Finally what we all though, is official, Ben Collins is the Stig...he will soon publish his autobiography, where he speaks about his seven years as the Stig. In an act of despair the BBC has tried to prevent publication of the book....
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Finally what we all though, is official, Ben Collins is the Stig...he will soon publish his autobiography, where he speaks about his seven years as the Stig. In an act of despair the BBC has tried to prevent publication of the book....
I saw that recently and nearly spat my drink...prevent him publishing?! Many people have had a 'strong suspicion' for a while now! Are they going to find a way to kill him off now as they did with Perry McCarthy? :eek:
Place bets now for the next colour uniform! :)
I have always thought the fun was in not knowing. I really don't get the British tabloids' insatiable need to find out who the Stig is.
Do most Brits enjoy getting the fun sucked and slandered out of everything?
5 yuan on red.
Also, they've tried so hard to keep it secretish, I'd be annoyed too.
Edit: Well hellcat, they are brittish... ;)
I have never cared who the Stig was or that there was a Stig or even Top Gear.
It is WRITTEN IN to the "Stig" contract to maintain the secrecy.
Collins by publishing breaks the contract, which he had signed, so I don't get the Beeb bashing I see in some places.
Personally I think he's REALLY pissed off at how much money the Stig image is bringing in and he does not get one penny of royalties on it all.
Also, there can only be a finite amount of time you coudl stand having to work with JC on a regular basis - no matter HOW much money was on the table.
EDIT: British tabloids are TRASH publications with poorly educated writers who have to get headlines whichever way they can - because it will NEVER be for the quality of research or writing !! Who the Stig is is a very easy article to print.
[quote]Also, there can only be a finite amount of time you coudl stand having to work with JC on a regular basis - no matter HOW much money was on the table.[/quote]
Agreed. He is why I have not cared about Top Gear.
pah, you just dont understand irony.
He's funny and entertaining BECAUSE he's a bigotted, non technical arse :)
And there's James May which is worth all the fuss.
r u gay ??????
I always suspected there was a bunch of different drivers who rotated as The Stig. I guess I was wrong.
The point of The Stig is that they can use other people if they have to (availability, specialist drivers for the cars, etc) but their main guy is (probably) Collins. I can see why the BBC wants to keep him under wraps and understand [URL="http://transmission.blogs.topgear.com/2010/08/27/the-stig-he-is-ours/"]Andy Wilman's position[/URL] (producer, created the new format with Clarkson) but surely there'd be a better way to do this.. now the book will be written by an 'ex-stig' anyway, which is always going to be a bit sour. Not sure.. it's clearly a breach of contract, but surely there's a better way for Collins to get some cashola..
The solution is simple; Ben Collins, in his attempt to create more hype and money surrounding his character, has written himself entirely out of the production. Perry McCarthy will tell you that when Stig reveals his true identity, he must be murdered in the cruelest possible way.
Congratulations, Collins; Some say he writes only in Braille, and that the paper he uses dates back to ancient Egypt,All I know is you've written a book as (soon to be) ex-stig.
[quote=Matra et Alpine;946803][B]It is WRITTEN IN to the "Stig" contract to maintain the secrecy.[/B]
Collins by publishing breaks the contract, which he had signed, so I don't get the Beeb bashing I see in some places.
Personally I think he's REALLY pissed off at how much money the Stig image is bringing in and he does not get one penny of royalties on it all.
Also, there can only be a finite amount of time you coudl stand having to work with JC on a regular basis - no matter HOW much money was on the table.
EDIT: British tabloids are TRASH publications with poorly educated writers who have to get headlines whichever way they can - because it will NEVER be for the quality of research or writing !! Who the Stig is is a very easy article to print.[/quote]
This.
[quote=Matra et Alpine;946809]pah, you just dont understand irony.
He's funny and entertaining BECAUSE he's a bigotted, non technical arse :)[/quote]
He's the Archie Bunker of cars. I always thought it worked.
[quote=pimento;946836]The point of The Stig is that they can use other people if they have to (availability, specialist drivers for the cars, etc) but their main guy is (probably) Collins. I can see why the BBC wants to keep him under wraps and understand [URL="http://transmission.blogs.topgear.com/2010/08/27/the-stig-he-is-ours/"]Andy Wilman's position[/URL] (producer, created the new format with Clarkson) but surely there'd be a better way to do this.. now the book will be written by an 'ex-stig' anyway, which is always going to be a bit sour. Not sure.. it's clearly a breach of contract, but surely there's a better way for Collins to get some cashola..[/quote]
Plus as an anonymous driver you don't get people saying "Ben Collins?! My grandmother drives better than Ben Collins. If it were in the hands of a REAL driver like _____ then _____ (favorite) car would have been the fastest!" He's all knowing and all powerful, he's the Stig.
I could understand him doing this if he was really old and looking back on his life, but what did he expect to happen by doing this now? Does he think the publicity will get his stunt driving company more business?
Well, it might.. you want a proven, experienced, fast driver? You want The Stig. This guy has proven Stiggyness, so hey.. let's go hire him.