Top Gear : Polar Special Review
On this occasion, i will be
reviewing one episode from the best motoring show in the world. I mean, ‘was’
the best motoring show 😉. As the title said, It’s a special edition
episode where the three Top Gear presenter went to the North Pole to break a
record to be the firs people to reach the Magnetic Pole in a motor vehicle. But, to make it more competitive like all the
previous top gear episode. This time, Richard Hammond will be travel with a Dog
Sled, which is a traditional way of the Arctic
transport. But he was accompanied by a Proffesional Polar Explorer ‘Matty McNair’
and her Dog Team. And they will race againts two other Top Gear Presenter Jeremy
Clarkson and James May that driving a Heavily Modified Toyota Hilux.
Before the journey begin, they were
required to have a cold-weather training that taught them to survive from the
cold that can be up to -50 degrees and also a basic survival skills. Because,
there’s no hospital or a small town across their route. They have to make their
own tent, own food, and carefully not to drown into arctic freezing water.
After all being set. The race begin
! The car went smoothly as they left richard hammond miles away at the first
stage of the race. In this first stage, The ice surface is flat, so the car
have no issues to put the gas down and went full speed. But in the other hand,
even though the surface is flat, The Dog Sled maximum speed is only 22km/h. Way
more slow than the car. But, it doesn’t
last long though. Later the car have to contend with thin ice where they could
plunge into the freezing water if they go to fast as the tire friction will be
giving more pressure to the surface and make the ice crack. As the first day
begin to an end, the car has the lead.
In the next day, the car will be
facing the hardest part of it’s journey. It was a stage where there is so many
ice boulders that stretches along their way. They got stuck over and over again
while finding the best path to go through the boulder ice. It takes them 3 hour
just to go 5km, and it gets worst when they have to go back and finding another
route. For a day, they only travel 10-15km, while the dog team finally arrive
in the boulder ice stage.
And after a couple of day, the car
has across the boulder fields of ice and went to catch the dog team that easily
pass the stage. In the final stage, they have different route. The dog use the
shortest route but with thin ice, while the car has to go around in the safer
route to avoid thin ice. But, finally the car has succesfully arrive in the magnetic pole while Richard Hammond never made it to the pole as it
was felt cruel to make him go on.
In my opinion, it was the best special
episode they have ever done. Because it’s different from they usually do. This
thing was more intense and feels like more real then the other episode. While they
usually have a prank with each other, this episode it’s just make them solid as
a team(excluding hammond). Even though throughout the journey there is some
moment where clarkson make fun of may, but overall it’s all good.
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