Comments on: Video: Richard Hammond jet car crash

By: SRT-4Ken

SRT-4Ken — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 19:34:44 +0000

—->i have TiVo, how bout an episode of Top Gear is comin on all next week on the discovery channel……..

By: ironpony42

ironpony42 — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:02:26 +0000

I’m just glad he’s Ok, and my fav show will go on. Viva la TopGear.

By: stick2clutch

stick2clutch — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 03:41:32 +0000

Insane… when trying a stunt like this one should always try to identify the weakest link. Was he using Firestones tires? LOL. Hmmm..

By: PrimeGTP

PrimeGTP — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 01:16:56 +0000

Oh god, now we get more episodes of the “Whine About Everything That’s Not A Jaguar” show.

By: BAMF

BAMF — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 01:13:26 +0000

can anyone provide links to the rest of the show?

By: Diel

Diel — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:50:29 +0000

But I love B-J.

By: eam3

eam3 — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:17:16 +0000

Hey Gumball, I’m pretty sure God is a Top Gear fan. Whereas Satan brings us most of the programming on Speed (Pinks, Unique Whips, Barrett-Jackson, etc.)

By: gsh

gsh — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 20:18:51 +0000

he said it took 0.4 seconds from the time the tire exploded to him eating dirt, im pretty sure no one could have pulled the parachute in time..

By: Fatstrat

Fatstrat — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 20:17:24 +0000

I still wonder how different construction of the car could have protected better, but using the jet engine as such probably dictates a certain type of ridgid construction. A typical top fuel dragster will flex like crazy during a 1/4 mile run (they sometimes claim 10k hp with a wink also but usually only officially say 7-8khp). These top fuel cars as are other high performance race cars designed to come apart and absorb energy from the crash. A top fuel car would have been nothing but the drivers ‘cacoon’ after this crash.
This car remained remarkably whole. But, it may have been contact with actual terra firma and his head that caused the injury in which case the design may not of mattered. Something to think about for the rebuilt version.
In any case, great guy, Thank God he is whole.

By: rey323

rey323 — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 19:25:52 +0000

Welcome back Hamster!

By: maximus

maximus — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 18:49:40 +0000

one of the few people i know that have survived a close to 300mph crash

By: b13sentra

b13sentra — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 17:56:30 +0000

we salute you, hamster. god knows i wouldnt have gotten in that thing.

By: mujician

mujician — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:29:08 +0000

Not quite as violent as I expected!

By: XeroBlue

XeroBlue — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:13:46 +0000

Agreed, modern safety gear and procedures save the day. It is a monument to our brilliance that Hamster is fully functional after a crash like that. Hats off to the industry!

By: slider5634

slider5634 — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 15:01:22 +0000

WOW!!! If he hadn’t have had all of his safety equipment on and the car hadn’t been built so damn good I’d imagine A: Top Gear would be gone and B: There would be a lot of people visiting the grave of one Richard Hammond. That is one crazy lucky man and he’s got some balls just for getting in that thing.

By: Endurancevm

Endurancevm — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:44:30 +0000

Gogo Hamster>!@3111?@#1111one!!!!!!one11eleven

By: golf4me

golf4me — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:31:24 +0000

He is an idiot for even getting in that thing. Do not feel sorry for him. I think I saw this same thing on “Jackass 2″…

By: gumball

gumball — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 13:26:23 +0000

he was a very luky man, maybe God is a big ‘TopGear’ fan.

By: JohnnyBlazE

JohnnyBlazE — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 13:01:03 +0000

Mad… absolutely… Mad… Love it!
Breedlove in the Spirit of America all over again!
Surviving high-speed on land.

Thankfully it wasn’t Donald Campbell’s fate he met…

By: niallpolley

niallpolley — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:26:13 +0000

probably because he was too busy trying to work out which way was up

By: 55amg

55amg — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:07:46 +0000

wait why didnt he pull the parachute when it spun?

By: 55amg

55amg — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:45:21 +0000

TOP GEAR IS BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yay!

By: onur

onur — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:12:53 +0000

The Stig should have given him a hug on that episode )

By: basicshape

basicshape — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:03:43 +0000

I’m really glad he found humor in such a dramatic accident. Hats off to you Hammond.

By: Brendino

Brendino — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 07:54:52 +0000

Great line at the end, Mr. Clarkson.

By: Blakkarr

Blakkarr — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 07:12:49 +0000

Stupid lucky, that one there! I just feel of the owner of the car.

By: A4

A4 — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 06:52:30 +0000

indeed, hes a good man

By: Don

Don — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 06:45:36 +0000

I salute you Hammond

By: F451

F451 — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 06:45:19 +0000

The Hamster is BACK!