The Hamster

Post by **Coops** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 9:01 pm

What a lucky fella,
just seen the footage on top gear,

Post by **katanaman** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 9:15 pm

yes I would agree, he was lucky to get out of that one for sure.

IainB · Post by **IainB** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 9:19 pm

Quite a good episode, lucky escape for Hammy

Road works had me laughing though

kev_the_mole · Post by **kev_the_mole** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 9:57 pm

Feel sorry though for Colin Fallows and Mark Newby, owners of the car and partners in the Primetime Land Speed Team. They were hocked to the sky and doubled mortgaged over their electric land speed attempt vehicle Emotion and the Top Gear attempt was going to be good publicity for them........and then the tyre blew plus there's probably an Elf & Safety investigation hanging over them and now they've lost one of their jet dragsters.

I wouldn't be surprised if it was the usual Top Gear lash-up and there are problems over the insurance.

Post by **katanaman** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 10:07 pm

I doubt you could insure that car but if you could it wouldn't be top gears insurance it would be their own. It probably didn't even cost the beeb for the car as the owners were probably going for the publicity. I don't think it was anybodies fault, just a racing incident.

ppyvabw · Post by **ppyvabw** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 10:20 pm

He looked visibly upset I thought. Wondered wheter he was going to burst into tears a few times.

Brave guy

ihatesissycars · Post by **ihatesissycars** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 8:58 am

He did look a bit shell shocked eh!

The Jade comment made my giggle

ppyvabw · Post by **ppyvabw** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 11:27 am

Excellent, yeah, Jeremy Clarkson is so sarcastic. The roadworks were a laugh.

ihatesissycars · Post by **ihatesissycars** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 11:41 am

He he, yup i'm just glad someone had the balls to say what alot of people (inc myself) think of her on tv!