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When You Use A Comically Tiny Vehicle As A Pace Car, The Result Is Ridiculous

The latest edition of (the American version of) Top Gear dealt with small cars, and how the program’s hosts would deal with driving said small cars. The one who had the most difficulty then suffered the indignity of driving the smallest of small cars: a Peel Trident.

That dishonor fell to Rutledge Wood. As the final leg of his humiliation, he had to take the Trident to Atlanta Motor Speedway and serve as the pace car. He did it, and as intended, it was a truly absurd spectacle. I’m not a car expert by any means, but I can tell that that car is essentially an oversized gumball machine. And not oversized by very much, either. See for yourself:

Top Gear’s next punishment vehicle (we hope): Scooty Puff Jr.

Video by CJ Fogler.