It has been estimated by eminent boffins that the amount of time wasted in the TopGear office each year on random vehicular video amusement is roughly equivalent to April.
And so, in tribute, we've picked out the 20 clips that have pinged back and forth in our West London eyrie more than any other. They're all - obviously - amazing. Enjoy the lot, and if you have any suggestions for stuff we've missed, send them in to
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'Ring Rot
Ahh the 70s - that heady decade where men could be men. Handlebar 'tashes and award-winning mullets, big juicy flares and riotous body odour. And what happens when proper men drive the legendary Nurburgring? Crashes happen. Lots of them. Watch and learn as the �Ring takes no prisoners.
James May vs Ken Block
Ken Block's Gymkhana vids are some of the most epic on YouTube - epic at least, until TopGear went to California and filmed an even epic-er one. Captain Slow gets the ride of his life in �the royal box of rallying' with Kenny from the Block as he pays scant regard to airfield speed limits. And road layouts. And tyres. And intestinal configuration.
Super Michelin land
"It wos' the aliens wot' done it", would probably have been a more believable excuse for returning to your car and finding the rear windscreen smashed, than "an Indycar lost its tyre which bounced majestically into the air and totalled my windscreen". Tyres come off in racing, unfortunately. How this little tearaway got massive air however, is still in question...
The littlest hobo
Aww, look at the lil' fella...you almost wanna' take it home. After falling off an Aussie V8-powered super saloon mid-race, our intrepid hero manages to narrowly avoid carnage and rolls ever-so-politely down the side of the track. Where is it going? It's only got one thing in its sights...
Clarkson vs Ariel Atom
Fat? Middle-aged? Bank bonus straining your wallet? Well what you need is a big powerful sports bike right? Just think of the Imminent Death you can chuckle about with your friends. Or, if you fancy not being dead, JC has the solution: a car so fast it can destroy your face.
next clips on part 2...
Top Gear UK Vids : Our top 20 YouTube car clips
