|
|
Post by RedMoon11 on Nov 26, 2014 9:30:15 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by Vivienne on Dec 2, 2014 18:13:14 GMT
I have Instagram now. I shall look them up.
|
|
|
|
Post by RedMoon11 on Dec 10, 2014 14:34:04 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by RedMoon11 on Dec 10, 2014 21:11:15 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by RedMoon11 on Dec 10, 2014 21:40:35 GMT
James May @mrjamesmay 12:32 PM - 23 Nov 2014 Weather still poor in Trail. But that could change. It could get a lot worse. @jeremyclarkson @richardhammond Richard Hammond @richardhammond · 12:42 PM - 23 Nov 2014 “@leclercreynard: you could all go moose sexing” Er, wouldn't know what to wear Richard Hammond @richardhammond · 1:57 PM - 23 Nov 2014 Uh oh, I think we might make it  Richard Hammond @richardhammond · 1:59 PM - 23 Nov 2014 Checked in. It's looking good. Well, ish.  |
|
|
|
Post by RedMoon11 on Dec 10, 2014 21:55:05 GMT
 /photo/1 3:03 PM - 23 Nov 2014
'Top Gear' Hosts Stuck In Trail, B.C. Ask For Tourist AdviceThe Huffington Post B.C. | By Hillary Nguyen-Don Posted: 11/25/2014 Some bad weather hit the cast and crew of popular British show "Top Gear" this weekend in Trail, B.C., giving them some unexpected free time in the province's Interior. Co-host Jeremy Clarkson tweeted his followers asking for things to do in the city — population 7,000 — fans quickly came to his rescue on Sunday. Among the suggested tourist tips: take a tour of the local lead and zinc smelter, screen a Swedish film, and learn how to butcher a goat at the supermarket. The BBC show features the hosts testing luxury vehicles and is recognized by the Guinness World Records as the globe's most widely watched factual TV program. Jordon Lavigne, who works at the Ferrero Foods, wanted to tweet something funny and unique to grab the "Top Gear" host's attention, he wrote in an email to The Huffington Post B.C. Lavigne ran to meet the TV personalities after hearing they were a few blocks from the store. Fan Alex Robinson, 17, who is originally from the British town of Macclesfield, convinced his dad to drive two and a half hours from their home in Grand Forks for the chance to get a glimpse of the "Top Gear" hosts. In an interview with HuffPost B.C., the Grade 12 student said that he jumped out of the car before his dad could even park at the Trail airport. A breathless Robinson shook the "Top Gear" guys' hands, and told co-host Richard Hammond that "he looked a lot shorter than he did on TV." In the end, the "Top Gear" entourage were able to leave B.C. that night. "Top Gear" had been shooting scenes in the Okanagan and Kootenay regions, reported CBC News. www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/11/25/top-gear-jeremy-clarkson-richard-hammond_n_6216360.html
Jeremy Clarkson, BBC host, stranded in Trail, B.C.One of Britain's highest paid television personalities spent Sunday stranded in a West Kootenay townBy Steve Lus, CBC News Posted: Nov 24, 2014 Jeremy Clarkson tweeted this photo of downtown Trail, B.C. to his four million followers on Sunday, after letting them know he was "marooned" because of bad weather The host of one of the world's best-known television shows found himself stranded a small town in the B.C. interior this past weekend. Jeremy Clarkson and his crew from the BBC show Top Gear — recognized by the Guinness book of World Records as the world's most widely viewed factual t.v. show — found themselves stranded in Trail, B.C. because of poor weather. Clarkson's twitter account was soon flooded with suggestions, including a tour of the local lead and zinc smelter, a visit to a local winery, a meal at an Italian restaurant and — strangely — an invitation to the local supermarket to learn how to properly butcher a goat. In the end — despite low lying cloud — Clarkson and his crew were able to fly out of the town's tiny airport Sunday afternoon. Top Gear had been filming in the South Okanagan and the West Kootenay over the weekend, and for the most part kept their location a secret, in order to film undisturbed. Last week Jon Summerland with the Okanagan Film Commission told CBC News the show came to B.C. to film a segment with a Hennessey VelociRaptor, a Ford F-150 converted into a high-performance-SUV. "Because the vehicle that they're going to be doing the show on, the Hennessey VelociRaptor, they wanted to show it in a variety of terrains, from highway driving, to mountains, to dirt, to climbing up trees, to going up snow, so British Columbia was hot on their radar," said Summerland. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/jeremy-clarkson-bbc-host-stranded-in-trail-b-c-1.2846812 |
|
|
|
Post by dit on Dec 16, 2014 1:18:12 GMT
Tickets for filmings are coming up on Applause Store on a 'keep me posted' basis.
|
|
|
|
Post by slfriend79 on Dec 30, 2014 16:40:59 GMT
Stig's Gap Year Vacation: Top Gear Series 22 Teaser - BBC:
|
|
|
|
Post by dit on Jan 4, 2015 19:46:04 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by dit on Jan 7, 2015 1:27:25 GMT
Tickets have come up today on Applause Store. Sad old soul that I am, I've requested for every episode. I've never been able to attend on my own tickets, though I've been lucky enough to go on other people's tickets twice. I would like to take my Bloke, as he's American and has never been to a recording.
|
|
|
|
Post by RedMoon11 on Jan 9, 2015 13:51:06 GMT
Tickets have come up today on Applause Store. Sad old soul that I am, I've requested for every episode. I've never been able to attend on my own tickets, though I've been lucky enough to go on other people's tickets twice. I would like to take my Bloke, as he's American and has never been to a recording. Good luck |
|
|
|
Post by dit on Jan 9, 2015 22:30:36 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by RedMoon11 on Jan 11, 2015 7:13:20 GMT
It's An Evening With Top Gear! jamesmayboard.proboards.com/thread/4190/evening-top-gear?page=1&scrollTo=297225 There are ten pairs of tickets up for grabs – to enter simply answer the question at the link: www.topgear.com/eveningwith ,fill in your details and hit enter – it's that simple! The Competition will run for a period of 62 hours opening at 10.00am on Friday 9 January 2015 and closing at 11.59pm on Sunday 11 December 2015 (“Closing Date”). After the Closing Date, ten (10) winners will be selected You have to be an UK resident over 18 years of age to win
 Not long to go until the brand new series of quite possibly the greatest motoring show ever to be broadcast on BBC Two. And what better way to find out what’s coming up than in the very presence of Messrs Clarkson, Hammond and May? Yes, for the first time ever, on Sunday 18 January the three presenters will be appearing in front of a small live audience in London, dispensing wisdom and previewing what we’ve been up to since you last saw us. Best of all, the entire event will be broadcast globally on TopGear.com, the Top Gear YouTube channel and our Facebook and Twitter accounts at 21:00 GMT on Sunday 18 January.Fancy coming along? Based in the UK? Then make sure you come back to TopGear.com tomorrow (Friday), when we’ll have details of a competition to win one of ten pairs of tickets. Stay tuned for more info… In the meantime we'd like you, fans of Top Gear across the world, to send in questions for Jeremy, Richard and James. If you could ask them absolutely anything, what would it be? Pop your best efforts in the handy space below and we'll keep our eyes peeled for our favourite submissions. You never know, we could end up using your question on the evening itself. Alternatively, you can send in your questions via VIDEO to inbox@topgear.com. Be creative, tell us (or show us) where in the world you are. And trendy social media types – use the hashtag #EveningWithTG to send in your questions* *By submitting questions, you give the BBC the right to use the whole or part of your contributions in all media and markets throughout the world www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/an-evening-with-top-gear-2015-1-8
 Good news for fans of our poky little motoring show on BBC Two! Jeremy, Richard and James will be previewing the forthcoming new series of Top Gear in front of a live audience at a special event in London on Sunday January 18th – and you could win tickets! Yes, for the first time ever, the three presenters will be appearing in front of a small live audience dispensing wisdom and previewing what we’ve been up to since you last saw us. Best of all, the entire event will be broadcast globally on TopGear.com, the Top Gear YouTube channel and our Facebook and Twitter accounts – and you could be a part of it. There are ten pairs of tickets up for grabs – to enter simply answer the question (at the link) below, fill in your details and hit enter – it's that simple! Winners will be responsible for any transportation, accommodation and any other costs associated with attending the event, so please only enter if you're able to meet the competition's Terms and Conditions. Good luck! See the full terms and conditions here. The Competition will run for a period of 62 hours opening at 10.00am on Friday 9 January 2015 and closing at 11.59pm on Sunday 11 December 2015 (“Closing Date”). After the Closing Date, ten (10) winners will be selected ANSWER THIS SIMPLE QUESTION FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WINTHE UPCOMING SERIES OF TOP GEAR ON BBC TWO AND BBC TWO HD WILL BE WHICH SERIES?(Tick your answer) Series 21Series 22Series 23Forename* Surname* Email* Mobile Number* I confirm that I have read, understood and accept the Terms and Conditions and that I am a UK resident over 18 years of age I confirm that I am able to attend 'An Evening with Top Gear' in London on 18th January 2015 Tick here if you wish to receive regular Top Gear newsletters, special offers and promotions from BBC Worldwide www.topgear.com/eveningwith/?Twitter |
|
|
|
Post by dit on Jan 11, 2015 13:51:30 GMT
Thanks for the info, RedMoon11 - sounds like a good night, and a bit of a departure for the programme.
|
|
|
|
Post by slfriend79 on Jan 14, 2015 18:45:20 GMT
Top Gear Series 22: LEGO Preview Trailer:
|
|
|
|
Post by RedMoon11 on Jan 16, 2015 15:20:36 GMT
Good news for Top Gear fans around the world!Series 22 will debut simultaneously in more than 50 countries. And don't forget our series 22 preview show this Sunday, 9pm GMT...
TopGear.com15 January 2015  On January 25th, episode one of Top Gear's brand new series will be broadcast in the UK on BBC Two. This much you know. But if you're not in the UK, fear not. This first episode will also broadcast simultaneously in more than 50 countries across Australia, Africa and the Middle East, meaning more people than ever will be able to watch Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May and The Stig at exactly the same time. Not just that, but countries across Asia including Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Taiwan, Korea, Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand, South Korea and Mongolia will, for the first time in ever, air the episode within 24 hours of the UK transmission. If you simply can't wait until the 25th, you'll know by now that on Sunday 18 January - yes, that's this Sunday - we're also hosting a very special one-off show called ‘An Evening With Top Gear'; an exclusive preview of Series 22 where Jeremy, Richard and James preview clips from the new series and answer questions from across the globe in front of a live audience, right here in London. In the evening. "Other globally popular television shows have cunning ways of launching their new seasons, such as world tours and the like," explains Jeremy. "But I thought of an easier way to let the planet know we're back - the interweb! "Fond as I am of passport control queues and restricting my carry-on liquids to 100ml, I much preferred the idea of driving one mile from my home in London to celebrate this series with fans everywhere at the same time," he added. Hammond, geed up by the prospect of spending his Sunday evening with Jeremy, said: "It's important that we remind everyone that Top Gear is back, because I feel we've been starved of attention lately. I'm looking forward to talking to fans from around the world and finding out what exactly appeals to them about watching three middle-aged men repeatedly fall over." James May added: "Using the internet to talk to our fans from around the world is a brilliant idea. It's exactly what the internet is for. In fact, I'm not sure why I have to drive to a Victorian theatre and sit on an uncomfortable chair to do this. Someone hasn't thought this through." You can watch the entire event broadcast globally on TopGear.com, the Top Gear YouTube channel and our Facebook and Twitter accounts at 21:00 GMT this Sunday 18 January. If you're in the UK you can also watch it on the BBC's Red Button or on the BBC iPlayer. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02gwx0gwww.topgear.com/uk/car-news/top-gear-series-22-episode-one-global-launch-2015-01-15
The ten-week series will begin with the presenters heading across the Russian city of St Petersburg, with May driving a Renault, Hammond using a bike and Clarkson in a hovercraft. The Stig will use public transport. Ed Sheeran will feature as the star in a reasonably priced car section of the show, doing a lap of the Top Gear track despite having no driving licence. www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/top-gear-to-be-broadcast-in-50-countries-simultaneously-9979973.html
|
|
|
|
Post by RedMoon11 on Jan 16, 2015 15:36:52 GMT
Season 22 Episode 1  Season: 22 | Episode: 1 | Original Air Date: 26 January, 2015 at 8:30 PM ET/7:30 PM CT on BBC AmericaHosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are in Russia, taking part in a race across the urban landscape of St Petersburg. May defends the honor of the car in a very small Renault, Hammond tries to prove that pedaling is faster by riding a bicycle, while Clarkson attempts to demonstrate that water is the quickest way across town by piloting a hovercraft. To make matters more complicated, all three presenters are racing not only one another but also the Stig, who is making his way toward the finish line by public transportation. Plus, the new Lamborghini Huracan is put through its paces and Ed Sheeran takes to the test track in the “Star in a Reasonably Priced Car” segment. www.bbcamerica.com/top-gear/guide/season-22/episode-1/ |
|
|
|
Post by RedMoon11 on Jan 21, 2015 19:11:19 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by RedMoon11 on Jan 21, 2015 19:20:42 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by RedMoon11 on Jan 21, 2015 19:22:49 GMT
Top Gear Series 22: LEGO Preview Trailer: I love this, it's so cute |
|
|
|
Post by dit on Jan 24, 2015 20:19:02 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by RedMoon11 on Jan 25, 2015 17:33:54 GMT
Your Official Top Gear Series 22 PreviewWe're (almost) back! Yes, the new series of Top Gear lands Sunday 25 January, 8pm, BBC Two. Here's some of what's in store
Posted: 20 Jan 2015
 Rushing through RussiaA few series ago, Top Gear engaged in a dramatic Race Across London between a car, a bicycle, a boat and a Stig on public transport. The bike won and the car came bang last, not least because this was James's department, and he foolishly chose an enormous Mercedes ML 4x4 in which to negotiate London's narrow and often congested streets. For a car show, this result didn't go down well. But, worry not, because few realise that Top Gear is engaged in a very slow but extremely thorough project to find the fastest way across every single city in the world... a mere seven years after the Race Across London, we move on, naturally enough, to Saint Petersburg...  We come from a grand (tourer) down underTop Gear has taken decrepit old cars all over the world, from Bolivia and Botswana to Bristol and just outside of Bristol. The most remarkable thing about these endeavours was that, despite the abuse thrown at them, the knackered old cars generally kept going. But then they would, given they are largely simple and mechanical. But what about the cars of today with their complex electronics and computer radar-guided Bluetooth massaging seats? How would they get on in a harsh, dusty environment? To find out, Jeremy, Richard and James were told to pick a brand new GT car each and assemble in one of the toughest places on Earth, a place where General Motors once fetched up with a Euro-spec prototype and promptly went back to the drawing board when outback roads made it snap in half. We're talking of course about Australia...  The V stands for valueSUV-type cars are very fashionable these days. They're also rather expensive. A Range Rover Evoque, for example, will easily set you back £30,000, and that's before you go mad with the options. But what if you fancied a trendy sports-utility vehicle for less? A lot, lot less. Armed with just a few hundred pounds, the presenters were each told to buy a serviceable, roadworthy 4x4 and then report to Top Gear's top-secret SUV testing centre... www.topgear.com/uk/photos/series-22-top-gear-preview-2015-1-2
|
|
|
|
Post by RedMoon11 on Jan 25, 2015 17:47:38 GMT
 French fanciesTop Gear believes there are several carmakers who can be considered truly great. Ferrari, for example. Or Lancia. Or, for that matter, Jaguar. But in this series, Jeremy and James pay tribute to perhaps the most brilliant and innovative carmaker in history: Peugeot...  Absolutely classicIf you spend any time poking around the inky corners of the internet, you might have noticed that classic cars are going up in value. Real gems like Lamborghini Countachs and Mercedes SLs are already soaring out of reach of mere mortals, but what about more modest and affordable sports cars like old MGs, Fiats and Peugeots? Should you grab one now before they become worth eleventy trillion quid at auction? In the interests of the real-world consumer reporting for which Top Gear rightly isn't known, the three presenters were told to grab an affordable classic each and then live with it in the manner of those who enjoy such things...  Fish & computer chipsThe new BMW M3 sounds like a fine thing, what with its 425 horsepower, twin-turbo straight-six and rear-wheel drive. But it's not the only sporty BMW to come out in recent times. There's also a new and rather radical coupe that looks like something from German science fiction (the most precise of all science fictions) and it's called the i8... |
|
|
|
Post by RedMoon11 on Jan 25, 2015 18:26:09 GMT
 Thunderberks are goIf you hang around long enough in the right sort of bar, you're bound to meet one of those people with a chunky watch containing a built-in distress beacon, which they claim can summon help in the event of an emergency anywhere in the world. Question is, do these devices work? To find out, Top Gear gave Richard Hammond just such a watch and then dumped him in the frozen wastes of Canada...  Poweeeeeeerrr!No series of Top Gear would be complete without a snorting, shiny roster of exciting cars being tested at the track and then handed to The Stig for a brisk and unspeaking lap against the clock. In this run of programmes, just some of the cars to enjoy this treatment include the Mercedes-AMG GT, the Lamborghini Huracán, the Eagle Low Drag GT, the Jaguar F-Type R, the Porsche Cayman GTS, the Corvette Stingray and the Lexus RC F...  Nee norr nee norrWe’re all familiar with ambulances. They’re big, they’re noisy and they’re usually glorified vans driven by blokes called Josh in green overalls. At least, that’s what Casualty would have us all believe. But what the Top Gear presenters would have you believe is that these emergency vehicles could be better, so Jeremy, James and Richard asked if they could reinvent the ambulance to make it vastly more effective...  Defend and attack When, in the Forties, Rover bosses used a stick in the wet sand of a Welsh beach to crudely sketch their plans for a 4x4, they could barely have imagined the same basic idea would remain in production some 66 years later. But it is, conquering continents and attracting celebrity owners as diverse as the Queen, Fidel Castro and Bill Murray along the way. There’s bad news on the Land Rover front, however, because 2015 is the Defender’s last year of production, after which fiendish regulations will finally kill it off. But not before Top Gear has paid tribute to a legendary machine that’s as much a fixture of the countryside as electricity pylons and cow poo... www.topgear.com/uk/photos/series-22-top-gear-preview-2015-1-2 |
|
|
|
Post by RedMoon11 on Jan 27, 2015 19:29:45 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by RedMoon11 on Jan 27, 2015 19:40:35 GMT
"COWS!"
"Yes! Cows?!"
"We're being outwitted by cows!"
|
|
|
|
Post by RedMoon11 on Jan 27, 2015 23:02:45 GMT
Back With A Bang: Andy Wilman, Top Gear Executive Producer, Talks Series 22
Run! The Calamity Kids Are In Town
The new series of Top Gear, which starts tonight, promises more mayhem, with the boys herding cows down under in a BentleyBy Nick Rufford Published 25 & 27 January 2015   Series 22GREENWICH MEAN Time, Eastern Standard Time, Central European Time, er, Top Gear Standard Time. As you leant back in your armchair, opened a beer and tuned in to the new series of the world’s favourite car show on Sunday, your Australian cousins were reaching bleary-eyed for their cornflakes for the start of the Top Gear breakfast show. Fans on the west coast of America were preparing for Sunday lunch at the time, while viewers in Malaysia had to set their alarm clocks for 4am to catch the show. For the first time, the new series of Top Gear was broadcast simultaneously in 50 countries around the world. Previous series of Top Gear have been among the most pirated programmes on the BBC: showing it at the same time the world over makes it more difficult for the pirates. The global popularity of what Jeremy Clarkson has always maintained is “three men cocking about” is well-documented: not only is it shown in about 170 countries around the world, it has spawned spin-off series in Russia, Australia, South Korea and America, while the Top Gear Live stage show has toured 24 countries. So perhaps it should come as no surprise that Andy Wilman, the show’s executive producer and brains behind many of the filmed sequences, should pick out some foreign adventures as highlights of the new series. “The Australia film is one of the best things we have done in 13 years,” he says. “I don’t want to give too much away but we take GT cars to the Northern Territory — a Bentley, Nissan GT-R and a BMW M6 Gran Coupé — and attempt to round up 3,000 head of cattle. It looks staggering, although I don’t think that when Bentley built the Continental they said, ‘Right, this is good for cattle herding’.”  Hammond and May prepare to race across St PetersburgThere’s also a race between Richard Hammond on a bike, Jeremy Clarkson in a speedboat and James May in a car — which has echoes of their dash across London in 2007. This time it takes place in St Petersburg. “The main reason we decided on doing it there was because we think they have been building versions of our hovervan [similar to the Heath Robinson machine created in series 20 and subsequently tested on the tranquil waters of the Avon], so Jeremy has got a hover craft [on the Neva River]. It’s a fantastic race.” In a future episode, Richard finds himself dropped in the middle of British Columbia with enough supplies for 24 hours. “So Jeremy and James have to go and find him,” says Wilman, barely able to suppress a laugh. “The comedy of that is the time they take, the wilful arsing about. They know his time is going to run out in 24 hours. I mean, if you are stranded in British Columbia you don’t want to be rescued by those two. That’s a lovely film.”  It is clear that there is a lot of affection between Wilman, behind the camera, and the three presenters. It is a camaraderie forged not only by the past 13 years of filming, but also by the controversies that the show has found itself mired in, when it must have felt like the world was out to get them. The most recent example was the team’s trip to Argentina, which resulted in the crew being chased out of the country by an angry mob, and then attacked by some sections of the press back in Britain. “We are OK now. But it was terrifying, absolutely terrifying, when you realise that the attack was more organised than just a pissed-off mob.” While the decision was taken for the three presenters to be flown out of Argentina in an attempt to calm the gathering storm, the rest of the crew made a dash for the border with Chile in a convoy of vehicles. Wilman led in a Land Rover Discovery that was stoned by attackers. “I went with the crew driving one of the cars,” he says. “All I can remember is there was a guy with a cameraphone behind me and I’ve got my hand over my head while I’m trying to drive through the blockade. I always thought at these moments I would like to look like Jean-Claude Van Damme and I don’t, because I’m trying to protect my head from the stones and I’m thinking, ‘I’ve gotta keep driving, I’ve gotta keep driving even if a stone comes through.’”  The presenters herd cattleHe has nothing but praise for the cameramen and production team in the 11-vehicle convoy that eventually made it across the border. “The crew were staggeringly brilliant and had the presence of mind to keep rolling to give us the footage we had.” For more from Wilman on the Argentina controversy, see below. It was not the first time Top Gear had found itself in hot water, of course, and there have been suggestions that — amid the usual calls to sack Clarkson and axe the show — the BBC was growing tired of having to defend the programme. Wilman disputes this. “There’s a lot of scrutiny but the BBC have been very good. The compliance department have been top drawer. What they’ve done is hold to their value of nobody telling them what to do editorially. When it comes to taste and decency, some people get wound up, but on a serious thing [such as Argentina] they’ve been excellent. I’ve got to say that objectively they’ve been brilliant.” Wilman also disputes the suggestion the presenters court controversy. “We don’t wake up and think to ourselves, ‘How can we cause controversy?’ We just do what we want to do. “Some shows try to cause controversy to get an audience reaction, and yet Jeremy drives to the North Pole, has a G&T and there’s a national outcry. But look, we could be cleaning floors so I’ll live with all that crap; I’ll live with that.” If it isn’t the controversy that drives the show’s global popularity, what is it? Wilman pauses. “Look, if there were no cameras and no audiences and no TV, I would still be doing what I do.” In a world of synthetic “reality” shows and groomed celebrities, it seems that audiences appreciate Top Gear’s spontaneity. “There’s a part of it that is still unpolished at heart,” he says. “People respond to that.” Top Gear continues on BBC2 next Sunday at 8pm Executive producer Andy Wilman denies Top Gear sets out to court controversyAngry for 15 seconds: the fall-out from Top Gear’s Argentina specialAndy Wilman writes:
“Life used to be a one-way street in terms of the media: you listened to the radio or read the newspaper or watched TV. And if you liked to discuss what you saw or read, you talked to your family or your friends. Now everyone wants to have a comment and everyone wants to have an impassioned comment.
“I wrote a blog explaining how those numberplates [H982 FKL, interpreted by critics as a deliberate attempt by the Top Gear team to goad Argentinians over the 1982 Falklands conflict] could only be a coincidence. You could tell from the comments [posted at the end of the blog] that nobody wants to write, ‘Yeah, that sounds fair.’ They want to write, ‘Oh, come on, you lying *!!@!@**.’ Everybody wants their 15 seconds of fame.” Ed Sheeran aims for a record on the Top Gear trackRaces, rescues and laughs all the way: Top Gear Series 22 highlights- Was this the first Top Gear challenge that didn’t, technically, involve a car or a motorbike? The first episode of series 22 featured a race across St Petersburg, a rerun of the presenters’ classic challenge to cross London in the fastest time. Jeremy jumped into a hovercraft to navigate the waterways and James chose an electric Renault Twizy — so light it’s classed as a quadricycle. As in London, Richard cycled and the Stig attempted to master public transport, which he found tough enough when the signs were in English. - The Vauxhall Astra returns as the show’s reasonably priced car, although it was an automatic version for the first show as its star driver, Ed Sheeran, doesn’t have a driving licence. Will Smith and Kiefer Sutherland are expected in later episodes, attempting to beat the lap record set by Aaron Paul, the Breaking Bad actor. - A Bentley Continental GT, BMW 6-series Gran Coupé and Nissan GT-R in the Australian outback. What happens next? If you’re on Top Gear then obviously you use them to herd cattle. Well, it wouldn’t be the first episode where a cow has ended up on the roof of a car. - Is the Mercedes-AMG GT quicker than a Lamborghini Huracan? Can the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray set a faster lap time than the Jaguar F-type R? What will the Stig put on the stereo? Top Gear’s tame racing driver reveals all as he flings the cars around the test track. - When they learnt that Richard was lost in Canada’s frozen wastes, you might imagine that James and Jeremy would chortle and then go back to arguing about whose hair is greyer. Instead, the pair requisition a high-performance pick-up truck and launch an International Rescue-style mission to save the Hamster. - Every now and then, Top Gear pauses for some misty-eyed nostalgia. In this series, Richard celebrates the Land Rover Defender, which is in its final year of UK production. Meanwhile, James and Jeremy celebrate the most brilliant and innovative car manufacturer in history: Peugeot. - Who says Top Gear doesn’t do consumer advice? With the coldest month of the year fast approaching, each of the presenters buys a used 4×4 for a few hundred pounds and heads to a ski slope to find out which one will save you from being snowed in. www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/ingear/cars/article1509770.ecewww.driving.co.uk/news/back-with-a-bang-andy-wilman-top-gear-executive-producer-talks-series-22/
|
|
|
|
Post by RedMoon11 on Jan 28, 2015 13:10:22 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by RedMoon11 on Jan 28, 2015 13:11:42 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by RedMoon11 on Jan 28, 2015 15:48:41 GMT
|
|
