Head to Head Combat (2009)

Plot: With Jojo Kopty being named the first graduate, there are seven participants remaining at the Driver's Rehabilitation Centre. Because the reversing challenge from the previous episode was such a disaster, the participants are given yet another reversing challenge. In another figure eight course, two participants drive the course at one time, unaware that there is only one section of the course where there is enough room to pass. This challenge highlights the attitudinal problems each has as the cause of their bad driving. However, both Arun and Father Giles end up reversing faster than they ever have before, one for not the right reason. The second challenge is moving a vehicle laterally both left and right using a series of S-turns. The third challenge is the annual "eye of the needle" challenge, where the participants are required to drive at high speed through a series of narrow arches. The difference this year is that they will be doing the challenge in a manual drive car, which means they have to shift gears while they are driving through the arches. As a bonus, the participants are tested on their knowledge of basic road signs. Before the panel deliberation, one nominator is taken aside to show the destructive behavior he/she causes. As such, the panel graduate the person whose biggest problem has changed, that problem which was not the actual driving.—Huggo

Original Title: Head to Head Combat

Director: Jeff Cole , Wayne Moss , Serge Marcil

Writer: Andrew Younghusband

Producer: Lesia Capone , Guy O'Sullivan , Geoff Siskind , Meredith Veats , Blair Ricard , Tim Dawson , Andrew Younghusband

Type: episode

Year: 2009

Genres: Documentary, Comedy

Cast: Cam Woolley , Philippe Létourneau , Louisa Gembora , Jakob Poirer , Giles Joly , Mike Butt , Peter Mellor , Melissa Cook , Arun Suryanarayanan , Angelina Marcantognini , Crystal Farao , Andrew Younghusband

Runtimes: 46

Countries: Canada

Languages: English

Color Info: Color

Original Air Date: 09 Nov 2009

Akas: Head to Head Combat (Canada)

Production Companies: Discovery Channel Canada , Proper Television Inc.

Distributors: Discovery Channel Canada , Mentorn International

Cinematographer: Geoff Lackner , Bruce Clark

Producer: Lesia Capone , Guy O'Sullivan , Geoff Siskind , Meredith Veats , Blair Ricard , Tim Dawson , Andrew Younghusband

Production Manager: Lesia Capone , Ann Marie Redmond , Jackie Frank , Rusty Miller , Dean Hennings

Art Direction: Cody Calahan

Editor: Ian Morehead

Editorial Department: Wesley Finucan , Jordan Wood , Sandi Lamey , Pete Christakakos , Dave McMahon , Fraser McDonald , Andrew Mandziuk

Sound Crew: Justin Pike , Jan McCharles , Toban Mills , Scott Campbell , Sebastien Breton , Scott Harry

Miscellaneous Crew: Robert Collum , Louise Casey , Brady Allen , Hugo Ledo , Ryan Buller , Emma Kehayas , Lucky Visvanathan , Lori Casella , Alicia Vecchione , Bill Hoffele , Leah Nonato-Armstrong , Vanessa Aprile-Welfle , John Schieder , Chelsea Anderson , Christina Moss , Sharon Kates , Brent Marchenski

Other Companies: Advanced Motoring Bureau , Brentwood Catering , Canadian Forces Base Borden , Fearless Post , Focused On Food Craft Service , Picturecars North , Wanted Sound & Picture

Make Up: Lorraine Greenwood

Assistant Director: Ron Oxley , Sarah Cutts

Art Department: Traceley Young , Sam Pryse-Phillips , Brad Archdekin , Gavin Peacock , Mike Gelinas , Wayne Roy , Rory Mckinnon , David Purkiss , Alan Staples , Murray Patton

Camera and Electrical Department: Sam Pryse-Phillips , Geoff Siskind , Nick Siskopoulos , Cody Calahan , Richard Joyce , Kieran Quan , Meredith Veats , Dean Hennings , Tom Bellisario , Chris Elias , Chris Morsby , Patrick Robinson

Production Design: Dave Roche

Location Management: John Gordon

Season: 5

Episode: 3

Number of Episodes: 114

Episode of: Head to Head Combat