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I heard the BBC is coming out with a new line-up, but to keep expectations low, they're going to call it "Top Gear America."
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Peter (not "Pete") K. 2016 Cayman S 1999 Miata ("SM") race car 2016 Toyota Highlander--tow vehicle/wife's DD 2017 VW GTI SE (DD) Gone and missed: 1992 Miata ("SSM") race car 2009 911 C2S Coupe 2004 Toyota Prius - sold to son's girlfriend 2006 Dodge Durango 2003 Acura MDX 86 Black 911 Coupe race car 86 Gold 911 Targa 82 WineRedMetallic 911 Targa |
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Top Gear to have all-new team as Richard Hammond rules himself out
Presenter joins James May in confirming he will not be part of the show after Jeremy Clarkson’s departure Top Gear: Richard Hammond has said he wil not be returning to the BBC show after Jeremy Clarkson's exit Top Gear: Richard Hammond has said he wil not be returning to the BBC show after Jeremy Clarkson’s exit Photograph: Alex Huckle/GC Images John Plunkett @johnplunkett149 Friday 24 April 2015 10.01 EDT Last modified on Friday 24 April 2015 10.03 EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Share on LinkedIn Share on Google+ Shares 1212 Comments 193 Richard Hammond has joined James May in confirming he will not be returning to BBC2’s Top Gear following the axing of Jeremy Clarkson and the departure of its executive producer, Andy Wilman. It will mean the BBC2 show will have an entirely new presenting team and senior backroom staff when it returns in a new incarnation next year. Hammond hopes to continue to work for the BBC and is understood to have a number of BBC1 projects in the pipeline. Hammond said on Twitter: “To be clear amidst all this talk of us ‘quitting’ or not: there’s nothing for me to ‘quit’. Not about to quit my mates anyway.” All three Top Gear presenters, along with Wilman, were pictured leaving Clarkson’s west London home on Thursday. It is understood they discussed what they would do next, with US on-demand service Netflix the favourite to sign them, although they could also go to a UK broadcaster, with ITV the most likely destination. Clarkson pal and Top Gear producer Andy Wilman resigns from BBC Read more A source close to Hammond said: “The fact of the matter is Richard’s contract has expired, and he’s very much part of the discussions with the others as to what’s next for the three of them. “Anything more than that at this stage is speculation. Away from Top Gear, Richard will continue to discuss future collaborations with the BBC.” Wilman, who was responsible with Clarkson for reinventing Top Gear in 2002, used a column in Top Gear magazine to criticise BBC “meddling” in the show and described Clarkson as an “editorial genius” and his axing by the corporation as a “tragedy”. Outside of Top Gear, Hammond’s other BBC shows have included Wild Weather and Invisible Worlds, both on BBC1. He also fronted BBC1’s Saturday teatime gameshow, Total Wipeout.
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Quote:
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- Tony P. Currently - 1984 944 SP2 racer - 1977 911 KM Special vintage racer - 2012 Cayman R (also the wife's) - 2000 Boxster S (now mine) - 1995 993 (garage queen) - 2007 Cayman S (wife's track beast) - 2017 F350 (tow monster) - 2018 Jeep Wrangler Gone but not forgotten - 1989 944S2 - 1979 RX7 - 1986 944 - 1991 944S2 (in car heaven...) - 2001 Chevy Suburban 2500 (FIL's beast now) |
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Heard this on the radio last nite coming home from work. Eerie foreshadowing?
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- Tony P. Currently - 1984 944 SP2 racer - 1977 911 KM Special vintage racer - 2012 Cayman R (also the wife's) - 2000 Boxster S (now mine) - 1995 993 (garage queen) - 2007 Cayman S (wife's track beast) - 2017 F350 (tow monster) - 2018 Jeep Wrangler Gone but not forgotten - 1989 944S2 - 1979 RX7 - 1986 944 - 1991 944S2 (in car heaven...) - 2001 Chevy Suburban 2500 (FIL's beast now) |
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I guess time will tell......
http://autoweek.com/article/car-life...n=awdailydrive Looks like Mike Brewer and Ed China weren't interested.
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- Tony P. Currently - 1984 944 SP2 racer - 1977 911 KM Special vintage racer - 2012 Cayman R (also the wife's) - 2000 Boxster S (now mine) - 1995 993 (garage queen) - 2007 Cayman S (wife's track beast) - 2017 F350 (tow monster) - 2018 Jeep Wrangler Gone but not forgotten - 1989 944S2 - 1979 RX7 - 1986 944 - 1991 944S2 (in car heaven...) - 2001 Chevy Suburban 2500 (FIL's beast now) Last edited by HoodPin; 05-05-2015 at 12:01 PM. |
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Guy Martin is great on TV, I loved watching his series "The Boat that Guy Built" and his Isle of Man TT interviews.
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Harry Current 2019 C7 GS 2019 Mk7 eGolf 1984 944 |
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cryptic tweets
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Harry Current 2019 C7 GS 2019 Mk7 eGolf 1984 944 |
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I guess we'll see how it goes
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