Getting to drive for Top Gear has to have its perks. Not only is the pay good, but sharing the occasional drunken evening with Clarkson, May, and Hammond must be good for at least a few bawdy stories. As the Stig, Ben Collins also got to sample just about every desirable car under the sun. For that reason, his words counts for a lot—and that makes …
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Did Mark Webber Screw up His Shot to be the New Grand Tour Test Driver?
Driving for Porsche and representing the brand as a brand ambassador seems to have had an effect on Mark Webber. The retired Formula One and Porsche WEC driver appears to have forgotten how to drive a front-engine, rear wheel drive car. This has not been confirmed, but we suspect that it may have impacted Mark's chances at taking over the test …
Continue to the full articleHere Is Your Chance To Own Richard Hammond’s Top Gear 924
If you're a Porsche enthusiast, and you're also a Top Gear viewer, you likely have fond memories of the ‘Cheap Porsche Challenge’ episode. In what was effectively a love-in for front-engine water-cooled Porsche models, Clarkson predictably chose a 928, James May nabbed a nice 944, and Hammond showed up in an admittedly less than perfect 924. It was …
Continue to the full articleBonhams Is Selling James May’s Carrera 3.2 At Their Goodwood Sale
With the recent mess surrounding BBC's successful television car program 'Top Gear', James May has found himself ostensibly out of a job. Being as good a presenter as he is, I'm sure he'll be landing on his feet in no time. For now, though, James has to pay for that brand new Ferrari 458 Speciale that he ordered only a handful of days before the …
Continue to the full articleWhere’s the Love?
I’ve always thought myself to have a decent vocabulary, but never felt the need to wave it around attracting attention. Besides, what I didn’t know I could fake, right? In other words, it usually requires a long and lengthy lexicon to find me reaching for my well worn Webster’s. So imagine my surprise when I read about a Porsche GT2 described as …
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