Top Gear (UK)

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#77
Lewis Hamilton has returned to the BBC motoring programme Top Gear in an attempt to set a new lap record in its "reasonably-priced car".

Hamilton has appeared on the hit TV show in 2007 but was faced with a wet track and was unable to get the most out of Top Gear's Suzuki Liana. However, he is set to appear on the programme again this weekend and the BBC said the conditions were much better for his more recent attempt.

"This time the track is dry and Lewis is taking no prisoners in his attempts to smash the lap record," the channel said.

Hamilton managed at 1:44.7 on his last attempt on the TV show, which is 0.7s off Sebastian Vettel's record at the top of the leader board. Rubens Barrichello (1:44.3), The Stig (1:44.4) and Nigel Mansell (1:44.6) are also ahead of Hamilton but all had the advantage of a dry track.

The programme will air in the UK at 20:00 on BBC 2 this Sunday.

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Can't wait.
 
#83
#83
milohimself said:
I think clarksons analogy for his move from Mclaren to merc was pretty spot on, though I'd consider Mclaren to be more of an arsenal than a Man U.
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I don't follow soccer so that analogy was lost on me. He had to get out of McLaren. I think things were getting pretty toxic between him and Jenson, and the rest of the team.
 
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Nerd-Vol said:
I don't follow soccer so that analogy was lost on me. He had to get out of McLaren. I think things were getting pretty toxic between him and Jenson, and the rest of the team.
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The analogy assumes that Mclaren is THE preeminent team in F1. They're a very good one but I'll give that to Red Bull ATM. I don't disagree that it may have been in Hamiltons best interest to leave, but there's no denying that Mclaren to Merc is a downgrade.
 
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milohimself said:
The analogy assumes that Mclaren is THE preeminent team in F1. They're a very good one but I'll give that to Red Bull ATM. I don't disagree that it may have been in Hamiltons best interest to leave, but there's no denying that Mclaren to Merc is a downgrade.
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Massive downgrade. But if Lewis can be happy get paid more, and not win championships. How is that better than getting paid less, being unhappy and not winning championships.

McLaren was terrible last year. I would rather have a car that would be a consistent podium finisher than a winner that due to incompetence can't get the job done.

Also, I bet we only know part of the damn story from Canada 2011 (When Jenson and Lewis came together).
 
#86
#86
This season has been great. Throughout the years, the guys have not lost their charisma, humor, or wit.

The Africa Special was awesome, probably the best challenge they've done. James even said that himself. They had to buy estate cars in England for under 1500, take them to Africa, and find the source of the Nile River. It was a 2-episode challenge, and it just brought the best of everything Top Gear has to offer (minus super cars in this instance lol).

PS, I know there was a Top Gear UK thread at some point, but I cannot find it for the life of me. VN is, without a doubt, the best message board on the Internet, but its Search function blooowwwwwwwwsssssss.
 
#88
#88
Thanks! I actually knew it was in the Pub, and I even scrolled through the archives. I must have missed it.

I wonder what that little pond thing they found was...I mean, that wasn't a spring, was it?
 
#90
#90
Watching episode 5 again from season 19. So damn good. I love the car for old people. It was lovely, you know.
 
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#91
Nerd-Vol said:
Watching episode 5 again from season 19. So damn good. I love the car for old people. It was lovely, you know.
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amazing how they can take such pains to get the radio right but forget to weatherproof the holes they made in the roof when they mounted the bus mirrors
 
#92
#92
Just watched episode 1 of the new season. Decent episode. They do a hot hatch comparison again, with 2 cars we will never get and the fiesta ST. Beyond that gripe it was entertaining.



Man have those dudes gotten old. I think May and Clarkson's years of smoking are really catching up with them.
 
#97
#97
finally, a new reasonably priced car that isn't built in South Korea
 
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#100
stephenk24 said:
You guys watch Top Gear? Geez... STALE.
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chill, limey. You got to remember that bbcamerica is finally becoming more mainstream so more of us are getting to see it now. Its comedy style is completely different than anything we have and throw is that their commentary on the individual cars is pretty fun. Plus there are many cars that we don't get to see here. I'm not a car guy by any means but I enjoy it.

Try watching the TG that we have here in the US and you'll see why many like yours more.
 
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