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Re: British car teams: who's willing to offer Top Gear a seat?

They'd be welcome a seat in the Cortina... Still original with the 1.6 and 4 speed too!
As long as they schlep some spare parts with them from the London stores!

Happy to email a photo, if interested... She'll be at both NJMP races and NHMS in October.

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Re: British car teams: who's willing to offer Top Gear a seat?

WarpdSpazm wrote:

They'd be welcome a seat in the Cortina... Still original with the 1.6 and 4 speed too!
As long as they schlep some spare parts with them from the London stores!

Happy to email a photo, if interested... She'll be at both NJMP races and NHMS in October.

You have watched what they do to cars...right?   I want the Cortina to be in one piece so we can race you someday!

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Re: British car teams: who's willing to offer Top Gear a seat?

I LOVE the "Beat the Marina" theme! Maybe put Stig in the Marina, but even without him have: May in the Snipe, Hammond in the Imp, and Clarkson in the V12 XJS, and whoever loses to the Marina has to pay a stupid penalty of some kind. TV comedy GOLD!!!

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Re: British car teams: who's willing to offer Top Gear a seat?

The first time one of them comes through the BF station will be reassigned to repair/drive Scrubby.

If Scrubby is in running condition they will be forced to drive it on the track for 10 laps. If Scrubby is not running they will be assigned to get Scrubby running then turn their 10 laps. If another one of them gets a BF and the original miscreant has not turned his 10 laps, both have to pitch in to get Scrubby running, then turn 10 laps a piece in it before coming back to their surrogate team for the weekend. If they break Scrubby in that 10 lap stint they need to repair him and complete their 10 laps before returning to their original team.

This would be good TV.

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Re: British car teams: who's willing to offer Top Gear a seat?

Have you ever seen Clarkson try to repair anything? If he had to fix anything the entire event (and TV show) would be May and Hammond doing stuff and Clarkson pouting like a baby and goofing off.

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Re: British car teams: who's willing to offer Top Gear a seat?

zanzabar88 wrote:

Have you ever seen Clarkson try to repair anything? If he had to fix anything the entire event (and TV show) would be May and Hammond doing stuff and Clarkson pouting like a baby and goofing off.

he did "mend" the tail light in that one car that one time by putting a different bulb in it.. he was awfully proud of himself..

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Re: British car teams: who's willing to offer Top Gear a seat?

novaderrik wrote:
zanzabar88 wrote:

Have you ever seen Clarkson try to repair anything? If he had to fix anything the entire event (and TV show) would be May and Hammond doing stuff and Clarkson pouting like a baby and goofing off.

he did "mend" the tail light in that one car that one time by putting a different bulb in it.. he was awfully proud of himself..

944, IIRC.

Clearly, the man needs to race a 944.

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Re: British car teams: who's willing to offer Top Gear a seat?

I'd be willing to build a TRiumph just for them to abuse at a Lemons race!

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Re: British car teams: who's willing to offer Top Gear a seat?

Judge Phil - I have exactly the contact info you need at the BBC / TG if you need it. I'm not posting it here for obvious reasons. Drop me a line if you need any help.

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Re: British car teams: who's willing to offer Top Gear a seat?

Nothing I have qualifies by your standards, but it is available if you change your mind.

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Re: British car teams: who's willing to offer Top Gear a seat?

TrackGeeks_Chris wrote:

Have any of you other than tr6driver actually SEEN the show??? yikes

I think it should be a Neon, a Pinto, and a Santa Fe to honor explorers that ventured west across the great ocean.


I've got a supercharged Pinto, this is the most logical choice of all.

I suggested that on their FB page

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Re: British car teams: who's willing to offer Top Gear a seat?

I'd offer up the Toylaren if they wanted to do a race with it. Not British, but I think Carling is still brewed in England!

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Would have to be a east coast race.

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Re: British car teams: who's willing to offer Top Gear a seat?

novaderrik wrote:
zanzabar88 wrote:

Have you ever seen Clarkson try to repair anything? If he had to fix anything the entire event (and TV show) would be May and Hammond doing stuff and Clarkson pouting like a baby and goofing off.

he did "mend" the tail light in that one car that one time by putting a different bulb in it.. he was awfully proud of himself..

You guys might be forgetting the toolbox drawer in their workshop labeled Jeremy(iirc) that was full of hammers. Definitely his favorite tool.

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Re: British car teams: who's willing to offer Top Gear a seat?

You know, maybe we underestimate the guy?

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Re: British car teams: who's willing to offer Top Gear a seat?

I'm quite confident that Swiss Racing would be willing to lend our Lotus Elite... assuming it gets done in the next millennium.

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Re: British car teams: who's willing to offer Top Gear a seat?

Invite Top Gear USA too - give them a seat in the FD!

Somehow they will still lose.  hmm

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Speedycop wrote:

If they wanna do an east coast race, I would loan them 3 of mine. UDC, Accordion, and Continental maybe. I don't think I'd wanna risk the plane, unless they were willing to pay handsomely for it if it's destroyed.

Add boat and civic to the list ... I can't speak for the owners but I bet a very fast TR7 and the cortina mentioned above could be added with out too much drama.

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Re: British car teams: who's willing to offer Top Gear a seat?

I really hope this happens. I would so love to watch that episode and even better be a part of it.  I have a soo cheaty e30 that i have been very close to Lemonizing. It's totally up Clarkson's alley to cheat this blatantly.  I would gladly cage it for anyone of them.

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Re: British car teams: who's willing to offer Top Gear a seat?

I'll offer up a seat in the Angry Hamster Z600 for Hammond...

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Re: British car teams: who's willing to offer Top Gear a seat?

Given enough lead time I could be persuaded to finish my super secret Series II Land Rover racecar. Imagine that, a racing LAND ROVER!
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Re: British car teams: who's willing to offer Top Gear a seat?

littleturquoiseb wrote:
Speedycop wrote:

If they wanna do an east coast race, I would loan them 3 of mine. UDC, Accordion, and Continental maybe. I don't think I'd wanna risk the plane, unless they were willing to pay handsomely for it if it's destroyed.

Add boat and civic to the list ... I can't speak for the owners but I bet a very fast TR7 and the cortina mentioned above could be added with out too much drama.


Cortina for sure... Did I mention I'm half British? I speak fluent "spanner."

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Re: British car teams: who's willing to offer Top Gear a seat?

WarpdSpazm wrote:

I speak fleunt "spanner."

You might speak spanner but your proofreading leaves a lot to be desired. wink

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Re: British car teams: who's willing to offer Top Gear a seat?

mhrir wrote:
WarpdSpazm wrote:

I speak fleunt "spanner."

You might speak spanner but your proofreading leaves a lot to be desired. wink

well played. I'd claim fat fingers, but it's just apathy... I mean, really? proofread a Lemons post?

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Re: British car teams: who's willing to offer Top Gear a seat?

mhrir wrote:

What's the price for destroying the airplane?

Jeff eats your soul and you figure you got off cheap.

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Re: British car teams: who's willing to offer Top Gear a seat?

squirrelly_z600 wrote:

I'll offer up a seat in the Angry Hamster Z600 for Hammond...

Winner!  LOL

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