It's The Italian Job, so obviously I head to Kent in England for the race of a lifetime. But first I have to get ready. So, it's to the Ferrari test track in Italy where I spend a while not getting ready at all. I try the gym but it's all rubbish so instead, I decide to compare Ferrari's 458 Italia and the limited edition 599 GTO. On paper that doesn't seem fair. But in reality...
Next stop is the infamous Imola race circuit where I take the Porsche GT3 to the limit. Also present are the Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera and the jaw-dropping Mercedes SLS AMG with its gullwing doors. My face gets a workout too, thanks to an Ariel Atom. With a V8 engine. My final Italian shake-down comes from the £1.3 million, Nurburgringlap record holder - the Zonda R with its ?50 horsepower V12 and slick tyres. Finally, I'm ready. So it's back to England for my first ever Classic Touring Car Race...I don't know the car, I don't know the circuit and I'm up against 20 experienced rivals... What could possibly go wrong?
The making of The Italian Job is also revealed. Yes, we lift the lid on - and blow the doors off - all the behind the scenes action. A team of fifteen on the road for ten days. Blistering Italian sun, mechanical problems and technical headaches plus tricks of the trade...It's all here in an exclusive tell-all video diary. Then of course, everything else explodes. Over the past 15 years I've destroyed some hateful cars in some ingenious ways. Now, for the first time ever, the best five of those destructions - as voted for by you - are brought together on this release.
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