dave..GSi
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but i was shocked at both
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CorsAsh
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well thats probably jinxed him. if he dies its daveGSI's fault.
Yeah Dave you killed Hamster 
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Lynny
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andy1868
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goonies never say die!
i've just rang my mate who adores him and she burst into tears
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Lynny
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsAsh
quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
well thats probably jinxed him. if he dies its daveGSI's fault.
Yeah Dave you killed Hamster
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Lynny
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Originally posted by andy1868
goonies never say die!
i've just rang my mate who adores him and she burst into tears
im close to it :
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Planty02
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Shocking news - really hope hes ok
[Edited on 20-09-2006 by Planty02]
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dave..GSi
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funnest top gear moment was when he rolled some kind of hippy mobile over 
[Edited on 20-09-2006 by dave..GSi]
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mattyross
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imagine if worst comes to worst-
would the series ever recover from it?
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CorsAsh
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I thought that too Matt, all three bounce off each other so well, not sure if they could fill the gap... maybe with Sabine Schmidt?
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Lynny
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I thought that too Matt, all three bounce off each other so well, not sure if they could fill the gap... maybe with Sabine Schmidt?
she can not replace richard
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Nismo
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 the Ham'ster!!!
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Robin
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Look at the Sky link again
fireman bloke said he was talking...
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CorsAsh
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I heard he actually walked away from it, could have passed out from shock or something, probably in the ICU for observation.
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Robin
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bbc and sky have conflicting reports.
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MatG
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Richard Hammond, one of the presenters of TV's Top Gear programme, is reportedly in critical condition following a car crash.
Mr Hammond was hurt while filming an edition of the show and taken to Leeds' General Infirmary.
He was reportedly driving a jet-powered Vampire car when it overturned.
Mr Hammond was said to have been reaching speeds of up to 280mph as the accident happened.
Firefighter Dave Ogden, who witnessed the crash, told Sky News that the 36-year-old presenter was able to speak as he was taken out of the wreckage of the car.
Inspector Mike Thompson, of North Yorkshire Police, said officers were dealing with the incident at the airfield northeast of York where the filming was taking place.
He said: "At 5.45pm this evening we received a report via the fire service of a male person trapped in what was described as an overturned jet car which had been driven on the airfield.
"The male occupant has received serious injuries and has been airlifted to hospital at Leeds."
A spokeswoman for the BBC, which produces Top Gear, said: "The incident happened quite recently and the focus of our attention is on Richard at this stage."
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PaulW
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Originally posted by robmarriott
bbc and sky have conflicting reports.
nothing new there!
altho what are sky saying? as my tv aerial is fubar'd so freeview aint workin
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Nismo
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On TV news now.
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Liam
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Originally posted by Nismo
On TV news now.
Channel 
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MatG
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this is the car....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/821539.stm
Speed king breaks 300mph barrier
The Vampire's engine comes from a Red Arrow jet
Engineer Colin Farrows has smashed the British land speed record with a 300mph run in his jet-propelled car.
Mr Fallows shattered his own previous 269mph record in his Vampire car just two hours after his colleague Mark Newby recorded a speed of 272mph at Elvington airfield, near York.
The pair had been working together to break the 300mph barrier and made several attempts in their two cars, Vampire and Split Second, throughout Wednesday morning.
But Mr Fallows, 50, from Northamptonshire, clocked the quickest official time, recorded as 300.30mph over two timed quarter-mile stretches.
Despite being the first to reach 300mph on British soil, Mr Fallows, who owns the engineering company which built the two cars, hopes to set even faster times in the future.
Mark Newby (left) and Colin Fallows worked together to break the 300mph barrier
"I'm absolutely delighted. It was that last run which just managed to put us over the 300mph barrier," he said.
"Three hundred miles per hour is really about the limit you can go with current tyre technology but maybe the next barrier will be 350mph."
Mark Newby made seven runs with Split Second on a two-mile stretch at Elvington on Wednesday. The average of his two fastest runs was 272mph.
But the crowds who came to see the record attempt knew Mr Fallows had the best chance of beating the 300mph barrier in his 20-year-old Vampire.
Under 20 seconds
The 30-foot car is powered by a Rolls-Royce engine taken from a Red Arrow aeroplane and can accelerate from a standing start to 272mph in six seconds.
He made four record attempts getting closer to the 300mph mark each time.
His final attempt earned rapturous applause from the crowd as he pushed the average of his best two times over the 300mph barrier.
From a standing start he travelled along the two-mile stretch and stopped with the help of parachutes in less than 20 seconds.
The next challenge for Colin Fallows is the world speed record for an electric vehicle
Mr Newby, who held the top speed for only two hours, has the consolation of claiming the unofficial record for holding the British land speed record for the shortest time.
He said: "The only one goal has always been to win for the team and the sponsors today.
"It really didn't matter whether it was me or Colin who went out and got it just as long as we actually did it."
Mr Fallows, an ex-RAF technician and RAF-trained midwife, now aims to beat the world land speed record for an electric-powered car in 2002.
His company Primetime is already designing the vehicle which he hopes will propel him over the current 245mph record.
The world land speed record with a jet engine is 763mph, set in America by Andy Green in Richard Noble's supersonic car Thrust SSC.
But Fallows, who has four grandchildren, is content with his achievement for now.
He said: "It is the result of a lot of hard work. The weather was good for us as it was dry with very little wind.
"It's a brilliant feeling going at that speed. You feel in control and are totally aware of what's going on. It's the ultimate ride."
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Steve
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sky news, just seen it nothing new
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Toby
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my mum was just telling me how she checked him out of his hotel in york (this morning - mav)and just got his autograph for my brothers and he was complaing cos the hotel wouldnt let him have his dog there she says thats a bit wierd
[Edited on 20-09-2006 by CorsaB4ever]
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mav
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never knew this
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Robin
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only just happened Mav.
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CorsAsh
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsaB4ever
my mum was just telling me how she checked him out of his hotel in york (this morning - mav)and just got his autograph for my brothers and he was complaing cos the hotel wouldnt let him have his dog there she says thats a bit wierd
[Edited on 20-09-2006 by CorsaB4ever]
He's a bit weird in person, very family orientated guy though.
Must have been Elvington Airfield at a guess?
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