While presenters Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond were on stage with South African radio DJ and F1 fanatic Sasha Martinengo, the famous "tame racing driver" known only as The Stig only made an appearance towards the end of the 90 minute entertainment spectacular on Thursday evening.
The male-dominated audience gasped as the show's racing drivers showed off their skills by weaving four Opel Corsa's around the ring at high speeds, often just a hairs breadth from one another.
One challenge between the presenters and Martinengo saw the men using items typically found in a garden shed to create a vehicle. Martinengo's sun lounger driven by six chainsaws beat Hammond's "twin engine front end drive motorcycle made with weed-eaters" and Clarksons "hovercraft" made with fly-mo's, a power drill and leaf blowers.
Between action packed manoeuvre's, the banter that Clarkson and Hammond are famous for was an integral part of the show.
After slating South African wine, Clarkson said his "favourite" local wine was in fact Castle Lager (beer).
Audience participation was in the form of the "Cool Wall", where hot wheels were driven into the arena and audience members held up colours illustrating their feelings on the vehicles. Feedback was measured by a computer - often overridden by Clarkson.
One audience member who gave the thumbs down to a Fiat was asked by Clarkson what car he drove. "A Polo," the man replied. "Well you'd have a lot more sexual intercourse if you drove that car," the car critic replied.
In typical Clarkson fashion he oogled the women in the audience, honing in on one pretty blonde who walked past.
One stunt which had audience members holding their breathes was the "Cage of Death," where four motorcyclists literally flew around an enclosed steel enclosure at high speeds.
But what Top Gear is all about is top cars. An Aston Martin DB9, a Bentley Supersports, a Lamborghini Gallardio Superleggera, a Ferrari 599 GTB and a Audi R8 V10 where some of the numbers on show.
At a charity dinner before the show, an all-expenses paid trip for two to the London premiere of the new season of Top Gear in November, including being driven around the show by The Stig, was knocked down on auction for R100, 000.
In a question-and-answer session with Clarkson after the show, he said the team was having a "brilliant time" in Cape Town.
This past weekend, the team went for lunch at the Twelve Apostles, took a helicopter trip and went up Table Mountain.
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