Tag Archives: James May

Top Gear Thursday: Defender of Three-Wheeled Car Strikes Back at Jeremy Clarkson

By staff | Posted on June 14th, 2012

Jeremy Clarkson has long made fun of the three-wheeled car known as the Reliant Robin. Clarkson jokes about them and has even rolled them over on Top Gear.

Summer of London: Five ‘Top Gear’ Episodes to Watch on Holiday

By staff | Posted on June 8th, 2012

Gearheads of the world, BBC America has jump-started this Summer of London with free and discounted episodes of the British original Top Gear.

Top Gear Thursday: Season Two Once Was ‘Lost’, But Now It’s Found

By staff | Posted on June 7th, 2012

There have been lots of things lost throughout history. The lost tribes of Israel; the books lost in the fire that burned down the great library of Alexandria; the lost Continent of Atlantis; the Titanic, lost at sea; and of course, the ...

Top Gear Thursday: Queen’s Jubilee Marks 60 Years of Auto History

By staff | Posted on May 31st, 2012

Horses are playing an important part in the Diamond Jubilee, but horsepower of the automotive sort has also played an important role throughout the Queen’s 60 year reign. That role is being highlighted by Society of Motor ...

Top Gear Thursday: Richard Hammond is Demolition Man

By staff | Posted on May 10th, 2012

Forget about the nineties action movie starring Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes. This century’s demolition man is… The Hamster.

Top Gear Thursday: A Week of Loopy Records

By staff | Posted on March 22nd, 2012

China holds many obvious world records. It’s the world’s most populous country, with an estimated 1.

Top Gear Thursday: The Boys Go ‘Live’ in Birmingham

By Paul Hechinger | Posted on November 17th, 2011

There was a chariot race – with Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May riding carts pulled by mopeds instead of horses. There was car curling. There was Splat the Rat.

Top Gear Thursday: Birmingham’s ‘Top Gear Live’ Begins Tomorrow

By Paul Hechinger | Posted on November 10th, 2011

•Ready for Top Gear Live? Well, you better hurry. It opens tomorrow and runs through the weekend in Birmingham (that’s England, NOT Alabama).

Top Gear Thursday: Care to Drop $3 Million on a Motor Home?

By staff | Posted on October 27th, 2011

Top Gear UK has an item on its website for über-rich auto enthusiasts who care more about cars than their homes. With the eleMMent palazzo, the world’s most expensive motor home, they won’t even have to choose.

Top Gear Thursday: ‘Forza Motorsport 4′ Released to Rave Reviews

By staff | Posted on October 13th, 2011

• The newly released video game Forza Motorsport 4, to which Top Gear has loaned its expertise and Jeremy Clarkson his voice, is a hit. Wired magazine calls it “a joyous celebration of speed” and particularly enjoys Top ...