UKers - Richard Hammond

Oberon · 09-20-06, 04:07 PM

Just to let guys from the UK and those abroad who may have seen the shows. Richard Hammond, co-host of Top Gear and presenter of Brainiacs, has been seriously injured in a vehicle accident whilst testing out a jet car for Top Gear at an ex-MOD airfield in N.Yorkshire. He was airlifted to hospital and reportedly arrived unconscious (though there are conflicting reports on his state when he entered the helo) and is described by doctors as being in a 'critical' condiction.

More news and updates at:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/n...re/5365676.stm

Being a big fan of Top Gear, I hope he recovers soon!

Winston · 09-20-06, 04:18 PM

I wish him all the best, see him quite often on the TV. In fact I was just watching a rerun of topgear whiles eating my tea and I found out about this. Very sad, hope he pulls though.

STEED · 09-20-06, 04:32 PM

TOP GEAR

let's hope Richard Hammond is ok.

Bort · 09-20-06, 05:23 PM

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I wish him all the best, see him quite often on the TV. In fact I was just watching a rerun of topgear whiles eating my tea and I found out about this. Very sad, hope he pulls though.

I wish him the best as well. No doubt when he gets better he will be the target of endless ribbing from Jeremy Clarkson and James May about how he got all busted up but his expensive new teeth are fine!:rotfl: BTW, it's this American's opinion that Top Gear is the best TV show to come out of Britain since Fawlty Towers, it never fails to be entertaining and hilarious!

Linton · 09-20-06, 05:54 PM

http://www.jalopnik.com/cars/news/up...ent-202054.php
Picture of the car and what he was trying to do.Best wishes to him on a speedy recovery!

snowsub · 09-20-06, 05:57 PM

Sorry to hear about Richard, I saw him as a natural replacement for Jeremy when clarkson retires.

Hope he get's well soon

The Avon Lady · 09-21-06, 01:19 AM

Is that the show that once pitted an Apache helicopter pilot's targeting system against a Porsche or similar?

XabbaRus · 09-21-06, 02:53 AM

Yea against a Lotus Exige though,,,quite cool.

Hope this doesn't mean that they stop Clarkson et al doing daft stunts.

Hope he gets well soon.

Konovalov · 09-21-06, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by XabbaRus

Yea against a Lotus Exige though,,,quite cool.

Hope this doesn't mean that they stop Clarkson et al doing daft stunts.

Hope he gets well soon.

What about the episode of him driving a 4wd vs a Challenger II mbt? That was

. Oh how I love that show on a Sunday night. I hope he makes a full recovery. I also hope this doesn't mean the end of Top Gear as an entertainment/car show. Has anyone seen ITV's rubbish car show or just as bad if not worse the Sky clone of Top Gear titled Vroom Vroom. Total rubbish IMO. It's Top Gear or nothing.

Get well Hammo!

TteFAboB · 09-21-06, 12:30 PM

Don't love this show like the rest of you.

I just watch it for the cars.

Bort · 09-21-06, 03:49 PM

Update to the story, apparently Hammond has suffered a "severe brain injury" I hope he pulls through...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...re/5367616.stm
It does suprise me that Hamster tried this stunt, usually if something really dangerous is tried on Top Gear, a professional stunt driver and not one of the hosts is the driver. Frankly, I don't understand why the Stig wasn't driving the jet car, after all, thats what he's for!

Also, according to Wikipeida, Hammond had broken the British land speed record prior to the accident.

Bellman · 09-21-06, 11:18 PM

83:''It was the last run of the day, filming had stopped it was a final run just for fun''
ITN News reported that Hammond had broken the British land speed record and was on a last run, filming extra scenes for the show. But Primetime Land Speed Engineering, said Hammond had been taking the dragster "up through the speeds, getting faster and faster each time" before the accident.

Mates and the Styg did not step up to the plate for this feature. Richard bravely did ! But an important question is how irresponsible was it of the BBC to set this up. PLSE observed how remarkable it was that Richard apparently quickly mastered the driving techniques which their driver acquired over a long time.

The BBC has serious questions to answer and politicos and safety organisations who have long opposed the programme will call them to task.
I dont think that Top Gear will survive in its present format.

XabbaRus · 09-22-06, 02:57 AM

I really don't see what questions need to be asked other than why the dragster went off the runway, not why was he allowed to do the stunt.

Ah the cotton wool state beckons.

Bellman · 09-22-06, 03:37 AM

Xab: If you choose to be myopic on this issue thats your bag.

1) Enquirey to focus on two issues:
Andrew Norfolk writing in todays Times: ''The police and the Health and Safety Executive are seeking to establish whether BBC producers should have allowed Hammond to take the wheel of the 300mph jet powered dragster. Accident investigators want to know what training he received and how much planning went into his unofficial attempt to break the British land-speed record on Wednesday.''

2) Hammonds jet-car was For Sale !
Others likely to come under investigation are Primetime the owners of the vehicle and Elvington Park Ltd the company which owns and rented out the runway to the BBC crew. Vampire and its sister car Split Second are up for sale and Primetime hoped to use the Hammond film as a shop window for the vehicles.

HunterICX · 09-22-06, 05:51 AM

it's already amazing that he survived the accident

Hope that he gets well soon.

09-20-06, 04:07 PM	#1
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	UKers - Richard Hammond Just to let guys from the UK and those abroad who may have seen the shows. Richard Hammond, co-host of Top Gear and presenter of Brainiacs, has been seriously injured in a vehicle accident whilst testing out a jet car for Top Gear at an ex-MOD airfield in N.Yorkshire. He was airlifted to hospital and reportedly arrived unconscious (though there are conflicting reports on his state when he entered the helo) and is described by doctors as being in a 'critical' condiction. More news and updates at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/n...re/5365676.stm Being a big fan of Top Gear, I hope he recovers soon!

09-20-06, 04:18 PM	#2
Winston Wild Night in Bangkok Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Wales Posts: 179 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I wish him all the best, see him quite often on the TV. In fact I was just watching a rerun of topgear whiles eating my tea and I found out about this. Very sad, hope he pulls though. __________________ "Don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash"

09-20-06, 04:32 PM	#3
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	TOP GEAR let's hope Richard Hammond is ok. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT! Last edited by STEED; 09-20-06 at 04:44 PM.

09-20-06, 05:54 PM	#5
Linton Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,898 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	http://www.jalopnik.com/cars/news/up...ent-202054.php Picture of the car and what he was trying to do.Best wishes to him on a speedy recovery! __________________ http://lintonsview.blogspot.com/

09-20-06, 05:57 PM	#6
snowsub 中国水兵 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Moreton bay Posts: 286 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sorry to hear about Richard, I saw him as a natural replacement for Jeremy when clarkson retires. Hope he get's well soon __________________

09-21-06, 01:19 AM	#7
The Avon Lady Über Mom Join Date: May 2005 Location: Jerusalem, Israel Posts: 6,147 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Is that the show that once pitted an Apache helicopter pilot's targeting system against a Porsche or similar? __________________ "Victory will come to us from the wombs of our women." - Houari Boumedienne, President of Algeria, Speech before the UN, 1974

09-21-06, 02:53 AM	#8
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Yea against a Lotus Exige though,,,quite cool. Hope this doesn't mean that they stop Clarkson et al doing daft stunts. Hope he gets well soon. __________________

09-21-06, 12:30 PM	#10
TteFAboB Admiral Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,247 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Don't love this show like the rest of you. I just watch it for the cars. __________________ "Tout ce qui est exagéré est insignifiant." ("All that is exaggerated is insignificant.") - Talleyrand

09-21-06, 03:49 PM	#11
Bort Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Studying in Atlanta Posts: 919 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	Update to the story, apparently Hammond has suffered a "severe brain injury" I hope he pulls through... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...re/5367616.stm It does suprise me that Hamster tried this stunt, usually if something really dangerous is tried on Top Gear, a professional stunt driver and not one of the hosts is the driver. Frankly, I don't understand why the Stig wasn't driving the jet car, after all, thats what he's for! Also, according to Wikipeida, Hammond had broken the British land speed record prior to the accident. __________________ GT Aerospace Last edited by Bort; 09-21-06 at 03:54 PM.

09-21-06, 11:18 PM	#12
Bellman Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,945 Downloads: 220 Uploads: 0	83:''It was the last run of the day, filming had stopped it was a final run just for fun'' ITN News reported that Hammond had broken the British land speed record and was on a last run, filming extra scenes for the show. But Primetime Land Speed Engineering, said Hammond had been taking the dragster "up through the speeds, getting faster and faster each time" before the accident. Mates and the Styg did not step up to the plate for this feature. Richard bravely did ! But an important question is how irresponsible was it of the BBC to set this up. PLSE observed how remarkable it was that Richard apparently quickly mastered the driving techniques which their driver acquired over a long time. The BBC has serious questions to answer and politicos and safety organisations who have long opposed the programme will call them to task. I dont think that Top Gear will survive in its present format. __________________ Liberty, Equality, Fraternity Last edited by Bellman; 09-22-06 at 12:18 AM.

09-22-06, 02:57 AM	#13
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I really don't see what questions need to be asked other than why the dragster went off the runway, not why was he allowed to do the stunt. Ah the cotton wool state beckons. __________________

09-22-06, 03:37 AM	#14
Bellman Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,945 Downloads: 220 Uploads: 0	Xab: If you choose to be myopic on this issue thats your bag. 1) Enquirey to focus on two issues: Andrew Norfolk writing in todays Times: ''The police and the Health and Safety Executive are seeking to establish whether BBC producers should have allowed Hammond to take the wheel of the 300mph jet powered dragster. Accident investigators want to know what training he received and how much planning went into his unofficial attempt to break the British land-speed record on Wednesday.'' 2) Hammonds jet-car was For Sale ! Others likely to come under investigation are Primetime the owners of the vehicle and Elvington Park Ltd the company which owns and rented out the runway to the BBC crew. Vampire and its sister car Split Second are up for sale and Primetime hoped to use the Hammond film as a shop window for the vehicles. __________________ Liberty, Equality, Fraternity Last edited by Bellman; 09-22-06 at 03:48 AM.

09-22-06, 05:51 AM	#15
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	it's already amazing that he survived the accident Hope that he gets well soon. __________________