[Series 11] Top Gear

[Max Veteran]

Kate Silverton is so hot. Fantastic race :D

[PaulCabby]

when will it be on iplayer? i missed it tonight :(

nvm its on there now

[+BeLGaRaTh Subscriber¹]

In one of todays Sunday papers it was saying that Jeremy was on 2 Million for Top Gear whilst May and Hammond were only on 350 Grand, when Hammond complained they apparently told him that's what you're getting if you don't like it you know where the door is. I think it was the Sunday People, not sure which as I read it at my dads :(

[Glorious]

That race was great!

[Shibby]

In one of todays Sunday papers it was saying that Jeremy was on 2 Million for Top Gear whilst May and Hammond were only on 350 Grand, when Hammond complained they apparently told him that's what you're getting if you don't like it you know where the door is. I think it was the Sunday People, not sure which as I read it at my dads :(

I would not believe anything those sort of papers said.

[Glorious]

I would not believe anything those sort of papers said.

A couple of weeks ago I remember this being in the tabloids, but I'm sure I saw it in a couple of other more 'trustworthy' on their stories to.

[what]

Hammond and May do all kinds of other projects though. Clarkson does Top Gear, a couple of other BBC programs, his annual DVD (which he has been doing since before TG came back) columns for the Sunday Times and The Sun (which he's done for well over a decade now), and that's it. Don't forget also that he's the one that made the original Top Gear as good as it was (it instantly went downhill after he left and only lasted a couple of series) and is the one that brought the show back in its current format. If it wasn't for him, the other two wouldn't have this job at all, or any of the others which they've had since they became famous. They should be happy with ?350,000 if that's what they're getting.

[Xerxes]

This episodes sounds awesome :woot: it's making the wait even worse :p :(

[S_Herbie]

They should be happy with ?350,000 if that's what they're getting.

I would be... It looks like the pay negotiations have been resolved now anyway, the Autumn / Winter series should still have the 3 presenters.

The bullet train race was great although I am sure there will be some complaints about encouraging speeding, careless driving etc (fiddling with SatNav, putting Bill Oddie mask on).

What has happened to the Top Gear stunt man? He's only been on 2 of the 4 shows so far...

[sundayx Veteran]

Loved the latest episode! Prepare for complaints!

[zerologic]

'Sara Jessica Parker.. she looks like a boiled horse' :laugh:

[Guest]

'Sara Jessica Parker.. she looks like a boiled horse' :laugh:

I also have never seen the attraction to her. She's ugly imo.

[zerologic]

I also have never seen the attraction to her. She's ugly imo.

Oh yeah, she is one really ugly broad. :|

That Nissan GT was amazing :drool:. LOL at Jeremy eating those little dried fish.

[ATGC]

Good episode. Haha, Dave MB, nice avatar and sig.

[Kenji]

Awesome episode, just caught up on iplayer.

A couple of weeks ago I remember this being in the tabloids, but I'm sure I saw it in a couple of other more 'trustworthy' on their stories to.

Your av and sig is made of win.

[Glorious]

Thanks :D

So apparently, more GT-R next week I heard?

[Xerxes]

Just finished watching it, it was awesome :D the race was fantastic :happy:

[monkey13]

So apparently, more GT-R next week I heard?

I thought he said "later in the series"?

Loved the GT-R. Was loving the race until Clarkson just turned the sat-nav off for 45 mins. No Clarkson of course it just happened to break for exactly long enough to make the race really close. Also loads of the signs were in Japanese and English. He could have kept going instead of the comedy bit with the traffic warden, but then there wouldn't have been an exciting finish.

Also on the pay and contracts thing; they should be throwing buckets of money at the presenters. Last week is was the third or fourth most watched program pulling in 6m+ viewers. The highest program had 8m. Top Gear is also the most watched program on iplayer.

[Lovell]

I thought he said "later in the series"?

Also on the pay and contracts thing; they should be throwing buckets of money at the presenters. Last week is was the third or fourth most watched program pulling in 6m+ viewers. The highest program had 8m. Top Gear is also the most watched program on iplayer.

Time: 20:00 to 21:00 (1 hour long).

When: Sunday 20th July on BBC 2 London (2)

Jeremy and James show off the ageing but massive luxury cars they bought for the price of a new Ford Mondeo. Meanwhile, the Nissan GT-R is given a thorough work out around Japan's legendary Fuji circuit and, straight from the Dragons' Den, Peter Jones and Theo Paphitis are the stars in the Reasonably Priced Car.

(Stereo, Widescreen, Subtitles)

Anyone know much about their wages? 300k for 6 episodes seems a bit much :|

[Uni_Verse]

Nissan GTR Race was brilliant. gotta love it :jump: :jump:

[sundayx Veteran]

The cast of Friends had like 6/7 digit salaries per episode, so it's not really out of the ordinary.

[tsupersonic]

The GT-R v bullet train race was great. One of the closest races on TG, besides the Aston Martin one.

[MightyJordan]

The GT-R v bullet train race was great. One of the closest races on TG, besides the Aston Martin one.

The Ferrari 612 vs. a jet plane was even closer. Jeremy overtook them on the road of their destination!

[what]

Anyone know much about their wages? 300k for 6 episodes seems a bit much :|

The 300k is for all of their BBC projects over the year.

[S_Herbie]

The 300k is for all of their BBC projects over the year.

I wonder if that includes Hammond's occasional stints on Radio Two...