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Rutledge Wood is a race analyst best known for reporting on NASCAR. Think Martin Brundle with a beard, but with no need for the words ‘right turn’ in his lexicon.
What’s in your garage?
A 1953 Plymouth Suburban, given to me by Richard Petty. It’s a total classic. Next, a ’70 Datsun 521 Rat Rod pickup. Of all the cars I’ve ever owned, it’s the one most people want to talk about. My current project car is an ’83 Honda Civic wagon. I’m fitting it with a DOHC 1.8-litre fuel-injected engine from an Acura Integra. My ‘Dad-mobile’ is easily my favourite, though. It’s a Tundra Crew Max 4×4.
What’s the fastest you’ve ever driven?
160mph riding shotgun with my friend Kyle Petty at Atlanta Motor Speedway in a real NASCAR Cup car.
Who or what caused your worst car crash?
I’ve never wrecked a car, or been in a serious accident. One time I did hit a deer and that was crazy. I wasn’t going very fast and just hit him in the butt with the bumper of my car. He then walked to the side of the road and stopped to stare me down. I tried to tell him how sorry I was and that I was glad he wasn’t hurt. He didn’t answer back. So I drove off. Lesson learned. Deer are not friendly or talkative.
What’s your dream car?
I can’t name just one dream car… that’s impossible. So ’70 Plymouth Super Bird, ’85 DeLorean (I loved Back to the Future), ’97 Toyota Supra Twin Turbo and a Nissan R34 GTR.
What was the first car you owned?
A VW Golf pickup. It was a gift from my grandfather. It was a four-speed diesel and topped out around 65mph. It had no options, no radio, no style… but I loved it. I drove it for a couple of years until it got angry and pretty much gave up the ghost. It was the first car I ever remodelled. RIP, my V-Dub. I’ll always love you.
What car do you hate most in all the world?
It has to be the Pontiac Aztec. Without a doubt the ugliest car I’ve ever seen.
Are US cars better than European cars?
Europe does get some cool high-performance models, but they also get the tiny, slow, ugly cars that we would never want here. Any way you cut it, I’d take a Corvette over a Smart car any day of the week.
Why film an American version of Top Gear?
Making an American Top Gear is vital for our car culture. We have thousands and thousands of car people who are dying to know how cars here actually shake down. It’s great to know how cars in Europe drive, but I want to know how cars really handle in our own environment.
How is Top Gear US going to be different to the UK version?
Top Gear UK is and will always be one of my favourite shows. We’re not copying them, but we are going to follow their lead in looks, performance, and the general idea of having three guys go out and be real people in real cars.
What’s your favourite thing that Top Gear has ever done?
It has to be the South American safari challenge, where the guys bought used 4x4s online. They experienced so many different settings, from rain forest to desert plains to volcanoes, and it was amazing to join them on their journey.
Who’s your favourite presenter from the three guys in the UK?
It’s tough for me to pick a favourite because they’re all so good at what they do. Richard cracks me up and he’s always ready with a smile. James has a weird taste in cars a lot like my own, so I dig him for that. But Jezza is just the cherry on top. He’s crazy, funny, and he seems to be fearless in cars. He sure does hate motorcycles, though.
What will be your definition of success for Top Gear US?
Our show will be successful if we can get people who love and know cars to watch the show alongside people who don’t know much about cars. If we can educate and entertain them all at the same time, that to me is success.
The American version of Top Gear is on History in the US this autumn
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What do you think?
JRH03 commented on this article
Monday October 11, 2010 at 1:53 pm
Geez, you guys are trash talking a show that isn’t even out yet, because it doesn’t look like it will be as clean and entertaining as a show that’s had 15 SEASONS to refine itself. Compare TGUK S01 with TGUS S01 and you’ll probably see little difference in quality. As for this host, well they could do better, but its not like they can’t just replace him if he sucks. I’d keep Adam, but I’d definitely replace this dude with Matt Farah (the smoking tire guy).
BTW, I thought the Challenger commercial was funny. Of course the whole “American spirit” theme gets a bit flimsy when you go to the dealership and see that that great big -
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Monday October 11, 2010 at 2:03 pm
As for the Nascar bashing, you can’t compare nascar and F1 because they are so radically different. Now, I’m not a fan of nascar but you have to respect it. Fact, Nascar roots are the realest, truest, most down to earth of any circuit.
F1 started as formalized racing. A bunch of guys spending hordes of money on race machines that serve no other function than racing. Now Nascar is that way NOW, but at least it has history in the streets and real everyday drivers.
Quick history lesson: back when booze was illegal, bootleggers used to mod the hell out of regular cars, so that they could outrun the cops if they had to. Pretty soon, you have a bunch of young guys, with these powerhouse cars that they modded themselves, dude started racing each other. Eventually stock car racing came out of it. So, any guy here who ever threw bolt ons on his own ride and challenged another guy to a race has more in common with nascar than he might think.
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Monday January 23, 2012 at 2:11 pm
I love TG:USA. I think it will get better with time. I like it because while it’s like TG:UK, it replaces European snobbery with American arrogance… Hell yes!!
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Thursday April 12, 2012 at 3:33 am
@JRH03 The bootlegging roots is a myth dating back to the late 90′s on the internet. Nascar has it’s roots in attempts to makes rules the same at several tracks so guys in “saturday night beaters” could go from one track to the other.
It was more about making more tracks accessible than anything else. I have several books on the history of it.
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