[Winter Olympics Special] February 12, 2006 - Page 10

yobbo · March 2nd, 2006, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by grievah

I just wish they came back to reviews of cars we may buy at some point. Not all Top Gear viewers will buy an Aston, nor an Aygo. Bring back more Mondeo 1.6 reviews and make it compete with a 407. Or whatever may be useful to the vast majority of us, if we want to see an Aston in a scripted scenario, we'll just watch the next James Bond movie and it'll be just as good as Top Gear has become.

yeah bring back tall hatchbacks they rock ! images/smilies/mrgreen.gif

seriously man you're either sick or old and dumb images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

BimmerU2 · March 2nd, 2006, 06:20 PM

nobody answered me question:

what was the purpose/story behind this episode?

No Boss · March 2nd, 2006, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by BimmerU2

nobody answered me question:

what was the purpose/story behind this episode?

we already answered that... "We, are infact, on the cutting edge of cocking about." That is as far as I can tell the point to the episode images/smilies/lol.gif

Blythy · March 2nd, 2006, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by BimmerU2

nobody answered me question:

what was the purpose/story behind this episode?

I think.... it was to have fun and a good laugh.

stig_fever2409 · March 3rd, 2006, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Blythy

Quote:

Originally Posted by BimmerU2

nobody answered me question:

what was the purpose/story behind this episode?

I think.... it was to have fun and a good laugh.

i loved the episode. I hope they do another special show soon. images/smilies/hamster.gif

Evo7 · March 5th, 2006, 05:52 PM

I've just realised that James had his hat on the wrong way round. The logo is at the back.

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/8441/image2807ro.th.jpg

GraemeH · March 5th, 2006, 06:10 PM

They aren't really allowed to show logos/brands in an obvious way. Like when Jeremy raised a can of Red Bull to the camera in the SLR race episode, he was careful to turn the logo away from the camera.

Of course, he could just have not noticed.

No Boss · March 5th, 2006, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by GraemeH

They aren't really allowed to show logos/brands in an obvious way. Like when Jeremy raised a can of Red Bull to the camera in the SLR race episode, he was careful to turn the logo away from the camera.

Of course, he could just have not noticed.

what about the "Spunk"?

GraemeH · March 5th, 2006, 08:29 PM

It's not available in the UK, so it's not relevant, they can't be accused of promoting a brand.

Blythy · March 5th, 2006, 11:06 PM

what the hell does clarkson do with ferrari then?

SL65 · March 6th, 2006, 05:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Evo7

I've just realised that James had his hat on the wrong way round. The logo is at the back.

Trust James to get it right images/smilies/tongue.gif

GraemeH · March 6th, 2006, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Blythy

what the hell does clarkson do with ferrari then?

...You know Ferrari is a car brand, and that Top Gear is a car review show, you know that right?

Blayde · March 6th, 2006, 10:23 AM

i think he means promoting ferrari as a brand

watto · March 6th, 2006, 11:31 AM

Clarkson doesn't promote Ferrari as a brand. He says they're fucking good cars to drive, duh, that's his job!... and if that leads to Ferrari selling more cars then tough.

GraemeH · March 6th, 2006, 11:56 AM

Exactly, saying that Ferrari is a scaled down version of God is relevant to the car review show. I'm just telling you how it is with brands being obviously featured on non-commercial television, of course James may just have accidentally put the hat on the wrong way around, i wasn't calling for a debate about it.

Svenne · March 7th, 2006, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by CamoN

This episode just blew my mind. Top Gear really is the day dream of every male. Being that 7-year-old kid again with a wicked imagination AND having access to world's fastest and most powerful cars, having the resources to go to the edge of cocking about AND finally, eating golden snow after losing to your mate. That's what everyone's life should be like. images/smilies/thumbsup.gif

One thing I found odd was the snowmobile. Is it really that uncommon in Great Britain that it has to be explained as being a jetski with a tank track at the back? And it also opened a new side to the Stig. If the guy who came down with the snowmobile wasn't a stuntman, who was he? I doubt some former F1 driver (or any normal race driver for that matter) would have the guts to do a stunt like that. It's something else to be buckled up in the safety of a car's steel frame than jumping that kind of distances on a snowmobile.

Look at this story. Very similar outfits dont you think?
http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/nyhete...788722,00.html

If you read the 3rd paragraph you will find this "- Jag blev uppringd av ett brittiskt tv-program som frågade om jag trodde det var genomförbart.", which means "- I got a phonecall from a brittish tv-show asking me if I thought it would be possible."

So this Stiggie was Dan Lang - Pofessional snowmobile rider. End of story

pixas · March 7th, 2006, 01:27 PM

The Stig! kind of...
http://aftonbladet.se/vss/nyheter/st...788722,00.html

Well, it basically ssays that the man in the stig-suit was Dan Lang (24 y.) from Åre, Sweden, and I guess you can make out that he was traveling at 134 km/h (83 mph) when he left the slope.
The text never mentions Top Gear, although it is airing in Sweden. The winter olympics episode hasn't aired yet as far as I know though.

For a questionable translation, try http://www.systransoft.com/index.html

Svenne · March 7th, 2006, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by pixas

The Stig! kind of...
http://aftonbladet.se/vss/nyheter/st...788722,00.html

Well, it basically ssays that the man in the stig-suit was Dan Lang (24 y.) from Åre, Sweden, and I guess you can make out that he was traveling at 134 km/h (83 mph) when he left the slope.
The text never mentions Top Gear, although it is airing in Sweden. The winter olympics episode hasn't aired yet as far as I know though.

For a questionable translation, try http://www.systransoft.com/index.html

heh.. did you read the post above yours? Too late buddy

belong2chelsea · March 9th, 2006, 04:41 AM

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Originally Posted by awdrifter

That was great. I'm surprised how well the Land Rover drifts in the snow. The Jag in the ice skating ring is pretty fun too. The Mini jump was kinda dissapointing, but the Stig's jump was awesome. images/smilies/thumbsup.gif

agreed wiz u...thumbs toes up for the Stig...epic man... images/smilies/thumbsup.gif

pixas · March 9th, 2006, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Svenne

heh.. did you read the post above yours? Too late buddy

shoot!

naa, just checked the last three pages or so.

March 5th, 2006, 06:10 PM	#187
GraemeH Joined: Apr 19th, 2005 Last Online: 02:14 AM Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 1,898 Car: Toyota Corolla. Rawrr. LFS Status: Rep Power: 22	They aren't really allowed to show logos/brands in an obvious way. Like when Jeremy raised a can of Red Bull to the camera in the SLR race episode, he was careful to turn the logo away from the camera. Of course, he could just have not noticed. __________________

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GraemeH Joined: Apr 19th, 2005 Last Online: 02:14 AM Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 1,898 Car: Toyota Corolla. Rawrr. LFS Status: Rep Power: 22	It's not available in the UK, so it's not relevant, they can't be accused of promoting a brand. __________________

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Blayde Joined: Dec 20th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Bahrain Posts: 2,008 Car: '02 Nissan X-Trail, '06 Honda Civic EXi Rep Power: 58	i think he means promoting ferrari as a brand __________________ Some say he migrated when fuel hit 4 pounds per gallon and that he can make 'special price' for you. All we know is, he's the Stig's Arab cousin; Al-Stig!

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GraemeH Joined: Apr 19th, 2005 Last Online: 02:14 AM Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 1,898 Car: Toyota Corolla. Rawrr. LFS Status: Rep Power: 22	Exactly, saying that Ferrari is a scaled down version of God is relevant to the car review show. I'm just telling you how it is with brands being obviously featured on non-commercial television, of course James may just have accidentally put the hat on the wrong way around, i wasn't calling for a debate about it. __________________

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BimmerU2 Joined: Jan 21st, 2006 Last Online: January 31st, 2008 Posts: 24 Rep Power: 0	nobody answered me question: what was the purpose/story behind this episode?

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watto Unloved and lacking a title Joined: Jun 13th, 2005 Last Online: 01:53 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 23 Posts: 5,414 Car: 1997 VW Golf MkIII CL, Giant OCR 3 Rep Power: 58	Clarkson doesn't promote Ferrari as a brand. He says they're fucking good cars to drive, duh, that's his job!... and if that leads to Ferrari selling more cars then tough.

March 7th, 2006, 01:27 PM	#197
pixas Joined: Jan 13th, 2006 Last Online: April 14th, 2007 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	The Stig! kind of... http://aftonbladet.se/vss/nyheter/st...788722,00.html Well, it basically ssays that the man in the stig-suit was Dan Lang (24 y.) from Åre, Sweden, and I guess you can make out that he was traveling at 134 km/h (83 mph) when he left the slope. The text never mentions Top Gear, although it is airing in Sweden. The winter olympics episode hasn't aired yet as far as I know though. For a questionable translation, try http://www.systransoft.com/index.html

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