What was old Top Gear like?
19 August 2006, 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Shark Man
Still don't forgive teh T-pot for bashing Mansell off the track in the touring cars and denying all responsibility.
Fuzzlip was driving like an accident waiting to happen all afternoon (a point to prove perhaps?), he lost control of his car whilst trying to go down Craners 20mph faster than even Tim Harvey thought was safe, and spun his mondeo into the embankment before the bridge. Poor old Tiff was just unable to avoid the wreckage as it pirouetted back across the circuit.
That apart, your synopsis of the old style Top Gear was bang on
19 August 2006, 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by CrisPDuk
For the record, Tiff did not 'bash Mansell off the track' at Donnington
Tiff was no great shakes, anyone remember when he took on a load of clubman racers in a corsa?? challenge or something, and made a complete ***** of it, putting his car in the tryes at the first corner?
19 August 2006, 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by CrisPDuk
he lost control of his car whilst trying to go down Craners 20mph faster than even Tim Harvey thought was safe
19 August 2006, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Chip Sengravy
he did, I saw it on the telly!
Indeed, my gripe was with Tiff's attitude afterwards shrugging off complete responsibility when an former world champion lay unconscious in a tyre wall. He had the same level of ignorance in gentleman's conduct on the track as Herr Schumacher himself.
19 August 2006, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Daryl
BTW, didn't Angela Ripon present it orignally?
The beeb would never have had a no-tail hosting a man's programme.
19 August 2006, 11:37 PM
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For the record, Tiff did not 'bash Mansell off the track' at Donnington, and IMO was quite right to deny responsibility. In fact the clerk of the course adjudged the accident to be of Mansell's own making too!
and I have video evidence, somewhere... <searches pockets..>
20 August 2006, 01:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Bat-Fink
Anyone remember that **** Jason Dawe?
20 August 2006, 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Daryl
You make it sound as though Tim Harvey was a better driver than Mansell...
20 August 2006, 01:10 PM
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Oh yes he did - and I have video evidence, somewhere... <searches pockets..>
20 August 2006, 06:39 PM
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Right, I have uploaded the footage of Tiff helping Nigel crash. Its about 15mb. Right Click, Save as
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20 August 2006, 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by chrisowe
Right, I have uploaded the footage of Tiff helping Nigel crash. Its about 15mb. Right Click, Save as
20 August 2006, 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by chrisowe
Right, I have uploaded the footage of Tiff helping Nigel crash. Its about 15mb. Right Click, Save as
20 August 2006, 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Chip Sengravy
yep, mansell made a right ***** of that. Looks very much in the clip like he had passed the point of no return when tiff clipped him.
Seriously, was Tiff tuing in his radio or trying to find a Wuthers out of the glovebox whilst all that was happening in front of him?
21 August 2006, 12:17 PM
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IIRC (and it is a long time ago) Raymond Baxter was the original presenter, he gave way to Noel Tidy Beard and then Wolly Willard.
Still can't remember the name of the woman presenter Sue...Sue...Sue
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Still can't remember the name of the woman presenter Sue...Sue...Sue
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21 August 2006, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by skoosh
Anyone see the original impreza road-test on TG...................?
What was the review?
Si.
What was the review?
Si.
Unfortunately, I don't have the footage.
Ns04
