The Official Top Gear Series 17 Thread....With Spoilers..

[minimatt1967]

It's all staged.... yadda yadda


Can't wait

[Zaxxon]

BigBen said:

They started without him so why not?

And it was naff.


Oh and just so i can be the first to say it on this thread.


It's not a car review show

It's an entertainment show loosely based around cars

NOBODY IS FORCING YOU TO WATCH IT!!!!

[Promised Land]

http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Gear-trio-pu...

They have been filming near to me this week by the looks of it.

Last month as well...

http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Gear-duo-thr...

[jains15]

EDLT said:

Hamilton having a go in the dry, maybe.

Unless they get Alonso in.

I reckon Paul Di Resta

[davepoth]

jains15 said:

I reckon Paul Di Resta

I dunno, he's still a bit new - when they were filming it (and it would have been pre-season) he would have been a bit of an unknown. I hope it's fingers TBH.

[neil_w]

Clarkson wrote in the times that vettel is appearing this series

[Hairspray]

I know it is sad, but I am genuinely excited. Love it, even when it is at its worst. Except for that crap in the snow with the combine harvester, that was rubbish.

E-type sounds great, as does this speak of a BMW 850, love them!

[Mr Happy]

They've already driven a "modern interpretation of the e-type" here

[EDLT]

Mr Happy said:

They've already driven a "modern interpretation of the e-type" here

I think they are going to be driving the Eagle E-Type Speedster:

[RZ1]

Excellent finally something decent to watch on a sunday evening

[Monsterlime]

I've got tickets to the studio part of the filming for one show this series. I'm guessing others here have been, any tips/advice? I've already heard it gets very hot/cold in there depending on weather and you stand a lot, so will be taking comfy shoes etc. Anything else?

Cheers

[Beardy10]

EDLT said:

Mr Happy said:

They've already driven a "modern interpretation of the e-type" here

I think they are going to be driving the Eagle E-Type Speedster:

I hope you're right as JC is on record as saying the Eacle E-Type is one of his all time favourite cars...if I ever win the lottery I will be buying an Eagle amongst other things! It could be the Growler E though ? http://www.evo.co.uk/news/evonews/265312/growler_j...

[Adz The Rat]

Cant wait for this

[jas xjr]

Monsterlime said:

I've got tickets to the studio part of the filming for one show this series. I'm guessing others here have been, any tips/advice? I've already heard it gets very hot/cold in there depending on weather and you stand a lot, so will be taking comfy shoes etc. Anything else?

Cheers

A mate of mine went. Get there as early as you can. They turn away a lot of people

[Castrol Craig]

jas xjr said:

A mate of mine went. Get there as early as you can. They turn away a lot of people

if you have genuine passes/tickets and your name is down, you will not be turned away

[BigBen]

Zaxxon said:

BigBen said:

They started without him so why not?

And it was naff.


Oh and just so i can be the first to say it on this thread.


It's not a car review show

It's an entertainment show loosely based around cars

NOBODY IS FORCING YOU TO WATCH IT!!!!

I meant the first series of 'new' Top Gear which did not feature James May and was not bad iirc.

[trooperiziz]

EDLT said:

I think they are going to be driving the Eagle E-Type Speedster:

Now that I like, an E-Type where the wheels actually look like they belong on the car, not the usual "body perched on a Morris Minor chassis" look that the original E-Types have...

[Tommy Saxondale]

EDLT said:

I think they are going to be driving the Eagle E-Type Speedster:

are they bloody ditch-finders its sporting?

[Shaw Tarse]

The TG mag says it's the Eagle Speedster.
Also looks like there will be a feature on a rally team made up of wounded soldiers, all amputees training for the Dakar.

[Alex@POD]

Tommy Saxondale said:

are they bloody ditch-finders its sporting?

I am expecting a woosh parrot here, but you can clearly make out "Pirelli P6000"...