<Tr> <Th> 88 </Th> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Series 10, Episode 8 </Td> <Td> Vauxhall VXR8 </Td> <Td> Renault R25 Formula One Car Automobile history investigation GPS satellite self - controlled BMW 330i </Td> <Td> James Blunt Lewis Hamilton </Td> <Td> 2 December 2007 (2007 - 12 - 02) </Td> <Td> 8.35 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Clarkson and May drive around in some very old cars, as they look back at the complex layouts they had before finding the first car that had the control layout that would be a staple in all cars right up to the present . Meanwhile, Hammond attempts to see if he can drive two laps around Stowe Circuit at Silverstone in the Renault R25 Formula One car and discovers just how tough it is, while Clarkson looks over a barn - door engineered Australian car, the Vauxhall VXR8 (a rebadged HSV Clubsport R8), and steps into a driver-less BMW to supervise as he sees if it can do a lap of the track . Finally, James Blunt is the latest star in the Lacetti as he takes on a wet track, while Lewis Hamilton proves how good an F1 driver he is as he takes the Liana around a wet and oily track . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 89 </Th> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Series 10, Episode 9 </Td> <Td> Daihatsu Materia Ascari A10 Fiat 500 </Td> <Td> Britcar 24 Hour Endurance Race Race: Fiat 500 vs. BMX riders through Budapest </Td> <Td> Keith Allen </Td> <Td> 9 December 2007 (2007 - 12 - 09) </Td> <Td> 7.38 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> The bio-fuel crop has been harvested, but the presenters discover they've got 500 gallons worth of bio-diesel thanks to May buying the wrong seed . To dispose of it, they decide to enter the Britcar 24 hour endurance race at Silverstone Circuit, despite not being experienced with racing, all while using a modified BMW 330d that Hammond and Clarkson worked on . With help from The Stig, the boys find out just how tough an endurance race is as they deal with mechanical problems, trouble with qualifying, tiredness, and an accident that could spell curtains on them making it to the end . Meanwhile, May is in Budapest in the new Fiat 500 to see if he can win a race with some youths on BMX bikes, while Clarkson is told not to test any more supercars for the rest of the series, so he sees how the Daihatsu Materia hatchback is by comparing it to a "close" rival - the new Ascari A10 . Finally, Keith Allen faces the wettest day on record (according to the Stig) when he took to the track in the Lacetti . </Td> </Tr>

Top gear episode where they fill cars with water