Yup, and IMHO this series is the worse for it. Their previous trips (Supercars to France, the Races) have always made for better TV than seeing them fuck about for 40 mins. Though conversely the Winter Olympics episode was mainly "cocking about" and was much funnier because it didnt seem so staged/scripted. That "fight" about Muscle cars was painful! As was the Radio programme they did a while back.

In fact 5th Gear is starting to get its act together (generally) and makes a better car programme whereas TG now seems to me to be mess around (read: like some crappy sitcom on a barely watched Cable channel) for an hour and occassionally mention cars.