In typical Top Gear fashion, Jeremy, James and Richard have a challenge. Jeremy must race his co-hosts across Japan in a Nissan GT-R, while they take the ultra-high speed bullet train.

Who will be the first to reach the Buddha of Road Safety? Will it be Jezzer and his Japanese sat-nav girlfriend Amy? Or the handicapped dynamic duo of Hamster and Captain Slow?

Yes, I know this is long, but hey, Watercooler posting has dropped off dramatically since Halloween ended. We need a jump-start!