Who is the Stig?

Doran · 1 Jan 2009 at 20:14

Rally or Formula 1?

I think Rally.

I once heard some Swedish guy.

Also, was watching best of top gear tonight on Dave, where he went off the end of an aircraft carrier in that car - what happened to him? The show didnt mention it because it was a highlight show.

Von Smallhausen · 1 Jan 2009 at 20:14

I heard it was Rotty.

gillywibble · 1 Jan 2009 at 20:15

Apparently there's more than one, but Ben Collins is the main one.

CliffyBiro · 1 Jan 2009 at 20:16

I am the Stig.

Mr-White · 1 Jan 2009 at 20:16

i was the stig

MW

Wicksta · 1 Jan 2009 at 20:18

Class 04 said:
Rally or Formula 1?

I think Rally.

I once heard some Swedish guy.

Also, was watching best of top gear tonight on Dave, where he went off the end of an aircraft carrier in that car - what happened to him? The show didnt mention it because it was a highlight show.

He died.

That was the old black stig, Perry McCarthy.

penski · 1 Jan 2009 at 20:30

Wicksta said:
He died.

That was the old black stig, Perry McCarthy.

Perry McCarthy's BLACK?!?!

*n

Draeger · 1 Jan 2009 at 20:34

It's Fox, but he wont admit it.

Housey · 1 Jan 2009 at 20:35

Various people over the years but the main stand in is Ben Collins.

Booner! · 1 Jan 2009 at 20:40

Quite possibly the most reposted and dead end threads of the century.

Rotty · 1 Jan 2009 at 20:44

Von Smallhausen said:
I heard it was Rotty.

I'm the "fat stig" from the Florida show

Draeger · 1 Jan 2009 at 20:46

Booner! said:
Quite possibly the most reposted and dead end threads of the century.

Perhaps, but I reckon this thread will run to at least 3 pages long, stuffed full of rumour and innuendo.

Phil W · 1 Jan 2009 at 20:48

Draeger said:
It's Fox, but he wont admit it.

Some say that he worries about indents in his leather...
...and that he once had a fight with a Ninja Badger.

...all we know is, he's called The Stig.

electric ant · 1 Jan 2009 at 20:51

Rally driver. And there's more than one. Thats all I know.

Draeger · 1 Jan 2009 at 20:53

Phil W said:
Some say that he worries about indents in his leather...
...and that he once had a fight with a Ninja Badger.

...all we know is, he's called The Stig.

LMAO!!!!

Doran · 1 Jan 2009 at 21:04

He didnt die.

Wicksta · 1 Jan 2009 at 21:05

Class 04 said:
He didnt die.

Yes he did, thats why there is a white stig now.

Doran · 1 Jan 2009 at 21:06

nish nish

Booner! · 1 Jan 2009 at 21:07

Who finds the "we call him the stig" intro bits on Top gear a bit boring now? I find it a bit tiresome!

Skeeter · 1 Jan 2009 at 21:09

Perry McCarthy was the black stig, but he wrote a book called "I am the stig" and so the BBC fired him (hence killing off the black stig.

The new Stig is Ben Collins and this is only comon knowledge because of the Hammond crash and his name being on the Health and Safety form (or something).

This is most likely however only the people who are the Stig for the power laps. For the other uses they are random people. For example, the Stig in the Renault F1 car round the track was Kovalienen, and the ones where the Stig does nothing but stand around, like the race accross london, are most likely just a spare crew member who happened to fit into White overalls.