The BEST episodes of Richard Hammond's Crash Course season 1

Every episode of Richard Hammond's Crash Course season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Richard Hammond's Crash Course season 1!

Richard Hammond, host of the world’s biggest car show Top Gear, takes the ultimate driving test in his new series Richard Hammond’s Crash Course. As he travels across the U.S., Hammond learns how to operate America’s largest and most dangerous vehicles. Immersed in some of the country’s most extreme environments, he has only days to master the skills it takes to maneuver the monstrous machines, a task it takes years for people to achieve. Throughout his journey Hammond works closely with the local experts who operate these machines daily while getting a true taste of American hospitality.

Last Updated: 11/2/2024Network: BBC AmericaStatus: Ended
Abrams Tank
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8.90
70 votes

#1 - Abrams Tank

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/16/2012

Richard Hammond travels to Fort Bliss in El Paso to learn how to be commander, gunner and driver of an Abrams M1A2 tank in a three-day crash course.

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Striker
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8.48
83 votes

#2 - Striker

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/7/2012

The Striker fire engine is the most powerful in the world. Based at Dallas Fort Worth Airport, Hammond undergoes some gruelling training to be a fireman.

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Tree Harvester
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8.33
119 votes

#3 - Tree Harvester

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/23/2012

Richard Hammond heads out to try out the dangle head processor, the feller bunchier, and the log loader in a bid to become a lumberjack.

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Landfill
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8.28
83 votes

#4 - Landfill

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/1/2012

At the Denver Regional Landfill site, Richard operates a bulldozer, a compactor, and a scraper in a mountain of stinky rubbish.

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Salvage Yard
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8.00
10 votes

#5 - Salvage Yard

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/21/2012

Richard gets to grips with the big cranes that are used in salvage yards in Louisiana, but some of the machinery proves uncooperative.

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Demolition
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6.71
51 votes

#6 - Demolition

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/14/2012

Hammond tries out the track hoe, demolition machine and wrecking ball - and learns it is a far more delicate job than he first thought.

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