And The Stig is....
16 January 2006, 11:37 AM
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I thought Mark Webber had proved with the Liana(sp?) that a wet track makes **** all difference if the cars are on road tyres?
16 January 2006, 12:11 PM
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I think it probably is Julian Bailey.
In Perry McCarthy's autobiography Flat Out Flat Broke (Excellent read by the way). He admits he was the original Stig apart from two occasions when Julian Bailey stood in for him.
That to me Suggests Julian Bailey would be the obvious choice to replace him.
Perry McCarthy also states in his book that he was absolutely trying his hardest every time he took a car around the Top Gear test track.
In Perry McCarthy's autobiography Flat Out Flat Broke (Excellent read by the way). He admits he was the original Stig apart from two occasions when Julian Bailey stood in for him.
That to me Suggests Julian Bailey would be the obvious choice to replace him.
Perry McCarthy also states in his book that he was absolutely trying his hardest every time he took a car around the Top Gear test track.
16 January 2006, 08:31 PM
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The STIG is
JULIAN BAILY.
The Daily Express reveals in todays paper page 21
The former F1 driver and British Touring Car championship driver.
He won the FIA world Championship and raced for Lotus and Tyrell. He took over from the first STIG, Perry McCarthy in 2003
Just thought i would mention this
Darren
The Daily Express reveals in todays paper page 21
The former F1 driver and British Touring Car championship driver.
He won the FIA world Championship and raced for Lotus and Tyrell. He took over from the first STIG, Perry McCarthy in 2003
Just thought i would mention this
Darren
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16 January 2006, 09:49 PM
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You have to be quick in this forum to be the first with the gossip 
http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthread.php?t=484241
http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthread.php?t=484241
) They already know that wet conditions add ~3-4secs to a dry lap time.
17 January 2006, 12:51 AM
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It's likely they will have access to some of the cars for a single days filming only, so they have to just accept whatever the conditions are on the day.
17 January 2006, 09:24 AM
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PMSL, I'd love to make that phone call. "Hi, Ferrari UK, yes we got your Enzo normally for 1 day, so we'd return it on October 15, but it's raining here - can we keep it until it's sunny and the track has dried out? Yes, I know that might be May next year, but we want a good lap time..."
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