Tom 'Wookie’ Ford crashes and Breaks Foot **Potential Spoiler**

TurnerGTX · September 27th, 2007, 07:21 AM

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TV's Wookie: Crash van wallop

TV’S Tom ‘Wookie’ Ford smashed up a Bedford Rascal trying to drive it SIDEWAYS.

He had been racing Fifth Gear co-host Jonny Smith before he crashed.

The Channel Five pair were in modified Rascals filming “drifting” — gliding broadside.

Tom, 29 — nicknamed Wookie — had beaten Jonny and was doing celebratory laps when he tried “one last go” — but went on to two wheels and hit a barrier. Paramedics at the private track in Watford, Herts, took him to hospital in the town.

Yesterday wife Becca was with him after he had an op to pin back together all the toes on his badly broken right foot.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2...440848,00.html

Austere · September 27th, 2007, 07:35 AM

We should all chip-in to buy him some steel-toe boots...

Shawn · September 27th, 2007, 08:17 AM

Damn... glad it's nothing serious. He's one of the best out of both TG and FG... never heard anyone call him Wookie though.

Karoug · September 27th, 2007, 09:02 AM

^Wookie is quite obvious really... images/smilies/tongue.gif

However i'm glad it wasn't more serious!!

fbc · September 27th, 2007, 09:22 AM

< Me waits for the crys of "Fifth Gear copies Top Gear again!" > images/smilies/tongue.gif

But seriously - good to know it's nothing serious. No doubt painful, and done in the name of entertaining us (thanks for taking one for the team Tom).

A speedy recovery to you Tom - hope you're back on your feet quickly enough images/smilies/biggrin.gif

jensked · September 27th, 2007, 09:26 AM

Sigh...I'm waiting for another "driving is unsafe and tv programs shouldn't do it" article...

Shawn · September 27th, 2007, 09:51 AM

Oh quite obvious... I just hadn't heard it before.

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Originally Posted by Karoug

^Wookie is quite obvious really... images/smilies/tongue.gif

However i'm glad it wasn't more serious!!

Necx0 · September 27th, 2007, 10:47 AM

Tom Ford is only 29???? I would have thought quite a bit older.

wooflepoof · September 27th, 2007, 12:57 PM

Helmet time! I'll draw the hamster

Viper007Bond · September 27th, 2007, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by wooflepoof

Helmet time! I'll draw the hamster

Time to get Tom a helmet too?

fbc · September 27th, 2007, 01:11 PM

^

I have some good contacts

Just realised - that's the same model van Hammond flipped is it not?

Viper007Bond · September 27th, 2007, 01:25 PM

No, no, Hammond hurt his head, Tom hurt his foot. Therefore we need to get him a rough and tough skiboot to protect his feet in the future!

fbc · September 27th, 2007, 01:29 PM

Nah, we'll just get the spray painter to paint Tom's cast images/smilies/tongue.gif

acabinian · September 27th, 2007, 03:26 PM

I think it is - wasn't the Suzuki SuperCarry a re-badged Bedford Rascal?

-Alex

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Originally Posted by fbc

Just realised - that's the same model van Hammond flipped is it not?

Cosworth · September 27th, 2007, 03:32 PM

They were filiming with the Driftworks crew, who have a blog about the day up already ...

http://forums.finalgear.com/fifth-gear/driftworks-and-fifth-gear-spoilers-21729/

Gibby · September 27th, 2007, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by fbc

Nah, we'll just get the spray painter to paint Tom's cast images/smilies/tongue.gif

i like your thinking. images/smilies/smile.gif

but i don't think tom would like it that much, to behonest it depends on what u are planing to spray on it.

Carl_ · September 27th, 2007, 05:08 PM

Drifting with such a small car ?? impossible images/smilies/biggrin.gif

omg (yes, it's the same car that Hamster crashed wile the stig was chasing him)

efoolution · September 27th, 2007, 05:10 PM

Well, he´s aperently not Fifth Gears indestructable Wookie ... images/smilies/wheelchair.gif

f1freak · September 27th, 2007, 05:44 PM

Tobias · September 27th, 2007, 06:32 PM

Get well soon, Tom.

September 27th, 2007, 09:02 AM	#4
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fbc Mantastic! Joined: Jan 8th, 2005 Last Online: 06:49 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 33 Posts: 10,641 Car: 2006 MY07 Astra SRi Turbo Rep Power: 82	^ I have some good contacts Just realised - that's the same model van Hammond flipped is it not? __________________ www.sniffpetrol.com Last edited by fbc; September 27th, 2007 at 01:20 PM..

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Shawn Lexus? Oh shi- Joined: May 26th, 2005 Last Online: 06:49 AM Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,794 Car: IS250 RWD Rep Power: 93	Damn... glad it's nothing serious. He's one of the best out of both TG and FG... never heard anyone call him Wookie though.

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fbc Mantastic! Joined: Jan 8th, 2005 Last Online: 06:49 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 33 Posts: 10,641 Car: 2006 MY07 Astra SRi Turbo Rep Power: 82	Nah, we'll just get the spray painter to paint Tom's cast __________________ www.sniffpetrol.com

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