Top Gear (the original non-suck version) new season starts tonight..

[TrueBrit]

..fire up the DVR's as Jezzer and the gang are back in the full-length UK versions of the new season..

Here's to more non pc petrol-head mayhem and madness..:thumbup:

[devilmaster]

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are we talking bbc america? They just finished episode 3 last night.... tour round albania....

[TrueBrit]

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are we talking bbc america? They just finished episode 3 last night.... tour round albania....

Yup, BBC America. New season starts tonight..

[devilmaster]

Yup, BBC America. New season starts tonight..

okey dokey :)

[racer2c]

Freeeekin AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:thumbup:

[mapguy]

:thumdown: We are on a three year delay up here in Canada.... :(

[cameraman]

I've been watching Top Gear all weekend long...

We even get the full length, unedited versions now.

Ain't America wonderful:gomer:

[devilmaster]

:thumdown: We are on a three year delay up here in Canada.... :(

Dude, we sooo need to talk..... ;)

[mapguy]

Dude, we sooo need to talk..... ;)''Dude, don't be holding back on me...

I need my Top Gear...!

[WickerBill]

I think devilmaster might be considering telling you about the wonders of the internet (http://www.finalgear.com/shows/topgear/), but perhaps not...

[devilmaster]

I think devilmaster might be considering telling you about the wonders of the internet (http://www.finalgear.com/shows/topgear/), but perhaps not...

:D

[Gnam]

After the segment on the Ariel Atom V8, I couldn't help compare it to the current Indycar:

1. Atom is lighter: 1100 vs 1600 lbs
2. Indycar has more HP: 500 vs 650 hp
3. Same number of gears: 6 speed manual
4. Rev limit is same: 10,000 rpm
5. Atom is cheaper: $160,000 vs $300,000 w/o engine

It might not be as fast, but it would be more fun to watch. And Ropin' Randy could bring back ride along mechanics. :gomer:

[racer2c]

After the segment on the Ariel Atom V8, I couldn't help compare it to the current Indycar:

1. Atom is lighter: 1100 vs 1600 lbs
2. Indycar has more HP: 500 vs 650 hp
3. Same number of gears: 6 speed manual
4. Rev limit is same: 10,000 rpm
5. Atom is cheaper: $160,000 vs $300,000 w/o engine

It might not be as fast, but it would be more fun to watch. And Ropin' Randy could bring back ride along mechanics. :gomer:

:thumbup:

[Andrew Longman]

It might not be as fast, but it would be more fun to watch. And Ropin' Randy could bring back ride along mechanics. :gomer:But is it safe and "oval ready"? Where's the crash test data? What about the mirrors?

[Al Czervik]

After the segment on the Ariel Atom V8, I couldn't help compare it to the current Indycar:

1. Atom is lighter: 1100 vs 1600 lbs
2. Indycar has more HP: 500 vs 650 hp
3. Same number of gears: 6 speed manual
4. Rev limit is same: 10,000 rpm
5. Atom is cheaper: $160,000 vs $300,000 w/o engine

It might not be as fast, but it would be more fun to watch. And Ropin' Randy could bring back ride along mechanics. :gomer:

But the engine isn't in the front. :gomer:

[nrc]

It might not be as fast, but it would be more fun to watch. And Ropin' Randy could bring back ride along mechanics. :gomer:

I had the very same thought. Actually, I originally had that thought about old Stig's lap in the Caterham R500.

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BTW, that's only a couple of seconds slower than the Ariel on a cold day for a lot less money.

[racer2c]

Grrrr...My DVR inexplicably only recorded the last 5 minutes of it. :flame:

[cameraman]

Well it isn't like BBCa won't be rerunning it about a bazillion times.

[WickerBill]

I finally broke down and bought a DisplayPort-to-HDMI adapter and am now watching TG on the bigscreen instead of on the laptop. I'm behind, though, and just watched the tour through NASCAR country. The accents in the tire shop were incredible...

[extramundane]

I finally broke down and bought a DisplayPort-to-HDMI adapter and am now watching TG on the bigscreen instead of on the laptop. I'm behind, though, and just watched the tour through NASCAR country. The accents in the tire shop were incredible...

You can imagine the twitching I went through when I saw a shot of them driving across a bridge roughly 3 miles from my house.

[G.]

They drove the wrong direction on the oval. :gomer: (Last night epi.)

[Gnam]

Watching them fool around with the vodka burner coming in for a landing was fun. Watching James May get slammed to the ground was scary.

Boris Becker might have been their best guest ever. "Shhtig" :laugh:

[Gnam]

Tesla sues Top Gear for libel.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/hottopics/detail?entry_id=86647&tsp=1

Compared to the Prius, the Tesla roadster got off light.

[cameraman]

I just saw the rerun of the Prius vs BMW M3 mileage test:eek: "It isn't what you drive, it is how you drive it. That is everything.":rofl:

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[devilmaster]

Probably just a little tease for the upcoming season...

(or in mappy's case five years from now... ;) )


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I love how Bernie looks like he just filled his diaper at :43 seconds into the clip...

[devilmaster]

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next weekend on bbc2 :)

[gerhard911]

"They expect an accident" :rofl:

[devilmaster]

http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/top-gear-series-17-preview-gallery-2011-06-20?imageNo=0

Preview gallery for season 17...

[Pilgrims Drop]

Oh crap... they're testing my new car(1M)... will jezza bag it or love it... :confused:

[cameraman]

Nary a hint of when it will show up on BBCA. :(

[devilmaster]

finalgear and torrents are your friend :)

[extramundane]

Nary a hint of when it will show up on BBCA. :(

Last season was only a few weeks behind. But unless you're one of the 12 people who get BBCA HD, I'd torrent that sucker.

[cameraman]

Dish Network has BBCA HD:D

[devilmaster]

finalgear torrents in HD... :D And i'll have it sunday night or early monday morning....

[G.]

Tesla sues Top Gear for libel.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/hottopics/detail?entry_id=86647&tsp=1

Compared to the Prius, the Tesla roadster got off light.


misleading or fraud? (http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/georgemonbiot/2011/aug/05/top-gear-bbc)


Now it's been caught red-handed faking another trial, in this case of the Nissan LEAF.

Last Sunday, an episode of Top Gear showed Jeremy Clarkson and James May setting off for Cleethorpes in Lincolnshire, 60 miles away. The car unexpectedly ran out of charge when they got to Lincoln, and had to be pushed. They concluded that "electric cars are not the future".

But it wasn't unexpected: Nissan has a monitoring device in the car which transmits information on the state of the battery. This shows that, while the company delivered the car to Top Gear fully charged, the programme-makers ran the battery down before Clarkson and May set off, until only 40% of the charge was left. Moreover, they must have known this, as the electronic display tells the driver how many miles' worth of electricity they have, and the sat-nav tells them if they don't have enough charge to reach their destination. In this case it told them – before they set out on their 60-mile journey – that they had 30 miles' worth of electricity. But, as Ben Webster of the Times reported earlier this week, "at no point were viewers told that the battery had been more than half empty at the start of the trip."

[opinionated ow]

misleading or fraud? (http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/georgemonbiot/2011/aug/05/top-gear-bbc)

Andy Wilman answers the criticism. (http://transmission.blogs.topgear.com/2011/08/02/electric-cars-charges-answered/)

[indyfan31]

Andy Wilman answers the criticism. (http://transmission.blogs.topgear.com/2011/08/02/electric-cars-charges-answered/)

That was the worst attempt at backpedaling I've ever seen. :shakehead

[TrueBrit]

Nary a hint of when it will show up on BBCA. :(

August 22nd.

[nrc]

Wait. Top Gear staged something for comic effect? I'm shocked. Shocked I tell you! :p