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The Stig, Unmasked!!!

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    #62
    Max Power1
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    ?

    Where are you seeing this? I thought he was some rally driver

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/4286448/Who-is-the-Stig-The-answer.html


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    #63
    Akrasia
    Registered Users Posts: 22,257 ✭✭✭✭Akrasia


    phasers wrote: »
    (You know he isn't really right?)


    [/QUOTE
    of course, he's really the stunt guy


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    #64
    silvervixen84
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 6,485 Mod ✭✭✭✭silvervixen84


    If it's true, big catch for them!!


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    #65
    kmart6
    Registered Users Posts: 15,172 ✭✭✭✭kmart6


    Max Power1 wrote: »
    ?

    Where are you seeing this? I thought he was some rally driver

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/4286448/Who-is-the-Stig-The-answer.html
    Eh on the Top Gear show that it is on right now on BBC2!


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    #66
    amacachi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,316 ✭✭✭✭amacachi


    He's not the stig, he may well have driven the FXX instead of the usual Stig, just like the Renault Test Driver drove the Renault F1 car around.


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    #67
    amacachi
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    Christ, people really don't get things sometimes.

    He's not the Stig, he may have driven the FXX instead of the usual Stig, but that would be it.


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    #68
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    It's a great thread title especially for anyone who isn't watching Top Gear right now.


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    #69
    flyswatter
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    No, I don't think he is the actual Stig, just for this episode probably.


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    #70
    Ciaran500
    Registered Users Posts: 8,225 ✭✭✭Ciaran500


    Mossy Monk wrote: »
    It's a great thread title especially for anyone who isn't watching Top Gear right now.

    Exactly, use some cop on when typing in a thread title.


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    #71
    Guy:Incognito
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    How much of the 7 seconds do we reckon is down to Schumi being the driver and how much is the FXX just better than the rest?


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    #72
    IrishKev
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    Are you sure The Stig isn't Michael Schumacher? How do ye know?
    EDIT: Woops, never read the link!! Pity though.... would have liked it if he was


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    #73
    Akrasia
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    Mossy Monk wrote: »
    It's a great thread title especially for anyone who isn't watching Top Gear right now.

    sorry, wasn't thinkin of that.

    please edit the title mods or merge it with the other thread or whatever


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    #74
    Naos
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    Nod to him not being The Stig at the end there.


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    #75
    kmart6
    Registered Users Posts: 15,172 ✭✭✭✭kmart6


    amacachi wrote: »
    Christ, people really don't get things sometimes.

    He's not the Stig, he may have driven the FXX instead of the usual Stig, but that would be it.
    Relax a bit would ya!!!


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    #76
    Busi_Girl08
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    He's not the Stig.

    But that was frickin' awesome all the same!!!

    I knew they were going to just do a red herring/pisstake. :D


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    #77
    amacachi
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    kmart6 wrote: »
    Relax a bit would ya!!!

    I was perfectly relaxed.


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    #78
    Wacko
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    I can't believe people are getting worked up thinking 'the stig' is one person, over the series there have probably been a load of different drivers in that suit. Who cares.


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    #79
    Beekay
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    Was probably Schumi's Fxx


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    #80
    ScrubsfanChris
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    Beekay wrote: »
    Was probably Schumi's Fxx

    Your right,
    Heck, I'd say the only reason he was on the show tonight was so they could get the FXX on the track and as a laugh they put him in the Stig racing suit. But as stated The Stig has been many people over the years, except Black Stig who was one person.


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    #81
    rabbitinlights
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    Yup, that Fxx is Schumacher's, it's only one without the stripe.


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    #82
    positron
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    The clever lads at TopGear want to make as much as news as possible for the first session of the new season, and they did it in style!

    Ferrari probably paid TG for putting the FXX around the TopGear track and of course they couldn't afford to have anyone from TG drive and wreck it, including the real Stig, and not to mention the chance of doing a mediocre lap with it. So they naturally would have insisted Shumy to drive it, and then the TG team thought up of this whole stunt...

    Ferrari is happy to put hat time on TG board for FXX, Schumy does his job as Ferrari promoter, TG gets to interview Schumy, TG gets a whole pile of publicity, and fun for viewers too!! Win-win situation! :)


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    #83
    IrishKev
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    For those of you who didn't see the "unveiling" last night... here's some pics!
    qs73p4.jpg
    © of IrishKev
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    © of IrishKev
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    © of IrishKev :D


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    #84
    Baldie
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    ScrubsfanChris wrote: »
    Your right,
    Heck, I'd say the only reason he was on the show tonight was so they could get the FXX on the track and as a laugh they put him in the Stig racing suit. But as stated The Stig has been many people over the years, except Black Stig who was one person.

    Brilliance....

    It was brillaint TV though.... "OFF, OFF, OFF, OFF, OFF, OFF, OFF!!!" :D


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    #85
    Mena
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    Whatever about the Stig, geez that was some lap in the FXX.


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    #86
    pburns
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    Wacko wrote: »
    I can't believe people are getting worked up thinking 'the stig' is one person, over the series there have probably been a load of different drivers in that suit. Who cares.

    +1

    I can't believe anyone could think a megastar like Schumacher could be the Stig:rolleyes:...

    Just goes to show the type of people watching TG these days haven't got a flippin' clue...


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    #87
    v10
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    IrishKev wrote: »
    © of IrishKev
    really ?


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    #88
    stevensi
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    I just won twenty quid of a buddy of mine. I had always said that Schumi was the Stig. I was really only guessing but i can't believe i was right....


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    #89
    Baldie
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    http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/090622092912.shtml

    From the formula 1 website.


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    #90
    Baldie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,198 ✭✭✭Baldie


    stevensi wrote: »
    I just won twenty quid of a buddy of mine. I had always said that Schumi was the Stig. I was really only guessing but i can't believe i was right....

    He's not the stig. It was a piece down for Ferrari... Give the money back, you lost! :D


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    #91
    ScumLord
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    I really doubt Shumi has the time to be the stig full time but it would explain why the stig never talks in that you'd know it was him straight away.


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