Ian Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 (edited) is the stig? I heard it was Mansell, anyone know for definate who it is? EDIT: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stig the first one was Perry McCarthy but it doesnt say who the white stig is Edited December 11, 2007 by Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 I havn't got a clue tbh but it would be brilliant to find out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldfishMemory Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 See how good he was in the 24 hour race they entered in last Sundays program Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesN Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 See how good he was in the 24 hour race they entered in last Sundays program yeah that was boss... Clarkson crying at the end of it as well hahaha... To be honest i heard the stig might be two or three people who are interchangeable... Top Gear is the bollocks though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko 1990 Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 duno who he is but i'm sure sum1 off Radio 1 or sumin said his name by accident. Lewi Hamilton Will beat his track time when he is next on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldfishMemory Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 duno who he is but i'm sure sum1 off Radio 1 or sumin said his name by accident. Lewi Hamilton Will beat his track time when he is next on it! They did but apparently that was the old stig??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Contenders... Russ Swift Pros: If there are two Stigs, then Russ Swift must be one of them. No-one is better equipped to pull off the Stig’s dangerous tricks than this holder of multiple stunt driving records. We put the question to him last week and his response was: “No comment. What we... (laughs) what Top Gear like about the Stig is the fact that nobody knows who it is. It is not one person.” Cons: He spends a lot of time out of the country making international motor show appearances. But that hasn’t stopped him working for Top Gear in the past – he taught three grannies how to do doughnuts… William Hill odds: 2/1 Damon Hill Pros: Russ Swift said last week, “A lot of people think the Stig is Damon Hill.” Indeed only two weeks ago a fan asked Hill whether he was the Stig at the Autosport International show. Hill cryptically replied: "I am not the Stig. But then, only the true Messiah denies his divinity." Cons: Devious word-play aside, Hill is surely too busy to be the Stig. As President of the British Racing Drivers Club, Hill is preoccupied with a struggle against F1 tycoon Bernie Ecclestone to keep the British Grand Prix on the F1 calendar. Plus he runs a supercar rental business. But none of that has stopped him being one of the most popular picks as the real Stig. William Hill odds: 4/1 Ben Collins Pros: The first Stig was a relatively little-known racing driver so the current Stig probably is as well. Ben Collins is one of those talented and under-rated racers and a particularly gifted wet-weather driver. His appearance on Top Gear as part of a parachuting stunt led to feverish speculation on the Internet that Collins is the real Stig. Cons: At 1.87m in height (over six feet) he could be too tall for the Stig’s racing suit. William Hill odds: 8/1 Tiff Needell Pros: Like ex-Stig Perry McCarthy, Tiff Needell is a former racing driver. He’s also a long-term member of the Top Gear stable - he presented on the original show in the ‘80s and ‘90s. And he appears alongside Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond at the live MPH shows. Cons: However, the Stig has also appeared at MPH at the same time as Needell. So they can’t be the same person – unless there really is more than one Stig… William Hill odds: 14/1 Ellen MacArthur Pros: The fastest celebrity to lap the Top Gear track in the old Suzuki Liana. Cons: Although MacArthur clearly lacks nothing in driving skills or mental fortitude, her physical stature (female, short) and the Stig’s (male, tall) don’t match up. Plus, given the enormous amount of time she spent circumnavigating the globe in a dolled-up dinghy, it’s doubtful that she could have met the filming commitments. William Hill odds: 100/1 Jeremy Clarkson Pros: It would be the ultimate conspiracy theory if the Stig were, in fact, Top Gear talisman Jeremy Clarkson. Cons: Clarkson may be a speedophile par excellence, but his driving skills are more attuned to wild, tyre-smoking burnouts than the strict discipline of performance driving. William Hill odds: 10/1 (10,000/1 surely) <_< . ...from an Autotrader article earlier this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 could be johnny herbet, former F1 driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 The Stig could be anyone, atm, although very unlikely, and a lot of people will say it can't be, but I fancy Lewis Hamilton. Though I wouldn't like to know who it is, because when I found out who the last one was it was like finding out that Santa Claus isn't real, if ya get what i mean, it takes away the fun.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 how can it be hamilton when hes driving round the world in his F1 car nearly every week, plus the stig is white with dark hair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted December 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Top Gear is the bollocks though that it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Mansell has done it in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Wow, what a waste of time and electricity this one is. Just for the record I have less interest in this than a current account. ATB Mac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted December 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Not a fan then Mac? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 MAC is blatently the stig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 My feelings on motor sport are well documented and quite often badly thought through without any real objectivity. Having said that, it is shite and is not a sport. ATB Mac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calico Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 It's um... about Top Gear...? Any way, love the show and I think it's one of those where you wanna find out but at the same time don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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