Breaking news stig identified!!

[Dave]

I will cherish this day for a long time

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/721771/top-gears-mystery-racer-the-stig-identified/?rss=yes

http://a.imagehost.org/0792/Stig.jpg

[Vance]

well there you go

[Rice86]

this is sorta killed the STIG now....

[drift kid]

now i cant say that im the stig, lol

[BouNCE]

I think this is hilarious...

Ive known who he is for years LOL

There was a feature in one of my Fast Car Magazines with "The Stig"

I dont think there was a picture in the article of him with his helmet on.

He ownes and races a Kp Starlet with a Turbo Escort motor in it in the D1GP or something like that...

[Clinton]

maybe they did this to throw people off the scent of the real stig!!!

[BouNCE]

Yeah, i will have to dig out the magazine and have a look.

Come to think of it, this guy doesnt like quiet like the guy in the article... But it was a few years ago...

Pretty cool that he drives a toyota though, pity it isnt toyota powered... :P

[johl]

soo what next? aqua stig?

[djscheppy]

time to call in the pink ranger ;)

[ThatsHowWeRoll]

wow...reminds me off when i found out santa isn't real.

[v-tec]

But who is stig's American Cousin?

[Eircamae86]

I think this is hilarious...

Ive known who he is for years LOL

There was a feature in one of my Fast Car Magazines with "The Stig"

I dont think there was a picture in the article of him with his helmet on.

He ownes and races a Kp Starlet with a Turbo Escort motor in it in the D1GP or something like that...

Different guy, hes Steve Evans or something, his matres call him stig so hence the name but not the BBC Driver

[dave2221]

I AM THE STIG, the newspapers got it wrong

[n00bvak]

I AM THE STIG, the newspapers got it wrong

maybe you are the stig "australian" version, and if this is the case you suc and drive toooo slow :P

[blinded]

</3

This saddened my day.

I always though that the Stig was Damon Hill:S

[Clinton]

But who is stig's American Cousin?


some massive hillbilly who isnt too good at driving...

[jayvee]

took me ages to find out... and now i know :O

[Klutch]

I've always wanted to know.
Deep down inside i never really wanted to find out.


Hopefully they kill him off next season and bring in a new stig or something

[trb20v]

my world just came crashing down around me, now ill have to burn my 'i am the stig' shirt..

[AE86R]

woah..

[Johnny_K]

Top gear will probs kill him off like they did with the first stig when he was identified (drove a NOS powered jaguar XJS off a naval ship)

[all torque]

They'll probably kill him off, then re-use the same guy as the new Stig.

Or maybe not...cos the celebrity guests would recognise his voice.

[marvis]

ah..

ok..

Wonderful..

[driftke70]

this has been floating around for sometime and he hasnt been taken off yet,

his idendtity is kept quiet for more than entertainment reasons.

plus why would you want him replaced, he is basically the only person on television who can drive.

[ae86ln]

ive got mixed feelings becasue i always wanted to know who the stig is but now i wish i didn't. thats what made the stig so good on top gear because he was this mysterious person that no one knew how he was

[Shahzan]

sucks to know who's the stig is... dun matter though...

[keiichi]

my life is ruined

[joeschmo_57]

eh well, thats that.

i always thought it was Damon Hill.

still he is remarkable even without the illusiveness.

[Axentrik]

lol yer well that newfag doesnt know the meaning of anonymous.

[focus_7]

Top gears official Response (http://transmission.blogs.topgear.com/2009/01/21/stig-is-revealed/?utm_source=january-22-2008&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ongoing)

[Dave]

^^ lol, bullsh**

[dunga70]

so im guessing this means they will just fire him now n find someone new.. there has alreay been a black stig and a white stig what colour next.

[johl]

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,24974267-5012980,00.html

[lovemy86]

interesting, but now regretting opening this thread.
i dont want to know about this!! i'm an idiot

[Jonny Rochester]

I will drop another bombshell. Driving a car, (or race car), is not very hard, as far as sports go. It would only take about 5 laps of a track in a new supercar, to get a feeling for traction levels etc, to then go and do a fairly good time.

And if the presenters put them in the weeds ( and trucks through walls), surely the budjet can cater for the Stig to get some practice. In which case, any thoughtful person could do it.

[Dom86]

I would have to disagree with you there a little Jonny.
Most people stuggle to drive at the speed limit.
It takes balls to drive fast and confidence to push a car to its limit, and skill not to go beyond.
Some of the smartest people have no understanding of how a car works and what they can do.
Thats my opinion any way.

[.:2DR-FTU:.]

ive got mixed feelings becasue i always wanted to know who the stig is but now i wish i didn't. thats what made the stig so good on top gear because he was this mysterious person that no one knew how he was

+1 to that man

[.:2DR-FTU:.]

so im guessing this means they will just fire him now n find someone new.. there has alreay been a black stig and a white stig what colour next.

Yellow stig?? Tsuchiya ;)

[Anthony]

After seeing him drive the caterham rs500 later in season 12. he can stay as long as he wants, even if I know who it is (thought he was damon hill as well, although I couldnt see Damon in the comedy aspects, no matter how scripted).

[Dave]

Yellow stig?? Tsuchiya ;)

u mean green stig ;)

[sotiros86]

Now they have to kill that Stig off and get a third one. Hopefully they will do something stupid, like how they killed black stig by making him drive a car off a navy boat.