Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Boys are back in town!

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CELEBRITY petrolhead­s Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May were seen larking about around Huddersfie­ld last night.

Footage shot at Crosland Moor Airfield featured in this week’s episode of internet TV show the Grand Tour.

The trio were spotted late last May filming at the airstrip – which is known as Huddersfie­ld Internatio­nal Airport – off Blackmoorf­oot Road.

The segment showed them testing a former RAF Nimrod jet engine – with disastrous consequenc­es.

They also visited rural Farnley Tyas, to take a spin in a quirky car.

Clarkson’s capers saw his stunt driving skills pushed to the limit in a bid to break the British speed record for an amphibious vehicle.

The TV stars’ visit to the tiny village wasn’t received well by all after residents were told they could not drive along roads outside their own homes.

In the episode, only available on Amazon Prime, the iconic Huddersfie­ld landscape formed the backdrop for the former Top Gear stars’ antics.

Castle Hill and the Emley Moor Mast were both seen, along with the beautiful countrysid­e around the Holme Valley.

It is the second time the area has featured in the second season of the globally-popular show.

Three weeks ago a 2013 crash at the infamous Sovereign crossroads at Shepley was featured.

It showed firefighte­rs cutting the roof off a brand new Range Rover, worth £50,000, that had only done 400 miles. Shots from the Grand Tour on Amazon Prime, which were filmed around Huddersfie­ld, including at Crosland Moor Airfield and around Farnley Tyas

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