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Get an exclusive sneak of Monday April 30’s all new episode of TOP GEAR – and see as Richard Hammond visits Texas to immerse himself in the world of NASCAR Racing.

Here, Richard leads the grid of 43 cars out on the NASCAR track. But is the Hamster up to the task to leading 39,000 horsepower?! As he instructs, “Don’t look in the mirror, it’s like being attacked by Tigers!”

During his visit to Texas Motor Speedway, Hammond explores the history of NASCAR and discovers how the sport evolved into the spectacle that it is today.

Plus, he learns what it’s like to be behind the wheel of a machine running 850 horsepower from those who know best: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stars Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and Juan Pablo Montoya. Hammond even gets a driving lesson from Kyle Petty, former NASCAR driver and son of NASCAR legend Richard Petty.

TOP GEAR is back for a mind-blowing season 18 full of amazing stunts, challenges and special features. Find out why this season has been anticipated like no other as the TOP GEAR trio – Richard Hammond, Jeremy Clarkson and James May – take cars to the limit and beyond, often in some of the most far-flung corners of the world.

This season, the Stars in the Reasonably Priced Car are shining brighter than ever! Including such mega-celebs as Ryan Reynolds, Michael Fassbender (X-Men: First Class, Shame), Black Eyed Peas’ Will.i.am, Matt LeBlanc (Friends, Episodes), Doctor Who’s Matt Smith, Guns & Roses’ Slash and more.

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Don’t miss the premiere of an all new episode *** Monday April 23 at a new time, 8:30pm/7:30c *** immediately followed by the world premiere of a new episode of Original Series RICHARD HAMMOND’S CRASH COURSE at 10/9c, only on BBC America.

This week, “Jeremy Clarkson walks into a restaurant, Richard Hammond looks at a clutch, and James May ignores a cat.”

Plus: the TOP GEAR trio head to Italy for a supercar shootout featuring the Lamborghini Aventador, the McLaren MP4-12C and the Noble M600. Their trip starts at the incredible Nardo test track, a facility so massive it is visible from space, before heading north for a nerve wracking drive around the centre of Rome. The journey concludes at the legendary Imola circuit, a track challenging enough to have embarrassed many an F1 driver, with a timed challenge against the incredible skills of The Stig.

And: Black Eyed Peas’ frontman Will.i.am straps in as the Star in the Reasonably Priced Car!

TOP GEAR is back for a mind-blowing season 18 full of amazing stunts, challenges and special features. Find out why this season has been anticipated like no other as the TOP GEAR trio – Richard Hammond, Jeremy Clarkson and James May – take cars to the limit and beyond, often in some of the most far-flung corners of the world. Plus Richard Hammond is in Texas to immerse himself in the world of NASCAR racing.

This season, the Stars in the Reasonably Priced Car are shining brighter than ever! Including such mega-celebs as Ryan Reynolds, Michael Fassbender (X-Men: First Class, Shame), Black Eyed Peas’ Will.i.am, Matt LeBlanc (Friends, Episodes), Doctor Who’s Matt Smith, Guns & Roses’ Slash and more.

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