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Old Jan 8, 2020 | 09:46 AM
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Top Gear S2000 on Isle of Mann. Oldie but a goodie. I've been looking for this one for a while and finally found it. For some reason it was not easy to find until I searched for the Season/Episode. I saved the link from the part where they start comparing the cars. I miss the old TG....
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Old Jan 8, 2020 | 12:05 PM
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The embedded vid plays from the beginning of the episode for me, so fyi, the S2000 segment starts at 39:40. The whole episode is a classic though, with an extended Stig bit, M3 CSL, BMW M1, and Stephen Fry interview.
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Old Jan 8, 2020 | 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by twohoos
The embedded vid plays from the beginning of the episode for me, so fyi, the S2000 segment starts at 39:40. The whole episode is a classic though, with an extended Stig bit, M3 CSL, BMW M1, and Stephen Fry interview.
So weird. Even now when I click on the link it starts at the right spot. I wonder if it is browser related. Anyway, thanks for the addl info about when to watch.
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Old Jan 9, 2020 | 12:14 PM
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^Huh. Today it's working for me, goes right to 39:35.
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Old Jan 9, 2020 | 12:57 PM
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Old Jan 9, 2020 | 01:16 PM
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Top! A Dream Car in 99 and still a dream car today.
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Old Jan 9, 2020 | 03:38 PM
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S2000 had the fastest roof
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I know it is an old episode.
But it always bugged me that they ran the hot laps in the rain.
The rain favored the Boxster.
A show as expensive as that was to make, can't wait until a dry day?
Kinda slanted toward the Porsche.

Of course a Boxster of that generation won't tolerate too many track laps before the oiling problems raise their ugly heads
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Old Jan 11, 2020 | 11:06 AM
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Watch season 1, episode 3. That one has the "grannies doing donuts" segment which used a yellow AP1. Just watched that last night. It's excellent that all of the entire Top Gear library is available on the Motor Trend app now.
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Old Jan 11, 2020 | 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by EELPIE
I know it is an old episode.
But it always bugged me that they ran the hot laps in the rain.
The rain favored the Boxster.
A show as expensive as that was to make, can't wait until a dry day?
Kinda slanted toward the Porsche.

Of course a Boxster of that generation won't tolerate too many track laps before the oiling problems raise their ugly heads
I think they ran the laps the day the studio segment was scheduled, so they just had to deal with the rain. Plus in season 3 the show hadn't become a phenomenon yet, they probably didn't have the budget. I agree the S2K would have been faster than the Boxster in the dry.
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