There he is, Mr Slowly.
-Morning. -(GRUNTS) Hang on.
Right, what's the plan?
Well, we're going to find out
whether it's faster to fly or drive
from here to the Canadian border.
-Fly. -Well, you say that,
-but if you look on a map... -(MOUTHS SILENTLY)
...you, because you're not using a car,
will have to go from here in Central Park
on a train to JFK, then fly to Buffalo
and then use a bus to get to the finish line
at the Niagara Falls, where I'll be waiting for you.
You won't be waiting for me.
I will. This thing does 216 miles an hour!
Yes, I know, but where, between there and there,
are you gonna do 216 miles an hour?
Yes, but you've got to spend two hours at JFK being touched inappropriately
and giving them your toothpaste.
Anyway, you've got a handicap.
-What handicap? -Here it is!
(JAMES SIGHS)
Seriously? I thought he was in hospital.
No, you mean you hoped he was in hospital, but he isn't!
He's come all the way out here.
He's keen to get back to work.
So I've become a carer, is that what you're saying?
Yes. Morning, Hammond.
-Morning, chaps! How are you? -We're very well.
You do know this is a race car, don't you?
Yes, apart from the fact it's got indicators and a rear-view mirror and...
Yeah, but it was built to go racing,
and you do know racing cars never work on the road.
After an hour in this, you'll be scared you're gonna to die.
After two hours, you'll be scared in case you don't die.
Shall we just get on with this?
(ENGINE RUMBLES)
-Ready? -Yes!
(LAUGHS) What was that?
-Nothing, nothing. -That looks tremendous!
I've got it up again now. That was in its V-Max mode.
Right. Ready, steady...
Yes.
(ENGINE RUMBLES)
Go.
He hasn't got a chance, has he?
He has if you just stand there. Let's go!
It's this way, come on.
Er...James?
Nothing, don't worry.
-What? -Nothing.
Yeah, but it means both of them, not just this one.
Come and see the man without a disability sitting in the special seat!
-Ow! -There's nobody else disabled down here.
I'd be better if I could sit in that special seat that's reserved for me.
It's reserved for disabled people.
-Like me! -You're not disabled!
Temporarily, yes, I am!
You're not disabled, you've had a playground injury
as a result of your own half-wittedness.
-Oh! -That's not disabled.
I'm surprised you don't do more charity work with the differently abled.
JAMES: Having reached JFK in no time at all...
...Hop-Along Hammond was now slowing us down again...
...so I decided to speed him up.
You do realise this is not a self-propelled one,
it hasn't got the big wheels, you'll have to push me?
-Yeah, that's all right. -Cool.
It's better than listening to that clink-chink-clink noise for the rest of the day.
You've really suffered, mate. I don't know how you've put up with it.
Thank you.
-I'm just gonna do a quick brake test. -Yeah.
-(SQUEAKS AND CRUNCHES) -(RICHARD GRUNTS) Yeah, they work.
-Is this it? -This is our stop.
-Yeah. -Right.
(PANTING)
Four miles.
-(PANTING) -Are you gonna have a heart attack on television?
Yeah.
Don't wanna lose this.
What's it say there? "Falls".
(PANTING)
Right, this is it.
Where the hell are they?
(PANTING)
There's the observation tower.
There is the observation tower, that's where I'm headed.
Dicky wheel. (PANTING)
Ah! Oh! I have been turned into Richard Hammond by six hours in that car.
(PANTING)
This is it. There's the bridge thing.
Oh, God. Jesus.
-In we go. -Howdy.
Ooh.
Oh, God, so it all comes down to,
is he the other side of this barrier?
Can you get that door, Hammond?
Yeah, I got it, got it, got it.
Oh. Hang on. Oh. Look.
Let me sit down, sorry. Put the brake on.
How long you been here?
Long enough to do some nice pictures
-and some Instagram work. RICHARD: Oh, good.
JEREMY: Why are you so tired?
I've been pushing him uphill!
RICHARD: He doesn't like it. -He's actually sweating.
-He's been running! -I've run on the internet.
I thought he might have a heart attack.
James May is going to die live on TV.
I'm gonna do it here, just talk amongst yourselves.
(PANTING)