[TV] Top Gear - Season 11

[mattt]

Originally Posted by Born Racer

Well, I'm still very much enjoying it. Let's not over-analyse the show.

completely in agreement

Really good laugh especially the max mosley comment

[Born Racer]

I don't think we'll be seeing Bill Oddie as a star in a reasonably priced car any time soon.

[ensign14]

Isn't that a great idea though? There should be Bill Oddie masks available everywhere to confound the Truvelo cameras.

[Cougar]

Enjoyed EP 4! LOL at the viewer who complained about him crossing the solid line.

The race was quite enjoyable also!

[mattt]

If i go to Japan remind me to check the bill oddie masks out

[MarshalMoore]

Well Sunday is the last one of the series!

It is just so funny, they make a great team.

The Bill Oddie idea was excellent! Some of the complaints they get tho, put Top Gear (Current Format) into wikipedia or google. The complaints are listed!

Originally Posted by Super Hans

It wasn't a normal trackday, it was staged for Top Gear.

Next time you're at a trackday, try ramming into a stationary car in the pitlane (no Lewis Hamilton gags please) and see if you're allowed to go continue.

Their is a fair amount of staged parts on Top Gear. But it makes excellent Viewing!

[chunder]

I suspect that the main men have also negotitated a much shorter series aswell, I am sure it ran for longer than this before

Success breeds....

[marcel82]

Originally Posted by BertMk2

One thing I did notice (proving just how sad I am) is that on the track day there was a single seater blasting around with everything else - that struck me as odd, single seaters aren't normally out with proper cars are they?

they are quite often at Zolder, at the weekly "international test day"

[Cougar]

Yes 6 episodes seems a bit short. But looking back..

Season 7 was 6 episodes with 2 "best of" episodes added and then the Winter Olympics Episode.
Season 8 was 8 episodes.
Season 9 was again 6 episodes with 7 best ofs added together with the Polar Special.
Season 10 had 10 episodes..

And now season 11 has 6 again. So it follows suit really... I think the shorter seasons have had a week or two gap in between some Sundays? Whereas this season its all done and dusted in 6 weeks.

[Cougar]

OK so it is all over Well until the Autumn which Isn't all that far away!

I really enjoyed the german shinannigans! Ariving in the spitfires was ace! I'd love to see the german's show of the whole event.

JK beating the lap record was a bit OTT but not too bad.

New fastest car ... Gumpert.. hmmm

[safc_fan89]

Hopefully the fact that Top Gear got someone who stood a chance of beating Cowell means the section of the show will be scrapped. It's a waste of 10 mins really.

[ensign14]

Trouble is they picked the one man on the planet who's an even bigger twunt than Bowell to do so.

[ScotsBrutesFan]

Originally Posted by safc_fan89

Hopefully the fact that Top Gear got someone who stood a chance of beating Cowell means the section of the show will be scrapped. It's a waste of 10 mins really.

I did wonder whether Richard's destroying of fast car board and then JK coming back to beat Cowell was to retire the track.

Dunsfold Park airfield is under threat from the planners with a decision some time soon IIRC

This is what the Airfield will look like if the plans go through

[ensign14]

Incidentally, how many laps did JK have to set that time? Eight? Remember when they brought in the reasonably priced Chevy that it was going to be ONE lap and one lap only? That's why Jimmy Carr, who was top of the old board after nailing one freak lap, was at the bottom, as he went off on his.

Jamiroquai = FRAUD. Fact.

[Adam43]

My head exploded with rage.

Then I realised that it wasn't important and I actually know nothing about it!

[mattt]

Just watched the end of the re-run

James 'actually its not the Stig' May

The spitfires at the start were incredible

[redshoes]

For the original Suzuki SiaRPC it was your best lap of the day. As I recall when Ellen MacArthur was on she complained she couldn't get another run but then Clarkson said there was no point as she was already top of the leader board.

When the Chevy was introduced they said they restricted the celebs to 5 laps and it was the fifth lap not the fastest that counted, which was why Jimmy Carr at the bottom.

Then again, since when has Top Gear been know for being entirely honest.

[Adam43]

Originally Posted by redshoes

Then again, since when has Top Gear been know for being entirely honest.

and long may it continue!

[ScotsBrutesFan]

Originally Posted by mattt

Just watched the end of the re-run

James 'actually its not the Stig' May

The spitfires at the start were incredible

The spitfires would have looked better if the cameraman had the settings correct so as not to strobe their props.

Oh and hadn't realised Duxford had moved to Belgium...right next to Zolder, how very convient.

[ensign14]

Originally Posted by redshoes

For the original Suzuki SiaRPC it was your best lap of the day. As I recall when Ellen MacArthur was on she complained she couldn't get another run but then Clarkson said there was no point as she was already top of the leader board.

When the Chevy was introduced they said they restricted the celebs to 5 laps and it was the fifth lap not the fastest that counted, which was why Jimmy Carr at the bottom.

Then again, since when has Top Gear been know for being entirely honest.

So the upshot is JK is a fraud.

Fact.

There has never been anything more factish.

[Mr V]

Originally Posted by ScotsBrutesFan

Oh and hadn't realised Duxford had moved to Belgium...right next to Zolder, how very convient.

Convenient or just "artistic licence"

Originally Posted by ensign14

So the upshot is JK is a fraud.

Fact.

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