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The Stig's Identity LEAKED?

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Fans of Top Gear might want to prepare themselves for another Stig death soon. When "Black Stig" Perry McCarthy revealed himself, Clarkson, Hammond and May offed him. Now, according to the UK's Telegraph, the "White Stig" has apparently ended the mystery, revealing himself as 33 year-old Ben Collins. Collins has raced professionally in everything from NASCAR to LeMans, and most recently served as Agent 007's double for sequences of Quantum of Solace that required fancy wheel work. It's been such a secret for so long, how did the veil of silence come to be broken? Collins himself apparently revealed his day job to the owner of an art gallery in Bristol, England when asking for help producing a limited-edition print of The Stig plying his trade.

A builder had also come across the famed white suit and gloves on display in a cabinet while doing work at Collins' home, and there has been conjecture in the past that Collins is The Stig. Now that the cat is out of the bag, we wonder if there's much wailing and gnashing of teeth in the halls of Top Gear's offices. Secret identity or no, Collins has proven himself as a fantastic driver as The Stig, and with this latest revelation, he potentially faces "The Sack" as they say in Merry Old.

No confirmation yet from Clarkson, Hammond or May on this revelation, and the only word out of Top Gear is that they "...never comment on speculation as to who or what The Stig is." Hmm. In any case, we are left to wonder... what color will a new Stig be? Red? Gold? Blue? Thanks for the tip, Richard!

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/19/t...stig-revealed/

:eek: I think he'll probably get sacked and there will be a new coloured stig (I'm thinking red.) :thumbsup:

IMO it really doesn't matter who plays The Stig. As long as he can drive :)

We already knew it was Ben Collins for like 2 years and now it is confirmed :)

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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp (Post 6232610)

IMO it really doesn't matter who plays The Stig. As long as he can drive :)

yeah really, who cares if we know who he is

it would be cooler if he was a nobody i think

i agree, i think its best not to know. it doesnt matter as long as he can drive

The great thing about never seeing him, is that they can say they 'fired' him, or 'offed' him and do whatever they like, and keep him in the suit if they really want to. No one would know.

time to bring back the US fat stig! :D

Next stig will be red, then the one after that blue, and yellow.

Repeat this identity leak a couple more times and we'll have power rangers!

lol why is everyone so curious on who "the stig" is. Who cares just let him do his thing around the track ahha

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Originally Posted by thumper (Post 6232809)

time to bring back the US fat stig! :D

I remember that episode. I'm just amazed that he can drive so well with all that weight on his belly. :D

bump for the us fat stig~

:lol That's awesome.

Which "Stig" was the one who Clarkson made fun of, by listening to cheesy music (prob. Air Supply) while test driving cars to its limit?

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Originally Posted by Wykydtron (Post 6232781)

The great thing about never seeing him, is that they can say they 'fired' him, or 'offed' him and do whatever they like, and keep him in the suit if they really want to. No one would know.

death race huh

Maybe it's part of TG's plan to let the cat out of the bag so the black stig can return next season?

I don't think they will change the Stig this time around, they'll just keep pretending not to know his ID

Rumours have it that Ben Collins will be sacked and be replaced by a rainbow coloured stig. :)

Wasn't there like 7-8 stigs alreadi? I heard one was a girl LOL

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Originally Posted by skyxx (Post 6233426)

Some say that Ben Collins will be sacked and be replaced by a rainbow coloured stig. :)

corrected :D

Thanks!!!:D:thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by Toeknee (Post 6232871)

Next stig will be red, then the one after that blue, and yellow.

Repeat this identity leak a couple more times and we'll have power rangers!

you're missing pink.

Everyone already kind of knew the Stig was Ben Collins since Richard Hammond's infamous crash back in 2006.

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Originally Posted by mickz (Post 6234496)

Everyone already kind of knew the Stig was Ben Collins since Richard Hammond's infamous crash back in 2006.

oh? how did they find out on that occasion?

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Originally Posted by Blue92 (Post 6233334)

I don't think they will change the Stig this time around, they'll just keep pretending not to know his ID

I also think that Top Gear will do that. It's not like Ben Collins (or the true Stig) went out and said that. They can only speculate since this builder just happened to see an outfit similar to The Stig's. Not like when Perry McCarthy (black stig) wrote about being The Stig in his book.

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Originally Posted by Raid3n (Post 6234096)

you're missing pink.

And green...