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KingTutsWWH

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No (s)he ain't Sam the Internet Guy, not even The Stig off of UM, (SPOILER: if you don't want to know, don't open attachment) (S)he's... :

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/driving/article5548705.ece

I think the boyf had guessed at this person already, had anyone else?

'To disagree with three-fourths of the British public is one of the first requisites of sanity'.

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its been an online rumour for a very long time, but I just wish the media would leave it alone as a bit of fun

i blame the daily fail :x

if one company needs to go bust in these times then its the daily mail & hopefully none of the reporters gets a job with any-other paper.

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i heard that it was a different stig for different types of events. Such as the mini-launching etc.

Different Stig's are indeed used for when he has to do special things, e.g when he drove the Mclaren car it was Hekki Kovalinen. (Lewis Hammilton's Mclaren team mate, then a Renault driver.

I also have known this and his identity for a while as I have a mate who is a race marshall. He did a Top Gear event once and due to health and safety insurance laws listed drivers competing in an event have to state their full names, so therefore on the marshalls driving list it said his name.

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I heard that as well, especially when it comes to getting their hands on a F1 car, i cant imagine the likes of Renault allowing someone thats not 1 of their own loose with the cars

Well the topgear track Isn't surrounded by close walls - the possibility of the Stig totaling the car is minimal, plus he has formula three experience - granted it's not F1 but still...

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Well the topgear track Isn't surrounded by close walls - the possibility of the Stig totaling the car is minimal, plus he has formula three experience - granted it's not F1 but still...

No I know theres only a minimal chance of the car getting damaged but we've all seen on TV if an F1 car goes off the track for whatever reason beit driver error or mechanical, they can start to get very unpredictable. I just think given the amount of secrecy in F1 these days it would be highly unlikely they would give it to someone who doesnt work for them incase information got passed around, not to mention the value of the car as well

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why couldn't it just be left alone?

Ah, s'pose it's just like picking a scab or trying to find your Christmas presents in your parents' cupboards in early December, people just won't let it lie. Human nature...

'To disagree with three-fourths of the British public is one of the first requisites of sanity'.

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to be honest its been an online rumour for a couple years now so i dont see why it needed reporting on. However untill the BBC officially comes out and says "Yes, it's Ben Collins" then there will still be a slight air of mystery, and at the end of the day it doesnt detract from what it does or all of the funny facts that the JC RH and JM come up for it

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