Top Gear Season 14
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I too of late have had the pangs of tediumn when watching TG.
Then something makes me laugh involunterily then I remember why I watch this motor orentated entertainment program.
I would be very weiry of it by now if it where still a program of vehicle reviews as of the 90's. Which they still have but with a witty and enjoyable tone.
I for one hope they carry on, but perhaps tone the scripted parts down (however I did laugh quite abit at the airport scene this week).
Then something makes me laugh involunterily then I remember why I watch this motor orentated entertainment program.
I would be very weiry of it by now if it where still a program of vehicle reviews as of the 90's. Which they still have but with a witty and enjoyable tone.
I for one hope they carry on, but perhaps tone the scripted parts down (however I did laugh quite abit at the airport scene this week).
Twingo.
Assuming he meant the Renaultsport Twingo 133 then its a very good car (received excellent reviews from pretty much every major publication).
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring...w-accused-of-faking-flying-caravan-stunt.html
The BBC2’s show’s episode, which aired on Sunday night, featured a segment where May, 46, appeared to accidentally stray over Norwich airport, which lead to a police helicopter being deployed.
He was later seen crashing to the ground, shouting "mayday, mayday" in panic after the craft was dragged across the ground.
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But professionals involved in the segment claimed the sequence was a "set-up".
Despite viewers having been given the appearance that May had appeared to be alone in the flying caravan, a professional pilot, Chris Sanger-Davies, had undertaken some of the more difficult manoeuvres.
Instead of the appearance of being an accident, which happened to be caught on camera, insiders said the whole episode had been carefully planned months.
The show’s producers had got airport clearance to stage the scene while a private helicopter firm provided the "police" chopper.
Steve O'Brian, Chief Pilot at Sterling helicopters, who supplied the 999 helicopter said the balloon was delivered to the airport on the back of a truck.
"The whole event was set up, it was all arranged more than a month before it was filmed,” he said.
"The programme had been completely scripted, there was no real emergency - we were hired to play along.
"There would be no way someone would be able to fly over the country unless it was all staged.”
Mr Sanger-Davies, from Lindstrand Balloons, added: "The landing was not a crash. It obviously looked more dramatic on the TV - it was all a controlled accident.
"No one was in danger of getting hurt at any point, which was the impression that a lot of people got from the programme.
A Norfolk police spokeswoman said: "We did know the event was going on, we were warned a couple of months prior,” she said.
Top Gear producer Andy Wilman said May had been helped by another pilot to follow flying regulations.
He admitted the film had been shot over a period of three days and the airport scene had been pre-planned.
"The airport did know we were coming, it was a knockabout part of an entertainment film,” he said.
"The landing was a proper crash, it was an accident that was under control.
"This was purely entertainment and not taken seriously, James did fly and a crash did happen.”
He added: "It was intended as a fun film, it wasn't a race or review where we have to be impeccable with accuracy and above board.
"It was a tongue in cheek segment and I think people will have seen it as that - it was a piece of knockabout fun.
The BBC2’s show’s episode, which aired on Sunday night, featured a segment where May, 46, appeared to accidentally stray over Norwich airport, which lead to a police helicopter being deployed.
He was later seen crashing to the ground, shouting "mayday, mayday" in panic after the craft was dragged across the ground.
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But professionals involved in the segment claimed the sequence was a "set-up".
Despite viewers having been given the appearance that May had appeared to be alone in the flying caravan, a professional pilot, Chris Sanger-Davies, had undertaken some of the more difficult manoeuvres.
Instead of the appearance of being an accident, which happened to be caught on camera, insiders said the whole episode had been carefully planned months.
The show’s producers had got airport clearance to stage the scene while a private helicopter firm provided the "police" chopper.
Steve O'Brian, Chief Pilot at Sterling helicopters, who supplied the 999 helicopter said the balloon was delivered to the airport on the back of a truck.
"The whole event was set up, it was all arranged more than a month before it was filmed,” he said.
"The programme had been completely scripted, there was no real emergency - we were hired to play along.
"There would be no way someone would be able to fly over the country unless it was all staged.”
Mr Sanger-Davies, from Lindstrand Balloons, added: "The landing was not a crash. It obviously looked more dramatic on the TV - it was all a controlled accident.
"No one was in danger of getting hurt at any point, which was the impression that a lot of people got from the programme.
A Norfolk police spokeswoman said: "We did know the event was going on, we were warned a couple of months prior,” she said.
Top Gear producer Andy Wilman said May had been helped by another pilot to follow flying regulations.
He admitted the film had been shot over a period of three days and the airport scene had been pre-planned.
"The airport did know we were coming, it was a knockabout part of an entertainment film,” he said.
"The landing was a proper crash, it was an accident that was under control.
"This was purely entertainment and not taken seriously, James did fly and a crash did happen.”
He added: "It was intended as a fun film, it wasn't a race or review where we have to be impeccable with accuracy and above board.
"It was a tongue in cheek segment and I think people will have seen it as that - it was a piece of knockabout fun.
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Out takes from last weeks Chris Evans attempts on the track - http://www.topgear.com/uk/videos/tg...BrowserMode=categories&VideoCategory=OutTakes 
It may well be, but I'm simply not interested in small pocket rockets.
OK.
I would rather have a Twingo 133 than a Volvo V40 1.8. It's faster, more fun, and generally more enjoyable to drive.
[TW]Fox;15448940 said:
I wouldn't, I cant go on a holiday with 4 mates to wherever and have space to put all my stuff in. Freezing my behind off in cars with no heated seats during winter and in the mornings or constantly adjusting the A/C in cars with no CC is not enjoyable. Not to mention my back which will be broken after less than 30 minutes because of the terrible stiff sporty suspention.
I will always be mainly interested in cars like the bmw and merc which were in TG 2 and a half weeks ago, mmmmmmmmmmm airconned massage seats...
Acceleration will be faster at the low speeds, but in places like the autobahn, my Volvo V40 is ( or was, 14 years ago
) faster... The twingo has a lower top speed & power and is going to be more affected by extra weight like a boot full of stuff or 3 passengers...
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