now over the last few months joe and i have been going head-to-head in some surprise
challenges yes we have we've had to do lots including we've had to decorate a
get decorate a cake for pick-off winner david atherton presented the weather
forecast for ohio and when evans we performed a ventriloquism routine i said that one right
for paul serding and we've been quizzed on all things mash-up by jenny from the chase
yes and yesterday afternoon rhys from cbc hq gave us our biggest surprise yet live on telly
but i'm about to reveal what your challenge is i knew it except something was happening
tomorrow on saturday mata live you two will be taking part in a race
but not running you'll be in giant inflatable balls giant inflatable balls
come in now there it is that is exactly what you're gonna be racing
you're gonna be
and now we know a little bit info but tom do you have any more information please well joe this
challenge is so big that it doesn't even fit in the studio here's bbc sport presenter mike bushel
to tell us more yes good morning joe and harps this week's challenge is huge it is indeed a
race around the mashup course down through the blue and yellow cones slanting your way down
rolling around then back up the middle crossing the finishing line in as quicker time as possible
and yes all the time inside one of these giant inflatable balls good luck hamsters
thank you right absolute legend you'll be able to see how we get along just like hamsters in
five five minutes yes thank you very much tom now as you can see we're already in our giant
inflatable balls earlier on me with set challenge to get around this obstacle course in these giant
inflatable balls mike tell us more oh my goodness who needs to form a european breakaway super
league when we've got the mash up zorb grand prix the highlight of my sporting career and i've been
to olympics i've been to world cups but this is it this is the pickle pinnacle down the course
in the balls rolling as fast as you can around the yellow and blue cones but look there are green
arrows on the floor you've got to go the right way round as if you won't be disorientated enough
by the time you reach the combs and then when you get to the end it's a sprint to the finish
rolling all the way back to try and claim the grand prix mashup zorb world championship prize
are you ready i'm sure you're hot enough you're already out of breath before we even start
so let's put you out your misery without further ado on your marks get set
go and they're off and oh it's a very steady start look at that technique i apologize to any hamsters
watching though for the lack of technique in these balls that it's not something that comes easy
and you can see it's neck and neck but they're taking a great line a brilliant steering around
those cones from both joe and harps it's about a 70 meter cross oh and joe's got a crab joe caught
a grab there and that's given the advantage to hamsu now has a two meter lead as she storms
down to the finishing line but i think joe's making up ground here this is gonna be a photo
finish if he can continue to come back like this we're about five meters away but harps holds on
oh my goodness that was brilliant apart from that one little hiccup for joe harps was fantastic with
her speed at the end despite the pressure from joe closing her down anyway let's get you out those
orbs i know how hot you are and while you're doing that coming guys get them out we'll have a look at
that race again because it was so so good wasn't it so close in the end it's a 70 meter course
the uh 100 meter record well i'm sure they weren't far off that's 23.21 seconds set in republic of
ireland but you could see that finish i think it had been another few meters joe might have done it
wow wow look at them catching their breath joe and harps oh my goodness i'm glad that was you
rather than me what a race joe you caught a little crab on that third card i think he was out there
yeah perhaps i've got to declare you my honor to declare you the world absorbing world champion
well done hamza you need to get yourself back in you need to do yeah thank you school
showdown by habs that was amazing mike thank you so much for being honored it's one for your show
well thank you very much and of course there's more surprise challenges coming
up in the next few weeks so make sure you stay tuned to mashup to see who has
the most hidden talents my money's on mike it's sadie mashup and we're definitely live