STIG of Top Gear
06 January 2003, 04:35 PM
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little did i know that one of my customers is one of the FOUR drivers who r the annymous STIG
He has been in my shop for the last 4hrs telling me stories of the cars he's driven and he also rides the filming trucks and the stuff Jeremy gets up to in the cars, like the Bentley he lost his rag with and done the burn out.
he said he cant name the other 2 drivers (he let slip the other
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Wot a lucky git!!!!
he did the Zonda amongst others but was gutted he couldnt drive the subaru that the 'men of cloth' used.
He has been in my shop for the last 4hrs telling me stories of the cars he's driven and he also rides the filming trucks and the stuff Jeremy gets up to in the cars, like the Bentley he lost his rag with and done the burn out.
he said he cant name the other 2 drivers (he let slip the other
)Wot a lucky git!!!!
he did the Zonda amongst others but was gutted he couldnt drive the subaru that the 'men of cloth' used.
06 January 2003, 04:47 PM
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no he isnt, nor is the other guy who the producer of top gear.
he said that the whole top gear team r **** scared of saying anything against JC's word.
Yes i was quite taken back that he said there was 4 drivers, this does make an unfair test somewot!!!
espescially as out of all the cars that were 'timed' he only did 5!!!!
he said that the whole top gear team r **** scared of saying anything against JC's word.
Yes i was quite taken back that he said there was 4 drivers, this does make an unfair test somewot!!!
espescially as out of all the cars that were 'timed' he only did 5!!!!
06 January 2003, 04:47 PM
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Neil,
Having some cars tested on a wet track and some on a dry track is what makes a mockery out of the test results. If the Stig(s) is (are) any good, I'd have thought that they'd be close enough to the car's limits that the variation in lap times between drivers would be small.
A.
Having some cars tested on a wet track and some on a dry track is what makes a mockery out of the test results. If the Stig(s) is (are) any good, I'd have thought that they'd be close enough to the car's limits that the variation in lap times between drivers would be small.
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06 January 2003, 04:57 PM
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Wind speed/Temperature/track temperature/track conditions/fuel level/tyre tread/how the driver was feeling/had he had his breakfast/when the last time he went to the toilet/full moon/tide 
so many variables
Surely the same driver on the same day/hour etc is the only way for a truly comparable test ?
so many variablesSurely the same driver on the same day/hour etc is the only way for a truly comparable test ?
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06 January 2003, 05:02 PM
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The episode i saw JC seemed to just come out with an adhoc addition in seconds for a wet track,
No justifiable calculation at all?..
In my opinion the times did not clarify who made the fastest car, one hot lap was not a fair way to establish this as am sure you would feel you could do better lap?.
And with the above revalation that it was not the same driver well nuff said..
Still fun to watch performance cars getting a good hiding...
mick...
No justifiable calculation at all?..
In my opinion the times did not clarify who made the fastest car, one hot lap was not a fair way to establish this as am sure you would feel you could do better lap?.
And with the above revalation that it was not the same driver well nuff said..
Still fun to watch performance cars getting a good hiding...
mick...
06 January 2003, 06:11 PM
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07 January 2003, 07:13 AM
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EvoBarry: wot sort of proof do u need?
I was only saying wot i had found out from this customer of mine. He has always been in racing and rallying, his own and other peoples cars and mentioned that he also did driving for tv and films where upon he mentioned one of which was Top gear.
i jokingly said 'oh r u the Stig then'
he laughed and said, '1 of them'
where upon the convo kicked off and he told me there r in fact four guys who test the cars and drive the filming trucks.
he mentioned that the bentley JC drove was different to the 1 he tested for the lap time 'a different colour' and that he advised JC to up front tyre pressures to reduce the understeer, JC knew best and didnt.
anyway, wot is it that u can prove that wot i was told was all crap?
I was only saying wot i had found out from this customer of mine. He has always been in racing and rallying, his own and other peoples cars and mentioned that he also did driving for tv and films where upon he mentioned one of which was Top gear.
i jokingly said 'oh r u the Stig then'
he laughed and said, '1 of them'
where upon the convo kicked off and he told me there r in fact four guys who test the cars and drive the filming trucks.
he mentioned that the bentley JC drove was different to the 1 he tested for the lap time 'a different colour' and that he advised JC to up front tyre pressures to reduce the understeer, JC knew best and didnt.
anyway, wot is it that u can prove that wot i was told was all crap?
07 January 2003, 08:12 AM
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Look on pistonheads - many posts about who stig is and even there people noticed he seemed to metapmorphasize (sp) from being a short **** to a taller chap. Many have concluded the same - that he is one of several.
07 January 2003, 08:49 AM
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ImprezaWRX - The wet/dry thing wasn't *completely* arbitrary, as the/a Stig took the same car round wet and dry, and they used the difference in the times as a fiddle factor. Can't remember which car, though, as obviously it'd make a difference - I imagine a Scoob or Evo's times would be a lot closer than a Viper or summat.
07 January 2003, 08:52 AM
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What a load of tosh.
There are actually 2 Stigs!
One is our driver and the other is "of the dump" Fact!!!!!
All will be revealed after a competition later in the year.
Got to fly now peeps as my new Vectra is being delivered.
Jezza
There are actually 2 Stigs!
One is our driver and the other is "of the dump" Fact!!!!!
All will be revealed after a competition later in the year.
Got to fly now peeps as my new Vectra is being delivered.
Jezza
07 January 2003, 11:15 AM
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RB5 has indeed got it wrong
the stig is one person, a small-framed F3, F3000, le mans and ex F1 driver
the french accent he puts on for a luagh when other people get in eth car - hs is *not* french but british and has been described as "the world's unluckiest racing driver"....
the stig is one person, a small-framed F3, F3000, le mans and ex F1 driver
the french accent he puts on for a luagh when other people get in eth car - hs is *not* french but british and has been described as "the world's unluckiest racing driver"....
