 2 reliant robin shuttle semifunctional. To judge from the letters i get and the remarks in the street, it seems the most memorable thing i did on top gear was a short segment about the reliant robin.
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