The stig

[Donova]

Does anyone know who "The Stig" on top gear really is

[kronk10]

Does anyone know who "The Stig" on top gear really is

Apparantly there isnt just one stig theres several, which is rather iffy seeing that no one driver however good they are is the same

[db_1.2]

damen hill i thought? i seen him at the mph show last year anyway, obviously he didnt take his shizzle off but one bloke did role a little pinto powered go cart Lol

[Timmy]

There been two which i know of one was the merc test car driver i think sorry can't rember names

[Jim Mcrae]

Apparently he lives in tiverton in devon so i have been told. I met him couple of weeks back at the motor show, didnt say much though. Got a pic on my phone
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...s/DSC00036.jpg

[draper]

its me !!

[Jack]

It was Perry McCarthy

[boredbloke]

that the old grey guy?

Cos I've seen a pic of the stig unmasked... was an f1 driver once upon a time...

[Lee]

i know that the particular stig who took the F1 car around the test track HAD to be an ex F1 driver or test driver, as they dont let just anyone drive those buggers in anger!

My guess is its a few different people to keep the costs down. I imagine an ex F1 driver will charge slightly more for his services than a 'normal' race car driver. And you will also find a lot of high performance companies will only let their own test drivers take cars out, especially prototypes. The handy thing about 'the stig' is that he can be whoever the hell you need him to be at the time!

[John]

Hey bt, i know who the stig is, it's ernie ofof pvg, i've saw him in your landow pics driving a blue nova.

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