Tomcat Vs Jet-Powered Kayak Race | Top Gear

Subscribe: bit.ly/SubscribeToTopGear Richard Hammond faces off against champion kayak racer Shaun Baker in a jet-powered kayak.
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[@TraustiGeir]

I guess that makes Hammond the only driver to hit an iceberg with a car.

[@KandiKlover]

That looked pretty funny. He might've won if he didn't smush the front into an ice cube.

[@scootdascoot7858]

Ya

[@pillrex4402]

Name the car Titanic

[@matthewl5434]

I AM NOT A DRIVING GOD!

[@iLikeBigBlackMen911]

Ya

[@andreww3609]

love the Pirates of the Caribbean soundtrack XD

[@nicholaskigen]

was looking for this comment

[@mastersanada]

Watched the series multiple times over, in movie theatres for 1, 2, and 4 and the rest ahem* legally. But shame it's gone to ruin now. And sparrow is no longer sparrow.

[@Brodrich]

i'm not sure if the song matches the kayak or the car better

[@thewizonline]

Saaameee

[@KoteDarasuum]

Looking at the kayak and hearing this music there is only one thing i can say. Thats got to be the best pirate i have ever seen.

[@Sir_C_]

6:18 "I don't believe that." Yeah, me neither.

[@wpmedia6377]

"that's got to be the best pirate I've ever seen" *"So it would seem"* 4:34

[@PaulV3D]

There's only 1 Top Gear; the one with Hammond, May and Clarkson!

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

+Paul Mckenna There are a lot of car shows though Paul, no reason to dislike them if your into car shows!

[@Minecraftrok999]

Paul Mckenna no there's not, they haven't even been the first lineup. Granted, they were the best though.

[@Mojo_360]

Yes very much so

[@whatyousaidbud]

Yeah but it was just a load of staged bullshit by the end so probably best they all left, all their races used to be edge of your seat stuff for me.....until I grew up and realised how staged it all was/is.

[@sergarlantyrell7847]

@@whatyousaidbud I was thinking "what a coincidence they just happened to have 2 different external cameras right at the block of ice richard crashed into..." I mean they try so hard to keep the crew out of film, it's extra obvious it's staged. Like if you occationally saw the chase boat, you'd at least think it was live.

[@Aeronaut1975]

Came for the F-14, left with a tear in my eye.

[@pitmezzari2873]

I got click baited too, but then I thought: "a fighter jet vs a canoe?" Nope, something tells me this ain't it.

[@End3rW1z]

So...who agrees that Hammond WOULD have won, if he didn't mess up and crash?

[@richardharrold9736]

And the later Wildcat with the 5-litre engine would have helped.

[@othmanmilad1134]

Richard Harrold ya know this comment is from 2 years ago right?

[@UrbanHeartBeatz]

Othman Milad And this comment is from three months later. What's your point?

[@simokurusawa6581]

THIS IS MY UPDATE AFTER 7 MONTHS :D

[@mattpet7913]

I mean it's obviously staged even the finish as they didn't really show them finishing

[@huntingwithachocolatelab2462]

He keeps calling it a canoe. It's a damn kayak. It even has "kayak" written on it.....

[@teamaincrad2307]

I guess brits call them that.

[@garrycoates2147]

So you go to the arctic where kayaks are invented and call them canoes!? So all British cars are called rickshaws ok?

[@kevinshort3943]

Better than calling those plastic sit on top turds kayaks.

[@RedWyvernRising]

Team AinCrad nah kayaks and canoes are different

[@Keithjustkeithwastaken]

@@RedWyvernRising a canoe of a type used originally by the Inuit, made of a light frame with a watertight covering having a small opening in the top to sit in. lmao

[@tone4388]

ok, the tomcat sounds badass.

[@gonewiththewind8072]

tone4388 TVR v8 m8, sounds beautiful

[@ironboley]

Hammond won, you can see him on the bridge when Shawn is only just under it.

[@trezythirdy3527]

Iron Will 0:57!!!

[@tobynewton8436]

I agree

[@TrevorDennis100]

It was all so obviously staged. Unless they a camera ready at every jump, and just happened to have a camera where he crashed into the ice. Fun to watch, but not real.

[@mr.sunmeadow]

Trevor Dennis You know, the race might’ve been real, but the crash, jumps and all that could’ve been added afterwards to add more action to the scenes.

[@Keithjustkeithwastaken]

@@mr.sunmeadow not could have were

[@mrlookashcz]

Kayak with engine? Only in TopGear!!!! :))

[@mrlookashcz]

Thanks for +1 guys.. It's nice to see my comment as TOP. Greeting from czech republic! :))

[@slimjim7677]

Lookash not really

[@nicholashe1198]

It’s red bull. They fund rally trucks and stunt jumpers and own 2 football teams that I know of. Jet kayak? Why not.

[@socks3920]

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[@xBuzz996]

Red Bull... Red Bull everywhere

[@jowilson275]

Must. Buy. Red Bull.

[@tommcglone2867]

xBuzz996 im watching at 4am. Must get more Red Bull.😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩

[@rhodesianwojak2095]

R E D B U L L

[@benparker384]

no more red bull

[@cincinnatislider]

Think of where we'd be without them...

[@Neopulse00]

That looks fun to use. Although looks like you need incredible upper body to maneuver with it over a long period of time.

[@sammysays1570]

We all know Top Gear is the BEST!!!

[@JimmyT28]

Gone2thedogs Old ass video but I'm going to give my two cents in. As a huge fan of the BBC Top Gear, I was estatic when they announced the American edition. They were as entertaining despite lacking the experience. But the big downfall was when they decided to end Season 1 (or was it later) putting Tanner's racing Ford Focus atop the factory car leaderboard. That was the moment I lost interest and went back to the good old original.

[@trevorflanagan4873]

“That’s got to be the best damn pirate i’ve ever seen”

[@karlfranzemperorofmandefil5547]

So it seems

[@mr.sunmeadow]

So it would seem

[@gagelochard8592]

Who’s here after watching the Hacksmith’s Jet powered Canadian Canoe?

[@mr.sunmeadow]

Me

[@HenrikFaehrmann]

The force of the algorithm brought us together! See you in 5 years guys😊

[@Crashentyre]

Shout out to Pirates.

[@SleeplessAdrian]

4:35 - Pirates of the caribbean soundtrack , haha. Only difference, is that it's racing on ice.

[@sheba6789]

i was expecting jack sparrow to come out somewhere lol

[@frstrspndr1478]

It was actually pretty fitting

[@joekrokosky3856]

4:33 Killed me when the music started playing 😂

[@koenieboy1]

This is the first time in history, a hamster visited Iceland

[@MrJontekarlsson]

Such a set up, every time. Still like it lol

[@Metriximor]

Some say if he ever needs a life support, it will be a car...All we know is his name is Stig!

[@262.productions]

where's the titanic when you need it.

[@inmysparetime378]

Producer: "So Hammond you went over the budget was it the car or the kayak..." Hammond: "No it was actually the pirates of the Caribbean theme song that did it."

[@jamiewhalen9393]

Wow, that Bowler sounds great.

[@gonewiththewind8072]

Jamie his isn't a bowler wildcat, just a Tomcat

[@MindFloodMedia]

Jokulsarlon! So beautiful there, love watching a Top Gear Clip when I've been there. Man these boys make me wanna travel....and drive fast. Really, really fast.

[@erronblack308]

The Pirates music xD that was awesome.

[@3bepbe]

Обожаю

[@genejeffries2888]

Jet drive kayak... i so need that in my life.

[@winndixie5505]

Lotta editing and sure it was chorography at literally it's finest...BUT!! still pretty rad to watch!! Fantastic job guys! Total dude worthy watch

[@vrex899]

Canoe: you are kneeling and only have a one bladed paddle Kayak: you are sitting with a 2 bladed paddle THEY ARE NOT THE SAME

[@Mihalyofficial]

You know shits real when pirates of the carribean is being played during your race.

[@justtired5535]

The guys are always picking on Hammond for being short but on the back window of his vehicle it said ... "ELF". 😅🤣😂

[@herobrinecolt34]

6:29 *titanic flashbacks *

[@lbgstzockt8493]

I love how the car hits an ice block at like 60 miles an hour but there isn't even a dent in the car

[@motolunatic]

Was actually waiting for a new video , and here it is , TY TopGear...

[@dakduif100]

Loving the principle of uploading little clips

[@dopaminedopamine9724]

TOP GEAR MEMEING BEFORE ALL OF US

[@Plaidredmarmotte]

What was Hammond expecting. He was driving a British engineered soap box.

[@1lvl]

"Roasted his buttocks" Hahaha ! Love Top Gear

[@0ISanderI0]

this was awesome

[@maxlindner2274]

*goes through 100 gallons of gas for fun* “where’s the icebergs when you need them?”

[@MrJujitsu62]

You found the ice burg on shore buddy !! You nailed it !! LOL Nice car ; I hope it hasn't too much Land Rover in it as most of the L.Rovers I see ; are on the back of flat-beds , getting hauled off to the dealers for repairs. What happened to the Arctic ice race ????

[@soundspire360]

That's the best pirate I've ever seen.

[@leo000730]

That kayak is sick!

[@thezac2059]

Most badass thing I've ever seen.

[@dannyoregan5022]

- That’s got to be the best pirate I’ve ever seen... - So it would seem

[@Sethjxl]

"and of course it doesn't float"... Starts and finishes race floating...

[@cristian95291]

Que pasada sigue así haciendo estos vídeos tan chulos

[@sfbulldogg1]

It moves !

[@rockstarJDP]

Gotta be honest I was disappointed when it turned out not to be an Tomcat of the fighter jet variety...

[@sajanavithanapathirana6761]

who thought this was a Kayak vs a Grumman F-14 Tomcat? Like if u did

[@alienskullcollector3366]

That is the best pirate i've ever seen.

[@sogwatchman]

I just watched this episode on Netflix last night... LOL

[@Offroadlights4sale]

Thou found the ice berg on land when you hit it....

[@jackykneidinger]

Oh my god that defender is awesome!

[@brooksbenton6641]

That Pirates of the Caribbean music really did the trick

[@peepeepoopoo2535]

Thats got to be the best pirate i've ever seen!

[@robertfitzsimmons9428]

It's a KAYAK Richard! KAYAK!

[@zachmillwood]

I love the irony of playing the Pirates of the Caribbean music while they're in Iceland.

[@VTREX2010]

To whomever that this refers to, most of the races on Top Gear aren't staged. What do you want? A live action race while they're filming? They did the race already and the one you're watching is a edited version, because, of course they can't show you the whole thing(unless you purchase the unedited version). And Hammond crashing into the ice isn't staged. He just lost control of the car.

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

+VTREX2010 So right, but so many will decide to bash any other car show. Car people just enjoy them all I guess.

[@Poud2]

If it wasn’t staged I reckon the show would be a bit boring but top gear had a good balance between staged and real

[@whatyousaidbud]

Just so happened to crash into an iceberg perfectly in front of a camera and in focus without the camera panning past expecting the car to carry on! Yeah, ok, this was a good show if you were 12yrs old and had no idea about anything they were doing.

[@wayfarer3535]

That’s got to be the best pirate I’ve ever seen.

[@toastycarp]

That has got to be the greatest pirate I have ever seen

[@yiwang2922]

I like the use of the pirates of the carebbenans music during the race

[@ChurchieShed]

Me want! Super Kayak!

[@leveltate]

Well you asked for an ice burg when you need one.. Hello you hit one.. LMAO!!

[@braeeee_]

My stupid ass thought he was gunna go against an F14 Tomcat 😂

[@matti3667]

6 years later, and it still gets recommended

[@nickrushworth6925]

When the title says "Tomcat", I thought it was a kayak vs an F-14 jet!!

[@droidking3907]

Flying Devil 737 same

[@stijnkremer6923]

yep

[@moneysatou]

drivingGOD is back!

[@Samsson83]

Funny how they say it doesn't float if the engine stops and yet he is waiting under the bridge floating. And when he turns you actually see that the engine is missing and he is paddling away with mixed in engine sound.. :-)

[@spetsnatzlegion3366]

Now I see it I can’t unsee it and it will annoy me forever

[@dhlehrenlos]

Thought f-14 Tomcat xD

[@Wr3343]

You know its getting intense when the pirates of the Caribbean music starts

[@erhartvincent9637]

Viva top gear everybody !!!

[@JJ-bo4ir]

Ahhh the good old days of TOP GEAR.... ....i do miss seeing those guys on BBC 2 on a Sunday evening ☹

[@MrRonique]

good engine sound!

[@gabrijeldmvc]

**Laughs in the Hacksmith**

[@thespartan3065]

Idk why but I like when Jeremy is in a vid lol

[@ClinicalDecisionYikesYT]

He's the best....IN THE WORLD!!

[@WestleyBates]

That rover sounds beautiful

[@Kaziklu]

I grew up in Northern Ontario. The British have clearly never tired very hard if they couldn't figure out how to put an outboard on a canoe.

[@oooSturmgeistooo]

Exactly my thought. I dont life in canada, but i often drove kayak or kanu with an smal outboarder. Its really relaxing. Not as relaxing as with paddles however. I dont get what all this fuzz is about niether....

[@snek4091]

That’s gotta be the best pirate I’ve ever seen

[@DasZees]

Disappointing that the "Tomcat" in "Tomcat Vs Jet-Powered Kayak Race" didn't mean a Grumman F-14 Tomcat.

[@simplykiwified1606]

Wished for ice and got ice XD

[@leo000730]

The kayak is sick

[@sarak6978]

Why can't the german tv also do such cool things! i just love you guys :D

[@SuperSt0ne]

Hammond and Baker: Pirates of the Ice Lake

[@aleksjenner677]

All the races are rigged but it is still fun to watch it. Like WWE but better

[@Zak-ob5ze]

This wasn't

[@Zak-ob5ze]

@@Rando2636 Dont like it dont watch it

[@Alex-cw3rz]

They aren't rigged, why would they bother to rig it?

[@robertbrazier5097]

From the title, I thought he was going to race an F-14 Tomcat

[@namzuged]

Is it just me or have they used the Pirates of the Caribbean theme again in this episode? :D

[@lapeciq]

This is the best pirate I have ever seen

[@kylebuchan9401]

Hammond is now the new titanic😂

[@skybluesky1000]

Hahaahahahaha Where is the iceberg when you need it

[@paulames3111]

Pretty sure Mokai has been making pretty slick jet Kayaks for well over a decade..

[@fcukcsify]

I Like it !

[@AMR-ic7ic]

Amaziiing...

[@extratyper2743]

i hate that they raced so hard and then the true winner is the cameraman. HE WAS EVEN KEEPING PACE BECAUSE THEY WERE SO SLOW XD!!

[@BassSwirls]

He puts his thumbs through the steering wheel.... best way to break them.

[@idontknowwhattochangemynam8644]

That has to be the best pirate I’ve ever seen

[@idontknowwhattochangemynam8644]

Lone Wolf basically the same thing

[@idontknowwhattochangemynam8644]

Lone Wolf I know I did

[@user-ow7tt9dz5h]

Cool!

[@andreasfurlong7788]

I swear Hammond won, the time that he got out of the car made the canoe look like it won