Top gear tonight 007

garyw · Oct 29, 2012

I'm sure you've seen it advertised, but just in case you've missed it...
Top gears hamster does the 007 cars tonight
BBC2 at 9pm

dpoynton · Oct 30, 2012

Gary

Thanks for the heads up.

I have to say I was left disappointed by it though.

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garyw · Oct 30, 2012

I don't know what I actually expected it to be..
However for an hour I happily sat and watched TV remembering all those amazing stunts and cars with a little bit more insight into them via the program.

The submarine car I thought was a bit pointless but very Top Gear and in some ways they would be the only people who could/would try to do it, so for that I raise my motoring hat to them.

garyw

Chrishazle · Oct 30, 2012

What they did not show was recovering the Lotus from the water - that would have been amusing to see!

Mark Elder · Oct 30, 2012

Just watched it on iPlayer and it's certainly better than any "normal" top gear.[8|]

Lancerlot · Oct 30, 2012

I thought it was quite interesting, particularly since some of those cars were on show at Beaulieu in the summer when 997 Register were present at the show there.!

Thanks for bringing it to our attention, Gary. [

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Regards,

Clive.

pauljmcnulty · Oct 30, 2012

Some nice insights. The Casino Royale bit was scary though, that DBS really did roll, and you had the feeling that they were genuinely experimenting!

I've taken on a client who's a top stuntman. His shed is like an aladins-cave of equipment, from horseriding kit, through martial arts gear, scuba gear, and a huge stock of crash mats. Brave people, but it's so much better than the cheaper CGI stunts.

Saying I've "taken on" a stuntman as a client, I mean in the financial sense. I'm not that brave....[&:]