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Top Gear Series 21 to start on 26 January 2014?

Top Gear, Series 21 tweet

There you go, confirmation on the start date for the 21st season of Top Gear has come from Jeremy Clarkson himself.

After the break you can see a preview for a couple of possible segments thanks to the all seeing eye of YouTube.

UPDATE: As pointed out by FinalGear.com, 23 January is a Thursday and because Top Gear usually screens on a Sunday night timeslot in the UK the premiere for S21 is more likely to be 26 January; Australia Day!

UPDATE #2: Applause Store has announced tickets for filming at Top Gear’s Dunsfold Park studio will be available for Wednesday 29 January. Past experience says the show will air the following Sunday, 2 February.

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Top Gear Series 20 in review

James May, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond

Top Gear Series 20 finished up a couple of weeks ago. As usual, in amongst the arsing about there was some quality material to entertain revheads around the globe. The lads have dropped in with this video to share their highlights along with the promise of there being more to come.

It doesn’t seem all that long ago that we speculated Top Gear wouldn’t make it past Series 20.

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Mark Webber appears on Top Gear 20×06

Mark Webber on Top Gear

Mark Webber appeared on the latest episode of Top Gear (Series 20, Episode 6) on the weekend. He discussed the merits driving upside down, how much he will miss Sebastian Vettel and went second fastest on the Top Gear F1 lap charts, despite making a hash of the hammerhead.

Check out the video after the break, while you can.

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Some say… Gordon Shedden is The Stig

Gordon Shedden

Is this man the latest Stig? His name is Gordon Shedden and you may well have first heard of 34-year-old BTCC driver when we brought you news about the 210km/h Honda Mean Mower.

The mower was originally conceived by Top Gear magazine. Shedden has also appeared in the current series of the TV show after he won a World’s Best Taxi race in Episode 2. That’s enough for some to put one and one together and come up with “He must be The Stig!”

Supposedly Shedden has links to backroom staff at the show, as well as the main presenters Jeremy, Richard and James. That was enough for UK paper The Sunday Mail to front up and ask Shedden directly.

“I don’t think anyone can say that,” Shedden replied. “At the end of the day, it is just a person in a white suit. It’s more about the myth about Stig than who it is.

“It is like trying to find Santa Claus, isn’t it?”

If Shedden is The Stig he’ll do well to keep playing his cards close to his chest. Whoever the current Stig is, he only got the gig at the start of Series 16 after Ben Collins outed himself and was subsequently sacked.

[Source: Daily Record]

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Top Gear Series 20 to premiere on 30 June

Top Gear, Series 20 preview

Season 20 of Top Gear is due to hit UK screens on 30 June. That’s this coming weekend; cool! Here’s a preview of what you can expect. For even more detail go straight to the source.

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VIDEO: Top Gear’s unwelcome Korea move

Top Gear Korea helicopter crash

Car versus chopper races are nothing new in automotive television. Indeed, Fifth Gear has just had a go in their latest episode. But spare a thought for Jeremy, James and Richard’s South Korean offshoot, Top Gear Korea, as their Corvette ZR1 v AH1 Cobra helicopter stunt went very wrong.

Kim Jin Pyo was at the wheel of the ZR1 and watched on in horror as the chopper pilot ate some dirt. Thankfully nobody was seriously hurt, which is more than can be said for those of you who have read our cheesy headline.

Watch the clip after the break.

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VIDEO: Top Gear Season 19 preview

Top Gear Season 19 preview

To remind us that the next Series 19 of Top Gear is just over a week away, BBC Two has released this short teaser to YouTube. Nice work Shazza!

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Top Gear Season 19 starts on 27 January

Top Gear Season 19

Good news for Top Gear fans waiting for Series 19 to air, with word coming through the boys are due back at their Dunsfold hangar filming on Wednesday 23 January. That means we can expect to see the first episode of the next season on UK screens on Sunday 27 January.

For now it looks as though there could only be five episodes in the nineteenth season, but we can hope for more. Don’t forget, the latest Christmas special is due to go to air in February as well (see below).

As previously posted they’ve even been kind enough to give us a preview of Series 19, which we have repeated for you below.

  • Christmas special has been filmed, but broadcast to be delayed until February 2013. Clarkson has already hinted: “Well people here we go. Warm clothes and thick boots packed.”
  • Another cross-Euro race featuring car v public transport.
  • Kris Meeke and James May go rallying in a Bentley Continental GT.
  • Jeremy in the Ferrari F12 berlinetta.
  • Other cars to be featured include the Toyota 86, new Ford Focus ST, Jaguar F-Type, new Porsche 911, a new Lotus and the new Range Rover.
  • As well as the suggestion of including a special McLaren (not the P1, yet) and the Peugeot Onyx concept.

[Source: Finalgear]

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Top Gear Season 19 teased by Top Gear!

Jeremy Clarkson

Normally pre-broadcast updates concerning the latest season of Top Gear come from anywhere but Top Gear; we even broke the Vietnam story back in 2008. But, as Series 19 draws closer, Top Gear has cut out the middle man and posted an update of what’s been going on and what to expect:

  • Christmas special has been filmed, but broadcast to be delayed until February 2013. Clarkson has already hinted: “Well people here we go. Warm clothes and thick boots packed.”
  • Another cross-Euro race featuring car v public transport.
  • Kris Meeke and James May go rallying in a Bentley Continental GT.
  • Jeremy in the Ferrari F12 berlinetta.
  • Other cars to be featured include the Toyota 86, new Ford Focus ST, Jaguar F-Type, new Porsche 911, a new Lotus and the new Range Rover.
  • As well as the suggestion of including a special McLaren (not the P1, yet) and the Peugeot Onyx concept.

Check out the link below for the full skinny.

[Source: Top Gear]

 

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Three more years for Top Gear?

Top Gear cast

Richard, Jeremy and James have all signed a new three-year contract with BBC TV to continue as hosts of Top Gear according to The Guardian.

Further, the article claims that Bedder 6 has been bought by BBC Worldwide. Founded in 2006, Bedder 6 controls the commercial rights to Top Gear and is owned by Clarkson and Andy Wilman, Top Gear’s executive producer.

In 2007 the BBC bought a stake in the company, understood to be just over 50%. Now that stake will be upped to 100%, although the terms of the deal remain confidential.

However, shortly after The Guardian published its article last night Jeremy Clarkson took to twitter and said: “I like the Guardian. It’s a good paper. But the story it’s running about Top Gear on line is seriously wrong.”

We’ll take it that he’s referring to the Bedder 6 content and not the reporting of a new three-year deal for the main presenters.

The Telegraph is also reporting on the story and claims Clarkson is set to earn £15 million from the Bedder 6 sale.

We’re not too fussed on what Clarkson, Wilman or anyone else is making from the show, just so long as they keep making it. A Christmas special is due to air later this year before Season 19 hits UK screens in January 2013.

[Source: The Guardian]

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Top Gear completes “Deadly 720” loop the loop

Top Gear Deadly 720 loops

Last weekend, while we were busy watching the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the lads from Top Gear were doing a live show in Durban, South Africa. One of the star attractions was a loop the loop stunt called the “Deadly 720”. That’s 720 degrees, which means two circular loops completed in a trick four-wheeled buggy thing.

It’s kind of like Hot Wheels tricks for grown ups. We’ve got the video for you after the break, so go on, watch it now and relive your youth!

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Top Gear Season 19 to start in January 2013

Top Gear Season 19

Following our post earlier in the week, Jeremy Clarkson has confirmed via twitter that the start date for Season 19 of Top Gear will be next January.

Clarkson established there’ll be no more regular episodes in 2012: “There’s a rumour in internet land that there will be no more Top Gears this year. I’m afraid that apart from an Xmas special, it’s true.”

Before adding: “The good news is that the longer we have to make the films, the better they will be.”

Apparently the delay is due to the latest Simon Cowell sing-a-thon. Clarkson explains: “Top Gear is a medium sized van. Cowell is a juggernaut. When he has finished his singing competition, our new series will start.”

So there you have it, straight from the horses mouth. At least we’ll get the usual Christmas special before year’s end.