Top Gear Britcars

smee · Post by **smee** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 7:04 pm

How could they not have sponsorship when the BBC sports personality of the year was sponsored by Robinsons?

Matelotman · Post by **Matelotman** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:10 pm

smee wrote:How could they not have sponsorship when the BBC sports personality of the year was sponsored by Robinsons?

Noticed that too

- patiently waiting for notice of my licence fee rebate (although it did say "supported by" and not sponsored......same bloody difference.

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:45 pm

watched it and laughed at how totally gash they were! Hilarious juts how much quicker the Stig was - lack of thought, tactic and talent, apart from the Stig who showed just how good the car was without them behind the wheel.

Too have gone along to that not having done a lap of it before, like Hammond, reminded me of Donnington - not something I'd advise! And iwasn't needing to drive it at night!

Made for great viewing though - spent a bit of it wishing we'd had a TSE entrant - what do you reckon for 2008 Mckean?

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:52 pm

Its a CRAZY budget for running a 24hr race.

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 2:12 pm

mckeann wrote:Its a CRAZY budget for running a 24hr race.

Estimate? Must be quite nuts though admitedly

robin · Post by **robin** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 2:15 pm

mckeann wrote:Its a CRAZY budget for running a 24hr race.

How crazy? If they can do it, surely we can. I've always wanted to drive a car that someone else has pi$$ed/vomited in. Actually, scratch that, the jakeys in Leith used to sleep/pi$$/vomit in my old green capri 'cos the doors wouldn't lock ...

robin · Post by **robin** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 2:16 pm

shooomer wrote:£8-10K per race per driver to arrive-and-drive a BMW IIRC

So it would be much cheaper if we entered Neil's old Ibiza ...

Robin

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 2:23 pm

or EGOR

dlogan · Post by **dlogan** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 2:27 pm

gorrie wrote:That's just the gamble when lapping slower cars. Lapping is a skill in itself, especially in endurance events.

Agree, the onus is on the car doing the lapping. A misunderstanding by Hammond and he turned in on the Mosler.

People at the top of their game make mistakes like that...its just what happens in racing.

Even though they came across as gash, i thought it was good that it conveyed just how tough racing actually is, and it requires a lot of money,skill, and balls, and its not just a case of sitting there driving along with the same effort as tackling the M74, which a surprising number of non-petrolheads seem to think.

Sanjøy · Post by **Sanjøy** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 2:48 pm

Personally I thought it was irresponsible for them to have taken part and would have been hacked off as a privateer.

On another note, anyone see Suzi Perry toss off that torch ?

ruadh08 · Post by **ruadh08** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 2:52 pm

Sanjoy wrote:
On another note, anyone see Suzi Perry toss off that torch ?

Yes, dont often watch that show, but will do since I saw that!!! I am surprised she , and the rest kept a straight face!!

Sanjøy · Post by **Sanjøy** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 3:06 pm

ruadh08 wrote:
Sanjoy wrote:
On another note, anyone see Suzi Perry toss off that torch ?
Yes, dont often watch that show, but will do since I saw that!!! I am surprised she , and the rest kept a straight face!!

They had to cut it as when she was doing it she started to go.

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 3:07 pm

robin wrote:
shooomer wrote:£8-10K per race per driver to arrive-and-drive a BMW IIRC
So it would be much cheaper if we entered Neil's old Ibiza ...

Robin

the ibiza has gone

. would you believe someone gave me 100 british pounds for the poor old thing.