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Lets be honest, I am not going to mess around here. I love Top Gear,  and don’t confuse that and think that the way mother loved soap operas comes close to describing what I am talking about. Think instead in the way that a Skydiver loves their parachute, or Bush loves God. You see, cars, driving fast, the excitement of the road – all of those things are great by themselves, just as falling out of a plane can be damn exciting. But without Top Gear, just as the parachute – it would all come to a abrupt, disappointing, and ultimately unsatisfying end. 

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I like love Top Gear. No really, it is very very difficult for me to describe my child-like fascination with this television show from the UK. It is truly one of the best produced TV shows in the world, that happens to be about one of the greatest topics in the world (cars) with some of the funniest hooligans on the planet (Clarkson, Hamster, Captain Slow). 

They are back on November 2nd, with a new series of episodes that I will be forced to torrent / youtube to watch. Although BBC has released season 10 on iTunes for $14.99 (I would be more than happy to pay that!)

Additionally, Clarkson has a new DVD “Thriller” that is released on November 3rd. Rad!

Today the BBC released a trailer that shows whats coming up in the new series. Watching it gives me goosebumps with anticipation.  Lots of road tests, lots of challenges, max hilarity activate!

There is something about the howl of V10 engines that just make me crazy. It is such an exotic screaming sound. Here are some great examples:

2010 Honda NSX replacement at the Nürburgring Nordschleife from MrBTG on Vimeo.

Carrera GT
Gallardo

BMW M5:

Life is good with these as