Anybody been watching this latest incarnation of scrap heap challenge consisting of a vehicle build followed by number of different challenges? Our old mates the Barley Pickers built a huge tractor type beast powered by a V16 R-R diesel (I think that's what they said anyway, what would that have come from - something military?).
Anyway, the first challenge was revealed as a speed trial on Pendine sands for which this vehicle seemed quite unsuited as it stood, having a top speed of under 50mph (and apparently consuming a gallon of diesel every 4 1/2 miles!).
However, as the teams were allowed a day to adapt their vehicles for each challenge, our heroes cast around for a means of gearing up their beast but could not find anything which looked like it would handle the torque. So, in desperation they started to fiddle with the injection pump with a view to 'tweaking' the overspeed governor.
Result? - black smoke, lots of revs followed by expensive noises! " the adjusting nut came off in my hand mate". Yes the vandals blew that magnificent lump up. Removing the rocker covers revealed several handfuls of scrap iron. Apparently the race is now on to repair it before the next challenge (a 4X4 off-road course). I wonder how they'll fiddle that one?