Chris the great Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 bugger, my chat up line is now fucked. I tell girls i'm the stig. no, its never worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 I've known it was him since; As his name was required to be on the report for the incident, and by process of elimination it was worked out he was the Stig. I'm surprised that didn't get more press, I've looked it up a few times on Wikipedia and there was nothing about it at all. He's done well to keep it a secret for so long though; a lot of people must have actually known it was him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 bugger, my chat up line is now fucked. I tell girls i'm the stig. no, its never worked. And do you wear this as well prove it?! Random Girl: "nah I don't believe you" Chris the great: *points to front* "Umm..... what does the t-shirt say!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbob Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 Ah well, Top Gear will probably have a new Stig now, colour - white. They'll just change the driver i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris the great Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 And do you wear this as well prove it?! Random Girl: "nah I don't believe you" Chris the great: *points to front* "Umm..... what does the t-shirt say!" i dont wear that. a girl did once ask me to prove it. i offered to take her for a test drive. in retrospect, im lucky she didnt have a drink to chuck over me. still, got hero points off my mates for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Ah well, Top Gear will probably have a new Stig now, colour - white. They'll just change the driver i think.Yeah but then what's the point in changing the driver, as you'll never know either way! I think they'll make White Stig pay for his reveal on the show and bring in a new one! i offered to take her for a test drive.haha, smooth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 I'm surprised that didn't get more press, I've looked it up a few times on Wikipedia and there was nothing about it at all. He's done well to keep it a secret for so long though; a lot of people must have actually known it was him. I'm pretty sure it was on Wiki the whole time actually. The current page for Ben Collins explains it pretty well: Top Gear appearances Collins has appeared on the popular BBC television programme Top Gear. In 2004, Ben Collins made an appearance during the fourth season of BBC Top Gear, alongside skydiving parachutist Tim Carter[5]. The stunt involved Carter and an aerial cameraman jumping out of a Cessna light aircraft then landing in the open-topped Mercedes car being driven at speed by Collins. In 2005, the driver featured during series five, driving a Lancer Evo VII and then a Bowler Wildcat vehicle in a rally race against mountain boarding world champion Tom Kirkman[6][7]. At the start of series six, Collins appeared with other British Touring Car Championship racing and stunt drivers for a Five-a-side football game using a fleet of Toyota Aygo cars. Collins played in a team captained by Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond. The other drivers were Paul Swift, Tim Harvey and Tom Chilton (blue); playing against James May, Russ Swift, Matt Neal, Dan Eaves and Rob Huff (red). On a separate occasion, following an accident involving Richard Hammond in September 2006, the Health & Safety Executive report into the event recorded that Collins had "worked closely with Top Gear as a high performance driver and consultant" and had prepared a briefing for Richard Hammond preceding the event.[8] Regular role On 19 January 2009, British newspaper The Daily Telegraph ran a story claiming that they had "outed" Collins as being one of the people behind the white-suited incarnation of The Stig, at the same time noting that "Collins, from Bristol, has always denied being The Stig".[3] The Times, in a follow-up article, stated that the "identity of the white-suited Stig ... has been an open secret within the motoring world for some years, with newspapers refraining from publishing his name, to uphold the spirit of the programme." which concluded that "a newspaper broke with the convention to out Mr Collins, 33, after following up a story in a Bristol newspaper".[9] Two Bristol-based local newspapers had published articles a week earlier, on the basis of information leaked from a local art-gallery. The driver had previously commissioned a Clifton-based father and son business in September 2008, to produce a limited-edition run of 450 poster prints to be sold on at a price of £318 each.[10]. Collins had initially portrayed himself as a BBC marketing executive[10] and only confirmed a more detailed connection to the Top Gear character after the signing of confidentially agreements by the business owners. [10] [11] The signed poster image showed a salt flat scene, with The Stig positioned standing on it.[11] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 OK fine, so some of you already knew! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 OK fine, so some of you already knew! Yeah, I did after Richard Hammond's crash and then again after the mirror most asked questions to a phone company Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 i dont wear that. a girl did once ask me to prove it. i offered to take her for a test drive. in retrospect, im lucky she didnt have a drink to chuck over me. still, got hero points off my mates for it. Haha, legendary man. I would've bought multiple drinks if I were there at the time if you said that to a girl! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Does anyone remember who was the first stig? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 It was Perry McCarthy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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