Idris Elba: King of Speed

Idris Elba travels from his childhood home in East London to `Motor City' in Detroit and on to New Jersey, where he reveals the history of the first boy racers and explores how the obsession with driving fast has shaped professional motorsports and popular culture.

Idris visits Europe and reveals the history of rallying and Japanese drifting, as he investigates how our motor sports are not just about speed but about precision driving.

Idris learns the skills of trial biking, before driving a full spec rally car on a genuine Finnish rally course.