James May now injured in an accident.
16 November 2006, 10:13 AM
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I'm afraid he was the victim of his own incompetence.
James May is a grown man. If he gets in to a supermarket trolley that Jeremy Clarkson is going to push across the arena with a 480bhp car, then he needs his head X-rayed, not his wrist
16 November 2006, 10:16 AM
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However, in what the show's script described as a "humorous twist", and supposedly unbeknown to May, the G-Wiz was replaced at the last moment with a 480bhp Ford Shelby Mustang. Members of the audience, many of whom filmed the tragedy on mobile phone cameras, have reported that the trolley reached a speed of "almost 20mph" before it struck the skittles and toppled sideways in a rather pathetic way.
16 November 2006, 10:23 AM
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"Richard Hammond, who was involved in a similar accident involving a jet-powered trolley some weeks ago.... "
"This morning, and following an exploratory X-ray, doctors at a leading London hospital downgraded May's injury from "a suspected fracture" to "nothing more than a sprain", although after they were given some free tickets to MPH they agreed to record it as "a very serious sprain, not the sort of thing most people have".
so the whole thing is a send up yes? It's too early for this 
"This morning, and following an exploratory X-ray, doctors at a leading London hospital downgraded May's injury from "a suspected fracture" to "nothing more than a sprain", although after they were given some free tickets to MPH they agreed to record it as "a very serious sprain, not the sort of thing most people have".
so the whole thing is a send up yes? It's too early for this
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16 November 2006, 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by SWRTWannabe
Given that it is written by James May, I'd be going for the "humourous article, and perhaps not 100% factual" view on it. Very funny all the same 
16 November 2006, 07:20 PM
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Silly buggers, they forgot the most important last line.
"As a result, a BBC spokesman confirmed that Top Gear has been re-axed until further notice."
"As a result, a BBC spokesman confirmed that Top Gear has been re-axed until further notice."
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