Top Gear

Season 1 Episode 8

45 Seasons Aug 31, 1978 TV-PG 30m 8.4

Every year a quarter of a million people go to Le Mans to watch this premier sports car race in the international calendar. This year Top Gear cameras followed the fortunes—and misfortunes—of the Ian Bracey entry, the Ibec-Hesketh 308LM, from the moment when it made its debut at Donnington Park and then throughout the 24-hours-race, until the final climax.

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1

1.

Aired: Jul 13, 1978

The big holiday rush begins this weekend and many drivers plan to travel thro...

Episode 2

2.

Aired: Jul 20, 1978

The training of a British police driver is said to be the best in the world, ...

Episode 3

3.

Aired: Jul 27, 1978

The MOT test continues to be controversial. Is the interpretation consistent ...

Episode 4

4.

Aired: Aug 3, 1978

Tonight Angela Rippon reports from Northern Ireland where to park your car ca...

Episode 5

5.

Aired: Aug 10, 1978

Tonight Angela Rippon climbs into the cab to report on the latest situation a...

Episode 6

6.

Aired: Aug 17, 1978

Angela attends the finals of a nationwide search to find a girl rally driver ...

Episode 7

7.

Aired: Aug 24, 1978

Traffic jams make the headlines almost every weekend of the summer. When the ...

Episode 8

8.

Aired: Aug 31, 1978

Every year a quarter of a million people go to Le Mans to watch this premier ...

Episode 9

9.

Aired: Sep 7, 1978

Top Gear invited international teams of four-wheel-drive vehicles to decide w...

Episode 10

10.

Aired: Sep 14, 1978

Brum revs up for the Motor Show. The largest Motor Show ever held in Britain ...

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Network: BBC Two

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres: Documentary

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