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I am 'The Stig'...

PostPosted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:41 pm
by Boca
..sorry,  but when I saw Dunsfold, *where 'Top Gear' the British car show is filmed*,was in the downloads section,  I couldn't help myself.  :D

Who is the Stig ? Well no-one knows, but here he is in action at Dunsfold.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NCMTQe97Z4

And here's my Top Gear report on the BMW 760 Li.  8-)

First, get the thing cleaned, ready for the show..
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The Top Gear Studio's in that hanger..
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The airfield's resident Boeing 747-200 (it's actually a very historic airport in it's own right, especially during the second world war. )
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And we're off.
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Re: I am 'The Stig'...

PostPosted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:00 pm
by ctjoyce
Yummy, great car.

And an even better show.

Cheers
Cameron

Re: I am 'The Stig'...

PostPosted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 8:26 am
by Souichiro
Though Dunsfold has a little more meaning to me than just the fact that Top Gear is recorded there, I really like your shots!

I'm goind to do some shots of a Harrier there later... Maybe even the MAAM B-25 + the Harrier :D

Re: I am 'The Stig'...

PostPosted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 9:43 am
by waspiflab
The first Stig was F1 driver Perry Mc Carthy
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The reason he was replaced was he tried to copyright the name 'the stig'. The copyright belongs to the top gear program and you don't mess with the BBC!

Re: I am 'The Stig'...

PostPosted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:08 am
by Sakura
so they made him drive a Jag of the HMS Invincible, But Apparently he was trying to do 0-100 faster than a Harrier.

Re: I am 'The Stig'...

PostPosted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:34 am
by ATI_7500
Didn't know Mitsuya Hamaguchi lived in Frankfurt.  :D

Re: I am 'The Stig'...

PostPosted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 12:05 pm
by VVM
The first Stig was F1 driver Perry Mc Carthy


The reason he was replaced was he tried to copyright the name 'the stig'. The copyright belongs to the top gear program and you don't mess with the BBC!



ahh, i always wondered who it was.

nice shots boca...the 7 series is a nice car.  preffer the model previous to this one though.  my mates dad has a dark red one with cream leather, its a very nice motor.

8-)

Re: I am 'The Stig'...

PostPosted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 1:21 pm
by DaveT
Very nice Boca,Cars not bad either ;D

Re: I am 'The Stig'...

PostPosted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 2:09 pm
by Boca
I won't tell you my time in that 'reasonably priced car' round the track.  :-[

Re: I am 'The Stig'...

PostPosted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 2:47 pm
by FridayChild
Hardly a F1 pilot, since he never saw the pitboard once!

Re: I am 'The Stig'...

PostPosted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 2:50 pm
by Sakura
Well, See how you compare and get a track map Here.

Re: I am 'The Stig'...

PostPosted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 3:47 pm
by Boca
Well, See how you compare and get a track map Here.


I already know the track, and I did it..lets just say,,Flightsim doesn't do corners very well.  ;)

Re: I am 'The Stig'...

PostPosted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 4:57 pm
by haroldkip
Shees! 59 seconds flat! THAT IS really fast! How did you do in the Beamer?s

And while we're at the topic: I say the current Stig is Johnny Herbert.
He's probably the only retired F1 driver that is really good (sorry Alan!) and does not have a stick up his *ss (sorry Damon!)

Re: I am 'The Stig'...

PostPosted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 5:52 pm
by flymo
yeh i knew it was McCarthy just never knew why he lost the job.

but as to the current driver i do not have the slightest.

nice shots. if my FS9 worked i would give it a god :(

stupid program

Re: I am 'The Stig'...

PostPosted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 5:44 pm
by kevwebb
Apparantly the Dunsfold track is now available for this airfield - http://www.simviation.com/fs2004scenery102.htm

Here's hoping. :)