Sunday, January 28, 2007

Richard Hammond's return to Top Gear

Few of you will care, but I was certainly very impressed. Richard Hammond was involved in a 288mph crash only months ago. He's now back on the air and apparently none the worse for wear. This is an excerpt from tonight's Top Gear broadcast on BBC2. The cast discusses the crash, watches his first two successful passes, and finally the crash. 314mph is the fastest anyone's ever gone in the UK, but Funny Cars and Top Fuelers routinely pass 330mph from a standing start in the quarter mile. I'm not diminishing what Hammond, who is affectionately known as "Hamster", went through, just giving some perspective on the incredible speeds and dangers being faced in motorsports today.

Posted by Erik @ 1/28/2007 07:50:00 PM