Top Gear - The American Episode

Me and my boy watched it, he almost wet himself when Clarkson turned up with a dead cow strapped to the roof of his homicide-mobile :)

Yes yes we believe you *he*. ;)

Your boy and I have something in common then.

Mind you I was gasping for oxygen from about the moment that they started buying cars.

Me too :-) So we have this in common... does this worry you ;-)?

No, I'll only get worried if I look at a Clio and think "MMm nice" when at the moment I look at them and flinch.

"Splendid teeth."

At which point I needed oxygen because I was thinking that Clarkson was going to die, in terrible, terrible pain as someone got medieval on his ass.

Hehe had you seen it before? I must've seen in 10 times at least now, and I still laugh uncontrollably at -

May - "It's not fast"

Hammond - "Isn't it really mate? You know I took one look and thought 'Oooo it's like a Lotus Exige'"

And also everynow and then I just have a sporadic laugh at the view of Hammond in the sweat box, obviously so hot he might die at any moment hehe! And also the fat stig driving the caddy, and really, that whole bit at the track. And really, any of it to be honest haha! Nothing really to do with a motoring program at all of course, but as we all know, it's an entertainment show, and the first time I watched that I was in hospital on the ward laughing loud enough to be asked to shush a few times as people were asleep... Was I entertained? Too damn right I was hehe!

I've even recorded it and have it as an MPEG file. It's worth multiple viewings.

I'd like to know how much the redneck scene was staged. 100% I reckon but still worthwhile. I also laughed like a drain at the parting shot about the woman they gave the car to suing them because it wasn't as described.

Having read a few forums where people from that part of the world have commented on the program it may have been staged but it wouldn't need to be, I think it's safe to say the Top Gear crew would not be considered overly welcome there again.

You forgot, "how do we peel it?" does it fo me every time. Staged or not. Sadly they have all been sadly toned down after that season.

Only slightly -"Don't mention the war"

Yeah, my sister-in-law and her hubby live on the Georgia/Alabama border. There are more than a few people down there who would act like that freely..

Mike P

Good god, the scene with the fighter planes, I bet that was the single greatest moment of May's life - he just looked like he belonged in the flying hat - I was wetting myself hehe!

Well he looks like he's wearing a flying hat when he isn't.

Most amusing, and I envy the Germans for one of their presenters.

A ride in a Spit is the wet dream of lots pilots (*). Just imagine: take the smallest Cessna (that being the 150 of 152) and stick in a 1000 -

Top Gear must have some budget and I guess "Captain Slow" is neither gay nor slow. With a very limited number of hours of training he could be flying the Spitfire himself. How's that JC?

Long hair though :-)

Hail to the mighty Merlin!

Tom - just back from "flying camp" - De Moor

(*) I would gladly give some poor bastard's balls for a Spitfire ride. OK OK... a P51 like the "Old Crow" I saw at Duxford is also good.