Or is it just me? I was lucky enough to see Season 17 Episode 2 being filmed in the UK And it was awesome!!! And if anyone is IN the
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10-23-2012, 03:12 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Has anyone been to a Top Gear filming???
Or is it just me?
I was lucky enough to see Season 17 Episode 2 being filmed in the UK And it was awesome!!! And if anyone is IN the UK and wants tickets or an invite, shoot me a PM |
10-23-2012, 03:46 PM | #3 (permalink) | |
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That means there is a waiting list for 100 shows, since they film roughly 15 episodes a year, that means their waiting list is about 8 years long, but with the shows growing popularity, and since those who go put their names back on the list, they estimate their wait list, or odds of getting chosen will happen in 15+years... God bless my parents, they have a family friend from 40 years ago who now works for the BBC... While I was there last year I thought, hmmmm, they SHOULD be filming right now...... (I am a HUGE FAN, you have no idea, I SENSE these things) So I called my dad to call his friend to see what was up... I knew they film on Wednesday and it was Tuesday... Got a call Wednesday morning from the family friend and he said they couldn't add me to that day's list, BUT that my name was added to the NEXT Wednesday's list! I also bought 2 copies of Jeremy Clarkson's book and gave it to the family friend to have signed... At the show I DID have James May sign a copy of the Top Gear magazine, and I talked to him a bit about his other shows, he was super chill Last edited by DEpointfive0; 10-23-2012 at 03:50 PM. |
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Did you get to see the test track where all the stars drive the reasonably-priced car? Any cool/super cars there for the filming? |
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No, he was cool, make a lot of jokes, really kept us laughing the whole time, and he doesn't seem 6'5", lol During the actual filming he talked a lot to the audience and cracked jokes, but during the break he pretty much left and smoked, lol... They all did... LOL!!! Hammond was amazingly the most useless... James was funnier than him, and he chatted to the audience a lot during the break... I will also say that even though we now get Top Gear in HD, James and Jeremy look REALLY old in person I was on the episode where they tested the 3 super minis in Italy and had to leave the city that's within a wall... And they also tested the Aston Martin Virage, and in the studio they had 2 of them there, both orange... That was it in respect to the cars... The Toyota Hilux pickup that they TRIED to destroy was there, and holy crap that thing is REALLY screwed up, but a LOT more paint than I expected was still on the car... And I did get to sit in Jeremy's OLD captains chair because it was off to the side and when they did the guest interview (Ross Noble) I figured it was a good time to relax... (No chairs anywhere, and standing for like 4 hours sucks) EDIT: They don't SHOW you TO the track, but the studio is REALLY close to it, so you do see it... And before they took us, I heard some tires screeching and KNEW it was the star in the reasonable car, so I snuck away and got as much video as I could before being told be security to leave And it's awesome being an American there. While we were waiting to go into the studio I tried to talk to all the people I could and be friendly and they ALL asked how it is to have a gun and to shoot one, LOL!!! (No guns in England [for the most part]) Last edited by DEpointfive0; 10-24-2012 at 12:02 AM. |
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And you might want to buy some Top Gear stuff as well as food from the truck Last edited by DEpointfive0; 10-24-2012 at 12:03 AM. |
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Oh, another thing, Range Rover brought the new Evoque out before it was released and I asked the Range Rover guy if it was the one James May tests on episode 3 in Nevada... (don't ask me how I knew, but I blacked out the night before, so I had no idea how I KNEW...) and he tried to tell me it was in the episode they were filming that day, and he was shocked I knew... I wish I had placed a bet, LOL
There were also a lot of Hennessy tuning guys from the US with them... Not sure why Last edited by DEpointfive0; 10-24-2012 at 02:05 PM. |
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Great posts about a great experience! How about some of those pictures and video?
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Updated with pics!
Sorry about the quality, it was REALLY dark inside Jeremy's reasonably priced cop car: IMG_0149.jpg Cool Wall: IMG_0151.jpg The Toyota Hilux that was beaten to hell: IMG_0153.jpg IMG_0154.jpg IMG_0155.jpg IMG_0157.jpg Richard and James' cars: Richard's is the gunmetal one, (he drives his own car in several episodes) and James' is the white one: IMG_0161.jpg James taking pics with the audience: IMG_0162.jpg End of the filming: IMG_0164.jpg Last edited by DEpointfive0; 11-20-2012 at 06:48 PM. |
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