This was from the 1st season of the new Top Gear series. James May came on the 2nd season. Also note that there's a black Stig around but he "died" and the white Stig replaced him somewhere around 2nd season, too. Thumbs up for this so that people will know.
@SoulvexUK the engine is lifted from GSX 1300 R Hayabusa 1999 Engine type: 1298 cc liquid-cooled inline-4, DOHC, 16 valves. 175 hp (129 kW)/ 9800 rpm, 141 Nm/ 7 000 rpm. Can your Honda VTEC engine do 9800RPM?
@megal0w his name is Jason Dawe, and he was part of the original hosts. he only lasted one year during the show's first year in 2002, then was replaced by james may
i like how they older one's used to have the mini map / timer / and g-force. bring it back! unless you keep racing two cars at a time, then well make it 3.
The chubby guy is Jason Dawe. James May replaced him from series 2. Dawe is a regular columnist for The Sunday Times motoring section and hosts the Used Car Roadshow on ITV4 and Men & Motors. (CONFESSION: I'd never seen/heard of him before either. I just looked him up on Wikipedia...I think I have too much time on my hands).
@ShowMeSomeLoveS Captain Slow aka James May didn't appear from the start in the New Top Gear series but he only appeared after a few seasons :). Cheers.
@smokeeater6168 This isnt Top Gear as we know it, because before it was simply a normal tv show that was on at whatever time of the day, a regular car program. But still James May started on Top Gear on season 1, that when TG started only going one way, up!
well this makes me realize how much i like the slightly awkward and goofy yet amazing james may. black stig looked nice though, but i guess the 3rd one has more driving skill?
@droceretik I have no idea, in the right hand it could be. the bike would be faster in the straight for sure and probably in the corners. (I know, the GSXR1300 weighs 500 pounds, but the average literclass is around 430 pounds...) Truthfully, I'd bet on the bike, but it would be a REALLY close race.
@ShowMeSomeLoveS This is back from series 1. There was no Captain slow yet... he took alot of time to arrive the first time for his lack of speed. He got there for series 2 and boy have we forgotten about mr. fatty.
This was from the 1st season of the new Top Gear series. James May came on the 2nd season. Also note that there's a black Stig around but he "died" and the white Stig replaced him somewhere around 2nd season, too.
Thumbs up for this so that people will know.
It's not until you've seen the first season that you really appreciate James May
Most cars shown on Top-Gear have contemporary registration plates so this will have been shot around 2002. "VU 02 WRJ"
Wow, 4 cars on the board? And only full seconds? They've sure come a long way since then!
this view of the power lap with the spedo and the view of the track is sooo much better
@ 1:12 That was an INCREDIBLE SHOT!!!!!! Perfect use of Fish Eye.
we've come to expect such good music from Top Gear,
this sounds like a cross between Saturday Night Live's band and elevator music
the camera angles are so much better!
I'm glad the show got better... That is a sweet looking car! I want one!
oh god, season 1... we are so lucky that the BBC decided to renew it for a second season. Giving James a chance to host again.
The bar when the power lap is done is great they should bring it back
@SoulvexUK
the engine is lifted from GSX 1300 R Hayabusa 1999
Engine type: 1298 cc liquid-cooled inline-4, DOHC, 16 valves. 175 hp (129 kW)/ 9800 rpm, 141 Nm/ 7 000 rpm.
Can your Honda VTEC engine do 9800RPM?
@codaniac is this a new or old episode?
You can see how far Top Gear has progressed through the years. I wonder how Dowd is doing.
@megal0w thats Jason Dawe. It was in the first series only. He often told you how to get good deals on current cars. James May is a big improvement
Very interesting to see Top Gear in the first season, with no James May and a half empty studio!
How far the show has come...
damn the new format is so much better
I like the Race logic VBOX. That is very interesting e I think you should use on all tested cars.
Jason Dawe really showed what he was good at in this clip.
Offer Jeremy a hanging support and shutting up.
@01Chenti What's the Ariel Atom's time around the Top gear track?
@megal0w his name is Jason Dawe, and he was part of the original hosts. he only lasted one year during the show's first year in 2002, then was replaced by james may
@Kyr4x its from Season One....his name is Jason Dawe
Top Gear from series 1!
@hock3yplaya7 it's actually Jason, one of the original presenters from the first series.
i like how they older one's used to have the mini map / timer / and g-force. bring it back! unless you keep racing two cars at a time, then well make it 3.
I like the telemetry in this old episode
This was from the first season of Top Gear, which explains the naff music and no James May (who replaced Jason Dawe from the second season on).
@THPDCF Jason Dawe is a British motoring journalist and television presenter.
Born and raised in Cornwall, England .
@RandomInternetDog It's pre-May. Notice that last turn wasn't called "Gambon" yet.
this is in 2002 (since Jeremy said he was 42 and he was born in 1960). James May didn't join till 2003
@MagicalMrSkylar
where from did you get that information that may's dead?
This is a very early episode & the other guy is Jason Dawe who went on to do Used Car Roadshow.
That thing's awesome. I want one.
Imagine what would happen if you turbo charge it's engine...Nice car.
@M4XX3F Did not catch that, nice spot! I think that was the first year of "new" Top Gear.
Perfect trackday toy! :D
@luismoiron this is from S1. the other guy is jason dawe. james replaced him a season/series later.
@EnkelV
I don't know if he filled in for May, or came before him, but he was on for only 1 season (I think).
what series is this? because i know that Captain Slow is right now on TopGear.
@HachiZenki It's not James here, it's Jason Dawe.
"Your nowhere near tall enough"
"im gonna mention power to weight again jeremy" haha
The chubby guy is Jason Dawe. James May replaced him from series 2. Dawe is a regular columnist for The Sunday Times motoring section and hosts the Used Car Roadshow on ITV4 and Men & Motors. (CONFESSION: I'd never seen/heard of him before either. I just looked him up on Wikipedia...I think I have too much time on my hands).
@ShowMeSomeLoveS Captain Slow aka James May didn't appear from the start in the New Top Gear series but he only appeared after a few seasons :).
Cheers.
@Phexler I think it's the first actually. Not positive, but I think so.
@brabra6106 : this is from season 1. James May was brought in on season 2!
@Anima87 He segment was not really working out. They replaced him with James May.
@Holdtheline07 Where'd you see that? You know the speedometer was in miles.. right?
@guitarmanaddi
thats jason dawe, he was only there for a season before he was replaced with james may
reminds of the 86 or capuchino from initial d not alot of power but the weight means everything
"that's a lot, its a heck of a lot, HYUH HYUH!" lol he laughed like Mickey Mouse
@guitarmanaddi He was on before May - this is from the first season.
I recon a 13b turbo with a decent gearbox would be better, replace some of those revs with a little more tourque,
@ThunderdomeFan386 Personally, I am partial to the 850 Turbo, and the 240 Wagon, but the 340 is also a VERY nice car.
@n8glore so didnt replace james may they replaced dawe with him, right?
What´s the song at 0:50?
@bix1995 A guy they fired maybe 5-6-7 years back..this is a quite old power lap...
Cheers!
the zonda wasnt out in '02 was it?
finally, a good video without that annoying 15 second advertisment at the beginning of it
incredible song from 0:49
@naterade21
it's from season 1 of Top Gear, before James May replaced Jason Dawe
@Kyr4x He was the 3rd guy before James May. This is from season 1 (2002); you can tell by the weird style of the clip.
What great quality of TV that is, fantastic production even in the first series (Of the new episodes that is). That's why Top Gear is so fucking good!
@smokeeater6168 This isnt Top Gear as we know it, because before it was simply a normal tv show that was on at whatever time of the day, a regular car program. But still James May started on Top Gear on season 1, that when TG started only going one way, up!
whats the name of the song of the "tudor" werbung
well this makes me realize how much i like the slightly awkward and goofy yet amazing james may.
black stig looked nice though, but i guess the 3rd one has more driving skill?
@MrPlaystation95
I think it was around since '99
this car is awsome, i am going to build one :)
@droceretik I have no idea, in the right hand it could be. the bike would be faster in the straight for sure and probably in the corners. (I know, the GSXR1300 weighs 500 pounds, but the average literclass is around 430 pounds...)
Truthfully, I'd bet on the bike, but it would be a REALLY close race.
@kmajorr
well,, Richard Hammond's been doing top gear since 2002 and ever since...
@alehax27 No, this is an old clip from 2001-2002 when TopGear restarted
@RandomInternetDog
It's from season 1, before James May replaced Jason Dawe
Can anybody tell me what the song in this video is called..god i want it ?
It's not old Top Gear, it's the first season of the current Top Gear. James wasn't around until Season 2.
that big guy was a great steadying post for Clarkson !
Holy Yesteryear Batman! What year was this?
@ShowMeSomeLoveS this is form the first season, cpt slow first appeared in the second season :)
@SoulvexUK
Type R vtec can go up to 8400rpm
@kmajorr
dude,, do you ever watch top gear?
Has to be one of the very first Top Gear episodes after the retool.
Talk about digging up a fossil for this show. Pretty impressive little car too.
i like the guy in the background at 3:42
Ah the Black Stig! I remember him! Until that fateful day on the aircraft carrier that is...
That's soooo awesome.
i love how there is like 6 people there but the new top gear have like 60,000 people in there
nice video
@ShowMeSomeLoveS
Its the 1th season when he was not yet on the TG crew. They did fix it dough :)
@KillanatorVids I was referring to the "new" top gear from the 90's ;)
@MrFrederiktorp
yes you can just got to gold it in the special event
i forget his name he is a car writer for a mag but didnt last past the 1st season then quickly replaced by the legend Cpt slow
that car is incredible
James may appeared season two episode 1 - he also appeared in the old top gear right at the end
@Kyr4x maybe it's May?
I didn't even know that westfield made cars... I thought they made shopping centres.
@MrSpyKload Is that really Captain Slow James May? I don't think so.
@ShowMeSomeLoveS This is back from series 1. There was no Captain slow yet... he took alot of time to arrive the first time for his lack of speed. He got there for series 2 and boy have we forgotten about mr. fatty.
That's quite a crowd they got going there.
Why did the script writers give the fat guy nothing to say? I guess they wanted Captain Slow instead.
LOOL they just put 'LAMBO' on the board
@LifeRunner4000 It IS a Hayabusa engine :P
@Kyr4x Jason Dawe's, now does the used car roadshow on uks itv