The man behind the mask: Top Gear's Stig stares back
23 February 2008, 09:48 AM
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The man behind the mask: Top Gear's Stig stares back
One of the greatest wonders of the modern world is how Top Gear has managed to keep the identity of its tame racing driver, the Stig, secret all this time. The biggest clue yet to his identity surfaced yesterday when a revealing picture was taken of the always-helmeted Stig. Thanks to flash photography, the helmet's tinted visor was momentarily rendered useless giving us a clear view of the Stig's eyes. Unfortunately, all we get is his steely gaze, not enough to make a definitive ID. Is it Lewis Hamilton? Is it one of but many Stig stand ins? Is it our own Damon Lavrinc Hill? Who knows, but we can now say for certain that the Stig does not wear glasses, which eliminates at least half of the world's population. Click the source below to see the pic in full and let us know in the comments who you think the man behind the mask is.
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Top Gear's The Stig - unmasked at last? - Auto Trader UK - News and Reviews Hub
23 February 2008, 09:55 AM
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Looks like Paul Young to me
23 February 2008, 10:39 AM
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Looks like Ben Collins to me
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23 February 2008, 10:54 AM
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Not enough eyebrow-ish-ness for it to be Damon Hill!
23 February 2008, 12:30 PM
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It's not Ben Collins anymore. They have changed him but kept the same outfit..
All I know is that the current's ones first name is "Tim" - This comes a very reliable and very "involved" source.
23 February 2008, 12:34 PM
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That's not a man, its a machine
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FWIW I don't think it's Lewis...
...but we DO need to see him do a dry lap IARPC
23 February 2008, 01:03 PM
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That picture at the top definitely looks like Ben Collins to me, look at the eyes:
I'm not saying that's who Stiggy is now, just who that is in the pic
23 February 2008, 01:05 PM
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That picture at the top definitely looks like Ben Collins to me, look at the eyes:
I'm not saying that's who Stiggy is now, just who that is in the pic
Well you're probably better qualifed at staring into mens eyes than me
23 February 2008, 01:07 PM
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It's a girl!
(Vicky Butler-Henderson
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23 February 2008, 01:20 PM
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looks a lot like matt tracker from M.A.S.K
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Well, got to have a bit of mystery haven't you
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how can you be sure he doesn't wear glasses as he could wear contacts for driving the cars with helmets due to the restricted space?
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Looks like Ben Collins to me
Yep , Ben collins it is. Hi Sal!
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how can you be sure he doesn't wear glasses as he could wear contacts for driving the cars with helmets due to the restricted space?
Never had a problem wearing sunglasses with Helmets in all the years of biking I did
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That photo must be 10 yrs old!
Try that.
Last edited by Gilesdwrc; 23 February 2008 at 06:33 PM .
Reason: p.s. my money's on Ben Collins
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S'not Alonso either.
And too pale for Lewis!
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I've shopped a few pics so that we can better compare...
Stig's helmet Damon Hill
Lewis Hamilton
Ben Collins
I still think it's Paul Young!
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I've shopped a few pics so that we can better compare...
Stig's helmet Damon Hill
Lewis Hamilton
Ben Collins
I still think it's Paul Young!
I am glad you have made it so much clearer for us all
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I've shopped a few pics so that we can better compare...
Stig's helmet Damon Hill
Lewis Hamilton
Ben Collins
I still think it's Paul Young!
Any clearer Luminous?
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