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Originally Posted by abaddonxi
I fail to see the humour in that. He may not have put the work in himself but it was still something he was surely proud of. :mad:
It was heartbreaking to watch and I don't like Ferraris - I can't imagine how it felt for him. :(
I was wondering if it was staged. I really can't imagine that anyone would do that to someone else with whom they worked and, hopefully, liked.Quote:
Originally Posted by abaddonxi
It's a bastard act in my opinion. Note his team mate telling him to put more speed on (not the words but that was the meaning).
This was the car richard used in one of the challengers!!
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After we filmed this item Richard was so attached to his Ferrari he hung onto it and spent a load of cash getting it to run properly. Unfortunately, not long after it was fixed he was team captain on the never-popular BBC Two car quiz Petrolheads and managed to smash into it during filming of a blindfold parking test, prompting another expensive trip to the bodyshop.
BBC - Top Gear - Production notes - £10,000 Supercars
Not nice!
Poor Richard, I cannot see the funny side, at all.
If that was one of mine, just restored...:mad::bat:
I'm not a great ferrari fan either, but that was a really low act. Although I think if you listen carfeully it was the host of the show telling him to gun it, his team mate was telling him to take it really easy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shonky
my feeling is that it was staged. when he was being told to go slowly, he just seemed too obviously "i want to hit this 'random' car behind me". topgear is the same. one of my fav shows though(top gear)
Yeah, it was his purchase for "The Top Gear Italian Mid-Engined Supercars for Less Than a Second-Hand Mondeo Challenge" (s07e04). It finished that challenge with electrical problems (and obviously he "just had it rebuilt!")Quote:
Originally Posted by matbor
As for it being staged, they don't seem too fussed about banging up the old Ford Focus. It's not like they get up to any real speed in the studio.
In another episode, as Chris Barrie prepared his reverse-park, Hammond ran over and pushed the rear car forwards, leaving a quarter of the gap.