Jon Ison
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| posted on 20/9/06 at 07:46 PM |
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Richard Hammond.
News Here
[Edited on 20/9/06 by Jon Ison]
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Fozzie
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| posted on 20/9/06 at 07:52 PM |
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Jon could you check that link please? All I got was a web page about HTTP 
Fozzie 
'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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Hellfire
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| posted on 20/9/06 at 07:52 PM |
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WHAT??? strange, very strange!
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 20/9/06 at 07:52 PM |
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Sorted, I had same problem.
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smart51
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| posted on 20/9/06 at 07:53 PM |
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This is a corrected link.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/5365676.stm
quote from the BBC:
Top Gear presenter hurt in crash
Richard Hammond
The presenter was reportedly testing a jet-powered car
Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond is in a critical condition in hospital after a crash in a jet-powered car while filming for the programme.
The presenter, 36, was taken by air ambulance to a Leeds hospital which has a special neurological unit.
A North Yorkshire Ambulance Service spokesman said he was unconscious when they got to the scene but was regaining consciousness at the hospital.
A BBC spokesman confirmed the presenter had been injured during a shoot.
[Edited on 20-9-2006 by smart51]
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MkIndy7
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| posted on 20/9/06 at 07:54 PM |
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More informative link
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/20092006/344/top-gear-presenter-hurt-accident.html
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 20/9/06 at 07:54 PM |
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Link goes to pages of geek language
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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donut
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| posted on 20/9/06 at 07:56 PM |
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oooh crumbs, hope he's gonna be ok.
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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gazza285
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| posted on 20/9/06 at 07:57 PM |
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I get it fine. Hope he's ok, I quite like his presenting on both Top Gear and Brainiac.
DO NOT PUT ON KNOB OR BOLLOCKS!
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MkIndy7
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| posted on 20/9/06 at 08:01 PM |
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Somebodys got2 post it:
Hope his Teeth are OK! 
Joking aside lets hope he's alright and recovers fully.
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Fozzie
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| posted on 20/9/06 at 08:02 PM |
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Yup Jons fixed the link now! 
Hope that hes going to be OK 
Fozzie
'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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shades
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| posted on 20/9/06 at 09:06 PM |
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doesn't sound good. Hope he's OK. BBC news clip reported that two BBC staff saw him walk to the helicopter.
Thanks
Adrian
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 20/9/06 at 09:08 PM |
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and the same news clip said that a man was reported trapped in an overturned car. Its not that likely that walking wounded get picked up by
helecopter.....
really hope hes ok - seems a genuine nice guy and has two very young daughters.
atb
steve
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bigrich
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| posted on 20/9/06 at 09:12 PM |
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just watched the bbc report, still critical hope the little guy will be ok
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JackNco
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| posted on 20/9/06 at 09:16 PM |
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hope hes ok. great presenter, 2 young 2 end hsis career. if not though, what a way 2 go
John
Some people are worried about the difference between right and wrong. I'm worried about the difference between wrong and fun.
O'Rourke, P.J. (1989), Holidays in hell. London (Picador)
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Peteff
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| posted on 20/9/06 at 09:17 PM |
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Little Hamster.
I suspect he suffered head injuries as they mention he was taken to a hospital with special neurological unit. Best wishes to him, been watching him
since Men and Motors Kits and Cruising days and what he lacks in finesse he makes up for in enthusiasm.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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matt.c
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| posted on 20/9/06 at 09:18 PM |
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Hope he is ok?
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coozer
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| posted on 20/9/06 at 09:32 PM |
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All the links worked for me.
Sad to see as he was interestingly watchable for some reason.
Lets all keep our fingers crossed he makes a full recovery.
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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JC
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| posted on 20/9/06 at 09:41 PM |
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Thoughts are with his Wife and Kids. Hope he makes a full recovery
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stevec
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| posted on 20/9/06 at 09:43 PM |
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I really hope and pray the guy is ok,
I also cant help thinking that the way Top Gear has been going recently that it was only a matter of time before one of them got hurt.
Remember the Noel Edmunds show just getting more and more dangerous week by week?
Good luck Hammy,
Steve.
Sky link.
http://www.jalopnik.com/cars/news/update-sky-news-reports-top-gears-richard-hammond-driving-vampire-jet-car-at-280-mph-at-time-of-accident-202054.php<
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[Edited on 20/9/06 by stevec]
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DIY Si
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| posted on 20/9/06 at 09:48 PM |
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Hope all is well, and thoughts go to his wife and daughters.
As said, if you play silly buggers for long enough something had to go wrong, although the bbc aren't exactley known for hurting people.
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
My new blog: http://spritecave.blogspot.co.uk/
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Guinness
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| posted on 20/9/06 at 10:19 PM |
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Hope he is OK!
As stated, some of the stunts have been getting a bit more dangerous of late.
The star in a reasonably priced car, IIRC didn't have a roll cage when they started, but when Gambon nearly rolled it they reacted and fitted
one pronto.
Hammond nearly had a moment in the Van test, where he got the little Bedford Rascal close to going over. It didn't have a roll cage either.
Hope that he is OK, but that there Health & Safety guy gets a wake up call. They seem to react to events, rather than do a risk assessment
first.
Saying that, the stunts make the show what it is and I hope they keep going with them. It would be a shame to go back to the bad old days.
Mike
edited to post the link to thule
http://www.thule.co.uk/partners/blsr.asp
[Edited on 20/9/06 by Guinness]
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JamJah
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| posted on 20/9/06 at 10:37 PM |
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Sky and beeb reporting as stable.
As mentioned many inconsistancies. I've worked with several ex beeb H+S officers and I am sure their risk assesments are more than sufficant. I
was suprised to see that the vampire didnt have a cage. Especially as it it did roll the head wouldnt be covered entirely by the air intake if front
of the car or intake were damaged.
Feeling really uneasy, but if hes stable means he is not getting any worse. Lots of water to go under the bridge yet though.
Take care hamster.
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 21/9/06 at 12:02 AM |
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the picture shows a cage over the driver....
the guy has balls to get in that! cage or not
head injuries can cause a build up of pressure on the brain... so stable now doesnt really mean hes out of the woods.
this would be a huge tragedy if he doesnt make it.
atb
steve
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JackNco
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| posted on 21/9/06 at 12:08 AM |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/5365676.stm
New update
He was complaining of pain in his lower back when he did come round a bit, im not sure but i guess thats good, well as aposed to i cant feel my
legs... really hope hes ok.
to ne honest if hes stable he SHOULD be ok, although if there is any brain damage will be unknow
A friend of mins brother got knocked off a bike by a car, there was no aparent damage when he was out the hospital, unless u knew him n he was and is
deffinatly a bit slower than he was.... just hope this isnt the case...
Not a religiouse man but my thoughs are with him and his family
John
Some people are worried about the difference between right and wrong. I'm worried about the difference between wrong and fun.
O'Rourke, P.J. (1989), Holidays in hell. London (Picador)
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