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Top Gear Australia is an Australian motoring reality television series, based on the British BBC series Top Gear. The programme first premiered on SBS One on 29 September 2008. A second season was ordered following the high ratings for the premiere episode and positive comments from advertisers, and the second season began broadcasting from 11 May 2009. After acquiring the rights to broadcast the UK version in 2009, the Nine Network started airing their own version of Top Gear Australia in September 2010. Top Gear Australia returned for a fourth season in 2011. The show was cancelled on 28 April 2012 due to declining ratings. An eight part series returned in 2024 on Paramount+ with new hosts. Top Gear Australia is also the name of a licensed version of the British Top Gear magazine. The Australian magazine is produced by ACP Magazines (Australian Consolidated Press). The magazine features articles from many writers including Steven Corby, Craig Jamieson, Bill Mckinnon, James Stanford, Ben Smithurst, Jason Barlow, Sam Phillip, Ollie Marriage, Dan Read and Paul Horrell. In October 2023, it was announced that the series would be revived by BBC Studios Australia with hosts Blair "Moog" Joscelyne, Beau Ryan and Jonathan LaPaglia, as an eight part fifth series which premiered on 17 May 2024 on Paramount+. Presenters Prior to filming SBS made an open casting call for presenters, resulting in over 4000 applications. The original hosts chosen for Top Gear Australia were cartoonist and motoring columnist Warren Brown, MotoGP commentator Charlie Cox, and race driver / driving instructor Steve Pizzati. Marketing prior to the first episode stated that the presenters would be joined by The Stig's "Australian cousin", but in the first episode the driver was introduced as just "The Stig". Steve Pizzati suggested that The Stig have an "Australian" name, such as "Stiggo", but the other presenters refused. The season 2 opener clarified that Top Gear Australia's Stig is not intended to be the same Stig from the UK series. On 19 December 2008, Charlie Cox announced he was leaving the program as he felt he was unable to offer enough time to the show. SBS subsequently announced that trumpeter James Morrison would be his replacement, joining Warren and Steve for season two. Morrison had previously appeared as a guest in the sixth episode. For the third season, early reports claimed that former Australian cricketer Shane Warne would take over the hosting of the show alongside original Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson, although the BBC ultimately ruled out Clarkson's involvement in the Australian version. On 20 June 2010, it was announced that actor and comedian Shane Jacobson and Top Gear Australia magazine editor Ewen Page would join a returning Steve Pizzati to present the show for the Nine Network, which premièred on 28 September 2010 with a 75-minute The Ashes special, in which the hosts faced off against their Top Gear UK counterparts in a series of motoring-related challenges. The UK presenters won after cheating in the final challenge by using a professional race driver instead of James May. In October 2023 it was announced that Blair "Moog" Joscelyne, Beau Ryan and Jonathan LaPaglia would be hosts for the fifth season of Top Gear Australia, which premiered on 17 May 2024 on Paramount+. Production Mirroring the UK series, the studio segments were recorded at Bankstown Airport in Sydney. An exact copy of the UK studio at Dunsfold Park was constructed in a hangar (Hangar Building 581). The power laps and "Star in a Bog Standard Car" were recorded at Camden Airport with parts of the runways and taxiways used as a test track. Top Gear Australia uses the same theme music as the UK series, a version of The Allman Brothers Band's "Jessica". Episodes Segments Top Gear Australia features segments that mirror those seen on the BBC series, including build challenges and test drives. A significant difference is that all specifications are in metric units and prices are quoted in Australian dollars. Power Lap A test track around Camden Airport is used for power laps. The initial track used in the first two seasons consisted of nine corners running in an anti-clockwise direction. The first corner was The Question Mark followed by Clarkson Corner then The Crest and Turn 4 which was followed by the Main Straight before coming to a series of Chicanes then 06 Corner (named after the direction of the runway) then the Short Left Hander and the Bus Stop Entry and Exit followed by the finish line. At the start of Season 3, Top Gear Australia revealed a new test track. Still situated at Camden Airport, the new course built upon the old one by adding a new section, thus looping into a figure of eight. It contains twelve corners, a total length of 2.3 km and moves the Start/Finish line from between the Bus Stop and The Question Mark to the end of the Back Straight, ahead of the Bus Stop. The direction of the course is now clockwise, turning the main runway into the first straight. The first corner leads into a Hammerhead-like corner called The Blowout, followed by another straight which crest a small hill into a couple of Left Handers, turns 3 and 4. Exiting turn 4 leads back to the main runway and turn 5, Brocky's Corner. The track then crosses over The Blowout into a right then left hander called The Flipper. The next turn is the Question Mark hairpin from the old track. Finally, after a short straight, the course reaches the signature Bus Stop which is then followed by two right hand corners (including the old 06 Corner) back into the Start/Finish. Lap times New Track Lap Times Star in a Bog Standard Car The Star in a Reasonably Priced Car segment is mirrored with the name "Star in a Bog Standard Car". It is identical in execution. The car used in the first two seasons on SBS was a Proton Satria Neo, the third season on Nine used a 2nd hand Ford XG Falcon ute, manufactured in 1995. Lap times Season 1 and 2: Proton Satria Neo Race drivers Season 3 and 4: Ford Falcon Ute What Were They Thinking? In the first season, the presenters discuss "stupid" ideas in motoring history and put pictures of them on a board. The board was later destroyed in the first episode of the second season when the shark cage Mini Moke was dropped on top of it. Old car commercials Every episode in the second season of Top Gear Australia, an old car commercial was shown. Stunts Imitating its BBC counterpart, the show includes features where the hosts undertake various stunts some of which may antagonise members of the public. In October 2008 it was reported that Pizzati and Brown caused a traffic jam in Toorak, Victoria when they drove a tractor through the Melbourne suburb – a reference to the colloquial expression "Toorak Tractor", Australian slang for luxury SUVs. The stunt featured in episode 5 of series 1, which aired on 27 October 2008. V8 to the Rescue In series three, a new segment called V8 to the R.... Discover the Dan Read popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Dan Read books.
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Last Man Standing
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The Hiding Place
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The Silver Chair
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Flight or Fright
Stephen King#1 New York Times bestselling author and master of horror Stephen King teams up with Bev Vincent of Cemetery Dance to present a terrifying collection of sixteen short stories (and ...
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Dingo Dan
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The Isis Covenant
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The Second Most Important Book You Will Ever Read
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Final Theory
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Something That May Shock and Discredit You
Daniel M. Lavery“One of our smartest, most inventive humor writers, Ortberg combines bathos and the devotional into a revelation.” Jordy Rosenberg, The New York Times Book ReviewFrom the New York ...
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The Pout-Pout Fish and the Worry-Worry Whale
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Mortification
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DAN, EL GENIO DEL GOL. Las chicas del equipo
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Kiss, Kiss, Pout-Pout Fish
Deborah DiesenA short and sweet miniadventure especially created to introduce the youngest guppies to the New York Timesbestselling PoutPout Fish.Swim along with Mr. Fish as he shows his friends...
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Amanda and the Lost Time Amanda dan Masa yang Telah Hilang
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Origin
JT BrannanFor millennia it has lain there undiscovered. Now the time has come... Research scientist Evelyn Edwards always knew the Antarctic held deep secrets but the discovery of a 40,000 y...
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Steve Hansen
Gregor PaulThe making of a New Zealand coaching greatBetween the years 2012 and 2019, Sir Steve Hansen oversaw an era of such remarkable success that it would be almost impossible to repeat. ...
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Inferno
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The Da Vinci Code
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The Alexiad
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Many Love
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Misbelief
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Boxer dan Brandon Boxer and Brandon
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Divan dan A Wonderful Day
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The Mozart Conspiracy
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A Work in Progress
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The Van Gogh Deception
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Business Brilliant
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Geeger the Robot Goes to School
Jarrett LernerAmelia Bedelia meets James Patterson’s House of Robots series in the adventures of Geeger, a robot who goes to school for the very first time, in the first story in a new, funtorea...
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Shelley Admont & KidKiddos BooksMalay English bilingual children's book. Perfect for kids studying English or Malay as their second language. Jimmy, the little bunny, likes to eat candy. He sneaks into the kitche...
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The Hope Vendetta
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The Last Unknowns
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Sellout
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Code Zero
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Candy Everybody Wants
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How to Hold a Grudge
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Divan dan A Wonderful Day
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