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[the.stroker]

a couple of years ago top gear made their dvd " heaven and hell " and fimed it at raf benson,as i was also at work while they were filming i can tell you now the stig IS NOT damon hill

[RetroRacer21]

who do you think the stig is?

i would say damon hill

I'd put my money on Ben Collins

[captainjack15]

They will be testing new police cars

I thought they had £1000 to 'make' a new police car, which they use to chase something??

They use an old Fiat Coupe, for one of them

OOOO Damn It I Shouldn't Have Read This

Ruined It Kinjo :P

[Kinjo]

OOOO Damn It I Shouldn't Have Read This

Ruined It Kinjo :P

I have edited my post, sorry.

Maybe you should change yours so not to spoil for others.

Edited by Kinjo, 22 June 2008 - 04:45 PM.

[mini_sean]

The Stig's true identity is never revealed on the show, and in order to maintain the secrecy, all shots show him wearing full racing overalls and matching Simpson Diamondback helmet. [13][14] All that can be seen from the gap between his helmet and jumpsuit is that he is a white male with dark hair. It is also known that he wears Size 10 racing boots as discovered by the Sunday Times[15] and a well-timed camera flash managed to show The Stig's eyes by Auto Trader.[16]

The identity of Black Stig was revealed to be Perry McCarthy when his book Flat Out, Flat Broke was published in 2003. McCarthy is a former Formula 1 driver and test driver for the Benetton, Arrows and Williams teams, and also tested for BMW F1.[citation needed]

The identity of White Stig has not been officially revealed. In a Winter Olympics special episode of Top Gear, The Stig was shown doing a ski jump using a snowmobile. According to the Swedish tabloid newspaper Aftonbladet, the driver performing the ski jump stunt was Dan Lang, a Swedish snowmobile cross driver.[17] In January 2006, a Daily Express article reported that Julian Bailey was The Stig.[18] The Stig has talked in an interview with a Dutch TV Channel, Veronica where he had a distinctly English accent.[19] While Top Gear was filming in Zolder on 22 May 2008 doing a future segment, a camera crew shot footage claiming that they pictured The Stig as test driver Tim Schrick,[20] though further evidence has refuted that claim.[21][22]

Both Russ Swift[23] and Perry McCarthy[2] have claimed that there is more than one driver who plays the role of The Stig.


Mark Webber with an "I AM THE STIG" T-shirt presented to him by Jeremy.The show has alluded to The Stig with Formula 1 drivers that visit the show. In the 26 June 2005 episode, Damon Hill appeared as the "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car". When asked directly by Clarkson if he was The Stig, Hill played on the fact that he may be The Stig, but then denied it.[24] Mark Webber was interviewed on 31 July 2005 and at the conclusion of his lap, Clarkson presented him with an "I AM THE STIG" T-shirt.

When former F1 driver Nigel Mansell appeared on the show, Jeremy Clarkson noted that The Stig theorised that the Suzuki Liana (the show's "reasonably priced car" at the time) could achieve a 1:44 time on the track.[25] Mansell proved the Stig's theory by lapping in a time of 1:44.6; The Stig subsequently posted a lap-time of 1:44.4 in the Liana. During the review of Jenson Button's lap, Clarkson commented that he, as did most of the other F1 drivers, took very different racing lines from The Stig's. Button commented that "...obviously, The Stig isn't a Formula One Driver, then." to which Clarkson replied with "Might be."[26]

Although The Stig does talk with celebrities while preparing them for their "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" lap times, he is never shown talking on screen, and in Top Gear magazine articles he is portrayed as unable or unwilling to talk. Clarkson has written that The Stig is not permitted to talk on screen because any opinion he might voice on cars would be rubbish

[Kinjo]

The Stig's.......... cars would be rubbish

Google is your friend,

[captainjack15]

OOOO Damn It I Shouldn't Have Read This

Ruined It Kinjo :P

I have edited my post, sorry.

Maybe you should change yours so not to spoil for others.

What Have I Got To Edit :S

It Doesnt Give Anything Away!!

Or Does It?

[Kinjo]

OOOO Damn It I Shouldn't Have Read This

Ruined It Kinjo :P

I have edited my post, sorry.

Maybe you should change yours so not to spoil for others.

What Have I Got To Edit :S

It Doesnt Give Anything Away!!

Or Does It?

No, its fine

[MiNi2iNFiNiTi]

Didn't everyone find out the other day who he was when the report from hamsters crash became public. Because he was present on the day, his statement had his name included with it on the report. I can't remember his name tho!

[captainjack15]

Didn't everyone find out the other day who he was when the report from hamsters crash became public. Because he was present on the day, his statement had his name included with it on the report. I can't remember his name tho!

Well If You Remember, Don't Say!!!

Thank-you I Will Just Be Tempted To Read It.

Jack

[wakkoboi]

why do people always assume that it has always been one guy?

[Piddling Kid]

why do people always assume that it has always been one guy?

what he said, its so much easier not to show who he is.

[THE STIG]

who do you think the stig is?

<<<<<<<

[wakkoboi]

I found him! and he was cleverly disguised

[alexcrosse]

stigs been ben collins for quite a while, mate who used to come into the shop is a good mate of his. Tells him what cars hes been driving every week, lol.