<P> The tests began with a drag race; Hammond won easily, Clarkson came second, and May last . They then performed a race to see how long it took to load and unload various items (each presenter was given an illegal immigrant). May had little trouble loading his van, but had an uncooperative immigrant . Clarkson, who continually moaned about his aversion to manual labour, simply threw most of his items into the Transit carelessly . He then wrongfooted May by parking just behind the LDV to stop it unloading . Clarkson consequently won, while Hammond, who had fallen far behind due to the comparatively small storage space of the Suzuki, lost badly . </P> <P> The third challenge was tailgating a passenger car as closely as possible . Thanks to the Suzuki's flat front, Hammond came close to a centimetre . Clarkson crashed the Transit into the back of the car, and May's LDV was completely outpaced . Next the presenters were told to replace their driver's side doors . Hammond and May were able to remove their doors easily, while Clarkson simply rammed his off with the LDV . He then used tape to fix a new door on, while Hammond successfully fitted his with bolts; May eventually ran out of time . The fifth challenge tested how long a burglar took to break into the rear door of each van; the burglar failed to open Hammond's, smashed open May's in half a minute, but took only 10 seconds to break into the Transit . Finally the presenters were tasked with outrunning a police patrol car driven by the Stig on their test track . Clarkson won the event, which also featured a spectacular roll - over by Hammond trying to achieve the Scandinavian flick while going round the first corner . Hammond, however, still won the overall challenge . Winner: Hammond </P> <P> Series Nine, Episode Three </P> <P> The presenters wanted to find out if it was easier to buy a car for a holiday rather than hire one, so each of them was given a budget of US $1000 to purchase a car, which they would take on a road trip across four US states, from Miami, Florida to New Orleans, Louisiana . Clarkson bought a 1989 Chevrolet Camaro, May got a 1989 Cadillac Brougham Sedan, while Hammond bought a Dodge Ram pick - up truck . </P>

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