WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en-GB 1 00:00:00.229 --> 00:00:03.980 TOM: The stunts you're about to see were performed by trained drivers on a closed course. 2 00:00:03.980 --> 00:00:08.419 Do not try this at home. 3 00:00:08.419 --> 00:00:12.619 "This is Third Person Driving. Oli here is wearing video goggles..." 4 00:00:12.619 --> 00:00:13.610 OLI: (STARTLED LAUGH) 5 00:00:13.610 --> 00:00:15.589 TOM: "and so's his opponent, Paul. 6 00:00:15.589 --> 00:00:18.890 "All they can see is the view from this hovering hexacopter drone, 7 00:00:18.890 --> 00:00:22.099 "which'll be giving them cinematic, video game-like camera angles. 8 00:00:22.099 --> 00:00:25.609 "Here's the course: down the runway, through a blind opening to the left, 9 00:00:25.609 --> 00:00:29.829 "then round past some worryingly solid shipping containers and a hard-to-see mesh fence, 10 00:00:29.829 --> 00:00:32.899 "then a tight turn, a chicane back out onto the runway, 11 00:00:32.899 --> 00:00:35.739 "and a high-speed dash back to the finish line. 12 00:00:35.739 --> 00:00:39.500 "Fastest time without crashing wins, and I'm in the passenger seat as an emergency spotter. 13 00:00:39.500 --> 00:00:42.440 "Oli lining up for the hidden gap now." 14 00:00:42.440 --> 00:00:44.149 OLI: Once you know you've got some clear space, it's fine. 15 00:00:44.149 --> 00:00:47.230 Trying to hit a gate is -- it feels impossible. 16 00:00:47.230 --> 00:00:50.120 TOM: You managed it, though, you went through that first gap at speed. 17 00:00:50.120 --> 00:00:53.230 OLI: Yeah. I didn't really mean to, though. (LAUGHTER) 18 00:00:53.230 --> 00:00:56.660 TOM: "Paul trying the same gap, taking a line much further to the left 19 00:00:56.660 --> 00:01:00.000 "and hoping to go in while still turning -- but he's pulled too far to the left there, 20 00:01:00.000 --> 00:01:02.100 "he's headed for the divider... oh, just scraped through." 21 00:01:02.100 --> 00:01:05.320 PAUL: It's so disarming not knowing the angle of your current turn. 22 00:01:05.320 --> 00:01:09.280 You usually have an idea, when driving visually, of how much further you need to turn. 23 00:01:09.280 --> 00:01:10.630 There's no feedback at all. 24 00:01:10.630 --> 00:01:13.660 TOM: "Both drivers thought there was a lag on the video feed to their goggles. 25 00:01:13.660 --> 00:01:16.750 "There wasn't, it's just the brain isn't set up to deal with this. 26 00:01:16.750 --> 00:01:19.590 "Oli coming in a little close on the right there, but he's pulled it back. 27 00:01:19.590 --> 00:01:23.050 "Remember they're not seeing the glorious HD picture you've got, 28 00:01:23.050 --> 00:01:26.780 "through their eyes the view looks more like a Game Boy held at arm's length. 29 00:01:26.780 --> 00:01:29.520 "That wire mesh fence is almost invisible." 30 00:01:29.520 --> 00:01:33.400 OLI: It's tough. It's so tough. I thought this would be dead easy. 31 00:01:33.400 --> 00:01:34.890 (LAUGHS) Actually, it's also terrifying. 32 00:01:34.890 --> 00:01:36.680 TOM: "He's pulled round there nicely though, 33 00:01:36.680 --> 00:01:38.920 "but the view isn't perfect and I don't think he's corrected enough: 34 00:01:38.920 --> 00:01:40.180 "he's headed for the concrete." 35 00:01:40.180 --> 00:01:40.420 Stop! 36 00:01:40.420 --> 00:01:44.140 "A quick emergency stop call there, and some gear-changing work from the passenger seat. 37 00:01:44.140 --> 00:01:46.220 "That is going to cost Oli time." 38 00:01:46.220 --> 00:01:47.390 Stop. Drive. 39 00:01:47.390 --> 00:01:49.240 "Paul attempting the same corner now." 40 00:01:49.240 --> 00:01:52.890 PAUL: You have no idea how far through the corner you are, not even from G-forces. 41 00:01:52.890 --> 00:01:55.290 By the time the video feed says you're complete, 42 00:01:55.290 --> 00:01:57.350 you've gone too far, and you've got a worried passenger. 43 00:01:57.350 --> 00:01:59.190 I reckon if I straighten up now? 44 00:01:59.190 --> 00:01:59.720 TOM: Yeah. 45 00:01:59.720 --> 00:02:02.630 "That's a lovely bit of cornering, Paul is exactly on the line..." 46 00:02:02.630 --> 00:02:04.920 That's pretty good. 47 00:02:04.920 --> 00:02:08.369 "Through the chicane now, and that's pretty much spot on too. 48 00:02:08.369 --> 00:02:10.840 "Good recovery afterwards, Oli tries the chicane... 49 00:02:10.840 --> 00:02:14.390 "that line is good to start with, but he doesn't need to turn that far. 50 00:02:14.390 --> 00:02:16.519 "He's now almost 90 degrees away from where he needs to be." 51 00:02:16.519 --> 00:02:20.659 OLI: Now, right to straighten up onto the track... 52 00:02:20.659 --> 00:02:21.959 TOM: "No, actually, you need to go left." 53 00:02:21.959 --> 00:02:25.170 OLI: Honestly, it's hilariously good fun, it's just really hard. 54 00:02:25.170 --> 00:02:26.170 Like, really hard. 55 00:02:26.170 --> 00:02:28.170 TOM: "Oli starts to put his foot down for the final run, 56 00:02:28.170 --> 00:02:31.800 "but if we compare the two drivers you can see that Paul's already going at a much higher speed 57 00:02:31.870 --> 00:02:35.459 "and he's only going to accelerate from here. Bit more confidence, bit more of a lead foot 58 00:02:35.459 --> 00:02:37.239 "either way, it doesn't matter, it's a clear victory, 59 00:02:37.239 --> 00:02:40.530 "although there's a bit of a wobble there as the drone shows him where he needs to go. 60 00:02:40.530 --> 00:02:42.469 "Doesn't matter: he's over the line first." 61 00:02:42.469 --> 00:02:43.939 TOM: Yes! -- PAUL: Booyah! 62 00:02:43.939 --> 00:02:46.140 Oh my god, that's so strange. 63 00:02:46.140 --> 00:02:50.049 TOM: "Oli took about thirty seconds more, but that is still a good effort." 64 00:02:50.049 --> 00:00:50.120 You're through! 65 00:00:50.120 --> 00:02:51.390 (LAUGHTER) 66 00:02:51.390 --> 00:02:54.060 TOM: Oh my god, that's terrifying. 67 00:02:54.060 --> 00:02:54.950 PAUL: Dude! 68 00:02:54.950 --> 00:02:59.849 TOM: Let's go back to base and see how that looked. 69 00:02:59.849 --> 00:03:01.180 PAUL: Oh, man. 70 00:03:01.180 --> 00:03:03.409 TOM: How do you feel? 71 00:03:03.409 --> 00:03:04.749 PAUL: That's fantastic.