Dream Jobs With Chris Hoy

Think World Rally, but with twice the power, on a tight and twisty circuit that’s part tarmac, part gravel and part mud. Sir Chris gets to grips with a 600bhp WRX Supercar, then joins the grid at the Spanish round of the series – in his quest to earn FIA World Championship points.

In this episode Sir Chris is driving (and jumping) a vehicle unlike he’s ever driven before: a monster truck. Even climbing up into it is a challenge, so how will Sir Chris handle flying through the air in this 1500bhp, five-tonne monster?

If you’re a professional racer, short of a Formula 1 seat, this is might be the ultimate day job. Sir Chris learns the ropes in a 911 GT3 Cup car, before heading to the fearsome Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium to race the terrifying 691bhp Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport.

Gymkhana GRiD is Sir Chris’ toughest challenge – a nightmarish course created by viral video legend Ken Block. With no time to prepare, all too soon it’s time to race, but with mechanical issues and a chassis-bending crash to deal with, is this finally a challenge too great for our host to overcome?

It’s the future of motorsport, as electric single-seat race cars compete in the heart of the world’s greatest cities. Sir Chris heads to Rome to test the latest Gen 2 race car under the watchful eye of Audi driver and former champion Lucas di Grassi, before meeting up again in Monaco to see the type of fitness regime that the world’s best drivers have to endure.

For once it’s not Sir Chris Hoy wracked with nerves, as Dream Jobs joins James Deane for the finale of the 2019 Drift Masters European Championship. Can James Deane take home another crown – and then can he teach a neat-and-tidy circuit racer like Sir Chris to drift?