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==Introductions==
==Introductions==
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Starting in the sixth series, the hosts of the show will often introduce footage of the Stig by offering humorous speculations as to his identity, such as "Some say that the outline of his left nipple is exactly the same shape as the [[Nürburgring]]. And if you give him a really important job, he'll skive off and play croquet" or "Some say that that he isn't allowed by law within a 100 yards of Lorraine Kelly, and he has never seen an episode of Top Gear because he's a huge fan of Midsomer Murders." And ends up saying "All we know is... he's called The Stig" or, in an episode featuring the Nissan GTR, "All we know is.. he's called [[Bergerac (TV series|Bergerac]]". <ref>Top Gear - Series 8, Episode 5 - 2006.06.04 (7:00 in, Clarkson introduces The Stig in review of the [[Prodrive P2]]) (BBCWorldwide YouTube link: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=469mi4UOVK0 Top Gear - Pro-Drive P2 Test Drive and Stig lap - BBC] (February 20, 2008)).</ref> The introductions often include references to topical news stories. Prior to this change, the Stig's name would be used in formal introductions, such as "His Holiness, the Stig!".<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLvlfAyduvA Top Gear - Bowler Wild Cat - BBC (6:10 in)] BBCWorldwide on Youtube (5 April 2007)"</ref>
Starting in the sixth series, the hosts of the show will often introduce footage of the Stig by offering humorous speculations as to his identity, such as "Some say that the outline of his left nipple is exactly the same shape as the [[Nürburgring]]. And if you give him a really important job, he'll skive off and play croquet" or "Some say that that he isn't allowed by law within a 100 yards of Lorraine Kelly, and he has never seen an episode of Top Gear because he's a huge fan of Midsomer Murders." And ends up saying "All we know is... he's called The Stig" or, in an episode featuring the Nissan GTR, "All we know is.. he's called [[Bergerac (TV series)|Bergerac]]". <ref>Top Gear - Series 8, Episode 5 - 2006.06.04 (7:00 in, Clarkson introduces The Stig in review of the [[Prodrive P2]]) (BBCWorldwide YouTube link: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=469mi4UOVK0 Top Gear - Pro-Drive P2 Test Drive and Stig lap - BBC] (February 20, 2008)).</ref> The introductions often include references to topical news stories. Prior to this change, the Stig's name would be used in formal introductions, such as "His Holiness, the Stig!".<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLvlfAyduvA Top Gear - Bowler Wild Cat - BBC (6:10 in)] BBCWorldwide on Youtube (5 April 2007)"</ref>


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The Stig
The Stig at the 2006 British International Motor Show.
BornUnknown
Occupation(s)Test driver and trainer for celebrity guests
Years active2003-present


The Stig is the name given to the racing driver on the BBC show Top Gear. In the show he is cast as a mysterious "tame racing driver".[1] He is credited as a presenter alongside Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May.

The Stig's primary functions on the show are to post lap times in various cars around the Top Gear Test Track in Dunsfold Park, and to train each week's guest in setting a lap time in the Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car feature on the show. In addition the Stig carries out other driving duties when the need arises.

The Stig has also appeared on some of Jeremy Clarkson's motoring specials, such as Heaven and Hell, Thriller and Duel.

Origins

The Stig's name is derived from presenter Jeremy Clarkson's days at Repton School where, according to Clarkson, new pupils were always called "Stig".[2] A proposed name for the Stig was originally "The Gimp" until protests from Perry McCarthy put a stop to the idea.[3] There have been two official Stigs on the show, while various other Stigs have made cameo appearances for particular episodes.

Black Stig

The Stig (black)
BornMarch 3, 1961
Other namesPerry McCarthy
Occupation(s)Test driver and trainer for celebrity guests
Years active2002-2003

The first Stig wore black racing suits and helmets. It was introduced in the first episode of the current format by Jeremy Clarkson as the resident test driver, as the presenters could not consistently post fast times themselves. Clarkson noted that "we don't know its name, we really don't know its name, nobody knows its name, and we don't wanna know, 'cause it's a racing driver". Clarkson then described the Stig as having a very small brain, worthless opinions, and a disorder described by Clarkson as "Mansell Syndrome". Its job description was to "just go out there and drive fast".[4]

Black Stig posted a lap time of 1:46.0 for the Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car segment. This Stig was used for the first two series of the show. It was then "killed off" at the start of the third series when it was shown driving a modified Jaguar XJ-S off the flight deck of HMS Invincible during a stunt and landing in the sea.[5][6]

White Stig

After the Black Stig was "killed off", a new "White Stig" was introduced, wearing white racing suit and helmet.[7] White Stig has been featured in the show beyond just the Power Lap segment. His work has included driving cars in other segments of the show,[8] and racing against the hosts.[9] He has also been recruited to undertake other tests.[10] White Stig has also appeared outside Top Gear in some of Clarkson's motoring specials, such as 2005's Heaven and Hell, 2006's The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, 2007's Supercar Showdown, 2008's Thriller and 2009's Duel.

The Stig also collected Top Gear's third award for Best factual programme at the 2008 British National Television Awards. The Stig did not speak, but supplied an acceptance letter from the rest of the crew, read out by Griff Rhys Jones.[11] The letter apologised for the absence of the other presenters and explained that they were very busy producing the next series. This letter, full of the usual witty remarks of the Top Gear Presenters, ended with these remarks...

"If you are reading this, please remember to give the Stig the award in his left hand because the right one is magnetic. Also, it's probably best to keep him away from the cast of 'Coronation Street' since he seems to have gotten it in his head that Northerners are edible. Thanks again for the award... - Jeremy, Richard and James".

White Stig also posted the fastest lap time yet of 1:44.4 around the Top Gear test track for the Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car segment.

Other Stigs

There have been various cameo appearances by other Stigs on Top Gear.

Series 9 Episode 3 was set in the United States, with the presenters purchasing American cars and driving them across four states whilst on holiday. One of the challenges set for the presenters was for the cars to set a lap time around a racetrack, for which "the Stig's American cousin" was introduced. This Stig was nicknamed "Big Stig" by the presenters because of his obese appearance[12] and was noted by Clarkson to have a "very relaxed driving style".[13]

Series 10 Episode 4 featured the presenters driving across Botswana. To test the performance of the three cars used by the presenters around a dirt rally track, Clarkson introduced "the Stig's African cousin". This incarnation of the Stig had dark skin, and wore only Puma racing boots, a loincloth and the iconic white helmet. He set lap times for two of the cars, but walked away from the track when Clarkson's Lancia Beta failed to start. The others joked that African Stig was "in a hurry", and decided "not to take your [Jeremy's] car".[14]

Series 12 Episode 1 featured Stig's lorry driving cousin ("Rig Stig," as identified via Jeremy's narration after a remark by Hammond at this Stig's arrival), who was set as a stereotypical lorry driver, with the right hand sleeve of his jump suit tanned brown and an obese appearance. He demonstrated to Clarkson, May and Hammond that it was possible to powerslide a lorry cab.[15]

Series 12 Episode 1 included a series preview montage, which mentioned "the Stig's Communist cousin", shown riding a motorbike wearing a red jumpsuit.[15] The footage of Stig's Communist cousin was included in the extra materials of the Top Gear Great Adventures 2 DVD.[16]

Series 14 Episode 2 introduced "the Stig's Vegetarian Cousin", wearing a green overall with solar panels on the top of his helmet and sandals. This Stig supposedly died from inhaling the exhaust fumes of the hybrid car he was testing at the time. He was nicknamed Janet Stig Porter, by Jeremy.[17]

International Stigs

Top Gear Australia's version of the Stig is similarly attired to the UK White Stig, and his identity is likewise kept a secret. Marketing in the lead up to the series had stated he was the Stig's "Australian cousin",[18] but in the first episode he was introduced as just "The Stig". In the first episode of the second series, co-host Steve Pizzati clarified that he is an Australian Stig and is not intended to be the same Stig from the UK series.[19] Earlier, Pizzati had suggested that the Stig have an "Australian" name, such as "Stiggo", but the other presenters refused.[20]

Top Gear Russia also features their own version of the Stig, nicknamed "Stigushka" by the hosts.[21]

Records

The Stig's fastest official lap time around the Top Gear test track was 1 minute 10.7 seconds in a Ferrari FXX [22], although this was later removed as it was revealed that the lap was done on slick tyres, which contravenes the rules. Faster times had previously been posted in a Renault F1 car (0.59.0),[23] an Aston Martin DBR9 (1.08.6)[24] and a Caparo T1 (1:10.6),[25] but the times of these cars were not included on the Lap Board either because they were deemed not to be street-practical because of their being unable to run over a "sleeping policeman" safely, or because they could not be purchased by the public. The fastest lap prior to the FXX and reinstated after the discovery of slick tyres was in a Gumpert Apollo (1.17.1).[26]

Identity

The Stig's true identity has never been revealed on the show. In order to maintain the secrecy, all shots show him wearing full Alpinestars racing coveralls bearing a small Grand Prix Racewear (a motorsport retailer) logo and matching Simpson racing helmet (originally a Speedway RX model, in later series a Diamondback model).[27][28] All that can be seen from the gap between his helmet and jumpsuit is that he is a white male with dark hair. It is also known that he wears Size 10 racing boots as discovered by the Sunday Times[29] and a well-timed camera flash managed to show The Stig's eyes by Auto Trader.[30] Although the Stig does talk with celebrities while preparing them for their "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" lap times, he is almost never shown talking on screen, and in both the programme and Top Gear magazine articles he is portrayed as being unable or unwilling to talk.[31][32] Clarkson has written that the Stig is not permitted to talk on screen because "any opinion he might voice on cars would be rubbish",[4][33] though he has been caught speaking on camera.

The identity of Black Stig was revealed to be Perry McCarthy when his book Flat Out, Flat Broke was published in 2002. McCarthy is a former Formula One driver for Andrea Moda. He was also the test driver for the Benetton, Arrows, and Williams teams and also tested for BMW F1.[3][27]

The identity of White Stig has not been officially revealed and is regarded as a carefully guarded secret by the BBC.[34][35] Racing drivers ranging from Julian Bailey,[34][36] Ben Collins,[34][37][38][39][40] Chris Goodwin,[34] Damon Hill,[41][42][43] Heikki Kovalainen,[34] Tim Schrick,[44][45][46], Michael Schumacher,[43][47][48] and Russ Swift[34][38][41] have been speculated as being the Stig at one point or another by the press, other racing drivers, and fans of the show.

Perry McCarthy,[3] Russ Swift,[41] and an unnamed former Stig[34] have claimed that there is more than one driver who plays the role of the Stig. James May claims that there is a clause in the Stig's contract that should his identity be exposed, either through his own willingness or via a member of the Top Gear staff (including the hosts of Top Gear), he has to be fired. Black Stig was let go via this clause; the same clause would apply also to White Stig under the same circumstances.[49]

Specialist drivers and stuntmen have also been hinted at playing the role of the Stig; Stuntmen Terry Grant and Russ Swift have been hinted as donning the Stig's trademark racing suit.[34] The Winter Olympics special episode of Top Gear showed the Stig doing a ski jump using a snowmobile; the driver performing the ski jump stunt was claimed to be Dan Lang, a Swedish snowmobile cross driver.[34][50] "Rig Stig" seen in Series 12 Episode 1 drove British Truck racing champion Stuart Oliver's truck on the show, indicating a truck racing driver was used in the segment .[51]

There has been some criticism of efforts to identify the Stig.[34][52] The Times criticized the outing of Ben Collins by the Daily Telegraph in an article which asserted that the "identity of the white-suited Stig ... has been an open secret within the motoring world for some years, with newspapers refraining from publishing his name, to uphold the spirit of the programme."[40]

The BBC and Top Gear has varied their responses to the Stig's true identity. One official BBC response to such speculation is "We never comment on speculation as to who or what the Stig is."[34] However, comical and joke responses to Stig's true identity are sometimes presented as well.[53][54][55][56] In one example, after The Stig drove an all-black Ferrari FXX[57] around the Top Gear Test Track, he was brought into the studio, and "revealed" as Michael Schumacher.[58] Clarkson then stated at the end of the show "I'm not sure if Michael Schumacher is the Stig" after showing a comedy clip of Schumacher (dressed up as the Stig) supposedly struggling to drive the Suzuki Liana.[59]

Star in a Reasonably Priced Car

File:TGIAMTHESTIG.jpg
Mark Webber with an "I AM THE STIG" T-shirt presented to him by Jeremy

The show has alluded to The Stig with Formula One drivers that visit the show. Damon Hill appeared as a "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" and when asked directly by Clarkson if he was The Stig, Hill played on the fact that he may be The Stig, but then denied it.[42] Mark Webber's appearance on the show was marked at the conclusion of his lap with Clarkson presenting him with an "I AM THE STIG" T-shirt.[60]

When former F1 driver Nigel Mansell appeared on the show, Jeremy Clarkson noted that The Stig theorised that the Suzuki Liana (the show's "reasonably priced car" at the time) could achieve a 1:44 time on the track.[61] Mansell proved the Stig's theory by lapping in a time of 1:44.6; the Stig subsequently posted a lap time of 1:44.4 in the Liana. During the review of Jenson Button's lap, Clarkson commented that he, as did most of the other F1 drivers, took very different racing lines from the Stig's.[62]

Clarkson: You do that line as well! Formula One drivers all do that and The Stig doesn't!
Button: Oh really?
Clarkson: No.
Button: Well obviously, The Stig isn't a Formula One Driver, then.
Clarkson: Might be.

During Lewis Hamilton's visit to the show, Clarkson mentioned that he took the same line around the track as The Stig.[63]

Listening habits

Another source of entertainment for the presenters is the music the Stig listens to whilst doing Power Laps around the Top Gear track. Often a specific genre will be chosen for one or more series. These have included power ballads, one-hit wonders, easy listening, country and western, progressive rock, baroque, advertising jingles, foreign language tapes, romantic novels, salesman techniques, the hits of Elton John, the speeches of Margaret Thatcher, self-help tapes, Morse Code, pipe band music, and, most recently, Chas and Dave

Introductions

Wikiquote has quotations related to The Stig.

Starting in the sixth series, the hosts of the show will often introduce footage of the Stig by offering humorous speculations as to his identity, such as "Some say that the outline of his left nipple is exactly the same shape as the Nürburgring. And if you give him a really important job, he'll skive off and play croquet" or "Some say that that he isn't allowed by law within a 100 yards of Lorraine Kelly, and he has never seen an episode of Top Gear because he's a huge fan of Midsomer Murders." And ends up saying "All we know is... he's called The Stig" or, in an episode featuring the Nissan GTR, "All we know is.. he's called Bergerac". [64] The introductions often include references to topical news stories. Prior to this change, the Stig's name would be used in formal introductions, such as "His Holiness, the Stig!".[65]

References

  1. ^ "Power Laps". BBC Television, Top Gear (current format). Retrieved 2008-08-08. Every performance road car that comes to the Top Gear test track eventually ends up in the hands of our tame racing driver.
  2. ^ Rufford, Nicholas (2005-11-06). "The backroom boy who put Top Gear on top of the world". The Sunday Times. News International. Retrieved 2006-09-26. ... and then we started to think about reviving Top Gear in a new format, with a track, special guests and the Stig — new boys at Repton were always called Stig... {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
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  4. ^ a b Top Gear Series 1, Episode 1 (20 October 2002)
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  8. ^ For example Top Gear Series 7, Episode 1 Isle of Man Test
  9. ^ For example Top Gear Series 8, Episode 7 (23 July 2006) The Hosts building a Caterham Kitcar vs. The Stig driving one from Caterham HQ
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  41. ^ a b c Collantine, Keith (2007-01-17). "Stunt driver Russ Swift". Auto Trader. Retrieved 2007-07-18. 'Are you the Stig from Top Gear?' "(Pause) No comment. What we... (laughs) what Top Gear like about the Stig is the fact that nobody knows who it is. A lot of people think it's Damon Hill. It is not one person."
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  58. ^ Top Gear's Stig removes his helmet on BBC news (Posted June 21, 2009)
  59. ^ http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/090622092912.shtml
  60. ^ Top Gear Series 6, Episode 10 (31 July 2005)
  61. ^ Top Gear Series 7, Episode 5 (11 December 2005) Clarkson: The Stig has always told us that track would give us a 1:44 in that car and I thought...
  62. ^ Top Gear Series 8, Episode 8 (30 July 2006)
  63. ^ Top Gear Series 10, Episode 8 (7 December 2007) Clarkson: Lets have a look, lets have a look. Whether you're using The Stig's line, or...no, that's where The Stig says you should go, all the other F1 drivers do it differently and go out wide
  64. ^ Top Gear - Series 8, Episode 5 - 2006.06.04 (7:00 in, Clarkson introduces The Stig in review of the Prodrive P2) (BBCWorldwide YouTube link: Top Gear - Pro-Drive P2 Test Drive and Stig lap - BBC (February 20, 2008)).
  65. ^ Top Gear - Bowler Wild Cat - BBC (6:10 in) BBCWorldwide on Youtube (5 April 2007)"


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