OT: Top Gear

I'm a big fan of this show but unfortunately, we don't get it in Canada. I usually download parts of episodes from P2P networks. One video i downloaded was sort of a memorial to Stig, their test driver. What happened to him?

On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 23:51:51 -0500, "Richard Burns" <[email hidden]> wrote: >I'm a big fan of this show but unfortunately, we don't get it in Canada. I >usually download parts of episodes from P2P networks. One video i downloaded >was sort of a memorial to Stig, their test driver. What happened to him? >He "died" when they did a stunt of a 100 yard race between the old Jaguar that they souped up with NOX and something like a Tornado jet on the deck of an aircraft carrier. The Jag didn't stop at the end of the runway, supposedly taking the enigmatic Mr Stig to a watery demise. -- Andrew. To email unscramble [email hidden] & remove spamtrap. Help make Usenet a better place: English is read downwards, please don't top post. Trim messages to quote only relevent text. Check groups.google.com before asking a question.

"Andrew" <spamtrap@localhost> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 23:51:51 -0500, "Richard Burns" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >I'm a big fan of this show but unfortunately, we don't get it in Canada.I > >usually download parts of episodes from P2P networks. One video idownloaded

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> >was sort of a memorial to Stig, their test driver. What happened to him? > > > He "died" when they did a stunt of a 100 yard race between the old > Jaguar that they souped up with NOX and something like a Tornado jet > on the deck of an aircraft carrier. The Jag didn't stop at the end of > the runway, supposedly taking the enigmatic Mr Stig to a watery > demise. > -- > Andrew. To email unscramble [email hidden] & remove spamtrap. > Help make Usenet a better place: English is read downwards, > please don't top post. Trim messages to quote only relevent text. > Check groups.google.com before asking a question.

I belive that the Stig wanted todo personel apperances at car shows etc on his own, the BBC said no as he was a charector created by them. They both fell out so he quit !!

I'm suprised we didn't hear about that on Speed. I bet the Navy is embarrased... -Larry "Andrew" <spamtrap@localhost> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 23:51:51 -0500, "Richard Burns" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >I'm a big fan of this show but unfortunately, we don't get it in Canada.I > >usually download parts of episodes from P2P networks. One video idownloaded

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> >was sort of a memorial to Stig, their test driver. What happened to him? > > > He "died" when they did a stunt of a 100 yard race between the old > Jaguar that they souped up with NOX and something like a Tornado jet > on the deck of an aircraft carrier. The Jag didn't stop at the end of > the runway, supposedly taking the enigmatic Mr Stig to a watery > demise. > -- > Andrew. To email unscramble [email hidden] & remove spamtrap. > Help make Usenet a better place: English is read downwards, > please don't top post. Trim messages to quote only relevent text. > Check groups.google.com before asking a question.