The Stig is revealed

[BrodyP]

Its a sad day for those who care

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/19/t...stig-revealed/

Fans of Top Gear might want to prepare themselves for another Stig death soon. When "Black Stig" Perry McCarthy revealed himself, Clarkson, Hammond and May offed him. Now, according to the UK's Telegraph, the "White Stig" has apparently ended the mystery, revealing himself as 33 year-old Ben Collins. Collins has raced professionally in everything from NASCAR to LeMans, and most recently served as Agent 007's double for sequences of Quantum of Solace that required fancy wheel work. It's been such a secret for so long, how did the veil of silence come to be broken? Collins himself apparently revealed his day job to the owner of an art gallery in Bristol, England when asking for help producing a limited-edition print of The Stig plying his trade.

"A builder had also come across the famed white suit and gloves on display in a cabinet while doing work at Collins' home, and there has been conjecture in the past that Collins is The Stig. Now that the cat is out of the bag, we wonder if there's much wailing and gnashing of teeth in the halls of Top Gear's offices. Secret identity or no, Collins has proven himself as a fantastic driver as The Stig, and with this latest revelation, he potentially faces "The Sack" as they say in Merry Old.

No confirmation yet from Clarkson, Hammond or May on this revelation, and the only word out of Top Gear is that they "...never comment on speculation as to who or what The Stig is." Hmm. In any case, we are left to wonder... what color will a new Stig be? Red? Gold? Blue? Thanks for the tip, Richard!"

[fredjacksonsan]

Damn.

[2.2 Straight six]

The trio said after they killed off Black Stig that they chose not to know the identity of new Stig as so not to accidentally reveal who it was.

There are actually 5 Stigs, used for different kinds of driving. How do i know? My mum bought a car off one's nephew.

[vinnym86]

Stig never really did have an ear for good driving music. It sucks if they just off him, i dunno what color stig they would get next... maybe a Racer X Stig?

[BrodyP]

Interesting that they would have that many Stigs considering he really only drives on one track. Oh well Top Gear is loosing credibility in my book now, but I'd still love to go to a live taping. I heard the waiting list is about 20 years long.

[vinnym86]

i was friggin crazy about Top Gear for a while, loved it. Then Clarkson just started coming off as a spotlight whoring ignorant and completely bias reviewer, the kind I hate talking to, where an extra cupholder may sway their point of view.