Top Gear Festival Barbados Itinerary
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SATURDAY MAY 17, 2014
10.00 a.m.
Drifting – The festival opens with a bang with demonstrations from the Japspeed Drift Team
Stig’s Powerlap – The world’s most famous tame racing driver takes to the track for the first Powerlap of the day
Group B Rally Showdown – Take a trip down memory lane with some of the quickest, fastest and most sophisticated rally cars ever built from the golden era of rallying
Le Mans Pursuit – In a journey through motorsport we bring one of the all time classic race series to Barbados
Supercar Showdown – Three British supercars with the ultimate racing background go head-to-head in a 3-lap race
Classic F1 Showdown – Ayrton Senna’s Toleman and the iconic Camel Lotus 80’s era F1 cars go head-to-head
Cricket Challenge: Bowling – In a region obsessed by cricket and motorsport we’re bringing the two together in our bowling challenge
11:00 a.m.
Red Bull Global Rallycross – Practice session
Drift Challenge – Who is the better drifter – Jeremy, Richard or James?
Engine Orchestra – The sweet, sweet sounds of our four-wheeled friends
12 noon
F1 takes to Bushy Park Circuit – Lewis Hamilton thrills the crowds by taking to the track in his MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula 1 car
Drift Demo – The awe-inspiring drift team return to the track
Supercars: The Italians – Three of the fastest and most iconic Ferrari’s of all time go head-to-head
Loud Noisy Dragsters – Can you handle the sound of the drag cars?
Presenter Race – Jeremy, James and Richard go head-to-head in some of their favourite cars
1:00 p.m.
Supercar Showdown – We’ve seen our supercar teams on track, now its time to go head to head to establish which country makes the better motor
Red Bull Global Rallycross – Qualifying seeding session
Stig’s Powerlap – We saw it against the Ferrari earlier, but now the BAC mono is back for a Stig lap. It was one of his cars of the year so let’s see what he can do
Jeremy’s Lap of a Car – Jeremy recreates a classic stunt from his teenage years. Not to be tried at home
Classic F1 Pursuit – Ayrton Senna’s Toleman and the iconic Camel Lotus 80’s era F1 cars go head-to-head
2:00 p.m.
Supercar Pursuit – The most expensive pursuit of the day
JCB vs Supercar – James May challenges a supercar, while he takes control of a JCB digger
Group B Rally Pursuit – The decider as to which Group B car progresses to the Ultimate Showdown
Stig’s Powerlap – The final powerlap of the day from Stig
Supercar Team Pursuit – In the most expensive pursuit of the day our two supercar teams go head-to-head for a place in the Ultimate showdown
3:00 p.m.
Star in a Car – A celebrity attempts to answer general knowledge questions while being taken for the ride of their life
Ultimate Motorsport Showdown – It’s the answer to the question you’ve all been asking all day, what is fastest?
Cricket Challenge: Batting – It’s time for part two of our motorized cricket challenge
Car Football – The classic Top Gear challenge: head to head car football
Red Bull Global Rallycross – Driver introductions
4:00 p.m.
Red Bull Global Rallycross – Round 1
Drift, FMX and Aerial Stunts – Mindblowing stunts from our drift, FMX and aerial stunt teams
Red Bull Global Rallycross – Winner’s podium
Ultimate Encore – Welcome back the stars and their cars for a final bow.
SUNDAY MAY 18, 2014
10:00 a.m.
Drifting – The festival opens with a bang with demonstrations from the Japspeed Drift Team
Stig’s Powerlap – The world’s most famous tame racing driver takes to the track for the first Powerlap of the day
Group B Rally Showdown – Take a trip down memory lane with some of the quickest, fastest and most sophisticated rally cars ever built from the golden era of rallying
Le Mans Pursuit – In a journey through motorsport we bring one of the all time classic race series to Barbados
Supercar Showdown – Lightweight power crazed race version road cars go head to head in a race around the Bushy Park Circuit
Classic F1 Showdown – Ayrton Senna’s Toleman and the iconic Camel Lotus 80’s era F1 cars go head-to-head
Cricket Challenge: Bowling – In a region obsessed by cricket and motorsport we’re bringing the two together in our bowling challenge
11:00 a.m.
Red Bull Global Rallycross – Warm Up
Local Favourites – The locals compete for a place in the Ultimate Showdown
Drift Challenge – Who is the better drifter – Jeremy, Richard or James?
Engine Orchestra – The sweet, sweet music of our two and four-wheeled friends
12 noon
F1 takes to Bushy Park Circuit – Lewis Hamilton thrills the crowds by taking to the track in his MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula 1 car
Drift Demo – The awe-inspiring drift team return to the track
Supercars: The Italians – Three of the fastest and most iconic Ferrari’s of all time go head-to-head
Loud Noisy Dragsters – Can you handle the sound of the drag cars?
Presenter Race – Jeremy, James and Richard go head-to-head in some of their favourite cars
1:00 p.m.
Supercar Showdown – We’ve seen our supercar teams on track, now its time to go head to head to establish which country makes the better motor
Red Bull Global Rallycross – Round two heats
Stig’s Powerlap – The BAC mono is back for a Stig lap. It was one of his cars of the year so let’s see what he can do
Jeremy’s Lap of a Car – Jeremy recreates a classic stunt from his teenage years. Not to be tried at home
Classic F1 Pursuit – Ayrton Senna’s Toleman and the iconic Camel Lotus 80’s era F1 cars go head-to-head
2:00 p.m.
Supercar Pursuit – The most expensive pursuit of the day
JCB vs Supercar – James May challenges a supercar, while he takes control of a JCB digger
Group B Rally Pursuit – The decider as to which Group B car progresses to the Ultimate Showdown
Stig’s Powerlap – The final powerlap of the day from Stig
Supercar Team Pursuit – In the most expensive pursuit of the day our two supercar teams go head-to-head for a place in the Ultimate showdown
3:00 p.m.
Star in a Car – A celebrity attempts to answer general knowledge questions while being taken for the ride of their life
Red Bull Global Rallycross – Last chance qualifier
Ultimate Motorsport Showdown – It’s the answer to the question you’ve all been asking all day, what is fastest?
Cricket Challenge: Batting – It’s time for part two of our motorized cricket challenge
Car Football – The classic Top Gear challenge: head to head car football
4:00 p.m.
Red Bull Global Rallycross – Driver introductions
Red Bull Global Rallycross – Final
Drift – Mindblowing stunts from our drift team
Red Bull Global Rallycross – Winner’s podium
Ultimate Encore – Welcome back the stars and their cars for a final bow
