The Fellowship of the NurburgRing

Behind-the-scenes at the first of the new series (SPOILERS)

2011-01-23T22:08:48Z

I think the most shocking bit of news in this is that James May's legendary cat Fusker has passed away *wibble*

The Happiest Snowflake in the World!

2010-12-22T18:09:28Z

My third annual Top Gear flake, this time featuring OlivAAAAHHHHH

Paper + scissors.
( Proper pic on my LJ )

16 Top Gear Icons

2010-10-07T07:46:12Z

78 multi-fandom Icons
Doctor Who, Top Gear, The Pillars of the Earth Glee,
Skins, Merlin, Lost, Misc. (Hawaii Five-O, Harry Potter, Roswell)

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ambitious but rubbish

2010-09-04T18:07:05Z

hello all! i've got a new post up on my blog with a stencil from Top Gear; check it out here!

more coming, i'm just finishing up a stencil of my favourite quote from the Botswana Special. first person to guess it correctly in the comments here gets it mailed to them!

don't forget to check out the rest of my blog here!

BBC vs HarperCollins...

2010-09-01T13:00:58Z

I've just seen the Latest News on the BBC website and the BBC have lost their battle for an injuction to block the publication of a book which will reveal the identity of The Stig.

Thoughts, reactions, opinions?

James May on Shooting Stars

2010-08-15T20:11:53Z

Just a quick cross-post to remind everyone that James May's appearence on Shooitng Stars will be this Tueasday on BBC 2 at 9:30pm.

Very exiting. :)

60 Multi-fandom Icons

2010-08-01T13:39:12Z

Doctor Who, Harry Potter, The Mentalist, Merlin, Skins, Supernatural, Top Gear, Torchwood.

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Top Gear - later start!

2010-07-29T13:19:48Z

Just a forwarning that Top Gear starts at 9:30pm on Sunday 1st August (the last episode of Series 15) due to Golf on BBC2.

This week's Stars in a Reasonably Priced Car...

2010-07-22T13:29:33Z

Not sure how many have seen this, but it's been confirmed that Cameron Diaz and Tom Cruise will be the Stars in a Reasonbly Prices Car, as they in the UK promoting their new movie.

I don't know about you, but...oh my god. It could go well or it could be an utter disaster given Tom Cruise's history of interviews in recent years and well, you know, that Scientology thing he's got going. I wonder how much Clarkson will be biting his tongue thoughout that entire interview.

Meeting James May

2010-07-18T21:20:01Z

Hello all!

Hope you all enjoyed tonight's episode - I certainly did, definitely the funniest one in a while!

The reason for this post was prompted by shishmish posting about James' honorary degree. I can't believe I didn't think to post it here, but I graduated alongside him!

James was at Lancaster University (in Pendle college, the most superior of all the colleges </obvious college bias>) in 1982, studying music. This year, he was given an honorary Doctorate Of Letters (I've linked to the wiki article because I had no idea what it was!), and so he came to graduation.

He was presented with his degree, and did a wonderful speech - really witty and very, very touching. He was so overwhelmed to have recieved it. He made a delightful quip about how 'having the degree would make him the most intelligent of the Top Gear presenters, which is basically like saying you have the best room in Bowland college' - I appreciate this reference will be lost on non-Lancastrians, but it was marvellous to share a wee in joke like that!

Then, after doing all his important stuff with the important people, he came down to our celebrations at Pendle bar and spent three hours there! It was impossibly lovely of him, considering how busy he must have been, and how many autographs he was asked to sign. But he was gracious and funny and chatted to absolutely everybody - including me! :DDD He told us that we could take over his TG job in three years, as they'd all be too old by then! Seriously, so lovely.

And a picture!

I'm second from the right, the others are my friends from Uni, and James is wearing a Pendle scarf :)

Hope this is okay to post here - just wanted to share :)

James May gets a Doctorate!

2010-07-18T11:55:07Z

Just seen this article on the BBC - Top Gear presenter James May awarded honorary doctorate.

"Top Gear co-presenter James May has been awarded an honorary degree by Lancaster University.

The award-winning journalist was a student on the campus in the 1980s when he studied music.

Known as Captain Slow for his cautious driving style on the BBC Two show, he has become an honorary doctor of letters."

James May will be appearing in...

2010-07-10T17:29:58Z

The new series of BBC 2 gameshow Shooting Stars.

Me=ecstatic Vic and Bob fan (at last an interesting guest!). :)

Those who've not seen the show before -or even heard of it- might be in for a bit of a surprise.

Why Top Gear gets us girls all revved up - Daily Mail article 7/7/10

2010-07-08T09:43:00Z

From the Daily Fail:-

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1292911/Top-Gear-gets-girls-revved-up.html

topgeartotty @ 2010-07-05T21:58:00

2010-07-05T19:58:46Z

Can someone please make a gif (icon or just a gif) of James' dance from yesterday's ep!

Gran Turismo 5

2010-06-16T01:04:33Z

You all would have heard that Dunsfold Park is one of the tracks that is slated to be available in racing simulator Gran Turismo 5 for the PS3. Well, after the latest E3 Expo, Polyphony Digital have finally released an updated video featuring the track and who else - THE STIG IN HIS FULL GLORY!

It's about 0:59 in and the shots look like they've been lifted from the show itself! And you have some Sebastian Vettel thrown in for good measure. ~~I am so buying the collector's edition even though that's going to make me poor ;O;~~

Seen at a 7-11 store in Melbourne

2010-05-17T11:10:59Z

...but what would I DO with it? ;-)

PSA: A Reminder

2010-03-13T19:51:42Z

Just a reminder to anyone that's new to the comm' or wants to join TGT, please read the rules of the road and ensure you're able to comply with the membership criteria. I don't think we ask for much, but will reject applications from newbz that don't fit the criteria.

Cool beans. Thank you. :)

"Mandela mistakes Clarkson for astronaut"

2010-03-01T13:18:19Z

Yes! According to the Ananova article I spotted =>

Nelson Mandela has left Jeremy Clarkson baffled after mistaking the Top Gear host for an astronaut.

The former South African president made the blunder at a recent charity event as he had been due to meet a group of American astronauts on the same day.

Clarkson could not bring himself to correct the legendary leader, so pretended he had visited the moon, The Sun reports.

"It was tricky. I couldn't very well say that we weren't astronauts as that might look argumentative. Nor could I say that we made a poky BBC2 programme about cars - because then he might wonder what on earth we were doing wasting his valuable time," Clarkson said.

"I did what I thought best and said it was very rocky and dusty and there was not much gravity."

Clarkson, 49, had earlier asked Mr Mandela if he had ever been to a lap-dancing club.

He blurted out the question after "shaking with nerves" at the event in support of Mr Mandela's 46664 HIV and Aids awareness campaign.

*grin* Oddly I feel that only Clarkson could have got himself into this!

The report above was from the Sun, but I have also found it at The Times Online :D :D :D

The National TV Awards

2010-01-20T21:16:49Z

Did Top Gear really just loose the Best Factural Programme to Loose Women? Or am I having a nightmare?

Top Gear - Top of iPlayer

2009-12-23T15:20:12Z

The BBC have released figures for the amount of times a show is watched via iPlayer in time for it's second birthday and low & behold Top Gear is most watched show on iPlayer. From the article:

"BBC Two show Top Gear was the most watched programme of the year on BBC iPlayer, figures show. The first episodes of series 13 and 14 of the car magazine show were streamed 1.7m and 1.3m times respectively."

Although I imagine it might be topped by the Doctor Who specials on Christmas Day and New Years Day.

Look whose racing in F1...

2009-12-22T23:18:26Z

Michael Schumacher signs up for F1 return with Mercedes.
I see we'll be getting a new Stig for the next series of Top Gear then...

Let it Stig, Let it Stig, Let it Stig

2009-12-10T20:52:12Z

Paper + scissors.
( Bigger pic on my LJ )

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2009-11-24T04:53:39Z

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Hammerhead Eagle i-Thrust

2009-11-23T22:57:24Z

I have a friend who works for AutoCar who pointed me at this article, with accompanying video of their test drive of the Hammerhead Eagle i-Thrust

Top Gear electric car tested

It is HYSTERICAL! None of the TG guys are in it but... their work shines through in the fear in the testers voice!!

Top Gear Live

2009-11-18T20:20:43Z

Last weekend I went to Top Gear Live in Birmingham - I couldn't afford it last year and said I'd never miss it again. So I took my best buddy with me to the live show and the MPH motor show and had a BLAST.

Considering the waiting list for the show is so ridiculous, this is the closest I think I'll get to seeing Top Gear - and we got the Cool Wall, we got challenges, we got The Stig and of course we got over an hour of the three guys doing what they do best.

I have a lengthy photo post at my LJ for those who want to see my photos - I've had some lovely feedback on them so far which totally justifies spending money on my new camera *nods*

There are more photos at my Flickr account for those who can't get enough TG3.

PS These have been x-posted so sorry if you've already seen them!