Seriously - does anyone know who The Stig really is?

Answer 1

The Stig can circulate that airfield track faster than Mansell or Button, so that tells me just how good a driver he has to be! I reckon he may have driven as high as Formula II, but whether present or past it's hard to say. He can't be from F1 'cause there ain't no one been there who could bury his ego for long enough to remain anoymous! One thing is certain The Stig knows how to drive and then some.

I'm fascinated by Lillies suggestion that it is Jason. I've thought about it but reluctantly let go of the idea as Jason's lines and driving style do not seem to be the same or even similar to Stig's

Answer 2

The Stig is the mysterious "tame racing driver" of the popular BBC motoring show Top Gear. His name derives from presenter Jeremy Clarkson's schooldays at Repton School: "New boys at Repton were always called Stig".[1] All shots of the Stig show the same racing overalls (black in the first two series, white from series 3 and onward) and a helmet (of matching colour), but never reveal his identity. On 2005's Revved Up DVD, Richard Hammond is shown in the "Top Gear Bunker" opening a cupboard where they supposedly "keep" the Stig. A dead looking figure in the Stig's racing overalls is shown lying in the cupboard. Similarly, when the hosts went to the Isle of Man to test out the Porsche 911, the BMW M6, and the Aston Martin V8 Vantage (2005), Jeremy Clarkson was dispatched to the airport to "pick up a special delivery" where the Stig is shown arriving on the baggage claim conveyor belt before being pushed out on a trolley by Clarkson. The Stig was also arrested once, 3 miles prior to finishing a race between him and the other three presenters which involved them building a car before The Stig made it the starting line on a nearby track. With 3 miles to go, The Stig was arrested and taken away in a squad car, thus losing the race.

The Stig's primary function on the show is to serve as an unbiased standard on which to test cars. His major role is driving various cars around the Top Gear test circuit. The times he sets with these cars are kept on a scoreboard that keeps track of the fastest cars that have been tested. The easy listening, prog rock and baroque music the Stig supposedly listens to in the car is a perennial source of amusement to the presenters — in Series 8, the Stig also listens to language tapes, currently Italian ones. His second duty is the training of whoever is the show's "Star In A Reasonably-Priced Car" (originally a Suzuki Liana, now a Chevrolet Lacetti) that week. Although he never speaks, The Stig is credited as a presenter on the show.

Answer 3

For F*cks sake, how many times do I have to answer this question.

The Stig in the first 2 series was a guy named Perry McCarthy, an ex F1 test driver. His identity was revealed in his auto-biography "Flat Out...Flat Broke". As such, Top Gear killed him off and a new Stig was born. His identity is still a secret and while it remains that way, we can continue to enjoy his blistering lap times. If we try to hard to find out who he is, he will die. So just leave it out.

Answer 4

Is this the same as the book character 'Stig of the dump'?

Answer 5

check in the yellow pages under last name stig first name the.

Answer 6

I am The Stig!

Answer 7

i heard the first / original one was supposed to be Damon Hill but i dont know who the new one is !

i would guess at a F1 driver or N. Mansell.

His lap times will always be faster than anyone else as he drives the curcuit v. regularly. once you've done that many laps on any track you know it like the back of your hand.

Answer 8

seriuosly I do not know STIG

Answer 9

I heard ( from an excellent source ) that its Tony Blair.

Answer 10

I heard it is Jason from 5th Gear.