Television: Top Gear's 'The Stig' Revealed **Fallout (page 4)**
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When they revealed the Black FXX I remembered that one is Schumachers and I thought, "hey that is cool of him to loan out the car", but I didn't think twice that it would be him.
Yeah I seriously doubt he is the full time stig, as someone said before it is prob a couple different drivers.
Still, how about that time... almost 7 seconds faster than any other car before it.
Yeah I seriously doubt he is the full time stig, as someone said before it is prob a couple different drivers.
Still, how about that time... almost 7 seconds faster than any other car before it.
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Terry, where do you watch it? I kept recording them on BBC Canada (Rogers) but they kept showing episodes from 2 or 3 years ago so I gave up. Are they current now?
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Top Gear's 'The Stig' Revealed **Schumacher Revealed as The Stig (page 2)**
Michael Schumacher is The Stig.
At least that's according to the latest episode of the BBC's car fanatics favourite, Top Gear.
In a segment of the show, broadcast on Sunday night on BBC Two, a driver put in laps of the Top Gear track in a Ferrari FXX and promptly slashed the previous record, set by a Gumpert Apollo, by almost seven seconds as he crossed the finishing line in 1:10.7.
Introducing the driver, Jeremy Clarkson, one of the show's presenters, said: "Some say that he invented the curtain, and that he recently submitted a £20,000 expenses claim for some gravel for his moat... All we know is: He's called The Stig.
"He's been fed up with newspapers speculating that he's a photocopier salesman from Bolton, or lives in a pebble-dashed house in Bristol."
And with that the helmet was removed...
To reveal Michael Schumacher.
Clarkson, though, later threw doubt on the whether the seven-time F1 Champion really is The Stig, saying: "You know what? I don't think that Michael Schumacher is The Stig."
As for the BBC, an insider told The Mirror that it was "a joke" while a spokesman said: "We never reveal who or what The Stig is."
At least that's according to the latest episode of the BBC's car fanatics favourite, Top Gear.
In a segment of the show, broadcast on Sunday night on BBC Two, a driver put in laps of the Top Gear track in a Ferrari FXX and promptly slashed the previous record, set by a Gumpert Apollo, by almost seven seconds as he crossed the finishing line in 1:10.7.
Introducing the driver, Jeremy Clarkson, one of the show's presenters, said: "Some say that he invented the curtain, and that he recently submitted a £20,000 expenses claim for some gravel for his moat... All we know is: He's called The Stig.
"He's been fed up with newspapers speculating that he's a photocopier salesman from Bolton, or lives in a pebble-dashed house in Bristol."
And with that the helmet was removed...
To reveal Michael Schumacher.
Clarkson, though, later threw doubt on the whether the seven-time F1 Champion really is The Stig, saying: "You know what? I don't think that Michael Schumacher is The Stig."
As for the BBC, an insider told The Mirror that it was "a joke" while a spokesman said: "We never reveal who or what The Stig is."
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I try to download them. It takes some work and not always successful, but it seems to be the only way to get relatively new episodes.
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Schumi is not the stig, he was the celebrity appearance for the episode. And yes that was his fxx and he drove it. On bbc.com/uk they have a behind the feature scene and it says how many laps does it take schumi to learn the top gear test track.
BTW for those of u that dont know finalgear.com has top gear episodes in great quality. Its a torrent file that you will have to download. But i downloaded it and hooked up my laptop to my 42in lcd and man was it still really clear.
BTW for those of u that dont know finalgear.com has top gear episodes in great quality. Its a torrent file that you will have to download. But i downloaded it and hooked up my laptop to my 42in lcd and man was it still really clear.
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Top Gear News - STIG'S ID REVEALED
LONDON - The opaque visor of one of Britain's most famous helmets has been lifted.
The identity of The Stig, the always-anonymous test driver on the popular television show "Top Gear," has long been a closely guarded secret. On Wednesday, lawyers said the BBC had been refused an injunction blocking publication of a book revealing the identity of the character.
Shortly after, publishers HarperCollins said in a statement that a 33-year-old racing driver named Ben Collins "has a great story to tell about his seven years as The Stig, which will appeal to a wide audience beyond just motoring enthusiasts."
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/1...itain_top_gear
The identity of The Stig, the always-anonymous test driver on the popular television show "Top Gear," has long been a closely guarded secret. On Wednesday, lawyers said the BBC had been refused an injunction blocking publication of a book revealing the identity of the character.
Shortly after, publishers HarperCollins said in a statement that a 33-year-old racing driver named Ben Collins "has a great story to tell about his seven years as The Stig, which will appeal to a wide audience beyond just motoring enthusiasts."
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/1...itain_top_gear
