Hammond Photographed Wearing Our Helmet!
Posted September 9th, 2007 at 23:262007-09-09T23:26:03ZF jS, Y \a\t H:i by Viper007Bond in Richard Hammond, Top Gear
For those who don’t remember or weren’t around at the time, shortly after Richard’s crash in the dragster, we collected donations and used them to buy a helmet and have it custom painted just for Richard. It took a while, but we finally got it to him earlier this year (full backstory there as well).
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.
Photos of our helmet after the jump »
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Richard GQ’s TV Personality Of The Year
Posted September 7th, 2007 at 08:242007-09-07T08:24:01ZF jS, Y \a\t H:i by Viper007Bond in Richard Hammond
GQ, a popular men’s magazine, has voted Richard their TV personality of the year. Congratulations, Richard!
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Richard Has Recieved Our Helmet!
Posted May 6th, 2007 at 04:092007-05-06T04:09:10ZF jS, Y \a\t H:i by Viper007Bond in Richard Hammond, Top Gear
Back in September, not long after Hammond’s terrifying crash, we started a donation fund in order to get something nice for him. After a long discussion on what to get him, we finally decided to get a custom painted racing helmet.
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!
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More Previews Of The New Top Gear Season
Posted January 25th, 2007 at 01:162007-01-25T01:16:08ZF jS, Y \a\t H:i by Viper007Bond in Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, Top Gear
Someone was kind enough to upload the following video to YouTube. It’s been squished to the wrong proportions by YouTube and is kinda crap quality, but it’s the only rips we can find of the other commercials that are airing for the show, so take it or leave it. 
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Images Of Hammond’s Crash In This Month’s TG Magazine
Posted January 18th, 2007 at 14:572007-01-18T14:57:25ZF jS, Y \a\t H:i by Viper007Bond in Richard Hammond, TG Magazine, Top Gear
Images of Richard Hammond’s 288 MPH crash from last year are in this month’s Top Gear magazine. A preview can be found at TopGear.com. An article by Richard (and some photos) are also in today’s Daily Mirror. You can discuss both on our forums.
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.
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Richard Hammond Tells Of “Lost Two Weeks”
Posted December 22nd, 2006 at 00:202006-12-22T00:20:22ZF jS, Y \a\t H:i by Viper007Bond in Richard Hammond
Richard won’t be on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross until tomorrow, but BBC News has a preview up now. I’ve taken the liberty of ripping it and uploading it to YouTube for you all:
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Hammond Thanks Fans For Support
Posted December 21st, 2006 at 03:082006-12-21T03:08:03ZF jS, Y \a\t H:i by Viper007Bond in Richard Hammond
http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/richard_hammond_thanks.shtml
Hammond says thanks
After the accident you flooded us with messages of support and in some cases, offered body parts (including a testicle or two), should Richard need them. As it turned out, Richard had no use for an extra testicle (his were unharmed in the crash). He did however appreciate all your messages.
“I’d just like to say a sincere thank you to everyone. If you send a ‘get well soon’ message to someone who’s on the telly, it’s easy to think it doesn’t matter. But it DOES make it difference. When I was in hospital lying there all propped up, the cards and well-wishes I received really did make a huge difference. Thank you again very, very much.”
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Hamster Attends Top Gear Awards
Posted December 17th, 2006 at 03:242006-12-17T03:24:28ZF jS, Y \a\t H:i by Viper007Bond in Richard Hammond, Top Gear
Yeah, this article is a few days old, but I still thought I’d point it out to those of you who haven’t seen it (I forget that not everyone visits our forums).
Richard Hammond celebrated his first day of filming for the new series of Top Gear by attending the TG Cars of the Year Awards last Thursday.
Lego’s Andy Woodman presented Richard with a scale model of the infamous Vampire jet car and a Lego version of the Top Gear studio set, complete with presenters and, of course, a tiny Stig. This followed Richard’s recent announcement that playing with Lego blocks had aided his swift recovery.
More details and pictures at TopGear.com.
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Clarkson And May’s New Articles on Hammond
Posted November 18th, 2006 at 03:052006-11-18T03:05:28ZF jS, Y \a\t H:i by Viper007Bond in James May, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, Top Gear
Clarkson and May have both written new articles at TopGear.com about Hammond. Both are very excellent reads and Clarkson even mentions some of the stuff coming up in this new season:
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.
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Hammond Is Back Behind The Wheel!
Posted November 13th, 2006 at 07:482006-11-13T07:48:55ZF jS, Y \a\t H:i by Viper007Bond in Richard Hammond
Ecstatic Richard Hammond got back behind the wheel of a car yesterday for the first time since his horror crash and said: “I will remember this day for the rest of my life”.
He took his wife Mindy for a spin in his Morgan sports car after being given the go-ahead by doctors to drive again.
Read the full article at Mirror.co.uk.
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