CAR enthusiast Will Gibney has crossed the first item off the wish list he compiled after being diagnosed with a rare and incurable cancer.

The 28-year-old, who grew up in Old Town, was diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma last year and has compiled a wish list of things he would like to do while he still feels healthy – and the list revolves mainly around his love of cars.

One of the items on the list was to appear in the audience of a filming of Top Gear and last week, Will’s wish was granted.

He said: “It was exactly as I pictured it. What was a surprise was the number of people in there. On television it only looks like a couple of hundred people.

“Right at the beginning, Jeremy told us that as it was the end of the series, we were in for an extra-special show, and he certainly didn’t disappoint.

“The first guest was Kimi Räikkönen, Lotus F1 Team’s number one driver. If you’ve ever seen Kimmi being interviewed before, you’ll know he’s a man of few words, but he was thoroughly entertaining and seemed like the kind of guy that would be good to go for a night out with.

“Worryingly though, when asked about his car, he didn’t really seem to know who he actually drove for – Lotus or Renault.

“We were then treated to the most car-focussed Top Gear I can remember. It went from Kimmi, to the new BMW M5, to Chris Evans’ Ferrari California, to a great feature about how much better Rallycross is than golf.

“It was a great day and really interesting to see how it is all done. I was really impressed with Jeremy Clarkson. I’d like to say a massive thank you to all who helped make this possible.”

To view Will’s list, visit www.willgibney.co.uk.