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Scrapheap Challenge - 2005
The show which creates vehicles from scrap visited Margate for an exciting amphibious challenge.
The two teams gathered on the beach in Margate © Thanet District Council
Channel 4
KentFilming Locations: Margate
In 2005, Scrapheap Challenge came to Margate and invited two teams to construct a vehicle that could travel both on land and in the sea. The programme challenges two teams on a weekly basis to construct a vehicle made entirely from scrap in 10 hours. The two teams then face each other in a battle to win a place in the series final.
In this episode of Scrapheap Challenge, a team of Forklift Drivers (The Powerlifters) battled against a team of Army Helicopter Pilots (Apache Wariors) to build an amphibious car. Their underwater adventure provided hilarious results, particularly from the Apache Warriors, who ended updragging a buoy half way round the course!
- The amphibious vehicle returning from its mission © Thanet District Council
Margate offers a wide and diverse range of attractions that are appealing to both tourists and film companies alike. The town has recently seen a surge in filming interest, for example the filming of Exodus, which culminated in the burning of Anthony Gormley’s ‘Waste Man’ at Margate’s Dreamland.
[Hollie Snelson]
Links
- For more information about Scrapheap Challenge visit http://www.channel4.com/4car/ontv/scrapheap/challenges/01_underwater_cars/
- For more information about Margate visit http://www.thanet.gov.uk/leisure__culture/travel__tourism.aspx
