The Grand Unified Top Gear Australia Audition Video Thread!

[tone76]

haha my video refuses to die! 5 more comments in the last week (mainly of 'lolz u r teh ghey' variety from 12 year old Holden/Vauxhall/Opel fanboys), but I'm shocked at how people are still watching this shit considering the race has been ostensibly run and lost.

Anyone else finding their videos still getting hits?

 

[scotth_uk]

I'm at 5600 hits and still going strong!

 

[clarksons_undies]

I'd like to hit you for real !

 

[tone76]

I'd like to hit you for real !

I'm flattered, but I don't swing that way.

 

[clarksons_undies]

"tone" ... I wasn't talking about you, I was talking about scotth_uk ... which I feel confident in doing, becuase he's in the UK (I presume) and I am in AUS ... secondly, "tone" Iwould never hit anyone who opted to review an astra, now if they had reviewed a turbo ford territory and posted it on youtube then I would no choice but to ... deface their paint work ... with the tip of my boot.

 

[scotth_uk]

Clarksons_Undies,

I live in Sydney. I used to live in the UK. Still fancy hitting me?

 

[timhet]

Has anyone heard where they're up to with the selection process? I heard they were doing screen tests last week or so...has there been any updates? Its gone quiet for a while.

 

[stiggie]

Don't know where they are up to, but I do know that the first round is over. So if you haven't been contacted yet, you aren't going to be.

 

[timhet]

Yeah, I knew it was all over for myself, but was wondering if they are any closer to picking the top 3...Stiggie, ur mate has obviously not heard anything yet or isn't allowed to say?

 

[stiggie]

Hasn't mentioned anything.

The show isn't scheduled to air until "late 2008" so they might be taking their time.

 

[stiggie]

Hasn't mentioned anything.

Now he has.

They have norrowed it down to 12. One of his friends has made it through to that point.

 

[tone76]

wow, that was quick!

good luck to your friend of a friend, stiggie!

 

[stiggie]

The friend met the other 11 at the on-screen trials and already has an opinion on who should win.

An Australian motorsport presenter from the BBC, a cartoonist and a driver trainer.

 

[Duesenberg_SSJ]

Christ. I know who that cartoonist would be.

Warren Brown. Squeaky voiced twat.

He does the editorials in the Daily Telegraph. Big car enthusiast. He was in a show where he drove an old car through China or something.

 

[tone76]

He was in a show where he drove an old car through China or something.

Peking To Paris? I quite enjoyed that series, I caught it on National Geographic Channel last year sometime.

Yeah, he might be OK.

Driver trainer ... hmmm ... I'm thinking it might be someone like Warren Luff. He's a driver trainer with motorsport experience. Perhaps a candidate for the Aussie Stig?

 

[GerFix]

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Driver trainer ... hmmm ... I'm thinking it might be someone like Warren Luff. He's a driver trainer with motorsport experience. Perhaps a candidate for the Aussie Stig?

Warren Brown and Warren Luff .... that'd be a lot of Warrens

 

[stiggie]

Nobody knows of an Aussie motorsport presenter from the BBC? There can't be that many of them.

 

[timhet]

Nobody knows of an Aussie motorsport presenter from the BBC? There can't be that many of them.

This is pure speculation...just did a google search on the topic and found this...

Ginny Buckley:
"Ginny is an experienced journalist who specialises in motoring and travel. She was the Motoring Editor at the News of the World for two years where she wrote a weekly column which saw her test driving all manner of vehicles, including cars, vans and tanks! Ginny has also covered many areas of motor sport including Formula 1, the Le Mans 24 Hour Race, and the World Rally Championships."

TELEVISION AND RADIO CLIENTS INCLUDE

SKY NEWS Anchor, weekday afternoons
BBC HOLIDAY Host, BBC1 travel programme 2003 to 2005
HOLIDAY TEN BEST Presenter, BBC1 travel programme 2003 to 2006

4x4 REPORTS Reporter, BBC 1 current affairs series, 2003

GRANADA TONIGHT News, Entertainment & Features Reporter 2001 to 2003
BODY CHECK Presenter, Health and Fitness series, ITV1

THE MOTOR SHOW Presenter, motoring programme, ITV1

THE ROAD SHOW Presenter, motoring programme, Meridian/Anglia TV

C'MON KIDS Reporter on children's news programme, Channel 9, Australia
RADIO 2MMM-FM News reporter, producer and presenter, Australia
RADIO 2UM News reporter, Australia

 

[GerFix]

This is pure speculation...just did a google search on the topic and found this...

Ginny Buckley:
"Ginny is an experienced journalist who specialises in motoring and travel. She was the Motoring Editor at the News of the World for two years where she wrote a weekly column which saw her test driving all manner of vehicles, including cars, vans and tanks! Ginny has also covered many areas of motor sport including Formula 1, the Le Mans 24 Hour Race, and the World Rally Championships."
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She'd have to change her name to Warren to get the gig.

 

[clarksons_undies]

It's funny, but all the people you've mentioned are from NSW ... which is as per my original prediction ... SBS will cull all the people who don't live in Sydney ... ridiculous