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Old 14-03-15, 10:01 PM   #251
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How about Tiff?, I know he is getting on a bit now but I always enjoy watching him chuck a car around or is he the Stig!?
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Old 14-03-15, 10:16 PM   #252
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How about Tiff?, I know he is getting on a bit now but I always enjoy watching him chuck a car around or is he the Stig!?
Hes still doing 5th gear isnt he?
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Old 14-03-15, 10:31 PM   #253
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They still make it!, what channel is it on?
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Old 14-03-15, 11:14 PM   #254
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They still make it!, what channel is it on?
Just moved to the History channel i think buddy
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Old 14-03-15, 11:26 PM   #255
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Just moved to the History channel i think buddy
oh right I have freeview that's a bummer, I use to like 5th gear
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Old 14-03-15, 11:49 PM   #256
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oh right I have freeview that's a bummer, I use to like 5th gear
Yeah same.

Youview has got it though. So thats not too bad
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Old 15-03-15, 11:35 AM   #257
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Oh no it isn't!
Tonight's Top Gear will be a documentary about the Red Arrows ( 1976 ? )
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Old 15-03-15, 10:12 PM   #258
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I did read that all three presenters contracts finish at the end of March and none of them have signed renewals yet. If true, they can walk over to any other channel and have their own near copycat show without any financial repercussions. That should focus the minds of the BBC numpties.



I read somewhere that the BBC made £135 million on Top Gear last year.
Likely they can put up with Clarkson's antics for a while longer.
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Old 15-03-15, 11:54 PM   #259
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TBH, the replacement programme was waaaaay better!

Red arrows 50th year workup? Brilliant.

That's the team I watched at Lyme Regis. Met Red 10, Mike Ling, lovely fella!


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Old 15-03-15, 11:58 PM   #260
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TBH, the replacement programme was waaaaay better!

Red arrows 50th year workup? Brilliant.

That's the team I watched at Lyme Regis. Met Red 10, Mike Ling, lovely fella.

https://flic.kr/p/oCHM16

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I enjoyed that too! Was good.

The skill and precision. Wow.
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