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Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond has been seriously hurt in a 300 mph crash. Earlier reports claimed he’d been speaking following the accident; now he’s said to have suffered a significant brain injury (which needn’t contradict those earlier reports; Mark Donohue walked away from the 1975 crash that subsequently killed him). Best wishes to Hammond, who has many Australian fans.
I was extremely sad to hear about this. I hope he makes a full recovery.
Top Gear is probably one of the most politically incorrect shows on TV at the moment. The “eco-mentalists” must fume every time the presenters bag a diesel engine, a compact car, the French, nanny state bureaucrats, speed cameras and the Labour party (while lauding expensive planet-destroying super cars).
Posted by Art Vandelay on 2006 09 21 at 10:19 PM • permalinkBest show on TV.
On SKY news this morning, a tinted Journo from the Guardian and some other leftist she-hack were saying how they have never seen the show (is this possible, even in Islington?) and sniffed about the outpourings of support he was getting. Shades of Steve Irwin.
Clarkson is rumoured to have told him that he was a %$%#@ driver, which bought a smile to the Hamster’s face.
You can email wishes to Hammond via the Top Gear site.
Cracking show, and Hammond is an essential part of it. I hope he fully recovers very soon.
Posted by Mr Hackenbacker on 2006 09 21 at 11:37 PM • permalinkMy first reaction was “Oh crap, no! Not Hammond!”
I feel almost as bad as I did when I first heard that Steve Irwin had died. They have the same mischevious, infectious enthusiasm for their respective passions.
Posted by blandwagon on 2006 09 22 at 12:18 AM • permalinkThe doctors do say that they are reasonably optimistic he will make a good recovery. Apparently he has no external injuries other than a black eye. It’s just a matter of whether his brain heals.
Posted by Blithering Bunny on 2006 09 22 at 04:17 AM • permalinkNot surprisingly, the Guardian, the first paper to dance on Steve Irwin’s grave, is the first to dance on Hammond’s hospital bed:
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/richard_williams/2006/09/rw.html
Hamster is always the one I root for whenever Top Gear has crazy challenges, like buying old transit vans and seeing who can start the most lucrative moving company. (The “cargo” included furniture, mattresses and an “asylum seeker.”)
9: Yeah, Sabine Schmitt is about the only person who could conceivably fill the shoes of the Hamster. God forbid that should become necessary.
Still, I’m genuinely worried we won’t ever see him on Top Gear again. I spent about 6 months doing volunteer work with survivors of serious car accidents who had suffered brain injury and frankly, it’s serious stuff.
Posted by Korgmeister on 2006 09 22 at 07:20 AM • permalinkI always thought Hamster had the coolest job on earth, but yeah, it comes with risks. He’s definitely the best presenter on the show. Hope he gets well soon.
My favorite was when he destroyed the building with the British police riot truck. Or the body-contact-allowed minivan race.
Posted by Matt in Denver on 2006 09 22 at 11:12 AM • permalinkA crash at 300 mph?
He’s lucky he’s not seriously dead.
Posted by Barbara Skolaut on 2006 09 22 at 11:19 AM • permalinkTop Gear had a short track oval race with cars pulling little campers. Nobody got through the first turn without a major wreck. Now why do I think the Grauniad wouldn’t figure that’d be a hoot?
Posted by Gary from Jersey on 2006 09 22 at 01:29 PM • permalink
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Best show on TV and apart from South Park and miscellaneous Euro filth, the only reason to watch SBS.
Get well, Hamster.