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Did you see the Aston on Top Gear tonight? The stig took it round the track and knocked ten seconds off the previous lap record. It looked and sounded awesome. They had the DBRS9 as well and it doesn't half give me the horn. If all the members chipped in £200 we could buy one and race it  |
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« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2005, 10:14:07 pm » |
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Any one else now thinking that the stig is Darren Turner?
He took the car to Goodwood.....then on to top gear.....surely?
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« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2005, 11:48:31 pm » |
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You think they change the stig depending on who is available?
It was Perry Mccarthy last year - then again there was the incident with the Jag on the aircraft carrier!
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« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2005, 01:26:51 am » |
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Just a thought, doesn't the Stig wear Alpine stars gloves etc.
Darren Turner also wears Alpine stars gear !
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« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2005, 10:14:31 am » |
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I have it on reasonably good authority that it is Turner!
The time in the Aston pretty much confirms it for me. I can't see Aston Martin Racing let anyone else take it round a track at full pelt either!!
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« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2005, 11:24:34 am » |
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It was Perry Mccarthy last year - then again there was the incident with the Jag on the aircraft carrier!
What incident was that??? |
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« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2005, 11:48:42 am » |
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I have it on reasonably good authority that it is Turner!
The time in the Aston pretty much confirms it for me. I can't see Aston Martin Racing let anyone else take it round a track at full pelt either!!
True, plus there's the benefit of there being no drive through penalties for getting too close to the side of the track!!  |
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« Reply #7 on: July 04, 2005, 12:59:17 pm » |
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The jag "incident" was the last journey for the v12 xjs that TG "tuned" can't remember exactly what, nitrous perhaps.
They had previously raced it against some more modern machinery, they then decided to race it against a Jaguar (?) on a HMS aircraft carrier.
However "stig" didn't brake in time and the Jag didn't float.
Some might say another piece of envirmental vandalism from the BBC, but its probably now creating an artificial reef!
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« Reply #8 on: July 04, 2005, 02:54:03 pm » |
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The car it beat by 10 seconds was the maserati mc12 |
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« Reply #9 on: July 04, 2005, 04:18:01 pm » |
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And didnt it sound awesome. I sat there in my tea break shouting, i saw that car in LM for 24 hours.
Chuffed as punch.
Q: Why is clarkson still a pen1s
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« Reply #10 on: July 04, 2005, 06:36:03 pm » |
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The time in the Aston pretty much confirms it for me. I can't see Aston Martin Racing let anyone else take it round a track at full pelt either!!
Makes perfect sense to me Mark. It does appear that the DBR9 is on a bit of a publicity circuit at the moment and Darren Turner has been seen driving the car. Definately not Damon Hill as hinted in an earlier edition of TG. |
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« Reply #11 on: July 04, 2005, 07:41:47 pm » |
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Although it is understandable, its a shame they did'nt run the DBRS as well - anything less would have been negative i guess. 10 seconds difference to the fastest production car just goes to show how awsome that car is (would be good to get an LM Vett along one day).
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« Reply #12 on: July 05, 2005, 11:39:54 am » |
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(would be good to get an LM Vett along one day).
Let's not. Just in case.  |
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« Reply #13 on: July 05, 2005, 12:04:06 pm » |
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(would be good to get an LM Vett along one day).
Let's not. Just in case. That's not the attitude Oh ye of little faith. Who is The Stig? Would he push a Vette so it beat the Aston? Not that I am casting doubt on his integrity and honesty of course. |
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« Reply #14 on: July 05, 2005, 12:05:37 pm » |
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Q: Why is clarkson still a pen1s
A: Because he is breathing |
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