Richard Hammond seriously injured in jet-car crash

**beyond** · 25th September 2006, 10:25

Thanks for the updates Bob, good to hear we will get our Hamster back all in one piece and by the sounds of it, of sound mind as well.

**The Pastor** · 26th September 2006, 21:48

I hope he makes a FULL recovery.

This will be the end to alot of top gears stunts involving high speeds though....

**sAsLEX** · 27th September 2006, 09:35

Originally Posted by renegade master

I hope he makes a FULL recovery.

This will be the end to alot of top gears stunts involving high speeds though....

Actually I think they are banning all cars that can go over a 100MPH........

**Flyingpony** · 27th September 2006, 10:20

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

Actually I think they are banning all cars that can go over a 100MPH........

Then all we'll get to see is them driving around in their "reasonably priced {INSERT MODEL} car"

I'll miss the DB9, Zonda, etc.

**skidz** · 29th September 2006, 09:06

Saw the Hampster walking to the ambulance today on the morning news.

**ManDownUnder** · 29th September 2006, 09:14

Originally Posted by skidz

Saw the Hampster walking to the ambulance today on the morning news.

Do you mean immediately after the accident, or to an ambulance on the way home/being transferred or something (i.e. he's walking... he's getting better)?

Cheers
MDU

**Swoop** · 29th September 2006, 10:48

Originally Posted by ManDownUnder

Do you mean immediately after the accident, or to an ambulance on the way home/being transferred or something (i.e. he's walking... he's getting better)?

Cheers
MDU

Saw the item as well. He is being transferred to a hospiddle closer to his home.
He was walking by himself but taking careful steps...

Good to see he's on the mend.

**ManDownUnder** · 29th September 2006, 10:58

Originally Posted by Swoop

Saw the item as well. He is being transferred to a hospiddle closer to his home.
He was walking by himself but taking careful steps...

Good to see he's on the mend.

I reckon Suzuki UK should give him a free bike to ride around on... cars are obviously too dangerous...

It'd be great PR

**Swoop** · 29th September 2006, 11:05

Originally Posted by ManDownUnder

I reckon Suzuki UK should give him a free bike to ride around on... cars are obviously too dangerous...

It'd be great PR

So long as it's not a gixxer. They like to find ditches then scatter themselves over a wide area....

Might be a bit hazardous to his health... A Honda would be safer for him...

**The_Dover** · 29th September 2006, 11:13

Originally Posted by Swoop

A Honda would be safer for him...

this is a man who gets a buzz from speed and you're gonna give him a honda??

as if the crash wasn't punishment enough??

**Swoop** · 29th September 2006, 11:19

Originally Posted by The_Dover

this is a man who gets a buzz from speed and you're gonna give him a honda??

as if the crash wasn't punishment enough??

You don't punish a person by giving them a Honda...

This is a reward for setting a new record! 315mph (I believe).

I guess the jet car should of had a gixxer badge on it somewhere... It finished up in the same condition!

**ManDownUnder** · 29th September 2006, 11:50

Originally Posted by Swoop

You don't punish a person by giving them a Honda...

This is a reward for setting a new record! 315mph (I believe).

I guess the jet car should of had a gixxer badge on it somewhere... It finished up in the same condition!

Dovered?

Speaking of which - did you hear Dover was going for his commercial pilot licence? All was going well till they looked at his track record on the Gixxer...

They canned it on the grounds of wanting to avoid an accidental 911

**The_Dover** · 29th September 2006, 11:54

don't laugh.

my dad has an ATPL.

**Swoop** · 29th September 2006, 15:11

Originally Posted by ManDownUnder

Dovered?

Speaking of which - did you hear Dover was going for his commercial pilot licence? All was going well till they looked at his track record on the Gixxer...

I hope all the "flight time" from the gixxer has been logged...