now thats what i call a MAN'S sport!

toXXin · Post by **toXXin** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 7:05 pm

Perry Macarthy was the Black Stig.

The new Stig is believed to be a young British racing driver. There has been lots of talk about it on cupranet but I can't find the thread.

inder · Post by **inder** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 7:57 pm

Looked like super fun, just watched sky+ recording yesterday, enjoyed it

waveydavey · Post by **waveydavey** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 8:01 pm

I've always had a feeling that the new stig is Johnny Herbert......... Just the way all the guests describe him he seems to fit the bill.

Cheers

Dave.

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 11:29 pm

guess he could do with the work

maybe its one of those guys (or gals) from the Seat Cupra challenge thing that always seemed to be on late night tv when i rolled in from working the bar?
they'd have the feeling for ragging a hatch rather than a sports car round a track (without neccessarily lacking the skills to take a Lambo to the limit), and probably have something similar to the Liana* sitting on their home driveway

* STILL maintain that's the Hawai'ian word for penis

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 11:54 pm

I dunno, I mean he handled that F1 car very well a couple of months back, something tells me its either a current or retired F1/Le Mans driver, something along them lines.

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 11:56 pm

ah, it's ...... oh.... that guy off my old "Fast Lane" racing game (basically Le Mans type racers ... GTs are they called? on the Atari ST, with "real" tracks and drivers in

)

aha! it's SO GODDAMN OBVIOUS

it's Stig Blumqvist!

fast lane was the bomb, you could tell by how my car-game-hating brother always wanted to burn the floppy - but couldnt, as his favourite, annoying primary coloured platform game was on there... terrys big adventure. luckily we could always agree on the third title that the good ol' Pompey Pirates squeezed on... Stunt Car Racer! Less a racing game, more a look-im-flying-oh-god-where's-the-track-gone-arrrrgh-splat-coooooooooool-lets-do-it-again!!! game. sweeeeet memories

Mac · Post by **Mac** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 9:50 am

No its not!

Thats his role model though. When the black stig was originally invented he was to be called The Gimp - Perry protested and so the The Stig was born...

Its all in Perry's book

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 2:07 am

damn, i remember making that suggestion before, now

maybe its............ er...... "one of the other guys from that game"

damn, im going to have to dig the emulator out and play it now to find out

Mac · Post by **Mac** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 3:29 pm

I'm pretty certain its Tiff Needel or perhaps Jonny Herbet.

The reason is if you look at the Stigs line into Chicago its massively different to the F1 drivers line...

And Tiff was offered a drive in the renault at the london F1 showcase last year...

MadManMike · Post by **MadManMike** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 3:50 pm

Ok you've all had your fun, now i'll reveal who it is.

It's me!

I don't get paid much, it's, well, ok... it isn't me.

I'd love to though.

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 5:59 pm

i wonder how much they'd charge / you'd have to bribe them to have a go on it

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 6:16 pm

I'd love a go round it, looks quality, would be even better to be taken round there in something FAST by the Stig

Mac · Post by **Mac** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 8:14 pm

I'll see what I can do!

It depends who owns the actual airfield, if the BBC have bought it (unlikely) then we may have a few problems. If its private (like Elvington and BPG) then we shouldn't have too many problems!

dxg · Post by **dxg** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 9:46 pm

Just as an aside, my local Toyota dealer has one the "new very small & cheap ones" that Top Gear played football with a couple of months ago sitting on its forecort. It looks rather bent, but it shows you how seriously the manufacturers must be taking any kudos the programme can bring.

Deek.