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  • Will the real Stig please stand up?

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    Sagacious
    Posted on 02-09-2010 03:22 PM
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    News Corp.’s HarperCollins revealed the identity of the “Stig,” a test driver who appears on the television show “Top Gear,” after the British Broadcasting Corp. lost a ruling to keep his identity secret.

    The publisher said racing driver Ben Collins is the masked man who tests the performance of cars on one of the U.K.’s most popular television shows. The announcement came after High Court Judge Paul Morgan in London refused a request from the BBC to keep the character’s identity secret. HarperCollins plans to publish the driver’s autobiography on Sept. 16.

    “This is a victory for freedom of speech,” HarperCollins said in an e-mailed statement. “Ben Collins has a great story to tell about his seven years as The Stig which will appeal to a wide audience beyond the world of motoring enthusiasts.”

    “Top Gear” episodes in its latest series attracted an average of 5.3 million viewers, a 20 percent share, according to the BBC. In the show, the Stig wears white overalls and a white helmet with a black visor that he always keeps down, obscuring his face.

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    1. berniemansell's Avatar
      berniemansell - 02-09-2010, 03:38 PM
      I'm the Real Stig!
    1. t101's Avatar
      t101 - 02-09-2010, 03:40 PM
      A great victory for free speech?! Jesus, someone has their head firmly implanted in their arse.
    1. GeeWhiz's Avatar
      GeeWhiz - 02-09-2010, 04:20 PM
      Victory for freedom of speech... the dude is going to loose his awesome job becuase of these frackwits.
    1. Nalixor's Avatar
      Nalixor - 02-09-2010, 04:29 PM
      sigh, I think this has ruined it for me. I know that seems petty, but I enjoyed not knowing who the Stig was. Telling us who it is is just shit.
    1. MisterFlibble's Avatar
      MisterFlibble - 02-09-2010, 08:04 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by Nalixor View Post
      sigh, I think this has ruined it for me. I know that seems petty, but I enjoyed not knowing who the Stig was. Telling us who it is is just shit.
      I thought his anonymous-ness was one of the more fun things about the show. Having said that, the BBC probably should have paid him at least as much as Hammond and May.

      How do you think they'll kill off the Stig this time? Run over by a bus? dropped out of a plane in a car?
    1. dilligaf's Avatar
      dilligaf - 02-09-2010, 08:22 PM
      I love it how some lawyer thinks that BBC will sue for breach of contract.

      Fuck that, he'll be fired and there will be a new Stig.

      VOTE 1 BLUE STIG!!!!!!
    1. still life's Avatar
      still life - 02-09-2010, 09:01 PM
      I for one welcome our new Red Stig overlord.
    1. Foxfire's Avatar
      Foxfire - 02-09-2010, 09:41 PM
      All hail the sexy little purple stiglet!
    1. lombot - 02-09-2010, 09:54 PM
      In keeping with the new environmental theme of the show welcome on board green stig.
    1. Aardvark's Avatar
      Aardvark - 03-09-2010, 06:16 AM
      Green Stig died from diesel exhaust poisoning.

      With the identity of The Stig revealed, there's no need to purchase their book, now is there?