The Stig: Village mystified by Stig the mower

TurnerGTX · June 3rd, 2009, 3:54 PM

http://www.eadt.co.uk/s24/assets/images/dynamicFeed/heathm20090603121424.jpg

Quote:

SOME say he suddenly appeared in a Suffolk village atop a lawn mower, some say he wore a racing helmet in the searing heat. All we know is… he's probably not The Stig.

But residents in the village of Stanningfield, near Bury St Edmunds, are now desperate to learn the identity of the community-spirited helmet wearer who drove into the village on a lawn mower, cut the grass, and rode off again into the proverbial sunset.

The lawn mower rider wore a racing helmet similar to that worn by Top Gear's anonymous racing driver called The Stig, whose identity is a closely guarded secret and who is known for never removing his racing kit on the show.

One of those who saw “Stanningfield Stig” was Neil Thompson, landlord at the village's Red House Inn.

He said: “It was last Thursday in the afternoon and it was a very nice day and we had a few people sat outside the front of the pub. He (the Stanningfield Stig) appeared and he went up and down the common land sat on the lawnmower. We were falling about laughing. He did a couple of 'doughnuts' (circle shapes) in the grass and went off again.

“He had the white crash helmet on. Speculation is now rife in the village as to who he is. He's not particularly distinctive. It was very entertaining.

“We just hope he comes back as he's only finished about half of the grass cutting and there's two other plots we'd like him to do.”

Amanda Read, who runs The Little Shop in Stanningfield, said: “I had to do a double-take. I've only ever seen The Stig on Top Gear. This was not something you expect to see in Stanningfield.

“He was cutting the grass and then he went off down a little bridleway.

“There's a lot of speculation and a couple of people who have suggested names of who it might be but nobody has actually said it was this or that person.

“If it was a practical joke then it was a good one. It was brilliant and it made everybody's day. It has been the topic of conversation ever since.”

A spokeswoman for BBC's Top Gear show said: “Interestingly, this could be the Stig's long lost lawn-mowing cousin.

“We've heard of him in myth and legend but he's like one of those big cats on the moors - there are rarely any sightings of him.”

FACTFILE:- A quick guide to the wonderful world of Top Gear's The Stig:

- He wears size 10 racing boots

- In parts of northwest China, the Stig is known as 'Pang woo cheung', which translates as 'Silent man, good at drive'

- The Stig is referred to as Top Gear's mysterious “tame racing driver” whose identity is unknown, and who never speaks or removes his helmet on camera.

- Top Gear Russia features their own version of The Stig, nicknamed "Stigushka" by the hosts

- The first Stig wore black overalls and helmet but he later changed to an all-white kit

http://www.eadt.co.uk/content/eadt/n...A07%3A31%3A507

images/smilies/lol.gif

Mr. Nice · June 3rd, 2009, 4:13 PM

Perhaps this is a spoiler?.... Could just be something to get people psyched over Series 13 though... hard to tell.

Smurfen · June 3rd, 2009, 4:23 PM

brilliant xd

BlaRo · June 3rd, 2009, 6:40 PM

It's his fat American cousin!

Terrarist · June 3rd, 2009, 7:22 PM

Some say this is how he psyches himself up and that he has James May's sense of direction... all we know is... He's not the Stig, but he is the Stig's horticultural cousin.

Aston Martin · June 3rd, 2009, 7:35 PM

Thats his old head.

kingcobra · June 4th, 2009, 1:06 AM

I just had an idea, what would people's reaction be if TG replicate the climate scene from V for Vendetta, and a horde of Stiggie gather at the centre of London?

Some say he's just on a reconnaissance mission to earth but forgot all about it when he discover the joy of chasing goats( and occassionally driving cars), all we know is, his friend and family from the swampy home planet are now here on earth to rescue him( untill they discover Midsommer Murders and Strickly Come Sequence, obviously).

flydiscovery · June 4th, 2009, 3:13 AM

That is a really excellent prank. Love it.

LindenChase · June 4th, 2009, 7:10 AM

Quote:

A spokeswoman for BBC's Top Gear show said: “Interestingly, this could be the Stig's long lost lawn-mowing cousin. “We've heard of him in myth and legend but he's like one of those big cats on the moors - there are rarely any sightings of him.”

I'm glad the spokespeople at the Beeb know how to react if asked for comments about this kind of pranks. images/smilies/biggrin.gif

JleeLink · June 4th, 2009, 8:44 AM

I've always had a thought that its going to be inevitiable that someone is going to commit a crime using a Stig costume as a disguise and the BBC getting flak over it even though they had nothing to do with it.

eizbaer · June 4th, 2009, 10:33 AM

Oh how good it is to see that the world isn't lost yet!

Smurfen · June 4th, 2009, 1:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flydiscovery

That is a really excellent prank. Love it.

who says its a prank? images/smilies/stig.gif

Highwaystar22 · June 4th, 2009, 3:07 PM

That pic is epic. I need to be that man's best friend.

flydiscovery · June 5th, 2009, 2:55 AM

This is the first post so far that I wouldn't be at all surprised to see in the news next series.

veyya · June 5th, 2009, 4:19 AM

Ah but check out the colour of his arms... Could be Stig's lorry-driving cousin again?

Ziggy Shadow-Dust · June 5th, 2009, 1:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by veyya

Ah but check out the colour of his arms... Could be Stig's lorry-driving cousin again?

RIG STIG

Some say he only appears alive during harvest season, and that he is his own sheep-dog. All we know is, he's not the Stig, but he is the Stig's agricultural cousin.

Dig Stig.

June 3rd, 2009, 4:13 PM	#2
Mr. Nice Joined: Dec 6th, 2007 Last Online: November 17th, 2009 Location: GA, USA Age: 29 Posts: 779 Car: '08 Mazda MX-5 Miata Rep Power: 28	Perhaps this is a spoiler?.... Could just be something to get people psyched over Series 13 though... hard to tell. Last edited by Mr. Nice; June 3rd, 2009 at 4:29 PM.

June 3rd, 2009, 4:23 PM	#3
Smurfen Joined: Sep 23rd, 2006 Last Online: 12:46 AM Location: Norway Age: 17 Posts: 523 Car: None LFS Status: Rep Power: 23	brilliant xd __________________ "How would you wrestle a helicopter?" eDrifting.net - "Virtual drifters unite!" http://jvgcreations.wordpress.com

June 3rd, 2009, 6:40 PM	#4
BlaRo Lady GaGa's #1 Fan Joined: Aug 18th, 2005 Last Online: 12:35 AM Location: Assachusetts Age: 21 Posts: 11,259 Car: 1997 Yamaha Seca II, 1976 Honda CB550F Rep Power: 372	It's his fat American cousin! __________________ "It is impossible to describe this kind of performance to the uninitiated. Telling a traffic officer or a safety crusader like Ralph Nader that 100 mph can be safe is like reading the Constitution to a Maoist; it is a strange and hostile concept." -Brock Yates. The body was accidentally unearthed from a shallow grave by construction workers. Because of Parkinson's.

June 3rd, 2009, 7:22 PM	#5
Terrarist Joined: Nov 1st, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: C:\Africa\Ghana\Accra\... Age: 24 Posts: 77 Car: 1st generation Hyundai Elantra LFS Status: Rep Power: 11	Some say this is how he psyches himself up and that he has James May's sense of direction... all we know is... He's not the Stig, but he is the Stig's horticultural cousin. __________________ _____________________________________________

June 3rd, 2009, 7:35 PM	#6
Aston Martin Wirelees noob Joined: Sep 20th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Hull, England Posts: 2,253 Rep Power: 0	Thats his old head. __________________ "The last really fast car I drove was Ferrari’s 599 GTB Fiorano. Hardly a slouch, the 599 reaches 62mph in 3.7 seconds and 124mph in 11 seconds. But drive the Ferrari 599 past a stationary Veyron at 62mph during its 11 second 124mph sprint and the Bugatti will catch up by the time the Italian reaches 124mph." "I wish it would be Gumball every day."

June 4th, 2009, 1:06 AM	#7
kingcobra Joined: Jun 26th, 2008 Last Online: 1:15 AM Location: Sydney Posts: 23 Car: Subaru Impreza MY09 Sedan Rep Power: 0	I just had an idea, what would people's reaction be if TG replicate the climate scene from V for Vendetta, and a horde of Stiggie gather at the centre of London? Some say he's just on a reconnaissance mission to earth but forgot all about it when he discover the joy of chasing goats( and occassionally driving cars), all we know is, his friend and family from the swampy home planet are now here on earth to rescue him( untill they discover Midsommer Murders and Strickly Come Sequence, obviously).

June 4th, 2009, 3:13 AM	#8
flydiscovery Joined: Jan 24th, 2009 Last Online: 7:15 AM Location: US Posts: 2,311 Car: 02 Passat Rep Power: 103	That is a really excellent prank. Love it.

June 4th, 2009, 8:44 AM	#10
JleeLink Joined: Jun 5th, 2008 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 18 Posts: 76 Car: BMW M3 E92 - I wish.... Rep Power: 6	I've always had a thought that its going to be inevitiable that someone is going to commit a crime using a Stig costume as a disguise and the BBC getting flak over it even though they had nothing to do with it. Last edited by JleeLink; June 4th, 2009 at 6:47 PM.

June 4th, 2009, 10:33 AM	#11
eizbaer Joined: Nov 24th, 2008 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Aachen, Germany Age: 21 Posts: 201 Car: '03 Smart Convertible (CDI) Rep Power: 9	Oh how good it is to see that the world isn't lost yet!

June 4th, 2009, 3:07 PM	#13
Highwaystar22 Joined: Aug 14th, 2007 Last Online: July 24th, 2009 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 16 Rep Power: 0	That pic is epic. I need to be that man's best friend.

June 5th, 2009, 2:55 AM	#14
flydiscovery Joined: Jan 24th, 2009 Last Online: 7:15 AM Location: US Posts: 2,311 Car: 02 Passat Rep Power: 103	This is the first post so far that I wouldn't be at all surprised to see in the news next series.

June 5th, 2009, 4:19 AM	#15
veyya Not A Dude Joined: Nov 23rd, 2008 Last Online: October 21st, 2009 Location: Aus Posts: 60 Car: Learning in... My dad's Holden Vectra. Um... Rep Power: 6	Ah but check out the colour of his arms... Could be Stig's lorry-driving cousin again? __________________ "I'll tell you something else really interesting" "Not with a kitchen knife sticking through your neck you won't." "Well during the war..." "Oh no no no, not James May on the war!"

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Dunsfold Aerodrome to be turned into a village!?	dice	Top Gear	20	August 7th, 2009 11:53 AM
Graffiti village name change plan - its current name is "Lunt"	anti-net	Off-Topic	8	April 16th, 2008 3:35 AM
Jezza knows who the stig is! + photos of the stig with no shirt + the stig & a wig	The White Stig	Top Gear	31	March 11th, 2007 1:14 AM
Jezza knows who the stig is! + photos of the stig with no shirt!	The White Stig	Top Gear	0	March 10th, 2007 1:27 PM

Welcome to the FinalGear.com Forums!