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superbiatch 29-01-2007 11:17
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http://uk.news.yahoo.com/29012007/14...tar-blame.html

Just seen this - how could he have possibly done anything different? :dozey:

lauzjp 29-01-2007 12:07
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grr, maybe the car owner is just peeved cos top gear wrecked his 'car' or that he might get prosecuted for building a stupid ott vehicle and letting someone else drive it after ooh what a half hour briefing? :rolleyes:

Shadow Demon UK 29-01-2007 12:13
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Well the owner did say it was partly Hammond's fault by "failing to adhere to the briefing" so he obviously did a briefing and told him what to do in the event of the car having problems. In the end it was Hammond's decision to drive the car, i doubt the owner forced him to drive it.

lauzjp 29-01-2007 12:22
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Originally Posted by Shadow Demon UK (Post 34208701)
Well the owner did say it was partly Hammond's fault by "failing to adhere to the briefing" so he obviously did a briefing and told him what to do in the event of the car having problems. In the end it was Hammond's decision to drive the car, i doubt the owner forced him to drive it.
I'm just saying why bother moaning about it now? :o:

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the only people looking to point a finger are the health and safety executives investigating it still. or maybe the owner hasn't been compensated enough...

Shadow Demon UK 29-01-2007 12:39
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The BBC will be glad they didn't cancel Top Gear now ;) - Link

Nikesh 29-01-2007 16:42
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Originally Posted by superbiatch (Post 34208672)
The owners a jerk...

Graham M 29-01-2007 17:08
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Originally Posted by Nikesh (Post 34208868)
The owners a jerk...
To be perfectly honest, its the way the owner put it to cover himself that made him seem like a "jerk" it may not have intended that way, what is certain is that Hammon wasn't prepared for any eventuallity and not being the owner of the car didn't know what to look out for "problems" I recorded last night's episode and watched the crash over a few times and you can see the Tyre about to go, and I suspect if he had shut off the engines and launched the parachutes (if he had been aware) then it would have been a million times less serious. But the owners of those sorts of vehicles know what is going on, they know when something is wrong, but Hammond only ever had 3 goes in it.

Shadow Demon UK 29-01-2007 17:30
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Originally Posted by Nikesh (Post 34208868)
The owners a jerk...
In my opinion he's not at all, he's right. All that he is basically saying is that the crash could have been prevented or wouldn't have been so bad if Hammond had done what he had been told to do in his briefing. The owner is saying that Hammond 'stood on the brakes' when he was told not to do that. I don't think he's having a go at Hammond but just saying that the crash wasn't his fault.

MovedGoalPosts 29-01-2007 20:04
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And for those who missed it, or whose PVR, TV drive, VCR or whatever didn't work. It's on VOD :tu:

Nikesh 29-01-2007 20:16
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Originally Posted by Rob (Post 34209081)
It's on VOD :tu:
Cool, thanks for letting us know Rob. :)

Delta Whiskey 29-01-2007 20:33
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I've watched it a few times (and it gives me the chills every time), I can't see what Hammond could have done differently. There was very little warning that the tyre was going to delaminate, it was a catastrophic failure. I wonder to what speed the tyres were designed to go.

DW

Nikesh 04-02-2007 09:35
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Don't miss episode two tonight!

Quote:
It’s business as usual this week on Top Gear.

We perform a public service by smashing a really big train into an aging French people carrier. Trust us, it’ll all make sense when you see it.

James makes the definitive bid to rid himself of his ‘Captain Slow’ nickname, by attempting to max-out the 252mph Bugatti Veyron at Volkswagen’s top secret test-track.

An A-list Hollywood star comes to our studio and has a ride in our distinctly C-list reasonably priced car.

And Jeremy, Richard and James try to decide on the best small coupe by taking the latest offerings from Audi, Mazda and Alfa Romeo to two of their natural habitats – a design museum and a golf course.
Sounds good! :) :tu:

Nikesh 04-02-2007 22:12
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Anyone watched it? To be honest I thought the Audi looked the best.

Hom3r 04-02-2007 22:19
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Nah
Bugatti Veyron :drool:

253mph :spin: :omg:

Imagine that speeding ticket

Nikesh 04-02-2007 22:20
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Originally Posted by Hom3r (Post 34213146)
Nah
Bugatti Veyron :drool:

253mph :spin: :omg:

Imagine that speeding ticket
LOLL Yeahh :D


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