TV The Grand Tour

[TopspeedPT]

Episode 1 is out there.

 

[hovabongZA]

Episode 1 is out there.

Watched it and it’s better than TG and S1 TGT, but overall it didn’t grab me like the old TG those days are gone. Maybe episode 2 will only improve.

 

[Bucketslash11]

Watched it and it’s better than TG and S1 TGT, but overall it didn’t grab me like the old TG those days are gone. Maybe episode 2 will only improve.

they have listened to the fans so yes, things should improve

 

[MikeJ]

Watched it and enjoyed. Didn't care for the celebrity bit, though.

 

[Bucketslash11]

i will say that the funniest thing from the first episode was the unintentional foreshadowing of the crash during their trip

 

[A.P.]

It was pretty good, I even liked the celebrity bit. It was also by far my fav film, where they just grabbed three supercars and just enjoyed them until it went horribly wrong for one of them.

 

[TopspeedPT]

Who is the new The Grand Tour driver?

Let's cut to the chase. Meet Abbie Eaton.


Abbie Eaton, born January 2nd of 1992 in England, is the new driver for The Grand Tour. She started karting at age 10 in the comer cadet class, moving up into Minimax and Junior Max, and competing in the Super 1 series. In 2007 and 2008, Eaton raced in the Junior SAXMAX championship, finishing 4th both years.

The year of 2009 marked her first season in adult car racing in the Production Touring Car Championship. With impressive 16 podiums and 7 fastest laps, Abbie became the class B champion with 15/18 wins and finished 2nd in the overall championship.


Eaton finished 3rd out of 90 entries in the Mazda MX5 Mk1 Championship (2010) and achieved 11 top 10 finishes in the 2011 Mazda Mx5 Cup. In 2013 Abbie raced in the last 8 races of the Mazda Mx5 SuperCup with 6 podiums, and also in the Autumn Challenge, achieving two second places. Abbie was crowned the 2014 Mazda Mx5 Supercup Champion with 2 pole positions, 5 wins, 8 podiums, and 6 fastest laps.

In 2015, Abbie raced a BMW M3 V8 GTR part season in the GT CUP, bringing home 1 win, 8 podiums, and 3 fastest laps. Driving a Maserati Granturismo in the British GT4, Abbie achieved 4th overall and was the PRO/AM Vice Champion in 2016.

Abbie Eaton was the first female ever on the podium of the Blancpain Endurance Series for winning a race driving a Ferrari 488 GT3. She is also a racing instructor at Silverstone.

 

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[sako97]

A very 21st century selection by them, I must say. It'll engage more female audiences.

 

[hovabongZA]

Ep2 was okay but there’s just something missing about the GT overall.

 

[Bucketslash11]

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[hovabongZA]

These 3 guys should retire after this season.

 

[A.P.]

Episode 7 was by far the best one so far. Even the Celeb bit was entertaining.

 

[Kowalski]

I haven't seen a single episode of this show.

 

[sako97]

Episode 7 was by far the best one so far. Even the Celeb bit was entertaining.

Yeah, with two heavyweights (fame and quite literally) it made for good entertainment. I was surprised they fit in the F-Type with helmets, because I find myself crouching in the regular coupé. Must be the racing seats.

Btw, May's 458 Speciale featured is the last 458 ever. Ferrari granted him a special request.

 

[Giannis]

Blimey that last part about rallying was brilliant!

 

[sako97]

In recent episodes, you can really tell they're progessively listening critisms and adjusting accordingly. Production is getting much tighter. Also, guests are finally getting more interesting.

The classic/throwback car segments Clarkson does are always a highlight.

Spoiler

EB110 lap test in the rain??? That was silly and anti-climatic.

 

[hovabongZA]

I hope this will be a lot better season than the last two.

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[hovabongZA]

The cinematography of the Grand Tour is just spectacular and the chemistry of the guys just keeps on getting better with time, brilliant first episode.



Blistering time from the Senna.

 

[Switar]

OMG the lap time is astonishing