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Famine
The one my brother just bought.


Which one did he get?

Are you a beneficiary in his life insurance?

Does his life insurance know about this car?

Does he have life insurance?
 
The 220 - not supercharged, but still face-changing.

No, but I am (after his other half) named guardian of his kids.

Not yet.

Yes.


It won't be delivered until June as they have a 6 month waiting list and only 4 guys making them. And apparently they aren't very good at meeting their deadlines... :D

He said that the test drive was one of the weirdest things he's ever experienced and he regrets answering "Go for it." to the mechanic when asked the question "How do you want me to drive?". On the up side, he lost nearly 2 stone.

By way of excrement.



Good to see you back, Smoke. And do you want to come to the GT meet in May?
 
actually, perhps it was just me but doesnt the Ariel Atom have two front tyres of different widths?

what would be the point of that? The rolling resistance and traction of one side of the car would be greater than the other making the car veer to one side.

We are talking about the Civic Supercharger version.

Is this the case or is my TV on the blink?
 
Any word on the American version of Top Gear? I know I read about it some time ago.
 
EJRocky
Did they actually kill Perry McCarthy (the Stig) when his Jag went off the aircraft carrier?


Are you joking? Please tell me you are joking......

Do you really think that an international tv show, broadcast to millions, would kill a well respected racing driver by firing him off the end of an aircraft carrier and drowning him. JUST for the sake of entertainment!!!
 
DQuaN
Are you joking? Please tell me you are joking......

Do you really think that an international tv show, broadcast to millions, would kill a well respected racing driver by firing him off the end of an aircraft carrier and drowning him. JUST for the sake of entertainment!!!
Hmm... No?


Yeah, any news on the new season?
 
It's a good way to end the weekend, relax on the sofa with a late dinner and a Strongbow after cold shower that's much needed to wash the blood off after the game of football earlier.
 
Its the only show that both me and my mum equally love to watch. It brings us together lol

My dad used to think I got my love of cars from my grandad, he now knows its from my moms.
 
Ok guys the date Top Gear is returning is May 7th 06.

Source:
Official Top Gear Site

Yes, it's true, Top Gear will shortly be back on your telly. Huzzah.

But when the team reassembled to plan this, the eighth series, there was a problem. With an expectant world waiting, how could they keep the show fresh after seven storming series? New titles? A slicker studio? Take the presenters shopping and buy them all new smart-casual jackets?

Well, yes. But there had to be something else. And there was. An idea of such brilliance all other programmes will be copying it by the time the year's out. At a stroke, the show has been refreshed, reinvented, reinvigorated, all by just one simple action.

To find out what it is, tune in to BBC2 at 8pm on Sunday, May 7.
 
TVR&Ferrari_Fan
Ok guys the date Top Gear is returning is May 7th 06.

Source:
Official Top Gear Site

Yes, it's true, Top Gear will shortly be back on your telly. Huzzah.

Good news indeed!

Official Top Gear Site
At a stroke, the show has been refreshed, reinvented, reinvigorated, all by just one simple action.

To find out what it is, tune in to BBC2 at 8pm on Sunday, May 7.

Moving to a different location because of noise complaints?

2,500 posts :)
 
Maybe a nuke bunker or a missile silo lol. Anyway I hope the new series of Top Gear is in HD, for like the BBC HD Trial.
 
They didn't move from where they were because of noise complaints, it was becuase their contract fo the land expired adn the owners of it had other plans for it. It was when they attempted to move into a new area the locals didn't allow them to becasue they were worried about noise. I think they must have moved though because the deal for them using the land they were using should now be well and truely over.

Great news that it's back on, in 2 weeks today.
 
They have moved location?? That means the powerboard is now useless. :grumpy:

I was thinking maybe they got Sabine!
 
DQuaN
I was thinking maybe they got Sabine!
That's what I thought!!! Or atleast they'd have a women join the team.


I'm not sure if they've moved or not. It'll be a shame if they have beause the lap board will be void, for celebrities aswell :(
 
As long as the new track will still allow wheels to let go, while the celebrities are driving. Maybe, they could get a new car, too.
 
TVR&Ferrari_Fan
Live I hope they test drive the TVR Typhon on the new series.
Your not the only one, but I'm still hoping that a deal canbe made for them to test the Speed 12 as well, that would be awesome. As for the powerboard, what they might do, if it is a new location, is a: build a new track using the same layout as before, or b: test a couple of the poweerboard car's on the enw track and work out how much faster or slower the new track is on an average, not perfect but then neither is the powerboard as it is, or any track test really for that matter.
 
Maybe it's time to start a new board, I wouldn't mind. But they should get more professional drivers to do the laps this time around.
 
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