Book reveals The Stig's identity. Top Gear not happy.

[dannyjo22]

They've obviously gone to great lengths to protect his identity.
My parents recently spent an evening with Jeff Goldblum and he said The Stig never took his helmet off and so he never saw who he was.

You really think he gives instructions from underneath a helmet 100% of the time or more likely the 'celebs' agree not to name him?

Although it's likely the stig is never the same person and they get an instructor in for the day that isn't always the same or collins.

 

[stockhausen]

*** ******* commissioned a Clifton-based father and son business in September 2008, to produce a limited-edition run of 450 poster prints to be sold on at a price of £318 each (over £140k!)

So it would hardly be surprising if he were prepared to breach a contract and cash in his chips - which of course may not be the case

 

[cm1179]

I don't like top gear and find them quite unfunny. The Stig introductory jokes wear thin.

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but i can guess where you are most sundays at 8pm

 

[SeraphX]

everyone knows who stiggy is anyway, he's the daddy that got bitten hard by a koeeeeniiiiiiggggggggggggssssseeeeeegggggggggggg lol

 

[Nexus]

You really think he gives instructions from underneath a helmet 100% of the time or more likely the 'celebs' agree not to name him?

Although it's likely the stig is never the same person and they get an instructor in for the day that isn't always the same or collins.

Like I just said, the celebs don't see who he is, regardless of whether it's the real Stig or not.
My Dad asked him about it all and he said he was flown into the Top Gear track, then given instructions, but his face was never revealed and the production crew went to great pains to make sure it wasn't.

 

[matt_fsr]

Hahahahahaha. No.

I know that

 

[Flibster]

BBC have lost the court case.

BBC haven't revealed the guys name.
Sky News has though.

 

[twist3d0n3]

ffs, this is so utterly pointless - why couldn't they just have left it alone, it was harmless fun!

 

[Domo]

Agreed.

BBC has to win this, ridiculous if they don't!!!

Looks like they didn't win it. As someone pointed out, his identity is out there anyway (not that I knew that - a mate here at work told me last week).

 

[Abraham]

to be fair while many people "knew" it was him beforehand the BBC explanation was a genuine one, he essentially acts as an agent for quite a few drivers, any of whom could have been the stig. With the press now reporting it as certainty I assume the book actually states that he is the stig.

 

[greywolf]

I wonder how Top Gear will handle this when the show returns, as the mystery is gone (even tho a lot already knew).

 

[ps3ud0]

Wonder if they will replace him for the new series? Though its been common knowledge on the net for a while Im guessing there was still some mystique the BBC wanted to hang onto - moreso so they could abstractly talk about him/the Stig on the show.

Looks like hes been replaced: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/08/29/stig-of-the-dumped-115875-22521788/

ps3ud0

 

[HamZilla]

The average TG viewer won't really care. To them its just a random racing driver whatever his/her name is.

 

[Dubpower]

its Ben Collins from the BTCC!!!!!! sorry for telling you who it is

 

[Fubsy]

Your sig is too big you turnip

 

[Syph]

The average TG viewer won't really care. To them its just a random racing driver whatever his/her name is.

Aye, as if any adult watching actually thinks it's anything different. Obviously any kids that might see TG 'believe' in The Stig as a character, but nothing more.

 

[Sp00n]

The Stig is Father Christmas.

Fact.

 

[Deep]

I think it would have been better with the mystery.

It was a little joke that did no harm

 

[Luke]

This has been fairly well documented since the Hammond crash report has it not?

 

[Talbs13]

He will have a new colour suit I suppose.

My bet is - Green