Keep your crash hat on

Posted by The Mole at 11:28 am on Thursday December 11, 2008

Tom Jones strode out onto the track yesterday, and despite charming the birds from the trees, he confessed to not having changed gear in a car for 40 years.

40 years.

Now that is unusual. The last time we had a guest on who struggled to change gear using ’stick’ we dropped two gearboxes in our reasonably priced car.

The Stig was on hand, though, with some sound advice to help the Welsh warbler avoid driving over the green green grass of home. Sorry, that was awful.

Anyway, if you want to know how the cog-grinding lap went, I’m afraid The Mole’s been gagged. Sunday at 9pm is your best bet. And you can keep your hat on.

By the way, if you want to avoid becoming friends with the out buildings at the Top Gear track ready for when you’re famous and do a celebrity lap, then check out the awesome bit of CGI cleverness we’ve put together on our new show page. Just click on the track guide

TAGS// , , ,
  1. Kimmy said...
    Thursday December 11, 2008 at 11:39 am Link to comment Report comment

    ha ha – I got the first comment! Aren’t the presenter of Top Gear “sex bombs”! Oh, the jokes just keep on coming!

  2. Arab said...
    Thursday December 11, 2008 at 11:46 am Link to comment Report comment

    I bet he’s just gonna sing all the time in the car whilst he does his lap

  3. Arab said...
    Thursday December 11, 2008 at 11:47 am Link to comment Report comment

    it will so good if he is the fastest

  4. heavy right welly said...
    Thursday December 11, 2008 at 12:40 pm Link to comment Report comment

    as long as he beats wogan and sings delilah the whole way round it should be good no matter what the time

    will the stig be paying homage to the welsh warbler by furnishing his cd player on his power lap

  5. Alisso said...
    Thursday December 11, 2008 at 12:47 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Yes, that joke was completely awful. I hope you’re ashamed of yourself ;P

    But the track guide is fantastic!

  6. race girl rachel said...
    Thursday December 11, 2008 at 3:55 pm Link to comment Report comment

    l hope Tom beats JK goes at the top, that would be unusual to have a new name at the top, bring on Tom will have to throw undies at the tv.

  7. Maple Leaf said...
    Thursday December 11, 2008 at 4:13 pm Link to comment Report comment

    TOM JONES…..does it get any better!

    My boyfriend loves Top Gear and I love Tom Jones. I know what we will be doing on Sunday evening.

    Canada loves you Tom!!

  8. Avid Topgear fan said...
    Thursday December 11, 2008 at 4:23 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Topgear!… Topgear! your a sexBOMB
    and you can give it to us when..
    um
    Im not a witty person.
    sorry. :S um.. Yay Tom Jones…

  9. bonobo4 said...
    Thursday December 11, 2008 at 6:06 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Great show,
    Can you possibly give the Stig some of these to lap round:
    G-Wiz (I know it’s rubbish)
    Peel P50 (cool car)
    Ultima GTR (1:12, come on!)
    Lada Riva (again, just to laugh)

  10. heavy right welly said...
    Thursday December 11, 2008 at 6:16 pm Link to comment Report comment

    or swap caravans with toyota prius not thats a game of conkers i would not miss

  11. craig02 said...
    Thursday December 11, 2008 at 6:40 pm Link to comment Report comment

    the world wants it’s videos from this site top gear !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  12. craig02 said...
    Thursday December 11, 2008 at 6:41 pm Link to comment Report comment

    2the world wants it’s videos from this site top gear !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  13. lenord95 said...
    Thursday December 11, 2008 at 6:54 pm Link to comment Report comment

    he’ll either come top or bottom by about 2 minutes

  14. lenord95 said...
    Thursday December 11, 2008 at 6:57 pm Link to comment Report comment

    lol

  15. heavy right welly said...
    Thursday December 11, 2008 at 7:23 pm Link to comment Report comment

    he`s getting everywhere that craig02

  16. Sunny Singh said...
    Thursday December 11, 2008 at 7:33 pm Link to comment Report comment

    i would be the 2nd most surprised person in the world (after jezza)if tom goes slower than jimmy carr. He’ll be around 1.50ish…Clarkson area perhaps. He’ll be good as a guest as long as he dosent spend the night on the test track.

  17. Bambi said...
    Thursday December 11, 2008 at 8:04 pm Link to comment Report comment

    My guess is 1.52 ;-)

  18. Naughty Tom said...
    Thursday December 11, 2008 at 8:16 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Mr Jones was a bit naughty actually. He got the filming re-arranged so he was recorded first as he ‘had to dash off to do the Lottery’. He had gone by 16:15 but didn’t do the Lottery until 22:45!!
    Prima Donna???

  19. XxXTOPGEAR4EVAXxX said...
    Thursday December 11, 2008 at 9:36 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Does any 1 no y jason dawe left top gear???????????????

  20. CA36GTP said...
    Thursday December 11, 2008 at 10:44 pm Link to comment Report comment

    I think TG’s long overdue for a new reasonably priced car. Perhaps something a bit more exciting, a cheap hot hatch?

  21. craig02 said...
    Friday December 12, 2008 at 12:23 am Link to comment Report comment

    Iam not making comments tht big any more i just want my right to view cilps on this site, i would pay some money to the view cilps.

  22. josh hendry said...
    Friday December 12, 2008 at 7:52 am Link to comment Report comment

    he will be very very slow 2mins and 4 seconds is his time because i was at top gear

  23. Naughty Tom said...
    Friday December 12, 2008 at 8:54 am Link to comment Report comment

    You’re talking rubbish!
    It was 1:52.

  24. MTC said...
    Friday December 12, 2008 at 12:13 pm Link to comment Report comment

    The rest of the world would love to watch your out takes!

  25. Kadette said...
    Friday December 12, 2008 at 4:00 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Why is no-one here at 4 o’ clock?

  26. Kadette said...
    Friday December 12, 2008 at 4:03 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Why is nobody here at 4 o’ clock? Come and speak to me!

  27. Kadette said...
    Friday December 12, 2008 at 4:21 pm Link to comment Report comment

    I’m still here…

  28. Kadette said...
    Friday December 12, 2008 at 4:57 pm Link to comment Report comment

    helloooooooooo…

  29. speedy girl said...
    Friday December 12, 2008 at 5:30 pm Link to comment Report comment

    imhere kadette, wotsup? can you view the videos on tg.com or are you blacklisted like a lot of us?

  30. Kadette said...
    Friday December 12, 2008 at 5:43 pm Link to comment Report comment

    How do you remember what understeer and oversteer are, i keep forgetting!

  31. some say... said...
    Saturday December 13, 2008 at 7:16 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Tom Jones is sooooooo hot have 2 take off al clothes in front of TV

  32. some say... said...
    Saturday December 13, 2008 at 7:17 pm Link to comment Report comment

    soz that was my friend whos round who said that

  33. some say... said...
    Saturday December 13, 2008 at 7:17 pm Link to comment Report comment

    he only has 1 testicale and that all his vital organs are inside ou

  34. some say... said...
    Saturday December 13, 2008 at 7:18 pm Link to comment Report comment

    all we know is that hes called the stig

  35. The Stig said...
    Saturday December 13, 2008 at 7:19 pm Link to comment Report comment

    BOING!

  36. Tom said...
    Sunday December 14, 2008 at 2:36 am Link to comment Report comment

    If I only knew
    what I should do
    to make you, make you, change gear

  37. lolster said...
    Sunday December 14, 2008 at 11:04 am Link to comment Report comment

    lol remember stig’s metal ballz

  38. Bek said...
    Sunday December 14, 2008 at 9:21 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Watching TopGear now and i’ve never laughed so much in my life.

  39. vena said...
    Sunday December 14, 2008 at 9:31 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Oh my goodness im loving the show and ladies in audience WHY DID YOU LET HAMMOND FALL???my god id of been right in there to catch the lovely haired one!
    Jeremy your brain is awesome great rocking chair!wondered what to get me grandma for christmas shell like that!

  40. vena said...
    Sunday December 14, 2008 at 9:52 pm Link to comment Report comment

    This episode has been fantastic!Love the ribbing about Will Young I did pick up on it when it 1st aired and do chuckle whenever I hear his single tee hee

  41. jezzbeb said...
    Sunday December 14, 2008 at 9:54 pm Link to comment Report comment

    just watched the lap on the telly, was rather funny ;)

  42. Amy said...
    Monday December 15, 2008 at 3:54 pm Link to comment Report comment

    Anyone else notice in the photo above that the Stig has a nice arse? Or was that just me… ;)

  43. koeni said...
    Saturday January 3, 2009 at 11:01 pm Link to comment Report comment

    have you got it fixed yet?

  44. koeni said...
    Saturday January 3, 2009 at 11:44 pm Link to comment Report comment

    left just

  45. koeni said...
    Saturday January 3, 2009 at 11:46 pm Link to comment Report comment

    soon be attacking them then at tesco

  46. koeni said...
    Sunday January 4, 2009 at 12:16 am Link to comment Report comment

    hope you dont get detected guys .see them slow down think could have had that one earlier .
    blower is burning the floor mat.
    when in 1st engine sounds like its going to start having fight if it doesnt get 3rd .

  47. andrew said...
    Sunday January 4, 2009 at 6:13 pm Link to comment Report comment

    when will Hugh Laurie come at Top Gear as a guest?? (the one from house M.D.

  48. Valentino said...
    Monday January 5, 2009 at 1:53 am Link to comment Report comment

    USELESS DRIVING DORK.

  49. Trevor said...
    Wednesday January 21, 2009 at 2:55 pm Link to comment Report comment

    The STIG is good mates with the person who I work with and it’s not ben collins so keep trying.

Post a Comment

Advertisement