Richard Hammond crashes again in enduro race
Our favorite rodent host of Top Gear, Richard "The Hamster" Hammond, was involved in an on-track collision last Saturday during an endurance race at Silverstone behind the wheel of a BMW 330 DTi Sport. Hammond, of course, was almost killed last September when he lost control of a jet-powered dragster at 288 MPH. This time Hammond merely collided with a car that was trying to overtake him. Reportedly traveling around 100 MPH at the time, he was able to limp the BMW off the track and wait for a tow to the pits where the car was repaired so he could continue racing. Fellow hosts Jeremy Clarkson and Jay Mays, as well as their mystery driver, the Stig, were also taking turns with the BMW last weekend. The one-year anniversary of Hammond's near death experience in a jet car is September 20th. While his most recent incident is hardly newsworthy in and of itself, the fact it's his first since the jet car accident and comes almost exactly one year later makes it an interesting piece of news. Hammond, however, doesn't think there's much to report here, saying ""Reports of my shunt this weekend have been greatly exaggerated." Regardless, no one can say that Richard Hammond doesn't lay it on the line for his craft, that's for sure.
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[Source: AOL Entertainment]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Sean Flanagan 1:15PM (9/14/2007)
John, that's "James May", not "Jay Mays". Jay Mays is a car designer. James May is a co-host on Top Gear.
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Guenther 1:20PM (9/14/2007)
Glad to hear the collision was minor and everyone is OK. Perhaps the Hamm'ster should focus on dog sledding, as he did on the Top Gear push for the North Pole.
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Hamud 1:25PM (9/14/2007)
It's been a year since his crash on the jet car???
Holy cr..., time flies.
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Eleventeen 2:29PM (9/14/2007)
Err yeah that's actually J. Mays even, if you want to get technical.
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irony... 3:34PM (9/14/2007)
What is wrong with that girl's face?
Did she go through the windshield too?
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Jon 4:05PM (9/14/2007)
Uh, that's his wife. Wow, tough crowd...
moa 5:20AM (9/17/2007)
is he standing on a box or she is really _that_ short?
jimbo 5:28PM (9/14/2007)
They get into minor crashes all the time, nearly every episode.
Not newsworthy except for a giggle.
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Dustin 5:56PM (9/14/2007)
What the hell is a 330 DTi? I Googled it and couldn't find anything about it.
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murplepoo 7:50PM (11/26/2007)
From the name I would guess it's like a diesel M3.
Don 12:35AM (9/15/2007)
Hammond's a tool...just like that prat Clarkson.
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Valentino Amoro 4:09PM (9/15/2007)
What's with the Brit's and their hideous yellow nasty teeth. His wife seems to have the worst teeth ever. Thank god Hammond whitens his. Poor chap.