Top Gear (uk) - Season 20eps6 Apr 2026

The challenge was simple, or so they claimed: a relay race across the airfield, navigating a custom-built obstacle course that included a mock high street, a flooded ditch, and a straight-line sprint.

The smell of hot oil and burnt rubber hung thick in the cool English air as Jeremy, Richard, and James stood on the cracked tarmac of the Top Gear test track. Behind them sat three vehicles that perfectly encapsulated the glorious, chaotic mess of British automotive history.

The Stig had been unleashed in a JCB fast-track tractor to act as the pace vehicle. Top Gear (UK) - Season 20Eps6

I am chauffeuring simulated passengers, Jeremy! James yelled back through the open window. I cannot subject them to unnecessary G-forces!

James stood up, dusting off his corduroy trousers. Jeremy, you cannot race a hybrid double-decker bus against a supercharged sports car. It is illogical. The challenge was simple, or so they claimed:

Jeremy leaned against a Jaguar F-Type, his chest puffed out with characteristic arrogance. Richard was bouncing on the balls of his feet next to a classic Range Rover, grinning like a schoolboy. James, predictably, was crouched by a New Routemaster bus, inspecting the panel gaps with a look of profound disapproval.

James looked in his massive wing mirror and his eyes widened. Oh, cock, he muttered, finally floorboards the accelerator. The Stig had been unleashed in a JCB

Right, Jeremy barked, clapping his hands together. We have been told by the producers that we need to celebrate the best of British engineering. So, naturally, we are going to race them.