Hammond: Richard Hammond Hover Craft Thing

Alasondro Alegré · August 27th, 2009, 5:51 PM

EDIT - This was originally posted in the TG Spoilers forum, as it was believed to be something for the show. Turns out it's for an interactive DVD.

Quote:

Presenter Richard Hammond, nicknamed The Hamster, turned to two experts from Lee-on-the-Solent's Hovercraft Museum.

They helped him build the world's first ice-cream hovercraft for an upcoming show.

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/people/T...ond.5594484.jp
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...m-van-bid.html

Cobol74 · August 27th, 2009, 6:01 PM

I live 5 miles away from Lee on Solent - nice find.

eizbaer · August 27th, 2009, 7:49 PM

ice-cream hovercraft... oh dear... i can see that very much not going well already :O

Gluben · August 27th, 2009, 9:05 PM

"How hard can it BE?"

shellygrrl · August 27th, 2009, 11:32 PM

"Don't say that!"

Richmondgal · August 27th, 2009, 11:35 PM

I hope it's like the boys toys segment they had back in series 6 with the dirt bikes and hovercrafts etc. But if they're putting an Ice cream van on top of a hovercraft, it's gonna go wrong any minute now.

Mineworksfine · August 28th, 2009, 9:40 AM

I thought they'd managed it for a moment and then I got to the end of the article to discover that it is still not possible to read an article about Hammond that doesn't mention the FUCKING DRAGSTER CRASH!!!!!

Momo63 · August 28th, 2009, 12:40 PM

Couple of pictures I found

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3532/3864792138_607c63e7ea_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3512/3864007143_871e1dc134_b.jpg

EyeMWing · August 28th, 2009, 9:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mineworksfine

I thought they'd managed it for a moment and then I got to the end of the article to discover that it is still not possible to read an article about Hammond that doesn't mention the FUCKING DRAGSTER CRASH!!!!!

I don't see any mention.

Edit: Well, in the first link, anyway.

leviathan · August 28th, 2009, 10:13 PM

The last time they had hovercrafts on Top Gear, they established it was not possible not to hit a tree with one of them, and Jeremy was killed to death. I wonder what will go wrong this time (and it will do so inevitably).

argatoga · August 28th, 2009, 10:13 PM

James May will be killed to death?

Viper007Bond · August 29th, 2009, 4:12 AM

Pretty sure that hovercraft is from Die Another Day. images/smilies/cool.gif

It's the right size, right color scheme, and the fake machine gun ports give it away.

Mr. Nice · August 29th, 2009, 4:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viper007Bond

Pretty sure that hovercraft is from Die Another Day. images/smilies/cool.gif

It's the right size, right color scheme, and the fake machine gun ports give it away.

Quote:

The Sun: Terry George and Warwick Jacobs, both museum trustees, have advised the Top Gear team on how to carry out the bizarre refit, and allowed Hammond to practise his driving in their Osprey hovercraft.

They hauled the one-ton machine, used in the filming of the James Bond film Die Another Day, to Essex on the back of a trailer.

shellygrrl · August 29th, 2009, 5:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mineworksfine

I thought they'd managed it for a moment and then I got to the end of the article to discover that it is still not possible to read an article about Hammond that doesn't mention the FUCKING DRAGSTER CRASH!!!!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by EyeMWing

I don't see any mention.

Edit: Well, in the first link, anyway.

I was gonna say.

Anyway, at least in the second one, it was only one short sentence, and there was no mention of attempting any sort of land speed record as there has been in other pieces. (A mention of The Crash in an article regarding the Hamster is almost inevitable. Emphasis on almost.)

Alasondro Alegré · August 29th, 2009, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Momo63

From this angle, that guy in the polo shirt could pass for Hugh Laurie. images/smilies/lol.gif

controlspecimen · August 30th, 2009, 11:40 PM

Maybe James had another operation on his bottom?

Viper007Bond · August 31st, 2009, 8:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Nice

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viper007Bond

Pretty sure that hovercraft is from Die Another Day. images/smilies/cool.gif

It's the right size, right color scheme, and the fake machine gun ports give it away.

Quote:

The Sun: Terry George and Warwick Jacobs, both museum trustees, have advised the Top Gear team on how to carry out the bizarre refit, and allowed Hammond to practise his driving in their Osprey hovercraft.

They hauled the one-ton machine, used in the filming of the James Bond film Die Another Day, to Essex on the back of a trailer.

Oh. Guess I should read the articles. And here I was feeling all smart... images/smilies/dry.gif

Mineworksfine · August 31st, 2009, 1:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viper007Bond

Pretty sure that hovercraft is from Die Another Day. images/smilies/cool.gif

It's the right size, right color scheme, and the fake machine gun ports give it away.

Well spotted seeing as you didn't read the article, but can you explain the presence of the airhorns? I know "Die Another Day" was barely better than an episode of the Dukes of Hazzard but I don't recall hearing the General Lee's horn at any point during the movie!

Viper007Bond · September 1st, 2009, 12:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mineworksfine

Well spotted seeing as you didn't read the article, but can you explain the presence of the airhorns? I know "Die Another Day" was barely better than an episode of the Dukes of Hazzard but I don't recall hearing the General Lee's horn at any point during the movie!

Added on after the fact I assume. Same for the safety light.

robybobey · September 1st, 2009, 8:46 PM

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And in true Top Gear fashion, the production team were busy trying to cross the old 'Super Softee' van with the hovercraft to make the world's first hovering ice-cream van.

The feature is not scheduled for an airing on Top Gear, but is being made for a special interactive DVD.

It is likely to be called Richard Hammond’s Top Gear Uncovered and will hit shops in mid-November.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/EDITORIA...overcraft.html

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