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Title: New Show - World's Toughest Drive
Post by: D4D on June 20, 2012, 09:30:32 PM
Started tonight, pretty hardcore
http://www.discoveryuk.com/web/worlds-toughest-drive/?cc=US (http://www.discoveryuk.com/web/worlds-toughest-drive/?cc=US)

Discovery 8:30pm Wednesdays
Title: Re: New Show - World's Toughest Drive
Post by: Mace on June 20, 2012, 09:48:45 PM
I saw a similar  show a few weeks ago, on free to air, not shure which channel (63,55,80??)

They were taking this hilux thru some pretty inhospitible country somewhere in Peru or Chile, driving to some capital city that never happened and was now just an overgrown jungle.

Meant to follow it up at the time.

Anyone else see it on free to air & was it the same show?
Title: Re: New Show - World's Toughest Drive
Post by: D4D on June 20, 2012, 09:51:49 PM
Nah this show is a modified Tundra being driven across Antartica to the South Pole
Title: Re: New Show - World's Toughest Drive
Post by: Mace on June 20, 2012, 09:56:44 PM
Ah, Google!!

Worlds Most Dangerous Roads:

http://www.tvrage.com/shows/id-29327/episodes/1065082642 (http://www.tvrage.com/shows/id-29327/episodes/1065082642)

Was quite funny as well.

It was on SBS
Title: Re: New Show - World's Toughest Drive
Post by: terravista on June 21, 2012, 09:10:50 AM
I watched the first two episodes, and from that limited viewing, there appear to be some unpleasant and super(over) confidant international drivers on the show, unless it's all just a put on for the camera's.
I don't drive trucks, but have a healthy respect for the drivers, but the thought that there are many truckies on the road carrying on like the Seppo's and poms on this show is getting me worried.
On a different note, the trucks don't appear to have seat belts, or if they do, the drivers don't wear them.
Is this normal for trucks in Australia?
Cheers.
Title: Re: New Show - World's Toughest Drive
Post by: fuji on June 21, 2012, 02:18:06 PM
Worlds Toughest Drive is the Greensborough Highway/Rosanna Road. Those roads will test anyone!
Title: Re: New Show - World's Toughest Drive
Post by: D4D on June 21, 2012, 02:48:29 PM
Quote from: Donuts on June 21, 2012, 02:18:06 PM
Worlds Toughest Drive is the Greensborough Highway/Rosanna Road.

You'd think they'd police that road heavily :)
Title: Re: New Show - World's Toughest Drive
Post by: Tjupurula on June 21, 2012, 07:53:17 PM
Quote from: Donuts on June 21, 2012, 02:18:06 PM
Worlds Toughest Drive is the Greensborough Highway/Rosanna Road. Those roads will test anyone!

I will remind you of that, Wayne, when I show you a couple of "roads" around here.
Tjupurula
Title: Re: New Show - World's Toughest Drive
Post by: fuji on June 25, 2012, 09:17:36 AM
Quote from: Tjupurula on June 21, 2012, 07:53:17 PM
I will remind you of that, Wayne, when I show you a couple of "roads" around here.
Tjupurula

You're on. lol
Title: Re: New Show - World's Toughest Drive
Post by: D4D on June 28, 2012, 08:57:26 PM
So they made it to the south pole in the end, you'd be spewing if you were the camera guy who pulled out and went home...