Dave
Driving Wars *UK Premiere* *Also In HD*
Wednesdays, 9pm (from Wednesday 19th October)
Think you’re a hotshot driver? Clean-up on driving games on your console and think you can handle the real thing? It’s time to step up to the simulator to test your mettle.
This groundbreaking new series is the first to combine the very latest in remote control technology, robotics and high speed video links with some of Britain’s best stunt drivers. Hosted by Colin Murray, Driving Wars allows Britain's self proclaimed driving elite to take part in TV’s most dangerous motoring challenges.
Boy racers versus the police, go kart supremos versus fire truck drivers, Driving Wars pits two teams of driving experts head-to-head. The rivals control real cars in real challenges, but not from the driving seat – they're actually several hundred metres away, in a converted Jaguar XJ6 that doesn't move an inch.
Now for the science bit. The steering system, accelerator and brakes of the Jaguar are hooked up to sensors that relay every move made by the contestants to a real car out on the track, via radio control. That car is fitted with high tech receivers that relay every turn of the wheel or foot on the pedal in the Jaguar to the radio control car by means of compressed air operated robotics. Using TV mini HD cameras inside the cars, the signal is transmitted via high-speed video link to the teams in the base station as they race against the clock for automotive bragging rights. Amazeballs!
The teams navigate their cars through dangerous driving face-offs and Hollywood style stunts, from the comfort of the simulator, aiming to last the longest and steer their vehicle to safety. Look out for challenges that include jumping a 100ft line of cars at 60-70 mph, avoiding a head on smash with a gargantuan tanker lorry and escaping from a giant industrial maze before their car is hit by missiles that will trigger a petrol bomb hidden in the boot.
