| hfelknor |
Real shame, even if it comes with the job (And who wouldn't want the job?)
Jeremy Clarkson is my favorite Road Test Guy, however. He is a bit acerbic, but somehow that doesn't seem to bother me. ;)
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| rtking |
| Richard Hammond is supposed to be doing better and the doctors are optimistic on the recovery. I was stunned when I heard about the accident - I love Top Gear. I wish Richard and his family the best. |
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| powerglide |
...updates from Wiki
On 12 November 2006 he was back behind the wheel for the first time after the accident. He chose his Morgan, the classic British sports car, ahead of the other motors in his garage, which included a Porsche, vintage Ford Mustang and a Range Rover, and took things at a slow pace, not venturing above 50mph.
On 7 December 2006 he attended his first day filming for the new series at the annual Top Gear Awards. During the show, he was presented by Lego with a model of the Vampire jet-car which he crashed as well as a model of the Top Gear set, complete with the presenters as well as The Stig. It was during the same night that the show's presenters confirmed that the new series would premiere on 28 January 2007.[29]
On 22 December 2006 Hammond made his first television appearance since the crash on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross,[30] in which he said that since the crash he has gained a better memory, particularly with regard to telephone numbers, and a love for celery. He has apparently recovered completely and has not suffered from brain damage, post traumatic stress disorder or any long-term effects. He is, however, somewhat irritated by the fact that he has been forbidden to drink any serious quantity of alcohol for a period of two years, being restricted to, at most, two pints of weak lager. Hammond revealed that he has a pact with the his co-presenters that, should one of them die in an accident, the following edition of Top Gear would open with the remaining two presenters solemnly mentioning the death and then remaining silent for a moment. They would then start a new sentence, in which the first word would be 'Anyway' and continue to happily report about cars. He also described the first time his children came to see him in hospital where, in a confused state, he proceeded to take off his bandages and show his gruesome eye injury to his daughters. |
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