Spoilers: MPH & TG Live '08

matt2000 · November 14th, 2008, 11:48 PM

So I was at the NEC today for MPH. For anyone else who was there you couldn't have missed me in my FG shirt and carrying a camera with a massive flash and diffuser on the top.

The show was good and included a few surprises compared to previous shows, including the Cool Wall that you might have already heard of and the audience doing a lap in the RPC.

I'll let these pictures do the talking, not many I'm afraid but I was right at the back with nothing but heads in front of me. I went and stood up at the back for a while to get some shots but it wasn't much better really. So if you were there for the 18:30 show, I was the bastard lighting up the room from the top. images/smilies/tongue.gif

Pictures to come soon btw.

Cobol74 · November 15th, 2008, 12:05 AM

Matt FTW tho'. Hope that you enjoyed it thoroughly.

matt2000 · November 15th, 2008, 12:35 AM

Photos! Seems I took more than I originally thought.

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Purely because of Clarkson's face.

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Note the image name has 'sex' in it.

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ahpadt · November 15th, 2008, 12:37 AM

Aeromax, RS6 and Scirocco! images/smilies/drool.gif

Cobol74 · November 15th, 2008, 12:47 AM

OK, wow that looks like fun!!!!

watto · November 15th, 2008, 12:51 AM

Is that Richard's Aeromax??

matt2000 · November 15th, 2008, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by watto

Is that Richard's Aeromax??

They didn't say, but they did take the piss about him paying £100k for it. His Mustang was in the Prestige and Performance part of the show too. images/smilies/smile.gif

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fbc · November 15th, 2008, 01:09 AM

People red-carding the Aeromax?? Blasphemers!!!

matt2000 · November 15th, 2008, 01:20 AM

The cards were green on one side and red on the other, but red meant cool, and green meant un cool. I still haven't worked out why yet.

Jon · November 16th, 2008, 03:51 PM

I went to the 18:30 show yesterday. Was brilliant.

What was your lap time Matt?

he-he · November 16th, 2008, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by matt2000

The cards were green on one side and red on the other, but red meant cool, and green meant un cool. I still haven't worked out why yet.

'Cos according to Jeremy anything green, i.e. ecological, is uncool...

Heathrow · November 16th, 2008, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matt2000

So I was at the NEC today for MPH. For anyone else who was there you couldn't have missed me in my FG shirt and carrying a camera with a massive flash and diffuser on the top.

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Very good pictures Matt, thanks for posting. images/smilies/smile.gif

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Originally Posted by ahpadt

Aeromax, RS6 and Scirocco! images/smilies/drool.gif

The VW Scirocco “Stig” ! images/smilies/cool.gif

Flick Montana · November 16th, 2008, 06:04 PM

<--- Jealous? Yes.

You know, the last 8 years weren't that great for the US. I should have just gotten dual citizenship in the UK and stayed there. I have an American friend who lives there. It would have been nice. All the Top Gear events I could have dreamed of!

probot · November 16th, 2008, 08:10 PM

is there any chance the guys will come anywhere near austria some day? have they ever been to any non-english-speaking country yet?
are there any recordings available?

matt2000 · November 16th, 2008, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flick Montana

<--- Jealous? Yes.

You know, the last 8 years weren't that great for the US. I should have just gotten dual citizenship in the UK and stayed there. I have an American friend who lives there. It would have been nice. All the Top Gear events I could have dreamed of!

Well this exact show is coming to the US next year so if you can make the journey then you'll get to see them live. images/smilies/smile.gif

Here are the tour dates:

http://live.topgear.com/index.php?op...d=12&Itemid=26

diti · November 16th, 2008, 11:46 PM

Thanks for the brilliant pix, Matt. We went to the 11am show today (Sunday 16th) and my pictures were rubbish.

Can't remember exactly what our lap time was - it put us about 6 from the bottom. The best bit of that part, however, was that when Jeremy chose an audience member to photograph to represent our audience (and consequently get shown throughout the world) he chose a very attractive dark-haired lady and encouraged her a couple of times to lean forward to the camera. When to picture came up Richard in particular noticed why - she was a curvy lady in a low top. Jeremy guessed she probably had an Audi TT. Some of the audience got it....

BTW, anyone else who's been either to Earls Court of one of the other NEC shows, was the musical number really a surprise to the lads, or was that quite good acting?

matt2000 · November 16th, 2008, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by diti

BTW, anyone else who's been either to Earls Court of one of the other NEC shows, was the musical number really a surprise to the lads, or was that quite good acting?

I don't know what you're talking about, must have been a surprise because nothing like that happened in our show. James needed to go for a dump though half way through the SIARPC section though.

I think our time was 1:41.4 or .6, and we were 4th from the top. Apparently the best one so far at the NEC. images/smilies/smile.gif

kurthest · November 17th, 2008, 12:15 AM

Is this show being broadcasted?

matt2000 · November 17th, 2008, 12:17 AM

^ No they never broadcast MPH or TG live, especially this time because of the world tour. If you're lucky someone will have a video of it, they did last year. images/smilies/smile.gif

November 14th, 2008, 11:48 PM	#1
matt2000 Hedgehog Sandwich Joined: Feb 17th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Market Harborough, UK Age: 18 Posts: 3,694 Car: '77 Land Rover Series III LFS Status: Rep Power: 56	MPH & TG Live '08 So I was at the NEC today for MPH. For anyone else who was there you couldn't have missed me in my FG shirt and carrying a camera with a massive flash and diffuser on the top. The show was good and included a few surprises compared to previous shows, including the Cool Wall that you might have already heard of and the audience doing a lap in the RPC. I'll let these pictures do the talking, not many I'm afraid but I was right at the back with nothing but heads in front of me. I went and stood up at the back for a while to get some shots but it wasn't much better really. So if you were there for the 18:30 show, I was the bastard lighting up the room from the top. Pictures to come soon btw. __________________ 'I've spoken to the scientist in that article. He is convinced that the parrot is "just resting".' - Plissken "My daughter has... errr HAD one, and I was given one" - Scott

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Cobol74 Joined: Mar 21st, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Southampton Posts: 6,218 Car: Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 TDI Slush box. Rep Power: 58	Matt FTW tho'. Hope that you enjoyed it thoroughly. __________________

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matt2000 Hedgehog Sandwich Joined: Feb 17th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Market Harborough, UK Age: 18 Posts: 3,694 Car: '77 Land Rover Series III LFS Status: Rep Power: 56	Photos! Seems I took more than I originally thought. Purely because of Clarkson's face. Note the image name has 'sex' in it. __________________ 'I've spoken to the scientist in that article. He is convinced that the parrot is "just resting".' - Plissken "My daughter has... errr HAD one, and I was given one" - Scott Last edited by matt2000; November 15th, 2008 at 12:54 AM..

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Cobol74 Joined: Mar 21st, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Southampton Posts: 6,218 Car: Vauxhall Zafira 1.9 TDI Slush box. Rep Power: 58	OK, wow that looks like fun!!!! __________________

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matt2000 Hedgehog Sandwich Joined: Feb 17th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Market Harborough, UK Age: 18 Posts: 3,694 Car: '77 Land Rover Series III LFS Status: Rep Power: 56	The cards were green on one side and red on the other, but red meant cool, and green meant un cool. I still haven't worked out why yet. __________________ 'I've spoken to the scientist in that article. He is convinced that the parrot is "just resting".' - Plissken "My daughter has... errr HAD one, and I was given one" - Scott

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Flick Montana Joined: Sep 15th, 2008 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Aloha, Oregon. USA Posts: 33 Car: 04 Nissan 350Z Roadster, 09 Nissan GT-R Rep Power: 2	<--- Jealous? Yes. You know, the last 8 years weren't that great for the US. I should have just gotten dual citizenship in the UK and stayed there. I have an American friend who lives there. It would have been nice. All the Top Gear events I could have dreamed of!

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diti Joined: Sep 29th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Lancashire, England Posts: 44 Car: Mini Convertible Rep Power: 7	Thanks for the brilliant pix, Matt. We went to the 11am show today (Sunday 16th) and my pictures were rubbish. Can't remember exactly what our lap time was - it put us about 6 from the bottom. The best bit of that part, however, was that when Jeremy chose an audience member to photograph to represent our audience (and consequently get shown throughout the world) he chose a very attractive dark-haired lady and encouraged her a couple of times to lean forward to the camera. When to picture came up Richard in particular noticed why - she was a curvy lady in a low top. Jeremy guessed she probably had an Audi TT. Some of the audience got it.... BTW, anyone else who's been either to Earls Court of one of the other NEC shows, was the musical number really a surprise to the lads, or was that quite good acting? __________________ diti Not A Dude

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November 17th, 2008, 12:17 AM	#19
matt2000 Hedgehog Sandwich Joined: Feb 17th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Market Harborough, UK Age: 18 Posts: 3,694 Car: '77 Land Rover Series III LFS Status: Rep Power: 56	^ No they never broadcast MPH or TG live, especially this time because of the world tour. If you're lucky someone will have a video of it, they did last year. __________________ 'I've spoken to the scientist in that article. He is convinced that the parrot is "just resting".' - Plissken "My daughter has... errr HAD one, and I was given one" - Scott