Scrapheap Challenge and a month to build a vehicle to compete in a varied set of trials, such as auto "bowling", a race through a flooded course, a "car coaster", car "sumo" and other tests. The winners were the Aquaholics from the UK. Hosted by Cathy Rogers and Henry Rollins, it lasted one season. Another spin-off series was instituted from 2004 to 2006 and was broadcast following the main series. It was also presented by Robert Llewellyn and Lisa Rogers. It involved several teams being allocated a budget and several weeks to construct a road-legal vehicle which, if classified as a car,
Dick Strawbridge which he was the main presenter, "Planet Mechanics", and as a regular guest presenter on "Coast". Following his switch of career to television, Strawbridge often refers to himself as a "telly tart". Strawbridge began his career in television as the 'Yellow Team Leader' for six episodes in the first series of 'Scrapheap'. He has to date appeared in over 30 programmes of "Scrapheap Challenge" and "Junkyard Wars", winning the "Scrapheap Challenge" trophy in series 3 with his two younger brothers David and Bobby as 'Brothers in Arms', and the "Junkyard Megawars" trophy in 2003. On 5 June 2008, it was