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UPDATE: Details on Richard Hammond crash

Sep 20th 2006 5:50PM - 57 Comments

Sky News is reporting more details on the circumstances surrounding the crash involving Top Gear host Richard Hammond. Apparently Hammond was making an attempt at the British land speed record in the Thule Vampire, a 30-foot Rolls-Royce jet-powered ...

Hammond Watch: the grueling road ahead

Oct 3rd 2006 11:09AM - 9 Comments

The next six months will prove to be the most crucial for Richard Hammond's recovery, his doctors have revealed. For those joining the saga a bit late, the Top Gear host crashed at 300 mph while attempting a land speed record in a jet-powered ...

VIDEO: Hammond's first interview since crash

Dec 26th 2006 12:01PM - 5 Comments

Despite the fact that doctors predicted he would be in the hospital for 15 months, Richard Hammond exited the ER after only a couple of weeks following his horrific accident involving a jet car that he lost control of at over 300 mph. Last Friday ...

Hammond to BBC: show the crash and me in the hospital

Sep 26th 2006 4:03PM - 24 Comments

From his hospital bed, Top Gear's Richard Hammond is asking the BBC to show on television the footage of the crash that put him there. But the BBC has said the show will only continue when Hammond is able to appear on it. With forces at work to have ...

Top Gear's back, with Hammond, airing Jan28

Dec 13th 2006 6:07PM - 16 Comments

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/Top_Gear_s_back_with_Hammond_airing_Jan28'; The Hamster's back! We're pleased to report that after a miraculously brief recovery period following his mishap with a 300-mph jet-powered dragster, Richard ...

Liability in Hammond crash falls on dragster maker, BBC

Jun 25th 2007 2:35PM - 8 Comments

Britain's Health and Safety Executive faulted both the BBC and the makers of the Vampire dragster, Primetime Landspeed Engineering, for Richard Hammond's dastardly crash. The HSE said that the risk assessment that Primetime gave to the BBC didn't ...

Top Gear's Richard Hammond in critical condition

Sep 20th 2006 4:55PM - 53 Comments

It's been a shocking day in the world of automotive journalism as we receive the terribly upsetting news that BBC Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond lies in a Leeds hospital in critical condition. Hammond was airlifted to the hospital following a ...

Richard Hammond, released from hospital, describes crash and recovery

Oct 23rd 2006 3:51PM - 8 Comments

Defying all the odds, we're glad to report that Top Gear host Richard Hammond has been released from the hospital and is recovering with his family at an undisclosed private location. Despite the very serious nature of his crash and the potential ...

Hammond Update: "Was I driving like a tw*t?"

Sep 25th 2006 9:08AM - 8 Comments

Here at Autoblog we've been inundated with comments and news updates from well-wishers praying for Richard Hammond's full and speedy recovery following his shocking 300-mph crash this past Wednesday. And so we're pleased to report that the Hamster's ...

Giving in the name of Richard Hammond

Sep 22nd 2006 12:28PM - 22 Comments

The world of auto enthusiasts was surely shocked to learn about the very serious accident Top Gear host Richard Hammond suffered on Wednesday. Current reports tell us he is now out of intensive care and in stable condition. The outpouring of support ...

Richard Hammond says Top Gear to go out on a surprise high

Sep 6th 2009 2:03PM - 71 Comments

It's not pretty to watch once-popular shows and their stars drag things on years beyond their relevance. Everything that's hot, hip, and new right now -- the media creations that set tongues wagging -- they're all headed for their respective versions ...

Hammond talks about crash, photos of accident released

Jan 18th 2007 1:02PM - 9 Comments

Much has been said about the horrific crash that occured on September 21st last year in which Top Gear host Richard Hammond nearly lost his life after losing control of the jet car he was driving for a bit on his beloved TV show. Hammond has spoken ...

Richard Hammond crashes again in enduro race

Sep 14th 2007 1:10PM - 12 Comments

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 ...

Hammond's crash available on Top Gear's website

Jan 28th 2007 5:04PM - 17 Comments

UPDATE: Watch the video after the jump! Clarkson makes a promise. var digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/offbeat_news/How_to_survive_a_jet_car_crash_VIDEO_of_Hammond_s_brush_with_death/blog'; The triumphant return of Top Gear took place less than ...

First pic of Richard Hammond up and out of hospital

Oct 27th 2006 7:36PM - 15 Comments

We just reported a couple of days ago that Richard Hammond is out of the hospital and starting his recuperation. Even better news today, we have a photo of the Hamster walking with his family. Amazingly, it looks like it could have been taken six ...

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