if you wanted to know who the stig is...

c) He was Stig Mk1, fired (literally) at the start of series three.


"The identity of the first Stig was revealed to be Perry McCarthy when his book Flat Out, Flat Broke was published in 2003. McCarthy is a former Formula 1 driver and test driver for the Benetton, Arrows and Williams teams, and also tested for BMW F1.[2]"

ED: SHAME! 3rd!
 
its ben collins now...he was present at hammonds crash and is named in the health and safety doc.

also interestingly...hammond is quoted as saying.."i want to go really really fast....i mean really fast!" in the h&s doc, cracked me up when i read that part of it.
 
****, getting my Stigs mixed up. My understanding of Stig Mk2 is though, that there are actually several? (Ignoring American and African Stigs.) At least three regulars, and several guests.


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I'm confused. I haven't seen the HSE report but I don't see how Ben Collins being present at the shoot means he is The Stig. He has appeared a few times on the show as himself, driving a Merc that a guy parachuted into, racing a teenager on a skateboard thing in a Bowler and in a car football match, so it's not like he is a secret.

I'm not saying he is not The Stig, in fact I can't see anything about him physically that would mean he is not. He looks to me to have the same build, height and neck colour, so he probably is.

Yes, I do watch too much of the Dave channel. :p
 
Ben Collins, Charlie Butler Henderson or Gordon Sheddon are said to be the current Stigs.
 
Who cares who the Stig is? It's a brilliant idea, and a great character. Must've made a fortune for Simpson.
 
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Actually, Ben Collins is not the current stig for this season, remembering that this season is post crash and that the crash was aired last season.
 
The Mk2 (White) stig is indeed a number of people. Depending on whats being driven and where the actual driver is different. I would suggest, however, that most of the power laps have been done by the same guy. Its not like the Top Gear airfield moves! lol
 
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