Top Gear's 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!
[Source: Telegraph.co.uk]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
Justin 9:31AM (1/19/2009)
Well there it is. I hope they don't get rid of him.
I'm more than happy to go along with the "mystery," the guy does some great driving.
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Flashpoint 11:00AM (1/19/2009)
...some say he's actually Osama Bin Ladin and hopes to race to the White house in a Veyron laden with explosives...
...we just call him, the Stig.
Noidor 1:26PM (1/19/2009)
Actually it's been known for quite a while that Ben Collins is one of many who has been the Stig.
MemphisNET 9:33AM (1/19/2009)
Ben Collins isn't the Stig. Stig just dresses up in a Ben Collins costume when he's checking out humanity.
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thomas 2:35PM (1/19/2009)
lolz
Eldiablo 3:34PM (1/19/2009)
I always thought the Stig dressed in a Chuck Norris costume on its day's off.
MemphisNET 8:48PM (1/19/2009)
See, I thought that too but Chucky boy isn't really known for driving -- just ass kicking.
Danny 11:14PM (1/20/2009)
haha
Avinash machado 9:34AM (1/19/2009)
I wish those two guys had kept their mouth shut and kept the Stig's identity a secret.
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ugg.tryptophan 2:35PM (1/19/2009)
no spoiler alert???
Slobra2k3 9:36AM (1/19/2009)
I think it was already speculated that it was Ben Collins with evidence on police report for Hammond's jet car crash. However, I believe there is also a picture somewhere online with Ben Collins and The Stig standing next to each other.
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Kitko 10:38AM (1/19/2009)
Anybody can play The Stig, I emphasize, PLAY not DRIVE AS Stig. I have a photo of myself standing next to a person dressed as Stig at Top Gear stand at London car show in 2006. I seriously doubt they would have the real Stig posing for 10 hours a day for about 3 days.
Ben 9:37AM (1/19/2009)
There are multiple Stigs..so don't celebrate just yet. =]
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Red 12:22PM (1/19/2009)
Exactly...
west-coaster 11:10AM (1/19/2009)
For consistency's sake, there really only should be ONE Stig.
After all, they're displaying those lap times for exotic cars, sometimes separated by 1/10th of a second. Multiple drivers would probalby use different techniques and get different results.
Mobius_1 4:08PM (1/19/2009)
There is only one The Stig. Its first name is really The and The Stig isn't human. Don't believe the report.
ajvasil 8:08PM (1/19/2009)
There are indeed many stigs.
You just have to look to see which is which.
That's why the Stig will stay around.
KarlW 10:20PM (1/25/2009)
I don't know - they always comment on the Stig's line through the first corner. If it were multiple drivers, they'd have to have exactly the same lines.
The whole point of the stig is to get an unbiased lap time. If there were multiple people, none of the times would make any sense.
ack154 9:45AM (1/19/2009)
"Clarkson, Hammond or Mays"
Or MAYS? Really? Come on guys.
Reminds me of work. A coworker's last name is Wood... yet everyone insists on saying "Woods" even when they know better.
Regardless... I'm OK with knowing who the Stig may or may not be... It just makes me more curious as to what they do about it. If they off him, I hope it's funny... and recorded. :)
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Quattroporte 9:53AM (1/19/2009)
How do I apply?
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