S06E01 The Grand Tour: One For The Road

We all can learn from him

Jeremy Clarkson drove home the point that Amazon will be releasing a “best of” series of The Grand Tour (and not all-new episodes) later this month. He is sitting this one out, but at least James May and Richard Hammond are on board with it!

I'll never not laugh at Jeremy's white, double storied Citroen(?) motorhome that swayed in the wind like a soft flag pole.

He started with a hello

• First off, having no air conditioning in southern Europe in the summer is practically torture, especially as you couldn’t even roll the windows down fully in that Aston.

• Secondly, The Vantage N24 was not meant for road use, it’s a full on race car that you could only buy via special order and with a racing license. As far as reviewing it, it was futile since most people couldn’t obtain one anyway and even if they did, they’d use it on a smooth racing track.

• Lastly customers of lightened super cars like the Lambo & GT3 like the image & capabilities of said cars but also like the fact that they still have creature comforts & can be used on a daily basis if needed; i.e. having a tolerable ride, ability to clear bumps & potholes, & still have luxuries such as a proper sound deadening, air con & nav/bluetooth.

I confess to deeply still covet the Bentley Continental GT, any version will do.

The Saudi-owned news broadcaster featured an interview with James May. The YouTube video headline highlighted May’s comments about Elon Musk and Tesla, but other topics were covered.

From video description: “Top Gear and Grand Tour star James May joined Tom Burges Watson for an exclusive interview discussing the protests against Elon Musk which has led to mass vandalism of any Tesla cars, as the company is owned by the billionaire entrepreneur. James also goes on to talk about the new generation having less of an interest in cars, the developing pace of Chinese electric cars and their assimilation into global markets and what it was like working with Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkson.”

I just wonder what you guys think about this but he generally seem less stressed and gloomy compared to some of the studio sections in his last season in Top Gear. It genuinely seems that compared to the BBC management of the same time period, Amazon just handled the relationship better.

James May went on Twitter/X and helped his old friend Oz Clarke select a shirt to wear to an upcoming wine festival. He also took some time to reply to other random users on his feed in his usual manner.

(For those wondering when and where both men worked together, look up and watch the shows “Oz & James Big Wine Adventure” and “Oz and James Drink to Britain” to observe their dynamic in action!) 😆

I would most like to visit the massive waterfalls in northern Namibia.

It seems so out of place in basically a desert.

As James is such a history buff I have an idea that he would be well suited for.

I would like to see James focus on the nation's events and history from his prospective as a child up to when he began doing Top Gear.

All of this would be presented from a perspective of his age at the time, and would be against the economic backdrop of post WWII Britain.

• This would mean the toys, food from the 60's.
  
• TV shows and music that interested him in the early 70s
• Car experiences from the 80's, etc...

Richard Hammond took on the task of answering listeners’ questions in the latest podcast episode all by himself. Naturally, the questions mainly related to cars and his previous work! 🚘

From podcast description: “This week, Izzy is off being very busy important, but she's left Richard a very important job... to answer your questions. Does he miss Men and Motors? What's his most treasured memory from the Grand Tour? And can electric cars ever be exciting? Find out on this week's bonus episode.”

I won from a Drivetribe competition "My Dream Car Garage" back in September 2018 (4 or 5 years before the website have changed)

I can't seem to work out how to stream it and can't find it.. I'm after the grand tour, seasons 3,4,5,6. Can someone point me in the right direction... Cheers peepz