Ben Collins outed, shame...

[YellowDog]

ROFL!!!! You BAD BAD person, you!

Gimmicky and juvenile just fits the show, somehow, don't you agree? I reckon Ben's actually gone and shot himself in the foot. Who's gonna love him now..?

He's had a great run in the role and now he is using this disclosure and high profile media coverage/court case as a spring board to sell his book.

He gets the fame he's craved and the BBC can put anyone at all in the suit to keep the alias going. No need to change the colour/personality of an alias.

It's a WIN WIN situation!

[ckai]

I thought this was the worst kept secret for a couple of years now. I didn't think anyone really cared anymore. I sure didn't. It's part of the show. Yeah it's fun trying to guess based on driving technique, but actually guessing it is kinda like knowing what your chrissy presents are.

Did anyone see that episode where they were in Germany? The only give away that the "german stig" was a chick, was the long hair out the back of the helmet. Couldn't tell from the body shape (in saying that she was sitting the whole time).

Schuy wouldn't be able to do it anyway. He wouldn't move to Britain from Monte Carlo, he works for Merc and he's too busy doing loops around tunnels

That's how they need to kill off this stig, actually attempt to do it for real. That would be something to see.

Personally I think it's publicity for BBC. It seems that each Stig has about a 5 year contract then they "out" themselves. I just seems that the white stig has been around about the same as the black stig. I'm more than likely wrong though.

[Donor]

I've met the Stig.

No really, I have - at Top Gear Live.

Bloody nice guy.

*EDIT: Oh, and it wasn't Collins.*

[Coldrider]

Well there is the truck driving stig unmasked, er unhelmeted.

[Genie]

I've met the Stig.

No really, I have - at Top Gear Live.

Bloody nice guy.

*EDIT: Oh, and it wasn't Collins.*

Was that here in NZ? They most likely had a 'stand-in'? I is jealous of you...ahh, to see Top Gear live....................

[Owl]

Sabine Schmitz.

She would be a good choice. A great sense of humour for a German!

I see two problems there!

Hooters and chicks keeping a secret

[Pixie]

See that's what I don't get...why's it even have to be a secret...it just seems juvenile and gimmicky to me...

....I do sometimes read ahead in books too

That sums up Top Gear since the come back after the BBC canned them a few years ago.
They got rid of all the good presenters (the ones that could drive-they went and started Fifth Gear )
And went for the lowest common denominator market with wanky camera work,hired an airfield to shoot at as they couldn't guarantee the 3 stooges could negotiate a real race track,and had "interesting" challenges such as racing a Bugatti Veyron against a pregnant snail crawling up a toilet wall.

[schrodingers cat]

I feel sorry for the McCanns.

Madeline being the Stig was their last hope.

[Dadpole]

You are one sick puppy.

[Donor]

Was that here in NZ? They most likely had a 'stand-in'? I is jealous of you...ahh, to see Top Gear live....................

Yeah, I was there for work, so was made privy to mucho secrets.

Nothing that would rock ya world, but certainly makes watching the prog more interesting!

[Genie]

Well lookie here

http://nz.movies.yahoo.com/news/arti...stig-clarkson/