The Race

12th December 2006

A TV show pitting so called celebrities against each other in a battle of the sexes to find out whcih gender makes the best drivers. Or at least thats what the marketing spiel claimed.

In reality shows of this nature rely heavily on the 'stars' ability to entertain and not seem like complete morons. Of course a good host is also a necessity. Hmm,they might be in trouble then.

With Denise Van Outen at the helm and some very wooden showings from the casted celebs, it didnt start off to well. Its saving grace was the actual content, with some good ideas and innovative challenges the show was watchable.

The racing was quite good, not up to a professional standard but with plenty of spins, a few crashes and a smattering of overtaking it was enjoyable.

With the week moving on and points stacking up in favour of the lads (being captained by Eddie Irvin) the girls (tutored by David Coulthard) were looking to use the final as a stage to launch a last ditch attempt to win.

As the final (which I got see :) ) had an all male podium; couple this with the unfortunate accident that befell Ms Dynamite the day didnt end well at all for the girls.

It was a good day out, hopefully next time it will run in the summer so it's not so cold on the stands!