The Top Gear Technology Team are entered for the 24hr.
The Top Gear Technology Team are entered for the 24hr.
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james tucker

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91 posts

217 months

Friday 29th August 2008
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The Top Gear BMW 330 dti is returning to the race,
the Top Gear Technology Team will be running the car,
this year they are running the same team of engineers,
they are expected to do better this year,
as the car has been totally rebuilt,
after the Off the car had in the night last year.

twistedsanity

493 posts

267 months

Friday 29th August 2008
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are they still using running on bio?

andy97

4,784 posts

251 months

Friday 29th August 2008
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Same drivers? Could do with "5th Gear" entering a rival car in the same class! Plato, Tiffany Dell & VB-H might have the driving advantage, though.

Edited by andy97 on Friday 29th August 13:53

Ockside

88 posts

283 months

Sunday 31st August 2008
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5th Gear did race one year I believe, in a Barwell run Honda Accord. They were one of our main rivals against our RX-8.

phatgixer

4,988 posts

278 months

Sunday 31st August 2008
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Anyone told Vergers? biggrin

the18racer

11 posts

217 months

Monday 1st September 2008
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Presumably they won't be employing the Top Gear test track cornering techniques or they'll be changing tyres every three laps.

mitch_

1,282 posts

253 months

Monday 1st September 2008
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Does this mean that the car will be runnning, but without the presenters?? I'm a little confused. It's more focussed towards the car rather than the driver line-up.....

Madeira

44 posts

224 months

Wednesday 3rd September 2008
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From what i've read on the WRR forum the driver line up isnt confirmed yet. Altho it would be ace if the presenters were to drive again this year.

VladTheDad

1,086 posts

246 months

Wednesday 3rd September 2008
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The first race they did contributed to, IMHO, one of the best episodes of top gear ever. I'd love to see them do it again.

E36GUY

5,907 posts

247 months

Thursday 4th September 2008
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Britcar office don't know who the drivers will be. They didn't find out until a week before last year. Fingers crossed but no-one's going to know 'till last minute

Trackside

1,777 posts

262 months

Thursday 4th September 2008
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E36GUY said:
Britcar office don't know who the drivers will be. They didn't find out until a week before last year. Fingers crossed but no-one's going to know 'till last minute
Which is a shame really as if it were known that, for example, the presenting trio plus a Stig of some description were definitely driving, then it would certainly help James and crew market the event off the back of that. I'm sure that would bring a few more punters through the gate in this 'celebrity' concious age.

VladTheDad

1,086 posts

246 months

Thursday 4th September 2008
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Of course, they could use some of the celebs from the lap wall to drive, and the 3 presenters could work in the pits.

Damn I'm good! - I should work in TV - any offers?

Edited by VladTheDad on Thursday 4th September 14:00

Trackside

1,777 posts

262 months

Thursday 4th September 2008
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VladTheDad said:
Of course, they could use some of the celebs from the lap wall to drive, and the 3 presenters could work in the pits.

Damn I'm good! - I should work in TV - any offers?
Wogan, Ross, Enfield... scratchchin


...maybe not! laugh

VladTheDad

1,086 posts

246 months

Thursday 4th September 2008
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Trackside said:
VladTheDad said:
Of course, they could use some of the celebs from the lap wall to drive, and the 3 presenters could work in the pits.

Damn I'm good! - I should work in TV - any offers?
Wogan, Ross, Enfield... scratchchin


...maybe not! laugh
I was thinking more of being an ideas man - an inspiratation if you will.

I've got a great face for radio thought.



Edited by VladTheDad on Thursday 4th September 16:08

greggy50

6,277 posts

220 months

Thursday 4th September 2008
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james tucker said:
The Top Gear BMW 330 dti is returning to the race,
the Top Gear Technology Team will be running the car,
this year they are running the same team of engineers,
they are expected to do better this year,
as the car has been totally rebuilt,
after the Off the car had in the night last year.
This is great newssmile was a one of my favourite episodes last year and if they had not have crashed they would have done realy well as the car seemed to be very well set up and deserves to do well this time.

NotKnowNowt

8 posts

216 months

Thursday 4th September 2008
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Newby here. Just wondered if there was any news as of yet if the Top Gear chaps are doing the driving in the Britcar 24?

Son and myself wish to go and primarily it's for him as he is a big Top Gear fan.

Nurburgsingh

5,538 posts

267 months

Thursday 4th September 2008
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NotKnowNowt said:
Newby here. Just wondered if there was any news as of yet if the Top Gear chaps are doing the driving in the Britcar 24?

Son and myself wish to go and primarily it's for him as he is a big Top Gear fan.
If they are there.. dont be shy if you see them walking around. Just go up and say hello.

I was amazed last year of the number of people stood 9 yards away giggling like eejuts and taking pics and then walking off...
We went over and a had a chat with them... Jm is a bit of a cock but the others were ok.

NotKnowNowt

8 posts

216 months

Thursday 4th September 2008
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Have heard that JM is a nice guy, and was hoping that he would be better to approach than Mr Clarkson or Mr Hammond, have heard that all the gentlemen are hard to talk to. Maybe I might get brave?

E36GUY

5,907 posts

247 months

Friday 5th September 2008
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Trackside said:
E36GUY said:
Britcar office don't know who the drivers will be. They didn't find out until a week before last year. Fingers crossed but no-one's going to know 'till last minute
Which is a shame really as if it were known that, for example, the presenting trio plus a Stig of some description were definitely driving, then it would certainly help James and crew market the event off the back of that. I'm sure that would bring a few more punters through the gate in this 'celebrity' concious age.
True but that's kinda the point. It's BBC so technically you shouldn't be using their brands to market your own event. It's not cricket doncha know.

normal bloke

166 posts

216 months

Tuesday 9th September 2008
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NotKnowNowt said:
Have heard that JM is a nice guy, and was hoping that he would be better to approach than Mr Clarkson or Mr Hammond, have heard that all the gentlemen are hard to talk to. Maybe I might get brave?
Remember that ALL media people, right down to those snotty little urks that answer the phone on a Radio 5 Live phone in, are up themselves right up to their tits. That's why they're there! Top Gear is NOT a motoring magazine programme - if it was my mum (71) would not wait all week to watch it, record it and then watch it another 48 times before the next show. JM, JC and RH are all stunt men (as my late father put it) and say and do the things they do for effect. It's why they're on the telly!
I'm sure they are charming people when they out with their genuine friends but don't expect them not to be on their guard when "chatting" with people they don't know. I once met a famous actor in a cafe and because we couldn't really get away from each other we had to make conversation and jolly nice it was too I thought.....until I learnt that he was told by his agent to to talk, by default, about identical subjects with ALL the strange people he should meet.
Sportsmen? Different beings altogether but that's for another post.