Ben Collins Stunt Driver

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Great job guys, nice fall.

Ah, lovely. Didn't need that one.

- Thanks a lot.

- Thanks, Ben.

Ah, cheers, Andy. Sweet, thanks.

I'm Ben Collins. I've been a stunt driver

on Batman, Bond, Fast and Furious.

I've also played

the masked racing driver

on a popular motoring

programme called Top...

Hello, Ben.

Thanks for joining me

at such short notice.

Oh, it's, it's an absolute pleasure.

Uh, do you not think this

would be easier on the phone?

You will soon understand

the need for precautions.

Yep, you're a known paranoid and, uh...

We've known each other

for years, anyway.

- And you're certain of this?

- Your name's Barry.

You're the psychotic stunt coordinator,

uh, whose got, sort of this massively

overblown sense of secrecy.

I brought you here because I need someone

with a very specific set of skills.

Okay, go on.

It's a high-profile feature film

that requires a high-speed car chase.

Well, you have cable-tied

the right man for the job.

The scene is set

at a high-security weapons store,

at a top secret location,

manned by heavily-armed mercenaries.

Some of the guards hear

the sound of an engine roaring to life,

and our hero car,

with you driving, naturally,

leaps up from an underground bay

and the chase is on.

The guards, realising

it's a rogue vehicle,

open fire on the car

that's racing through the weapons store,

avoiding other vehicles and gun fire.

Armed with blanks?

In the main, yes.

- In the main?

- With the alarm raised...

A guard triggers

the electric gate to seal the facility.

You, in the hero car, must make it

through before the gates close.

Providing you get through,

you'll begin to make your escape

off-road around the outer

perimeter of the store.

After avoiding further gunfire,

you will then be pursued by a 4x4.

This means that the hero car

must run well off-road.

Okay, I think I can handle that.

Could you just rewind

to the part about the blanks?

Once you have made your way

onto the main road,

the car needs the speed

to outrun the 4x4.

After this, you'll then

be pursued by two further vehicles,

yet to be decided by the director.

Any idea what they are, or...

The last attack will be from the air,

either by plane, helicopter

or by attack drones.

Naturally, the aircraft will be armed.

With blanks?

The feature film is set in

the present day, so no old stuff.

You have 48 hours to get out there

and find me the perfect car

for this stunt.

Great. You've got yourself

a stunt driver.

Now, although Barry the stunt

coordinator's recruitment techniques

are a bit unorthodox, to say the least,

he does have an exciting mission.

But it's quite a tough one

because it's not that straightforward,

picking a car that performs

just as well off-road as it does on it.

And, I'll tell you now,

I'm not picking an SUV.

They claim to be masters

of everything, but really,

they don't do anything that well.

And the other thing that is playing

on my mind is this aerial attack,

because whether it's

a plane, a heli or a drone,

all of them have a massive top speed,

and I need something that can outrun it.

But I do know a place

where top speed is almost unlimited.

This is Rockingham Motor Speedway,

a 1 .5-mile piece of Americana

that looks like it crash landed in the

middle of the English countryside.

This seven-degree banked super speedway

is the fastest of its kind in Europe.

But, it's not just the track that makes it

feel like you're in the deep south.

Because Rockingham has a fleet

of America's greatest gift

to the motorsport world,

NASCARs.

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