Opinions of the show are mixed based on the thread on our forums (which has over 200 replies so far), but I think a lot of that is from people comparing it to the very polished and refined UK version. If you judge it as a stand alone show, most people are giving it a decent rating but think it still needs time to get the kinks worked out.

Anyway, no rip quite yet but I know of at least three four different rips that are currently being worked on and uploaded by the rippers. However most people in Australia have horrible Internet connections, so it’ll be a few hours before you can expect to see a rip. Plus with Fifth Gear later today, I may just hit the sack for now (it’s 5 AM here) and then just release both Fifth Gear and Top Gear Australia later today. We’ll see.

UPDATE: Yeah, I’m headed to bed as it’ll be a few hours before most of the rips finish uploading. I’ll go through the half dozen or so different rips later today (around the time Fifth Gear finishes) and figure out which one’s best. Sorry for forcing you to wait, but timezones are murder on my sleep schedule.