the stig revealed

**Pedro_The_Swift** · 12th September 2010, 08:17 AM

Ben "The Stig" Collins accuses BBC of bullying

by Jonathon Ramsey (RSS feed) on Sep 11th 2010 at 9:33AM
Ben Collins, the artist driver formerly known as The Stig, is making sure he keeps everyone tabbed on his side of the story. Most recently, he has accused the BBC of bullying him when he informed them that he was writing a book about his years of anonymous lap times. Furthermore, he alleges that it was the BBC that actually gave away his identity in a piece for one of its own magazines, the Radio Times. After that, Collins says, he felt that his time in the white suit was tenuous and that he should "either jump or be pushed."

Collins' assertions appear a little shaky. The BBC article he highlights as "outing" him was a piece that took names from UK betting outlet William Hill to wonder about The Stig's identity. At the top was Damon Hill, next was Ben Collins and at the bottom was A Giant Wasp, so Collins as a potential Stig was already a matter of speculation -- at least with the bookmakers. As for the bullying claims, the BBC refutes the accusations. Collins says he was "hoping for the backing of his BBC bosses," but is anyone really surprised that the BBC wanted to keep a secret... secret?

[Source: Telegraph]

steve_35 · 12th September 2010, 08:59 AM

Just remember this is the lead up to Season 15
All may not be as it appears

Also if you don't remember back when (Old Top gear) was on the air Jeremy used to introduce Tiff needell as there Resident racing driver and always ended the sentence with ITS OK HE'S TAME

Dont believe everything you hear on TV

The reason Stig is in disguise is he was employed by (5th gear)when he was shooting Topgear
They hope we might have forgotten this

**one_iota** · 22nd October 2010, 07:29 PM

That other TV Icon Skippy was played by at least 9 different kangaroos...who is to say that the Stig is the one Stig?

**Pedro_The_Swift** · 22nd October 2010, 07:36 PM

sorry Mahn,,
i couldnt get the link to work properly--
google "CBS stig"

For those that came in late---

CBS 60 minutes sent a reporter to interview the stig,, and stiggy was his normal quiet self!
apparently.

Thats if it was the sacked stig.
and not the already NEW Stig,,

and HAVE they actually sacked him?
it may have been in his contract,,
but if ITS that important to the BBC,,
why is he still hanging around?

**Pedro_The_Swift** · 31st October 2010, 08:46 AM

Top Gear visits the farm for next Stig

by Jeremy Korzeniewski (RSS feed) on Oct 29th 2010 at 6:30PM

A Stig who's identity isn't a secret? Why, that just won't do, will it? As you might expect, then, Top Gear presenters Clarkson, Hammond and May are hot on the trail of a replacement Stig, and they've apparently found just the place: a farm. And not just any farm... a farm where Stigs are cultivated, no less.

Clarkson has reportedly found a perfect candidate who will be unveiled at the Top Gear Live event at Earl's Court in London next week. It's not known whether this new Stiggy will be the final model used for the next series of episodes, leaving only one real question left that still needs answering: What color will the next Stig be?

We vote pink. Sabine, anyone?

[Source: The Sun via Jalopnik]

**Pedro_The_Swift** · 6th November 2010, 03:07 PM

Top Gear picks the new Stig, looks like old Stig — Autoblog

dogrock65 · 7th November 2010, 01:29 PM

The Stig (Bill Collins) is again going to court, the BBC is suing for breach of contract. Rob

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