Mowgli1647545497 Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond is in critical condition in hospital after a crash in a jet-powered car while filming for the program. Apparently it was going 280mph and theres been rumours on some other forums that he's possibly dead, havn't found any evidence of that yet though, either way, not so good. Full story here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/5365676.stm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXBODY88STANG Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Is their video of this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Hope he pulls through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berto Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 If he dies i bet he died happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 I really like him, and that other show he does that is kind of like Mythbusters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primera Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 Not Hamster! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 AHHH crap hope everything turns out for the best. wonder if they will ever show the video? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 guess he was trying to beat the UK land speed record Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 NO! NOT HAMSTER! I he is one of my favorite tv hosts of all time, 2nd only to Jeremy Clarkson. Damn, I hope he is alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coty061885 Posted September 20, 2006 Report Share Posted September 20, 2006 I really like him, and that other show he does that is kind of like Mythbusters. Brainiac. Poor Hamster, but that's a badass way to get put in critical condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Apex Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 That's the way I'd want to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 If he survives and makes a full recovery, the video will be aired on the show. This is shitty news, I realy like Hammster. My sig was inspired from a line from the Brainiac show. I hope he pulls through with no ill effect. he has done alot of ballsy stuff for the show, I'm suprised nothing has cone wrong yet. Off the top of my head: sat in a car that was: -dropped in water -struck by lightning -frozen to the point of hypothermia -slammed into another car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kdmshrk Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 http://www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/display.var.930182.0.richard_hammond_stable_after_jet_car_crash.php According to a hospital spokesperson he is now in stable condition- so you can look forward to watching that clip on the show. Good guy- he gave the Tiburon two big thumbs up when he drove it, so A-OK in my book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey2721 Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 NO! NOT HAMSTER! I he is one of my favorite tv hosts of all time, 2nd only to Jeremy Clarkson. Damn, I hope he is alright. I always preferred him over Jeremy, but thats just me. I really hope he pulls through ok. My hopes and prayers will be with 'em. "I DID NOT HAVE MY TEETH WHITENED!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Hammond Has Brain Injury Updated: 17:53, Thursday September 21, 2006 Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond suffered a "significant brain injury" when he crashed a high-speed car, a hospital source has said. But doctors at Leeds General Infirmary, where the 36-year-old is in a serious but stable condition, say they are "reasonably optimistic" he will make a good recovery. Hammond was travelling at about 300mph when the Vampire jet-powered dragster he was driving overturned yesterday. He had been airlifted to Leeds General Infirmary from the crash site at Elvington airfield, near York. In a statement, the Hospital Trust said: "Mr Hammond has suffered a significant brain injury. It's still giving cause for concern as it is still early after the injury. "However, we are reasonably optimistic that he will make a good recovery." Richard Hammond Richard Hammond The show's makers, the BBC, police and the Health and Safety Executive are launching inquiries. Superintendent Martin Deacon, from North Yorkshire Police, said: "Anybody travelling at that degree of speed, I would say, is probably fortunate to be alive, and clearly there are measures the organisers will have taken to ensure his safety." Mr Hammond's wife Amanda and a brother are at the hospital. Fellow Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson said: "James May (another presenter) and I are at the hospital in Leeds where Richard remains in intensive care. "Obviously at this time both he and his family are the most important concerns we have. "It must be devastating for his wife Mindy and his two utterly adorable children. Clarkson arrives at hospital Clarkson arrives at hospital "I would just like to say how heartened Richard will be when I tell him just how many motorists and truck drivers on my way here wound down their windows to say they were rooting for him. Both James and I are looking forward to getting our hamster back." At the airfield today the wreckage was covered with a green tarpaulin as investigations were launched into how the accident happened. Dave Ogden, one of the first on the scene, said Hammond had been travelling at speeds close to 300mph. "One of the parachutes had deployed but it went on to the grass and spun over and over before coming to a rest about 100 yards from us." Sky sources understand that co-presenter James May had been due to drive the Vampire but pulled out ahead of the event. The current British land speed record is held by Colin Fallows, from Northampton, in the car which reached 300.3mph in 2000. We're with you Jeremy, we are looking forward to having our hamster back too.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 The ride: http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/resources/2006/09/vampire_jet.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maro Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Here's the Sky News report. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GacvJdPv4rU Poor Hampster, hope he recovers 100%! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devils Advocate Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 That guy is effing INSANE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Hammond is probobly one of the ballsiest guys on television. He has done so many crazy stunts on Top Gear, something was bound to happen sooner or later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/evil_dr_fish/GetWellSoonHammondb.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pat Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 LMAO!!!!!!! That is so cruel, but that is what every Top Gear episode is like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 LMAO!!!!!!! That is so cruel, but that is what every Top Gear episode is like. It's not cruel, its a tribute! I saw the sky news report. Clearly the brits have forgotten what male hubris is, and how important it is to society. What's cruel is the limeys portraying the Top Gear crew like Jackass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science Abuse Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 "In the nicest possible way, he's barking mad" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUnitKYU_Gc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey2721 Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 What's cruel is the limeys portraying the Top Gear crew like Jackass. media is media.. even if it isnt American. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2006440317,00.html Looks like he is going to be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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