The Stig - unmasked

[Tank]

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/driving/article5548705.ece

And I always thought it was skidmark.

[Mully]

They are going to need a new Stig - that's why they went from "Black Stig" (Black gear) to White Stig; there is a clause in his contract that if his identity gets out, he's sacked.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_stig

[MisterD]

As the link says, this has been an "open secret" for years...it was the report into the Hamster's crash that gave the game away, although the motor racing nerds had apparently picked the driving style before that.

[CB ARGH]

woah.

Pity there ain't a picture of the dude. :oi-grr:

[CB ARGH]

They are going to need a new Stig - that's why they went from "Black Stig" (Black gear) to White Stig; there is a clause in his contract that if his identity gets out, he's sacked.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_stig

Pink stig! :done:

[Mully]

Pity there ain't a picture of the dude. :oi-grr:

Yeah, there is. Go to pic 2.

[MsKABC]

Pink stig! :done:


Yeah - that german chick, what's her name? She'd be great!

[spookytooth]

Yeah - that german chick, what's her name? She'd be great!

No way she would be able to keep quiet for 2 minets

[MsKABC]

No way she would be able to keep quiet for 2 minets

:lol: yeah true

[Finn]

Hah, I knew that. Ben is a mate of my cousin who is also a stuntman/director.

[MisterD]

Yeah - that german chick, what's her name? She'd be great!

There'd be no way to hide her "style" in a racing suit though...:drool:

[MsKABC]

There'd be no way to hide her "style" in a racing suit though...:drool:

Well, no.... coz it would be pink now, wouldn't it? Sheesh :rolleyes: Apart from that, I have no idea what you mean :scratch:

[Coyote]

There'd be no way to hide her "style" in a racing suit though...:drool:
It'd be a shame to hide her in a racing suit too.

[mashman]

It's be a shame to hide her in a racing suit too.

True, she looks good from the neck down... maybe just the obligatory duct tape and brown paper bag...

[Hitcher]

Why do people have to spoil things for others? What was wrong with a bit of mystery as to whom The Stig could have been? Why did he need to be "unmasked"?

I didn't need to know. I was happy to bask in the mystery of it all.

[ManDownUnder]

I didn't need to know. I was happy to bask in the mystery of it all.

Agreed - and I'm proud to say I still am!

[Daffyd]

Why do people have to spoil things for others? What was wrong with a bit of mystery as to whom The Stig could have been? Why did he need to be "unmasked"?

I didn't need to know. I was happy to bask in the mystery of it all.

Agreed. I feel like I did when I found out there was no Santa-Claus. :weep:

[MsKABC]

Agreed. I feel like I did when I found out there was no Santa-Claus. :weep:

Well I'm not familiar with the person they've revealed, so I'm kinda none the wiser. It is annoying that they revealed him, big wank factor for them I guess, and lots of papers sold.

[vifferman]

Yeah, there is that.
So The Stig was a real person, with a real name, a history, and everthing?
Fancy that!
While I think it was unnecessary to publicly reveal his identity, it's not that big a deal. It's just removed some of the aura of mystery about it.

But the media are really good at this sort of stuff - it's not about news, it's about sensationalism. A case in point is both The Harold and TV3 splashing about the details of the cockpit voice recorder transcript from the Air NZ A320 crash. While it wasn't them who originally released it (it was the French), it wasn't at all kind to the families concerned, who hadn't had a chance to find out anything about it beforehand. All it would have taken was a phone call to Air NZ.
But no - they wanted to be "the first with the scoop". :Pokey:

[MisterD]

True, she looks good from the neck down... maybe just the obligatory duct tape and brown paper bag...


Have you had an eye test recently? I recommend a visit to your optician, or laying off the drugs...of course if you're Brad Pitt posting here incognito, I take it back :weird:

http://renntv.com/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=199&g2_serialNumber=2

[Tank]

Have you had an eye test recently? I recommend a visit to your optician, or laying off the drugs...of course if you're Brad Pitt posting here incognito, I take it back :weird:



Id tap that - hell I'd go back for seconds.

[Swoop]

Have you had an eye test recently? I recommend a visit to your optician, or laying off the drugs...
Sabine Schmidt (sp?)

She is superb!
A brilliant sense of humour... especially for a German. Not a slouch behind the wheel of a cage and pretty decent at whipping a van around the Nurburgring.
Stigette, perhaps?

[MsKABC]

Have you had an eye test recently? I recommend a visit to your optician, or laying off the drugs...of course if you're Brad Pitt posting here incognito, I take it back :weird:



Yeah, I think she's hot. If I played for the other team....

[Swoop]

Ooh! Fastest official racing time, for a bike on the Nurburgring, is a Honda RC30!:Punk::Punk:

[vifferman]

Ooh! Fastest official racing time, for a bike on the Nurburgring, is a Honda RC30!:Punk::Punk:
Was The Sabine riding it? :confused:

[MisterD]

Was The Sabine riding it? :confused:

It was probably in the back of her Transit van...

[imdying]

Ooh! Fastest official racing time, for a bike on the Nurburgring, is a Honda RC30!:Punk::Punk:And how many years ago did they stop doing the official times?

[mashman]

Have you had an eye test recently? I recommend a visit to your optician, or laying off the drugs...of course if you're Brad Pitt posting here incognito, I take it back :weird:


:bleh: Different strokes etc... i'm sure she's a lovely lady to take home to mum and dad, but personally i just couldn't handle that voice or those looks during my lysergic come down... Not saying i wouldn't twice, like Tank, there'd just have to be conditions attached... along with tape and a bag...

As this is the ousting thread, you're right, I am Brad Pitt!!! fill 'er up Doc :doctor:

[samgab]

Yeah - that german chick, what's her name? She'd be great!

Sabine Schmidt. She's awesome. I love how she pwnd Jeremy.
And she's MEGA competitive too!

[Coyote]

Why do people have to spoil things for others? What was wrong with a bit of mystery as to whom The Stig could have been? Why did he need to be "unmasked"?

I didn't need to know. I was happy to bask in the mystery of it all.
Why do the Mother Against Everything have to be against everything? Because they're miserable and it kills everyone else's fun.

[Dave Lobster]

They could use the chick from Fifth gear. She's quick.. on a bike too.

[Mort]

It's been well known in the UK for years who the stig was. He has also appeared as Ben Collins several times on various things on Top Gear. I can't see what all the fuss is about..... Mind you TG is much bigger now than when they had old Black Stig so it's a big story "outing" him.

[cs363]

I feel like I did when I found out there was no Santa-Claus. :weep:



WHAT????? NO!!!!!






:rofl:

[Pussy]

WHAT????? NO!!!!!






:rofl:

It's okay..... you're still one of the elves.... :)

[cs363]

It's okay..... you're still one of the elves.... :)

And you're a Goblin...... :bleh:

No, wait....you fly so that would make you a.....


http://miscellaneousimages1.colony1.net/7577/fairy%20doll.jpg

[PrincessBandit]

Pink stig! :done:

Nope. We'd all know that was carver.

[McDuck]

And now what is to top them doing some shit stunt, kill him then put him back in different leathers? Heck what is to stop them putting a different driver every week in the suit?

[mashman]

And now what is to top them doing some shit stunt, kill him then put him back in different leathers? Heck what is to stop them putting a different driver every week in the suit?

Comparable times maybe!!! Granted, as you point out, we wouldn't know, but i'm pretty sure manufacturers would throw their toys out of the pram wouldn't send the factory toys to TG...

[mashman]

And you're a Goblin...... :bleh:

No, wait....you fly so that would make you a.....


http://miscellaneousimages1.colony1.net/7577/fairy%20doll.jpg

Awwwww dudn't de putty luck awl pweddy

[McDuck]

Comparable times maybe!!! Granted, as you point out, we wouldn't know, but i'm pretty sure manufacturers would throw their toys out of the pram wouldn't send the factory toys to TG...

Or the show say to the makers 'who do you want to drive the car?'

[mashman]

Or the show say to the makers 'who do you want to drive the car?'

True. It just wouldn't be the same. Some say he's Ben Collins, all i know is, he's called The Stig

[rogson]

Why do people have to spoil things for others?...

Yeah......I was sure it was either Bruce McLearn or Denny Hulme

[Swoop]

And how many years ago did they stop doing the official times?

It dosen't matter since it is the fastest official time!:woohoo::whistle::woohoo:
:bleh:

[samgab]

They could use the chick from Fifth gear. She's quick.. on a bike too.

Yeah, but she is seriously insane. She gets these insane giggles when she's driving fast, and gets those crazy eyes when she looks in the rear vision mirror. She scares me a little...

[mashman]

Now if we could graft VBH's head onto the body of ze SS i'd be a tad happier... no tape or bag require even...

[pritch]

I'd never heard of either of them and having a real severe case of short term memory loss I couldn't remember the names anyway.

I can't even figure out who Bruce McLearn was, did he invent toothpaste?

I may have Alzheimers, but at least I don't have Alzheimers.

[Bob]

The Stig's name has been revealed:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/driving/article5548705.ece

I know this isn't bikes... but Top Gear gets a lot of coverage here, so thought it would be of interest.

Suppose there will be a new one introduced soon... wonder what colour his suit will be?

[McDuck]

The Stig's name has been revealed:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/driving/article5548705.ece

I know this isn't bikes... but Top Gear gets a lot of coverage here, so thought it would be of interest.

Suppose there will be a new one introduced soon... wonder what colour his suit will be?

Re Post.....

[Owl]

Yep, bloody shame! I liked the mystery.:doh:

[PrincessBandit]

check thread in rant and rave......

oops i just did a repost! (sorry McDuck) time for self-:spanking:

[Lucy]

It dosen't matter since it is the fastest official time!:woohoo::whistle::woohoo:
:bleh:

And the USA are the Olympic Rugby Champion Gold medallists.

[skidMark]

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/driving/article5548705.ece

And I always thought it was skidmark.


I was black stig.

[Swoop]

And the USA are the Olympic Rugby Champion Gold medallists.
Excellent!!:Punk:
That should wind up a few of the "lesser teams"!

[quickbuck]

Darn.....
I was hoping it was Hill.
Somehow Collins doesn't come as a surprise to me. I think I was digging through the report on Hammond's accident and stumbled across his name.

All people at the track were named in the report, and Hammond mentioned the Stig was there that day, but didn't name him.
The report had to though.

As for what colour the next one will be?
Well..... Purple?
Who will it be?
Well, I wonder what David Coulthard is up to these days.....

[Rodney007]

RRRRRREEEEEEEPPPPPPOOOOOOSSSSSSSSSTTTTTTTT

red ribbon plz

[MisterD]

Well the Stig obviously isn't the Highlander...there can be more than one (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1123502/The-Stig-s-unmasked-Top-Gear-use-FOUR-different-mystery-test-drivers.html)!

[Hitcher]

One wonders if there's a Stug for the Topgear "concert" in Auckland?

[MisterD]

One would have to assume that some unemployed Aussie V8 driver will be given a white race suit...

[Disco Dan]

Check out this thread on another forum re the stig...

http://www.theminiforum.co.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=111946&st=0


Bit more info from those actually in the know.

[Swoop]

As for what colour the next one will be?
Well..... Purple?
In this day and age?
Grey Stig? - bland and boring?
Hi-Viz Stig? - for the osh-monster faggotry brigade...

One wonders if there's a Stug for the Topgear "concert" in Auckland?
Yes, there is a Stiggy for D'Auckland.

[Badjelly]

Never mind The Stig, who is les.mason?

[Cajun]

Top gear have come out with this release

'Top Gear’s mystery test driver is legendary dead racer Graham Hill, according to someone or other The Mole spoke to.

The identity of the hit TV show’s famous wheelman will come as a shock to the dozens of petrolheads worldwide who had speculated that the man in the white suit was GP World Champion Damon Hill. ...'

more here -> http://transmission.blogs.topgear.com/2009/01/21/stig-is-revealed/

[Cajun]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4831867a1860.html

Eight drivers play 'The Stig' - report

he names will make surprising reading for fans:

-Heikki Kovalainen, 27, a Finnish Formula One McLaren driver.
-Chris Goodwin, 41, former GT world championship driver.
-Julian Bailey,47, a former Formula One racing driver.
-English stunt driver Terry Grant.
-Stunt driver Russ Swift.
-Former stuntman Ben Collins.
-Dan Lang, a Swedish snow mobile racing champion.

[McDuck]

And now what is to top them doing some shit stunt, kill him then put him back in different leathers? Heck what is to stop them putting a different driver every week in the suit?


http://www.stuff.co.nz/4831867a1860.html

Eight drivers play 'The Stig' - report

he names will make surprising reading for fans:

-Heikki Kovalainen, 27, a Finnish Formula One McLaren driver.
-Chris Goodwin, 41, former GT world championship driver.
-Julian Bailey,47, a former Formula One racing driver.
-English stunt driver Terry Grant.
-Stunt driver Russ Swift.
-Former stuntman Ben Collins.
-Dan Lang, a Swedish snow mobile racing champion.


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[DougieNZ]

Stuff.co.nz 22/06/09

After years of keeping his identity secret, former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher has revealed he is "The Stig" - but news reports suggest his unveiling is another stunt.

"The Stig" is an anonymous professional test car driver from hit motoring show Top Gear, and each episode sees the character whizzing around test tracks in powerful cars wearing a white jumpsuit with his features hidden by a white crash helmet.

The original Stig was axed from the show after British racing-car driver Perry McCarthy revealed his identity in an autobiography in 2002.

In an episode broadcast in England on Sunday, the current Stig took off his white helmet to loud cheers from the studio audience, revealing himself to be Schumacher, Formula One's most successful driver and seven times world champion.

However, BBC News reported that it was unclear whether Schumacher really was the Stig or whether it was a stunt.

"Clarkson jokingly pretended not to recognise the German driver and asked him his name, before shouting to the audience: 'It's Michael Schumacher!'," BBC News reported.

"The presenter had revealed in his column in The Sun that Stig's identity would be a "staggering surprise" to viewers."

In January, media reports had claimed Stig was Ben Collins, who featured as a stuntman in the James Bond film Quantum of Solace.
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[Flip]

You are all wrong.

I am the Stig!.

Honestly officer I am!

[cs363]

Top gear have come out with this release

'Top Gear’s mystery test driver is legendary dead racer Graham Hill, according to someone or other The Mole spoke to.

The identity of the hit TV show’s famous wheelman will come as a shock to the dozens of petrolheads worldwide who had speculated that the man in the white suit was GP World Champion Damon Hill. ...'

more here -> http://transmission.blogs.topgear.com/2009/01/21/stig-is-revealed/

And all this time I thought it was Juan Manuel Fangio :gob: <_<