The Stig's secret identity finally revealed..... (2010, driver, BMW, racing)

[doc1]

"Some say he's 007's stunt double and a legal genius who yesterday won a court fight with the BBC over Top Gear's tame racing driver. All we know is.. he's called The Stig...."

The Stig's secret identity finally revealed as racing driver Ben Collins - mirror.co.uk

[sailordave]

The BBC should have paid him close to what they pay the host.

[TheViking85]

Why? They'll just get a new Stig, like they did when the old one "died" and white Stig came around.

I wonder what color he'll have this time though.

[sailordave]

Originally Posted by TheViking85

Why? They'll just get a new Stig, like they did when the old one "died" and white Stig came around.

I wonder what color he'll have this time though.

Considering the green movement, they'll probably make him green. Or they could go the opposite way and paint him blood red from the blood of baby seals.

[Narfcake]

Originally Posted by sailordave

Considering the green movement, they'll probably make him green. Or they could go the opposite way and paint him blood red from the blood of baby seals.

Top Gear ... green? Remember, these are the folks who got a Toyota Prius to do LOWER mpgs than a BMW M3.

There are bets going on to who will be the next Stig ... or Stigette.
Will the next Stig be a woman? UK bookies lay odds — Autoblog

[trlhiker]

I wonder how the show will handle it now?

[wanneroo]

I work in the business and have a lot of friends in Britain in the same business. I even know a few of the "Stigs" and while Ben Collins was the main guy for a while, there are others as sometimes specialized skills are required.

But that is really the point of the faceless Stig as it gives everything impartiality. Some of the Stigs have current or previous contracts with various manufacturers and such so this why no one can say the Stig is sandbagging or whatever.

[wanneroo]

Originally Posted by Narfcake

Top Gear ... green? Remember, these are the folks who got a Toyota Prius to do LOWER mpgs than a BMW M3.

There are bets going on to who will be the next Stig ... or Stigette.
Will the next Stig be a woman? UK bookies lay odds — Autoblog

Well the problem with a women stig is that there are few in the business for starters. And even fewer that have any consistency in their driving.

Ben Collins actually has not been the Stig much for the past 3 years, there are others already doing the job.

[Orincarnia]

like i said as the first comment on autoblog

pink stig, guy.

i thought the brits were cool with gender confusion!

[Lux Hauler]

Ben Collins is secretly a Power Ranger.