May’s caravan adventure

Posted by James May at 11:41 am on Friday November 14, 2008

Imagine my amazement when I opened yesterday’s super soaraway Sun newspaper and found a picture of me driving a Rolls Royce and towing a caravan.

Obviously, I wasn’t amazed by the caravan itself, because I’d known it was there all along, especially as it really was me driving the Rolls. What really amazed me was that this was going on when I was making the latest Oz and James drinking series, which is based, in, wait for it, a caravan, takes place around Britain and was filmed in – wait for it again – August.

So as the internet is already full of much better pictures of me and Oz in a caravan, I thought this was a bit behind the ball. Though not as far behind the ball as the BBC’s publicity department, which said I was doing this ‘in a private capacity’. Admittedly, we were trying to keep the new series a bit of a secret but I hadn’t realized that we kept it from the television channel we were making it for.

But here’s the really tricky bit. The headline read ‘What would Clarkson say, James?’ Do they honestly think that as I drove around Britain, towing a caravan, listening to an old bloke talk about how Britain was better in 1865 and recovering from a permanent hangover, I was really worried about what Clarkson would think about it all?  If I was worried about what he thought I’d have to change every single aspect of my life, including my face.

More to the point, and this leads me to another quick opinion poll, should I give a pig’s arse?

The correct answer, by the way, is no.

TAGS// , ,
  1. Steve said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 12:13 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Good man james!! Screw the sun!

  2. jonny roast said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 12:15 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Captin slow, ur a legend!!!!

  3. Markoc84 said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 12:22 pm Link to comment Report comment

    No, do what ever you like James….Clarkson does and doesnt giva a pigs arse what anybody else thinks, and we love him for it!!!!!

  4. VanderDB9 said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 12:22 pm Link to comment Report comment

    That was the funniest thing I have read on this site so far! well done James

  5. Lilzz said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 12:24 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Nice one James, stuff the Sun!!

  6. Curious Racer said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 12:24 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Well said James, I think, you should leave a caravan outside the newspapers head quarters with “Top Gear Love Shed” written on the side. that’d make for good reading.

  7. darrenmoss said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 12:45 pm Link to comment Report comment

    James and Oz in a less-than-large caravan, going round the country in an expensive car, getting pissed? Sounds like a winner!

  8. Well said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 12:49 pm Link to comment Report comment

    I guess it was a Slow news day for the Sun.

  9. Ho Kyung said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 12:54 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Wait, wait. People _recognize_ you now? I thought you were supposed to be the other bloke on Top Gear! Disaster, the show will never be the same again!

  10. pb on ice said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 1:08 pm Link to comment Report comment

    What can one expect from the daily scum

  11. Shona said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 1:11 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Now is definitely not the time to start giving a pig’s arse what Jeremy thinks. Just remind him who overtook him in Nevada and who has maxed the Veyron – that should shut him up. :D

  12. Megs said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 1:17 pm Link to comment Report comment

    wow the sun are really digging for stories now….i mean seriously….has the ross and russ story died down too much now?!?!

    oh dear…..

    what would they have done if it had been the panda in front of the caravan…..not that you’d be going very fast but still….

  13. Janey said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 1:26 pm Link to comment Report comment

    You do make me laugh James!
    Good to know our National Press and for that matter, the treasured by many BBC are on the ball! Excellent!

    XXX

  14. Alisso said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 1:27 pm Link to comment Report comment

    That’s hilarious…I spotted this story on The Sun’s website this morning (being in Australia, we’re spared the pain of the actual publication) where the actual page title was “Top Gear’s James May Drives a Caravan”. Possibly the single least impressive “news” headline of all time.

    Considering one of the other stories of the day was, in essence, “Woman (with beard, without boobs) is pregnant”, it was either a stunningly dull news day, or this could be just a very good example of The Sun’s fine level of journalistic talent.

    Isn’t The Sun one of the papers Jeremy writes for?

  15. Gemmie said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 1:34 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Nice one James!!

    By the way, wicked show at the MPH last night in the NEC. Loved it! xxxxx

  16. Steve Austin 7 said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 1:38 pm Link to comment Report comment

    The sun isn’t even fit for wiping said pigs arse.

  17. M is for Magic said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 1:47 pm Link to comment Report comment

    I bet Jeremy put them up to it, doesn’t he have a Sun column? HE’S JUST JEALOUS OF OZ!

    And speaking of weekly columns, you’d think at least one of those two-bit journos would have bothered to read your brilliant caravanning chronicles in the Torygraph.

  18. Jeff said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 2:04 pm Link to comment Report comment

    A guy who owns and drives a Rolls Royce Corniche can’t be bad, even when towing a caravan.

  19. jonny_fartpant5 said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 2:08 pm Link to comment Report comment

    heheh well said that man!! james u crack me up!

  20. Sarah said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 2:14 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Absolutely no way! Tabloids are all about gossip and insinuations so just ignore them, carry on with your life and let your fans support you!

    You Rock Mr May!! XX <3 XX

  21. bbc complaint said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 2:14 pm Link to comment Report comment

    The truly terrible thing about this is that James is not going to be publicly flogged for towing a caravan.
    When you compare it to the light hearted Ross/Brand thing towing a Satan’s turd box on the public roads is the most offensive thing he could have done without murdering a hooker.
    If I ever see children thinking it’s ok to use a caravan instead of a decent hotel that has proper plumbing because of James will write a strongly worded letter to the bbc and ask that mr may be suspended for a couple of weeks.

  22. Marcel said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 2:33 pm Link to comment Report comment

    The Sun, as usual is full of bullshit. Why would they waste a page going on about how James was towing a caravan, and printing that stupid, useless and pointless headline.

    The Sun’s stories are crap, except from the Clarkson bit.

    End of story

  23. red33uk2006 said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 2:40 pm Link to comment Report comment

    At least you can be trusted withthe said caravan Jame’s, unlike clarckson who when let lose with one burns it to the ground plus any others near lol!

  24. Ariel said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 2:41 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Yes, you shouldn’t, and even more if the man who took the picture and started all of this doesn’t even like his car to a point where he can pay a few pounds and fix that windshield.

  25. Martin said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 2:54 pm Link to comment Report comment

    “Sol credulous.”

  26. aaron l said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 2:55 pm Link to comment Report comment

    nice 1 james

  27. DB9 said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 3:11 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Bet you £100 that the guy who took the photo of you was shot in his car for doing the same to many other people,and that’s why his windshield is cracked.

    You know I’m right.

  28. Abi said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 3:15 pm Link to comment Report comment

    hey good for u i saw the mph show yesterday abosoluty brillbut jeremymy dad wasnt to impressed with all the swearing hehe!

  29. Teresa01 said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 3:17 pm Link to comment Report comment

    lol Yeah you tell ‘em James! I knew straight away that it was for your series with OZ. I was more worried about the crack in the photographer’s windscreen than the sight of you towing a caravan. Plus I’m guessing someone pointed the article out to you. I can’t see you as a sun newspaper reader. lol

  30. Cica said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 3:28 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Bloody lazy journalists! Pfffft!

  31. Mich said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 3:47 pm Link to comment Report comment

    I think the real question here is – when will we be able to watch this?

    And it’s not like you with a caravan was kept secret either, you only wrote two (or was it three) columns for the Telegraph about you and a caravan!

  32. antony said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 3:50 pm Link to comment Report comment

    nice one captain slow
    one thing though u said that u had cut your hair really i cant tell and what happend on sunday u turned into captain clarkson

  33. Wyvern said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 3:57 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Alisso – it really must have been a slow news day – unless there’s more than one of them out there, I thought the woman with the beard but without the tits had given already (imagine the disappointment it must be, to be the world’s *second* pregnant “man”).

    Mind you, it must be fun being a commissioning editor at the BBC – “What? We’re making another Oz and James drinking programme? When are we doing that then? Oh… we already have! Jolly good…”

    James, these days porcine posteriors are given far too freely and without good reason, so long may you continue to not give a pig’s arse :)

  34. Barbar25 said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 3:58 pm Link to comment Report comment

    I’m amazed that you can actualy pull a caravan with a Rolls Roys.
    Now that’s what I call camping in style.

  35. HannahLW said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 4:01 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Well done James. Now the big question is did you tell Oz you think caravanning is romantic in the same ilk you told Richard? Can’t wait for the series. Will you be making wine again?

  36. Josh said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 4:03 pm Link to comment Report comment

    stuff the sun do they have nout else 2 do

  37. Staceylala said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 4:04 pm Link to comment Report comment

    I laughed so hard when I read that… As if Clakson would have an opinion on you towing a caravan along anyway… And you’re right, even if he did, why would you care lol
    ;) Go James!

  38. Joanna said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 4:09 pm Link to comment Report comment

    woo hoo James youll always be my hero!!!
    I totally agree who cares what anyone thinks and these newspapers should reaport on real news.
    Cant wait until your new wine adventure programe and book .

    from Joanna xxxxx

  39. PetrolHead 247 said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 4:11 pm Link to comment Report comment

    James, i need some car advice. I’m thinking about buying a small car which is cheap to run, tax and insure. I’m looking for a car which is simmilar to the toyota yaris or honda jazz. What car should i buy?

    Please Help!!!

  40. Normannumeric said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 4:23 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Do you really think the majority of us believed a word of it? It may as well have been written in the Beano.

  41. james p said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 4:46 pm Link to comment Report comment

    cant wait for the new series of you and oz, this is a big suprise you have made another show, a good one that is, cant wait and hope the banter is the usually road trip norm, essential viewing. have a good weekend

  42. Steph11AFC said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 4:51 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Nicely said…

    I love JC but who cares what he has to say about you towing a caravan anyway!

    I demand an apoligie from The Sun newspaper!!! Who didnt even look into this before printing such a stupid story!!!!

    Whos with me?

    By the way love the show!

  43. x - kerri - x said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 4:53 pm Link to comment Report comment

    god on ya james

    screw what the sun says – lookin 4wards 2 watchin ur new series – wens it startin??

    loved ur last 1

  44. x - kerri - x said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 5:07 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Markoc84 said…
    No, do what ever you like James….Clarkson does and doesnt giva a pigs arse what anybody else thinks, and we love him for it!!!!!

    i agree – james sud do whatever he wants like jeremy
    after all thats what makes top gear a great program – clarkson takin the piss out of anything he wants lol , richard arguing with jeremy wen they do the cool wall
    and cpt slow being strange

    sorri james
    dnt go bck 2 bein cpt slow its gd watchin u take over jeremy lol

    keep up the hard work lads x

  45. Joe said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 5:13 pm Link to comment Report comment

    James u are one of the most funniest people i hav ever seen on T.V Screw The Sun and enjoy ur life

  46. Joe said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 5:21 pm Link to comment Report comment

    GO JAMES U RULE :D

  47. Andy said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 5:27 pm Link to comment Report comment

    good one James. stuff the Sun

  48. Imogen said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 5:34 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Who else could look so stylish in a Roller whilst towing a caravan. Go Go Captain Slow.

  49. Adrian said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 5:39 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Well the sun is a paper written by idiots for idiots. thing is, in all honesty, I doubt very much that Jeremy would give two hoots anyways beyond hoping it goes well for you.

    And if he did, so what? Moreover on what you yourself said James, if you paid great heed to everything Jeremy said or thought, then Top Gear wouldn’t be nearly so much fun. the fact that you and Jeremy – and Richard – are all different is what makes you work so well together. Obviously too complicated a concept for the sun’s hacks to grasp.

    to surmise… no. no arses of any kind should ever be given by you in regard to what Jeremy might possibly think about things you do. If you did, then he’d have too much arse and not fit into the small seats of supercars. then Richard or yourself would have to powerslide hypercars round the track and Richard – if memory serves – cannot powerslide, so you’d have to. And that just wouldn’t do now would it?

  50. Sunny said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 5:44 pm Link to comment Report comment

    the press is one of the many who love to critisize and TRY to make the public get entertained. I dont care about any lawsuit because they don’t know me so ‘The sun(R)’…. ********* . I rest my case.

  51. For me to know said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 5:57 pm Link to comment Report comment

    I found yesterdays Sun on a table in the canteen at college yesterday and read it because I wanted something to read to pass away a few minutes (having finally finished my bus journey reading, May on Motors *hopes that Mr May comes out with a third column book sometime soon*) and having quickly seen the headline of that article before the pictures and reading about it I was thinking “Cap’n Slow caught speeding?” and was a bit worried and then I saw the pictures and read about it. I must say that the ‘Private capacity’ threw me off a bit though although from better pictures as you say on the net I recognised the Rolls and partly thought that it might’ve been for your third Adventure. But the main thing I did think of was does it matter if you go caravanning for a holiday? Does it matter what you do in your spare time? Your spare private time away from the media is just that and some people should find something better to do with their time such as getting the crack in their window/windscreen fixed than photograph people on holiday and send the pictures to a national newspaper. And as you say that it was in August, the person who sent it in needs to go and get on with something productive.

    “Though not as far behind the ball as the BBC’s publicity department, which said I was doing this ‘in a private capacity’” Maybe it’s just the said newspaper again talking rubbish.

    “Admittedly, we were trying to keep the new series a bit of a secret but I hadn’t realized that we kept it from the television channel we were making it for” I thought that was more to do with the fact that you were trying to forget about it and not be reminded after your’s and Oz’s near death experience.

    Oh talking about the caravan what has become of it please? Was that it I saw flying off the ramp during this TG Series preview? Or did something else become of it?

  52. Carla said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 5:59 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Ha ha, after I had read that
    I explained to my collegues that it was filmed in the summer and that you wouldn’t care what Clarkson thought. – Not that they were interested in the slightest, but it gave me an excuse to lob the newspaper to the next table and mutter how I will not read the bloody things again.
    Looking forward to seeing Top Gear Live tomorrow, early night for me, as a long journey in the morning!
    Carla

  53. dude said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 6:05 pm Link to comment Report comment

    the sun is s**t good on you james

  54. Graham Potter said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 6:08 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Step forward Captain Slow, the man we’d all secretly like to be. Who reads the papers anyway?

  55. Funky Munky said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 6:09 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Screw the Scum. Pathetic excuse for a newspaper. Clarkson should be ashamed to have written for them.

    On a lighter note, James always seems to talk sense. He makes some good programmes too.

  56. extrapreneur said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 6:14 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Good for you James, I know, some journalists are right idiots. Not me though, check out my blog at http://www.extrapreneur2. wordpress.com and be amazed at the accuracy, lol

  57. paddy said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 6:23 pm Link to comment Report comment

    well said james my man!!!

  58. lew said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 6:28 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Realized not realised are we secretly a yank, shall I tell Clarkson?…..nah I’d hate for your pretty head to be kicked in, the caravan is enough disgrace to live with.

  59. James D said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 6:33 pm Link to comment Report comment

    LOL just looked at the story, some sad man spotted you and submitted the story to the sun… months later!!

    Some people really need lives.

  60. eddie said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 6:37 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Good for you James,

  61. Mikeado said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 7:10 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Well said Mr. May.

    All tabloids are shite. They clearly had to use all two of their brain cells to work out that a bloke off TopGear is towing a caravan and that a slightly jokey title involving another TG bloke was clearly needed!

    It’s not even a good title. BURN THE TABLOIDS!!

  62. Fabienne Payet said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 7:11 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Lovely picture all the same and never change that face!

    And I think they had a really slow day in the Sun office…. ;-)

  63. Big fan of Top Gear! said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 7:36 pm Link to comment Report comment

    need a bit more action

  64. Luke Pietnik said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 7:50 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Talk about a no news week! Why do the press pray on men like you? It really reaks of desperation. It’s not fair that you should have to publically defend yourself against some idiotic, stupid arse of a journalist who had a next-day dealine to meet and had no story ready to publish. Sorry James, and keep filling our lives with real ale and pies of joy.

  65. Tejas said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 8:00 pm Link to comment Report comment

    sunshine eh??

  66. Ly said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 8:02 pm Link to comment Report comment

    I did think about telling the Super Soaraway Sun their mistake, but thought better of it. No, don’t worry what the Greek bashing lorry driver hating rude to policeman Clarkson thinks James. Although next time, push him the caravan before you set off and keep him out of trouble for a month.

  67. triggerhappygurl said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 8:29 pm Link to comment Report comment

    well done james! Here here! A drink to you! who gives a pigs arse?

    Nicely done and keep it up!

    Love yah man!

    vic

  68. Maureen said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 8:34 pm Link to comment Report comment

    That’s the correct attitude, James. As much as I normally like Jeremy, who cares what he thinks? What is important is that you went your merry way, filmed the new show, and I can’t wait to see it. I’ve known all along, since I’m an avid DT reader. You kept me more up to date than stupid old Sun. Sun sucks. You always have been and always will be my hero, James. Good on ya! The only thought that really matters about you is your own. Then again, I think you’re great too. Love,

  69. A lost alien said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 8:50 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Go James! The Sun just look for pictures and stories of famous people getting things wrong, not that you were doing anything wrong, of course. Down Sun, up Captain Slow!

  70. Adrian said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 8:53 pm Link to comment Report comment

    re: 58 – actually, it’s spelled the same both sides f the atlantic and in both cases either s or z is aplicable.

    and Carla… Hey! You’re named for a Lambo! Always liked the Carla actualy…. wait.. no.. it was Cala wasn’t it? well it’s similar enough.

  71. lexy said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 9:00 pm Link to comment Report comment

    who cares what yur pulling with you roller!! but what are you doing with a tow hitch on it?!?!?

  72. TG Lover said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 9:04 pm Link to comment Report comment

    (Look above for more details)

  73. Nudibranch said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 9:15 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Yes, all of the above.

    But more importantly James, please advise if you are going to be revealing your bottom again in a ‘beer jacuzzi’ in your new series with Oz? God I hope so. Feel free to give the editors a nudge in the right direction…grrr.

    Ps. TG Live on the 1st was jolly good fun. Permission to say,’cock on’.

  74. nice said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 9:43 pm Link to comment Report comment

    WOW, i’m not really interested in the story, i just feel all like… whats the expression, warm and fuzzy or something amongst those lines, it makes me feel very nice to see that this time, instead of some no name author (no offence i really like your work but you guys arent exactly James himself) this article was written by James him self and is worded towards the reader, so it seems like james is talking directly to me, i know i’m not making much sense but i just really like the fact that james wrote this article.

  75. lew said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 9:45 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Oh right…..sorry there no 70, it’s called a leg pull or a joke. Think that would apply to across the pond too.

  76. KirstyBelfast said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 10:14 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Well said James!!!
    You are the best on top gear,
    The sun just hasnt got anything else to write about

  77. Jade said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 10:33 pm Link to comment Report comment

    James you Legend!

  78. Samantha said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 11:42 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Quite right James.

    The Sun are indeed very behind with this story, I saw I picture of the you and Oz towing the caravan in August! And really, since when have you given a thought to what Jeremy would say about anything you do? If I may be so bold, there are more interesting things going on in the world than you towing a caravan.

    Anyway James, I cannot wait until the new series, you and Oz are a really good team.

    Samantha x

  79. Keroles Michael said...
    Friday November 14, 2008 at 11:44 pm Link to comment Report comment

    I love you man the most, you were amazing in the cadillac, and very funny article :D

  80. Gemma said...
    Saturday November 15, 2008 at 12:38 am Link to comment Report comment

    Ace.

  81. Frenchdayz said...
    Saturday November 15, 2008 at 1:05 am Link to comment Report comment

    OMG the Sun are really running out of ideas now arent they ! They might even have to put something intelligent in there to fill all those blank pages

  82. Dieter Cabral said...
    Saturday November 15, 2008 at 1:43 am Link to comment Report comment

    James you utter legend! that was brilliant… any way to get you to come and drink wine in Mexico?? or maybe be charitable enough to send a copy over to Mexico?

  83. Jack in America said...
    Saturday November 15, 2008 at 2:50 am Link to comment Report comment

    How concise! How poignant! Bravo Mr. May. Bravo.

  84. Sandy said...
    Saturday November 15, 2008 at 6:35 am Link to comment Report comment

    You’re my favorite, aside from the Stig of course. I’d marry you if I could! Marry me Captain Slow!

    man that was off topic…

  85. TRheal said...
    Saturday November 15, 2008 at 7:03 am Link to comment Report comment

    Mr James
    Eloquent, very eloquent. I can’t help but think how “May’s Britian” would handle this.
    Good for you!

    TRheal

  86. unknown said...
    Saturday November 15, 2008 at 8:05 am Link to comment Report comment

    good on you james
    but I’m quite curious to know why you were buying the sun

  87. Lorraine. said...
    Saturday November 15, 2008 at 10:14 am Link to comment Report comment

    Sadly James there are folks out there who will not matter what attempt to extract the proverbial and for whatever reason.

    Your a grown man and like you have said, who really gives a pigs ear. Keep on doing what you do, in the manner that you do it.

    Be happy.

  88. Maureen said...
    Saturday November 15, 2008 at 10:38 am Link to comment Report comment

    Sometimes, James, I think you and my husband come from the same personality mould. Before I read this column last night, he told me the same exact thing about himself. When I read this column, it was deja vu for me. Great minds think alike. James, I know, like him, you don’t care what others think of you, probably for the same reasons he told me on the drive home before I read this. Don’t change anything about yourself and do whatever makes you happy and keeps you fulfilled. You’re being true to yourself. And always know, if you do ever need reassurance, I’m here to give it to you unconditionally. I like you just the way you are. Love,

  89. abbie said...
    Saturday November 15, 2008 at 1:04 pm Link to comment Report comment

    nicely said james, your a legend!

  90. nobody said...
    Saturday November 15, 2008 at 2:15 pm Link to comment Report comment

    What your comment on this James.
    http://www.thesun.co.uk/s ol/homepage/showbiz/tv/ar ticle1933458.ece

  91. Thundersley25 said...
    Saturday November 15, 2008 at 2:39 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Go James!

    P.S That burnout in episode 2 was brilliant.

  92. peacock said...
    Saturday November 15, 2008 at 4:28 pm Link to comment Report comment

    yeah james stick it to the sun

  93. abbie said...
    Saturday November 15, 2008 at 4:59 pm Link to comment Report comment

    James, not saying for a moment that this is true, i meen again it is the SUN we’re talking about, but still is this articl true? http://www.thesun.co.uk/s ol/homepage/showbiz/tv/ar ticle1933458.ece

    I really really hope its not true, it simply wont be the same with out you James especaily that its the Aussie Special :(

    And i dont no anything about speeding fines or Aussie laws as im only 13, but counlt you just pay the fine and then still go and film the Aussie Special after you’ve paid it?

    P.S. *fingers crossed* its not true.

  94. ABBIE said...
    Saturday November 15, 2008 at 5:23 pm Link to comment Report comment

    rembember the Morse-Code in top gear ep last week when the stig was going around in the Lamborghini… well the morse code said: “STRICTLY COME DANCING IS CRAP” nd “I LOVE CHESSE” good on ‘ya boys cleaver trick lovin it!

    P.S dont berlive me? go to http://www.thesun.co.uk/s ol/homepage/showbiz/tv/ar ticle1908010.ece and see for ya self!

  95. Justice For The 96! said...
    Saturday November 15, 2008 at 5:58 pm Link to comment Report comment

    F**K THE SUN! LYING B******S! Well Done James.

  96. Jemma said...
    Saturday November 15, 2008 at 6:20 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Nice one Mr May (or should I say, MilkyMay?).

    What’s going on with the massive smash in the knob that took that photos car?! Never heard of Auto Glass?

  97. Oz Clarke said...
    Saturday November 15, 2008 at 7:43 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Britain was better in 1865,pass me the burgandy,burp.

  98. Oz Clarke said...
    Saturday November 15, 2008 at 7:50 pm Link to comment Report comment

    I am not pished one bit of it,leave my mate May alone,all you at the shun can bog off and as for that Clarkson he can go back to making shoes,hic,should i be driving this car?

  99. Oz Clarke said...
    Saturday November 15, 2008 at 7:57 pm Link to comment Report comment

    I bet me old mucker May £100 he would’nt get 100 comments on his bog,i mean blog,ha ha told you so.mine is a meths and redbull ta,luvvy.

  100. Oz Clarke said...
    Saturday November 15, 2008 at 7:59 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Oh bugger,you win again me old sausage.

  101. scouse mouse said...
    Saturday November 15, 2008 at 8:24 pm Link to comment Report comment

    James James James, I am disapointed…

    WHAT ON EARTH WHERE YOU DOING READING (and I use the term loosely) THE SUN????

  102. For me to know said...
    Saturday November 15, 2008 at 8:28 pm Link to comment Report comment

    To Abbie (#93); James said when he was on Radio 5 Live the other week, that he’s not going to be doing the Aussie leg of the TGLive tour because it’s during the same time as he’s due to film a new programme on the Moon (which I am very much looking forward to).

    As for the article, James James James *tut tut* you do reveal too much sometimes you really do. We all go through phases of rebellion and doing naughty things. Come on James, as you said you should’ve done, just get over there and pay the fine, either that or you might actually have to change your whole appearence or bear a discuise next time you’re over there because they might have a massive wanted poster of you at all the airports in Australia and New Zealand.

    With digging at your pals James, that was funny and shows that you can give as much as you get from them two and I cracked up when you told Hammond to get his hair cut. I am surprised they didn’t also mention about Doctor Who being fake and that there is no Tardis (bet that upset a few Doctor Who fans there you meanie you)

    As for the morse code, some people need to seriously lighten up. The Strictly message was just a little programme rivalry joke and likely a dig at the programme schedulers for putting the two programmes on at the same time. If anything it’s the programmers who need to sort things out. It’s not any worse than episodes of TG being cancelled due to sporting events.

  103. FifthGear Sucks! said...
    Saturday November 15, 2008 at 9:53 pm Link to comment Report comment

    The only good thing in The Sun is Page 3!

  104. Chrissie said...
    Saturday November 15, 2008 at 10:11 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Well the Sun is only good for toilet paper really… (not speaking from personal experience however!)…

  105. Mancunian Lass. said...
    Saturday November 15, 2008 at 10:57 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Heh, good man James, the Sun are about the worst crappiest newspaper in the UK, with News Of World coming a close 2nd. Those brain dead hacks couldn’t think up a good news worthy story if one was dropped right in front of them.

    So you are quite right in not giving a pigs arse what them or even Clarkson thinks of you, so long as you are being true to yourself..

  106. jay jay said...
    Sunday November 16, 2008 at 2:38 am Link to comment Report comment

    James the sun newspaper isn’t exactly a CLASS ACT!…..at least people would rather read about you than the world financial crisis.By the way any room left in the caravan? I will BYO my own wine!

  107. matty said...
    Sunday November 16, 2008 at 9:42 am Link to comment Report comment

    go captain slow

  108. geo said...
    Sunday November 16, 2008 at 9:44 am Link to comment Report comment

    well said james btw loved top gear live last night at the NEC great playing on the keyboard lol

  109. Leonardo I. said...
    Sunday November 16, 2008 at 9:52 am Link to comment Report comment

    Taking offense from a newspaper whose policy it is to avoid disyllabic words is probably unwise.

  110. joshua said...
    Sunday November 16, 2008 at 11:11 am Link to comment Report comment

    because no cars like a rolls royrce can ,t pull a CARAVAN

  111. joshua said...
    Sunday November 16, 2008 at 11:14 am Link to comment Report comment

    NONONONONONONONONONO! WHY YOU PUT IT ON THE SHOW

  112. Anonymous said...
    Sunday November 16, 2008 at 11:17 am Link to comment Report comment

    NO AMDSDH FGYJOSH PLASE
    NO SHOW
    NO CARS

  113. Tak said...
    Sunday November 16, 2008 at 1:26 pm Link to comment Report comment

    And so we conclude that a Rolls is good at pulling caravans, bored reporters and the other one (it’s got bells on). Is it any good at pulling birds as well?

  114. Tak said...
    Sunday November 16, 2008 at 1:28 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Sol lucet omnibus

  115. berlioz said...
    Sunday November 16, 2008 at 2:18 pm Link to comment Report comment

    I don’t know what the problem is towing a caravan anyway!!..well just a bit!!. Weve had ours for four years, brand new, all up to date!!,,, i even have a double bed and en-suite and it costs me £700 for three weeks in bordeaux…& its not all old fogies…im 37 so im NOT old….I wouldn’t complain sharing a caravan with you james!!!…

  116. berlioz said...
    Sunday November 16, 2008 at 2:19 pm Link to comment Report comment

    p.s great show at birmingham yest…my son who has ADHD never sat still for so long!!!

  117. LarzluvsTG said...
    Sunday November 16, 2008 at 2:56 pm Link to comment Report comment

    god the sun must be desperate for a story. pathetic and no u shouldn’t a pigs arse
    screw em!

  118. ozz said...
    Sunday November 16, 2008 at 3:32 pm Link to comment Report comment

    http://topgearsuperfans.b logspot.com/

  119. ian said...
    Sunday November 16, 2008 at 4:04 pm Link to comment Report comment

    hi

  120. Scouse said...
    Sunday November 16, 2008 at 5:06 pm Link to comment Report comment

    I can’t believe anyone actually takes any notice of what’s written on that toilet paper! Yes as a scouser I have a serious problem with the sun anyway but come on, I’d rather be trying to read the labour manefesto while Gordon brown was sat on my face, naked!

  121. Keithyboy EastCalder said...
    Sunday November 16, 2008 at 5:46 pm Link to comment Report comment

    James the sun is as you would say COCKS

  122. ciaran-everton said...
    Sunday November 16, 2008 at 6:10 pm Link to comment Report comment

    well said james the sun talks rubbish

  123. ryan king said...
    Sunday November 16, 2008 at 6:57 pm Link to comment Report comment

    captain slow back on the road again

  124. Jan2 said...
    Sunday November 16, 2008 at 8:32 pm Link to comment Report comment

    I’m sure Jezza wouldn’t really be that bothered anyway, with what you get up to when you’re not filming TG. Its up to you what you do and what props you use on your other programmes, so what, you had a caravan, we can all mock them, but hands up all those who have never been in one???

    Good for you mate, that paper talks a lot of crap anyway. xx

  125. austin said...
    Sunday November 16, 2008 at 9:17 pm Link to comment Report comment

    You are as individual as clarkson with a great humour.I wish i had the oppurtunity to do what you do.Keep it up…..

  126. babii wilko94 said...
    Sunday November 16, 2008 at 10:18 pm Link to comment Report comment

    well in!!! james the sun is full of rubbish and ask any scouser and they won’t even touch it!!!

  127. All I have to say is said...
    Sunday November 16, 2008 at 11:13 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Nice Roller.

  128. Ramsden said...
    Monday November 17, 2008 at 12:48 am Link to comment Report comment

    You took the Rolls? James, you berk, the Jag was the real star of the last series of you and Oz getting drunk! For shame…

    Seriously though, who gives a stuff about The Shun anyway?

  129. mee!!! said...
    Monday November 17, 2008 at 7:39 am Link to comment Report comment

    go james
    screw em up

  130. Dale Carruthers said...
    Monday November 17, 2008 at 9:01 am Link to comment Report comment

    Nope you’re right you shouldn’t give a pig’s arse

  131. hi said...
    Monday November 17, 2008 at 9:06 am Link to comment Report comment

    go james

  132. Dayakie said...
    Monday November 17, 2008 at 9:13 am Link to comment Report comment

    James I’m starting to think that you may actually be a comedy genius.

    Legend – oh and screw the sun obviously x

  133. Helen said...
    Monday November 17, 2008 at 9:58 am Link to comment Report comment

    Ohh James, I love your subtle humour ;-)
    In answer to your question, no you shouldn’t. However I do think that you secretly worship Jezza!!!
    But then, I think most of I do…

  134. rewd53 said...
    Monday November 17, 2008 at 10:46 am Link to comment Report comment

    good on you james!!! why the newspapers hound yourself and the others is beyond me they have nothing better to do than follow t.v personalities like yourself ……….maybe this could form the basis of a new show “top gear go’s paperazzi Hunting” where the three of you don the hgv’s again and drive them through the living rooms of piers morgan and the likes

  135. paulom said...
    Monday November 17, 2008 at 12:34 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Stuff them, the sun is a moronic tabloid anywhere. Who cares what you pull caravan with. Your living legend my man.

  136. gibby said...
    Monday November 17, 2008 at 1:48 pm Link to comment Report comment

    nice one james! dont lsiten to the sun

  137. jclax1 said...
    Monday November 17, 2008 at 4:12 pm Link to comment Report comment

    good for you. you shouldn’t care what people think it just shows how stupid the press can be. also i loved the sundays show it was really brave of you to drink that smoothy

  138. Nudibranch said...
    Monday November 17, 2008 at 4:16 pm Link to comment Report comment

    What smoothie?

  139. yo yo said...
    Monday November 17, 2008 at 4:43 pm Link to comment Report comment

    that smoothie looked nice

  140. Jordan said...
    Monday November 17, 2008 at 4:46 pm Link to comment Report comment

    the paper always lie and only jeremy clarkson believes them so you have nothing to worry about

  141. steph said...
    Monday November 17, 2008 at 4:58 pm Link to comment Report comment

    The top gear live show at birmingham was excellent. It would of made my day if the presenters were signing autographs after the show. See u next year at birmingham bye for now…

  142. LOOK HERE said...
    Monday November 17, 2008 at 6:34 pm Link to comment Report comment

    THE SUN IS RUBBISH GGGGOOOO JJJAAAAMMMEESS

  143. mumsy said...
    Monday November 17, 2008 at 9:33 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Can’t wait for the new wine series! Were you really sleeping in that caravan? (can’t have been very comfy, especially as August was ropey). We knew a little about the new series being filmed (not through “The Scum” I hasten to add) so consequently everywhere I took the boys during the summer they would scream “It’s Oz and James!) everytime we saw a caravan. Anyway who cares what Clarkson thinks (he doesn’t) and the picture has now been placed on my kitchen pinboard (tucked in between John Barrowman pics).

  144. Big Al said...
    Monday November 17, 2008 at 11:37 pm Link to comment Report comment

    That is quite up to date for the Sun.
    Daily Star will run it next week.

  145. JoJo said...
    Tuesday November 18, 2008 at 12:08 am Link to comment Report comment

    Jaaaaaaames
    Why aren’t you coming to Australia next year?
    Pleeeease come. PLEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAASE!

  146. benno said...
    Tuesday November 18, 2008 at 2:19 am Link to comment Report comment

    Some people think that James is the 3th man on TG, I say he is as much part of the whole thing as the other 2 guys! Captain Slow is legend, his sharp comments are hilarious, love that kind of humour! good is gets more attention in the shows!

  147. steve109 said...
    Tuesday November 18, 2008 at 1:11 pm Link to comment Report comment

    ha ha lol you weirdo u love oz

  148. Kiwi Phil said...
    Wednesday November 19, 2008 at 8:41 am Link to comment Report comment

    Go jerramy, stuf the pigs arse, and anything else that gets in the way of the TG team putting a good program together. KEEPIT UP. Great program, great team.

  149. MATT said...
    Wednesday November 19, 2008 at 12:23 pm Link to comment Report comment

    how meney caravan’s have u lot killed now

  150. Starfish said...
    Wednesday November 19, 2008 at 10:15 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Oh they are silly at the sun , James. you know what they are like raking anything up. They want an excuse to say things about people in the public eye. I ignored it when I saw it & didn’t thik anything of it. Oh James I am so excited about the new series in January.
    Love Starfish x

  151. Ellie said...
    Thursday November 20, 2008 at 7:28 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Someone tried to show me that and I just went “Oh, look, he’s with Oz Clarke, you can see him in the background. I know what that is, he wrote about it ages ago in the Times, whining about the caravan. That’s old news.”

    I love being a TG smartarse sometimes.

    By the way – nice photo James…

  152. Stigglet said...
    Monday November 24, 2008 at 3:43 pm Link to comment Report comment

    I can’t wait for that to come out.

    p.s.

    No spa this time right?

  153. motorgirl said...
    Monday November 24, 2008 at 10:13 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Suns a pile of poo anyway! Your brill captain slow, don’t change a thing!!!!!

  154. Allid said...
    Tuesday November 25, 2008 at 6:59 pm Link to comment Report comment

    So the Sun proves again that it does indeed shine out of a pig’s arse.

  155. Danni Hammond said...
    Wednesday November 26, 2008 at 9:01 am Link to comment Report comment

    Ermm…No Obv. No James You Should Not Old History Made You Who You Are Today & If Smelly Clarkson Hates That You Wanna Be You Then Stuff Him Alright?

  156. Rachel said...
    Tuesday December 2, 2008 at 1:32 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Haha, brilliance. Sounds like my last holiday…

  157. PIELADY said...
    Wednesday December 17, 2008 at 9:46 am Link to comment Report comment

    Lucky Oz !! What wouldn’t I give to go off with James in a caravan !

    Luv ya, James, don’t change a thing !

  158. Ben Freestone said...
    Tuesday December 23, 2008 at 8:34 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Good one James! You’re clearly the coolest of the three! Maths + Physics will always beat Clarksons stupidity and Hamsters smallness! Keep up the good work mate!

  159. Tudor said...
    Friday December 26, 2008 at 1:50 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Well done James,
    I drive a Dodge Ram 3500 dually with a caravan for my contracting (8′wide X 50′ long). I don’t hold nobody up either.
    Love my caravan, love my Dodge more and I quite like Top Gear.
    Can’t stand the Sun, much prefer the Times

  160. Adam Danzey said...
    Monday December 29, 2008 at 4:32 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Hi James. You made me laugh in the last episode! I was killing my self laughing! You are my favourite out of Jeremy and Richard. I hope that i can atually see you in real life one day and not just on T.V!!!

  161. magpyre said...
    Wednesday December 31, 2008 at 8:37 pm Link to comment Report comment

    You mean to tell me there was an inaccuracy in a report made by The Sun? I dont beleive it.

  162. Laurenaaaaaa said...
    Monday January 5, 2009 at 2:18 pm Link to comment Report comment

    James, i loveeeeeee youu your koooool

  163. Sophie said...
    Tuesday January 6, 2009 at 6:54 pm Link to comment Report comment

    You don’t know how much my family laughed at this article as my dad has recently bought that rolls royce without really knowing it was in the new james may tv program.

    will certainly be watching the show at 8.00 tonight

  164. Dermot said...
    Tuesday January 6, 2009 at 9:23 pm Link to comment Report comment

    James, you are a legend. You define the word ‘cool’ and therefore be in charge of the cool wall instead of that fool Clarkson.

  165. Thumbelina said...
    Thursday January 8, 2009 at 4:25 pm Link to comment Report comment

    What is all the fuss about?

    Caravans are sh*t

    Rolls Royce are even more sh*t

    JC has pubes on his head, what credance can be taken from the opinions of someone with a muff on his head?

    Dear lord what is the world coming to!

  166. Kim said...
    Thursday January 8, 2009 at 4:40 pm Link to comment Report comment

    I’d give a “pigs arse”.

    In a pie.

  167. jacquie said...
    Thursday January 15, 2009 at 1:34 am Link to comment Report comment

    what’s wrong with carvans?

    I have travelled around Australia in one (4WD). Very comfy, bed, kitchen, shower , loo who could ask for more.Each to their own.

    Yes James why not come to Australia? We love your wit.

  168. Us lot media style said...
    Thursday January 15, 2009 at 2:32 pm Link to comment Report comment

    We like caravans :D !!!!!
    Especially when you get to stick a sausage on a fork up at them :D

  169. James Hanlavich said...
    Friday January 16, 2009 at 7:59 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Jeremy Clarkson is a Banbury man.

    Footage: Picture this; Jezza witha escort girl in a Black dress, short mind, playing croquet and picknicking in a Bentley Turbo top down.

    She turns to him and asks:- ‘Are you from Banbury Mr Clarkson’ Jezza: ‘YEHSSS, BANBURY’.

    Hence he’s a Banbury man. Even though he lives in Chipping Norton.

  170. Joe said...
    Tuesday January 20, 2009 at 10:44 am Link to comment Report comment

    Go for it! But stay slow.

  171. Leah D said...
    Tuesday January 20, 2009 at 5:23 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Ignore the Sun, James. Tabloids are just full of crap.

    Keep on doing what you do best, James.

  172. Leah D said...
    Tuesday January 20, 2009 at 5:25 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Anyway, screw the Sun. They’re full of stuff that probably isn’t even true.

    James, don’t feel the need to change your life just because of one stupid article. You’re an unique person and that’s what makes you so cool.

  173. tony said...
    Wednesday January 21, 2009 at 9:41 pm Link to comment Report comment

    hi james, can’t believe you missed a great little brewery in ossett while in yorkshire,worth trying sometime bring oz sure you’ll be impressed, love the show( not the van though)Tony

  174. Kira said...
    Sunday February 8, 2009 at 9:43 am Link to comment Report comment

    Hey james free for a date? Put that caravan to good use.

  175. caza said...
    Saturday February 14, 2009 at 10:17 pm Link to comment Report comment

    loving oz and james! well not so much the oz section……

  176. Rob said...
    Thursday April 16, 2009 at 1:50 pm Link to comment Report comment

    loved the show but can any one tell me what the piece of music at the end of the show is called many thanks.

Post a Comment

Advertisement