Not to be outdone, Top Gear Australia host Steve Pizzati rolled his race car two and a half times in a race on Sunday. Luckily he was fine as well though.

Drive more carefully, guys. lol

Hammond And TG.Au Host Steve Pizzati Both Wreck Their Cars originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Mon, 10 August 2009 at 06:14 GMT.

On Friday, Jeremy and Richard were in a helicopter flying over Auckland Harbour in New Zealand when a seagull hit the helicopter’s rotor blade. They made an emergency landing nearby and luckily everyone is okay.

[Source: Daily Mail]

Helicopter Carrying Clarkson And Hammond Hits Seagull originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Mon, 16 February 2009 at 01:13 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.

Richard Hammond’s Dodge Challenger from yesterday’s episode is currently up for sale by Top Gear. If you’re in the US and want to own a piece of Top Gear history, then make sure to check out that link.

But what, you might be wondering, has happened to the Dodge Challenger that Hammond bought for the American road trip? Well, after its adventures on the salt flats it was taken to a garage for a reassuringly expensive health check and very thorough clean up, after which it was advertised for sale.

Unfortunately, it turns out that during a credit crunch people in America have suddenly realised that a bright orange two door muscle car isn’t top of their priority list and, whilst Richard paid a premium for it just a few months ago, Challenger values are now becoming distinctly mushy. Net result is no one has made an offer. Yet.

So, if you’re reading this in the US and you fancy a well specced, low mileage Challenger with TV stardom and (sort of) competition pedigree, you know where to look.

Hammond’s Challenger From TG 12×02 For Sale originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Mon, 10 November 2008 at 08:41 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.

Practical Classics features editor, Matthew Jones, who has been working closely with Mr Hammond to restore the car, said that once it had been repainted and “tweaked” it would once again find television fame in a new series.
He said: “We’ve had to do the job very quickly because it’s going to be involved in a new television production with Richard Hammond.
“I’m not sure of all the finer details but apparently the show centres around the car and we have to have it ready for filming on July 14.

Full article on Newbury Today and there’s a discussion thread on our forums.

Richard Hammond’s Oliver To Be In New TV Series originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Fri, 4 July 2008 at 01:37 GMT.

The surgery went smoothly thankfully, but surgeons discovered Richard also had kidney stones and a hernia. He’ll be having the stones removed sometime next week.

He’s now at home recovering meanwhile with his wife and kids. He should be fully recovered soon.

[Sources: The Sun and The Mirror]

Hammond Was In Hospital For Appendicitis Surgery On Tuesday originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Fri, 25 April 2008 at 00:23 GMT.

As you may know, Top Gear is currently only shot in SD (standard definition) except for the Polar Special which was a one-off. The UK is only now starting to really make the switch to HD and existing shows are always the last to switch.

Richard revealed in his Mirror.co.uk column though that the “next” season of Top Gear will be shot in HD. Now I’m not sure if by “next” he means the one they are filming now I assume (season 11) or the one that will air this fall (season 12), but either way, this is totally awesome.

We’ll be doing our best to get HD rips out alongside the 700MB SD rips.

“Next” Season Of Top Gear To Be In HD! originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Sat, 19 April 2008 at 11:48 GMT.

Richard can be found in the bottom right. Very cool.

Hammond Featured On Def Leppard’s Latest Album Cover originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Sat, 22 March 2008 at 21:19 GMT.

Eighteen months after the high-speed crash which almost killed him, Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond has revealed that he still suffers from emotional problems and memory loss.

Also, the Times Online has a nice article entitled “On The Move”.

It’s been a bloody long journey and it’s still going. It’s when I consider how far I’ve come since I was in hospital that I realise there was a lot more to fix than I thought. The swelling has gone down, my brain is as mended as it’s likely to be. Now it seems to be more a case of rewiring itself. That’s assuming I’m sitting here talking to you and I’m not about to wake up in hospital, in some sort of Life on Mars moment . . . Now that was a difficult TV series to watch.

Discussion Thread in the FinalGear Forums

Thanks to jack_christie for the tips

[Sources: Dailymail.co.uk & Times Online ]

Hammond Still Depressed After His Crash And Can’t Park His Car originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Sun, 24 February 2008 at 22:27 GMT.

More details about the documentary can be found on the BBC’s website.

“Timewatch – Bloody Omaha” Torrent originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Mon, 7 January 2008 at 07:02 GMT.

Richard Hosting Timewatch Program On Nazi Battery Today originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Sun, 6 January 2008 at 04:52 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.

Telly favourite Richard Hammond is throwing a £20,000 “thank you” party to the medics who saved him after his 288mph jet car crash.

Coach-loads of 100 doctors, nurses and air ambulance staff are taking the 200-mile trip to London for the bash.

Last night a source close to the Top Gear host — nicknamed Hamster by co-star Jeremy Clarkson — said: “This is very much NOT a showbiz do.

“It is a party to thank the medics who saved Richard’s life.”

How very cool of Richard.

[Source: The Sun]

Hammond Throws Party For Doctors Who Saved Him originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Thu, 22 November 2007 at 10:25 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.

Yesterday, during the tea break at the Top Gear filming, I had a little chat with Hammond about the helmet. He said that he was very grateful for it and has signed a photo that I gave him (which is of him wearing the helmet) saying thanks

Check out the photo!

Okay, so he was asked to sign the photo basically, but it’s still pretty cool. ;)

Hammond Thanks Us For The Helmet originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Fri, 5 October 2007 at 09:29 GMT.

Hammond’s Crash Last Year Likely Caused By Object Like A Nail originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Sat, 15 September 2007 at 00:48 GMT.

No, Richard Didn’t Get In Another Big Wreck originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Tue, 11 September 2007 at 11:28 GMT.

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

In an upcoming episode of Top Gear, Richard will be using a Bugatti Veyron for a segment (I won’t spoil why, but it’s pretty damn cool). Photos have emerged online of him in the car and he just happens to be wearing a familiar helmet.

Sweet, huh? I’m giddy with pride. More photos and discussion right here.

Here’s some photos of the helmet:

Hammond Photographed Wearing Our Helmet! originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Sun, 9 September 2007 at 23:26 GMT.

Richard GQ’s TV Personality Of The Year originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Fri, 7 September 2007 at 08:24 GMT.

Well after months of work (coordinating, airbrushing, etc.), Hammond has finally received his helmet! No word back from him yet, but you can get more details and see pictures in this thread on our forums.

Thanks again to all who donated and helped us get him this gift!

Richard Has Recieved Our Helmet! originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Sun, 6 May 2007 at 04:09 GMT.

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More Previews Of The New Top Gear Season originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Thu, 25 January 2007 at 01:16 GMT.

Video of the crash will not be shown (as far as I know) until the first episode of the new season of Top Gear which starts on January 28th. Details on that episode can also be found on our forums.

Images Of Hammond’s Crash In This Month’s TG Magazine originally appeared on FinalGear.com on Thu, 18 January 2007 at 14:57 GMT.