F'realz?!?

I ve seen his work; A-mazing.

There is some controversy about his identity, but rumor has it. http://imgur.com/gallery/5PD59fP

Some facts, some rumors


en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stig#Michael_Schumacher_.27revealed.27

Aw gee @monster, aw shucks, lordy lordy, yeee-haaaarr!,...
and so on and so forth.
Yes old chap I'm fully aware that I'm a visitor from the former Imperial Power and a guest (without a green card) in the Land of the Brave and the Home of the Free.
Even so if even Koreans and Russians can hold F1 Grand Prix races and the USA already does then surely it must be heard of even if it's quite rightly not as popular as the homegrown varieties like Indy, CART, NASCAR and so on.

incidentally revealing MS as The Stig was a super trick played by the BBC TV programme Top Gear, and MS was a good sport for playing along with it.
Good television but like most of Top Gear, utter bollocks. Enjoyable, sometimes funny, but bollocks nonetheless.

Don't know him from a hole in the wall. Hope his condition improves.

Nope, no-one is interested in F1 here, no-one knows what it is or who he is. So sorry for trying to asplain it. :rolleyes" NASCAR or nothing. There's the occasional F1GP here ...NO-ONE GOES. only foreign TV interest keeps it alive. Be interesting to see if Texas can make it happen. Maybe they should Have Clodfobble commentate.


Anyhoo, glad to see that his condition is improved if still critical and I hope this does wonders to encourage everyone to wear decent helmets when appropriate.

There is a large and knowledgeable following of F1 in the US.

Some of the best attendancies in recent times have been at the US races - more than 250,000 over the three days (110,000+ on race day) in Austin for each of the past two years for example.

Welcome back Rhianne! And congrats on reaching double double digits post count. ;-)

It's true, the new F1 track here in Austin has been wildly successful so far... But it's all out-of-town traffic, and quite a bit of it foreign. All rich people too, a completely different feel than NASCAR fandom.

F-1 has stumbled repeatedly in the US, very little grass roots enthusiasm. It appears the Austin bid for permanence is working on the, destination-for-the-rich-and-famous-to-see-and-be-seen, like the dog and pony show surrounding the F-1 races everywhere.

I would call attention to the fact that automobile racing in dozens of forms other than NASCAR are enjoyed by millions in the US every weekend. The SCCA is working on building a brand new multi-million dollar track in New England, with NO spectator facilities, NO TV facilities, strictly for racers and crews.

The Shropshire Cycling Clubs Association?!

I have noticed a tendency in America for large companies trying to foist world events on the populace, only for them to respond, "Meh." The World Cup being one which stands out to me. Of course.

The Olympics (bizarrely) another; I was shocked to read here, from Dwellars, about the poor coverage.

And see and hear voxpops in the general media suggesting Merkins barely even knew a Paralympics existed. Although of course you can always find maroons willing to talk to camera, no-one seemed to be able to name a Paralympian. Not even Oscar Pistorius. That may be different now of course.

I cant imagine not knowing who MS IS, even though i dont enjoy motor sports. I grew up hearing his name. Well, maybe not grew up, but it seems like it. F1 gets the interest of the more serious motorspots enthusiasts here. V8's get the most interest across the board though. Everyone loves a muscle car.

I'm pretty sure he's on my celebrity death pond list

I knew he had been a Stig, I saw the show when they unveiled him, but, was he the current Stig?


ETA: Holy shit! We've been had.