Hamster does it again.
11 September 2007, 01:57 PM
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Hamster does it again.
Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond was involved in another car accident at the weekend - less than a year after nearly losing his life in a 288mph crash.
The 37-year-old skidded off the track during a 24-hour Le Mans-style race at Silverstone on Saturday, the BBC said.
The host was not injured and continued the race once his vehicle - a BMW 330 DTi Sport - was repaired.
"During the race, at night, Richard was driving and another car shunted him off the track," said a BBC spokesman.
"Richard wasn't hurt at all but the car was damaged. It was taken back to the pits and repaired before Richard carried on with the race."
Hammond and fellow presenters James May, Jeremy Clarkson and masked driver 'The Stig' had been taking turns at racing the £100,000 car.
Complete recovery
Last September Hammond crashed while driving a jet-powered car at speeds up to 300mph at Elvington airfield, near York.
He was airlifted to hospital where he was treated for swelling to the brain and bruising, but eventually made a complete recovery.
The Health and Safety Executive identified failings by the BBC over the crash but found no grounds for prosecution.
Hammond has since taken part in another high-speed stunt for the BBC show, driving a Bugatti Veyron as it raced a Typhoon fighter jet at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire.
A BBC spokesman said this weekend's incident was not comparable to last year's accident.
The race, he said, was "a public event any amateur could enter".
"Normal safety procedures were in place," he added.
The 37-year-old skidded off the track during a 24-hour Le Mans-style race at Silverstone on Saturday, the BBC said.
The host was not injured and continued the race once his vehicle - a BMW 330 DTi Sport - was repaired.
"During the race, at night, Richard was driving and another car shunted him off the track," said a BBC spokesman.
"Richard wasn't hurt at all but the car was damaged. It was taken back to the pits and repaired before Richard carried on with the race."
Hammond and fellow presenters James May, Jeremy Clarkson and masked driver 'The Stig' had been taking turns at racing the £100,000 car.
Complete recovery
Last September Hammond crashed while driving a jet-powered car at speeds up to 300mph at Elvington airfield, near York.
He was airlifted to hospital where he was treated for swelling to the brain and bruising, but eventually made a complete recovery.
The Health and Safety Executive identified failings by the BBC over the crash but found no grounds for prosecution.
Hammond has since taken part in another high-speed stunt for the BBC show, driving a Bugatti Veyron as it raced a Typhoon fighter jet at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire.
A BBC spokesman said this weekend's incident was not comparable to last year's accident.
The race, he said, was "a public event any amateur could enter".
"Normal safety procedures were in place," he added.
11 September 2007, 04:02 PM
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Yeah, he's hardly "done it again"!
I was out in the car at lunch time and heard on the radio that "Top Gears' Richard Hammond has been involved in another car crash", but they didn't go into details. Reading this it would appear that he has come a cropper of the usual antics that happen when you race cars, and besides, running off the course is hardly crashing a car is it??
Almost every other week on TG the Star in a Reasonably priced car skidded off the track, never heard the media getting all upset about that did you??
I was out in the car at lunch time and heard on the radio that "Top Gears' Richard Hammond has been involved in another car crash", but they didn't go into details. Reading this it would appear that he has come a cropper of the usual antics that happen when you race cars, and besides, running off the course is hardly crashing a car is it??
Almost every other week on TG the Star in a Reasonably priced car skidded off the track, never heard the media getting all upset about that did you??
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I was helping out the top gear entry for the race, Its amazing how thw reports get exagerated LOL
In the sun he slide off and hit the barriers !! no other car was involved!!
reality
The Hamster was passing a car when the chad Mosler passed both of them but Hammond slide into it sending both off the track!! Both drivers totally un harmed and a racing incident!
awesome weekend and some pictures here https://www.scoobynet.com/non-scooby...go-racing.html
In the sun he slide off and hit the barriers !! no other car was involved!!
reality
The Hamster was passing a car when the chad Mosler passed both of them but Hammond slide into it sending both off the track!! Both drivers totally un harmed and a racing incident!
awesome weekend and some pictures here https://www.scoobynet.com/non-scooby...go-racing.html
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