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The Top Gear MEGATHREAD!!!!
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Well most of the time there is only 1 Stig. It's only really when there is something the normal stig can't or the owner of the car won't let anyone else drive the car, that it is someone else. Two examples being that Maserati based on the Ferrari Enzo, where the owner of the car drove the thing round the track. Plus the winter Olympics Special when the stig went down that ski-slope.And if there are multiple Stigs why did they make such a big deal out of "killing" the last one?
Aye, when he's not stuffing very expensive GT3 Ascari's into the Armco!
My dad has an EFi Montego (the MG one complete with "graphite red" trim), it threw a piston through the head at 65mph on the M6!
He wasn't impressed....!
Thought Ben Collins was the old stig (as in black stig from early shows) or was that Perry McCarthy?
So do you have a name? You seem to know what racing class he's in (judging from your previous comment about his driving).
And if there are multiple Stigs why did they make such a big deal out of "killing" the last one?
I do have a name for the white Stig. He used to race in ASCAR and I think he now races in the FIA GT series. From what I understand he has not been as prominent as the Stig in recent months as he is trying to get a drive across the pond in NASCAR.
I think you can quite easily do some detective work on the web and work out who it is
As for killing off the old Stig; I remember them killing off the black Stig and heard something about the white Stig but never saw anything. Not sure why they did it, maybe for the show rather than the fact they where changing the driver?
JC was on Simon Mayo this afternoon and said it was just a joke, James May is not leaving the show.
It was to me.
Of course I never bothered to look...too bad it wasn't an ex-F1 driver, though he obviously knows what he's doing behind the wheel! If he goes to NASCAR we'll have to get another Stig.
It was to me.
Of course I never bothered to look...too bad it wasn't an ex-F1 driver, though he obviously knows what he's doing behind the wheel! If he goes to NASCAR we'll have to get another Stig.
I didn't know who it was either, quite liked the mystery but after reading Hammond's HSE investigation I'm in no doubt now!
Colin McRae would have made an excellent Stig except his cornering would have been a bit more adventurous. Shame. They'll probably pick up another talented unknown from BTCC or F3. Also saw Tiff Needell's name being mentioned a few times, but I'm not sure of his contract status with Channel 5 and if he gets on with JC after the show was canceled in 2001.
Apparently Hamilton will be driving the Liana, so we'll get to see where he stacks on the F1 drivers' board...can he oust Mansell?
Love part 21 in the HSE report
21. About 2 years ago RH had expressed a wish “ to go really, really fast, faster than supercar fast “
And the report does pretty much state who the STIG is
Apparently Hamilton will be driving the Liana, so we'll get to see where he stacks on the F1 drivers' board...can he oust Mansell?
Man, do I love that program! Better still, can he oust The Stig?
... they say he is a Japanese robot that runs on atomic power and that he malfunctions after feeding him cheese. All we know is that he is called [pause] The Stig!
Shame, really. It doesn't take the mystery away for me, because I don't know (And don't want to know
) who Ben Collins is...
Proposed Stig (Ben Collins) = "over six foot"
Lewis = 5ft 7"
Seems to tie up.
Mansell (1.44.0) has already gone faster than Stig (1.44.4) showing that he still has talent... I don't think Lewis will go faster, I'd put him between the two.Man, do I love that program! Better still, can he oust The Stig?
Mansell did a 1:44.6 so the Stig is still the fastest around the track.
F1 drivers lap times
Clarkson is on Jonathan Ross next Friday, no doubt there will be questions about it.
edesignuk said:
Most are... though Berger was 6ft, 6'1" I think. And Justin Wilson's 6'3" so they're not all midgets... accept Massa, who's about 4'2".
WinterMute said:
EFi ahahahaha that was such a source of pride back then wasn't it...
they even named models just EFi and stuck the badge on the boot to prove it. Lord Blackadder said:
I'm sure I posted his name in this very thread a couple of years back? Anyway... it's been reasonably common knowledge for awhile, long before Hammonds little accident.
Lord Blackadder said:
I've been reading rumours that it was a wet track...
but still, Hamilton must have a *cough* several (or so ) pound advantage over Mansell... but then Mansell doesn't have the 'tash slowing him down anymore. I'm surprised they don't ballast the car out so everyone's equal... doesn't seem fair really.
Whether he can beat The Stig or not though... how many laps has The Stig done of that track?
Markleshark said:
Or maybe, just maybe... I am The Stig.
Or maybe, just maybe... I am The Stig.
Dang, you beat me to it!
I was going to say that.... dang. "Before this thread goes wild with speculation I will end the guessing right here and right now: I am The Stig!" But alas....
EFi ahahahaha that was such a source of pride back then wasn't it...
My first car, a 1986 Toyota Hilux, had an "EFI" badge on the B pillar...
I've been reading rumours that it was a wet track...
I hope it's a dry track! Having F1 drivers on the show is always exciting - though I'd like to see some WRC drivers too.
Tonight!
Yes, tonight
Some say he brushes his teeth with petrol and some say he has 3 eyes. All we know that he is called [pause] The Stig!
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