slot. Locations At the start of series 10, the show introduced between-feature links filmed at the Ace Cafe in London. In previous series, these links were filmed at the production company offices in Birmingham. Originally produced by Chrysalis Television, the Birmingham offices were situated on the top floor of the headquarters of 100.7 Heart FM (also, at that time, a Chrysalis Radio company), near Birmingham's Five Ways area. The team moved out when Chrysalis sold its television division to All3Media in September 2003 (the section which later produced Fifth Gear is now known as North One Television, part of the All3Media group). In series 14, a location change from the Ace Cafe meant link sequences were filmed instead at the Millbrook Proving Ground, along with some of the vehicle testing features. Presenter line-up Vicki Butler-Henderson (2002–16, 2018–present) Jason Plato (2004–14, 2018–present) Sid North (2023) Grace Webb (2021–present) Jimmy de Ville (2021–present) Karun Chandhok (2021–present, previously seen on the programme as a guest) Former presenters Tiff Needell (2002–16, 2018) Tom Ford (2002–09) Adrian Simpson (2002–06) Quentin Willson (2002–04) Jonny Smith (2006–16, 2018–2019) Rory Reid (2021–2022) Short-lived stints In 2005, the show's producer, Jon Bentley, also became a part-time presenter for a year before he went back to being solely the producer. Tim Lovejoy was hired in September 2006 for series 9 and 10. In August 2008, Tim Shaw became a presenter on the show for series 14. In October 2010, Ben Collins, formerly The Stig on BBC's Top Gear, came to Fifth Gear for series 18. Shoot-outs Fifth Gear claimed to be 'world renowned' for its 'infamous' shoot-outs, between similarly priced, similarly powerful cars, or, recently, cars versus bikes. These shoot outs took place at the Anglesey Circuit on the Isle of Anglesey close to Aberffraw. During the refurbishment of Anglesey, shoot-outs were switched to Castle Combe Circuit. 2002 (Series 1 and 2) Ford Focus RS vs. Honda Civic Type-R vs. Seat León Cupra R 2003 (Series 3 and 4) BMW Z4 (E85) 3.0i vs. Porsche Boxster Radical SR3 vs. Ariel Atom Nissan 350Z vs. Audi TT 3.2 Quattro BMW M3 CSL vs. BMW M3 2004 (Series 5 and 6) Citroën C2 GT vs. Ford SportKa Ford Transit 125 T280 vs. Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 213CDI Škoda Fabia vRS TDi vs. Mini Cooper Lotus Elise 111R vs. Vauxhall VX220 Turbo 2005 (Series 7 and 8) Ducati 999 vs. Lamborghini Gallardo Honda Civic Type-R