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''), Jon Desborough ( Sky News Sportsline), Lisa Rogers (''

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''), and Emma Parker Bowles ( ''The Sun'''s motoring columnist). Each show ran for one hour, and featured a varied mix of segments, from test drives to

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and tips for buying and selling cars. Each episode included a regular strand presented by Emma Parker Bowles who turns her hand to banger, lawn mower and mini-auto grass racing. Other contributors included segments by

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, nephew of late

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and professional test driver Duncan Gray.
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was navigated through various courses, but driven by children. Another long running segment was run at

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to make a 1992 Mk 3

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1.6 estate go faster via a weekly modification costing less than £150. Solutions included a performance air filter, exhaust, and stripping weight out of the car. Another weekly regular segment was "The Cat & Mouse Challenge" where celebrities had to evade a 4.2L Jaguar driven by one of the country's top drivers, Steve "Cecil" Anscombe.

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* Sky UK original programming 2006 British television series debuts 2007 British television series endings {{UK-tv-prog-stub