| Top Gear Australia: Ashes Special | |
|---|---|
| Format | Motoring |
| Presented by | Australia: Shane Jacobson Ewen Page Steve Pizzati UK: Jeremy Clarkson Richard Hammond James May |
| Country of origin | Australia United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 1 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Nine Network (AUS) BBC 2/BBC HD (UK) |
| Picture format | 16:9, 576i (SDTV) (Aus) 1080i (HDTV) (UK) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original airing | 28 September 2010 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Top Gear Australia, Top Gear |
Top Gear Australia: Ashes Special is a special episode of the motoring series Top Gear Australia. It is part of the Channel Nine revamp of Top Gear Australia, which sees Australian hosts Ewen Page, Steve Pizzati and Shane Jacobson, take on the hosts of the UK Top Gear, James May, Richard Hammond, and Jeremy Clarkson[1] in a series of challenges involving the best and worst of British motoring, as well as a rally, and driving through a safari park. Other challenges include a drag race between a Holden VE Commodore ute and a standard looking Ford Transit van customised (unknowingly to the Australian presenters) with a Jaguar XJ220 engine, and the double car race seen in Series 11 of Top Gear UK. An edited version of the Ashes Special was shown in the UK on 30 January 2011 as part of Series 16, Episode 2 of Top Gear UK.[2]. In the end, Top Gear UK Wins.