Scrapheap Challenge s07e03 Episode Script
Bowling Bangers
(ENGINE STARTS) I don't know what all the fuss is about.
Welcome to Scrapheap Challenge, where once again two teams of backyard Brunels will attempt to reach engineering nirvana using only what they can find in our temple of trash.
And this week's challenge could literally bowl them over.
Our teams' brief is simple.
They must build a man-made person-carrying bowling ball capable of toppling these sky-high skittles.
ROBERT: Team one are a trio of atomic expats.
Captain Ali, David and Jimmy.
Nuclear research engineers whose working life is the very nucleus of their name.
They're the Up 'n Atoms.
LISA: But the Atoms could be split by team two - Mandy, Claire and Captain Gina, ballistic babes from the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
The army's finest.
They're the REME Rebels.
Up 'n Atoms! (ALL SHOUT) REME Rebels! ALL: Hurrah! Ladies and gentlemen, I hope today's challenge will be right up your alley.
To score a perfect 10 pins out of 10, you will have to build a monstrous motorised bowling ball big enough to carry a person and tumble the biggest skittles you've ever seen.
LISA: That's right.
Now, for the first half of our outsized alley, your bowling bangers will be motor-driven.
But after that, you have to cut your engines and rely on momentum to complete your collision course with the giant pins.
The team that topples the most is the winner.
And if that wasn't enough, you have just 10 hours to ready your rolling runaways.
Up 'n Atoms, ready to accelerate your particles? ALL: Yes! Rebels, ready to smash the system? Come on! Yes! Wait for it.
Wait for it.
Go! Go! ROBERT: Charged with ensuring that the Up 'n Atoms don't collide is a fabricator of gyroscopic thrill rides with chilling names such as The Suicide Swing.
He's Graham Bridges.
Come on, guys.
Come on.
Come on.
LISA: Attempting to keep the Rebels on the straight and narrow is a man who's spent over 42 years designing and building fairground rides.
He's Pete Smith.
Hi, guys.
Ready to go? Cool.
ROBERT: Just as a bowling ball gains momentum from a bowler's arm before being released to roll down the alley, our bowling bangers will be allowed to reach a freewheel line under motorised power before cutting engines and freewheeling into our mega skittles.
LISA: So that's what they have to do.
Now our teams must decide how.
Pete, a motorised ball.
Yeah.
Like a sphere.
Well, a sphere or a drum.
It's just a glorified wheel - just like sitting on a bike or something in two wheels.
The wheels move and you'll stay still.
Yeah, but with the challenge, when the vehicle stops, you've got to go over with it as well.
They wouldn't make it easy, would they? We're looking basically at something about 8-foot diameter.
Then with some sort of driving device in with wheels on.
And then be able to pick these up like a folding bike.
That's right, yeah, as long as we're in that general direction towards the skittles.
And the momentum will, you know, obviously, push us forward.
LISA: The Rebels' roll will be provided by two whopping interconnected wheels.
These humungous hoops will reach the freewheel line courtesy of a moped or motorbike that sits between and slightly beneath the wheels.
At the freewheel line, a clever hinge system will lift the moped up inside the wheels, allowing ball and driver to hurtle towards the skittles.
When your skin starts going baggy and you can just see your teeth And your hair's like that.
You know you're going too fast.
So, what we're gonna need is two rings like that.
And we mount the car into the centre of the two rings.
Wheels on the ground? Yep.
We're gonna put a fall section in, in the ring.
LISA: The Up 'n Atoms design is simplicity itself.
A giant roll cage will sit atop a microcar, the wheels of which will protrude from the bottom of their circular creation.
When it's time to cut the engine, the driver will slam on the anchors, throwing the vehicle into a forward roll.
(CHEERING) Protruding wheels may impede their rollability.
With this in mind, the Atoms propose to manufacture a pivoting section of wheel that falls into place when the driver hits the brakes, completing the sphere.
VOICE: Whoa! Oh! We're looking to find a small car? We're not looking at building a vehicle? No, we're looking for a small car.
You go into roll mode.
ROBERT: With basic design decided and the clock ticking, it's time for our teams to concoct their scavenge wish lists.
Let slim boy in.
Angle iron.
Angle iron, yeah.
Well, plate One car.
One car.
God, I wish I had that on a shopping list.
As much as we can get, then, of sheet metal.
Tubing.
Basically, just go out there, and anything you see, bring it back.
Scavengers, go scavenge.
OK.
LISA: And so today's challenge begins in earnest.
There's a limited supply of relevant refuse amongst the dunes of debris that make up the heap.
And it's the early vehicular vulture who gets the worm.
50-mil barring.
Yep.
The Up 'n Atoms, along with their expert, Graham, are attempting to build three-quarters of a giant roll cage that will be welded to a small car.
Then just goes snap and locks.
And locks.
Locks solid.
Locks onto the ROBERT: When the time comes to cut the engine and send their bowling banger into a forward roll, the final quarter of the roll cage will drop into place, completing their giant wheel.
Oh.
ROBERT: Top of the shopping list for scavengers David and Jimmy is a small car.
We've got a small car there we might be able to use.
ROBERT: And the boys seem to have hit the jackpot.
There's an engine in it.
Alright, Claire, it's Gina here.
Can you hear me? Yeah, go on.
LISA: Our all-girl team, the REME Rebels, and their expert, Pete, are hoping to create two whopping interconnected wheels that'll be transported by a moped or motorbike.
We're gonna build two of these things.
Alright.
LISA: At the freewheel line, a spring-loaded hinge system will lift the bike up between the wheels.
Ah, yes.
ROBERT: It's 10 out of 10 for effort for the Rebels' scavengers Mandy and Claire as they return to the build area with what looks like half the sheet steel to be found on the heap.
Whoa! (LAUGHS) ROBERT: Ali has spotted the girls' impressive work rate and thinks there may be more to his opponents than meets the eye.
They're magpies.
They're not women.
Magpies.
They're magpies.
ROBERT: Unfortunately for Mandy and Claire, Captain Gina is a hard taskmaster.
It might be a little bit thin.
I reckon this little Fiat might be a winner, you know? Yeah? Do you want to call back? LISA: Back on the heap, David and Jimmy seem satisfied with their early find.
DAVID: I think Jimmy might have found a car.
Alright, mate, what does it look like? What's the condition? Oh, it looks pretty good.
I'd drive it.
You'd drive anything.
I have always, always wanted to do this.
LISA: The brute force the Atoms are applying to the recovery of the Fiat is totally at odds with their professional life.
ROBERT: Although they're as British as roast beef, this tinkering trio reside in Geneva, Switzerland, and work at Cern, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, where one day is much like the next.
Split the atom.
Further human knowledge.
Re-create the big bang.
The Up 'n Atoms are David, Jimmy and Captain Ali.
Ali is our team captain 'cause he wants to be.
Well, he's bigger than us.
JIMMY: Ali is the brawn of the group.
Anything big that needs moving around or smashing, he's our guy.
David is the brains of the group.
DAVID: I wouldn't necessarily say I'm the most intelligent of the group.
It's more the case of I'm the least stupid.
I suppose that might leave me to be the looks of the group.
ROBERT: They may look like a unified unit, but there is a chink in the Atoms' armour.
Think there'll maybe be a few tantrums between David and Ali.
I quite expect that Ali and myself will come to blows.
If you can imagine Homer Simpson strangling Bart, that's what I can imagine.
Still got a valid MOT on it.
That'll be useful.
Alright, David, Jimmy.
How you doing? What's so good about this? Why is this gonna be suitable? We're looking for a short-wheelbase rear-wheel-drive car, and we feel that this is the baby.
And what's the advantage of the short-wheelbase rear-wheel drive? So we can actually fit it inside the circumference of our wheel.
Which will be 8 feet.
8 or 9 feet.
Now, Jimmy, a little bird has told me that this one and your captain, Ali, argue like two old women.
Is that right? Yeah, they're two old They're terrible.
Don't know what you mean.
JIMMY: Probably a good idea that I've got them separated at the minute, actually.
Really? Safe to keep him in there, me here.
Gina, can you see us? Can you see what we've got? ROBERT: The Rebels' scavenge squad have also had an early success.
They've stumbled across a moped that should provide the necessary grunt to carry their giant bowling ball over the motorised section of the course.
It's turning over alright.
ROBERT: And things just keep getting better for the Rebels.
Mandy has spotted a huge circular drum that could become the tyres of their giant wheels.
MANDY: Mandy to Gina.
Yeah, go on, Claire.
Go on, Mand.
Gina, if you look to your right now, looking towards this angle, it's about the correct thickness that you're after.
I see where you come from, mate.
OK, mate.
ROBERT: Teamwork and good communication should come as no surprise with this team.
LISA: As members of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, or REME, Mandy, Claire and Captain Gina get hands-on with some of the army's most awe-inspiring artillery.
These girls do not take kindly to jokes about women drivers.
Mandy, for one, has no worries about entering the usually male-dominated world of Scrapheap.
They don't know what they're taking on.
We can give as good as we take, basically.
LISA: Claire knows that forewarned is forearmed and has already identified her role in the team.
CLAIRE: Basically, doing all the dogsbody work, fetching and carrying stuff, and doing the manual welding and things.
LISA: Commanding these two will be the level-headed Gina.
Because of our attitude, we're just gonna go and have fun.
I don't think we're gonna have a drama.
LISA: And Gina obviously has every confidence in her charges.
They're psychos.
They are psychos.
They shouldn't be out on the street.
We are the REME Rebels.
We work hard.
We play even harder.
ALL: And we're gonna kick some serious Good morning, Rebels.
Well, this looks really good.
Are you gonna use this? We're just gonna chuck out that.
Just chuck it.
Just roll that.
We're just gonna pick it up and lob it.
Just lob it.
The only problem is, uh trying to get it out.
It's quite big and heavy, isn't it? Yeah, yeah.
But you're used to moving heavy things on your day jobs.
You should see the size of the lads.
They're huge.
Are they? And they need moving around a bit, do they, occasionally? Is Gina, your captain, a higher rank than you normally? Claire's a corporal.
I'm a staff sergeant.
And Gina wears the WO2 rank slide.
ROBERT: Right.
How come she became captain? That was just? At the end of the day, somebody's got to do it.
CLAIRE: She's the gobbiest, so ROBERT: Yeah.
Is she the gobbiest? I think that's probably what I was fishing for.
That's what you're wanting.
Yeah.
Yeah.
She's the loudmouth one.
LISA: Like true metallic magpies, Atoms scavengers David and Jimmy are scouring the heap for lengths of box section that'll form the main structure of the wheel currently being sketched by their captain, Ali, and expert, Graham.
How much more does he need, Jimmy? A lot.
Morning, chaps.
Morning.
Alright? Well, anyway Yeah.
I mean, it's such a simple challenge.
You know.
Isn't it, really? It's really straightforward.
You're gonna make your giant bowling ball.
Sometimes there is a precedent, you know - it's like a tractor or it's like a digger.
This is like a completely insane person inside a giant hoop.
I mean, who would do it? So I noticed this, presumably, is what jobs you've got.
You've got Jimmy on car and engineering.
Getting this engine started.
Engine started so you've got a running car.
David is Cutting the rings.
You're doing car body.
Destroy it.
Right.
And, Graham I'm making the tea.
Very, very important job.
I'm making the tea.
I like that.
Making the tea.
Hello, Pete.
Hello, Lisa.
How you doing? Alright.
What are you doing here? GINA: What we're actually trying to construct is the diameter of our wheels that we're gonna have, and this will give us a basic layout, so when the girls, the scavengers, come in, we can actually lie the metal out, and then we know just sort of roughly how much we need before we start welding it together.
LISA: The Rebels' basic wheel design requires them to weld strips of sheet steel around a circular template and then cut round this rough pattern to form a circular rim.
Once two of these rims have been completed, the sections of drum can simply be wrapped around to form tyres.
Simple enough, but the girls will have to make sure both wheels are the same size if they want to travel in a straight line.
Have you got faith in your team? Got a good team here? Yes.
Good team.
Good team.
Well, look, you've got loads to do.
Very best of luck.
And I shall speak to you later on.
See you.
Bye-bye.
Thank you.
'Bye, now.
ROBERT: Casting the most experienced of eyes over our teams is Richard Barnes, the godfather of the leisure ride industry.
He's helped design some of the world's biggest rides, including the London Eye.
Well, welcome to the scrapyard, Richard.
It's a lovely day.
Yeah, wonderful.
Very nice.
Very nice to sit here in the lovely drizzle.
Sorry about that.
Yeah, we look forward to it.
But, anyway, these are such unusual machines.
Really difficult to work out what the key is to a successful build.
No, not really - my guess is it's going to be to keep it going in the same direction you aim it in.
That's the main thing.
And then the speed.
So from what I can gather, then, the Rebels effectively lift the wheels out of the way of their large circumf driving wheels out of the way, and that's what lets them spin on, and the Atoms actually create an extra bit of wheel that drops into place once they stop driving and start spinning.
The problem is that once it comes to the line and has got to change, the transition moment, I think it might stand a chance of one side doing it slightly later than the other.
It could sort of veer off to the right angles or something like that and miss the skittles altogether, which would be a bit of a shame.
The other one is inherently, I think, easier to control.
It's just a fixed wheel.
So, whatever direction it was travelling in, you just carry on in that direction.
Purely on the design concept, have you got a favourite? I think the simple one will win in the end, which is the Rebels team.
Right.
You think that's gonna I think it might just stand the chance of hitting the skittles.
Right.
Do we need doors? No.
LISA: The Up 'n Atoms know that a roll cage made of steel box section connected to a car will be extremely heavy.
And they don't want to be carrying any extra weight.
Doi-n-g! Can you turn the ignition? We'll just see what happens here.
(ENGINE STARTS) DAVID: Happy? Huh-hey! Be quiet over there, girls! We can always hear your voice.
LISA: There is something of the 'Mary Celeste' about the Rebels' build area.
What can we do until they get that metal? LISA: Pete and Gina can do little but tinker with the moped whilst they wait for the materials needed to manufacture their wheels.
Claire is struggling to find suitable sheet steel for the rims.
(STRAINS) LISA: To make matters worse, Mandy has realised that the giant drum they'd hoped to be a one-stop shop for their tyres is just too big to drag back to base and will have to be cut up in situ.
David! David! ROBERT: David has returned to the Atoms' build area, where he's busying himself cutting slits into the box section scavenged from the heap earlier.
LISA: With giant rings conspicuous by their absence on the heap, the Atoms propose to cut, bend and weld straight lengths of box section.
When several of these now-curved lengths are joined together, the Atoms will have the two almost-complete wheels that form the main structure of their vehicle.
ROBERT: But before the sections can be bent and welded, there's a lot of cutting to be done.
Just got to work out that and that, haven't we? Right, do I jack it back up again? Yeah, put it ROBERT: With David and Ali reunited in the build area, it's not long before handbags are drawn.
This is what we're here for.
ALl: David! What? Can you take that outside? What? Can you take that outside? Exactly, what.
Getting a bit much.
Can you take that outside? What's wrong with you? We're trying to talk with what we're doing in here, and all we can hear is "Neeee!" You ask me to do something.
Now you want me to do it somewhere else.
That's the wrong approach, isn't it? What? Upsetting him like that? Oh, well.
He's used to it by now.
7-hour call, teams.
This is your 7-hour call.
Seven hours remaining.
Thank you.
We'd better get shifting, guys.
Get cutting.
Oi.
Yes, Mother.
LISA: After almost two hours spent gas-axing the top of the drum that'll become the tyres of the REME Rebels' wheels, Mandy is nearly done.
It's going to take oodles of oomph to shift the detached section.
And Claire has sweet-talked the Up 'n Atoms into lending her their quad.
Ready? In four-wheel, yeah? Hold on, hold on, hold on.
ROBERT: In the Atoms' build area, Jimmy has decided it's time to get even more brutal with their bijou banger.
So, what's going on? Alright.
Basically, we're gonna cut from here to here and shorten the whole thing.
Shorten the whole thing? LISA: The Up 'n Atoms have realised that as tiny as their Fiat 126 is, it's still too long to fit within the bottom half of their 9-foot-diameter wheel.
Their solution to the problem is simple - cut the middle section out of the car and weld together the two remaining sections to produce a micro-microcar.
ALl: OK.
Graham.
This is the greatest car in the world.
That's what I call a top job.
LISA: Our military maidens have also been busy.
Claire is working tirelessly to measure up and cut thin strips from the top section of the giant drum that took so long to gas-axe in half earlier, putting the girls way behind schedule.
So, Richard, I've actually seen what looks like the beginnings of a wheel in the Atoms' camp.
They've got sections of wheel they're making which looks rather impressive.
I have not seen anything resembling a wheel or anything else in the Rebels' camp at all.
I think they lost a lot of time dragging pieces out of that great big cylinder back there.
So now they've got the right material, I think they're going to start moving.
As long as they actually manage to finish building something, I think they're in better shape in terms of final design.
So you reckon the Rebels are actually still in a position to come up with the best machine? Yes.
Is that springy? LISA: But have the Rebels turned a corner? Oh, yeah.
Yeah? That's the one.
Get another one of them.
That's brilliant, that is, mate.
LISA: The arrival of the strips, along with a haul of scaffolding tube discovered by Claire, has prompted a rethink from the team captain.
GINA: Pete.
PETE: What? Do you know what I think? What about welding straight to this? What? Them pipes.
Rather than the steel.
I mean, you're gonna have to put an awful lot of pipes in to hold it steady.
LISA: Following their failure to find enough sheet steel of the correct thickness to manufacture rims for their wheels, the Rebels are adopting a back-to-basics approach.
They've decided to make spokes out of scaffolding tube and weld directly to the inside of their circular steel strips in effect, creating two giant bicycle wheels.
Close to the top LISA: Geneva-based nuclear nutters the Up 'n Atoms have successfully shortened the wheelbase of their Fiat 126 Lovely! LISA: Allowing expert Graham and Jimmy to get busy welding the two halves of the car back together.
David has been given the seemingly endless task of cutting slits into box section.
At the other end of the box section production line is Ali, who's bending and welding to create curved sections of the Atoms' massive wheel.
ROBERT: Over the wall, army girls the REME Rebels are firing on all cylinders after a slow start.
We need to get this tacked as soon as possible now.
ROBERT: A new spoked-wheel design for the massive rings that will sit either side of their moped has invigorated the team.
Looks good to me, Pete.
ROBERT: At long last, the girls have begun work on their first wheel.
Our teams have passed the halfway point of the build, and at long last, there is something resembling a wheel taking shape in the REME Rebels' build area.
So, what have you got left to do here? We're just waiting for more material to come, and then we've got to make one that's identical again.
To go either side? Yep.
And then you're going to be strengthening those two? Yep, yep.
They're already cut out.
It's just a case of getting the other one done.
Once we've got that sorted out, then we should be Gina.
How's it going? Yeah, it's, um It's It's going.
It's getting there.
What you up to here? The bike is not as strong as we'd like it to be, and there's no structural points that we can actually make a pivot point of, so we've had to manufacture this.
We've got something to weld and something to lift the bike up on.
Excellent.
Well, you all seem very cheery, very positive.
So best of luck.
Absolutely.
I'll see you later on.
Cheers, Gina.
Absolutely.
Will do.
Uh, teams, you have four hours remaining.
Four hours remaining, teams.
Thank you.
LISA: With just four hours remaining, the Rebels go into overdrive.
Claire delivers the raw material for wheel number two Right, we need to patch this up now, don't we? LISA: As Mandy completes work on the first giant hoop.
ROBERT: Although the Up 'n Atoms are still working on their final wheel sections Right, that's one done.
Take that one away.
ROBERT: Ali is ready to begin drilling holes that will be used to fit the pivoting sections of the wheels.
Sadly, he doesn't get to use a bench drill very often back home in Geneva.
It's going nowhere fast, mate.
Slow down.
Slow down.
Be alright.
It'll be alright.
Alright, Dave? Oh, look at that.
Hi.
That looks like one of those special jobs that is, like, never-ending.
I feel like I've been here for 10 hours, just doing this.
How many more have you got? I've got this one.
I've got another one which is through in the workshop.
And then we start on the So there's a lot more to do.
Oh, we've got a lot more to do.
I thought you'd half finished.
I am half finished.
I've still got a lot more to do.
I'll let you carry on.
Don't want to stop you.
'Cause you've got plenty to get on with.
Alright, see you in a bit.
See you later.
Alright, Ali? Ooh.
Big hole.
Yes.
I've burnt the blade out.
Have you? Anyway, got one done.
You've got one So you've got one made.
That's one pivot.
Are those two arms that come down either side of the car that fall into place, are they connected together laterally? No, what it'll do is there's gonna be a gate mechanism.
So, you know, when you close your gate, the bar comes in and then something drops in behind it to stop it swinging back out.
And that's all we're gonna do, just something simple like that.
LISA: When the Atoms' vehicle reaches the freewheel line, the driver will hit the brakes, tipping the vehicle forwards.
This allows the pivoting sections of their wheels to drop into place, completing the circle.
As the sections complete the wheel, they'll activate a catch system that will hold them secure during the rest of the stomach-turning journey to the skittles.
You can't tell how much you've got to do, but it looks like quite a lot.
The clock is ticking slightly.
We're running out of time.
We've got to weld all of these rings together.
Wow.
Well, you'd better get on get a new drill bit and OK, cheers.
Take care.
It's no point me saying, "Hurry up," because we all know we got to hurry up anyway and none of us are hanging around.
LISA: With the REME flag providing inspiration, Captain Gina is drawing up battle plans.
Once you've done that, Mandy, we need to stand that up, because we need to see how far we've got to pivot the motorbike up.
Go for it, then.
Let's get going.
We need to have a group hug.
Come on, Pete, get in.
LISA: My word, the army's changed.
And now we'll do the sarge thing - let's get our arses in gear, do you know what I mean, and get sorted.
You know.
It's warfare, not welfare.
That's the way it works.
Let's get centre spoke.
LISA: Surely only a lunatic would agree to hurtle along head over heels between two rickety-looking wheels like this.
That's the one.
That's good.
LISA: Unfortunately for our teams, someone will have to do just that.
You're our crash-test pilot, mate.
LISA: And the Rebels have nominated Claire as driver.
So every now and again, I'll just hit the floor.
No, no.
You'll be strapped in.
Would I lie to you? Well, you got me on this, didn't you? LISA: With the Rebels playing catch-up, how does judge Richard see the state of play? So after all that talk of the REME Rebels having an empty build area, they're the first team with a wheel.
Big.
It's round.
Sort of.
Yes.
Roundish.
Yeah.
I mean, it's quite interesting how the teams fluctuate like that, 'cause it really looked like earlier on, the Atoms were way ahead.
They are much closer together now.
Yeah.
The Atoms have surprised everybody, because they looked like the less technical team to start with, but they've proved themselves to be very good, haven't they? Yeah, they seem to be working together as a team as well.
Just cohesive.
It seems to work.
Yeah.
I mean, there are sometimes machines built on Scrapheap I want to have a go in, but these definitely aren't those.
No, nor me.
No, no.
I'll sit and watch.
Yeah.
OK.
Yep.
Gently does it.
LISA: The Up 'n Atoms have completed the time-consuming process of fabricating curved sections for their wheel.
And it's almost time to weld the sections together.
Now, two wheels made to the same template will be exactly the same shape and size, right? Why's that happened, then? I don't think LISA: Wrong.
Tell you what, he's all over the place, isn't he? LISA: Something has gone horribly awry.
And one of the Atoms' wheels will be bigger than the other, making it impossible for their bowling banger to travel in a straight line.
Right, let's pick it up and we'll grind them off.
LISA: There's only one solution to the problem - grind out all the welds made when bending the box section and reweld them.
Can do without that now at this time, couldn't we? LISA: Oh, dear.
ROBERT: Next door, it's a different story.
The REME Rebels are marching ahead.
This is a confident feeling because we can stand that by that and go, "Mmm!" Well, here we are, sitting in the remains of a once-proud hopper, soon to be a monstrous REME bowling ball.
It's now being turned into wheels by the REME Rebels.
I mean, the Atoms are terrified - they haven't actually got anything that resembles a wheel even vaguely.
They've got lots and lots and lots of bits of cut box section with lots of little welds on it, and they've got about another 40,000 or 50,000 welds to do and about another 100,000 cuts.
Oh, my word.
Do you think we've set them a task too far this time? Is it a task too far? Oh, dear.
Poor things.
ROBERT: As the evening draws in, the pressure on our teams intensifies, especially for the Up 'n Atoms, who are swimming against the tide of time.
LISA: They've ground out the welds on their misshapen wheel section and are now furiously rewelding the modified metal just to get back on track.
Uh, teams, good news.
Uh, you have two hours remaining.
Two whole hours remaining, teams, so chill out.
Have a cup of tea.
Nearly done now.
Thank you.
He's gonna get a good hiding in a minute.
He's off my Christmas card list, I tell you.
LISA: The Rebels have edged ahead in the battle of the wheels.
Is that flush now, 'cause I'm gonna have to pull this wheel out? That's flush.
LISA: Their giant rings are connected, and team spirit reaches a new high.
Oh, yes, look at that.
Spot-on.
Our expert's happy.
(SINGS) Happy days Oh, happy days ROBERT: Thanks to David and Graham's welding marathon, the Up 'n Atoms are back where they were two hours ago.
Gonna have the pivot at the front end, weren't we? OTHERS: Yep.
Let's see if we can get it up there without it falling apart.
Right.
Hold it there.
ROBERT: As the first wheel is lifted into position, David realises just what a monster they've created.
That's a big diameter.
Whoa, that's it.
You got it.
Yeah.
LISA: Having finished their major fabrication work, it's time for the REME Rebels to position their beast of burden or moped, and move on to the more intricate mechanics.
Pick it up, mate.
LISA: To the untrained eye, this may look like Gina and Claire slotting one length of steel tubing inside another.
But it is, in fact, integral to their design.
The two lengths of tubing will act as a giant hinge attached to the Rebels' monstrous wheels.
An A-frame will connect the hinge to the Rebels' moped.
When the Rebels want to use automotive power, the moped will be held down by two massive compressed springs.
But when it's time to travel by momentum alone, the compression in the springs will be released, allowing the hinge to lift the bike up between the wheels.
Of course, it's important to test the power of the springs before the first run.
With measurements taken and cuts made, the Rebels just have to position and attach their hinge.
(WOMAN LAUGHS) PETE: 78? Yeah.
Right, 78, is it? Well, no, obviously.
That middle one's right.
You obviously cut the wrong line.
Oh, right, then.
Kiss my Tell you what, how am I supposed to soar like an eagle? You'll never soar like an eagle.
LISA: Military precision.
So, Richard, if I had 5,000 quid to give you to drive one of the vehicles I don't want it.
No, yeah.
But you had to accept it or go to prison for 10 years.
Which one would you choose? You know, I'm piling on the pressure.
I think prison.
You'd go for the prison option.
It's easier.
LISA: With time desperately short, the Up 'n Atoms have recovered from their early-evening setback and are showing some of the top teamwork we saw earlier in the day.
Both fixed sections of their wheels are attached to the butchered Fiat.
And it's now a mad dash to strengthen and brace the rings.
Uh, teams, you have one hour remaining to complete your mechanical masterpieces.
I repeat - one hour remaining, I thank you.
We're panicking.
We're panicking.
Help.
(LISA LAUGHS) Wow.
Up 'n Atoms, come and join me round your amazing machine.
Do you know, I'm seriously impressed with this.
It looks fantastic.
I'm glad somebody is.
Looks positively James Bond-esque.
Now, clearly, what you've got left to do is still the bottom part of the wheel.
We've just got the The pivot point is already done.
We've just got to drill a hole in the final section to put them on.
And then we've just got to finish the mechanism on the attaching.
That drops down the last part of the wheel? You gonna get it done, Ali? Of course we will.
No doubt in our minds.
Not a chance.
(ALL LAUGH) Mandy.
Sorry to interrupt.
Guys, can you come over, 'cause I'm just I'm amazed at what's happened here.
This is quite a staggering transformation.
But it's sort of It's there.
It's there.
It's there, isn't it? I mean, I'm absolutely baffled as to how it works, so So are we.
Are you? Absolutely.
You've just been welding this on in a very rigid sort of joined-to-the-wheel-type way.
PETE: This is a hinge.
If you look down there.
See that spring over there? That spring is gonna be We're gonna mount that there so the spring is compressed and is forcing the wheel and the bike down.
Right.
And then we're gonna lift the lever And it'll pa-toing back up? Yeah, and the bike and everything And Crash-Test here will go with ROBERT: The crash-test dummy.
I'm glad you're all finding this funny, like, you know.
Right, um Gonna have to rotate it around, aren't you? LISA: The Atoms have laid their hands on a cast-iron tank that they feel will be perfect to counter the weight of their car and ensure reliable rollability.
Why won't it spin back? What's going on? There's a bolt in there, David.
LISA: Counterweights are, by their very nature, weighty and very difficult to manoeuvre at the end of an arduous day on the heap.
Is that it? That's the bad boy.
That's it.
ROBERT: Over in the Rebels' build area, it's a mad dash to complete the last few fiddly details.
The A-frame that will lift the moped needs completing.
There's wheels to strengthen.
That means nice flat sheet steel.
Eyes.
Yeah.
ROBERT: And finally, they must manufacture a catch to hold the moped in its elevated position.
LISA: Roberto, I know we say it every week, but this week particularly, they have pulled it out of the hat.
They've gone at sort of seven hours-ish looking like there was no way on earth they were gonna get anywhere near it to suddenly having some very interesting-looking numbers.
Do we think that these machines actually, tomorrow, on testing, are gonna work? (SPEAKS INAUDIBLY) ROBERT: With literally moments left, both teams face an uphill struggle to complete their orbital automobiles in the allotted 10 hours.
Grand job, girl.
David.
Let's get it in.
David, let's get it in.
Three, two, one, lift.
Go on.
Go on.
That's it.
BOTH: Five, four, three, two, one.
OK, teams, down your tools.
Your time is up.
10 hours have passed, and judgment day is almost upon us.
Bring it on! Yes, we'll reconvene tomorrow morning at the most humungous skittle alley imaginable, where your bowling bangers will face the toughest of tests.
Well done, teams, really good build.
Well done.
Excellent.
Whoo-hoo! Well done, boys.
ROBERT: So which team will score a strike on the sizeable Scrapheap bowling alley? Well done, mate.
Been lost without you.
ROBERT: Our teams' monstrous motorised marbles will cover the first half of our course under petrol power as they attempt to gain as much speed as possible.
At the line, they must disengage their engines and travel the remaining 50 metres to the supersized skittles by means of their freewheeling momentum alone.
LISA: Each team will have three attempts to topple as many pins as possible.
Judge Richard will be following all the action from the tower, where he'll have a bird's-eye view of the alley.
ROBERT: So, Richard, you've seen the machines now.
They're finished.
They're in their glorious full metal jackets.
Yeah, aren't they good? But they'll be doing, like, what, between 10, 15 miles an hour? They're not gonna go much faster? I doubt the Rebels will get to that.
The other ones, yes, you're probably about right.
The Atoms probably could get to that.
Yes.
As long as they can steer well enough.
Lot of weight on that little car, so bumble around a bit.
So then they come up to here, jam the Well, no, they don't.
The Atoms jam the brakes on.
Yes.
And the others just release this strange little catch thing.
Absolutely extraordinary.
I mean, clever idea.
I don't know if it's going to work.
But it looks really ingenious.
I don't think anyone knows yet whether it'll work.
So, Richard, are you going to change your mind about the outcome? Or are you still sticking with the REME Rebels? I think I'll still stick with them, marginally.
ROBERT: And it's Richard's tip, the REME Rebels, who are first up.
Their hopes now rest with Claire.
I'm nervous for her, I tell you.
You alright, Claire? Yeah, let's do it.
OK, baby! REME Rebels, roll on the sound of the horn! (SQUEEZES HORN) (ENGINE REVS) ROBERT: A push from her team-mates gives Claire a great start.
Oh! Oh, it's going.
They're off.
It's going.
Go on, Claire! ROBERT: Now, will the hinge and springs do their job? Oh, no.
Well, it it went along.
Nearly got there.
Yes - the trouble is, I think, as soon as she wants to release the main catch She's got to let go of the handlebars.
This is a bit of a fatal flaw, I think.
It's a slight flaw in the control system.
LISA: So will the Up 'n Atoms fare any better? LISA: It's all down to Jimmy.
There you go, Jimmy! Whoa, whoa, whoa! Up 'n Atoms, please propel yourselves towards the pins when you hear the hooter.
This is the moment of truth.
(SQUEEZES HORN) Come on! Come on! Come on, let her go! Come on! Come on, Atoms! Oh, he's moving.
It's a good start.
ROBERT: Jimmy's picked up some good speed.
He's hit the brakes as planned.
Oh, but it's not quite enough.
RICHARD: Almost.
That was so close.
It almost went.
So close.
It went up.
Yeah, it just teetered.
If you give it plenty of lick next time, we fill that with water, you're going.
ROBERT: But Jimmy will have to wait to test his modified machine because next up is REME Rebel Claire with her second run.
Alright, baby? I'm OK.
Come on, Claire.
This time, love.
REME Rebels, are you ready to roll? (SQUEEZES HORN) (ENGINE REVS) ROBERT: This looks like a much better start for Claire.
LISA: Come on, Claire! ROBERT: Now to withdraw the moped.
Nothing wrong with her aim.
But she's hit the skittles under motor power.
I'm not sure that was by momentum.
She had the speed there.
Yeah, she definitely had the speed.
As you could see, she had the steering as well, didn't she? Rogers to Llewellyn.
Are you there? Over.
Yes, I am here and very intrigued as to what the legal situation is about those skittles being knocked over.
It was under full motorised power.
There was no momentum carrying those wheels.
Over.
That's what it looked like up here.
There wasn't a lot of spinning going on.
We've still got another go for the Rebels.
You never know.
They might get a spin going.
Let's hope so.
Over and out.
LISA: It was all looking so good for Claire.
But once again, there were problems with the hinge system that was supposed to lift Claire and the moped up between the giant wheels.
So, despite Claire's spectacular effort, both teams are still to register a single score on the Scrapheap bowling alley.
Can Jimmy break the Up 'n Atoms' duck on his second run? Up 'n Atoms, you're free to roll.
Go on the sound of the horn.
(SQUEEZES HORN) ROBERT: It's another great start for Jimmy.
Here comes the forward roll.
The pivoting sections have locked! Yes! Yes! Oh! Oh! ROBERT: But he hasn't managed to send the bowling banger into a spin.
Go on! Go on.
You can do it.
One more.
Just want to give him a little push.
Go on, go on! It has worked.
I mean, it has worked.
It's actually latched in place.
The latch has worked, hasn't it, beautifully, but it absolutely hasn't rolled right over.
Look at it.
Oh.
Superb.
Jimmy.
Hello again.
Are you alright? I'm safe as houses.
No problems.
It looked like really good fun from over there.
It was very good fun, just not quite enough, I don't think.
Maybe you can strap Ali to the front, where the ballast is, and then you'll go round and round.
Well, look, excellent attempt.
We know it works.
Can I get down now, please? Yes.
We'll get somebody to get you down.
Thank you.
ROBERT: The REME Rebels have a score of exactly zero after the first two runs, and Claire will have to give it everything on this, her last attempt.
Claire.
Hello.
I don't like to state the obvious, but this is it.
Feeling confident? Do you know what went wrong on the other ones? Yeah.
It's so hard to pull from this point.
So we've put a little modification in to increase the leverage, so, hopefully, it'll be a lot easier.
Any nerves? No, they've all gone now.
I just want to do it.
Excellent.
Best of luck.
I hope you get those skittles down and we have a strike.
Thank you very much.
See you later.
See you later.
Rebels, remember this is your team's final fling.
Do your damnedest! This is the one.
Come on, Claire.
Come on, then.
Me belly's turning over now.
Cross everything.
(ENGINE RUMBLES) (SQUEEZES HORN) Release! ROBERT: It looks like she's on target.
Oh-ho-ho! It's dead straight.
ROBERT: The moped wheels are off the ground! But still no forward roll.
Don't think there was quite enough oomph to get her rolling over.
What a shame.
It's nothing we can do about that anyway, is there? Nope.
ROBERT: It's so heartbreaking, all that effort.
It clearly It just Doesn't want to roll.
It doesn't want to roll.
It isn't working.
The team are in despair.
PETE: Hey! Hey, it worked in theory, didn't it? Thrown me teddy, mate.
I've thrown me teddy, I have.
It did what it was meant to do that time.
She pulled the lever.
It didn't flip up.
And then it just didn't flip up enough.
Nope.
Oh, that is heartbreaking.
'Cause that is it, isn't it, really, for them.
You're in.
We've got you, mate.
We've got you.
But at least we got it driving.
I think we'll just roll you in it anyway, Claire.
Put the helmet on and I'll go again.
I think ROBERT: As the Rebels discuss what might have been, it's a simple equation for the Up 'n Atoms - hit just one skittle whilst in a forward roll and they're through to the next round.
Jimmy, this is it.
It's the moment of truth.
I can see a lot of dripping going on from your ballasts.
Have you filled them with water? I think we're gonna have to go soon.
Otherwise It's all gonna drip out.
I shall get out the way.
Very best of luck.
I want to see you rolling into those skittles.
See you later.
'Bye, now.
Up 'n Atoms, you know what you need to do! (SQUEEZES HORN) Good speed.
Oh, he's going fast.
And he's straight through there.
Oh, my God! He's changed gear.
Right, there he goes.
Oh, yes, yes, yes, yes! Yes, and he's right over.
Wonderful! (ALL CHEER) (ROBERT AND RICHARD LAUGH) Excellent.
That was it.
Hop on! Yes! That definitely rolled and it definitely hit down skittles.
Didn't it just? LISA: Finally, the Up 'n Atoms bowl us over.
Jimmy's approach was fast, and at the freewheel line, everything went according to plan.
Fantastic! Well, after what has got to be one of the most bizarre challenges we have ever done, we've got to congratulate both teams.
Definitely.
Yeah.
But there was one team who clearly crashed through those skittles to win.
It is, of course, the Up 'n Atoms, so well done.
(ALL CHEER) Yes! Commiserations.
Commiserations.
You were very good.
There you go.
ROBERT: Oh, there we go! Oh, he's
Welcome to Scrapheap Challenge, where once again two teams of backyard Brunels will attempt to reach engineering nirvana using only what they can find in our temple of trash.
And this week's challenge could literally bowl them over.
Our teams' brief is simple.
They must build a man-made person-carrying bowling ball capable of toppling these sky-high skittles.
ROBERT: Team one are a trio of atomic expats.
Captain Ali, David and Jimmy.
Nuclear research engineers whose working life is the very nucleus of their name.
They're the Up 'n Atoms.
LISA: But the Atoms could be split by team two - Mandy, Claire and Captain Gina, ballistic babes from the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
The army's finest.
They're the REME Rebels.
Up 'n Atoms! (ALL SHOUT) REME Rebels! ALL: Hurrah! Ladies and gentlemen, I hope today's challenge will be right up your alley.
To score a perfect 10 pins out of 10, you will have to build a monstrous motorised bowling ball big enough to carry a person and tumble the biggest skittles you've ever seen.
LISA: That's right.
Now, for the first half of our outsized alley, your bowling bangers will be motor-driven.
But after that, you have to cut your engines and rely on momentum to complete your collision course with the giant pins.
The team that topples the most is the winner.
And if that wasn't enough, you have just 10 hours to ready your rolling runaways.
Up 'n Atoms, ready to accelerate your particles? ALL: Yes! Rebels, ready to smash the system? Come on! Yes! Wait for it.
Wait for it.
Go! Go! ROBERT: Charged with ensuring that the Up 'n Atoms don't collide is a fabricator of gyroscopic thrill rides with chilling names such as The Suicide Swing.
He's Graham Bridges.
Come on, guys.
Come on.
Come on.
LISA: Attempting to keep the Rebels on the straight and narrow is a man who's spent over 42 years designing and building fairground rides.
He's Pete Smith.
Hi, guys.
Ready to go? Cool.
ROBERT: Just as a bowling ball gains momentum from a bowler's arm before being released to roll down the alley, our bowling bangers will be allowed to reach a freewheel line under motorised power before cutting engines and freewheeling into our mega skittles.
LISA: So that's what they have to do.
Now our teams must decide how.
Pete, a motorised ball.
Yeah.
Like a sphere.
Well, a sphere or a drum.
It's just a glorified wheel - just like sitting on a bike or something in two wheels.
The wheels move and you'll stay still.
Yeah, but with the challenge, when the vehicle stops, you've got to go over with it as well.
They wouldn't make it easy, would they? We're looking basically at something about 8-foot diameter.
Then with some sort of driving device in with wheels on.
And then be able to pick these up like a folding bike.
That's right, yeah, as long as we're in that general direction towards the skittles.
And the momentum will, you know, obviously, push us forward.
LISA: The Rebels' roll will be provided by two whopping interconnected wheels.
These humungous hoops will reach the freewheel line courtesy of a moped or motorbike that sits between and slightly beneath the wheels.
At the freewheel line, a clever hinge system will lift the moped up inside the wheels, allowing ball and driver to hurtle towards the skittles.
When your skin starts going baggy and you can just see your teeth And your hair's like that.
You know you're going too fast.
So, what we're gonna need is two rings like that.
And we mount the car into the centre of the two rings.
Wheels on the ground? Yep.
We're gonna put a fall section in, in the ring.
LISA: The Up 'n Atoms design is simplicity itself.
A giant roll cage will sit atop a microcar, the wheels of which will protrude from the bottom of their circular creation.
When it's time to cut the engine, the driver will slam on the anchors, throwing the vehicle into a forward roll.
(CHEERING) Protruding wheels may impede their rollability.
With this in mind, the Atoms propose to manufacture a pivoting section of wheel that falls into place when the driver hits the brakes, completing the sphere.
VOICE: Whoa! Oh! We're looking to find a small car? We're not looking at building a vehicle? No, we're looking for a small car.
You go into roll mode.
ROBERT: With basic design decided and the clock ticking, it's time for our teams to concoct their scavenge wish lists.
Let slim boy in.
Angle iron.
Angle iron, yeah.
Well, plate One car.
One car.
God, I wish I had that on a shopping list.
As much as we can get, then, of sheet metal.
Tubing.
Basically, just go out there, and anything you see, bring it back.
Scavengers, go scavenge.
OK.
LISA: And so today's challenge begins in earnest.
There's a limited supply of relevant refuse amongst the dunes of debris that make up the heap.
And it's the early vehicular vulture who gets the worm.
50-mil barring.
Yep.
The Up 'n Atoms, along with their expert, Graham, are attempting to build three-quarters of a giant roll cage that will be welded to a small car.
Then just goes snap and locks.
And locks.
Locks solid.
Locks onto the ROBERT: When the time comes to cut the engine and send their bowling banger into a forward roll, the final quarter of the roll cage will drop into place, completing their giant wheel.
Oh.
ROBERT: Top of the shopping list for scavengers David and Jimmy is a small car.
We've got a small car there we might be able to use.
ROBERT: And the boys seem to have hit the jackpot.
There's an engine in it.
Alright, Claire, it's Gina here.
Can you hear me? Yeah, go on.
LISA: Our all-girl team, the REME Rebels, and their expert, Pete, are hoping to create two whopping interconnected wheels that'll be transported by a moped or motorbike.
We're gonna build two of these things.
Alright.
LISA: At the freewheel line, a spring-loaded hinge system will lift the bike up between the wheels.
Ah, yes.
ROBERT: It's 10 out of 10 for effort for the Rebels' scavengers Mandy and Claire as they return to the build area with what looks like half the sheet steel to be found on the heap.
Whoa! (LAUGHS) ROBERT: Ali has spotted the girls' impressive work rate and thinks there may be more to his opponents than meets the eye.
They're magpies.
They're not women.
Magpies.
They're magpies.
ROBERT: Unfortunately for Mandy and Claire, Captain Gina is a hard taskmaster.
It might be a little bit thin.
I reckon this little Fiat might be a winner, you know? Yeah? Do you want to call back? LISA: Back on the heap, David and Jimmy seem satisfied with their early find.
DAVID: I think Jimmy might have found a car.
Alright, mate, what does it look like? What's the condition? Oh, it looks pretty good.
I'd drive it.
You'd drive anything.
I have always, always wanted to do this.
LISA: The brute force the Atoms are applying to the recovery of the Fiat is totally at odds with their professional life.
ROBERT: Although they're as British as roast beef, this tinkering trio reside in Geneva, Switzerland, and work at Cern, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, where one day is much like the next.
Split the atom.
Further human knowledge.
Re-create the big bang.
The Up 'n Atoms are David, Jimmy and Captain Ali.
Ali is our team captain 'cause he wants to be.
Well, he's bigger than us.
JIMMY: Ali is the brawn of the group.
Anything big that needs moving around or smashing, he's our guy.
David is the brains of the group.
DAVID: I wouldn't necessarily say I'm the most intelligent of the group.
It's more the case of I'm the least stupid.
I suppose that might leave me to be the looks of the group.
ROBERT: They may look like a unified unit, but there is a chink in the Atoms' armour.
Think there'll maybe be a few tantrums between David and Ali.
I quite expect that Ali and myself will come to blows.
If you can imagine Homer Simpson strangling Bart, that's what I can imagine.
Still got a valid MOT on it.
That'll be useful.
Alright, David, Jimmy.
How you doing? What's so good about this? Why is this gonna be suitable? We're looking for a short-wheelbase rear-wheel-drive car, and we feel that this is the baby.
And what's the advantage of the short-wheelbase rear-wheel drive? So we can actually fit it inside the circumference of our wheel.
Which will be 8 feet.
8 or 9 feet.
Now, Jimmy, a little bird has told me that this one and your captain, Ali, argue like two old women.
Is that right? Yeah, they're two old They're terrible.
Don't know what you mean.
JIMMY: Probably a good idea that I've got them separated at the minute, actually.
Really? Safe to keep him in there, me here.
Gina, can you see us? Can you see what we've got? ROBERT: The Rebels' scavenge squad have also had an early success.
They've stumbled across a moped that should provide the necessary grunt to carry their giant bowling ball over the motorised section of the course.
It's turning over alright.
ROBERT: And things just keep getting better for the Rebels.
Mandy has spotted a huge circular drum that could become the tyres of their giant wheels.
MANDY: Mandy to Gina.
Yeah, go on, Claire.
Go on, Mand.
Gina, if you look to your right now, looking towards this angle, it's about the correct thickness that you're after.
I see where you come from, mate.
OK, mate.
ROBERT: Teamwork and good communication should come as no surprise with this team.
LISA: As members of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, or REME, Mandy, Claire and Captain Gina get hands-on with some of the army's most awe-inspiring artillery.
These girls do not take kindly to jokes about women drivers.
Mandy, for one, has no worries about entering the usually male-dominated world of Scrapheap.
They don't know what they're taking on.
We can give as good as we take, basically.
LISA: Claire knows that forewarned is forearmed and has already identified her role in the team.
CLAIRE: Basically, doing all the dogsbody work, fetching and carrying stuff, and doing the manual welding and things.
LISA: Commanding these two will be the level-headed Gina.
Because of our attitude, we're just gonna go and have fun.
I don't think we're gonna have a drama.
LISA: And Gina obviously has every confidence in her charges.
They're psychos.
They are psychos.
They shouldn't be out on the street.
We are the REME Rebels.
We work hard.
We play even harder.
ALL: And we're gonna kick some serious Good morning, Rebels.
Well, this looks really good.
Are you gonna use this? We're just gonna chuck out that.
Just chuck it.
Just roll that.
We're just gonna pick it up and lob it.
Just lob it.
The only problem is, uh trying to get it out.
It's quite big and heavy, isn't it? Yeah, yeah.
But you're used to moving heavy things on your day jobs.
You should see the size of the lads.
They're huge.
Are they? And they need moving around a bit, do they, occasionally? Is Gina, your captain, a higher rank than you normally? Claire's a corporal.
I'm a staff sergeant.
And Gina wears the WO2 rank slide.
ROBERT: Right.
How come she became captain? That was just? At the end of the day, somebody's got to do it.
CLAIRE: She's the gobbiest, so ROBERT: Yeah.
Is she the gobbiest? I think that's probably what I was fishing for.
That's what you're wanting.
Yeah.
Yeah.
She's the loudmouth one.
LISA: Like true metallic magpies, Atoms scavengers David and Jimmy are scouring the heap for lengths of box section that'll form the main structure of the wheel currently being sketched by their captain, Ali, and expert, Graham.
How much more does he need, Jimmy? A lot.
Morning, chaps.
Morning.
Alright? Well, anyway Yeah.
I mean, it's such a simple challenge.
You know.
Isn't it, really? It's really straightforward.
You're gonna make your giant bowling ball.
Sometimes there is a precedent, you know - it's like a tractor or it's like a digger.
This is like a completely insane person inside a giant hoop.
I mean, who would do it? So I noticed this, presumably, is what jobs you've got.
You've got Jimmy on car and engineering.
Getting this engine started.
Engine started so you've got a running car.
David is Cutting the rings.
You're doing car body.
Destroy it.
Right.
And, Graham I'm making the tea.
Very, very important job.
I'm making the tea.
I like that.
Making the tea.
Hello, Pete.
Hello, Lisa.
How you doing? Alright.
What are you doing here? GINA: What we're actually trying to construct is the diameter of our wheels that we're gonna have, and this will give us a basic layout, so when the girls, the scavengers, come in, we can actually lie the metal out, and then we know just sort of roughly how much we need before we start welding it together.
LISA: The Rebels' basic wheel design requires them to weld strips of sheet steel around a circular template and then cut round this rough pattern to form a circular rim.
Once two of these rims have been completed, the sections of drum can simply be wrapped around to form tyres.
Simple enough, but the girls will have to make sure both wheels are the same size if they want to travel in a straight line.
Have you got faith in your team? Got a good team here? Yes.
Good team.
Good team.
Well, look, you've got loads to do.
Very best of luck.
And I shall speak to you later on.
See you.
Bye-bye.
Thank you.
'Bye, now.
ROBERT: Casting the most experienced of eyes over our teams is Richard Barnes, the godfather of the leisure ride industry.
He's helped design some of the world's biggest rides, including the London Eye.
Well, welcome to the scrapyard, Richard.
It's a lovely day.
Yeah, wonderful.
Very nice.
Very nice to sit here in the lovely drizzle.
Sorry about that.
Yeah, we look forward to it.
But, anyway, these are such unusual machines.
Really difficult to work out what the key is to a successful build.
No, not really - my guess is it's going to be to keep it going in the same direction you aim it in.
That's the main thing.
And then the speed.
So from what I can gather, then, the Rebels effectively lift the wheels out of the way of their large circumf driving wheels out of the way, and that's what lets them spin on, and the Atoms actually create an extra bit of wheel that drops into place once they stop driving and start spinning.
The problem is that once it comes to the line and has got to change, the transition moment, I think it might stand a chance of one side doing it slightly later than the other.
It could sort of veer off to the right angles or something like that and miss the skittles altogether, which would be a bit of a shame.
The other one is inherently, I think, easier to control.
It's just a fixed wheel.
So, whatever direction it was travelling in, you just carry on in that direction.
Purely on the design concept, have you got a favourite? I think the simple one will win in the end, which is the Rebels team.
Right.
You think that's gonna I think it might just stand the chance of hitting the skittles.
Right.
Do we need doors? No.
LISA: The Up 'n Atoms know that a roll cage made of steel box section connected to a car will be extremely heavy.
And they don't want to be carrying any extra weight.
Doi-n-g! Can you turn the ignition? We'll just see what happens here.
(ENGINE STARTS) DAVID: Happy? Huh-hey! Be quiet over there, girls! We can always hear your voice.
LISA: There is something of the 'Mary Celeste' about the Rebels' build area.
What can we do until they get that metal? LISA: Pete and Gina can do little but tinker with the moped whilst they wait for the materials needed to manufacture their wheels.
Claire is struggling to find suitable sheet steel for the rims.
(STRAINS) LISA: To make matters worse, Mandy has realised that the giant drum they'd hoped to be a one-stop shop for their tyres is just too big to drag back to base and will have to be cut up in situ.
David! David! ROBERT: David has returned to the Atoms' build area, where he's busying himself cutting slits into the box section scavenged from the heap earlier.
LISA: With giant rings conspicuous by their absence on the heap, the Atoms propose to cut, bend and weld straight lengths of box section.
When several of these now-curved lengths are joined together, the Atoms will have the two almost-complete wheels that form the main structure of their vehicle.
ROBERT: But before the sections can be bent and welded, there's a lot of cutting to be done.
Just got to work out that and that, haven't we? Right, do I jack it back up again? Yeah, put it ROBERT: With David and Ali reunited in the build area, it's not long before handbags are drawn.
This is what we're here for.
ALl: David! What? Can you take that outside? What? Can you take that outside? Exactly, what.
Getting a bit much.
Can you take that outside? What's wrong with you? We're trying to talk with what we're doing in here, and all we can hear is "Neeee!" You ask me to do something.
Now you want me to do it somewhere else.
That's the wrong approach, isn't it? What? Upsetting him like that? Oh, well.
He's used to it by now.
7-hour call, teams.
This is your 7-hour call.
Seven hours remaining.
Thank you.
We'd better get shifting, guys.
Get cutting.
Oi.
Yes, Mother.
LISA: After almost two hours spent gas-axing the top of the drum that'll become the tyres of the REME Rebels' wheels, Mandy is nearly done.
It's going to take oodles of oomph to shift the detached section.
And Claire has sweet-talked the Up 'n Atoms into lending her their quad.
Ready? In four-wheel, yeah? Hold on, hold on, hold on.
ROBERT: In the Atoms' build area, Jimmy has decided it's time to get even more brutal with their bijou banger.
So, what's going on? Alright.
Basically, we're gonna cut from here to here and shorten the whole thing.
Shorten the whole thing? LISA: The Up 'n Atoms have realised that as tiny as their Fiat 126 is, it's still too long to fit within the bottom half of their 9-foot-diameter wheel.
Their solution to the problem is simple - cut the middle section out of the car and weld together the two remaining sections to produce a micro-microcar.
ALl: OK.
Graham.
This is the greatest car in the world.
That's what I call a top job.
LISA: Our military maidens have also been busy.
Claire is working tirelessly to measure up and cut thin strips from the top section of the giant drum that took so long to gas-axe in half earlier, putting the girls way behind schedule.
So, Richard, I've actually seen what looks like the beginnings of a wheel in the Atoms' camp.
They've got sections of wheel they're making which looks rather impressive.
I have not seen anything resembling a wheel or anything else in the Rebels' camp at all.
I think they lost a lot of time dragging pieces out of that great big cylinder back there.
So now they've got the right material, I think they're going to start moving.
As long as they actually manage to finish building something, I think they're in better shape in terms of final design.
So you reckon the Rebels are actually still in a position to come up with the best machine? Yes.
Is that springy? LISA: But have the Rebels turned a corner? Oh, yeah.
Yeah? That's the one.
Get another one of them.
That's brilliant, that is, mate.
LISA: The arrival of the strips, along with a haul of scaffolding tube discovered by Claire, has prompted a rethink from the team captain.
GINA: Pete.
PETE: What? Do you know what I think? What about welding straight to this? What? Them pipes.
Rather than the steel.
I mean, you're gonna have to put an awful lot of pipes in to hold it steady.
LISA: Following their failure to find enough sheet steel of the correct thickness to manufacture rims for their wheels, the Rebels are adopting a back-to-basics approach.
They've decided to make spokes out of scaffolding tube and weld directly to the inside of their circular steel strips in effect, creating two giant bicycle wheels.
Close to the top LISA: Geneva-based nuclear nutters the Up 'n Atoms have successfully shortened the wheelbase of their Fiat 126 Lovely! LISA: Allowing expert Graham and Jimmy to get busy welding the two halves of the car back together.
David has been given the seemingly endless task of cutting slits into box section.
At the other end of the box section production line is Ali, who's bending and welding to create curved sections of the Atoms' massive wheel.
ROBERT: Over the wall, army girls the REME Rebels are firing on all cylinders after a slow start.
We need to get this tacked as soon as possible now.
ROBERT: A new spoked-wheel design for the massive rings that will sit either side of their moped has invigorated the team.
Looks good to me, Pete.
ROBERT: At long last, the girls have begun work on their first wheel.
Our teams have passed the halfway point of the build, and at long last, there is something resembling a wheel taking shape in the REME Rebels' build area.
So, what have you got left to do here? We're just waiting for more material to come, and then we've got to make one that's identical again.
To go either side? Yep.
And then you're going to be strengthening those two? Yep, yep.
They're already cut out.
It's just a case of getting the other one done.
Once we've got that sorted out, then we should be Gina.
How's it going? Yeah, it's, um It's It's going.
It's getting there.
What you up to here? The bike is not as strong as we'd like it to be, and there's no structural points that we can actually make a pivot point of, so we've had to manufacture this.
We've got something to weld and something to lift the bike up on.
Excellent.
Well, you all seem very cheery, very positive.
So best of luck.
Absolutely.
I'll see you later on.
Cheers, Gina.
Absolutely.
Will do.
Uh, teams, you have four hours remaining.
Four hours remaining, teams.
Thank you.
LISA: With just four hours remaining, the Rebels go into overdrive.
Claire delivers the raw material for wheel number two Right, we need to patch this up now, don't we? LISA: As Mandy completes work on the first giant hoop.
ROBERT: Although the Up 'n Atoms are still working on their final wheel sections Right, that's one done.
Take that one away.
ROBERT: Ali is ready to begin drilling holes that will be used to fit the pivoting sections of the wheels.
Sadly, he doesn't get to use a bench drill very often back home in Geneva.
It's going nowhere fast, mate.
Slow down.
Slow down.
Be alright.
It'll be alright.
Alright, Dave? Oh, look at that.
Hi.
That looks like one of those special jobs that is, like, never-ending.
I feel like I've been here for 10 hours, just doing this.
How many more have you got? I've got this one.
I've got another one which is through in the workshop.
And then we start on the So there's a lot more to do.
Oh, we've got a lot more to do.
I thought you'd half finished.
I am half finished.
I've still got a lot more to do.
I'll let you carry on.
Don't want to stop you.
'Cause you've got plenty to get on with.
Alright, see you in a bit.
See you later.
Alright, Ali? Ooh.
Big hole.
Yes.
I've burnt the blade out.
Have you? Anyway, got one done.
You've got one So you've got one made.
That's one pivot.
Are those two arms that come down either side of the car that fall into place, are they connected together laterally? No, what it'll do is there's gonna be a gate mechanism.
So, you know, when you close your gate, the bar comes in and then something drops in behind it to stop it swinging back out.
And that's all we're gonna do, just something simple like that.
LISA: When the Atoms' vehicle reaches the freewheel line, the driver will hit the brakes, tipping the vehicle forwards.
This allows the pivoting sections of their wheels to drop into place, completing the circle.
As the sections complete the wheel, they'll activate a catch system that will hold them secure during the rest of the stomach-turning journey to the skittles.
You can't tell how much you've got to do, but it looks like quite a lot.
The clock is ticking slightly.
We're running out of time.
We've got to weld all of these rings together.
Wow.
Well, you'd better get on get a new drill bit and OK, cheers.
Take care.
It's no point me saying, "Hurry up," because we all know we got to hurry up anyway and none of us are hanging around.
LISA: With the REME flag providing inspiration, Captain Gina is drawing up battle plans.
Once you've done that, Mandy, we need to stand that up, because we need to see how far we've got to pivot the motorbike up.
Go for it, then.
Let's get going.
We need to have a group hug.
Come on, Pete, get in.
LISA: My word, the army's changed.
And now we'll do the sarge thing - let's get our arses in gear, do you know what I mean, and get sorted.
You know.
It's warfare, not welfare.
That's the way it works.
Let's get centre spoke.
LISA: Surely only a lunatic would agree to hurtle along head over heels between two rickety-looking wheels like this.
That's the one.
That's good.
LISA: Unfortunately for our teams, someone will have to do just that.
You're our crash-test pilot, mate.
LISA: And the Rebels have nominated Claire as driver.
So every now and again, I'll just hit the floor.
No, no.
You'll be strapped in.
Would I lie to you? Well, you got me on this, didn't you? LISA: With the Rebels playing catch-up, how does judge Richard see the state of play? So after all that talk of the REME Rebels having an empty build area, they're the first team with a wheel.
Big.
It's round.
Sort of.
Yes.
Roundish.
Yeah.
I mean, it's quite interesting how the teams fluctuate like that, 'cause it really looked like earlier on, the Atoms were way ahead.
They are much closer together now.
Yeah.
The Atoms have surprised everybody, because they looked like the less technical team to start with, but they've proved themselves to be very good, haven't they? Yeah, they seem to be working together as a team as well.
Just cohesive.
It seems to work.
Yeah.
I mean, there are sometimes machines built on Scrapheap I want to have a go in, but these definitely aren't those.
No, nor me.
No, no.
I'll sit and watch.
Yeah.
OK.
Yep.
Gently does it.
LISA: The Up 'n Atoms have completed the time-consuming process of fabricating curved sections for their wheel.
And it's almost time to weld the sections together.
Now, two wheels made to the same template will be exactly the same shape and size, right? Why's that happened, then? I don't think LISA: Wrong.
Tell you what, he's all over the place, isn't he? LISA: Something has gone horribly awry.
And one of the Atoms' wheels will be bigger than the other, making it impossible for their bowling banger to travel in a straight line.
Right, let's pick it up and we'll grind them off.
LISA: There's only one solution to the problem - grind out all the welds made when bending the box section and reweld them.
Can do without that now at this time, couldn't we? LISA: Oh, dear.
ROBERT: Next door, it's a different story.
The REME Rebels are marching ahead.
This is a confident feeling because we can stand that by that and go, "Mmm!" Well, here we are, sitting in the remains of a once-proud hopper, soon to be a monstrous REME bowling ball.
It's now being turned into wheels by the REME Rebels.
I mean, the Atoms are terrified - they haven't actually got anything that resembles a wheel even vaguely.
They've got lots and lots and lots of bits of cut box section with lots of little welds on it, and they've got about another 40,000 or 50,000 welds to do and about another 100,000 cuts.
Oh, my word.
Do you think we've set them a task too far this time? Is it a task too far? Oh, dear.
Poor things.
ROBERT: As the evening draws in, the pressure on our teams intensifies, especially for the Up 'n Atoms, who are swimming against the tide of time.
LISA: They've ground out the welds on their misshapen wheel section and are now furiously rewelding the modified metal just to get back on track.
Uh, teams, good news.
Uh, you have two hours remaining.
Two whole hours remaining, teams, so chill out.
Have a cup of tea.
Nearly done now.
Thank you.
He's gonna get a good hiding in a minute.
He's off my Christmas card list, I tell you.
LISA: The Rebels have edged ahead in the battle of the wheels.
Is that flush now, 'cause I'm gonna have to pull this wheel out? That's flush.
LISA: Their giant rings are connected, and team spirit reaches a new high.
Oh, yes, look at that.
Spot-on.
Our expert's happy.
(SINGS) Happy days Oh, happy days ROBERT: Thanks to David and Graham's welding marathon, the Up 'n Atoms are back where they were two hours ago.
Gonna have the pivot at the front end, weren't we? OTHERS: Yep.
Let's see if we can get it up there without it falling apart.
Right.
Hold it there.
ROBERT: As the first wheel is lifted into position, David realises just what a monster they've created.
That's a big diameter.
Whoa, that's it.
You got it.
Yeah.
LISA: Having finished their major fabrication work, it's time for the REME Rebels to position their beast of burden or moped, and move on to the more intricate mechanics.
Pick it up, mate.
LISA: To the untrained eye, this may look like Gina and Claire slotting one length of steel tubing inside another.
But it is, in fact, integral to their design.
The two lengths of tubing will act as a giant hinge attached to the Rebels' monstrous wheels.
An A-frame will connect the hinge to the Rebels' moped.
When the Rebels want to use automotive power, the moped will be held down by two massive compressed springs.
But when it's time to travel by momentum alone, the compression in the springs will be released, allowing the hinge to lift the bike up between the wheels.
Of course, it's important to test the power of the springs before the first run.
With measurements taken and cuts made, the Rebels just have to position and attach their hinge.
(WOMAN LAUGHS) PETE: 78? Yeah.
Right, 78, is it? Well, no, obviously.
That middle one's right.
You obviously cut the wrong line.
Oh, right, then.
Kiss my Tell you what, how am I supposed to soar like an eagle? You'll never soar like an eagle.
LISA: Military precision.
So, Richard, if I had 5,000 quid to give you to drive one of the vehicles I don't want it.
No, yeah.
But you had to accept it or go to prison for 10 years.
Which one would you choose? You know, I'm piling on the pressure.
I think prison.
You'd go for the prison option.
It's easier.
LISA: With time desperately short, the Up 'n Atoms have recovered from their early-evening setback and are showing some of the top teamwork we saw earlier in the day.
Both fixed sections of their wheels are attached to the butchered Fiat.
And it's now a mad dash to strengthen and brace the rings.
Uh, teams, you have one hour remaining to complete your mechanical masterpieces.
I repeat - one hour remaining, I thank you.
We're panicking.
We're panicking.
Help.
(LISA LAUGHS) Wow.
Up 'n Atoms, come and join me round your amazing machine.
Do you know, I'm seriously impressed with this.
It looks fantastic.
I'm glad somebody is.
Looks positively James Bond-esque.
Now, clearly, what you've got left to do is still the bottom part of the wheel.
We've just got the The pivot point is already done.
We've just got to drill a hole in the final section to put them on.
And then we've just got to finish the mechanism on the attaching.
That drops down the last part of the wheel? You gonna get it done, Ali? Of course we will.
No doubt in our minds.
Not a chance.
(ALL LAUGH) Mandy.
Sorry to interrupt.
Guys, can you come over, 'cause I'm just I'm amazed at what's happened here.
This is quite a staggering transformation.
But it's sort of It's there.
It's there.
It's there, isn't it? I mean, I'm absolutely baffled as to how it works, so So are we.
Are you? Absolutely.
You've just been welding this on in a very rigid sort of joined-to-the-wheel-type way.
PETE: This is a hinge.
If you look down there.
See that spring over there? That spring is gonna be We're gonna mount that there so the spring is compressed and is forcing the wheel and the bike down.
Right.
And then we're gonna lift the lever And it'll pa-toing back up? Yeah, and the bike and everything And Crash-Test here will go with ROBERT: The crash-test dummy.
I'm glad you're all finding this funny, like, you know.
Right, um Gonna have to rotate it around, aren't you? LISA: The Atoms have laid their hands on a cast-iron tank that they feel will be perfect to counter the weight of their car and ensure reliable rollability.
Why won't it spin back? What's going on? There's a bolt in there, David.
LISA: Counterweights are, by their very nature, weighty and very difficult to manoeuvre at the end of an arduous day on the heap.
Is that it? That's the bad boy.
That's it.
ROBERT: Over in the Rebels' build area, it's a mad dash to complete the last few fiddly details.
The A-frame that will lift the moped needs completing.
There's wheels to strengthen.
That means nice flat sheet steel.
Eyes.
Yeah.
ROBERT: And finally, they must manufacture a catch to hold the moped in its elevated position.
LISA: Roberto, I know we say it every week, but this week particularly, they have pulled it out of the hat.
They've gone at sort of seven hours-ish looking like there was no way on earth they were gonna get anywhere near it to suddenly having some very interesting-looking numbers.
Do we think that these machines actually, tomorrow, on testing, are gonna work? (SPEAKS INAUDIBLY) ROBERT: With literally moments left, both teams face an uphill struggle to complete their orbital automobiles in the allotted 10 hours.
Grand job, girl.
David.
Let's get it in.
David, let's get it in.
Three, two, one, lift.
Go on.
Go on.
That's it.
BOTH: Five, four, three, two, one.
OK, teams, down your tools.
Your time is up.
10 hours have passed, and judgment day is almost upon us.
Bring it on! Yes, we'll reconvene tomorrow morning at the most humungous skittle alley imaginable, where your bowling bangers will face the toughest of tests.
Well done, teams, really good build.
Well done.
Excellent.
Whoo-hoo! Well done, boys.
ROBERT: So which team will score a strike on the sizeable Scrapheap bowling alley? Well done, mate.
Been lost without you.
ROBERT: Our teams' monstrous motorised marbles will cover the first half of our course under petrol power as they attempt to gain as much speed as possible.
At the line, they must disengage their engines and travel the remaining 50 metres to the supersized skittles by means of their freewheeling momentum alone.
LISA: Each team will have three attempts to topple as many pins as possible.
Judge Richard will be following all the action from the tower, where he'll have a bird's-eye view of the alley.
ROBERT: So, Richard, you've seen the machines now.
They're finished.
They're in their glorious full metal jackets.
Yeah, aren't they good? But they'll be doing, like, what, between 10, 15 miles an hour? They're not gonna go much faster? I doubt the Rebels will get to that.
The other ones, yes, you're probably about right.
The Atoms probably could get to that.
Yes.
As long as they can steer well enough.
Lot of weight on that little car, so bumble around a bit.
So then they come up to here, jam the Well, no, they don't.
The Atoms jam the brakes on.
Yes.
And the others just release this strange little catch thing.
Absolutely extraordinary.
I mean, clever idea.
I don't know if it's going to work.
But it looks really ingenious.
I don't think anyone knows yet whether it'll work.
So, Richard, are you going to change your mind about the outcome? Or are you still sticking with the REME Rebels? I think I'll still stick with them, marginally.
ROBERT: And it's Richard's tip, the REME Rebels, who are first up.
Their hopes now rest with Claire.
I'm nervous for her, I tell you.
You alright, Claire? Yeah, let's do it.
OK, baby! REME Rebels, roll on the sound of the horn! (SQUEEZES HORN) (ENGINE REVS) ROBERT: A push from her team-mates gives Claire a great start.
Oh! Oh, it's going.
They're off.
It's going.
Go on, Claire! ROBERT: Now, will the hinge and springs do their job? Oh, no.
Well, it it went along.
Nearly got there.
Yes - the trouble is, I think, as soon as she wants to release the main catch She's got to let go of the handlebars.
This is a bit of a fatal flaw, I think.
It's a slight flaw in the control system.
LISA: So will the Up 'n Atoms fare any better? LISA: It's all down to Jimmy.
There you go, Jimmy! Whoa, whoa, whoa! Up 'n Atoms, please propel yourselves towards the pins when you hear the hooter.
This is the moment of truth.
(SQUEEZES HORN) Come on! Come on! Come on, let her go! Come on! Come on, Atoms! Oh, he's moving.
It's a good start.
ROBERT: Jimmy's picked up some good speed.
He's hit the brakes as planned.
Oh, but it's not quite enough.
RICHARD: Almost.
That was so close.
It almost went.
So close.
It went up.
Yeah, it just teetered.
If you give it plenty of lick next time, we fill that with water, you're going.
ROBERT: But Jimmy will have to wait to test his modified machine because next up is REME Rebel Claire with her second run.
Alright, baby? I'm OK.
Come on, Claire.
This time, love.
REME Rebels, are you ready to roll? (SQUEEZES HORN) (ENGINE REVS) ROBERT: This looks like a much better start for Claire.
LISA: Come on, Claire! ROBERT: Now to withdraw the moped.
Nothing wrong with her aim.
But she's hit the skittles under motor power.
I'm not sure that was by momentum.
She had the speed there.
Yeah, she definitely had the speed.
As you could see, she had the steering as well, didn't she? Rogers to Llewellyn.
Are you there? Over.
Yes, I am here and very intrigued as to what the legal situation is about those skittles being knocked over.
It was under full motorised power.
There was no momentum carrying those wheels.
Over.
That's what it looked like up here.
There wasn't a lot of spinning going on.
We've still got another go for the Rebels.
You never know.
They might get a spin going.
Let's hope so.
Over and out.
LISA: It was all looking so good for Claire.
But once again, there were problems with the hinge system that was supposed to lift Claire and the moped up between the giant wheels.
So, despite Claire's spectacular effort, both teams are still to register a single score on the Scrapheap bowling alley.
Can Jimmy break the Up 'n Atoms' duck on his second run? Up 'n Atoms, you're free to roll.
Go on the sound of the horn.
(SQUEEZES HORN) ROBERT: It's another great start for Jimmy.
Here comes the forward roll.
The pivoting sections have locked! Yes! Yes! Oh! Oh! ROBERT: But he hasn't managed to send the bowling banger into a spin.
Go on! Go on.
You can do it.
One more.
Just want to give him a little push.
Go on, go on! It has worked.
I mean, it has worked.
It's actually latched in place.
The latch has worked, hasn't it, beautifully, but it absolutely hasn't rolled right over.
Look at it.
Oh.
Superb.
Jimmy.
Hello again.
Are you alright? I'm safe as houses.
No problems.
It looked like really good fun from over there.
It was very good fun, just not quite enough, I don't think.
Maybe you can strap Ali to the front, where the ballast is, and then you'll go round and round.
Well, look, excellent attempt.
We know it works.
Can I get down now, please? Yes.
We'll get somebody to get you down.
Thank you.
ROBERT: The REME Rebels have a score of exactly zero after the first two runs, and Claire will have to give it everything on this, her last attempt.
Claire.
Hello.
I don't like to state the obvious, but this is it.
Feeling confident? Do you know what went wrong on the other ones? Yeah.
It's so hard to pull from this point.
So we've put a little modification in to increase the leverage, so, hopefully, it'll be a lot easier.
Any nerves? No, they've all gone now.
I just want to do it.
Excellent.
Best of luck.
I hope you get those skittles down and we have a strike.
Thank you very much.
See you later.
See you later.
Rebels, remember this is your team's final fling.
Do your damnedest! This is the one.
Come on, Claire.
Come on, then.
Me belly's turning over now.
Cross everything.
(ENGINE RUMBLES) (SQUEEZES HORN) Release! ROBERT: It looks like she's on target.
Oh-ho-ho! It's dead straight.
ROBERT: The moped wheels are off the ground! But still no forward roll.
Don't think there was quite enough oomph to get her rolling over.
What a shame.
It's nothing we can do about that anyway, is there? Nope.
ROBERT: It's so heartbreaking, all that effort.
It clearly It just Doesn't want to roll.
It doesn't want to roll.
It isn't working.
The team are in despair.
PETE: Hey! Hey, it worked in theory, didn't it? Thrown me teddy, mate.
I've thrown me teddy, I have.
It did what it was meant to do that time.
She pulled the lever.
It didn't flip up.
And then it just didn't flip up enough.
Nope.
Oh, that is heartbreaking.
'Cause that is it, isn't it, really, for them.
You're in.
We've got you, mate.
We've got you.
But at least we got it driving.
I think we'll just roll you in it anyway, Claire.
Put the helmet on and I'll go again.
I think ROBERT: As the Rebels discuss what might have been, it's a simple equation for the Up 'n Atoms - hit just one skittle whilst in a forward roll and they're through to the next round.
Jimmy, this is it.
It's the moment of truth.
I can see a lot of dripping going on from your ballasts.
Have you filled them with water? I think we're gonna have to go soon.
Otherwise It's all gonna drip out.
I shall get out the way.
Very best of luck.
I want to see you rolling into those skittles.
See you later.
'Bye, now.
Up 'n Atoms, you know what you need to do! (SQUEEZES HORN) Good speed.
Oh, he's going fast.
And he's straight through there.
Oh, my God! He's changed gear.
Right, there he goes.
Oh, yes, yes, yes, yes! Yes, and he's right over.
Wonderful! (ALL CHEER) (ROBERT AND RICHARD LAUGH) Excellent.
That was it.
Hop on! Yes! That definitely rolled and it definitely hit down skittles.
Didn't it just? LISA: Finally, the Up 'n Atoms bowl us over.
Jimmy's approach was fast, and at the freewheel line, everything went according to plan.
Fantastic! Well, after what has got to be one of the most bizarre challenges we have ever done, we've got to congratulate both teams.
Definitely.
Yeah.
But there was one team who clearly crashed through those skittles to win.
It is, of course, the Up 'n Atoms, so well done.
(ALL CHEER) Yes! Commiserations.
Commiserations.
You were very good.
There you go.
ROBERT: Oh, there we go! Oh, he's