After 9 years, Richard Hammond Has Finally Done It

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After a couple of years of development, Richard Hammond took his last ever Top Gear car racing! He entered the modified MGB into a classic car race at Oulton Park, and with Ben Collins (the old Stig) there to support him, Richard's aim was simply to finish the race. With the car being in good shape, all he had to do was not crash...
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[@Drivetribe]

Stream Richard Hammond's Workshop on Discovery+ here: bit.ly/Discovery-24-H8-YT

[@vintagevinylvets1187]

We would love very much to watch in the United States but his show doesn’t air here. WHY?!

[@Valtrex666]

That url isn't working, just throwing error - Page Not Found This page is not available at this time.

[@lifeschool]

I dont watch anything unless its on youtube, sorry.

[@Darkstar77_1]

Not in Canada apparently. :(

[@numlockkilla]

Quit geolocking shows. If you democrat board ceo companies want no boarders, world economy, then unlock these shows for the masses to watch.

[@mnplumberman]

Top Gear car, Hammond racing, Ben commentating, doesn't get much better than that.

[@jondonnelly3]

Don't they work well together? GT was all sillyness and stunts and yes that is over. However there is a focus and seriousness about Hammond here that I enjoy watching and want to see more of. Ben also clearly good in front of a camera and make a more than decent presenter. Why not make a serious show!

[@DSmicklas]

It seriously doesn't. I feel like we are watching an obsession be born in Richard.

[@doug-core8850]

Reverse gear

[@myth0l0gical49]

@@doug-core8850 Short gear XD

[@EastyyBlogspot]

Its not the stig...its the stigs helmetless, talkative cousin

[@LukeC-yy7mk]

😂😂😂

[@SimonBauer7]

Some say he was the stig, but in a failed experiment they had to replace him...

[@denman2991]

i hear that in Jeremy's voice 😂

[@KingC-way425]

He’s the Stig’s pet Hamster

[@topmandog1]

given how talkative he is, i'm shocked he lasted so long

[@thatsgottahurt]

Now that the Grand Tour is done, this is the type of content we need. By far the best Drive Tribe video in a long time.

[@DarthB1ggles]

The last couple seasons of Hammond's Workshop have been a lot about getting this car out on the track. Really worth watching if you're looking for more of this.

[@boomeraus0073]

@@DarthB1ggles Not everyone can watch it sadly

[@DarthB1ggles]

@@boomeraus0073 Well.. if you can, you should. Should I have not recommended it because not everyone has access?

[@kantina4765]

Yeah the other people who pop up on this channel are fine but these guys are natural born pros

[@triton_dreams]

100%

[@mattcook3801]

Ben Collins as the host of this series has legs. Best content on this channel yet, by a margin.

[@Darkstar77_1]

Little dry, but great commentary.

[@JayWelchy]

Agree with this. Yep.

[@robkiefer2034]

Thank you Hammond, Ben and Drivetribe for actually still providing us old Top Gear thrills!!? (Y)

[@darasen66]

Ben is so good as presenter. I am not sure how he hasn't been scooped up for a major production. DriveTribe deserves at least 10M subs.

[@MOZEiGORE]

Dude has been holding it in for years

[@Cervando]

His grin was so genuine and infectious, he was like a kid in a toy shop for the first time.

[@gillianpile7910]

I think that’s one of my favourite films DriveTribe has done. Richard’s willingness to learn and sheer enthusiasm is very engaging as is Ben’s solid advice and his obvious desire to see Richard do well. It seems that even at the age of 54 Richard still needs that adrenaline rush which he got from filming TG/GT and has to do something now to replace. The discussed differences between ‘racing for tv and racing for real’ is also fascinating.

[@topmandog1]

i imagine ben has given richard advice before

[@gillianpile7910]

@@topmandog1In his book Ben only talks about the BritCar24 race.

[@topmandog1]

@@gillianpile7910 OK.....

[@sambarker7930]

I get the feeling that it was more Clarkson and, perhaps to a lesser extent, May that were done with the Grand Tour

[@brettstowell4029]

@@sambarker7930 Yeah. They're also about 10 years older. More if Richard turned 39 again, but I did hear him admit to 50 at some point.

[@technom3598]

No one has better comedic timing with a simple "no" than hammond. Its masterful. 2 letters... 1 syllable... And het so much was comveyed.

[@DigitalDirtFarmer]

This video makes me so happy. Richard is genuinely so excited after the race. It’s amazing to see! And having Ben Collins as part of the team…even better!

[@Jimmy_Broadbent]

So cool to see Richard out there enjoying himself. Only done a couple of classic races myself, but there really is nothing better! Hope to see more :)

[@joshc1981]

Plz no punterino

[@Senanshero6]

I love how after all these years, Hammond still lingers on Ben's every word 🙌🏼

[@RennyChan]

It's so nice to see Ben and Hammond make content together

[@mikedockal8978]

The video made me realize that over the years Richard has done most of the car related stuff for us, the viewers. It's great to see him doing something for himself.

[@Jungles_of_Lustria]

"We could be gentle with it... in the hopes it will last longer...but whats the point in that?" - Me & Every $1000 sh*tbox car I have owned in the last 30 years. 😂

[@LordInter]

what's the worst that can happen, I've had it for 2 years, time for a new one anyway

[@Jungles_of_Lustria]

@@LordInter "Let's see if these reliability issues that I've watched on KZbin about this car are actually true. RedLine Torture Test...Begin! *Eurobeat Intensifies*"

[@LordInter]

@Jungles_of_Lustria ooooh that's what that rattling was! hmmmm I wonder what just fell off, can't be important the wheels are still attached

[@seanquigley3605]

Exactly!!!!! Drive it like you stole it! Had a 84 2.3 Turbo Thunderbird with an automatic as a first car that was the definition of slow a$$ $hit box I still drove so hard I blew the exhaust manifold on.

[@Jungles_of_Lustria]

@@LordInter I am not at all ashamed to say that exact line of reasoning has crossed my mind and lips multiple times over the years. I'm just returning metal to the Earth from whence it came by leaving my muffler in the ditch on a winding logging Road in the middle of nowhere. 🤓

[@jondonnelly3]

Hammond and Ben do have chemistry. I see potential in another show. Maybe purely modding cars for racing. A mix of engineering and driving. Doing each mod and seeing each improvement in lap time. Hammonds clearly has a decade or more to give.

[@Pead929]

This is fun watching Richard attack racing seriously. Knew his progress would be quick. I think the issue with a lot of drivers is finding the bravery to find the limit. Richard knows what going over the limit is like better than most 😂

[@blackjacktrial]

He knows more than most race drivers what over the limit can mean.

[@BSRaven]

I remember a quote from an engine builder on another channel, something along the lines of: "How will you know what the limit is without going over it once or twice? ...Or three hundred times?"

[@chzoronzon9472]

Over the limit of the cliff, certainly :D

[@seanquigley3605]

Nice to see Richard excited again. Hopefully this means his Panto debute will have to wait a while yet.

[@TheTennesseeTornado]

This might be one of my favorite DT videos. Hammond was like a kid on Christmas, and Ben's commentary was perfect. I will say that I do hate the fact that we can't get Hammond's Workshop in the States. I've only seen clips and would kill to be able to watch the whole series.

[@TJSaw]

Richard, pls never leave KZbin.

[@martinnaylor]

Need to see Ben in the racing team just for a bit of old time Top Gear vibes again. Must admit Ben just commentating is fantastic for Drivetribe.

[@jofi4580]

Its great that these people still work together from time to time.

[@mattjkv47]

Love seeing Hammond taking motorsport seriously and loving it. For the car, focus on all of the handling, make it a gem to drive. When RH is done with it, keep it for others to race under the COG name

[@SYSTEMERROR01]

You can tell hammond is enjoying himself here, he always seems a bit stressed in his videos but this was nice to see 👍🏽

[@Tess1061]

THE STIG AND HAMSTER. Seeing Ben encourage Hammond and give him advice is so heartwarming. This is honestly so precious.

[@peterabbott1974]

Nice to see Ben with Richard again

[@porkster5924]

I was there at the meeting. Got some great pictures of Hamster too.

[@787Speedbrakes]

Really, really, really, really, really bloody loved this video. Beats the majority of stuff on tv hands down. Ben and Richard in the same team pleeeeassseee.

[@randallweeks5081]

This was truly great to watch and seeing Ben take Richard under his racing wing is awesome. Can't wait to see what track is next to come and any other things drivetribe puts in front of me eyes. Lol

[@bradcraig6676]

KZbin does not get better than this.

[@mattbaker5364]

LOVE Seeing Ben and Richard together again! More, please!

[@bulotrex]

What a great episode! One of the best! Give a raise to the person who had the idea of calling Ben Collins to be the host with Hammond. Its funny how Hammond is more focus on having fun while Ben is obsessed with racing like all racing drivers 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Cheers from Brazil!

[@ViceAdmiralMcNugget]

I would love to have more lap commentary and racing lessons from Ben! Phenomenal!

[@danieleaton1399]

Brilliant to see Hammond racing he learned very quickly, if I was modifying this it would be Perspex windows ,some fibreglass panels and a k series 1.8 vvc engine

[@TicTacTrolleyServiceTico]

Amazed Richard didn't bin it.. but Ben and Rich together for a Race is brilliant!!

[@revelare_xvii6269]

The Grand Tour may be over, but this is definitely not the last we’ll see of the trio’s solo shenanigans.

[@micahOnGuitar]

always loved when the three amigos entered races so I'm defs here for this series!

[@jaysmartin]

This was fun - thanks for using us along for the drive

[@Games_and_Music]

Respectable result, it made me think back of Gran Turismo, racing with my first car that hasn't gone through all the racing mods yet. Would be cool to see the progress on this one, definitely weight reduction and more power for now. Maybe some day the Cog can make a monster.

[@englishgentleman7471]

Ah oulton park. Love this track. Crashed once here half the track day guys helped rebuild my car. Was back on track in 3 hours. Plus it’s tricky but soooo much fun.

[@Gorbyrev]

MGB on Minilites - lovely. Also that Herald / Vitesse got the best start! Great video gentlemen and well done Richard.

[@AnonymousOne11One]

Richard is living every Man's dream! Couldn't be happening to a more deserving person.

[@JoostKmovies]

Richard, the smallest cog and drive tribe should try to attend the SPA SIX HOURS CLASSIC!! See Chris Harris his video about this race and just imagine the fun and content it would deliver

[@costafilh0]

This is great! I know I'm asking a lot, but it would be SO COOL to end the year with a peaceful, unpretentious, relaxing, not super high production and fun trip with the Trio, EXCLUSIVE ON DRIVE TRIBE!

[@chaneczka84]

02:38 best advice for Hammond!

[@ingratu20]

it has a lot of top gear vibe..... i think we would like to see futures films with you guys in the future, like in the olden days.... in the Sunday evenings. Thank you

[@bretrogers5521]

I'd love to see the 4 of them (Ben, Jeremy, Richard and James) just doing racing like this. I could watch this all day long. Congrats to the team for the achievements made in that race.

[@metriczeppelin]

This reminded me of my SCCA days in the 90's here in the states, love it, please show more!

[@mrjklee]

Ben and Hammonds humour is halarious

[@ascottpatterson]

first congradulations on the podium , and huge thumbs up to Richard for the memory upscale :) that was the most fantastic part of the whole video, loved seeing Ben the greatest Tame racing driver.

[@mojosabien]

It’s great to see Richard so very engaged in what he’s doing and loving it. It’s also great to see the response the littlest cog and drivetribe get in response to their content. With regards to the weight of the car, ally bonnet, boot doors if possible but losing as much of the glass as they can, replacing it with Perspex. Getting rid of the dash and replacing it with a digital display and small switch panel. Lose every decorative ounce out of the car. Here’s to the future success of TLC Racing.

[@boozeontherocks]

This was so fun to watch. The joy and the knowlede. These two could host a racing program for sure.

[@greenstair]

This has been really enjoyable to watch and whoever edited it did a great job of transmitting the atmosphere of the race. Love it

[@GroppeljohannKlotenkempe-vr6oh]

It is so wholesome to watch Ben Collins and the Hamster together, getting along fantastically! So now we habe Mike, Richard and Ben - that‘s a trio of presenters on car related stuff. Sounds familiar and promising for the future!

[@yarrowind9]

Great video! Awesome with BC "THE STIG" as the main host! Love y'all, thank you!

[@_spartan11796]

Happy Sunday everyone

[@Aotearoa_Kiwi]

Happy Monday.

[@lukeguilfoyle2425]

Happy Sunday/Monday to you too mate

[@mickthemaverick5998]

Richard, as well as your plans for the body panels in GRP etc don't forget to swap the glass for plastic of some sort, and minimise the painting!!

[@thefiftyfour]

I'd replace the glass for Lexan! Perfect clarity

[@peterskorec8246]

So much fun to watch. Also Ben had to have hard to be mute when he was the one and only Stig. Talkative chap isn’t he. Legend!

[@utubesquizz]

Well done Richard. I miss racing with the CSCC. Keep it up!

[@n-gauge-us5219]

I absolutely love that your race car is an MGB GT ❤ Love them so much. Can’t wait to see the next one!

[@jonpowell8014]

Oulton, our local track...what a place. Used to go there for BSB when the kids were little...

[@Moolers]

That Britcar 24h race with the BMW 330d is arguably the best thing Top Gear ever did.

[@chrissilvester5663]

Loving this Richard & Ben combo. Hope we see far more of this duo

[@webby724]

This has been an absolutely fantastic watch

[@Paynos]

Just superb video guys. Exquisite content I genuinely cannot wait to see more of

[@scruff520]

Brilliant! Richard under Bens tuition was awesome 👍 more please, especially after modifications will be epic x

[@CarYenta-1]

Ben Collins is really really great! I genuinely enjoy this so much, thank you.

[@garyseaton4619]

Absolutely brilliant... Love the car... All the best wishes for future endeavors...

[@jamesricketts6186]

Go Richard. Great to see you racing.

[@Jo3man96]

You can absolutely tell that these two spent years working together at Top Gear, it’s great to see them working together again, with both of them able to talk. Been watching Hammond since the first ‘new’ Top Gear episode in ‘02 when I was 6, he’s one of my favourite presenters in media.

[@user-oz2tk8ng4o]

You mean Richard is one of your favourite presenters......... in the world :) Right?

[@eddiebezzell]

I loved him saying “out there its just me and a couple of triumphs” I had no idea on my first track day how relaxing it can be on the edge, just you and the next corner! No time to worry about any life issues except “should I take a couple of psi out of the rears” 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@briannentwick260]

Absolutely loved every bit of this! Can't wait to see Hammond on track more.

[@davidreilly9893]

Now that the show is over, I feel like there's such a big opportunity for more content like this! This really brings back that old-school Top Gear feel. Richard and Ben are a great duo-just missing Ben behind the wheel! I'd love to see a whole series following Hammond's team racing through a season.

[@jayblaq]

Gosh! That excitement on his face is so beautiful.

[@BroInJapan]

Loving this. Awesome to see Hammond taking driving to another level

[@KuroRyuu86]

I can't get access to Disco+ in my country, SO thank you DriveTribe for showing some of the Raw giddyness of Hamster doing his run in his racecar. It's fascinating to see such a big grin on his face over the many failures that happened in the past on a racetrack. Love it

[@Ramonatho]

Richard's mention of having that conversation on the podium is part of why I've always liked him. He really values the act of earning something, and knows not to step on what he hasn't earned.

[@evanbeedle5693]

Hammond looks like the thing he had always imagined was better and different than he thought. He's hooked and you can see it in the smile.

[@Train64693]

The best ever with 2 absolute pros. More of this please. Lol

[@michaelbunce1519]

The presenter becomes the race driver n the race driver becomes the presenter. It's a long long way from top gear . Love it !

[@matthewhogans6507]

So happy to see Richard learning how to love driving for himself.

[@jugglingthree7957]

The insurance for this must be mental! The premiums for all the other drivers now Hammond is raving with them.

[@kevinshort3943]

From watching the driver change over, a quick release booster cushion would be the mod/upgrade. lol

[@IamNotU]

Anyone else notice @ 13:10 that they had to remove the booster seat for Richard?

[@idlehanz7469]

Chunks wouldn't have fitted other wise 🤣 no time for moving seats about. fastest pitstop methology, hence the 9 place gain

[@ataxpayer723]

this is normal when you have various drivers haring one race seat.

[@chickentuber]

Great video! More of this please!! 👍

[@jonflamming8775]

Love this content guys. This is a winning formula and agree with what others have said, it's the type of content we need after the end of TG/GT. Feels like a sweet continuation and a fresh leaf at the same time.

[@michaelredford5389]

I know they said that they're done, and getting old but it would be fun to see the three (or 4 if Ben is up for it) to attempt a 24hr race again. Maybe in one of their old cheap cars like Richard has done here. Obviously, Clarkson has the farm. But a weekend away wouldn't hurt. 😁

[@davidstocking1622]

It's comparable Ben and Richard in their fields of expertise. Richard is so comfortable commentating in front of camera but getting more skilled in the car, racing. Ben is so comfortable and skilled on the track but getting better and better in front of the camera. More of this please.🤟

[@AJ-io2bo]

It's great to see Hammond being a legend like he always is

[@DesertWolf392]

Ben doing what he does best. And teaching Hammond how to race is fantastic. I do believe that he gave them advice when they did the 24hr race l, during the TG era.

[@thomasheart1337]

Love having Ben back on

[@geebskerbal2771]

I had good fun watching!.

[@thomasg2488]

This is something that would properly suit James May from the preperation side I think. Jeremy..........not so much. But seeing Ben teach Richard more about racing is great

[@thebodysnatcher4359]

This is the content we want! Great video!

[@megamoose199]

Now this, this is great! Brilliant video!!

[@nicholasgosselin7051]

Amazing video together! It was amazing!

[@simurrell6556]

I’m not first to say but this is great partnership Hammond and Collins. Please please do more. It’s a gem waiting to happen. Pure entertainment 👍👍👍👍👌👌👌

[@Draco_Alpha]

what a great video and driving performance by Richard. no joke, this makes me want to get into club racing.

[@TheStaniulis]

Richard Hammond is the person who knows what the danger and death is. So it's say when the vehicle just brake down he will fix that thing