The stig/legal row hmm ?

[Mickxr8]

http://www.news.com.au/entertainment...-1225907604455

[rancidpunx]

If he does reveal himself they will just get a new Stig to keep it fun and mysterious. Its happened before.

I would like to read a Stig autobiography though, cant be any worse than the Top Gear Wheres Wally book

[MO]

I thought he had been revealed on an episode I saw a while back and it was Schumacher or was that just a con?

[darkside]

yeah i was about to comment on the same episode ,clarkson actually interviewed him .....doc

[AussieAV]

Originally Posted by darkside

yeah i was about to comment on the same episode ,clarkson actually interviewed him .....doc

That was a joke. Schumacher was there to take that Ferrari around the track because they weren't handing it over to anyone else.

[Yaw]

Originally Posted by AussieAV

That was a joke. Schumacher was there to take that Ferrari around the track because they weren't handing it over to anyone else.

Another reason the Stig cannot be Schumacer.. Back when Schumacer was driving for Ferrari in F1 the stig took Alonso's Renault F1 car for a drive.....no way in hell would Renault allowed Schumacer in their car.

My guess as to who the Stig is and always has been is Alain Prost

[AussieAV]

While I can understand his frustration at not being able to tell anyone who he is (who wouldn't want to bask in that glory), he's been smokin somethin funny if he thinks anyone really cares who he is. It would be like the person who played "Humphrey Bear" writing a book about their real life - who the hell would care!

"The Stig" is basically a ficticious character played by a probably talented racing driver. None of that person's personality plays any part in the popularity of the Stig character.

It is the mystery of The Stig that makes him so much fun. He is an enigma, defined only by the audience's imagination.

He's a driving superhero purely because our imaginations (fuelled by Clarkson, Hammond and May's outrageous descriptions) let him be so.

Give him a name, and we all learn about the real person's racing career, and not even Mansell, Senna or Schumacher could hope to live up to mythical, almost supernatural abilities of "The Stig".

If we can google him/her and find out they didn't win every race they ever took part in, then the bubble is burst.

[geckoGT]

Originally Posted by AussieAV

While I can understand his frustration at not being able to tell anyone who he is (who wouldn't want to bask in that glory), he's been smokin somethin funny if he thinks anyone really cares who he is. It would be like the person who played "Humphrey Bear" writing a book about their real life - who the hell would care!

"The Stig" is basically a ficticious character played by a probably talented racing driver. None of that person's personality plays any part in the popularity of the Stig character.

It is the mystery of The Stig that makes him so much fun. He is an enigma, defined only by the audience's imagination.

He's a driving superhero purely because our imaginations (fuelled by Clarkson, Hammond and May's outrageous descriptions) let him be so.

Give him a name, and we all learn about the real person's racing career, and not even Mansell, Senna or Schumacher could hope to live up to mythical, almost supernatural abilities of "The Stig".

If we can google him/her and find out they didn't win every race they ever took part in, then the bubble is burst.

Very well said.

I think if this turns out that it is not a BBC publicity stunt and the Stig is truly upset and considering legal action on the grounds he is missing out on income because he cannot do an autobiography, he is a fool and biting the hand that feeds him.

Look at what he is, a figure in the white race suit with no face who drives a car fast and that is it. He has not verbal part, no personality and does not have to rely on any acting ability or even have to have the confidence to deal with a crowd or cameras. An autobiography based on his character as the stig would not exactly be awesome reading and really would only sell small volumes to absolute TG fans through novelty value, not a good income earner.

If the BBC does have a signed confidentiality agreement with him and he breaks that, then they will just end his contract, find a new stig (maybe a pink one with Sabine at the wheel) and start the lap board all over again. On top of that they will reap the benefits of the publicity created, experience an increase in the ratings and be no worse off for it. Yes the Stig can drive but to be honest there is no shortage of other class drivers that could do the same job and be happy to be anonymous for the sort of cash that he gets paid. Its not like they have to sit there for hours rehearsing lines etc, $20,000 for spending the day at a track, not a bad little sideline income.

The only thing that would really occur is that he would lose the contract and further income, for the sake of a book that written as the Stig, that would not be a top seller. If he really is a top level race driver, he would be better off writing it as his true identity and leave the Stig out of it.

[sleeper393]

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[KR1STO]

Totally agree with you Aussie AV..
To show your face as the Stig would be pointless...

[FTE72]

Originally Posted by KR1STO

Totally agree with you Aussie AV..
To show your face as the Stig would be pointless...

X2 totally agree.

Although I can see why he wants to write a book..the other three have all put something out and made a quid.
Shame only one of them has any writing skill.(well perhaps the Stig might!)

[GasoLane]

Ratings must be down and the Beeb need to generate a bit more publicity....or am I being too cynical ?

[Marquis 351]

Originally Posted by GasOLane

Ratings must be down and the Beeb need to generate a bit more publicity....or am I being too cynical ?

I agree to a point but its not likely that they need the ratings, it is shown around the world on BBC World and verious networks. Huge money spinner hence the masive buget, certnay the buget exceeds the revenur rased by the unique way the BBC is funded [TV license in the UK]

[wrongwaynorris]

Originally Posted by GasOLane

Ratings must be down and the Beeb need to generate a bit more publicity....or am I being too cynical ?

I think you're right on the money M8 . I thought everyone knew it was Ben Collins anyway .

[Scott]

He can't very well sign a contract and enjoy all that comes with it and then cry foul over his share of the pie when he gets jealous.

Suck it up buddy, you signed a contract to remain anonymous - honor it.

[JC]

I thought i was the stig? What's that helmet doing in my cupboard?

[OZQUAD44]

Originally Posted by JC

I thought i was the stig? What's that helmet doing in my cupboard?

NO I'm the Stig!!!

[Revolver]

Originally Posted by JC

I thought i was the stig? What's that helmet doing in my cupboard?

Bugger!!! With all this court battle, I forgot thats where I left my helmet!

[Ivan]

I smell a rat in that story. More than a few people know who the stig is and if he is named publicly they just change him. They did it with Black stig. The current Stig is Ben Collins. This smells like a publicity stunt.


Ian

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by Ivan

if he is named publicly they just change him. They did it with Black stig. The current Stig is Ben Collins. This smells like a publicity stunt.


Ian

I'd be so tempted to cry racism, haha.

[V8 Man]

+ 1 for BBC publicity stunt, the reason we never see Stig's face is that he is more than one person...

[pottery beige]

he may have a head like a robbers dog.....

[MO]

Originally Posted by pottery beige

he may have a head like a robbers dog.....

Stop looking in the mirror

[GasoLane]

I like the way everyone keeps saying that HE is the Stig.

Girls cant drive fast cars?

[Yaw]

Originally Posted by GasOLane

I like the way everyone keeps saying that HE is the Stig.

Girls cant drive fast cars?

They can, but The Stig has no femine humps or bumps

[MO]

Originally Posted by GasOLane

I like the way everyone keeps saying that HE is the Stig.

Girls cant drive fast cars?

Good point who have you got in mind?

[GasoLane]

Originally Posted by MO

Good point who have you got in mind?

No one. I just thought I'd throw that in to get them thinking...

Originally Posted by JC

Girls can drive fast cars, but can they drive cars fast? By and large, No.

You're a brave man JC

[DBourne]

Originally Posted by MO

Good point who have you got in mind?

Certainly not Danica Patrick hahaha, otherwise every car would be in the wall

[JC]

Originally Posted by GasOLane

I like the way everyone keeps saying that HE is the Stig.

Girls cant drive fast cars?

Girls can drive fast cars, but can they drive cars fast? By and large, No.

[Mechan1k]

Awww ... dunno.
They have used the German driver with the Ford Transit Van ... damn she can peddle a vehicle around hard.