Top Gear under threat

needmorespeed · 23 May 2006 at 14:11

It seems that top gear may be banned form using it current location for filming due to noise :rolleyes:

http://cars.msn.co.uk/carnews/tgbanmay06/Default.asp

I dont care if it's already been posted so

paradigm · 23 May 2006 at 14:14

I really wish these morons that protest against all the smaller tracks would just hurry up and die. :mad:

andi · 23 May 2006 at 14:15

When they moved next to a huge airfield, did they not think it might be noisy?

Confused · 23 May 2006 at 14:21

andi said:
When they moved next to a huge airfield, did they not think it might be noisy?

Exactly.

Unless they have been personally living there since before the air field was built, then they have no place to be complaining, IMO.

A little research into the area you're moving into and you can find out whether there are air fields etc closeby, and if you're not going to want any noise - don't move there.

NathanE · 23 May 2006 at 14:42

IIRC the Top Gear producers wanted a new track location anyway. Maybe this will provide enough reason to push it through the BBC's finance department

It does suck a bit though because they've just started a new celebrity lap times board :/

Why don't they just plant a load of Connifer tree's around it. Those trees absorb sound...

lordrobs · 23 May 2006 at 15:33

Was it not a disused airfield though?

Not saying I agree with them complaing though as I have no idea how bad the noise is from where they are.

cymatty · 23 May 2006 at 15:40

Its ok, Clarkson has bought his own airfield iirc that was used to film his dvd heaven or hell.

aphex · 23 May 2006 at 15:41

But the noise is mostly day time right? When people are usually out working....

Oblivious · 23 May 2006 at 15:46

aphex said:
But the noise is mostly day time right? When people are usually out working....

Old people gardening tbh.

Stolly · 23 May 2006 at 15:48

lordrobs said:
Was it not a disused airfield though?

Not saying I agree with them complaing though as I have no idea how bad the noise is from where they are.

Its hardly unknown for an disused airfield to come back into use again, either aircraft or some other means of using large amounts of flat tarmac.

Nozzer · 23 May 2006 at 15:50

They fly planes in and out quite regularly I believe, the changing background scenery should tell you that.

lordrobs · 23 May 2006 at 15:50

Stolly said:
Its hardly unknown for an disused airfield to come back into use again, either aircraft or some other means of using large amounts of flat tarmac.

True but when that is the case it does tend to be light use and normally limited to weekends etc. They aren't normally used for filming motoring TV shows which I can imagine involves extended periods of noise, possibly at unsocial hours.

andi · 23 May 2006 at 16:47

As far as I know it still is and always has been quite busy, loads of places use it as a track, and planes still come in and out I think. Not as if its a sudden thing.

Lashout_UK · 23 May 2006 at 16:58

This was from before they started filming this 8th series, so I don't think much came from it. Or maybe they're going to be looking for somewhere afterwards.

This story's been drifting around for a good few months now, but I haven't seen any resolution

atpbx · 23 May 2006 at 17:50

The BBC will look at the programs viewing figures, realise it is the only program they make that people actually want to watch and all the problems will suddenly go away.

Rich1988 · 23 May 2006 at 17:53

Oblivious said:
Old people gardening tbh.

agreed, analy retentive old people who have no life and nothing better to moan about.

Downsy · 23 May 2006 at 19:57

I'm sure something similar happened at Oulton Park. It was unrestricted 7 days a week, until some new houses were built nearby then the new residents complained. I think it went down to saturday or sunday afternoons only and noise restrictions on the exhausts. :mad:

Aliboy · 23 May 2006 at 20:03

I think that you young whippersnappers have got it all wrong :mad:

You can't hear a damn word that Alan Titchmarsh is saying because you're all to busy zipping about trying to 'get yer knee down' and doing those 'burning rollout dohnut thingies' :mad:

Al

DreXeL · 23 May 2006 at 20:12

Things like this really make me angry. It's like Castle Combe losing the annual hosting of an FIA GT race because of noise restrictions placed on them due to residents complaints.

FFS, Combe has been there for over 30 years, and you can bet your life that those complaining have moved in within that time.

DON'T MOVE NEXT TO A ******* RACETRACK IF YOU DON'T LIKE NOISE YOU COMPLETE AND UTTER MORONS!!!!! :mad:

The_Dark_Side · 23 May 2006 at 20:12

paradigm said:
I really wish these morons that protest against all the smaller tracks would just hurry up and die.

personally, i believe there should be more tracks dotted around the UK, not fewer.

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