BS: Who is 'the Stig'?

Subject: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: skipy
Date: 06 Feb 05 - 04:04 PM

In my opinion it's not DH as many people think, he is too tall, who who is it?
Skipy

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: vectis
Date: 06 Feb 05 - 08:05 PM

It's various people not just one guy.

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: Peace
Date: 07 Feb 05 - 02:58 AM

What is 'the Stig'?

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: jonm
Date: 07 Feb 05 - 03:10 AM

The original black-clad Stig - the unidentified helmeted racing driver on BBC's Top Gear - was apparently Perry McCarthy for most of the time. Don't know who the new guy in white is, nor do I recognise the initials DH (probably me, that).

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 07 Feb 05 - 03:23 AM

Stig of the Dump ?

eric

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: GUEST,jOhn
Date: 07 Feb 05 - 10:11 AM

Could be Tiff Needle?

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: GUEST,Arnie
Date: 07 Feb 05 - 10:19 AM

Stig o'Tracy was a character in Monty Pythons Flying Circus. I can't quite recall who he was but I had a mate in the 70's (I haven't got any in the 90's) who we called Stig after MPFC...

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: Peace
Date: 07 Feb 05 - 10:23 AM

Stig-mata?

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: GUEST,Stig - or is it?
Date: 07 Feb 05 - 10:23 AM

Anyone ever thought it might ber Johan Stigafelt - a fairly good 250cc GP biker?
He does other - unspecified (we never find out what) duties. Is it a contractual thing with his "day job"? If he is injured or busy elsewhere they have the cloak of anonimity to substitute (which was my first guess anyway) and they may all be moonlighting from their day jobs.

What is the plural of Stig?
Stag, Stigmata

Discus..............

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: Nick
Date: 07 Feb 05 - 11:13 AM

There's a hint on the bbc site at...

The Stig


Not anymore though

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: Pauline L
Date: 08 Feb 05 - 12:48 AM

I thought "the Stig" was a typo for "the Sting." Hey, it's music..

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: Mr Red
Date: 08 Feb 05 - 03:18 PM

in black rubber?

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: Blissfully Ignorant
Date: 08 Feb 05 - 03:24 PM

*shudders* Sting in black rubber...

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: Jeanie
Date: 09 Feb 05 - 03:48 AM

Ooh, that's interesting ! My daughter was at school with the 'stiglets' of the original one. We had no idea he was the Stig Himself. The stiglets' birthday parties were held at Brentwood Go-Karting track, not surprisingly.... Stiglets following in dad's footsteps/tyretracks.

- jeanie

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: Stu
Date: 09 Feb 05 - 04:41 AM

stigweard?

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 09 Feb 05 - 05:03 AM

Stig was also one of the Ruttles.

eric

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: GUEST,Stig
Date: 09 Feb 05 - 05:08 AM

It's me you twats.

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: GUEST,Jimmy
Date: 28 Feb 05 - 09:38 AM

Fans of the BBC's Top Gear programme might know him better as the Stig, the mystery driver who test drives all the top of the range supercars on the programme.

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 28 Feb 05 - 09:48 AM

Stig Blomqvist...ex rally champion.
Best wishes, Mike.

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: s6k
Date: 28 Feb 05 - 11:05 AM

the stig is not a person, he is a creature. it exists in helmet form all the time, and is neither male nor female, for it is not human

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: skipy
Date: 28 Feb 05 - 02:00 PM

The stig has left the building
Skipy

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: GUEST,tweddle
Date: 17 Mar 05 - 11:56 AM

i think the stig is david coulthard

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: GUEST,fred eliot
Date: 17 Mar 05 - 11:58 AM

i think that the stig is a guy who was in the touring cars and will u b my freind coz i aint gt any

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: GUEST,guest
Date: 20 Mar 05 - 01:51 PM

It is perry mccarthy

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: GUEST,RE:Tard
Date: 22 Mar 05 - 03:28 PM

The black helmeted 'Stig' was veteran driver Perry McCarthy. Me thinks the new one is DH (Damon Hill).

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: GUEST,Skipy
Date: 22 Mar 05 - 05:10 PM

Tard, Nope not DH - far too tall & spindly!
Skipy

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: GUEST
Date: 23 Mar 05 - 12:16 PM

A stig matism.

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: GUEST,Bru Mc Cav
Date: 24 Mar 05 - 05:38 AM

I think that the stig is possibly one of 2 persons. Either 'Tiff Needell' or 'Jason Plato'. My money is on Tiff Needell.

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: jonm
Date: 24 Mar 05 - 07:03 AM

The original Stig was definitely Perry McCarthy - he has confirmed that himself.

The new, white Stig is definitely not Perry (different shape), too thin for Damon and both Tiff Needell and Jason Plato would not be employed by the BBC when they "took" a previous incarnation of Top Gear over to Channel 5.

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: GUEST,Mr&Mrs Stig
Date: 24 Mar 05 - 07:13 AM

I'm stig and so is my wife.

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: GUEST,Diesel
Date: 27 Mar 05 - 06:57 AM

According to tvtome, the person who is the stig has appeared in loads of stuff including biker grove :p

anyway they call him unknown as no-one knows his real name

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: GUEST,Skipy
Date: 27 Mar 05 - 05:24 PM

I live in Grove & I've a bike, well about 30 of them at the moment.
But, It's not me!
Skipy

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: GUEST,Andy Holmes
Date: 12 Apr 05 - 08:58 AM

The first stig was Perry Mccarthy, in case you didnt know.

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: GUEST,oldman
Date: 12 Apr 05 - 07:37 PM

The stig is my mum

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: skipy
Date: 20 Jan 09 - 05:08 PM

Solved! it's Ben Collins!
Skipy

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: Folkiedave
Date: 20 Jan 09 - 05:12 PM

I thought everyone knew that by now Dave!! (or it was BC at the time of Richard Hammond's crash - he was named in the crash report.

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: skipy
Date: 20 Jan 09 - 05:22 PM

Seemingly not! The rest of the planet may have, but I did not!
See you at Warwick.
Skipy

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: Tig
Date: 20 Jan 09 - 06:11 PM

Neither did I

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 20 Jan 09 - 06:56 PM

You seem to have lost an 'S' tig...:-P

DeG

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: goatfell
Date: 21 Jan 09 - 12:38 PM

he's just some prat that can drive cars fast that's all

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: goatfell
Date: 21 Jan 09 - 12:40 PM

I mean what is so fascitaing about the stig, anyway or for that matter one dickhead that like cars and his 'pals'

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 21 Jan 09 - 06:05 PM

You can tell it's not Tiff Needell (apart from the reason above) by his road use.

If he wasn't much too old now it could have been Tony Dron.

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: Folkiedave
Date: 21 Jan 09 - 06:39 PM

It's here.

Try paragraph 37........

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 22 Jan 09 - 02:47 PM

Yes, Dave, I know the truth - but it COULD have been Tony Dron, 30 years ago: same tall thin frame, same track positioning...

Same way it could NEVER have been Tiff Needell or Gerry Marshall - but might have been Dave Brodie just on driving style.

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: banjoman
Date: 23 Jan 09 - 07:37 AM

Who cares any way. The Stig could be Jeremy Clarkson's Mother for all I care.
Top Gear rates alongside Morecambe and Wise as one of the funniest yet banal programmes ever broadcast. I love it and want the identity of its most important character kept a secret.

Subject: RE: BS: Who is 'the Stig'?
From: theleveller
Date: 23 Jan 09 - 09:17 AM

"I'm stig and so is my wife."

No, I'm the Stig.