Richard Hammond injured in jet car crash

Post by ed » Wed Sep 20, 2006 9:26 pm

clicky

get well soon hamster!

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 9:48 pm

Just saw this on Jock7

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 10:12 pm

Just been on BBC News at 10 - sounds serious

He was airlifted from Elvington (near York) to Leeds - there are closer hospital apparently

Dominic · Post by **Dominic** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 10:19 pm

Does not sound too good

Hope he makes a quick & full recovery.

& remember fellow petrol heads, be safe.

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 11:01 pm

Tomorrow's Sun says he was doing 315mph

The_Rossatron · Post by **The_Rossatron** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 11:22 pm

doesn't sound good. Hope he gets well soon.

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:25 am

he's in a neurology ward - other half informs me that's either serious head injury, or serious spinal injury....

Hope he gets better soon - shame on you TG producers if he doesn't! Things were getting madder & madder - remember the time he took the Bedford Rascal round the track and toppled it? I thought that was dangerous enough (and not entirely surprising!)

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:45 am

GregR wrote:hremember the time he took the Bedford Rascal round the track and toppled it? I thought that was dangerous enough (and not entirely surprising!)

That was pretty low pace though....and provoked.

Anyway, here's hoping he's ok.

robin · Post by **robin** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:47 am

GregR wrote:remember the time he took the Bedford Rascal round the track and toppled it? I thought that was dangerous enough (and not entirely surprising!)

Surely it was fitted with a complete roll cage - health & safety!

News just now was that he has made some improvements but that the family have asked that the hospital give no further details of his condition at this time.

He's the sort of chap that will come back if he at all can, so fingers crossed for him.

Meanwhile a 15 year old died in an accident in Falkirk last night - don't know the circumstances other than a 21 year old was in the same car and is in a critical condition

I wonder whether Top Gear could do a series of features on road safety/better driving standards - what they get up to on the test track is all good fun and will always contain an element of risk, but they perhaps could do something to promote sensible driving on the roads - after all they're one of the few programs that have sufficient petrol head status to be listened to.

Fingers crossed for the hamster.

Robin

Post by ed » Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:47 am

tbh im not 100% sure it was him that rolled it, dont think we ever saw him in it?!.......

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:51 am

It was him in it - there was an on-board camera shot of it going over, and IIRC it had no roll cage.

Sanjøy · Post by **Sanjøy** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:54 am

GregR wrote:It was him in it - there was an on-board camera shot of it going over, and IIRC it had no roll cage.

Or cargo net as his arm nearly got the chop.

hope he gets better do not want another Noel Edmonds moment.

Dominic · Post by **Dominic** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 9:21 am

robin wrote:
GregR wrote:remember the time he took the Bedford Rascal round the track and toppled it? I thought that was dangerous enough (and not entirely surprising!)
Surely it was fitted with a complete roll cage - health & safety!

News just now was that he has made some improvements but that the family have asked that the hospital give no further details of his condition at this time.

He's the sort of chap that will come back if he at all can, so fingers crossed for him.

Meanwhile a 15 year old died in an accident in Falkirk last night - don't know the circumstances other than a 21 year old was in the same car and is in a critical condition

I wonder whether Top Gear could do a series of features on road safety/better driving standards - what they get up to on the test track is all good fun and will always contain an element of risk, but they perhaps could do something to promote sensible driving on the roads - after all they're one of the few programs that have sufficient petrol head status to be listened to.

Fingers crossed for the hamster.

Robin

New series is due to have some safety stuff, including a feature on level crossings, with Clarkston doing a public safety film!

While we all enjoy doing our car stuff, and getting our thrills, we need to keep an eye of safety, enjoy ourselves, but be safe.

Dominic

dezzy · Post by **dezzy** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 3:36 pm

I can't see Top Gear doing safety promotions. They actively slag off organisations like the IAM who promote safety. I really think they should, but I just can't see it happening. Shame, because I think people might actually listen to them.

Top Gear wouldn't be the same without the Hamster . . . really hope he makes a full recovery and continues his passion for cars.

Sanjøy · Post by **Sanjøy** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 4:54 pm

Watching Sky news at work, not looking good. "Significant brain injury" on the ticker.