[Moltke]

I loved the Top Gear episode where Jeremy raced in an Austin Martin DB9 against James and Richard using public transport, including HS rail, from Surrey England to Monte Carlo. 900 miles. The car won.

While hugely entertaining, the Top Gear challenges are pretty much 100% scripted. Ever notice how they always reach the destination within moments of each other?...And of course the car wins! (Did it ever lose a challenge? Can't remember if it did. Nor would I want it to ;-))

[AFreeBird]

Actually the footage is edited to make it seem closer. Sometimes it is, and sometimes it aint In the race I mentioned, the car actually beat the train trip by close to an hour.

In other races, the car lost twice. Once to a bicycle, and once to on off shore racing boat.