Richard.Hammonds.Workshop-S03E07
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00:00Richard sent me to have a look at Stirling Moss's old car.
00:03This is it.
00:05Yeah, it wasn't quite what I was expecting. Come on, girl.
00:08Help a leopard, anybody?
00:10Fancy saving a leopard?
00:12Not today.
00:13Half a day and 21 pence.
00:15I really want to grow.
00:17I'm quite looking forward to my bed.
00:19Gentlemen, behold.
00:21It's just got straw all over it.
00:23It's not an RV, is it? It's an horse box.
00:25Don't be red-dared, mate. I had a curry last night.
00:27Oh!
00:29The bottom line is, he's just possibly made a mistake.
00:33Racing, it turns out, is quite challenging.
00:38Something worked!
00:39Two years ago, I set up a classic car restoration business
00:43with the Greenhouse family.
00:44We can recover any vehicle.
00:46Turning my passion into a successful business
00:49with my family in touch...
00:51Toot-toot!
00:52..hasn't exactly been plain sailing.
00:54No, Mother, shush!
00:56But things are finally on the up.
00:58We've got work.
01:00How far do you want to go with it?
01:01New stuff.
01:02Ooh!
01:04We're racing again.
01:05Never drove that quick on the way to work.
01:07And we're going international.
01:09We're finishing!
01:10I just hope I haven't taken on too much.
01:12Ah!
01:13I've got that gone-wrong feeling.
01:26So, after my disappointing race at Donington,
01:30I think a big factor in it was my fitness.
01:34I was getting tired and lost concentration.
01:36And also, I don't think sleeping in Richard's
01:39lovely straw-filled horse box was the best.
01:41I'm going to get out and carry on doing what I have been doing,
01:46get some more weight in,
01:47and then I'm going to get back to work.
01:49I'm going to get back to work.
01:51I'm going to get back to work.
01:52I'm going to get back to work.
01:53I'm going to get back to work.
01:55I'm going to get back to work.
01:57I'm going to get back to work.
01:58That's what I'm going to be doing, get some more weight off.
02:01I've lost two stone, which is helping,
02:04but I need to prove to Richard that I'm not just doing it for the fun.
02:07So I've set myself a challenge.
02:09Run to work.
02:10If I can make it to work, that's a massive step for me.
02:25I'll see you up at the stables and we'll think of brilliant ideas.
02:28OK, see you in a minute. Bye.
02:31Right, it is the last race of the season coming up for COG Racing.
02:35And, well, we haven't actually finished a race yet.
02:38And I'd like to lift the team's spirit for that last race,
02:41which is in a few weeks' time at Castle Combe.
02:44I have tried using the horsebox as an RV
02:47and it didn't go down entirely well with the chaps.
02:50But I reckon I can save the principle of the horsebox RV
02:54and save money and make the guys happy.
02:57And it starts here today.
03:03I've recruited my mate Dan, who's a builder.
03:14Richard, yo.
03:15Dan.
03:16Oh, there we go, mate. How's it going?
03:18It's all right. Come aboard.
03:20What I want to end up with is, let's keep this in as kitchen sitting area.
03:25Yeah. Then that will stay as a double bed.
03:28Er, in the back, I reckon you could accommodate...
03:33Well, I don't know, let's think this is... Maybe this is, like, bedroom space?
03:36Anything else you want to fit in here?
03:38You're not using it for workshop or storage or anything else?
03:40It's just... Oh, I hadn't thought.
03:42I wonder if it can be a bit multi-purpose. Yes.
03:45Have you ever been on a sleeper train?
03:46Yeah, when I was younger.
03:48Right, in the old days, you used to have, like, a little bunk and a curtain.
03:52So, yeah, it's all... So, they won't mind that.
03:54You can sleep in here, pull the curtain.
03:55Maybe another bunk above you. So, that's four people in here.
04:08This isn't boding well.
04:11Not even a third of it to the workshop.
04:14I've had to stop.
04:16This isn't good.
04:19The MG's improved and I haven't.
04:25This is my last chance now to show Richard it's not a waste of money.
04:31I'm just very scared that I could just pull it like that
04:34and that's the end of racing.
04:37My best crack on.
04:45Bathroom here. That's it.
04:48That slidey door stays. Yeah.
04:50Door into bathroom here. Got it.
04:52Bathroom, bunk, bunk, bunk, bunk, cupboard.
04:56No reason why you couldn't put a little table in.
04:59Pop-up table, little legs. Yeah. OK.
05:01I think we've got a plan.
05:02I cannot describe how much I'm enjoying this
05:04and how excited I am about it.
05:06It's going to be quite a lot of work,
05:07but I'm going to dazzle the guys with it when it's done.
05:10Just imagine when we rock up
05:12with our car on trailer behind pick-up
05:15and the RV pulls up,
05:17ramp comes down to reveal a workshop
05:20that converts into bunks.
05:22Oh, come on.
05:23I heard the phrase paddock presents.
05:25That's what we'll have plenty of.
05:28As long as we equal it on track.
05:33So far, pretty dismal attempts at racing glory
05:37have been taking up a lot of workshop time.
05:41Time that's not been spent on paying jobs,
05:44like the Porsche 911.
05:46We've had it for six months
05:48and it's not even a full restoration.
05:51After we've done the bodywork and paint,
05:53the owner will be finishing the car himself.
05:57So here we are.
05:58We're looking for a bit of sandpaper now
06:00to continue in rubbing down Andrew's Porsche.
06:03We only ever had the car as like a body shell really,
06:06which is quite unusual.
06:07It's going to be a sort of race car for the road.
06:10So there's not going to be much in the way of trims
06:12and carpets and stuff.
06:13So there's nowhere to hide.
06:16You've got to paint that car
06:17and it's got to look right everywhere.
06:26Andrew Greenhast.
06:27Hey, you all right?
06:28Yeah, you?
06:29Working hard as usual?
06:30Yeah.
06:32And I noticed what you're working hard on
06:34is the Porsche and it's very much still here.
06:37And the owner can be a bit touchy.
06:41He's quite keen to...
06:43I should imagine he is, to be honest.
06:45Yeah.
06:46But this side's almost there.
06:47All right.
06:48I've only got the complete other side to do,
06:49the roof, the bonnet, the boot, underneath, inside.
06:52That's a lot.
06:53Yeah, it's quite a lot.
06:54Be honest.
06:55The problem is taking you off this job
06:57to go on other jobs has delayed it back.
06:59Yeah, and we've got a massive job
07:00and it's got a massive deadline
07:01and we've all got to jump on it
07:02and then things get left behind.
07:04Just be upfront,
07:06really sorry, we want to do it properly.
07:08It's going to take another couple of weeks,
07:09but it's going to be...
07:10He won't want us to rush it.
07:11And we certainly haven't rushed it.
07:13No.
07:14No.
07:16That should be,
07:17we should have that on our business card.
07:18It's good, isn't it?
07:19Yeah, yeah.
07:20Right, carry on.
07:21Righto.
07:27Oh, good afternoon.
07:28It's Sophie calling from the smallest cog.
07:31Yeah, hi.
07:32I was just ringing to give you a quick update on your Porsche.
07:37Yeah, great.
07:38Okay, yeah, no worries.
07:40I'll keep you in the loop.
07:42I'll send you a few photos.
07:43Lovely.
07:44All right, bye-bye.
07:49Right, so he wasn't the happiest.
07:52He wants his car back.
07:54So I don't think we've got any wiggle room left
07:56with this one, to be honest.
08:06Well, I've got the Lancia done.
08:09It made really good money, actually, at the auction,
08:11but it isn't quite enough
08:13to get that enclosure built for the leopards.
08:15I had a bit of fundraising efforts of my own
08:19I didn't really do very well.
08:20So I've asked Mindy for a bit of help.
08:22She's an animal lover.
08:24So she's invited me over to go and see her,
08:27but she's also got Ellis, the photographer there.
08:30Ellis is a bit of a boy.
08:32He will have a laugh.
08:33Now, there was talk of a calendar, some description.
08:36You know, I'm thinking calendars as you're on a garage wall
08:39and we don't want that.
08:41Not in my time of life.
08:42Oh, well, go and find out.
08:49Hi, Neil.
08:50How are you?
08:51How are you?
08:51Nice to see you.
08:52Long time, no see.
08:53Hello, Mindy.
08:54Hello, hello, hello, hello.
08:55Well, I'm intrigued now, what you've...
08:57I thought, because we've got 12 months of the year,
09:00we thought, well, we need to have different scenes,
09:03don't we, and maybe with cars in.
09:05I did have this sort of slight moment of terror
09:08where I thought it might be like the cog Chippendales
09:12or the cog Full Monty.
09:14No, no, don't worry about that.
09:14We poo-pooed that straight away.
09:16I'm glad.
09:20February.
09:22February.
09:23Isn't that, isn't Valentine's Day?
09:25Oh, hang on.
09:26Could you be Cupid?
09:27Can we dress you up as Cupid?
09:29Dress me up as Cupid?
09:30Yeah!
09:32I can't remember what Cupid looks like.
09:33Oh, I can tell you what Cupid looks like.
09:35Could you?
09:36Yeah.
09:36That top's coming off.
09:38We could put him in a leopard skin little...
09:41I don't think leopard skin's gonna work on this.
09:42Well, not real leopard skin, you know.
09:45Leopard print.
09:46We should be Cupid.
09:47I could see he's got that.
09:48No.
09:49You don't think so?
09:50No, he hasn't got the physique for it.
09:52Oh, you think I have?
09:56Yeah.
09:57You only need a nappy and a bow and arrow.
10:00Stream vest.
10:01Yeah.
10:02No, we haven't got a Pirelli anywhere.
10:06October, Halloween.
10:08Lagonda could look quite spooky.
10:10Yeah.
10:10Lagonda, yeah.
10:11Spooky old.
10:12You dressed as a mummy.
10:13You dressed as a daddy.
10:14No, I'm not in it.
10:15Oh, I know you're on the camera, yeah.
10:17Yeah.
10:18I think what we need to sort of make sure
10:19we've got are the props.
10:20So you want to assemble all this
10:22and then you do, like, just take pictures?
10:24Would you, is it quite a big...
10:27Oh yeah, it's a busy day and it's a busy shoot.
10:29And we're going to just about finish
10:30before it gets dark, I reckon.
10:33My biggest concern, I suppose,
10:35is we haven't necessarily got the agreement
10:37of everybody involved, particularly not Richard,
10:39who doesn't have a clue what he's going to be asked to do.
10:43It's for the leopards and it's Neil's absolute,
10:47you know, it's his greatest wish is to get this done.
11:00Here we are.
11:01The final jubilee clip to do up on Sterling Moss's smart car.
11:07Never thought I'd get to work on such a famous person,
11:10especially racing drivers' car.
11:15Right, let's take her for a drive.
11:17Been looking forward to this.
11:19I would say this is a dream come true
11:20driving Sterling Moss's car,
11:22but I wasn't expecting a smart car of all things.
11:26I wonder what Sterling's had this up to.
11:28I reckon 45 mile an hour.
11:31And to be fair, for a little smart car,
11:34it goes quite well.
11:36I'm very happy that this has all gone well.
11:38I think it's a really smart car.
11:40I think it's a really smart car.
11:41I think it's a really smart car.
11:43I mean, it's a good looking car.
11:44I mean, it's a good looking car.
11:45It's a good looking car.
11:46I mean, it's a good looking car.
11:48It's all gone well and very smoothly.
11:52Job done.
11:56Sign that one off.
11:58Oh!
12:13PHONE RINGS
12:16H! Morning. How are you?
12:19We've got a bit of a problem, buddy.
12:21What's that?
12:23One of my merry men
12:25has reversed my article
12:27and just grazed
12:29one of your cars.
12:31Grazed?
12:33Which car?
12:35I don't know. A little one.
12:37A smart car, I think.
12:39A little blue one?
12:41Yeah, that's it, yeah.
12:43Do you know whose car that is?
12:45Do you know whose car that was?
12:47Never mind, don't worry, doesn't matter.
12:49OK, I'll see you when we get to the yard.
12:51That car used to belong
12:53to Stirling Moss,
12:55but it's now owned by my news agent, Mark.
12:57This is awkward.
12:59I see it, Mark, every Sunday.
13:01I always arrive in an interesting car or motorcycle
13:03and we have a little chat about it.
13:05It's great. He loves his cars.
13:07Oh, God! It's a very small car.
13:09Arctic is very... It's a big thing.
13:11Big thing hits small thing.
13:13Generally speaking, small thing comes off worse.
13:15I know that from personal experience.
13:19I'm going to go and find Adrian.
13:25I can't believe this.
13:27I've literally just finished a smart car,
13:29put it outside
13:31and it's been hit.
13:33It's just my luck at the moment.
13:35Where did he catch it?
13:37It's a glancing blow, apparently.
13:39Is it?
13:41I don't know what to say.
13:43I mean...
13:45I am sorry.
13:47It's only down to there.
13:49I mean, you are pretty clever over there.
13:51I mean, to be fair...
13:53That's a lot of plastic to weld.
13:55This isn't just any little smart car.
13:57This was Stirling Moss's.
13:59Sir Stirling Moss.
14:01Potentially the greatest driver
14:03we've ever had
14:05and his car is entrusted to us
14:07to restore.
14:09I can tell you now
14:11that Stirling Moss has seen
14:13significantly more damage
14:15than that on a car.
14:17I did apologise and I will pay for every bit.
14:19I know you will.
14:21Okay, we'll get it sorted, thank you.
14:23Thanks for fessing up.
14:25I'm quite happy because I enjoy watching you squirm.
14:27No, I'm not in my warm zone.
14:33I want the bill.
14:35Okay.
14:37You all good? Terrible.
15:01Well, it's calendar shoot day today
15:03and it's going to be very busy.
15:05We've got 12 months to shoot,
15:07we've got cars coming in and out,
15:09we've got our prep base set up
15:11to hold all the props and everything.
15:13I don't know what Neil's got planned for today
15:15but he's asked me to bring in
15:17a Christmas tree, a pineapple,
15:19an inflatable animal
15:21and a waterproof poncho.
15:23I genuinely don't know
15:25whether to be excited or terrified
15:27of what he's got planned.
15:29So, there's quite a lot going on.
15:31Props wise, it's off the chart.
15:34It's going to be 12 images
15:36just going to be iconic.
15:38I think this is definitely
15:40going to be a calendar that people
15:42are going to want to keep in the cellophane.
15:45Oh, and here's Mindy
15:47and here's Richard.
15:49Morning, morning.
15:51I'd say that Richard likes the idea
15:53of raising money for the leopards
15:55but I don't think he wants anything to do with the calendar.
15:57So, I've got a plan for that.
16:04I think it would be easy for us
16:06just to donate the money
16:08we're not making today
16:10by working on cars
16:12to the leopard enclosure
16:14because we're not doing anything.
16:16All right, let's crack on.
16:19Number one is November.
16:22Bonfire night.
16:24Fireworks.
16:26Hats.
16:28Come on, excitement.
16:30Save the leopards.
16:32Yeah, I want you to set real fireworks up.
16:34Yeah, in here.
16:36Oh!
16:38Now, that's an actual firework.
16:40I just love the fact that
16:42they're just walking around with fireworks.
16:56OK, shall we shoot this?
16:58Neil, do your rocket face.
17:02There he is, he's loving it.
17:04OK, that's good.
17:06January.
17:08Bring it in.
17:14So, we've got to get rich in this shot.
17:16Even if it's a side profile shot of him.
17:18Anything.
17:20Yeah, anything of him.
17:22Right, let's do the shot first
17:24then we get Rich to move the defender out.
17:26Oh, here we go.
17:28It just looks like a stag do gone wrong.
17:30Perfect.
17:32OK, and hold it there.
17:34Rich?
17:36Yeah?
17:38They're all busy now, could you come down
17:40and just move the defender out of the way
17:42because I need to do a shot and I've got them all in position.
17:44Right.
17:46Thanks, mate.
17:48Just moving the defender.
17:50Could you go round?
17:52Why is there a leopard in it?
17:54I've got the keys here.
17:56Just give me the key and I'll move it.
17:58Just give me the key.
18:00Rich?
18:02No, not being in your...
18:04He loves skiing, doesn't he?
18:06Look at his little face.
18:08It's like he's on holiday.
18:10I think he knows something's up at that point.
18:12All right, let's move on.
18:14Next one.
18:18Well-known beach attire.
18:20It's like a scary kids version
18:22of Men in Black.
18:24In the paddling pool.
18:26That's an inflatable palm tree.
18:28Oh, look at this!
18:30Could you jump in the paddling pool?
18:32I haven't seen feet like that
18:34since Lord of the Rings.
18:36Yeah!
18:38Look at the camera, do the beach ball.
18:44Message from Dan
18:46who's working on the horsebox conversion
18:48back at home.
18:50He says the shopping list
18:52has got very, very long.
18:54I probably should go and check it out.
18:56Well, I probably should.
18:58Oh, I'll have to leave
19:00for all of this and go and do that.
19:02Oh, no.
19:04It looks really good.
19:06I feel like I'm on holiday.
19:08I'm nothing against animals.
19:10I love animals.
19:12But this is a classic car restoration workshop
19:14and that's not restoring anything.
19:16I've got stuff to do.
19:18I'm not sulking, I'm just busy.
19:20We have got a cardboard cutout, Richard.
19:22Where is it?
19:24Upstairs.
19:34The thing is, it's not just cars in the workshop
19:36that are either behind schedule
19:38or over budget.
19:40It's two weeks to race day
19:42and there's still loads to do on the RV conversion.
19:44To hit the deadline, Dan's had to bring in his mate,
19:46Ed.
19:48Thank you very much.
19:50So, we've got a deadline
19:52and it is tight
19:54for race day when it's going to be used.
19:56So let's take this as far as we can humanly get it
19:58for race day, as long as it functions
20:00for that.
20:02The plan now is, putting the bathroom over there.
20:04Kitchen.
20:06You're going to like it.
20:08Am I? Yeah.
20:10I'm going to refer in a moment to the shopping list.
20:12Right.
20:14Oh, my God!
20:16Would it be cheaper
20:18just to buy a house?
20:20The shower room is the expensive part.
20:22One of the more expensive parts.
20:24The shower as a thing is expensive.
20:26Is that all shower?
20:28And then we've got electrical.
20:30That's you.
20:32So it's going to have solar.
20:34Possibly.
20:36You're building all of the kitchen now.
20:38Have you not saved any of the old kitchen?
20:40Er...
20:42Flooring, wall lining, insulation,
20:44lockers, pull-out kitchen, bed frames,
20:46ventilation, awning, gas, exterior lights,
20:48LED kitchen lights, table, leg kit,
20:50outside sink, outside tap.
20:52This includes the outside shower.
20:54By the way.
20:56I just thought
20:58I'd put that in there.
21:00Do you want to choose materials? Soft furnishings?
21:02Do you want a caravan weave?
21:04No. I don't want... No!
21:06Nothing caravan-y, no.
21:08And are you still talking about putting a projector in here?
21:10Yeah. Definitely.
21:12That's going to happen.
21:14So it's going to have a cinema.
21:16It's just ingenious.
21:18Why doesn't everybody have one of these?
21:26Richard won't come to us.
21:28And we've just got to take him.
21:32Oh, dear.
21:34Oh, his head's floppy. It looks good.
21:36I think we've just got to solve that problem.
21:38It's June now.
21:40I don't think you do.
21:42You don't wear that for Le Mans, do you?
21:44No. What can I wear for Le Mans, then?
21:46Onions.
21:48Oh, look, and you get a moustache as well.
21:50It's like the dressing room for Hello, Hello.
21:52OK. Let's have a look at this.
21:54He looks good.
21:56Yeah, that's him. He's there.
21:58OK. Ready? Everyone looking?
22:00Keep your smiles going.
22:02Perfect. Thank you, everyone. That's good.
22:04Careful. Careful.
22:06And one, two, three.
22:08Go. Lovely.
22:10Good work, men's.
22:12Really good rose work.
22:14Yeah, good. One, two, three.
22:16Go with the last one.
22:18It's not Wimbledon without strawberries and cream, is it?
22:20That looks horrific.
22:22Right. Sophie, hold position with the strawberry.
22:24Andrew, look like you're interested.
22:26Absolute career finishing.
22:28Hold it there. Lovely.
22:30That's all right. I reckon I'll get a sports deal out of that.
22:32Mm.
22:36That's the one.
22:38Well done, everyone.
22:40That is a wrap.
22:42We can get that calendar made,
22:44and then hopefully make some money,
22:46give it to Alan, get the leopards in their new home.
22:48I can't wait to see the pictures.
22:50Be interested. I can't wait to see who the first person is
22:52to buy a calendar.
23:06The customers waited
23:08quite a long time for this horse,
23:10but I think he is coming to the end of his tether now.
23:12So got to get it done,
23:14got to get it right for him.
23:16Now, the story of this colour,
23:18Steve McQueen actually had a 911 Turbo
23:20built in this colour,
23:22and there was only ever one of them.
23:24So what he's actually trying to do
23:26is make a replica of that car.
23:28It's getting too old for this.
23:30That's coat one done.
23:32Looking good so far.
23:42That's it.
23:44That's it.
23:46That's it.
23:48That's it.
23:50That's it.
23:52That's it.
23:54That's it.
23:56That's it.
24:08Done.
24:10And it looks good,
24:12so I'm really, really happy.
24:26Today, here at the Cog,
24:28we've got the Porsche customer,
24:30Andrew, coming in
24:32to finally pick up
24:34his finished 911.
24:36It's been a long wait,
24:38but I'm very much looking forward
24:40to seeing the final result.
24:42I want to make a bit of a presentation out of it,
24:44make a bit of a moment.
24:46Take the sting out of it being late
24:48and bring the focus to bear
24:50on how fantastic the job is.
24:52It's where we want to be.
24:56I'm on bowtie duty at the minute
24:58to go on the bonnet
25:00of Andrew's 911
25:02for when he picks it up.
25:04I've had a go, but it's rubbish, isn't it?
25:06Boys!
25:08Boys!
25:10We've got about 30 minutes now
25:12until Andrew, Porsche customer,
25:14turns up.
25:16The workshop is still looking a bit messy,
25:18so I'd like that BMW pushed back,
25:20and I want it under that ramp there.
25:22I want the tool chest pushed back,
25:24I want it pushed away.
25:26Anything else, just as long as this workshop floor is cleared.
25:32Oi!
25:34That's cheating!
25:36Is that the future, is it?
25:42What position do you want it?
25:48Mate, congratulations.
25:50It's a bit better, doesn't it?
25:52It really is.
25:54He's got what he's paid for, and then some.
25:56Yeah.
26:00Oh, look at that Porsche cover.
26:02That's nice.
26:04Do you want to put the bow on?
26:06Do you really look forward to Christmas?
26:08I do.
26:10OK, all right, I'll go with that.
26:18That's just weeks of entertainment.
26:20Andrew's just around the corner,
26:22so shall we get into position?
26:24Very nice.
26:26What's the plan now, then?
26:28We look natural, calm.
26:34Sir, hello.
26:36Very well indeed, thank you.
26:38I'm glad you could pop over and join us today.
26:40So, shall we unveil?
26:42Ready? Go.
26:44Wow.
26:46Ah!
26:48That's...
26:50incredible.
26:52Do you like your wheel arches?
26:54Yes.
26:56I know it was extra work.
26:58Well, have a good explore around.
27:00I haven't done all the gaps, Andrew,
27:02because...
27:04I know, I know, I know.
27:06That's not going to notice, I'm aware.
27:08The chasseur built underneath, and...
27:10Oh, look at this.
27:12He's the hostess with the mostess.
27:14We've laid on pastries and biscuits,
27:16and also we'd like to present you with this award,
27:20which is for the most patient customer.
27:24That's your award, Adam.
27:26I do like the most patient customer.
27:28Shall I hold it like that?
27:32Incredible.
27:34The car's incredible.
27:36They've knocked it out of the park.
27:38It has taken a long time, however,
27:40to see the result and see the work that's gone into it,
27:42so, yeah, 100% it's worth every minute.
27:44Next stage is get the engine in,
27:46and then get the interior,
27:48to get it on the road as soon as possible.
27:50I'm pleased that the customer's happy with it,
27:52and we can finally wrap it up and send it off.
27:54We've done our bit,
27:56which was to prepare the bare shell,
27:58and we've done it brilliantly.
28:06Our last race of the season
28:08is just a couple of days away,
28:10and there's more work on the MG
28:12and more expense.
28:14At least my RV conversion is nearly there.
28:16But like everything to do with racing,
28:18the cost has mushroomed.
28:22Team Cog was supposed to be a venture
28:24we could do on a shoestring,
28:26and it was meant to bring in lots of motorsport work.
28:28My idea to go racing
28:30is fun and exciting,
28:32but is it really to the benefit of the business?
28:34I'm going to try a new thing.
28:36I'm going to be honest when talking to Canberra.
28:38Hello.
28:40Hi, Richard.
28:42Hi, how are you?
28:44I'm good, thank you. How are you?
28:46I'm very well.
28:48Let's talk about racing for a start.
28:50I want to get an idea of the costs.
28:52How far have they spiralled out of control?
28:54Okay, well, to date,
28:56we've spent over £60,000.
28:58I mean, unless I'm missing something,
29:00I can't see any paid jobs coming in.
29:02You convinced me that it was a good idea
29:04because you were going to get
29:06paid jobs through this.
29:08Yes. Okay, so
29:10to cover the cost of racing, we'd have to get
29:12£60,000 worth of profit
29:14on work.
29:16Yeah. That's a lot.
29:18That's a lot of weeks
29:20and a lot of months, isn't it?
29:22So I don't know what to do.
29:24I think you have to
29:26seriously ask yourself,
29:28is it viable to continue with the race car?
29:30You've actually loaned the company
29:32£450,000 to date,
29:34and we're
29:36halfway through the financial year
29:38and we've made a loss of £31,000.
29:40But actually,
29:42if we didn't have the race car,
29:44we wouldn't have made the loss, though.
29:46Right, well, in the meantime, we've got one more race.
29:48Kamla, thank you for talking today.
29:50I'll talk to you soon.
29:52Bye.
29:54I've committed to another race.
29:56So we'll go through it. We'll do it.
29:58I don't know what would have to happen for me to decide
30:00at the end of it, great, we're going to do that again.
30:02I don't know what.
30:04Some sort of miracle.
30:06Maybe.
30:14Right, let's get ready to
30:16head home.
30:18It's getting a little bit easier.
30:20I've still got to stop.
30:22But
30:24I've got to put a lot of effort in
30:26because at the moment
30:28it's not a great advert when
30:30we're going racing and the cog hasn't finished.
30:32So I need to get that
30:34MG across that finish line
30:36and show Richard that
30:38all the faith he's put into me
30:40and time and effort
30:42is going to be worth it.
30:44So
30:46I'd better set off and
30:48as they say, hit the road.
31:00Crunch time.
31:02At Castle Coombe.
31:04Today's the day.
31:06The last race of the season.
31:08Right, well this is
31:10the big day for you then.
31:12This is the last race.
31:14It's the last chance and we're in the last chance to
31:16lose.
31:18I need a good cup of tea, I think.
31:20I'm going to have a cup of tea.
31:22I'm going to have a cup of tea.
31:24I'm going to have a cup of tea.
31:26I'm going to have a cup of tea.
31:28I need a good cup of tea, I think.
31:30When we first came into it,
31:32Richard had high hopes to be able
31:34to get a podium straight away
31:36and actually the reality is it's extremely hard
31:38and they have struggled.
31:40Right now, there's quite a big gap between
31:42myself and Ant, so I'm trying everything I can
31:44to try and
31:46unlock his potential.
31:48I'm not trying to put pressure on you
31:50but I think if you don't get some sort of result
31:52today, then there might be a chance that Richard's saying
31:54that's enough, that's enough and we ain't racing him.
31:56And it's a shame because you're a good driver.
31:58I know that.
32:08Aren't they the Anglia you were following last time?
32:10I was here.
32:12You probably don't recognise the front of it.
32:14Oh, you're kidding me.
32:16What's he doing in that?
32:18What, he bought that horse box again?
32:20Look at his smile, he loves that look.
32:22Morning.
32:24Look at his smile, look.
32:26Oh, he's put a sign on it, look.
32:28Oh, dear.
32:30It still looks like it's got horses in.
32:36Oh, dear.
32:38Oh, dear.
32:40Oh, dear.
32:42Oh, dear.
32:44Morning, chaps.
32:46Reg.
32:48What?
32:50What is wrong with you?
32:52What?
32:54That is the Cog Racing HQ.
32:56Come look, this is going to make the team.
32:58Let me show you around.
33:00Oh, hello.
33:02Right, let me talk you through what we've got.
33:04So, this is accommodation.
33:06As you can see, these are bunks that fold down.
33:08Four in here in total.
33:10There are plug sockets all behind it.
33:12There's a silent generator just there,
33:14if you'd like to come through here.
33:16This has changed a lot, Reg.
33:18You've actually thought about this?
33:20Yes, in here...
33:22Yeah.
33:24Please don't use it.
33:26Nervous poo room, look at that.
33:28No, it's not a nervous poo room, that's over there.
33:30I'm impressed, I'll be honest with you.
33:32There is a projector.
33:34There's a screen that pulls down there.
33:36That's a cinema room for viewing.
33:38Or you can spin it,
33:40and you view it on the screen there.
33:42Oh.
33:44In order to get up to the top bunk here,
33:46it's a climbing wall.
33:48Oh, so you put your harnesses on.
33:50Look at that, that's cool.
33:52This is where we can sit for, again,
33:54meetings with sponsors.
33:56This is the executive suite,
33:58so we've got the kitchen, microwave,
34:00cooker, coffee machine, fridge.
34:02I'm impressed, Reg.
34:04This is impressive, mate.
34:06Welcome to Cog Racing HQ.
34:10I'm glad they like it.
34:12I think they actually do like it.
34:14It's all about giving us a more professional air
34:16to our race team efforts.
34:24When you start sticking this suit on,
34:26this is where the old nerves and the old butterflies start now.
34:28And, er,
34:30next I have to be helmet on,
34:32get in the car,
34:34and it all comes flooding back.
34:36The worry, the stress.
34:38I can see Ant is a bit more nervous today
34:40than he was at Donington,
34:42and I think that's because of what happened at Donington.
34:46He's nervous, you can tell.
34:48I don't blame him,
34:50but he has put himself under some pressure,
34:52mostly by never completing the race.
34:54And every time he doesn't complete one,
34:56the next one, there's more pressure to do so.
34:58Qualifying starts in a few minutes.
35:00There are going to be 46 cars, I think,
35:02on the grid.
35:04So it's going to be absolute chaos out there.
35:06I just want us to finish.
35:08It's down to us, we can't blame anybody else.
35:10The book of excuses is empty.
35:12Go on now, there is no excuses.
35:14We've got to produce the goods.
35:18In these two-driver races,
35:20Ant and Abi's combined time in qualifying
35:22will determine what position we get
35:24on the race grid.
35:32Come on, fella.
35:36Right, here he comes, there he is.
35:40Yeah, dumped up.
35:42Brilliant.
35:54Oh, no, he's just taken it.
35:56Get on there.
35:58Well done.
36:00Hurry up, he's coming.
36:02He's steadily in four,
36:04he's returning one-twenty-sixes,
36:06which is about where I think he should be.
36:08Yeah, yeah, I think he's doing good.
36:14There he is.
36:18Ant's done well, got us to
36:20fourth position in class.
36:22Can Abi now get us further up the grid?
36:30Bloody hell, straight up to two.
36:34Oh, my Lord, and she's down to one-twenty-three.
36:36Oh, my God.
36:38Oh, my God.
36:40Oh, my God.
36:42Oh, my God.
36:44Oh, my God.
36:46Oh, my God.
36:48Oh, my God.
36:50Oh, my God.
36:52Oh, my God.
36:54Oh, my God.
36:56Oh, my God.
36:58Oh, my God, she's down to one-twenty-three.
37:04Oh, she's overtaken.
37:16Oh!
37:18Oh!
37:20He just rammed us.
37:22That was contact.
37:24That was contact.
37:26That was a proper scrap.
37:28She got away from him.
37:30Twenty-two, yeah.
37:32Twenty-two-eight.
37:36Coming round now, shall we?
37:44So...
37:46Oh, it definitely did connect.
37:48Oh, look at that.
37:50That's nasty.
37:52No.
37:54I thought you were carrying a head.
37:56No. I thought you might be.
37:58A head and some other organ of the male body.
38:00Fair enough.
38:02We're happy we were qualified.
38:04Where did we qualify in the end?
38:06Well, we were third in class.
38:08Oh.
38:10How are you feeling, then?
38:12I think I've got Donington playing in the back of my head
38:14when I'm out there.
38:16Because I know how quick it can go from good to bad.
38:18Maybe it's not my confidence.
38:20It will have.
38:22Donington, you have to just draw a line under it.
38:24Forget it.
38:26You've learnt from that mistake.
38:28But you can't be racing today
38:30thinking of that.
38:32Or what happens if. If hasn't happened.
38:34We need to get to the end.
38:36We will. No pressure.
38:38It's immense pressure.
38:40Race time.
38:4242 starters and we're 16th on the grid.
38:46We have to switch drivers by 25 minutes
38:48into the race.
38:50Donington is going to try and hold on to our position
38:52or improve it if he can
38:54and bring the car home.
38:58Whatever happens, happens.
39:00But if you think you can do it, do it.
39:02Because you might not get another chance.
39:04Yeah, here we go.
39:06Lights go out and we go racing.
39:08Here we go.
39:10Like an ornate nest.
39:12Oh!
39:14Oh!
39:381.22.
39:40Yeah, second in class.
39:42Coming now.
39:46Still behind that black Mini, isn't she?
39:48Trying to get rid of that Mini.
40:02She's got that Mini.
40:04She'll just take that Mini.
40:06There she'll go, won't she?
40:12So, in on this one.
40:20Here she comes.
40:24Incoming!
40:36Do you want to get in and I'll slack him?
40:38No, I'll do it.
40:40Left your arse. Left your arse.
40:42Dials are all good.
40:46Go, go, go, go, go.
40:56Come on, Anthony.
40:58So, we're currently third in class,
41:00but unfortunately, fourth in class is right behind us.
41:02And now we've got a safety car
41:04that'll bring them nose to tail.
41:06And now we've got a safety car
41:08that'll bring them nose to tail.
41:10It's all we want to do is finish a race.
41:1211 minutes from a finish.
41:14He's going to do a good job.
41:16I'll bet you it'll be OK.
41:18Dirk, Neil, you did this last time and it went wrong.
41:20Dirk, Dirk...
41:26Come on, Anthony.
41:32With the safety car gone, we're back racing.
41:34Ants dropped one place to fourth in class,
41:36Ants dropped one place to fourth in class,
41:38but he's hanging in there.
41:40Woo! New fastest lap.
41:4225.9 from Anthony.
41:4425.9 from Anthony.
41:46Come on, boy.
41:48Two laps.
41:50Oh, my word, don't say...
41:52He's just got to come round now.
41:54He's got to cross the finish line.
41:56That's all he's got to do.
41:58All he's got to do now is cross the finish line.
42:01Yeah, yeah, you can.
42:03He crosses the line now.
42:05Here it comes, here it comes, here it comes.
42:07Come on, Anthony.
42:09Yes! We have finished a race.
42:11We are in 11th place overall,
42:13fourth in class,
42:15and we've finished a race.
42:17Beginning to end. Cross the line.
42:19Well done, Anthony.
42:23That's absolutely superb.
42:25I told you you could do it, didn't I?
42:30It's not a walk of shame.
42:32No, it's not a walk of shame.
42:34You got us there. You got us across the finish line.
42:43It's all right for both? It's fine.
42:45Well done. I'm buzzing.
42:47I'm on the biggest adrenaline rush I've ever had.
42:49But we finally crossed the line at the end of a race
42:51as well as at the beginning, which is brilliant.
42:53I'm really pleased for all of them.
42:55I'm pleased for Anthony. He had to finish a race,
42:57and now he's done it.
43:00I haven't let them down this time.
43:02I've got to say, that's probably the best thing
43:04I have ever done in my life.
43:06And if I never get the chance to sit in that car again,
43:08I'll have the memories.
43:10And those memories mean more than anything,
43:12so I want to cheer up.
43:16With my business head on,
43:18I am left thinking,
43:20yeah, for 18 months,
43:22at least 60 grand, and I had to throw in a car.
43:24Is it really going to be worth it?
43:26Is it really going to be worth it,
43:28carrying on? I mean, if it's taken us that
43:30to get just to finish a race,
43:32how much more is it going to take
43:34to do well
43:36and to build a reputation?
43:38But no, I'm just going to enjoy them both.
43:40We did it. We came, we raced,
43:42we finished.
43:56We did it.