Q: RT @TopGearBabe: With so many fabulous adventures under his belt so far… are there any achievable dreams left unfulfilled for James?
A: Oh god, yes. I’d like to go to the Moon and I’d like to be able to make a risotto.

Q: RT @beckstar2: please ask James May what book he would take to a desert island
A: The Haynes Manual for the Honda CB 754

Q: RT @ChicklitBlog: If you could put a car into a time capsule for future generations to marvel at, which would it be and why?
A: Crikey, that’s a good question. I think the Ford Escort Mark 1, it’s what cars are meant to be.

Q: RT @maxtortheone: Please ask James May what impressions [removed due to spoilers, see forums for question] left him when he visited a couple of months ago!
A: It was much prettier than we expected, a very hospitable country. Lots of dogs.

Q: RT @LindenChase: What did James think of [removed] (where he’s just been filming with TopGear)? How bad was his vertigo?
A: The thing I remember most about [removed] is the dust, I don’t like dust. It gets in the air vents.
A: My vertigo is pretty bad everywhere, even up a 5 storey building, so in parts of [removed] it was very bad.

Q: RT @Intheskieswith: Does James May have a favourite novel or author?
A: When I was 18 I read Free Fall by William Golding and thought ‘this is about me, it’s going to change my life’ but that’s probably rubbish
A: I also like Cecil Lewis’s Sagittarius Rising. If you want something erudite and easy to read, Car Fever is an excellent book.

James May Does Q&A On Twitter originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Tue, 3 November 2009 at 09:23 GMT.

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If you’d like to download it and watch it (you should, it’s quite good), there is a torrent available right here.

Documentary: James May on the Moon originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Wed, 24 June 2009 at 08:59 GMT.

• Richard giving his thoughts about the buses during the first lap
• Richard and James debate which method of transport is best for getting around the Rivera
• James talks about how much he would have rather been in the Ferrari

Thanks to all who sent in tips!

Top Gear 12×05 Cut Content originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Thu, 4 December 2008 at 13:41 GMT.

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Video Of The Top Gear UK Trio On 60 Minutes Australia originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Wed, 26 November 2008 at 04:39 GMT.

And as usual, no rip of Top Gear Australia quite yet, so please be patient.

EDIT: This was the final episode of the three-part series.

James May’s Big Ideas – Episode 3 originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Mon, 13 October 2008 at 10:52 GMT.

Top Gear Australia isn’t out yet, but we’ll have a torrent for you when it is.

James May’s Big Ideas – Episode #2 originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Mon, 6 October 2008 at 09:48 GMT.

In the first of a new series James May travels the globe in search of his ultimate flying machine. He begins by heading into the frozen wastes of Russia to pilot one of the best kept secrets of the Cold War, then James heads to the US to fly the world’s only surviving flying car.

In Japan he watches a man struggle with his tiny chopper, before returning to the suburban gardens of Sussex where James turns himself into a human rocket – all in pursuit of finding a better way to get from A to B.

Finally, in California, James encounters his ultimate dream – a flying car capable of vertical take off, and one so simple that anyone can pilot it, but is the world ready for a flying car?

James May’s Big Ideas – Episode 1 Torrent originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Mon, 29 September 2008 at 05:36 GMT.

robybobey managed to get a few moments of James’ time and asked him a few questions. James responded to the false rumors that he was leaving or that he was getting a huge pay raise. He also surprisingly mentioned that he does visit this site from time to time and that he appreciates our criticisms and feedback.

Video of the short interview is here (robybobey had to reask his questions as he didn’t have his camera out the first time around):

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Pretty awesome. Major thanks to James for being so cool as well as robybobey for posting the great video!

Top Gear Confirmed To Be Back Third Week In October originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Tue, 29 July 2008 at 12:23 GMT.

Adam Carolla Recaps Top Gear America Filming originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Mon, 28 July 2008 at 22:42 GMT.

Andy does a good job of explaining the whole situation in his latest blog post:

Just for the record, Richard and James’s contracts are up soon – no big deal, contracts do end – and their agents are negotiating new ones.

They want an amount, the BBC wants to pay a different amount – again, no surprises there, that’s how business works every minute of every day – and there’ll be horse trading until a number is reached.

But let me also say Richard and James have never ever ever asked to be on equal pay to Jeremy. They are the first to admit that he came up with the new show, and that he does nothing but this show and is the engine room of it, whereas they, quite understandably, like to do other projects as well as Top Gear, and therefore the pay should reflect that.

He talks more about it as well as Sunday’s show, but I’ll let you read the rest of his post yourself.

Rumor Killing: No, Richard And James Aren’t Leaving originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Sat, 5 July 2008 at 23:15 GMT.

It seems quite a few people were confused by this Sunday’s episode description and thought that James May was being replaced by a new presenter. This is not the case.

James May will merely be introducing the new character (note that I said “character” and not “presenter”). The “steps aside” phrase just means he’s getting out of the way or whatever, not stepping down.

So calm down — Top Gear is Jeremy, Richard, James and I don’t foresee that changing anytime soon.

Rumor Killing: No, James May Is Not Leaving Top Gear originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Wed, 18 June 2008 at 08:12 GMT.

Here’s the two shows that aired next to Top Gear last night:

• Richard.Hammond.Meets.Evel.Knievel.WS.PDTV.XviD-REMAX
• James.May.My.Sisters.Top.Toys.WS.PDTV.XviD-REMAX

Enjoy!

Richard Meets Evel Knievel + James May: My Sister’s Top Toys originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Tue, 25 December 2007 at 01:10 GMT.

I now realise that the ideal car for conversion to maritime duties is in fact the MGB roadster; not only that but, ideally, the one with the rubber bumpers, because they would float. The MGB looks a bit like a small motor launch, so we’re halfway there already.

Amphibious cars work very well in my head.

James May’s Amphibious Car Version 3? originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Mon, 15 October 2007 at 10:35 GMT.

Richard’s autobiography, entitled “On the Edge“, was co-written with his wife Mindy. It details his 288 MPH crash last year and his recovery from the accident. There’s also a really funny video preview of the book by Richard at Amazon.co.uk.

Or you can just watch it via YouTube:

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Jeremy’s book, “Don’t Stop Me Now“, contains his latest collection of columns as well as a ton of other random stuff.

Lastly, James May’s 20th Century accompanies his recent television series which covered various inventions and discoveries made over the past century.

[Via TopGear.com]

New Books From The Boys originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Thu, 11 October 2007 at 10:43 GMT.

James was in Second Life earlier today as a part of a promotion for Sky News. While there, he answered some questions, including one asking how many episodes would be in the upcoming season. His response? Ten!

There’s a streaming video replay available on Sky News’ website, as well as some screenshots on our forums.

Top Gear Season 10 To Have 10 Episodes! originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Thu, 13 September 2007 at 23:01 GMT.

MPH Show Coming To Australia originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Tue, 11 September 2007 at 08:47 GMT.

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Looks pretty interesting and we’ll hopefully be posting links to torrents in our forums’ video offers area if rips become available. Discussion here.

Via: Jalopnik

James May’s 20th Century originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Fri, 13 July 2007 at 09:37 GMT.

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We also have a high quality version of the Clarkson trailer that was previously posted in poor YouTube quality.

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You can also download both trailers if you wish.

Yet Another Top Gear Preview originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Sun, 28 January 2007 at 11:43 GMT.

And in the series currently sitting on the shelves waiting for Richard to be better, we have tested tractors, built our own stretched limos, and repaired a stretch of road in Warwickshire.

Clarkson’s article can be found here and May’s article can be found here. I recommend you read both.

Clarkson And May’s New Articles on Hammond originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Sat, 18 November 2006 at 03:05 GMT.

James May, the other bloke off Top Gear and co-host of this year’s MPH ‘06 live motoring theatre, was last night said to be “severely hacked off” in his local pub after sustaining a suspected fractured wrist in a high-speed supermarket trolley crash.

May, 43, was performing a live stunt for the MPH extravaganza, billed as “human 10-pin bowling”. In this, he attempted to guide a modified shopping trolley, fitted with rudimentary steering, into 10 giant rubber skittles on the opposite side of the stage after being propelled by his co-presenter Jeremy Clarkson, driving a low-powered G-Wiz electric city car.

However, in what the show’s script described as a “humorous twist”, and supposedly unbeknown to May, the G-Wiz was replaced at the last moment with a 480bhp Ford Shelby Mustang. Members of the audience, many of whom filmed the tragedy on mobile phone cameras, have reported that the trolley reached a speed of “almost 20mph” before it struck the skittles and toppled sideways in a rather pathetic way.

The best part of the article though is the Hammond bit:

Richard Hammond, who was involved in a similar accident involving a jet-powered trolley some weeks ago, and who claimed to present the popular Sunday-night TV show Songs of Praise with May and Clarkson, told reporters: “Riding around in a supermarket trolley is the sort of thing that drunken 22-year-old men on a stag night would do. Sadly, it’s the sort of thing we would do as well.” Half an hour later, he told them the same thing again.

However, within minutes of that paragraph being written, the real Richard Hammond rang this column and said, “I’ve heard about your trolley crash. That’s pathetic. I hope you’re not going to use it as an excuse to make some more cheap gags about my short-term memory loss, because it’s been greatly exaggerated and anyway, I’m better now.” Even after several hours he had not rung to repeat himself, so he might have a point, unless he simply forgot to call back.

Man I love James May.

Another Top Gear Presenter Suffers “High Speed” Crash originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Sat, 11 November 2006 at 22:41 GMT.

Hammond Is Suffering From Short-Term Memory Loss originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Sun, 22 October 2006 at 22:59 GMT.

But within 24 hours, he had improved. Within 48, he was out of danger. Five minutes ago, as I sat at my desk, bugger me if he didn’t ring me up and talk to me in a perfectly lucid, normal way. He was a bit confused, certainly, but it was Richard Hammond. Excellent.

More at the Telegraph.

James May On Richard Hammond originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Sat, 30 September 2006 at 19:08 GMT.

The 36-year-old [Hammond] has now been moved out of the high dependency unit and onto a general ward, his family said.

Fellow Top Gear presenter James May said on Friday he believed the injured presenter was “perfectly intact” after the pair had had a conversation at his hospital bedside.

“I’m not a doctor but I am his mate and I believe that deep inside the Hammond I know is perfectly intact,” he said.

A statement from the BBC said: “It had been intended that the new series of Top Gear would begin on 8 October. Given the circumstances, it’s still too early to say when the series will return. Jeremy, James and the Top Gear team have been completely focussed on Richard and all that the wonderful staff of the Leeds General Infirmary have done for him.

“The priority for now must be ensuring Richard makes a full recovery, but we would not think of finalising plans for the next series without discussing it with everyone involved. When it is suitable, the team will do this and we will announce a new transmission date.”

Full article at BBC News.

Hammond Moved To General Ward originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Sat, 23 September 2006 at 20:25 GMT.

“I was chuffed to see him and although he’s muttering, he seems much like the irritating little shit I know and love. Even when he can’t say much, he seemed to make as much sense as he does when he can talk normally.”

“Having seen him today I do believe Richard will make a full recovery from this awful crash and, when he’s back on his feet, I’m looking forward to going down to the pub with him.”

James May Comments About Hammond originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Fri, 22 September 2006 at 04:40 GMT.