Top Gear New Season Kill The Stig

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Top Gear presenters kill cardboard cut-out of The Stig in shooting
From: Daily Mail December 23, 2010 11:13AM 116 comments


TOP Gear's presenters have had their revenge on their former test driver, The Stig, in a symbolic killing.

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May exacted their own devastating revenge on their former friend as the new series kicked off in typically controversial circumstances.

Earlier this year Ben Collins, aka The Stig, was hauled through the courts along with HarperCollins Publishers as the BBC tried to prevent the former Formula Three driver releasing his tell-all autobiography.

Despite spending almost $120,000 (£76,000) the BBC failed, the book was published and The Stig was sacked. Last night was the first episode to be screened since.


The presenters started with a session during which they attacked the former colleague's disloyalty and likened him to Judas Iscariot.

Then later during a during an epic cross-America car journey they undertook a challenge at a race track in Virginia where the trio were invited to practice a drive-by shooting.

'We'll choose the target, gentlemen, we'll choose it,' said show frontman Jeremy Clarkson. You just knew what was coming.

Life-size cardboard cut-outs of the Stig were lined up, with a points system set for hitting specific areas of The Stig's body - with top points for the testicles.

May was first in a Ferrari 458 Italia and said he was aiming for the "plums".

Hammond followed in a Porsche 911 GT3 RS, but approached the cut-out on foot first, turning it around and exclaiming, "So I can shoot him in the back. That's how it's done."

Clarkson responded: "So he'll just be having a normal day, thinking everything is going fine ..."

"Yeah, just seeing his mates," Hammond interjected, "doing something together and then he'll be shot in the back!"

Finally, Clarkson stepped up, scrapping the handgun used by the others and instead unloading with an automatic machine gun as he hung out of the window of a Mercedes SLS.

After collating their points, a triumphant Clarkson announced he had won with 245 points in the "ride test Stig-shooting drive-by competition".

The boys have made a habit of headline-grabbing stunts and the preview clips for the new series they played at the beginning of the episode proves they're not about to change.

Footage showed a car suspended several hundred metres above the ground beneath a helicopter, a monster truck making minced-meat of cars and buildings alike, an awkward run-in with Albanian police, desert racing, a helipad attached to the roof of a car and, most shockingly of all, a mock dumping of a corpse

[flappist]

Would the bullet holes be Stigmata?

[Tucool]

The boys do have style and reading between the lines they are genuinely ticked about being betrayed.

[Lukeyson]

episode was hilarious as always, so glad its back on

[4Vman]

Originally Posted by flappist

Would the bullet holes be Stigmata?

"boom tish"..!

[04redxr8]

Originally Posted by flappist

Would the bullet holes be Stigmata?

You need to lose a rep point for that.

[Matty4]

Never knew my Father-in-law frequented these forums...

[Revolver]

Some say it's impossible for him to recycle cardboard boxes......

[BAxtER]

Originally Posted by flappist

Would the bullet holes be Stigmata?

boom-tish x2

[Josh_XC]

I think whats more interesting is the "temp" stig replacement been Tiff from fifth gear. Looking at the latest episode of fifth gear where they had Tiff vs Ben Colins, Tiff absolutely smashed his times so it would be interesting to see time diferences on the top gear track between Tiff and Ben.

[04redxr8]

Originally Posted by Josh_XC

I think whats more interesting is the "temp" stig replacement been Tiff from fifth gear. Looking at the latest episode of fifth gear where they had Tiff vs Ben Colins, Tiff absolutely smashed his times so it would be interesting to see time diferences on the top gear track between Tiff and Ben.

A new Stig would mean a new lap board. I don't think they would do a comparison between Stigs. Could be interesting if they did.

[Rodp]

Originally Posted by 04redxr8

A new Stig would mean a new lap board. I don't think they would do a comparison between Stigs. Could be interesting if they did.

Doubtful. Initially, I believe the Stig was a team effort of a number of drivers.

I thought they were joking about Tiff but when the star yelled out his name in the hot lap, seemed he did take the Stig role.

[Revolver]

Originally Posted by 04redxr8

A new Stig would mean a new lap board. I don't think they would do a comparison between Stigs. Could be interesting if they did.

Interesting having the alternate meaning of "lap times pummelled into the ground"

[flappist]

Well I thought it would be obvious that occupational astigmatism would lead to the stigma of unemployment.

As tight as the economy is at the moment I suspect he was not ready for the fast ignition of the BBC's backlash and just ignorant if he thought he would get away with it.

Stigmata, the belief that marks or sores on the body are representations and reminders of an event in history.

So from this day forward, if you ever do something totally stupid that screws up not only your own career but also ruins a culture you can quite accurately say:

"Oh Stig, I really Stigged that up.......what a complete Stigup"...

[Bobman]

Stig Collins seems to be a regular on Fifth Gear now.

Looking forward to watching the above Top Gear episode soon.

[04redxr8]

Originally Posted by flappist

Well I thought it would be obvious that occupational astigmatism would lead to the stigma of unemployment.

As tight as the economy is at the moment I suspect he was not ready for the fast ignition of the BBC's backlash and just ignorant if he thought he would get away with it.

Stigmata, the belief that marks or sores on the body are representations and reminders of an event in history.

So from this day forward, if you ever do something totally stupid that screws up not only your own career but also ruins a culture you can quite accurately say:

"Oh Stig, I really Stigged that up.......what a complete Stigup"...

Oh dear, it gets worse.

[DoreSlamR]

Originally Posted by flappist

Well I thought it would be obvious that occupational astigmatism would lead to the stigma of unemployment.

As tight as the economy is at the moment I suspect he was not ready for the fast ignition of the BBC's backlash and just ignorant if he thought he would get away with it.

Stigmata, the belief that marks or sores on the body are representations and reminders of an event in history.

So from this day forward, if you ever do something totally stupid that screws up not only your own career but also ruins a culture you can quite accurately say:

"Oh Stig, I really Stigged that up.......what a complete Stigup"...

Stig that in you pipe and smoke it, Collins!

But seriously, the guys seemed pretty ****ed about it all didn't they?

[opto]

Very Childish, Really...

[Deco28]

Originally Posted by opto

Very Childish, Really...

Not really. It made for good TV and a good episode .

[g220ba]

Originally Posted by Deco28

Not really. It made for good TV and a good episode .

It definetely did. Just remember who we're talking about so to say it's childish probably fits in with most things they do on the show. That's not necessarily a bad thing either.

As a side note how good was the news section in the show. Clearly scripted but absolutely hilarious.

[ivorya]

It was a episode to watch, however, i found it to extremely childish. I guess anything for entertainment!!
Also, for top gears bagging of Fifth Gear, they used 'Tiff' as the stand in STIG which i thought was funny.

[Revolver]

I have never seen an episode if 5th gear. Who is this Tiff?

"some say ge us the homebrand version if the stig"

Childish is part of the appeal of TG. the fact that are have three grown up fellas, one of whom is very well educated, just acting a fool, doing what they want, how they want, when they want, & getting paid for it, is everybody's dream. These guys are living it & loving it. Good on 'em.

[BigAL_250]

Tiff Needell is the main 'driving guy' for Fifth Gear.
The quick backstory is when BBC canceled Top Gear (classic) in 2001, most of the cast went to a rival network and started Fifth Gear (notable exception of Jeremy).

Tiff and JC go way back at the old Top Gear, and from what I believe must still be good friends, since Tiff occasionally pops up for TG related work, though not normally seen on the show.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiff_Needell

[Lukeyson]

Stig makes an appearance in the boxing day episode

[SS Eater]

TG could do alot worse than get Tiff to be the Stig, a very could peddler in his day...

[SM1DY]

I just watched the new ep, I though the ending was a gooden.

[robjh80]

Originally Posted by Lukeyson

Stig makes an appearance in the boxing day episode

Yea .. all Hail the New Messiah!

[Martyvan]

Tiff is even credited with being the emergency stig.... LOL... thats preetty funny What does Season 16 hold for Top Gear??? will there be anything exciting??? Or just a whole heap more randomness....

[flappist]

Originally Posted by Martyvan

Tiff is even credited with being the emergency stig.... LOL... thats preetty funny What does Season 16 hold for Top Gear??? will there be anything exciting??? Or just a whole heap more randomness....

So, some sort of stigstitute or stigrogate?

[XW 393]

Originally Posted by flappist

So, some sort of stigstitute or stigrogate?

Some people say a poll may be required to suggest a new Stig.