Top Gear's Richard Hammond in critical condition after crash during shoot.
09-20-2006, 05:12 PM
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Top Gear's Richard Hammond in critical condition after crash during shoot.
Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond is critically ill in hospital after a crash in a jet-powered car while filming for the programme.
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09-20-2006, 08:20 PM
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That guy is really cool. He just about "steve irwin'ed" himself by doing something he loves, and almost paying the ultimate price. I'm sorry to hear that happened.
09-20-2006, 08:36 PM
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As I posted in another thread...
His condition was listed in the article as critical earlier but thankfully it's now stable.
Damn that sucks Good luck to Hammy...
i don't mean to offend any1 but I'd like to put my 2 cents in. Something like this was bound to happen. The 3 of them (Clarkson, May, & Hammond) love to go wild and over the top with their scripts as of late. This last season alone they burnt down a tent & RV trailer, Hammond raced that skydiver in a 2.5 ton, 512 bhp, Cayanne Turbo S on that rally road using high speed road tires, and Hammond (again) rolled that van in the "police stig vs. van chase." I confess I'm much like him, I'll try/dare anything at least once, and I doubt he would regret doing anything he has done, I'm just saying this doesnt come as a surprise.
His condition was listed in the article as critical earlier but thankfully it's now stable.
Damn that sucks
Good luck to Hammy...i don't mean to offend any1 but I'd like to put my 2 cents in. Something like this was bound to happen. The 3 of them (Clarkson, May, & Hammond) love to go wild and over the top with their scripts as of late. This last season alone they burnt down a tent & RV trailer, Hammond raced that skydiver in a 2.5 ton, 512 bhp, Cayanne Turbo S on that rally road using high speed road tires, and Hammond (again) rolled that van in the "police stig vs. van chase." I confess I'm much like him, I'll try/dare anything at least once, and I doubt he would regret doing anything he has done, I'm just saying this doesnt come as a surprise.
09-21-2006, 07:19 PM
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Terrible news.
"Doctors said Hammond's injury gave them "cause for concern" but added that they were "reasonably optimistic" he would make a good recovery."
Hopefully he'll have a full recovery.
"Doctors said Hammond's injury gave them "cause for concern" but added that they were "reasonably optimistic" he would make a good recovery."
Hopefully he'll have a full recovery.
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Top Gear postponed until Hammonds recovers.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/bbc...036516486.html
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/bbc...036516486.html
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Well he's wearing a lot of clothes so you can't see where they cut into him. He is also limping when he walks in. Without a scratch is a bit of a stretch. But glad to see him up and about.