I've always thought that using The Stig to test cars is a bad idea. Yes he's an awesome driver, and yes it's fun listening to the introductions "some say he's ....." and the whole mythos of who he might be is fine.
My point though, is that it's not giving us regular folks an idea of how good the car is to drive. For example, cars like the 911 GT2 and Corvette and things like the Maserati MC12 are all difficult to drive fast around a track. I'm not saying they're bad cars, but they're "a handful". So to see The Stig, with his super-human driving skills, get them around the track in times that make them appear high up the timing board isn't really fair. Is it? Cars like the Audi R8, BMW M5, Lambo Gallardo that are all extremely fast cars but also extremely good handling cars. They might achieve that through electronics, but the point is, any of us could drive them fast. Maybe not kids, grannies and dogs, but us regular fast drivers could.
I think it would be much better if they sent Jeremy, Richard and James around the track in the cars being tested. Take an average of the 3 times they achieve and put that time on the board. I think we'd see the cars that require you to be a racing driver to get the best out of them find themselves further down the board. They should also leave all the ESP, DSC, traction control aids on when they're going for a hot lap.
My point though, is that it's not giving us regular folks an idea of how good the car is to drive. For example, cars like the 911 GT2 and Corvette and things like the Maserati MC12 are all difficult to drive fast around a track. I'm not saying they're bad cars, but they're "a handful". So to see The Stig, with his super-human driving skills, get them around the track in times that make them appear high up the timing board isn't really fair. Is it? Cars like the Audi R8, BMW M5, Lambo Gallardo that are all extremely fast cars but also extremely good handling cars. They might achieve that through electronics, but the point is, any of us could drive them fast. Maybe not kids, grannies and dogs, but us regular fast drivers could.
I think it would be much better if they sent Jeremy, Richard and James around the track in the cars being tested. Take an average of the 3 times they achieve and put that time on the board. I think we'd see the cars that require you to be a racing driver to get the best out of them find themselves further down the board. They should also leave all the ESP, DSC, traction control aids on when they're going for a hot lap.