top gear

[JAS]

at the moment JAS there showing real old one's with a different person as a host
an overweight guy

Is it still Clarkson and the Hamster as well??? ie fat guy instead of James May

Regards
JAS

YEP must be an old series surely james hasn't gone

Noooooooooooooooooooooo....he's still there thank god and if you watch those Sport Relief videos you'll see him in full on OCD mode

Sounds like it might be the first series after they transferred to the old airfield. IIRC the guy only did that one series before May took over...think his name was ????? Daws or something like that.

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JAS

[mickey]

Haha...found it...it was a VXR8...whatever that means

http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/show/episo ... ode8.shtml

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JAS

Its a bloody holden, of course the review is gonna be crap

[smac]

http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/st ... 29,00.html

Aussie hosts announced, I've not heard of any of them (which I am hoping is a good thing - I couldn't think of anyone I had heard of who would be any good).

[Dirko]

Really pi55ed off they knocked back my application....

Hopefully they pull it* together...

[Rushby Hinds]

http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,26278,23773782-10229,00.html

Aussie hosts announced, I've not heard of any of them (which I am hoping is a good thing - I couldn't think of anyone I had heard of who would be any good).

Charlie Cox (assuming its the same one) was an Aussie who lived in the UK, i think he was managing a radio station there?


Ran a few races in the BTCC when it was very big (15 + years ago) and had a monster crash one time when he rolled his car a few times.

Then went on to commentary, did the BTCC and British Superbikes.

ALso competed at Bathurst once or twice. Qualified and ran way down the back.

Has a slightly "odd" voice, but did a pretty good job in commentray.

N.B. New series (UK version) starts Monday night.

[JAS]

Dear old Jeremy has been hitting the headlines here again...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7424651.stm

As you guys use new money ie metric...186 mph is about 299 kph

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JAS

[smac]

I love it when people call for someone else's job. Boo to do-gooders!

[Dirko]

1930...On tonight YEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAA !!

[Dirko]

Good return episode..My 3 y/o son watched it for the first time and LOVED it !!

Looking forward to when they do the Africa trip....

[JAS]

Good return episode..My 3 y/o son watched it for the first time and LOVED it !!

Looking forward to when they do the Africa trip....

You're going to love the Africa trip...seen it a couple more times on reruns and it's just as funny. From what I remember it should be ok for little petrolheads to watch as well

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JAS

[Magpiespower]

Caught this the other night by chance and can't see how it will work here.

Production costs alone would be prohibitive for an Australian show.

Never mind the talent...

[Cambridge Clarrie]

Tonights episode was a crack up. What a life these guys lead. In my next life I want to come back as a Top Gear presenter.

Clarkson sure had the formula right for designing an amphibious vehicle to cross the channel!

[brod]

I had a laughing fit at one stage of tonights show...

It is by far the funniest show on TV

[zipzap]

Clarkson sure had the formula right for designing an amphibious vehicle to cross the channel!

Absolute GOLD!

[Golo#46]

The whole amphibious car thing was insanely funny... mostly at James May's expense, like normal.

[smac]

Is there a person on Earth more oblivious than James May? He's the funniest bloke on the show - who could have thought a keel would double as a tea board?

Although one-liner of the night was Clarkson, in response to the coast-guard flyover and questioning of his intentions: "Our intention is to beat beardy-Branson".

It must all be off-the-cuff because you can't write this stuff, even Mrs Smac (who would be the polar opposite of a car person) loves the show!

[JAS]

Have you guys had the second part of the amphibious vehicle challenge yet. The first part was when they converted a soft top Triumph, a camper van and a pick-up truck IIRC and tried to get across a lake. Part two takes it a step further. The funniest episodes ever imho. If it hasn't reached you yet I think your in for a treat

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JAS

In honour of the great Jezza because it's probably what he would do...I shall say in a very, very smug manner...told you all you'd like that one haha

Might have changed my mind on it being THE funniest ever though as you've got plenty more treats in store with this series but I won't spoil them.

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JAS

[brod]

Have you guys had the second part of the amphibious vehicle challenge yet. The first part was when they converted a soft top Triumph, a camper van and a pick-up truck IIRC and tried to get across a lake. Part two takes it a step further. The funniest episodes ever imho. If it hasn't reached you yet I think your in for a treat

Regards
JAS

In honour of the great Jezza because it's probably what he would do...I shall say in a very, very smug manner...told you all you'd like that one haha

Might have changed my mind on it being THE funniest ever though as you've got plenty more treats in store with this series but I won't spoil them.

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JAS

I dont know if I can laugh any harder than that though

[Dirko]

yep...pretty bloody funny..
LMFAO when they're trying to land on the boat ramp in France...comedy gold...
Just a magnificent show.

[JAS]

Sorry brod but you're going to have to get into training...there's plenty more laughs to come

Thankfully over here we have a station called Dave (used to be UKTV something or other). They continuously show reruns of Top Gear as well as Buzzcocks, Have I Got News For You etc. I never tire of watching the Top Gear repeats...just as funny every time

Hope your own Aussie version works just as well when it gets up and running.

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JAS