Richard Hammond injured in jet car crash

tut · Post by **tut** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 9:35 pm

ps also slept with Robin a couple of times, but that does not count.

tut

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 9:38 pm

tut wrote:ps also slept with Robin a couple of times, but that does not count.

tut

Not to mention sharing a tent with Craig on Mull, when the peace of the night was shattered by comments about erections and shouts of "its gone down again"

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 4:23 pm

Surely not our resident photographer that's emailed the Mail on Sunday.
Pulled from their website 'readers comments'

Dear Neil

Its a TV program for god sake. I think your comments are not only negative but you are clearly jumping on the bandwagon for which the media should be ashamed of. Maybe instead of reporting about how topgear, an entertainment program based on fast cars, is supposed to encourage fast driving you should concentrate on the real facts which is that Richard is in a serious condition in hospital and his children may end up fatherless. IF you seriously believe that topgear makes drives, note I said drivers not young divers, go out and drive without due car and attention you clearly must be an idiot.

- Poah, Glasgow

jj · Post by jj » Tue Sep 26, 2006 4:25 pm

Think our resident photographer hit the nail on the head.

mac · Post by **mac** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 7:03 pm

Coming back from the shop there was a huge car crash in front of me - a real serious one.

Quick as a flash I jumped out the car and performed both brain & major heart surgery as well as fixing some minor ailments.

It's just as well I was watching ER & Casualty before leaving the house.

Mac

bertieduff · Post by **bertieduff** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 7:28 pm

Post by ed » Thu Sep 28, 2006 1:14 pm

new update

<BG>

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 1:17 pm

lol - good use of the donation money!! Chauffer piloted hospital transfer??

Post by ed » Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:44 pm

still 6 months from full recovery

clicky

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 8:56 pm

ed wrote:still 6 months from full recovery

clicky

Ed, that's a remarkable recovery period mate

50% of whiplash victims don't recover in that space of time (or at least that's what they tell their lawyers!)

Post by ed » Thu Sep 28, 2006 8:57 pm

great for him dont get me wrong, but it might mean no top gear for 6 months! might give them some time to get it right!

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 8:58 pm

I see what you mean

tut · Post by **tut** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:00 pm

Wonder what his Insurance renewal premium will be?

tut

woody · Post by **woody** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 12:20 pm

Apparently another jet car was built the same as this (both were built in the '70ies) which crashed and killed it's driver years ago..... The car that crashed had been for sale for some years and was offered to a friend at work who has since been buildng his own jet car (hasn't put him off either).

Apparently the design of that car is pretty antiquated now, with a big heavy engine high up in the chassis, wide tyres and MacPherson strut s; They uses smaller engines, pram style tyres and have no suspension on the lattest jet cras.

Makes Hammond seem even luckier.

Dominic · Post by **Dominic** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 7:22 pm

Hammond is interviewed tonight on the Jonathan Ross Show, BBC1 10:35.