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Top Gear's top geek James May says the show's almost a sitcom, one which he occasionally thinks "Can't we do something properly that will work, not that has to catch fire or fall over?" So, no British cars, then? [EveningStandard] More »
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James May just purchased this Grievous Angel custom cafe racer from hip Austrailian builder Deus Ex Machina. Based on the JDM Yamaha SR400, Captain Slow's new bike puts out 27 HP and costs around $20,000. More »
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The popular BBC motoring show Top Gear returns for its 15th season on June 27th, so set your BT client for around 1:00 AM June 28th to catch three cranky Brits enjoying totally rubbish motorhomes. (H/T to wox42!) [FinalGear] More »
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British motoring show Top Gear was recently part of some stupid contrived controversy, which means you should warm up your BitTorrent software for Season 14. We look forward to writing about their antics and not people's responses to them. More »
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It's peculiar James May wears the "Captain Slow" moniker having driven the Veyron to 253mph, but that could all change thanks to BBC2's new documentary celebrating the 40th anniversary of the moon landings. More »
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After Clarkson took the Tesla round the track, James May, Top Gear's Captain Slow, spent time with the Honda FCX Clarity, or, as he calls it, "The Most Important Car in 100 Years." More »
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Originally intended to start on October 26th, Top Gear is now officially slated for a return to television on November 2nd. We can hardly wait for Series 12 to start, particularly because of the American road trip Jeremy and the boys had in a 2009 Corvette ZR1, 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 and a 2009 Cadillac CTS-V. Though we'll have to see if their hour-long special trip to Vietnam is part of the upcoming series, or a stand-alone. [via TopGear] More »
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Moonlighting in this clip for his Big Ideas program, Top Gear UK presenter James May got behind the wheel of a Soviet-era ekranoplan. Piloting the small example of our favorite non-wheeled mode of transportation over a frozen body of water, Captain Slow stayed true-to-form, only bringing the ekranoplan up to not-quite-flying speed. Of course, the ekranoplan doesn't really fly in the traditional sense anyway...or does it? We'll let May explain. [BBC] More »
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Top Gear's very own Captain Slow was recently seen filling up this Radical SR4, not with fossil fuel, but Bruichladdich malt whisky. The demonstration will be part of Oz & James' Great British Adventure, in which May and wine critic Oz Clarke will tour around the country in a 1982 Rolls Royce Corniche convertible sampling British drinks. The show will air on BBC2 later this year, but for now we've got this amateur footage of the car starting up and running. Allegedly, the car was unmodified, but the fuel is the world's only whisky that's four times distilled. [laddieblog via FinalGear] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=400502&view=rss&microfeed=true It must be rather unfortunate that the Ferrari Mondial QV was the first Ferrari James May ever drove. Then again, he is Captain Slow. I've known Mondial owners who love their cars, and the sound of any Ferrari eight is guaranteed to send shivers. But when somebody says, "Blah, blah...my Ferrari..." we inquire as to which Ferrari that may be and the answer comes back, "Mondial," well, we always wince a little inside. We'd much rather have a 308 GT4, frankly. Video above? May in a Ferrari he does like. – Davey G. Johnson More »
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All praise due to Tom Anderson for the question. But really kids, this one writes itself. Especially now that Spin is out of town and we can make fun of him. So, all praise due to Ray Wert? I feel dirty just typing that. Anyhow, on the left, representing the US of A, double-guns blazing, the founding father of all that's Jalop, the mouth from New Jersey, the pride of Italian-Americans everywhere, the one, the only, Mike Spinelli!!! And on the right is some British dude with a TV show and lots of cats. As far as the hair goes, it does appear that Captain Slow's neck was kept a little warmer this past winter. It should also be noted that that Spin is about three months away from being able to fill in for Frank Bello should Anthrax need a look-a-like bass player. Age might trump beauty however, as we simply cannot get past those cute gray tufts Mr. May is sporting. They're like little racing stripes. – Jonny Lieberman More »
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