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| name = 5th Gear: Series 1 | | name = 5th Gear: Series 1 | ||
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| caption = The original ''5th Gear'' team in late 2001 | | caption = The original ''5th Gear'' team in late 2001 | ||
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Highlights of ''5th Gear''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s inaugural series include lead host Needell driving several exotic supercars, such as the [[Lamborghini Murciélago]] and [[Pagani Zonda]], as well as breaking the first of several records ''Fifth Gear'' would either break or set; the fastest ever recorded 0-60 time, which Needell would achieve<ref>[https://tigerracing.com/kit/tiger-z100#:~:text=Most%20have%20now%20seen%20Tiff%20Needell%20officially%20break%20the%20world%20record%20with%20this%20car%20on%20TV%E2%80%99s%205th%20gear%20programme%20at%202.9%20seconds. Tiger Racing - Tiger Z100.]</ref> in a [[Tiger Z100]] kit car, setting a time of 2.9 seconds against the then-previously standing record held by a [[Ford RS200]]. At the end of the series, Tiff, along with Vicki, would participate in a 2 hour long endurance race in a [[Radical Sportscars|Radical]] sports car. | Highlights of ''5th Gear''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s inaugural series include lead host Needell driving several exotic supercars, such as the [[Lamborghini Murciélago]] and [[Pagani Zonda]], as well as breaking the first of several records ''Fifth Gear'' would either break or set; the fastest ever recorded 0-60 time, which Needell would achieve<ref>[https://tigerracing.com/kit/tiger-z100#:~:text=Most%20have%20now%20seen%20Tiff%20Needell%20officially%20break%20the%20world%20record%20with%20this%20car%20on%20TV%E2%80%99s%205th%20gear%20programme%20at%202.9%20seconds. Tiger Racing - Tiger Z100.]</ref> in a [[Tiger Z100]] kit car, setting a time of 2.9 seconds against the then-previously standing record held by a [[Ford RS200]]. At the end of the series, Tiff, along with Vicki, would participate in a 2 hour long endurance race in a [[Radical Sportscars|Radical]] sports car. | ||
==International | ==International broadcast== | ||
Series 1 of ''5th Gear'' began airing<ref>[https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/996-turbo-gt2/12769-reminder-fifth-gear-now-speed-channel.html 6SpeedOnline thread talking about ''Fifth Gear''.]</ref> in the United States on the [[Speed Channel]] in July 2004, more than two years after its initial broadcast in the UK. The programme would then subsequently be picked up by Viasat for its ''Explorer'' television service, which then broadcast ''Fifth Gear'' throughout the entire Eastern Bloc from August<ref>[http://www.tvp.netcollect.ru/prog.php?id=149126 tvp.netcollect.ru - Russian TV guide for 23/08/2004.]</ref> 2004, one month after it was picked up in the US. The first series would be sold to these countries alongside the subsequent | Series 1 of ''5th Gear'' began airing<ref>[https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/996-turbo-gt2/12769-reminder-fifth-gear-now-speed-channel.html 6SpeedOnline thread talking about ''Fifth Gear''.]</ref> in the United States on the [[Speed Channel]] in July 2004, more than two years after its initial broadcast in the UK. The programme would then subsequently be picked up by Viasat for its ''Explorer'' television service, which then broadcast ''Fifth Gear'' throughout the entire Eastern Bloc from August<ref>[http://www.tvp.netcollect.ru/prog.php?id=149126 tvp.netcollect.ru - Russian TV guide for 23/08/2004.]</ref> 2004, one month after it was picked up in the US. The first series would be sold to these countries alongside the subsequent three in a block comprised of 48 programmes, which would then constantly repeat all the way through to June 2007. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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