James on Horsepower

[skylock]

I had never seen this.

 

[logifuse]

That was great. What's it from?

 

[skylock]

Top Gear presenter James May visits David Pipe's Somerset yard to take a look at the make-up of thoroughbred race horses ahead of the 2012 Grand National , finding the "elite athletes" have a secret turbocharger and are "in essence, rear-wheel drive".
Copyright BBC

 

[Alasondro Alegré]

That footage (and more) may also come up in the next series of "Man Lab".

 

[logifuse]

Thanks.

 

[diti]

I'm not so sure whether it will pop up again. The Grand National has always been a vicious race, and a couple of horses died in the process, including one that had been bred by a family and was heavily featured in 'human interest' segments on the BBC in the early part of the afternoon. There was a great deal of fuss in the media afterwards, and I suspect the whole of 'Grand National 2012' will discretely slip away, including James' involvement.

 

[Alasondro Alegré]

Oh dear, I hadn't heard...