Thread: Top Gear Aus - Verdict?

No real improvement in layout or the show's ability to keep your attention in series 2 I reckon.
Watched it for about 20mins then lost interest.
It's like watching home movies.
james morrison?yeah he's good on the trumpet but............

Watched it for the first time this season tonight. I should qualify this by saying that i usually hurt myself laughing watching TGUK. I'm not sure i even cracked a smile tonight. I must say J morrison is a HUGE improvement on the original chap.

I still get the feeling they are 'performing' their lines. The little **** still bugs me as he always comes across like he's presenting a kids program.

I have to assume that all these guys are genuinley humourous in their own living rooms, but in the context of TGaus its painfully obvious they are forcing it.

The build an electric car challenge was a cracking idea, and had huge potential, and I'd have loved to see the little car rip around on 4 cordless drills, brilliant!. However it was let down with obviously engineered ideas that did'nt come from the principals, and the presenters having to maufacture humour.

At the end of the day tho, God loves a tryer...

Nick

Did anyone else find it interesting that the Clubsport with the ridiculously low profile tyres was actually an enormous 3 seconds slower around the track than something with slightly more sensible profile tyres?

I think Steve's comment was that the purpose of the ultra low profile tyres was that to give you more "doof doof cred".

It confirmed my suspicion that some of these "performance mods" are more for show than for go.

I suppose the times for the Stig's laps were genuine.

I went to the studio last night and should make a few TV shots Some VERY nice cars last night that should be on the show in about 5 weeks.

We turned up in my mates Kenworth 104 - with trailer - expecting to find parking. Amazing how many people move their cars when they see a big rig coming down the street

Originally Posted by vnx205

Did anyone else find it interesting that the Clubsport with the ridiculously low profile tyres was actually an enormous 3 seconds slower around the track than something with slightly more sensible profile tyres?

That didn't surprise me at all. Those geese with rubber bands for tyres ....

Originally Posted by procrastination inc

"Tell me.. do they push all the females to the front?"

Ohhhhh Yeah!

and us ugly buggers to the back.

critical element of the show I reckon

So who else found themselves watching the last episode with one eye on the presenters and on eye on the audience to see how many females were in the front rows?

Total crap nothing funny.
you think about it, these guys have a near unlimited amount of time and money on their hands and this is what they come up with.
Lets face it us Australians are struggling to find anything funny or entertaining about the show what about the rest of the world (if they ever see it)!

A total waste of their time our time and everyones time!!

**** it off and start something new and worthwhile!!!

Or put the English vesion back on !!

Originally Posted by vnx205

Did anyone else find it interesting that the Clubsport with the ridiculously low profile tyres was actually an enormous 3 seconds slower around the track than something with slightly more sensible profile tyres?

I think Steve's comment was that the purpose of the ultra low profile tyres was that to give you more "doof doof cred".

It confirmed my suspicion that some of these "performance mods" are more for show than for go.

I suppose the times for the Stig's laps were genuine.

I thought this episode was a huge improvement, Steve's road test of the clubsport was great, well at least it was honest! Once the presenters get to know eachother a bit it will get better.

Tim