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Phil Hill – (1927-2008) a tribute to the American F1 Champion and all round motor racing legend
- Anthony Crawford
If you are not a diehard Formula One racing fan, you could easily get Phil Hill mixed up with Graham Hill, the British Formula One champion of 1962 and 1968.
Apologies in advance to our Italian readers for what is no doubt a string of profanity as ex-F1 driver Riccardo Patrese takes his wife for a hot-lap in a Civic Type-R.
After our recent visit to catch up with the guys (and the Stig) from Top Gear Australia, we had such a good time, we thought we’d give something back.
So we are giving away a Top Gear shirt and a Top Gear bag to one of our readers, but there is a catch. You have to come up with an idea for a Top Gear Australia segment.
Top Gear Australia Official launch
- words & photography Anthony Crawford
SBS invited CarAdvice.com.au and selected press to a secret location for “Hummers, Helicopters and Hot Laps” this afternoon, as Top Gear Australia was launched to the media.
Victoria Police have announced plans to use five custom built Hummer H3s in a new operation to tackle the weekend violence in Melbourne’s CBD.
General Motors’ Hummer brand will be loaning the five vehicles to Victoria police with media reports suggesting the cars will be ready within five weeks.
Although we are told it’s top secret and we can’t talk about it, we couldn’t really help ourselves. TopGear Australia has invited us to a special day to meet with the hosts of the Australian show, Charlie Cox, Warren Brown and Steve Pizatti.
Of course, we will also get to meet the Aussie Stig and try our very hardest to figure out who he is, although we suspect he will not be saying a single word.
Yes, it’s official. SBS has announced that Top Gear Australia’s first episode will go to air on Monday September 29.
Charlie Cox, Warren Brown, and Steve Pizzati, who describe themselves as the “ugliest men to go on television” will grace our screens, along with the Aussie Stig.
So make sure you’ve got your hard-drive recorder, DVD recorder, VCR, or even your BETA set to capture the Australian version of the iconic Top Gear.
Some say his skin has the texture of a dolphin’s, and that where ever you are in the world, if you tune your radio to 88.4, you can actually hear his thoughts. All we know is, he’s called the Stig.
But apart from being the preeminent driver of any car ever built (and some would say any yet to be built), the Stig doesn’t seem to live for any other purpose. So when Top Gear asked him (it?) to annotate his impressions on the new Nissan GT-R, he was happy to oblige….if he could use a computer, that is.
The result, is…well.. interesting. Click here to head to the Stig’s blog.
Surely you are all familiar with Air Force One, the US President’s own personal aircraft - well now meet Cadillac One, the President’s personal limousine.
Believe it or not, this isn’t a new long-wheel base model from the GM stable for general consumption - this is a limousine being specifically built for President George W. Bush.
In a blow to the automotive design community, Andrea Pininfarina, head of coachbuilding and design company Pininfarina, has died overnight in a collision.
Pininfarina, who was 51, was riding his Vespa scooter, when he was hit by 78-year-old driver Giuliano Salmi, on the outskirts of the city of Turin. The real irony is that he was killed by a Ford Focus - one of the vehicles his company was deeply involved with.
Best known for its work on Ferraris, Fiats, Alfas, and developing convertible versions of existing product, Pininfarina’s company has been a driving force in the motoring landscape of Italy.
Some say he never leaves his test track, and that a fear of aerodynamic lift means he can never fly on an aeroplane - but he does… and he has.
The Stig has been spotted in Australia recently, driving one of only two right-hand drive Ford GT’s in the world for the first season of Top Gear Australia.
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