in the mirror and saw some smoke, there was a slight smell of oil and then suddenly there was this intense heat. The car spontaneously erupted into a ball of flames and I was sat in the middle of a fireball." The presenter was initially taken to Market Harborough and District Hospital by former BTCC driver Phil Bennett before being treated at Kettering General Hospital. He later received specialist burns treatment at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. The incident was mentioned during Top Gears discussion of the Caparo T1 the next year. Both accidents were shown on the episode. International airings Fifth Gear has been broadcast on the Speed Channel in the United States for a short period in 2004 to early 2007. It began airing on Velocity on Wednesdays after Wheeler Dealers as of 3 October 2012. Fifth Gear began broadcasting in Australia in November 2009, on Seven Network's free-to-air digital channel 7mate (previously shown on 7Two). Fifth Gear started Canadian broadcast on Discovery Channel Canada in 2008, beginning with 2006 series. This version ran in half-hour format. Fifth Gear was also telecasted in Asia-Pacific in Discovery Turbo. It aired the 60 minute version. See also Top Gear (1977 TV series) Top Gear (2002 TV series) References External links Fifth Gear at Discovery Channel 5 (British TV channel) original programming Speed (TV network) original programming ITV (TV network) original programming Automotive television series 2002 British television series debuts 2010s British television series 2020s British television series Driving in the United Kingdom Television series by All3Media Top Gear English-language television shows Discovery Channel original programming