Presenters in the Liana or Lacetti?

camintmier · June 15th, 2008, 6:23 AM

I was looking around on Youtube and saw one of the "Star in a reasonably priced car" sections, and got to wondering something. Have Jeremy, James, or Richard done a timed lap in the Liana or the Lacetti? If so, anyone have their times? I wonder how close they'd be compared to his holyness, The Stig.

Thanks for any info.

Labcoatguy · June 15th, 2008, 6:28 AM

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Originally Posted by camintmier

I was looking around on Youtube and saw one of the "Star in a reasonably priced car" sections, and got to wondering something. Have Jeremy, James, or Richard done a timed lap in the Liana or the Lacetti? If so, anyone have their times? I wonder how close they'd be compared to his holyness, The Stig.

Thanks for any info.

Very early in Series 1, Jeremy did a lap in the Liana with Richard and Jason Dawe (the big used-car salesman who didn't fit in at all) in the back seat, and got a 1:50 (this was before they were more specific). Thus far neither Richard nor James have done their own laps. Welcome, btw!

Shawn · June 15th, 2008, 6:32 AM

Does anyone know if Jeremy's lap was done when they were briefly making the track wet to level the playing field?

I don't have access to my beloved videos so I can't check... I don't even remember them showing Jezza's lap.

skylock · June 15th, 2008, 6:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Shawn

Does anyone know if Jeremy's lap was done when they were briefly making the track wet to level the playing field?

I don't have access to my beloved videos so I can't check... I don't even remember them showing Jezza's lap.

They showed it but I don't remember if the track was wet or not, but he did have the two passengers. I bet he could top it now if he was to try again.

On the other hand, 1:50 was a respectful time.

camintmier · June 15th, 2008, 6:40 AM

Thanks Labcoatguy. Longtime lurker (since TG season 7) and 4th (now 5th) time poster.

I just did a wikipedia search on "Star in a reasonably priced car" and turned up the White Stig's lap time in the Liana of 1:44.4. I'm willing to wager that the Hamster and Jason Dawe being in the Liana during Jeremy's lap would probably add a second or 3 to his time. I'll have to look for the ep where he does the lap and check it out.

I'd personally love to see Jezza, Captain Slow, and the Hamster throw their helmets into the ring and see how they stand on the leaderboard.

Shawn · June 15th, 2008, 6:43 AM

^ It's true without the two passengers he'd do quite a bit better... I don't get why they did his lap like that, especially given Jason Dawe must have weighed a good 400 lbs.

Also, one has to consider Jeremy has had much more practice on the Dunsfold track since 2002. Practice does make perfect, afterall.

robybobey · June 15th, 2008, 10:59 AM

1X01 at around 36:00

skylock · June 15th, 2008, 11:09 AM

Actually Richard and Jason together probably weighed 400 lbs added to the fact that Jeremy is not a small man himself. I would say the car was weighted down a bit. So 1:50 was very respectful.

James May's Hair · June 15th, 2008, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by skylock

Actually Richard and Jason together probably weighed 400 lbs...

Richard 20 lbs - Jason 480 lbs. images/smilies/tongue.gif

matt2000 · June 15th, 2008, 10:23 PM

And he wasn't exactly being serious either, I think this series we should see them all do separate laps, just so we can call James slow and Clarkson can argue with Hammond about how he was faster even though his time was seconds off. images/smilies/biggrin.gif

edkwon · June 16th, 2008, 11:59 PM

Yeah it would be interesting to see how well Clarkson would do flat out with no passengers and was really concentrating. Im sure he would get into the 1:48 range at least.

jayhawk · June 17th, 2008, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Shawn

especially given Jason Dawe must have weighed a good 400 lbs.

That is not very nice.... images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

He probably weighs a petite 380.

Shawn · June 18th, 2008, 12:16 PM

^

I weigh about 250 lbs. and I'm in no way obese, so I guessed he'd be close to 400.

chimi · June 18th, 2008, 11:35 PM

I'm pretty sure Jeremy can make a 1:47 after all he laped the 'ring in under 10min in a disel Jag

I mean, how hard can it be?

June 15th, 2008, 6:23 AM	#1
camintmier Joined: Dec 27th, 2005 Last Online: November 18th, 2009 Location: WV, USA Age: 29 Posts: 6 Car: '91 Dodge Caravan, '91 Ford Explorer XLT Rep Power: 0	Presenters in the Liana or Lacetti? I was looking around on Youtube and saw one of the "Star in a reasonably priced car" sections, and got to wondering something. Have Jeremy, James, or Richard done a timed lap in the Liana or the Lacetti? If so, anyone have their times? I wonder how close they'd be compared to his holyness, The Stig. Thanks for any info.

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robybobey Joined: Nov 27th, 2006 Last Online: 2:48 PM Location: Wigan, Lancashire, England Age: 20 Posts: 686 Car: 2006 Renault Clio LFS Status: Rep Power: 44	1X01 at around 36:00 __________________ Top Gear / Finalgear Relations Manager

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skylock Not A Dude Joined: Jun 3rd, 2006 Last Online: 4:09 PM Location: USA Posts: 1,325 Car: Honda Civic Rep Power: 76	Actually Richard and Jason together probably weighed 400 lbs added to the fact that Jeremy is not a small man himself. I would say the car was weighted down a bit. So 1:50 was very respectful. __________________ Judy People were crashing cars long before Top Gear existed. James May

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matt2000 Hedgehog Sandwich Joined: Feb 17th, 2006 Last Online: 10:46 PM Location: Meerkat Harborough, UK Age: 19 Posts: 5,612 Car: 1977 lol sprung Land Rover shed LFS Status: Rep Power: 101	And he wasn't exactly being serious either, I think this series we should see them all do separate laps, just so we can call James slow and Clarkson can argue with Hammond about how he was faster even though his time was seconds off. __________________ Forza 3 Owners Club

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chimi Joined: Jan 30th, 2007 Last Online: November 18th, 2009 Location: Tepic, Nayarit Mexico Age: 23 Posts: 145 Car: Old Car:Jeep Wrangler Rep Power: 12	I'm pretty sure Jeremy can make a 1:47 after all he laped the 'ring in under 10min in a disel Jag I mean, how hard can it be? __________________ "Think about the celebration of failure in The Simpsons, because Top Gear is not just about cars, it's also about celebrating that massive Black Hole of Pointlessness that is the male mind." - Andy Wilman

June 15th, 2008, 6:32 AM	#3
Shawn Lexus? Oh shi- Joined: May 26th, 2005 Last Online: July 30th, 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Age: 24 Posts: 11,026 Car: '07 Boring Poseur Mobile Rep Power: 134	Does anyone know if Jeremy's lap was done when they were briefly making the track wet to level the playing field? I don't have access to my beloved videos so I can't check... I don't even remember them showing Jezza's lap.

June 15th, 2008, 6:40 AM	#5
camintmier Joined: Dec 27th, 2005 Last Online: November 18th, 2009 Location: WV, USA Age: 29 Posts: 6 Car: '91 Dodge Caravan, '91 Ford Explorer XLT Rep Power: 0	Thanks Labcoatguy. Longtime lurker (since TG season 7) and 4th (now 5th) time poster. I just did a wikipedia search on "Star in a reasonably priced car" and turned up the White Stig's lap time in the Liana of 1:44.4. I'm willing to wager that the Hamster and Jason Dawe being in the Liana during Jeremy's lap would probably add a second or 3 to his time. I'll have to look for the ep where he does the lap and check it out. I'd personally love to see Jezza, Captain Slow, and the Hamster throw their helmets into the ring and see how they stand on the leaderboard.

June 15th, 2008, 6:43 AM	#6
Shawn Lexus? Oh shi- Joined: May 26th, 2005 Last Online: July 30th, 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Age: 24 Posts: 11,026 Car: '07 Boring Poseur Mobile Rep Power: 134	^ It's true without the two passengers he'd do quite a bit better... I don't get why they did his lap like that, especially given Jason Dawe must have weighed a good 400 lbs. Also, one has to consider Jeremy has had much more practice on the Dunsfold track since 2002. Practice does make perfect, afterall.

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edkwon Joined: Nov 21st, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Chibi J-Town Posts: 2,989 Car: Korean family car Rep Power: 39	Yeah it would be interesting to see how well Clarkson would do flat out with no passengers and was really concentrating. Im sure he would get into the 1:48 range at least.

June 18th, 2008, 12:16 PM	#13
Shawn Lexus? Oh shi- Joined: May 26th, 2005 Last Online: July 30th, 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Age: 24 Posts: 11,026 Car: '07 Boring Poseur Mobile Rep Power: 134	^ I weigh about 250 lbs. and I'm in no way obese, so I guessed he'd be close to 400.

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