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Chris Harris: Top Gear host says being tear-gassed in Paris sparked his 'bug for speed'

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Top Gear presenter recalled the first time he travelled over 100mph in a vehicle - but it wasn't for fun.He remembered sitting in the back of his dad Ian's dark-blue BMW 323i on the way home from a weekend break in Paris."It was 1980 and, due to lots of political protests, we got tear-gassed in the Paris Metro," he said."I remember running out, crying, and because of the delay we had to race to catch the hovercraft home."We were hurtling along at over 100mph and it was utterly exhilarating!"He continued to tell Radio Times: "This box-on-wheels was making the most terrific screaming noise."I’m convinced that’s when I first got the bug for speed."Confirmed: #TopGear returns to UK screens on Sunday 14th March, 8pm on @BBCOne and @BBCiPlayer.

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