Stig...
24 feb 2008 21:28
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Voor het eerst is er een “duidelijke” foto opgedoken die wellicht de identiteit van The Stig kan onthullen. Deze foto is gister gemaakt in London en werpt hopelijk iets meer licht op het raadsel waar miljoenen Top Gear fans van over de hele wereld mee worstelen. Is het Lewis Hamilton? Is het Damon Hill? Wie is die mysterieuze ‘tame racing driver’?
We weten inmiddels wel dat de eerste Stig ex-F1 coureur Perry McCarthy is, maar de identiteit van de tweede witte Stig is altijd een raadsel gebleven. Hoewel Jorinde Moll al een keer dichtbij de oplossing leek te zijn. Ik zou dus zeggen kijk eens diep in de ogen van The Stig en drop ff in de comments wie jij denkt dat het is?
Voor het eerst is er een “duidelijke” foto opgedoken die wellicht de identiteit van The Stig kan onthullen. Deze foto is gister gemaakt in London en werpt hopelijk iets meer licht op het raadsel waar miljoenen Top Gear fans van over de hele wereld mee worstelen. Is het Lewis Hamilton? Is het Damon Hill? Wie is die mysterieuze ‘tame racing driver’?
We weten inmiddels wel dat de eerste Stig ex-F1 coureur Perry McCarthy is, maar de identiteit van de tweede witte Stig is altijd een raadsel gebleven. Hoewel Jorinde Moll al een keer dichtbij de oplossing leek te zijn. Ik zou dus zeggen kijk eens diep in de ogen van The Stig en drop ff in de comments wie jij denkt dat het is?
24 feb 2008 21:28
Ik denk zelf dat het Coulthard is.
24 feb 2008 21:29
Lijken idd de ogen van Coulthart 
24 feb 2008 21:33
24 feb 2008 21:33
Coulthard met een D:oops: Sorry, "arenaroot" 
24 feb 2008 21:36
Eén afvaller...
24 feb 2008 22:24
kan me niet voorstellen dat het een huidige f1-piloot is. die hebben zo'n strak en vol schema over de hele wereld, dat 'een paar rondjes rijden op een vliegveld in de UK' daar niet echt makkelijk in past. Zeker daar ze bij TG toch niet bekend maken wie het is. Waarom zou het dan een huidige f1-piloot moeten zijn? Er zijn genoeg Engelsen van naam die ze het kunnen laten doen. Damon Hill bijv. Ik denk dat het zo'n kerel is. Of Ben Collins, Jamie Davis of David Leslie. Ook al eens ergens gelezen dat het Antony Davidson zou zijn.
Of meerdere mensen die elkaar afwisselen. Ook wel eens gelezen dat het een vrouw zou zijn. Vrouwelijke vormen zijn in dat geval wel erg netjes weggeshopt
Of meerdere mensen die elkaar afwisselen. Ook wel eens gelezen dat het een vrouw zou zijn. Vrouwelijke vormen zijn in dat geval wel erg netjes weggeshopt
24 feb 2008 22:44
Van Wikipedia:
The Stig's true identity is never revealed on the show, and in order to maintain the secrecy, all shots show him wearing full racing overalls and matching Simpson Diamondback helmet.[13] All that can be seen from the gap between his helmet and jumpsuit is that he is a white male with dark hair. It is also known that he wears Size 10 racing boots as discovered by the Sunday Times [14] and a well-timed camera flash managed to show The Stigs' eyes by Auto Trader.[15]
The identity of the first Stig was revealed to be Perry McCarthy when his book Flat Out, Flat Broke was published in 2003. McCarthy is a former Formula 1 driver and test driver for the Benetton, Arrows and Williams teams, and also tested for BMW F1.[2]
The identity of the new Stig has not been officially revealed. In a Winter Olympics special episode of Top Gear, The Stig was shown doing a ski jump using a snowmobile. According to the Swedish tabloid newspaper Aftonbladet, the driver performing the ski jump stunt was Dan Lang, a Swedish snowmobile cross driver.[16] In January 2006, a Daily Express article reported that Julian Bailey was The Stig.[17] Both Russ Swift[18] and Perry McCarthy[2] have revealed that there is more than one driver that play the role of The Stig.
Mark Webber with an "I AM THE STIG" T-shirt presented to him by Jeremy.The show has alluded to The Stig with Formula 1 drivers that visit the show. In the episode of June 26, 2005, Damon Hill appeared as the "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car". When asked directly by Clarkson if he was The Stig, Hill played on the fact that he may be The Stig, but then denied it.[19] Mark Webber was interviewed on July 31, 2005 and at the conclusion of his lap, Clarkson presented him with an "I AM THE STIG" T-shirt.
When former F1 driver Nigel Mansell appeared on the show, Jeremy Clarkson noted that The Stig theorised that the Suzuki Liana (the show's "reasonably priced car" at the time) could achieve a 1:44 time on the track.[20] Mansell proved the Stig's theory by lapping in a time of 1:44.6; The Stig subsequently posted a lap-time of 1:44.4 in the Liana. During the review of Jenson Button's lap, Clarkson commented that he, as did most of the other F1 drivers, took very different racing lines from The Stig's. Button commented that "...obviously, The Stig isn't a Formula One Driver, then." to which Clarkson replied with "Might be."[21]
Although The Stig does talk with celebrities while preparing them for their "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" lap times, he is never shown talking on screen, and in Top Gear magazine articles he is portrayed as unable or unwilling to talk. Clarkson has written that The Stig is not permitted to talk on screen because any opinion he might voice on cars would be rubbish;[22] however, The Stig has talked in an interview with a Dutch TV Channel, Veronica.[23]
The Stig's true identity is never revealed on the show, and in order to maintain the secrecy, all shots show him wearing full racing overalls and matching Simpson Diamondback helmet.[13] All that can be seen from the gap between his helmet and jumpsuit is that he is a white male with dark hair. It is also known that he wears Size 10 racing boots as discovered by the Sunday Times [14] and a well-timed camera flash managed to show The Stigs' eyes by Auto Trader.[15]
The identity of the first Stig was revealed to be Perry McCarthy when his book Flat Out, Flat Broke was published in 2003. McCarthy is a former Formula 1 driver and test driver for the Benetton, Arrows and Williams teams, and also tested for BMW F1.[2]
The identity of the new Stig has not been officially revealed. In a Winter Olympics special episode of Top Gear, The Stig was shown doing a ski jump using a snowmobile. According to the Swedish tabloid newspaper Aftonbladet, the driver performing the ski jump stunt was Dan Lang, a Swedish snowmobile cross driver.[16] In January 2006, a Daily Express article reported that Julian Bailey was The Stig.[17] Both Russ Swift[18] and Perry McCarthy[2] have revealed that there is more than one driver that play the role of The Stig.
Mark Webber with an "I AM THE STIG" T-shirt presented to him by Jeremy.The show has alluded to The Stig with Formula 1 drivers that visit the show. In the episode of June 26, 2005, Damon Hill appeared as the "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car". When asked directly by Clarkson if he was The Stig, Hill played on the fact that he may be The Stig, but then denied it.[19] Mark Webber was interviewed on July 31, 2005 and at the conclusion of his lap, Clarkson presented him with an "I AM THE STIG" T-shirt.
When former F1 driver Nigel Mansell appeared on the show, Jeremy Clarkson noted that The Stig theorised that the Suzuki Liana (the show's "reasonably priced car" at the time) could achieve a 1:44 time on the track.[20] Mansell proved the Stig's theory by lapping in a time of 1:44.6; The Stig subsequently posted a lap-time of 1:44.4 in the Liana. During the review of Jenson Button's lap, Clarkson commented that he, as did most of the other F1 drivers, took very different racing lines from The Stig's. Button commented that "...obviously, The Stig isn't a Formula One Driver, then." to which Clarkson replied with "Might be."[21]
Although The Stig does talk with celebrities while preparing them for their "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" lap times, he is never shown talking on screen, and in Top Gear magazine articles he is portrayed as unable or unwilling to talk. Clarkson has written that The Stig is not permitted to talk on screen because any opinion he might voice on cars would be rubbish;[22] however, The Stig has talked in an interview with a Dutch TV Channel, Veronica.[23]
24 feb 2008 23:59
horn schreef:kan me niet voorstellen dat het een huidige f1-piloot is. die hebben zo'n strak en vol schema over de hele wereld, dat 'een paar rondjes rijden op een vliegveld in de UK' daar niet echt makkelijk in past. Zeker daar ze bij TG toch niet bekend maken wie het is. Waarom zou het dan een huidige f1-piloot moeten zijn? Er zijn genoeg Engelsen van naam die ze het kunnen laten doen. Damon Hill bijv. Ik denk dat het zo'n kerel is. Of Ben Collins, Jamie Davis of David Leslie. Ook al eens ergens gelezen dat het Antony Davidson zou zijn.
Of meerdere mensen die elkaar afwisselen. Ook wel eens gelezen dat het een vrouw zou zijn. Vrouwelijke vormen zijn in dat geval wel erg netjes weggeshopt
Denk dat je gelijk hebt dat het niet een huidige F1-piloot is. Hectische (veranderlijke en last-minute) opnamenschema's gaan niet samen met hectische F1-schema's.
25 feb 2008 0:06
Het lijkt me geregeld een ander te zijn!
25 feb 2008 0:49
Volgens mij is het Richard Hammond die zo af en toe de rol van The Stig speelt.
25 feb 2008 1:04
volgens mij is het animal van de muppetsshow:
kijk maar hij heeft ook z,n armen over elkaar
Laatst bijgewerkt door drknauf op 25 feb 2008 12:40, in totaal 1 keer bewerkt.
25 feb 2008 10:03
Jean Alesi
26 feb 2008 1:25
26 feb 2008 8:24
Het officiele crash rapport van het ongeluk van The Hamster, waarnaar verwezen wordt, kan je hierlezen.
Op pagina 5 wordt Ben Collings genoemd als iemand die nauw met Top Gear samenwerkt als testrijder en consultant. Nou kom ik bij TG Ben Collins nooit tegen zodat je hem kan herkennen, dus het zo zomaar kunnen...
Op pagina 5 wordt Ben Collings genoemd als iemand die nauw met Top Gear samenwerkt als testrijder en consultant. Nou kom ik bij TG Ben Collins nooit tegen zodat je hem kan herkennen, dus het zo zomaar kunnen...
26 feb 2008 11:13
Horn schreef:
Zal toch niet Lydia van dit PF zijn? Die had laatst de hele Zandvoortbaan nog voor haar zelf...
Ook wel eens gelezen dat het een vrouw zou zijn
Zal toch niet Lydia van dit PF zijn? Die had laatst de hele Zandvoortbaan nog voor haar zelf...
19 jan 2009 23:41
ik had altijd stiekem de hoop dat het Stig Blomqvist zou zijn
(ex group WRC group B Audi Quattro S1 / Ford RS200 )
(ex group WRC group B Audi Quattro S1 / Ford RS200 )
19 jan 2009 23:58
Die heb ik een paar jaar geleden ontmoet, is stukken kleiner en wat dieper. 
20 jan 2009 8:15
er zijn 3 stigs...blijkbaar ...
20 jan 2009 16:37
Hiep hiep.......?
Bron: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/4286...he-answer.html
Bron: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/4286...he-answer.html
Who is the Stig? The answer
Top Gear test driver The Stig has been unmasked as professional stuntman and Le Mans racer Ben Collins.
Last Updated: 11:56AM GMT 20 Jan 2009
Ben Collins
For years the identity of The Stig has been a closely guarded secret, but Collins – who has previously competed in Formula Three, Le Mans, GT and NASCAR – has apparently outed himself to staff at a Bristol gallery.
The 33-year-old let his secret slip when he asked them to help him produce a limited-edition print of The Stig in action.
Gallery owner Simon Whitehead, 27, said: "I was absolutely amazed when he said he was The Stig, it was quite a big thing in a weird way."
Builder Jason Goody, 21, also discovered The Stig's identity when he did some work at Collins' home and found the famous white suit and gloves on display in a cabinet.
Other fans of Top Gear, presented by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, have been closing in on Collins in recent months. One YouTube clip shows The Stig, in full disguise, talking with a Bristol accent to a foreign TV crew – and then cuts to Collins sounding very similar.
Collins, from Bristol, has always denied being The Stig and could face the sack if he admitted it. The first Stig, stunt driver Perry McCarthy, lost the job after outing himself in his book Flat Out, Flat Broke, published in 2002.
He was known as The Black Stig and always wore a black suit and helmet before he was "killed off" during the third series in 2003. Collins has since become The White Stig, and wears an all white helmet and suit.
Collins started his motorsport career in 1994, competing in Formula First and Formula Vauxhall Junior on his way to International Formula 3.
He has appeared on BBC's Top Gear as himself on various occasions to perform some dramatic stunts.
The Health & Safety Executive report into Hammond's accident in September 2006 recorded that Collins had "worked closely with Top Gear as a high performance driver and consultant" and had prepared a briefing for the presenter.
Collins also recently spent three months working as a precision driver on the latest James Bond movie The Quantum of Solace.
He was the double for Daniel Craig and drove the Aston Martin DBS in some of the most challenging driving sequences.
Collins said of the experience: "It was a bit like a dream come true to work on a Bond film. On the first day filming I had to pinch myself as I was sitting there in Bond's pin stripe suit with an Omega Watch. I felt totally at home in the Aston Martin DBS, which is just an awesome car and it was a lot of fun hammering it around the Alps.
"There were sheer drops of a thousand feet on some of the roads we using. I think a highlight was sliding the DBS up the mountain road between two giant rocks, then onto the pass with nothing but a hand rail to stop the car falling off a cliff."
The Stig's name derives from Clarkson's days at Repton School where, he said, new students were always called "Stig".
The identity of White Stig has not been officially revealed and is regarded as a carefully guarded secret by the BBC.
However, it has not stopped people from trying to identify him and names such as Julian Bailey, Damon Hill, Tim Schrick, and Russ Swift have all been suggested.
A Top Gear spokesman said: "We never comment on speculation as to who or what The Stig is."
21 jan 2009 12:02
21 jan 2009 14:57
Je zou door die foto bijna aan Damon Hill gaan denken 
Zou ik wel jammer vinden, want ik ben bepaald geen fan van Hill, maar vind de Stig geweldig...lijken me ook 2 verschillende rijstijlen maar goed.
Zou ik wel jammer vinden, want ik ben bepaald geen fan van Hill, maar vind de Stig geweldig...lijken me ook 2 verschillende rijstijlen maar goed.
21 jan 2009 15:03
Denk niet dat het Damon Hill is! Ik ben trouwens wel een fan