Top Gear - New Series

[tinywillyuk]

I find it amusing to be watching with one eye and refreshing the running thread about it on PH at the same time. Strange how the eyecandy always gets a lot of coverage on PH..

[s4simon]

Feel asleep during last night's show!

So did I Bibbo

Sorry, but that's just old age settling in fellas.

Nice try though.

[Bibs]

[Frosty]

Episode 6/7 tonight 8 O'Clock BBC 2. Jezza, Hamster and May hit Donnington in three stripped-out track cars. Also featuring an aero-engined Bentley.

[Frosty]

Oh my gosh, Hammond just can't be serious! Looked like great fun though.

The whole episode made me grateful for my roof, doors and windscreen.

Edited March 4, 2012 by Frosty

[Gasman GT3]

I see Kimi Raikkonen is on this coming Sunday, I assume to do an F1 drivers lap of the track in the Suzuki. Hopefully they will have the Lotus F1 car in the studio, and good look to Jezza on the interview. I wonder whether Kimi will need to loo half way through?

[Kimbers]

I have to say that despite it being a better one they could have improved it substantially by "Doing a series of challenges" instead of just pissing around chaotically and looking like kids. Was laughing my socks off at the bit where they drove to work.....what I don't understand is why they didn't just wear a full face helmet?

[ramjet]

I quite enjoyed that.

[Rick Edwards]

what I don't understand is why they didn't just wear a full face helmet?

cos its TV and that wouldn't be as funny

[Stirling_Villeneuve]

I see Kimi Raikkonen is on this coming Sunday, I assume to do an F1 drivers lap of the track in the Suzuki. Hopefully they will have the Lotus F1 car in the studio, and good look to Jezza on the interview. I wonder whether Kimi will need to loo half way through?

New Exige? Wasn't there a mention of having that on the show this series??

[rocket63]

Good show this week. Worth the watch.

And there is the rub!

You never quite know what your going to get, So even if you think it was crap one week, you have to go back the following week, because they are capable of making some great TV

[gghc87]

I enjoyed last night as well good end to the series

[B1 RMA]

I agree some of this series have been less than good in my opinion, but last nights was really quite good.

[tinywillyuk]

Anyone else get taken back a few years by the Propaganda tune during the racing?

[rocket63]

[tinywillyuk]

To put the post in to context..

[B1 RMA]

Anyone else get taken back a few years by the Propaganda tune during the racing?

Indeed I have several 12 inch 45's of every variation mix on that and others, noticed Ken Bruce on Radio 2 plays them quite a lot too

[Billy111S]

Another funny episode.

Enjoyed the KR segment. Kimi comes across as so chilled out he's nearly horizontal. So chuffed he's in the Lotus, sorry Enstone. So even Kimi's confused (or not bothered?) that he thinks the Renault team make the current car? haha :-D <where's the emoticons gone?>

[Frosty]

A decent episode to end the series I thought. The guys seemed to really make a sales pitch towards amateur Motorsport at the end of the show, I think it put it into context, the comparison in price against golf.

Edited March 12, 2012 by Frosty

[Mark Blanchard]

Good episode, motorcross was entertaining and Slash nailed that solo.

[GordonMasson]

Well i have said it has been crap often enough but credit where credit is due..... really enjoyed that

Could be wrong but i think Nick Fulture was trimming a California a few years back in that colour.... couldnt be too many of them in the uk???????

Will have to dig out the pictures.

[gghc87]

Did anyone hear Chris Evans telling James May not to go through standing water, I counted at least 3 shots of him doing just that

[Nelly]

Chris is incredibly relaxed about his cars from what I have seen - "they are only tin & rubber" was his comment when discussing them on TG a couple of years back, and he does let random strangers drove them for Children in Need.

I am sure that was just an act on Chirs' part to add some tension to it in the same way the stern faced director looked to me like he was struggling not to smile in the Sweeny shoot a few weeks back.

Edited March 13, 2012 by Nelly9000

[jonwat]

According to the Mail the traffic jam was all staged.

[GordonMasson]

Must admit tho, James May did look very concerned when all the school kids started surrounding the car!