StuntBusters
Stuntbusters is going to explore and explode motoring myths as we reveal the facts and figures behind the latest, fastest and hottest automotive technology on earth! Join our two fearless human crash test dummy stunt drivers as they take it to the redline and beyond using our high-tech test lab equipped with cutting edge automotive technology and eye-popping graphic interfaces. Each high-octane experiment will be captured at one thousand frames per second; allowing us to slow the action down and dive into the physics behind the vehicular carnage! Only on SPEED.
- 2011-2012
- 1 season
- Reality
Stuntbusters is going to explore and explode motoring myths as we reveal the facts and figures behind the latest, fastest and hottest automotive technology on earth! Join our two fearless human crash test dummy stunt drivers as they take it to the redline and beyond using our high-tech test lab equipped with cutting edge automotive technology and eye-popping graphic interfaces. Each high-octane experiment will be captured at one thousand frames per second; allowing us to slow the action down and dive into the physics behind the vehicular carnage! Only on SPEED.
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2012
Episode 1
Ripping Off the Roof
Tue, Nov 15, 2011 22 mins
Vanessa tackles a stunt that scares even industry veterans - the fearsome 50mph can opener! The team explode some myths about how Hollywood blows a car apart without a real bomb, they push rubber to the limit with a challenge to see just how fast they can blow a car's tires, and Garrett risks life and limb testing the theory that a car can protect you from a deadly lightning strike.
Episode 2
Bulletproof Beater
Tue, Nov 15, 2011 22 mins
In this episode of Stuntbusters, Garrett and Vanessa break out the big guns to find out how you can shoot out the tires on a speeding getaway car. They put torque to the test with the ultimate truck tug of war to see which emerges victorious. Car windshie
Episode 3
Ultimate Flip
Tue, Nov 22, 2011 22 mins
Garrett and Vanessa put a new spin on a gravity defying cable assisted car flip stunt.
Episode 4
Big Guns
Tue, Nov 22, 2011
In this episode of Stuntbusters, Garrett and Vanessa break out the big guns to find out how you can shoot out the tires on a speeding getaway car. They put torque to the test with the ultimate truck tug of war to see which emerges victorious. Car Windshields are put to the test with a high impact projectile test, and and old car is slammed head on into a new model to see which one survives.
Episode 5
Car Hit Meltdown
Tue, Dec 6, 2011 22 mins
In the episode the Stuntbusters demonstrate how Hollywood stages a realistic car hit without killing the stuntman. Vanessa gets a crash course in driving a monster truck and quickly takes on a massive jump.
Episode 6
Wall of Fire
Tue, Dec 13, 2011 22 mins
Garrett rides the hood of a car in a fire stunt; how to stage a motorcycle crash; Vanessa gets more muscle from a V8; 250 feet of detonator cord plus an SUV equals...? Only on SPEED.
Episode 7
Episode #1.7
Tue, Dec 20, 2011 22 mins
Vanessa and Garrett attempt to "drift" a semi truck; Garrett escapes a sinking car; using specials effects to create an explosion.
Episode 8
Episode #1.8
Tue, Dec 27, 2011 21 mins
Garrett crashes a sidewinder; the secrets behind a realistic RPG explosion; Vanessa gets pointers on driving formula cars; an SUV collides with a compact car.
Episode 9
180 on 18
Tue, Jan 3, 2012 22 mins
Stuntbusters makes driving history by doing a 180 in an 18 wheeler; Vanessa drives a car off a ramp; Man versus Machine in the ultimate parking challenge.
Episode 10
Slide, Drag, Launch
Tue, Jan 10, 2012 21 mins
Vanessa slides through a deadly wall of fire. Garrett transforms a jeep into a sleek aerodynamic car. The Stuntbusters demonstrate the most challenging motorcycle stunt...the highside. And what happens when you launch a car off a cliff.
Episode 11
Episode #1.11
Episode 12
Episode #1.12
Mon, Jan 24, 2011 21 mins
A car "skis" on two wheels; testing a vehicle's load-bearing capacity; a muddy road test; special effects teams blows a car into the air. Only on SPEED
Episode 13
Bringing Down the House
Tue, Jan 31, 2012 22 mins
Sending a car through a flaming house; car rollovers and rear end collisions; propelling a car with an explosive air cannon.