BBC breeding the new Stig

[Ar-Pharazon]

Linky for the video of the breeding process.

I suppose he'll be ready for series 16?

I only hope he's as charismatic as the last Stig. That's very important on television y'know.

 

[Lonemagpie]

Personally, I think they should just invite Rubens Barrichello to be their tame racing driver - he loved being on the show so much this year that at the Grand Prix on the weekend it aired, he had T-shirts made to give to all the other drivers that said "watch Top Gear tonight"... And even plugged it from the grid when interviewed before the British GP started!

 

[Roger Wilco]

I want the pink Stig.

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

It would be funny, but I don't think pink has the odds.

 

[Avon]

i'm not sure that someone in a crash helmet who doesn't speak can be 'charismatic'.

 

[The Doctor]

i'm not sure that someone in a crash helmet who doesn't speak can be 'charismatic'.

Oi!

I was hoping for Black Stig to return from his watery grave and kill White Stig. Ah well.

 

[Asbo Zaprudder]

Rubens Barrichello or whoever -- he'll need to be able to demonstrate the ability to sleep inside out, and have full sex with Russell Brand's answering machine. I imagine both will require extreme flexibility and quite a bit of lubricant.

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

i'm not sure that someone in a crash helmet who doesn't speak can be 'charismatic'.

His is a more subtle charisma than we're used to.

 

[WillsBabe]

Thought the idea of this is stupid. Thanks for posting the link, though.

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

Slightly related, I'm pretty sure I never saw the 2008 episode until yesterday, where they used those Toyotas in a car/soccer game. But they had Ben Collins as one of the drivers in that game.

 

[HappyDayRiot]

Some say Stigs are hatched...

 

[Lonemagpie]

Some say he has no navel and was created in a Loom...

 

[Canadave]

Slightly related, I'm pretty sure I never saw the 2008 episode until yesterday, where they used those Toyotas in a car/soccer game. But they had Ben Collins as one of the drivers in that game.

Huh... I watched that episode fairly recently, and I didn't even clue in to that.

 

[captcalhoun]

Some say Stigs are hatched...

Some say he has no navel and was created in a Loom...

Some say his navel's in his neck and he was created to fight a war...

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

Slightly related, I'm pretty sure I never saw the 2008 episode until yesterday, where they used those Toyotas in a car/soccer game. But they had Ben Collins as one of the drivers in that game.

Huh... I watched that episode fairly recently, and I didn't even clue in to that.

How recently? And how long ago did they release the name?

 

[Canadave]

^ Recently as in within the last few weeks. It's probably because I'm not a motorsport fan, so when they announce the names of all the drivers for those sorts of things, I tend to tune out.

 

[Captain Shaw]

Slightly related, I'm pretty sure I never saw the 2008 episode until yesterday, where they used those Toyotas in a car/soccer game. But they had Ben Collins as one of the drivers in that game.

Huh... I watched that episode fairly recently, and I didn't even clue in to that.

How recently? And how long ago did they release the name?

They did not release the name, there was a court case after Ben wrote a book.
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/839677-stig-revealed-as-ben-collins-after-bbc-loses-case

 

[Robert Maxwell]

That was cute. Not-so-subtle dig at Collins, too.

 

[FordSVT]

At this point I really wouldn't mind them giving up on the "anonymous" driver shtick and have them actually speak with the driver every week for a moment or two about the car he is driving. I'd be more interested in hearing vehicle dynamic feedback from a pro driver than someone like Jeremy.

 

[Mr. Adventure]

I was thinking the same thing, the Stig has left the building and I think trying to hold onto that is just going to be kind of sad.

Well, unless they could get the Stig's fat American cousin to return.