Top Gear's Stig Revealed!
Jan 19, 2009 | 01:35 PM
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Top Gear's Stig Revealed! Fans of Top Gear might want to prepare themselves for another Stig death soon. When "Black Stig" Perry McCarthy revealed himself, Clarkson, Hammond and May offed him. Now, according to the UK's Telegraph, the "White Stig" has apparently ended the mystery, revealing himself as 33 year-old Ben Collins. Collins has raced professionally in everything from NASCAR to LeMans, and most recently served as Agent 007's double for sequences of Quantum of Solace that required fancy wheel work. It's been such a secret for so long, how did the veil of silence come to be broken? Collins himself apparently revealed his day job to the owner of an art gallery in Bristol, England when asking for help producing a limited-edition print of The Stig plying his trade.
A builder had also come across the famed white suit and gloves on display in a cabinet while doing work at Collins' home, and there has been conjecture in the past that Collins is The Stig. Now that the cat is out of the bag, we wonder if there's much wailing and gnashing of teeth in the halls of Top Gear's offices. Secret identity or no, Collins has proven himself as a fantastic driver as The Stig, and with this latest revelation, he potentially faces "The Sack" as they say in Merry Old.
No confirmation yet from Clarkson, Hammond or May on this revelation, and the only word out of Top Gear is that they "...never comment on speculation as to who or what The Stig is."
A builder had also come across the famed white suit and gloves on display in a cabinet while doing work at Collins' home, and there has been conjecture in the past that Collins is The Stig. Now that the cat is out of the bag, we wonder if there's much wailing and gnashing of teeth in the halls of Top Gear's offices. Secret identity or no, Collins has proven himself as a fantastic driver as The Stig, and with this latest revelation, he potentially faces "The Sack" as they say in Merry Old.
No confirmation yet from Clarkson, Hammond or May on this revelation, and the only word out of Top Gear is that they "...never comment on speculation as to who or what The Stig is."
Last edited by DJ; Jan 19, 2009 at 02:05 PM.
Jan 19, 2009 | 01:40 PM
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I don't know how they keep them a secret at all. Thanks for the news DJ.
BTW, I may not be posting for a while as my job requires me to go to England soon for a year or the length of the next TV season, which ever is shorter.
BTW, I may not be posting for a while as my job requires me to go to England soon for a year or the length of the next TV season, which ever is shorter.
Jan 19, 2009 | 01:41 PM
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I wonder how many people know The Stig's true identity. Every guest in the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car segment talks about how "...the stig told me to do...." Do they sign an NDA? Does The Stig speak to them with his helmet on?
I do love that show. FYI All of last season (season 10) and episodes from this season are now available on itunes.
I do love that show. FYI All of last season (season 10) and episodes from this season are now available on itunes.
