The Stig

[Adrien C]

The Stig Identity has been revealed ! Of course, only at Wikipedia.

 

[Dalamari]

Doesn't really state anything except the guy who was the first Stig, a bunch of people play the new Stig, but meh

 

[The Brick]

Each episode, one of the presenters gives a short quote about the Stig, invariably starting with "Some say", then two of the quotes below. He finishes by saying "All we know is, he's called The Stig."

* He drinks a lot of petrol
* He was born in space.
* He never blinks.
* He forages for wolves at night.
* He sleeps upside down like a bat.
* His sweat can be used to clean precious metals.
* His skin has the texture of dolphins.
* If you tune your radio to 88.4 FM you can actually hear his thoughts.
* He does not see like humans do, instead he sees numbers in green scrolling down (a reference to the The Matrix).
* He is scared of bells.
* He once punched a horse to the ground.
* His politics are terrifying.
* He lives in a tree.
* He likes DragonBoarder.
* He was raised by wolves.
* He appears on high-value stamps in Sweden.
* His favourite philosopher is Immanuel Kant.
* He has no understanding of clouds.
* His earwax tastes like Turkish Delight.
* He is confused by stairs.
* He naturally faces magnetic north.
* He is illegal in 17 U.S. states.
* His heart ticks like a watch.
* All his legs are hydraulic.
* He can "accumbularate".
* He appears on Japanese banknotes.
* There's an airport in Russia named after him.
* He is wanted by the CIA.
* His breath smells of magnesium.
* He can catch fish with his tongue.
* His tears are adhesive.
* If set alight, he'd burn for a thousand days.
* He is terrified of ducks.
* His voice can only be heard by cats.
* He has two sets of knees.
* He can swim seven lengths underwater.
* He has webbed buttocks.
* He can melt concrete on contact.
* He is more machine than man. (a reference to Darth Vader).
* His heart is in upside down.
* His teeth glow in the dark.
* His favorite food is raw meat.
* He has no age.
* He urinates petrol (On The Top Gear Website Profiles)
* He can smell corners (On The Top Gear Website Profiles)
* He blinks like this. (Clarkson closing his thumb and forefinger on both held-up hands -- a reference to Men in Black)
* He has acid for blood. (a reference to the Alien).
* Jimmy Carter wants him dead.
* He has a bionic arm.
* He has a tattoo of Buzz Aldrin on his thigh.
* He is stumped by clouds.
* He has no fear.
* His ears aren't exactly where you would expect them to be.
* He once, "preposterously", had an affair with John Prescott (referring to Prescott's recent admission that he had had an affair with one of his secretaries).
* He has a digital face.
* If he felt like it, he could fire Alan Sugar. (a reference to the UK version of The Apprentice, featuring the aforementioned head honcho of Amstrad in the Donald Trump role)
* He has named every single blade of grass surrounding the Top Gear test track.
* His genitals are on upside down.
* If he could be bothered, he could crack the Da Vinci code in 43 seconds.

In earlier episodes, the Stig was introduced with various lines from the presenters; including:

* Please say moshi-moshi, to Stig-san. (Moshi-moshi is the Japanese opening when answering a phone call)
* Dame Edna Everstig.
* Stiggy Bird. (a reference to legendary cricket umpire, Harold "Dickie" Bird)
* Bitte willkommen Sie, Das Stig.
* Colonel Fotherington Digby-Stigby.
* Mesdames et messieurs, dans le pleu, Le Stig!
* Mitsu-Stiggy (when Hammond intoduces the Mitsubishi Evo 8 test lap)
* Get ready for some shock and awe from George W. Stig
* So we gave the GTI to the STI-G.
* His Holiness the Stig.

Whoa, sounds like a really cool ... ehm.. guy?

 

[Dalamari]

Whoa, sounds like a really cool ... ehm.. guy?

well, all we know is he's called the Stig

 

[PvtRyan]

I bet Chuck Norris could kick his ass.

 

[Axyon]

The Da Vinci one on Sunday's episode had me floored, they're just delivered so well.

 

[3ssence]

Still my favourite tv show without a doubt. That may be due to my rather great love for cars though

:E

Ah, stig, he rocks.

 

[Dekstar]

Yeah I really like Top-Gear. It's gotten better too now that they've started doing the car-building challenges. James May needs to win a good few of those :E

 

[3ssence]

Lmao, James May makes me laugh. He's so out of touch it's great. I love the classic "permission to say cock on live tv" line, and the recent "News just in, Jeremy Clarkson is in arse" !!

 

[Dekstar]

Lmao, James May makes me laugh. He's so out of touch it's great. I love the classic "permission to say cock on live tv" line, and the recent "News just in, Jeremy Clarkson is in arse" !!

Did you see the episode with his sailing car? That was pure genius!
I so prefered Richard's House-boat though. I'd love to have one of them.

 

[Maxi]

Pure awesome

 

[Adrien C]

It's becoming verry scripted. I'm sure all the races are fake.

 

[Harryz]

Yeah it is becoming scripted, but I rather it be that way, since it adds more entertainment value.

 

[Dekstar]

Yeah it is becoming scripted, but I rather it be that way, since it adds more entertainment value.

Really? I didn't think the boat race was at all scripted.

 

[Harryz]

Really? I didn't think the boat race was at all scripted.

Not the boat race, just certain jokes.

 

[Adrien C]

The car-wash was def. scripted. The Clio vs the Bike in Portugal was scripted also. You can notice it by the camara shots, sometimes you see shots of the bike when later you see clearlly the bike dosn't have cameras etc etc.

 

[Razor]

I bet Chuck Norris could kick his ass.

And Bruce Lee could kick Chuck Norris' ass...just like he did in Way Of The Dragon. It was just unfortunate that it was a movie and had to go easy on Chuck and allow him to actually get some hits in.

 

[Mutley]

The Stig is Julian Bailey, it was revealed in the Daily Express. He is an ex Formula 1 driver:

 

[3ssence]

The stig WAS Julian Bailey, supposedly why they killed him off at the end of the series and replaced him, in order to retain an element of anonimity (spelt correctly ?) This was in the wikipedia entry that someone posted above.

And of course some of Top Gear is scripted. But the majority of the jokes and poking fun at each other is not. My Gf worked for Top Gear on a short placement for some work experience and attended a large proportion of the shoots, and said that a lot of the stuff they come up with is off the top of their heads. You know that they film an entire days worth of material and edit it down to 1 hour for the show, so they keep the best material, hence why it is often so funny.