Hyperdrive

What a great concept!

It's like a car version of Ninja Warrior mixed with some of the dynamics seen in professional motorsport like F1, Nascar and Super Cars.

Being the first season, it's impressive to see that they've almost nailed the concept. I would lose the water sections though, as it's not a 4X4/4WD show... Still makes for a little more entertainment I guess. In my opinion this doesn't suit the format.

The contestants are real and not fake. They risk their own cars to compete in such a challenging environment where so much can easily go wrong.

The talent to do what they accomplish demands respect and thus they have some of the best amateur drivers in the world competing in a variety of vehicles.

I would love to see a special episode with professional drivers like Ken Block and Travis Pastrana or for a laugh Jeremy, Richard and James from The Grand Tour.

This show will hopefully get better and better and even if you're not into cars the real stories behind the contestants should captivate you more than the other trash on TV right now.

Admittedly I enjoy most car shows, but this was something different. Part obstacle course, part drift track, part ridiculous, all fun. The negative reviews clearly didn't get very far into it, or missed the point. Don't let them stop you from giving the show a go, but make sure you have a good block of time clear to watch because it's absolutely binge-worthy.

As others have pointed out this show has a lot going for it - lighting, original obstacle courses, great cars and genuine semi-professional drivers who give their best and push their cars to the limit.

There are also unexpected twists and mishaps that keep the show interesting to the very end. It didn't feel biased to me - simply the mix of drivers was all over the place with some bordering Ken Block-ish levels of control while others driving like my uncle after 5 rakias (or whiskies).

However - the commentary and dramatization a-la "Deadliest catch" or "Orange county customs" detract a lot of value from this show. This typical American dumbing-down of the content is not really doing them any service.

They could have excelled by showing us more of the technical stuff about the cars, how they were built or some performance analysis instead. And yes they could have definitely chosen their slow-mo shots better as someone else commented before me.

Well worth the watch though and I do hope they read the comments here for Season 2 :)

From a game show perspective, this show gets about a 6 or 7 out of 10. It's got that got talent cheese and guilt ridden build ups. But I must admit, it makes up for it in raw filmography and intense "in the lap" perspective. The future is here and it's in the form of compact 4k cameras, super smooth drones and high powered LEDs on a dmx system from hell! This WILL be a spectators sport. It will gather more experienced and higher skilled drivers. And I can definitely see the show taking the challenges to all sorts of heights. Especially if it gathers popularity and cash! The extra points are for the geeks. The techy dudes who know all the latest kit the get their productions looking sweet and the perspective first class. The best thing is, it's all affordable making production value even greater! Great job.

Loved the concept, but the packaging could use work. It definitely takes drifting to a place where it is a sport in that it is a pointed system of challenges that make for a somewhat uniform playing field while also removing the "style points" that drift events are often centered around. However, it'd be better if it was more like watching the x-games. I even get the lighting on the cars as it is filmed at night. However, the commentary from the hosts was awful and made it difficult to watch. Fire them all and hire some of the drivers to replace them. Hearing a former UFC champion say over and over "I've never scene this before" just makes the whole thing kind of a joke. Yeah, I get it, you've never scene this before. That is literally every minute of existence. Hire the drivers from the season to announce. They have done it and I'd rather hear their input.