Hammonds crash on BBC2 Sunday

8pm, just to let you know. Oh, & Top Gear is also back on.

 

Urrr, nine, innit? I am rather looking forward to this, being a bit of a
sad Top Gear fan.

Ali

 

8pm it says on me digibox Alison.

 

<runs downstairs and checks in Radio Times> Yep, yer right.

Ali

 

First time on this NG!!
--
'nothing up top but a bucket & a mop & an illustrated book about birds'

Nige

Subaru WRX (54)
Land Rover 101 GS/Ambi (Morph)
BMW 650 GS Dakar
2000 Suzuki GSX1300R Y Hayabusa
KTM 520 SX

 

How quaint.

 

But reliable ... except they did not have the Hatton fight listed which
is being shown before re cricket highlights (which are on later than
advertised) on BBC2 tonight instead of Family Guy.

 

Blimey, you are useful after all!

Thanks for the reminder. It's the only TV program I watch - if it
wasn't for top gear I'd have taken the TV card out of my PC some time
ago.

 

No problem, i know JC hates bikes, but Hammond is a biker & so is the
one with the girly hair.
--
'nothing up top but a bucket & a mop & an illustrated book about birds'

Nige

Subaru WRX (54)
Land Rover 101 GS/Ambi (Morph)
BMW 650 GS Dakar
2000 Suzuki GSX1300R Y Hayabusa
KTM 520 SX

 

Now there is an idea for a piece to do on TG. Get JC to do his CBT
while Hammond and May look on.

 

Great idea - especially if he had to do it on a ridiculously small
motorcycle

 

On the smallest 125 on the road.
--
'nothing up top but a bucket & a mop & an illustrated book about birds'

Nige

Subaru WRX (54)
Land Rover 101 GS/Ambi (Morph)
BMW 650 GS Dakar
2000 Suzuki GSX1300R Y Hayabusa

 

To prove that his dislike of motorcycles remains fully intact despite
having learnt how to ride one? Hardly a new concept for television if
you substitute just about any other activity / thing for motorcycles.

 

Oh sure. I can't see him doing it either - more's the pity. Even if he
did do it - and I reckon Mr Hammond could do the old emotional blackmail
bit, to "persuade" JC to try, very well at the moment - I don't think Mr
C would change his mind either. Shame as it'd probably make great comic
television.

 

And repeated on Wednesday at 7pm for those who missed it

 

He rode a Jet powered bicycle at the MPH show after Hammonds crash. Piss
take or what!

 

UK Nova fans can already download the show. They are QUICK on there!

 

He rode a 916 round the Monaco GP circuit (just after they had set up the
barriers, so I assume it counted as a private, closed road and he didn't
need a licernce) for one of his programmes years ago. When I say 'rode' he
kind of wobbled at about 2mph. He was, IIRC, quite complimentary about the
Ducati, though...

Dave

 

Yeah, I know what you mean. When I'm looking to watch a programme about
cars, I'll only watch ones where at least 2/3 of the presenting team are
bikers. Similarly, I only watch current affairs programmes where I know
at least 75% of the presenters have demonstrated their skills on a
unicycle.

 

In the Clarkson Hates Bikes article in BIKE last summer Hammond and
May both said they didn't want to do any bike stuff on Topgear. They'd
rather keep it as it is, about cars, and leave bikes as a more
'underground' hobby, or something along those lines.

Moreover, Hammond said he wants no more mention of his crash on the
programme, and rightly so. It would be rather sad and embaressing to
milk it. The feature they did on it last night was thoroughly British,
funny and moving, in places. Leave it there they should, hmmm.