Tiff Needell

[sulli]

I met Tiff yesterday at a 5th Gear shoot. Nice bloke to be honest, he was testing some old uber barges against a new one for an upcoming article on 5th Gear. He had a Volvo 850R, Subaru Legacy Spec B and bog standard (ie. original DRC intact etc) C5 RS6.
Can't wait to see it, expecting the RS6 to not only trump the old competition but give whatever new fast estate they are testing it against a real run for its money.
Good work again by Ramp and Rench in Cov.
Lots of great stories from Tiff and an interesting chat about how Catherham are dubious and Atoms are incredible....

[Silver Smudger]

sulli said:

.... an interesting chat about how Catherham are dubious and Atoms are incredible

Be interested to hear why he thinks this, given Caterham's long-running success with their car

[Darkslider]

Looks like that might be in the offices at Anglesey, am I right?

{entirely feasible for another circuit to have similar walls, furniture and carpet though I'm sure )

[Urban Sports]

Red bull

[Buster73]

Saw him having some bait in Harrods a few years ago , fancied a quick craic on with him but just didn't seem the right time or place .

[VeeDub Geezer]

A petrol head that's also a Southampton FC fan?

Always a winning combination...

[GTIR]

Well I never.
I always thought it was spelt "Tiffany Dell".

Every day is a learning day, eh.

Is that the waiting room at the dry cleaners?

[HustleRussell]

Silver Smudger said:

Be interested to hear why he thinks this, given Caterham's long-running success with their car

Me too, he did a segment in 5th gear when he compared the 'best road-legal trackday cars' and there was a conspicuous lack of Caterham.

I'm guessing he'll criticise Caterhams for being front engined and therefore more prone to pushing on into fast corners etc.

[dfen5]

Looks like the casting couch. Change of career for Tiff?

[steveo3002]

dfen5 said:

Looks like the casting couch. Change of career for Tiff?

hahah will have to look out for ...but there is no job!

[furrywoolyhatuk]

Iv just finished reading his autobiography, worth a read.

[Vince70]

I Met him at the top gear show a couple of years ago and seemed a really nice bloke but my Girlfriends sister at the time kept asking who is this Cliff Noodle your were speaking too
He still signed her complementary Top gear book.

[folos]

Stayed in a caravan once in the middle of Thruxton airfield/track, was woken up at 8.30 two days in a row with him tearing around in an M3. Wonderful wake up call

[sc4589]

I met him at Thruxton. We ended up chatting more about surveying and construction than cars... his story about how he messed up a small section of a motorway is worth a listen.

Ultimately, lovely bloke. Would share a pint with.

[HustleRussell]

sc4589 said:

Ultimately, lovely bloke. Would share a pint with.

Would you each get a straw or would you take it in turns?

[GTIR]

HustleRussell said:

sc4589 said:

Ultimately, lovely bloke. Would share a pint with.

Would you each get a straw or would you take it in turns?

I knew he was a fellow felcher.

I like him!

[sc4589]

HustleRussell said:

sc4589 said:

Ultimately, lovely bloke. Would share a pint with.

Would you each get a straw or would you take it in turns?

Two straws each. That's when you know it's getting serious!

[e21Mark]

Past e21 owner so a man of good taste. Took me for a few hot laps of Brands last year. Awesome car control and a genuinely nice bloke. Funniest moment was when we busted him selling copies of his book for a tenner, out the boot of his car.

[Chainguy]

steveo3002 said:

hahah will have to look out for ...but there is no job!

There is!

I saw one of those girls in another movie and thought 'Good for you love, you did get a job out of it!'

[TOYNEG]

I saw him walk into Dixons in west quay a few years back, had to go in and ask him about maxing out that McLaren f1 round the nardo ring haha - nice guy!